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FALL 2015 LEHIGH BULLETIN LEHIGH BULLETIN FALL 2015 DINNER EN BLANC A pop-up gala under the stars in October drew 500 undergraduate and graduate students and helped kick off Sesquicentennial celebrations. Strings of lights decorated the Goodman Campus. From left, Sheilla Rukundo ’17, Ivan Rivera ’18, Kelli Barber ’17, Christie Pai ’16 Photo by Christa Neu

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Volume 101, Number 3, Fall 2015

DEPARTMENTS

2 FROM THE EDITOR

3 LETTERS 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT

ON CAMPUS 6 A New President, A New Lehigh 8 Sesquicentennial Kickoff 10 Welcome to the South Side 11 Insights on Leadership

RESEARCH 12 From Mountaintop to Mars 13 Cancer Research Team Hits Target

14 Probing Triceratops’ Teeth 15 Alums Win National Contest 16 Cybersecurity Researchers Enlist 22 His Vision, Our Vision, Our Future to Protect Power Grid ATHLETICS LOOKING FORWARD Founder Asa Packer showed extraordinary vision in 1865, establishing a university in Bethlehem, Pa., that would grow into a vibrant community of scholars, 17 Paige Elliot ’16 seekers and innovators. But where do we go from here? By Kelly Hochbein 18 Profile: Mike Garzillo ’16

CULTURE The People, Places and Traditions 20 Performance Photography 28 20 The Hobo Army LOOKING BACK Lehigh’s history is rich with people, places, events and traditions 21 EXHIBIT: Object as Subject that have made the university what it is today. As Lehigh celebrates its Sesquicentennial, we take a look at 150 of the reasons why Lehigh is so special. By Lehigh staff NOTES 40 LEHIGH DISPATCH 70 IN REMEMBRANCE 80 NOSTALGIA: Celebrating 150 Years

ON THE COVER: In this special Sesquicentennial edition, we imagine the Lehigh of tomorrow—and celebrate 150 years of Lehigh history. Illustration by Joel Felix

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EDITOR Tim Hyland [email protected]

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mary Ellen Alu, Kurt Pfitzer, Kelly Hochbein

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Geoff Gehman ’89G, Mike Unger, Wendy Solomon, Jill Spotz

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kurt Hansen

ART DIRECTOR Beth Murphy

DESIGNER Kate Cassidy CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA PHOTOGRAPHER Christa Neu

BUSINESS SUPPORT Where Do We Go From Here? Traci Mindler

CONTACT US Lehigh University Alumni Association 27 Memorial Drive West Even as we look back—and look back proudly— nior leadership team to numerous faculty, staff, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3734 we must keep looking forward. We must always, students and alumni—as she developed her (610) 758-3135 Fax: (610) 758-3316 always keep looking forward. wide-ranging feature about the future of Lehigh Hotline: (610) 758-alum If there’s any one thing I took away from my (‘His Vision, Our Vision, Our Future,’ pg. 22). CLASS NOTES AND mid-summer meeting with new Lehigh presi- The story explores the many challenges facing REMEMBRANCES dent John Simon to discuss this issue of the Le- Lehigh (and higher education as a whole, for that Diana Skowronski high Bulletin, that would be it. In many ways, in matter) today, and as even Simon will tell you, (610) 758-3675 [email protected] fact, it was that single takeaway that ultimately those challenges are real. But as Kelly’s story also shaped the magazine that you hold in your hands. makes clear, Lehigh is also well-positioned to SUBSCRIBERS For address changes, send This is, of course, a very special year for Le- meet those challenges; in fact, to hear Simon tell the mailing label, along with high, as the university community celebrates the it, the university may be on the cusp of greater your new address, to: Alumni Records / Lehigh University historic occasion of our Sesquicentennial. For things than ever before. 125 Goodman Drive 150 years now, Lehigh has been educating future It is a timely, important piece—one well worth Bethlehem, PA 18015-3055 leaders, impacting the world around us, and con- reading—and we hope that you will do precisely 610-758-3015 [email protected] tributing to society in so very many ways. Our that. We also hope you enjoy the rest of this is- past is certainly worth celebrating, and as any- sue, from our look back at the 150 people, places, ADVERTISING Traci Mindler one who attended the four-day party that was traditions and breakthroughs that have helped Lehigh University Lehigh’s Sesquicentennial weekend in early Oc- make what Lehigh is today (pg. 28), to our visit 125 Goodman Drive tober knows, we certainly have been celebrating with Mountain Hawks baseball star Mike Garzil- Bethlehem, PA 18015-3754 (610) 758-3015 (and will continue to do so). lo (pg. 18) to our latest update on the ever-evolv- [email protected] But as Simon has said several times since his ing Mountaintop initiative (pg. 12) and more. LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN arrival this past summer, our 150th anniversary We thank you, as always, for reading, and wel- Vol. 101, No. 3, Fall 2015 should be more than just a year of celebration. It come you to share your thoughts as well. You can Published three times a year by the should also be one of reflection, as it represents write us via snail mail at the address at the right, Lehigh University Communications an important opportunity to assess where we or contact me directly at [email protected] and Public Affairs Office, in coop- stand today—and where we must go in the years eration with the Lehigh University Alumni Association Inc. to come. That’s precisely the conversation we hope to kick-start with this issue of the Bulletin. Staff writer Kelly Hochbein spent several months interviewing dozens of members of our Sincerely, campus community—from Simon and his se- Tim Hyland, Editor

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REMEMBERING MILES ROCK ni magazine choose to publish photos that made Thank you for your editorial “Gearing up for the 150th” (Summer 2015). me, a white male, feel excluded? Secondly, why As I was reading it, I was reflecting on the fact that my great-great-grandfa- did the article not address what Lehigh is doing ther (Miles Rock) was one of the six in that first class at Lehigh. He was a Civ- about, perhaps the most important form of diver- il War veteran and was studying mining engineering. He characterized the sity—diversity of thought? Unfortunately, I have zinc ores in Hellertown as his senior thesis and went on to do geologic work seen far too many instances during my career in and surveying in Central America. One of his prime accomplishments was to higher education where it has been actively dis- map the border of Guatemala in 1895 (to settle a dispute)— a copy of the map couraged. I am hoping that is not true at Lehigh. hangs in my office and I know of several copies in the Lehigh rare book room. Perhaps a future edition of the Lehigh Bulletin I wonder how many current Lehigh alumni are descendants of that first class can include an article on what Lehigh is doing to like myself. Wouldn’t it be great to organize a gathering of these descendants at preserve and promote diversity of thought. the 150th anniversary celebration? Wesley L. Winterbottom ’72 James E. Baxter, P.G. ’80 SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO SERVE The timing for the article “An Eye for War” (Summer 2015) was very ill-timed. I got my Bulletin the week of July 4th—a week we look at the idealism that did bring us freedom un- Miles Rock like any other country in the world. Where was the support for those who serve? The article represents the armchair luxury of deploring war while never having to face an enemy. Let me assure you those enemies are real and do not hesitate to kill, maim or sacrifice women and children to gain control. I lived in Africa and the Middle East and was shocked by the reality of life without democracy or police protection—but with strong police dictator- ships. If you ever saw a child with his arm cut off for stealing, a person imprisoned for his faith, or people going to jail until they are determined not guilty, you might become brave enough to defend them. Or if you ever met those fleeing terror and death as refugees you might support a military willing to stop the machines driving the wars. We as Americans do have an idealism of fairness and justice we are willing to fight and die for. We should maintain that idealism. Yes, Hollywood portrays it both as over-glorified WHAT’S IN A NAME? and as a unnecessary evil, but the reality is we If Phil Edmunds’ letter did not provide any backup evidence, then Mike do have to fight to stay free and protect freedom Pomerantz (“Karl Marx or the Marx Brothers?,” Summer 2015) did. It is not in other parts of the world. the government’s job to bail out mismanaged, failing businesses, and in the My advice is that instead of studying the is- case of G.M., Barack Obama: sue, the author try living •Eliminated the bond holders’ investment it, and go live in a country •Lost 10 billion of our tax dollars that will not survive with- •Gave part of the company to the “working class,” the UAW out war. Those trying to •Let GMAC define itself as a bank in order to qualify for more kill and take over are not bailout money “fair” and follow no rules A perfect description of a Marxist. of engagement. Americans Quentin M. White ’50 do follow rules, at a cost to our servicemen. Who is PROMOTING DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT to say what tools are fair As a college professor at a Connecticut community college I read with great to use? Would you be brave enough to pick interest the article titled “Putting Lehigh in Focus” (Summer 2015) by Mary up a gun to defend your family and others or Ellen Alu with photos by Chester Toye. As I read the article, two important would you wait for someone else to do it for questions came to mind: you? Let’s see Lehigh support those who serve. First, if Lehigh truly values diversity and inclusion of all, why did the Alum- Doreen Volk Grieve ’79

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and every one of us to collectively put forth our best efforts to ensure that this investment pays the greatest divi- dends possible. These funds can and, I am confi- dent, will help us create a stronger, more dynamic Lehigh. But I truly be- lieve that the ceiling of success at this university has not and will not ever be defined by dollars alone. Rather, how high we can climb will ultimately be determined by the effort that each of us puts forth, each and every day, to help make this a better place to live, to work, to learn and to grow. This is a year of celebration—and celebrate we will. But as we do so, we must make sure we learn from, and are inspired by, those who came before us—those who never stopped be- lieving that this university is capable of meeting any challenge, of overcom- ing any obstacle, and of always evolv-

CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA ing into a stronger, more impactful university. We are the stewards of Asa Packer’s vision. And as great as we have been, Shaping Our Future we must always strive to be better.

What a unique and wonderful time it is to be here at Lehigh. In early October, and on the occasion of a very special Founder’s Day celebration, I had the great honor of being installed as your 14th president. For myself and for my family, it was a truly memorable day—one Gratefully, that we’ll surely treasure for years and years to come. But as proud as I was to formally take John D. Simon, President office, I was even more excited simply to be part of the wider celebration that this year’s Founder’s Day was really all about—the landmark occasion of our university’s Sesquicen- tennial. For 150 years now, this university has been helping shape young lives—and shaping the Follow President Simon on Instagram @lehighpressimon world around it—through its scholarship, teaching, research and community outreach. Asa Packer founded this university with the aim of creating an institution that would prepare young people to contribute to and lead in the world around them. In the century and a half since Packer’s founding gift helped make Lehigh a reality, that’s precisely what this university has done. In fact, it’s done that, and a great deal more, too. In this special issue of Lehigh Bulletin, we take a moment to look back on our university’s extraordinary and distinguished history—one that has seen Lehigh grow and evolve from a tiny school on South Mountain into one of the nation’s finest private research institutions. We have, as a university, accomplished so very much, and we are proud to celebrate the people who have helped define what Lehigh is today. This year of celebration should not pass, however, without us pausing to consider what the Lehigh of the future might become—or even what it must become. These are both exciting and in some ways challenging times for the world of higher education, and as the demands placed on universities—by our society and by our students—change, it is imperative that we change as well. In my installation speech, I announced to the university community that our Board of Trustees had approved a plan that will see Lehigh spend $250 million in institutional resources to push our university forward in teaching, learning, research and student life. This is a significant commitment on behalf of the Trustees, and it is incumbent upon each

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ON CAMPUS NEWS FROM LEHIGH

James McIntosh, right, professor of sociology, hands John D. Simon the university mace, or academic scepter, at his installation as Lehigh’s 14th president. CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA

A New President, A New Lehigh On a historic Founder's Day, a $250 million initiative is unveiled

At a historic Founder’s Day celebration in October, John D. port a comprehensive plan that Simon was installed as Lehigh’s 14th president, an ambitious $250 will allow Lehigh to leverage its million initiative was announced, and the university kicked off its strengths and build a university 150th birthday celebration with a block party, concerts, lectures, a to serve future needs. discovery showcase and a host of other events. “We need to be bold, take Simon’s installation by Brad E. Scheler ’74 ’05P ’08P ’09PG, chair of risks, push and define frontiers of the Lehigh Board of Trustees, took place in front of a packed crowd in knowledge, create and embrace Packer Memorial Church and, thanks to a live feed, an overflow crowd new forms of pedagogy for engag- of 350 students, faculty and friends in Grace Hall. ing our students in learning and After officially accepting the mantle of his new office, Simon spoke research,” Simon said. “We must Simon announces a $250 million eloquently of the power of higher education to shape the future. He modernize our infrastructure and investment in said Lehigh had experienced a number of “pivot points” in its 150- research facilities so they do not Lehigh’s future. year history and now stood at another critical juncture. Advancing hold back the creativity and inno- an ambitious agenda, he announced the Board’s commitment to the vation of our faculty and students. $250 million investment in institutional resources in the areas of We need to reinvigorate our fields teaching, learning, research and student life. The investment will sup- of study by integrating experien-

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“WE NEED TO BE BOLD, TAKE RISKS, PUSH GOALS OF THE $250 AND DEFINE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE, CREATE AND MILLION INITIATIVE EMBRACE NEW FORMS OF PEDAGOGY FOR ENGAGING OUR STUDENTS IN LEARNING AND RESEARCH.”

–JOHN D. SIMON, PRESIDENT

tial and technology-enabled methods into that, thanks to the generosity of donors in- the student experience.” cluding Herb Roemmele ’53 and Sharon and Ensure that Lehigh’s financial The Founder’s Day celebration opened James Maida ’85 ’17P '19P, has been trans- and merit aid packages with the Lehigh University Choir performing formed into a global hub and student center. attract the best students to “Darest Thou Now, O Soul,” a composition With Lehigh’s athletics campus continu- the university, regardless of commissioned by Lehigh to commemorate ing to evolve, officials gathered to formal- their financial situation. its Sesquicentennial and Simon’s installa- ly dedicate three renovated facilities—the tion. The composition, a Mountaintop proj- expanded Cundey Varsity House, the new ect, was created and conducted by Steven home of Lehigh’s hugely successful softball Sametz, the Ronald J. Ulrich Professor of program and the completely rebuilt Ulrich Music and director of Lehigh University Varsity Tennis Courts. All three projects Choral Arts. A sculpture of lights suspended were supported by former Lehigh trustees from the church ceiling served as a visual and chairman Ronald J. Ulrich ’67, who served in interactive focal point. that role from 1996-2002 and over the years Re-imagine the University Also among the Sesquicentennial events has supported a variety of key strategic ini- Center and address the was the renaming of Campus Square as Far- tiatives at the university. university’s aging physical rington Square—a tribute to Gregory Far- A special community breakfast also was plant, especially its laboratory rington, Lehigh’s 12th president, and his held under the cover of the Tamerler Court- and technical infrastructure. wife, Jean. The Farringtons inspired the yard Outdoor Concert Pavilion, built espe- square that is considered the gateway to cially for the Sesquicentennial weekend. South Side Bethlehem. The breakfast offered an opportunity for Concerts, a homecoming tailgating out- Lehigh officials to celebrate and recognize side Goodman Stadium and VocalPalooza, a the accomplishments and significant anni- student talent show, rounded out the week- versaries of its community partners, as well end. Several buildings and facilities were as the university’s combined efforts to foster dedicated, including historic Williams Hall a vibrant South Bethlehem.—Lehigh staff Deepen the university’s A sculpture of commitment to the hallmarks light becomes of a Lehigh education, one an interactive that stresses innovation, focal point integration and entrepreneur- as the Lehigh ship at all levels. University Choir performs. Below, McIntosh leads the Founder's Day procession.

Globalize Lehigh’s campus to ensure the university’s graduates are educated about the world, acquiring the knowledge, skills and experiences to prepare them to lead in tackling the complex global issues of their generation. CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA

FALL 2015 | 7 A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER Lehigh kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary with concerts, lectures, dedications, a community breakfast and a host of other events. At right, the Brown and White campus party featured performances by the department of music, a light show and a birthday toast. Below left, Campus Square is renamed Farrington Square in honor of Gregory Farrington, Lehigh’s 12th president, and his wife, Jean. The Farringtons inspired the square that is considered the gateway to South Side Bethlehem.

AT RIGHT Scenes from VocalPalooza, with Lehigh students taking to an outdoor concert pavilion to showcase their musical talents.

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Sesquicentennial celebrations included, clockwise from top, a special Brown and White birthday bash, Marching 97 performances and a show of artistry.

Above, the Academic Discovery Showcase highlighted scientific research, creative writing, visual art, and theory and practice across all disciplines. At Goodman Stadium, left, the Mountain Hawks took on Yale. In a hard-fought game, the Bulldogs won the day, 27-12.

PHOTOS BY RYAN HULVAT AND CHRISTA NEU

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MARTINDALE CENTER NEW DIRECTOR NAMED Economics Prof. Todd Wat- kins was named executive director of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise. He is only the second person to lead the center since its inception in 1980. Watkins succeeds J. Rich- ard Aronson, who retired. Watkins, who has a deep interest in international and economic matters, was the founding executive director of the Baker Institute for Entre-

preneurship, Creativity and NEU CHRISTA Innovation. He also co-founded the Integrated Product De- velopment program at Lehigh. Welcome to the South Side He has served as principal ad- viser for dozens of entrepreneurial startup companies as well as international, develop- Look closely at the new mural greeting visitors to South Side Bethlehem and ment-oriented organizations there, sketched onto one of its 3.5-foot letters, is an image of Lehigh’s alumni started by students. building and iconic fountain. That Lehigh is among the selected images repre- Watkins received his senting Bethlehem’s past and future is fitting, as the university celebrates its bachelor’s degree in optical Sesquicentennial and continues to be an integral part of the South Side. design from the University But there’s another significant Lehigh connection—the public art project of Rochester and his master’s was conceived by Lehigh students in an urban planning workshop led by ad- and Ph.D. in public policy junct Karen Beck Pooley. Pooley had challenged the students to walk the South from Harvard University. His KAREN BECK Side and talk to people in an effort to develop projects that could improve per- research and teaching have POOLEY, ceptions and encourage people to visit businesses and use the Greenway park. focused on the intersection of who teaches Their efforts were supported by the South Side Initiative, which brings to- innovation, entrepreneurship, urban planning, gether faculty, students and staff to challenged public policy and economic students to improve the quality of life in the city. development. develop projects The students focused on a 160-foot- The Martindale Center ad- that could improve long brick wall in front of the Comfort vances educational and schol- perceptions of Suites on W. Third Street. The wall arly programs to increase the South Side. was once part of a lumber company understanding of the U.S. that dates back to the 19th century and economy and its relationship whose founders were once among the to the world economy. Mar- city’s most influential families. tindale’s Student Associates “In our class, we learned that 30 have traveled to more than 20 feet of blank wall is boring to the pe- countries, including Portugal destrian,” said Courtney Thier ’15.

and the Czech Republic. “Our class brainstormed ideas to solve PAINE EMILY the ‘boring wall.’ ” Students turned to graffiti artist Max Meano to make the wall a welcoming point. A few sketches later, the project was approved by the South Bethlehem Historic Conservation Commission and city officials. In addition to Lehigh, the images in the sign depict other aspects of the South Side, including ArtsQuest and the old Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces. “People who pass by the mural will feel the presence of the community and what it has to offer,” Thier said. “I am hoping the artwork will create a feeling of safety and security for those who pass by it.” The sign is already having an impact, Pooley said, as it has generated media attention. She said other ideas that aim to improve the South Side’s walkabili- ty will be handed off to other students to pursue. “It’s powerful to them to see

RYAN HULVAT RYAN something get off the ground,” Pooley said. Mary— Ellen Alu

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Insights on Leadership Lee Iacocca answers students’ questions as they head abroad.

“Leaders are made, not born.” “We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly

disguised as insoluble problems.” ARCHITECTS OLSHIN SCHADE ATKIN These are among the many insights on leadership from one NEW POLICE STATION of Lehigh’s most successful alumni and legendary business The Lehigh University Police leaders—Lee Iacocca ’45 ’69H. Department will move its Iacocca offered additional words of wisdom to the more headquarters to a state-of- than 80 Lehigh students who went abroad this past summer the-art facility rising on the DOUG BENEDICT DOUG BENEDICT to intern at companies through the Iacocca International In- site of the old Windish Hall. ternship Program, established as a result of his philanthropy. Many of the students re- The building will put police sponded to Iacocca’s offer to answer questions submitted via email. More than 80 per- officers closer to Lehigh’s cent of them had never traveled abroad. off-campus community, Iacocca’s own experience as a global business leader led to sound advice for the interns. Talia Dunyak ’16, who worked in Uganda to build sustainable livelihoods for rural where a third of students citizens, wanted to know if Iacocca thought her international experience with an NGO live, while keeping them would translate into a successful future career in mainstream business. “The world is closely connected to the growing smaller all the time,” Iacocca told her, “so we need to know our neighbors, how main campus. they live, how they think and what they aspire to be. The 12,000-square-foot “There are so many important skills that you will develop through this internship, facility, across from Rauch including problem-solving and cultural competency. You will learn how to understand, Business Center on Packer communicate and successfully work with people across cultures. These are all import- Avenue, is expected to be ant skills that will transfer to your future business career.” completed in April. Head- Nicholas Reese ’17, a civil engineering major, conducted engineering research at the quarters are currently on the University of Science and Technology in China. Reese sought advice regarding how to second floor of Johnson Hall. acclimate to a foreign lifestyle and make the most of his experience. Iacocca, who has “The department has traveled extensively for business over the span of his career, offered: “Read all that you outgrown its current loca- can about the area of China that you are visiting, including its history, customs, food tion,” said Chief Ed Shupp, and beliefs, so you will not be surprised. Remember, everyone comes away with some- who oversees 28 officers, thing different that is important. It is really the people with whom you will meet that four full-time dispatchers, make the experience enriching.” four security guards and one Iacocca’s $5 million gift to endow international internships in 2011 inspired more administrative coordinator. than 40 alumni and friends of the university to match his gift with an additional $5 mil- Two substations will lion. As a result, large groups of international interns will experience global learning remain open—on Morton each year, and in perpetuity. Street at Campus Square and Iacocca’s desire to support international experiences at Lehigh stems from his own at Saucon Village. successful experience as an undergraduate. He earned a degree in industrial engineer- “We don’t want to lose the ing in 1945 and received an honorary degree in 1969. —Jill Spotz connections with the community that we built with those substations,” Shupp said. By early November, crews had put in the foundation for 82 PLACEMENTS, 27 COUNTRIES the building, designed by At- kin Olshin Schade Architects of Philadelphia. The building will be fitted with conference and 22% 20% 16% training rooms, evidence and EASTERN EUROPE EUROPE SOUTHEAST ASIA processing areas, interview rooms and an armory. Also, 140 cameras, including “eyes 15% 10% 7% 5% 2% 2% 1% in the sky” in neighborhoods ASIA AFRICA SOUTH LATIN NORTH OTHER MIDDLE connected to Lehigh, will be ASIA AMERICA AMERICA EAST tied into the department’s emergency response system.

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From Mountaintop to Mars Students attempt to design a greenhouse to sustain future travelers.

It isn’t easy to cultivate a garden on Mars. With temperatures averaging -80 degrees Fahrenheit, harmful ultraviolet radiation, a thin atmosphere, and frequent dust storms and meteorite showers, Mars isn’t hospitable to plant life. But for a manned mission to Mars to occur, space travelers will need a sustainable food source. Kevin Augustyn ’17, Aidan Din ’16 and Aaron Sandoval ’17 worked this past sum- NEU CHRISTA mer to design a greenhouse that can make that possible. WINNING THESIS As many NASA has held contests to solve the problem of growing plant life on Mars but as 2 million lesbian, gay and has not yet found a solution. bisexual people over 50 live Augustyn approached faculty members Terry Hart and Natasha Vermaak in the United States, experts (mechanical engineering and mechanics) and Spencer Quiel (structural, civil and estimate, and their num- environmental engineering) with a proposal for a Mountaintop project. Hart is a bers will likely grow as the former astronaut. nation’s aging population Din and Sandoval joined Augustyn and set out to design a greenhouse prototype. increases. They studied other design efforts and read up on materials that might withstand “A lot of research has Mars’s hostile conditions while also allow- been done on young and ing light to reach plants. Materials must NASA HAS HELD CONTESTS middle-aged LGB persons,” also be lightweight, as it costs $10,000 per says Bethany Perkins De- pound to ship items to the International TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM twiler ’15 Ph.D., “but older Space Station and would cost far more to OF GROWING PLANT LIFE ON sexual minority populations transport them to Mars. have been overlooked.” The students explored the possibilities MARS BUT HAS NOT YET Detwiler studied older of an inflatable or rigid design and per- FOUND A SOLUTION. LGB adults for her doctoral formed mechanical tests on their materi- thesis in counseling psychol- als. The team has grown and is continuing ogy. Last spring, she re- its work this fall. Students might develop more detailed parameters for how a mis- ceived the Elizabeth V. Stout sion is carried out or delve into biology to plan for different plant environments. Dissertation Award, which “[This is] a low-risk opportunity, an incubator opportunity,” said Quiel. “With- is given to one doctoral can- out [Mountaintop] there would be very few mechanisms to be able to do something didate from each of Lehigh’s like this.”—Kelly Hochbein four colleges. For her thesis, Detwiler surveyed 189 people who report having some degree of same-sex attraction. She found that older LGB adults, in dealing with discrimi- nation, get more help from social support groups and networks of friends and family members than from accessing their self-esteem. Detwiler, now a postdoc- toral resident in Lehigh’s Counseling Center, conclud- ed that prejudice is strongly linked to psychological distress and reduced quality of life, and that external events of prejudice are more significant in this regard From left, Aidan Din ’16 than having a concealed LGB and Kevin Augustyn ’17 identity and internalized

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WHEN IS FEMALE LEAD- Ph.D. student ERSHIP AN ADVANTAGE? Kelly Burns When the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the Great Recession in 2008, some speculated the company’s downfall might not have happened had the firm been run by women. The notion intrigued Corinne Post, associate professor of management who studies women in leadership. “As a researcher, I’m always worried about blanket truths,” Post said. “It’s unlikely that women are always better leaders. My question was, ‘In what type of contexts would they

CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA be more likely to make a positive difference?’” Work in organizations has become increasingly A Cancer Research Team “relational,” Post said. Collaboration, trust-build- Hits its Target ing and teamwork are Chemists find the right peptide for a seek-and-destroy mission. important to completing tasks successfully. Given the assumption that women are more relationship-oriented In an effort to develop drugs that kill cancer cells more selectively, says than men, she theorized, Damien Thévenin, researchers are turning their attention to pH. perhaps women are better The extracellular environments of almost all cancers, says Thévenin, assistant at leading teams with higher professor of chemistry, have a lower pH than those of healthy cells, making them relational needs. more acidic and giving cancer drugs a general target to aim at. In 2008 and 2010, with Thévenin and his students are developing a unique system that uses a peptide, a National Science Foun- or amino acid chain, to seek and destroy cancer cells. The peptide is called pHLIP, dation grant, Post studied for pH (Low) Insertion Peptide, and pronounced like flip. DAMIEN 82 teams representing In lab tests, pHLIP has shown the ability to deliver an anti-cancer drug to can- THÉVENIN more than 800 people at 29 cer sites in mice based solely on their low pH and to release the drug in cancer Assistant research and development and breast tumor cells. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health/ professor of companies. She found that chemistry National Cancer Institute and by a Lehigh Faculty Innovation Grant. Damien women excel at unifying An effective drug targeting and delivery system, says Thévenin, must be able to Thévenin and large teams whose members locate cancer cells, deliver (translocate) the drug only into these cells, and avoid his students have diverse specialties as harming healthy cells. The drug should be relatively cell-impermeable, meaning developed a well as teams whose mem- it will not escape, or diffuse out of, the cancer cell after it has been infused into it. drug targeting bers are spread over a large and delivery A conjugate developed by Thévenin’s group, which paired pHLIP system that geographic area. with Monomethyl Auristatin E (MMAE), an FDA-approved cancer drug, met all singles out these objectives. cancer cells. In an article published in Molecular Pharmaceutics, Thévenin’s group reported that the conjugate inhibited more than 90 percent of cancer cell growth, targeting cancer sites based on their low pH and not on a specific biomarker, or cell membrane receptor. The pH at which the pHLIP translocated MMAE into cancer cells also corresponded to the pH of the tumor environments. The article was written by Ph.D. candidate Kelly E. Burns, Matthew K. Robin- son of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and Thévenin. “We are the first group to show in mice that a pHLIP-drug conjugate is still going to the tumor site as expected,” said Thévenin. “We have discovered that the

cytotoxicity depends on the pH and on the drug concentration.”—Kurt Pfitzer GETTY IMAGES

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From left, graduate OVERDUE RECOGNITION student Mark Sidebottom As the author of six novels and and assistant professor many stories, Israel Zarchi Brandon Krick made a major impact on the literary life of Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s, but he has been largely forgotten since his death in 1947. Nitzan Lebovic, assistant professor of history, hopes to give Zarchi his due when Lebovic’s second book, Zionism and Melancholy: The Short Life of Israel Zarchi, is published later this year. Zarchi was born in Poland in 1909 and moved in 1929 to what is now Israel and was then the British protectorate

CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA of Palestine. He advocated a blend of cultural and political Zionism, favoring the return of Jews to their biblical home- A Superior Grasp land of Israel on a peaceful ba- Friction experts probe the complexity of a dinosaur's teeth. sis with equality for Zionists and Palestinians. He criticized the treatment of Arabs by Jews and the British. Triceratops, the three-horned dinosaur that lived nearly 70 million years FIGURE 2 With funding from the Hu- ago, possessed teeth that were far more intricate than those of any reptile or manities Center, Lebovic dis- mammal living today, scientists have learned. covered Zarchi’s lost literary Researchers from Lehigh, the University of Florida, the University of Pennsyl- archives—letters, diaries and vania and the American Museum of Natural History have determined that Tricer- unpublished manuscripts— atops’ teeth could slice finely through dense material, giving the dinosaur a richer Triceratops’ three years ago in Israel. and more varied diet than that of modern reptiles. five layers “I think Zarchi had a sense The group reported its findings in June inScience Advances. The project was of teeth of the paradigmatic change— funded by the National Science Foundation. sliced finely political and economic—that through The teeth of today’s reptiles are built mostly to seize food and crush it. They was about to occur. He fore- dense mate- do not occlude—or come together—like those of mammals and cannot chew. The rial, affording saw the change as clearly or teeth of most herbivorous mammals wear with use to create complex file surfaces a varied diet. more so than the politicians. for mincing plants. “At the same time, he made Gregory Erickson, professor of anatomy and vertebrate paleobiology at Flori- a major contribution to the da, acquired teeth from museum specimens of Triceratops in North America, cut creation of modern literature them open and discovered that they were made of five layers of tissue. Horse and in Hebrew.” bison teeth, once considered the most complex to evolve, have four layers, while the teeth of crocodiles and other reptiles have just two. Erickson then passed the specimens on to Brandon Krick, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh and an expert in friction. Krick and his group, including graduate student Mark Sidebottom, mimicked the motion of plants across the dinosaur’s teeth by scratching the teeth and measur- ing tissue wear rates. The group developed a sophisticated 3-D model to show how each tissue wore in a strategic manner, leaving a complex surface with a recessed area in the middle of each tooth that served to reduce friction during biting and to promote effi- cient feeding. The new model is inspiring new engineering techniques for industrial and commercial uses, said Krick. “The model can be used to design material systems with optimized wear prop-

erties and surface features for many applications,” he said.—Timothy Hyland LEBOVIC OF NITZAN COURTESY PHOTO

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Alums Win National Contest With Device That Tracks HIV Medications

Five alumni have won a national competition instrumentation and pre-test costs are expected to be lower than for designing a portable device that enables pa- similar technologies now available. tients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus The students designed the device for an Integrated Product (HIV) to determine if their medication is working. Development class in which teams of engineering, business and Kathryn Kundrod, Jay Fraser, Kaylynn Gen- design majors develop products and marketing plans. They were emaras, Paul Schroeder and Andrew D’Onofrio, advised by Profs. Chao Zhou (electrical and computer engineer- all Class of 2015, took first place in the Design ing) and Susan Perry (chemical and biomolecular engineering). by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Kundrod and Fraser, both bioengineering majors, continued Challenge for Cyclic Solutions: Viral Diagnostic working on the device with Prof. Xuanhong Cheng (materials Technology. The prize carries a $20,000 award. science and engineering). They entered their project in the 2015 The contest is sponsored by the National David and Lorraine Freed Undergraduate Research Symposium Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengi- in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, neering, which is part of the National Institutes winning the People’s Choice Award and second place overall. of Health. Kundrod and Fraser also have been Last summer, Kundrod worked on the technology at selected as finalists in the 2015 Collegiate In- LaunchBayC, a program sponsored by Lehigh’s Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation. Most of the estimated 35 million people worldwide with HIV, the students said, live in low- and middle-income countries. WHO recommends patients taking an- tiretroviral therapy undergo an annual viral load test to measure the concentration of HIV virus in the blood and determine if medication is decreasing it. “Conventionally,” the students wrote, “viral loads are measured using central laboratory-based tests, which require infrastructure, cold-chain transport and trained personnel. “To address the global pandemic of HIV, [there is an urgent need for] tests that are designed for use at the point of care, that can be run with a portable setup, that have a turn- around time of less than an hour, and that require minimal training.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRYN KUNDROD OF KATHRYN COURTESY PHOTO The Viral Diagnostic Technol- ogy utilizes microfluidics (the ma- AT THE ventors Competition to be held Nov. 15-18. nipulation of extremely small amounts of fluid) to capture and SYMPOSIUM The Viral Diagnostic Technology device al- quantify HIV virions (the complete and extracellular infective Kathryn lows patients to monitor their HIV medication form of a virus particle). Kundrod ’15 and determine if it is decreasing the amount of Cheng has developed a porous membrane that isolates 80 (center) and Jay Fraser ’15 the HIV virus in the bloodstream. It is intend- percent of the HIV virions from solution in a microfluidic device. (right) discuss ed particularly for patients who live in remote The DEBUT students worked with Krissada Surawathanawises, their HIV medi- areas without easy access to medical facilities. a Ph.D. candidate in Cheng’s group. cation-monitor- The device provides results in under an The students were also guided by Prof. Steven McIntosh ing technology hour, meeting the World Health Organization’s (chemical and biomolecular engineering) and Prof. Yevgeny Ber- with visitors. (WHO) minimum detection requirement. Its dichevsky (electrical and computer engineering).—Kurt Pfitzer

FALL 2015 | 15 RESEARCH

Cybersecurity Researchers Enlist to Protect Power Grid U.S. Energy Department grants $12.2 million to Lehigh, four other schools. PHOTO COURTESY OF ATLAS COURTESY PHOTO The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $12.2 to Lehigh and RESILIENT STRUCTURES four other universities to develop new technologies to protect the nation’s pow- Lehigh has received $5 million er grid from cyber attacks. The grant will be supplemented with $3.3 million in to participate in a national ini- matching funds from the schools. tiative aimed at improving the FIGURE 2 The initiative, led by the University of Arkansas, also includes experts from the ability of the civil infrastruc- University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Carnegie Mellon University, Florida Interna- ture to withstand the effects tional University and the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. of natural disasters. Researchers will develop and test new technologies to help modernize the U.S. The five-year award from power grid—the network of generating stations and transmission lines that pro- the National Science Foun- Lehigh’s duce and distribute electricity to homes, businesses and other users across the dation (NSF) will support re- areas of nation. focus in the search using the unique exper- Objectives include protecting core power grid controls and communications DOE project imental facilities in Lehigh’s include infrastructure, building security and privacy protection into components and ATLSS (Advanced Technology algorithm services, and providing security management capabilities and security testing and for Large Structural Systems) development validation. Research Center. and security Faculty members in Lehigh’s Integrated Networks for Electricity (INE) re- and privacy The award was made protection. search cluster represent the largest number of investigators involved in the proj- through NSF’s new $40 ect. They include Rick S. Blum, Liang Cheng, Mooi Choo Chuah, Boris Defourny, million Natural Hazards Shalinee Kishore, Alberto Lamadrid, Wenxin Liu, Larry Snyder and Parv Venki- Engineering Research Infra- tasubramaniam. structure (NHERI) program. “Cybersecurity for energy systems is universally recognized to be one of the A network of shared-use re- most important challenges of the future,” said Blum, principal investigator of the search facilities at seven U.S. Lehigh team. universities will evaluate the The INE cluster consists of engineers, mathematicians and economists who performance of engineering seek to develop advanced electricity systems while minimizing their impact on designs and materials during the environment. earthquakes, hurricanes, tsu- The cluster is focused on developing “Smart Grids”—which it defines as “the namis and other disasters. overlaying of a sophisticated information infrastructure atop the power infra- ATLSS researchers con- structure”—and on controlling and securing the three interrelated smart-grid duct real-time, large-scale and flows of electricity, information and money.—Lori Friedman multidirectional experiments that mimic the demands on structures from natural disasters, said James Ricles, principal Lehigh investigator on the NHERI project. These experiments include hybrid simulation tests, which combine large-scale physical test models with numerical simulation models, and geographically distributed hybrid simulation tests, in which test components are located at different sites. ATLSS researchers also conduct real-time hybrid earthquake simulations (RTHS) and geographically

distributed RTHS tests. CAMPBELL HARRY

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BETTER FEELING: SCORING A GOAL OR MAKING A GREAT DEFENSE PLAY TO PRE- VENT ONE Scoring is something that, as a defender, is less likely to happen, so that’s pretty cool. But it’s more dependent on the situation of the game. If we’re up 1-0, it’s more important to make the defense stop so they don’t tie the game, but if it’s 0-0 and you score to win the game, that’s awesome.

MY FAVORITE PREGAME MEAL I would never play a soccer game if I hadn’t eaten a banana right before. I’ve gotta have one that day at least. I’m a huge Goldfish fan, so sometimes if I don’t feel like I’ve had enough food before a big game I’ll snack. I always keep a bag of Goldfish in my bag. Ten minutes before we warm up I have a couple handfuls of it. Most people on my team know me for my Goldfish. The original flavor, by the way, not cheddar.

I WATCHED THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FINAL At my house. My family is a huge soccer family. My parents never really played but my dad wished he could have. My brother is not very co- ordinated but he loves it. We just got together as a family and watched it at our house. PHOTOS BY CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA BY PHOTOS

IF I DIDN’T PLAY SOCCER, I’D BE PLAYING Volleyball. I think it’s a cool team sport, and I’m Paige Elliott ’16 pretty tall, so I would have been good at it, maybe? I like the team dynamic. The star defender talks soccer, team and leadership. MY FAVORITE ATHLETE IN ANOTHER SPORT IS Peyton Manning. He’s such a good quarterback, and he cofounded the gym I work MAJOR Chemical engineering at back home. He comes back to Chattanooga for a week or two in the summer. We’re not tight or HOMETOWN Soddy Daisy, Tennessee anything, but we’ve worked out at the same time. I try not to bother him, but it’s kind of cool to see HONORS Two-time team Scholar-Athlete of him working out the same way I am. the Year, Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. MY LEADERSHIP STYLE IS Leading through my actions. I like to get things done and do the WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SOCCER I started right thing and help out when I can. I’ll help the playing when I was 4 or 5 in the rec leagues. I freshmen pump up the balls, and if we need to loved running, and there’s a lot of running in have cones out or pick up cones I’m the first one to soccer, so that was a good way to get energy start getting ready. I have a really good work ethic, out. It sounds silly, but soccer’s just different so hopefully people pick up on that energy and do because you use your feet, and that was always the same. I'm vocal on the field but I'm not one of something that was fun because it’s not like any those people who gives huge pep talks. other sport. Now I love the team aspect of it. MY HEROES ARE My parents are huge heroes WHAT I DON’T LOVE ABOUT IT The most frustrating part is when your team is for me. They both work super hard. My dad’s a possessing more than the other team and doing well, but you get that one fluke play chemical engineer and did a lot of sports when and they get their one chance on goal and they score when you’ve been dominating he was growing up, so I’m kind of like the girl ver- the whole game. sion of him. He's a chill guy, but at the same time if something needs to be done or if he needs to speak BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT Hopefully my biggest achievement will be winning the up about something, he'll do it. But he does it in [Patriot League Championship] this year. such a calm manner.

FALL 2015 | 17 PROFILE Mike Garzillo ’16 STEVE BOYLE STEVE

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BO JACKSON, DEION SANDERS AND BRIAN JORDAN ARE AMONG THE ATHLETES WHO FAMOUSLY PLAYED MORE THAN ONE PROFESSIONAL SPORT. MIKE GARZILLO WILL NEVER JOIN THEIR RANKS. WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, HE’S STRICTLY MONOGAMOUS.

“From a really young age I knew the shackles of his TV and headed that baseball was all that I wanted to—where else?—a ballpark. to play,” says Lehigh’s star second baseman. “I loved watching it on TV, “I couldn’t sit there any longer, so and when I was old enough to play, I went to the Lehigh Valley Catz I took the first opportunity I got. I game to see some of my [Lehigh] never even wanted to play T-ball teammates play. I was sitting in the because it wasn’t real baseball, so I stands watching the game and the waited until the kids were pitching to draft tracker on my phone. It was in start playing.” the 38th round and the Yankees pick was coming up and I saw my name Pitchers everywhere wish he would pop up. I thought that was pretty have waited a lot longer. From little cool because I was sitting next to my league into high school and through- dad, so I gave my dad a hug." out his Patriot League career, he’s never stopped hitting. As a junior It was a dream come true for a last year he batted .359 while setting hopeless baseball romantic, but a new school single-season home Garzillo quickly learned the reality run record with 13. He finished with of professional baseball is no fairy a league-best 54 RBI, and his 75 hits tale. A contract agreement with the were the second most in a single Yankees never materialized. "I really season at Lehigh. wanted to sign, I was ready to start my professional career, but I also Lots of people, including scouts had to make a decision that was from the New York Yankees, took best for me and my family,” he says. note. After a season in which he was a unanimous first team All-Patriot A business management major, League selection and was named a Garzillo last season earned Aca- second team All-American by Base- demic All-League honors for the ball America, the Bronx Bombers second straight year. He’s on track to selected him in the 38th round of graduate next year, but first, there’s the Major League Baseball draft. the matter of his senior season. “The goal is to win another cham- “Derek Jeter is Mike’s favorite player, pionship,” he says. “We made it to but there’s something about Mike [NCAA] regionals last year and we that’s very similar to Jeter in the lost two games. I think it would be consistency that he brings in his per- awesome if we could leave a legacy formance every day,” Lehigh Coach that we were the first [Lehigh] team Sean Leary says. “We know that we to win a regional game.” can count on him every day.” To get there, Garzillo’s not resting Garzillo’s performance in the Patriot on his 2015 laurels. As always, he’s League Championship Series was working on his fielding and taking Jeter-esque. He went 4-for-5 with his cuts in the batting cage. (On his a grand slam and solo home run in Lehighsports.com profile, he lists his the Mountain Hawks’ game-one win hobbies as “baseball.”) and scored the game-winning run in game three to help Lehigh to its Next year, Garzillo will go back into second-ever league crown. the draft pool, and he can be chosen by the Yankees or any of the 29 His monster season brought chatter other Major League teams. While that he might be drafted, but after he’d still love to play for New York, two days his name was still on the he’d happily suit up for anyone. As board. By the third day he couldn’t long as he’s playing baseball, Mike take the tension, so he broke from Garzillo will be happy.

FALL 2015 | 19 CULTURE

LAUGHTER AND LIFE Bill George SKILLS A central concept in improvisational comedy, a highly collaborative form of theater, is “yes, and...” When one performer makes a state- ment, the other responds with “yes, and...,” agreeing with the stated idea and building on it. So, for example, if a performer says she’s holding a bowling ball, the other might respond, “Yes, and I love its mustache.” Thus begins the snowball of humor that is improv—un-

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE THEATRE OF TOUCHSTONE COURTESY PHOTO scripted collaborative theater created in real time. The Hobo Army, Lehigh’s improv comedy troupe, prac- Performance photography tices “yes, and...” on a weekly An alumnus riffs on a photo exhibit that explores basis, producing laughs and the three centuries of local history. more enduring benefit of some essential life skills. The Army became an official club in 2014, though it has Bill George ’73 surveys a laptop photograph of the Star of Bethlehem, the South existed on and off since 2006. Mountain sign that sends him mixed signals. The comforting beacon, he says, once The club meets for open re- guided him home after a long, misguided night ride. Up close, however, the star “is just hearsals on Thursday evenings a bunch of light bulbs on a rickety frame. In a way, that may be what we are: a bunch of in the Zoellner Arts Center. All light bulbs, trying to be special.” members of the Lehigh com- The Star starred in “56 Photos & An Old Man Dancing,” George’s solo meditation on munity are welcome. three centuries of photos of South Bethlehem. In his show Sept. 22 at the Zoellner Arts “You don’t even need to get Center, George riffed on images of identically dressed Lehigh Reunionites, Bethlehem up and perform. You can watch Steel’s massive and ruined No. 2 Machine Shop, Lehigh’s old Taylor Stadium and more. and laugh... We know improv “Old Man Dancing” continued George’s quest to map his identity through the South can be uncomfortable the first Side’s identities. At Lehigh, he tested his personality within a crucible of machine shops, few times you do it, and we like Gothic churches, steeples, blast furnaces, side streets named for obscure U.S. presidents having a welcoming envi- and a United Nations of ethnic tribes. ronment for that to happen His appreciation for the area in- in organically,” says Amber creased as he and his wife, Bridget, “PHOTOGRAPHS CAN SHOW US THE Schrum ’16. raised two children in a Fifth Street Students see the posi- row home while running Touch- RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THINGS tive effect of improv in their stone Theatre, which the couple AND THE GREATER WHOLE.” relationships, self-confidence, founded in 1981. job interviews and academic “Old Man Dancing” was shep- —BILL GEORGE ’73 performance. herded by two of George’s Lehigh “In life, it’s just easier to soul brothers: Augustine Ripa, professor of theatre, and Ricardo Viera, curator of the say, ‘Yes, and...’ [It’s more] posi- university art galleries. Viera asked George to create a performance inspired by 56 pho- tive,”0, says Talia Dunyak ’16. tos of South Bethlehem history that Viera picked from the Lehigh teaching collection to celebrate the university’s Sesquicentennial. The exhibit, “Revisiting South Bethlehem,” runs through May 27, 2016 in the DuBois Gallery of Maginnes Hall. George researched “Old Man Dancing” by showing photos to a wide range of citizens to get a wider range of opinions. Rick Cantelmi, patriarch of a family hardware store on Fourth Street, recalled the defunct Bethlehem Farmers Market as a cultural beehive. He also evaluated the merits of a saw in a hardware-store window that was photographed during the Depression. “Photographs,” says George, “can show us the relationships between things and the greater whole. Photos are instants, grains of sand. What I’m asking is, ‘What can you learn about the desert from a grain of sand?’”—Geoff Gehman ’89 M.A. CHRISTA NEU CHRISTA

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EXHIBITION: ‘Object as Subject’

In celebration of Lehigh’s Sesquicentennial, Object As Subject gives nod to the university’s history of regarding art as an integral part of the classroom. The works in the exhibition reflect Lehigh’s world-class collection of more than 12,000 art objects, representing a broad range of cultures and materials. The exhibition is on view through May 27, 2016 at the LUAG Main Gallery in the Zo- ellner Arts Center. The LUAG Teaching Col- lection has become a laboratory for visual literacy used by students, faculty and the community, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends. In the exhibition, European masters such as Bonnard, Redon, and Picasso join Amer- ican “Outsiders” such as Fin- ster and Eilshemius. Pioneers of photography are seen side- by-side with Japanese prints. To see images from the exhibit, go to luag.org.

ARTISTS FROM TOP LEFT, CLOCKWISE:

JACOB LAWRENCE, BUILDERS NO 3, 1974 BERENICE ABBOTT, MULTIPLE BEAMS OF LIGHT, 1958 ALEX KATZ, PORTRAIT OF A POET: KENNETH KOCH, 1970 ÉDOUARD VUILLARD, THE THEATRE, C. 1905

FALL 2015 | 21 22 | LEHIGH BULLETIN HIS VISION OUR VISION URE OUR FUT 150 years after its founding, the Lehigh community contemplates what tomorrow may hold.

BY KELLY HOCHBEIN

STANDING ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN IN 1865, COULD ASA PACKER HAVE PICTURED THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY OF TODAY? Could he have predicted that his Lehigh, with its inaugural enrollment of just 39 young men, would grow over time into a vibrant community of more than 7,000 scholars, seekers and innovators? Could he have pictured the campus’s original 57 acres expanding to encom- pass nearly 2,358 acres on and around that same mountain—and reaching into the world beyond? Could he have known what Lehigh—the institution and its people—would eventually accomplish, what impact it would have on the world, and how many lives it would touch? It’s certainly possible. After all, Packer was a man much more interested in what could be than in what already had been. In his memorial sermon to Packer on June 15, 1879, then-Lehigh president John M. Leavitt described the university’s founder as precisely that kind of individual—one always focused on the potential of tomorrow. Already a successful businessman by the early 1860s, the young Packer could have easily settled down into a comfortable life. Fortunately, Leavitt said, he was not yet satisfied. “He had a work in this world,” Leavitt said. “His past was but an education for his future. To him belonged the gift of foresight, the power to look beyond the ordinary vision—the ability to see speedily and sharply, to mature slowly and wisely, to grasp large plans, to organize great enterprises and to execute energetically what he had elaborated deliberately.” These gifts, so central to the character of our founder, continue to serve Lehigh today, and as we begin a yearlong celebration of our Sesquicentennial, we also use this moment to try and envision what our Lehigh of tomorrow might be in much the same way Packer must have envisioned his Lehigh: through a consideration of where we stand today, a candid acknowledgement of the obstacles we face, an awareness of our enormous potential and an aspiration to accomplish even more.

photograph by RYAN HULVAT FALL 2015 | 23 consumers would always need to buy CDs to hear their favorite music. Then Apple rolled out iTunes to the world, and the entire model collapsed. The THE GIFT OF FORESIGHT industry was focused on the wrong things, and has yet to recover. There is a lesson there for leaders in higher education, he says. Higher education is inevitably influenced “I think you have to look at the situation you’re in and decide how it is exactly and shaped by the outside world—by the re- you want the university to move forward—and how you want to define or measure sources it provides and the results it expects. success,” he says. “That may be quite different than what you’ve pursued or measured As a result, nimbleness and adaptability have to date. I think analytics and tools are important, but being wedded to a certain set of always been, and will continue to be, essen- tools or indicators can blind you to what you should be paying attention to.” tial to success. That includes, he says, rankings—which can push universities to move forward But according to Lehigh President John on initiatives that aren’t necessarily in the best interest of their students. D. Simon, success in higher education going “The thing that bothers me about rankings is that these are largely input-deter- forward cannot be achieved mined, and not out- if universities only respond come-determined,” to the pressures and dynam- “I actually think of universities he says. “I actually ics of the moment. Rather, he think of universities says, it’s crucial that universi- as being in the business of as being in the busi- ties formulate a vision for the human capital development, ness of human capi- future—and then confidently so our success should be based tal development, so lay out a plan to methodically our success should be work toward that vision, even on the quality of graduates based on the quality of if it seems unconventional or we provide to the world.” graduates we provide at odds with the best practices to the world. When I of the past. —JOHN D. SIMON, PRESIDENT think about the num- It sounds simple, but tak- ber of people who ing those steps requires lead- come to me and tell ers to resist the urge to assume that the way me about how their Lehigh experience changed their lives for the better—that’s the things have been are the way they always will business that I think we’re in.” be—or that the data that has been used to de- Lehigh Provost Pat Farrell agrees with Simon’s view that higher education is fine success in the past will remain relevant rapidly changing, and will look radically different by the time the next generation in the future. of students arrives on campus. To be ready for these changes, universities must “‘Metrics’ is a word I hear tossed around a constantly ask themselves what students of the future will expect from their col- lot—‘What are the metrics?’” says Simon. “But lege experience. Because again, those expectations aren’t likely to match up with my problem with that is, while you have to be those of the students of yesterday. data-driven today, metrics are actually trends “What the world expects, who comes to us, how well-prepared they are... in 15, of the past.” 20 years, it will be quite a bit different,” says Farrell. “Some of these things we can As he explains, there was a time not too predict, some we can’t. So when we ask what higher education is going to be like, long ago when the record industry was boom- we’re talking about serving the student who comes next week as well as the one who ing—and booming specifically because of the comes in 20 years.” thriving market in sales of compact discs. Fol- It’s not only the expectations of these future students that will change. Across the lowing those profits, the industry spent much nation, their demographic makeup is changing, too. The Western Interstate Com- of the 1990s pursuing a strategy that assumed mission for Higher Education reported in 2013 that the population of public high school graduates is increasingly less dominated by white non-Hispanics. The report predicted that the number of high school graduates of Hispanic descent will be 41 percent higher in 2019-2020. In 2014, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that the percentage of white students attending public grade schools is now less than 50 percent and will continue to decline as enrollments of Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander students increase. “Colleges need to do even more to welcome and nurture first-generation college students, especially those from the country’s urban centers,” says Susan Sny- der, a longtime higher education reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Our country’s progress will depend on the success of our colleges and universities at meeting these students’ needs and helping them to flourish.” Of course, educating these students comes at a cost—and today, those costs are higher than ever before. For many students, and many families, the rising cost of higher education is putting a college education out of reach. As consumers and government officials scrutinize the issues, colleges and universities, both public and private, are going to have to find creative ways to balance competitiveness and affordability, Snyder says.

24 | LEHIGH BULLETIN photograph by CHRISTA NEU the things that for a long time we’ve expected will always be in place—well, maybe not.”

BEYOND THE ORDINARY But how does Lehigh as an institution plan for students of the future— individuals who will face problems we don’t yet know and take on roles we can’t even begin to imagine? One possible answer, says Alan Snyder, is to look to the past. “I would go back 150 years and ask, ‘What was Lehigh crafted to do well?’” says Sny- der, vice president and associate provost for research and graduate studies. “Lehigh was crafted to prepare people for action in the world, thoughtfully conceived and effectively carried out. We’ve always done that through a combination of rigorous preparation and an embrace of the practical and a cultivating of a breadth of awareness. So in those ways, the future looks the same as the past. I think what’s changed is the nature of the preparation that it takes to do that.” Lehigh’s approach to that preparation “There’s no question that tuition rates have gone up faster than most other tra- has, like the university itself, evolved over the ditional measures of inflation or anything else,” Farrell says. “It’s probably fair to years. Packer’s initial intent was to launch a say that increases at that rate are really not sustainable. I don’t think that high- university that would foster “the intellectu- er education in general, certainly not us, has figured out a secret that allows us to al and moral improvement of young men” in maintain all the things we’d like to maintain and yet also at least hold costs steady, the Lehigh Valley. Today, Lehigh is working to if not decrease them.” shape men and women to be ready for today’s A growing concern, Farrell says, is that ever-higher costs will “fragment” the challenges and equipped to handle whatever world of higher education into a sector of haves and have-nots—with only 20 or tomorrow puts in front of them. The scope of maybe 30 well-funded universities sitting among the haves. Those institutions, what Lehigh does has expanded, because the supported by massive endowments, would operate in their own sphere, and charge demands placed on its graduates have grown whatever they wish, leaving the bulk of the nation’s colleges and universities to fig- as well. ure out how to compete with fewer resources. Rigorous preparation used to be enough, This situation, says Farrell, would be less says Snyder. “[But than ideal, but not out of the realm of pos- today] you ask em- sibility. “Lehigh was crafted to ployers what they “I don’t really think that Darwinian need and they say, approach for universities actually makes prepare people for action ‘We need people to them better,” he says. “I think it just makes in the world, thoughtfully help us rethink how them richer, and that’s not the same thing we do things. And as better.” conceived and effectively when things move Lehigh, says Farrell, is well-positioned to carried out.” that fast, we need try to be a major player—one of the “haves”— —ALAN SNYDER, VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE explorers and dis- but would be wise to begin thinking about PROVOST, RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES coverers and inven- how it might operate differently. “We’ve got tors and re-thinkers to figure out,” he says, “if we’re not [in that and challengers of group], how else do we do this?” settled understand- Universities that are able to deliver a unique product that stands out in the wid- ing.’ And so to me, that makes our status as er world of higher education will enjoy greater success than those that don’t, says a research university now part of the foun- Farrell. Snyder agrees. “Universities will have to work harder at defining and mar- dation for how we work as an educational keting what makes them unique,” she says. “What distinguishes them from the rest institution.” of the higher education world?” High-quality research has long been part Adds Farrell: “Where higher education is going is a much more dynamic place— of Lehigh’s mission. Today, however, “it’s part dynamic in terms of what an individual does, dynamic in that what you see now will of the mindset and way of being in the world look different in five years and different yet again in 10, dynamic in that some of that you cultivate in students,” Snyder says.

photograph by CHRISTA NEU FALL 2015 | 25 “What we need,” says Farrell, “are people who have creativity and the discipline to marshal that creativity into genuine innovation.” Adds Mayuresh Kothare, Lehigh’s R.L. McCann Professor of Chemical Engineering: “We need to create a broad-based competitive research community of faculty scholars who are solving grand challenge societal problems and integrating their findings into unique educational experiences for our students.” That focus—integrating the student experience into the faculty research experience— is essential to what the university prepares students to do and what the students them- Alan Snyder sees that mindset moving from the top of South Mountain through- selves will be able to do in 10 to 15 years. out the rest of campus. Lehigh’s Mountaintop experience, for ex- “I think the mode of operating that’s evolved out of Mountaintop is something ample, provides an opportunity for students that is important and something that will carry on and will be infused into what we to put creativity into action. The approach, do,” says Snyder. “The elaboration of something like that is complete when you can’t pinpoint it to a location anymore—it’s a practice, it’s a way of working with people, and the more people find it fulfilling and effective, the more it will just happen.” “What we need are people who Going forward, Snyder says, he would expect that the lines have creativity and the discipline between the classroom and the wider campus environment will “continue to get fuzzier.” And again, that’s tied directly back to the to marshal that creativity idea that Lehigh is increasingly aware that the learning and grow- into genuine innovation.” ing experience is not limited to the classroom or laboratory. Lehigh’s bLUeprint program, now in its third year, helps stu- —PAT FARRELL, PROVOST dents plan and personalize their larger Lehigh experience. John Smeaton, vice provost for student affairs, believes bLUeprint will says Farrell, is not new, but having a physi- be a signature program for the university well into the future. cal space dedicated exclusively to that end is “It’s helping students take charge of their experience, decide thoughtfully how unique. The initiative, launched in the sum- they want to spend their four years as undergraduates, and give them some oppor- mer of 2013, has grown each year since—and tunities to learn very important life skills about respect for others, about knowing has the potential to serve as a true differen- yourself, about inclusive leadership, about opening your eyes to other possibili- tiator for Lehigh going forward. It is also a ties,” says Smeaton. crucial step forward in allowing Lehigh to showcase itself as a place where innovative SEEING SPEEDILY AND SHARPLY, ideas in teaching are welcomed. That, says Simon, will be increasingly im- MATURING SLOWLY AND WISELY portant in the years to come as the university Quite a bit has changed since Smeaton arrived on campus in 1984. Lehigh has set- strives to recruit talented young faculty who tled into coeducation. Graduate student support has expanded. The university has may be looking to work at institutions that developed more learning opportunities for students outside the classroom, particu- are truly open to new methodologies. larly in the realm of community service, and conversations about alcohol abuse and “If you look at the demographics of fac- sexual assault and other societal ills have moved more to the forefront. ulty in the United States, we are on the cusp “We’ve seen change,” says Smeaton, “but the essence of Lehigh hasn’t really of a huge wave of retirement taking place changed.” across all universities,” says Simon. “This is That essence remains the same as when he first arrived—namely, a commitment both an immense challenge and a huge op- to helping young people grow up intellectually and personally. These days, he says, portunity. You will have a whole new gener- part of that commitment requires the university to facilitate uncomfortable—and ation [of faculty] who will want to do things sometimes unwelcome—conversations. differently, but may not be sure that they are “When I came to Lehigh, 12 years after going coed, we were still wrestling with empowered to do so. We have the opportuni- what it meant to be a co-ed institution. There was a real discrepancy that way. So it ty to do that, but the question is whether or was male-dominated, it was [focused] on athletics and fraternities,” says Smeaton. not we can seize and if we can figure out how “And what we tried to do in the first decade was to say, ‘Wait. We’re a community.’” to properly approach it. I think Mountaintop Intentional efforts followed, as did change. That same intention has defined the is a one of the ways we can do that—it’s a safe university’s work ever since. It continues today, as the enduring challenge of build- place to explore new ideas.” ing a community is intensified by the changing composition of the individuals who

26 | LEHIGH BULLETIN photograph by CHRISTA NEU “The students of today are very make it. “The diversity of our undergraduate students, from different from the students who were where we were just seven years ago to where we are now, in terms of that number—that’s significant,” says Henry Odi, here when I arrived 14 years ago, and vice provost for academic diversity. students a decade from now will be “It’s not about quotas,” says Smeaton. “It’s about making sure we are engaging, inviting, enrolling students from very different from today.” across the broad spectrum of our society, and that students —HEATHER JOHNSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY who come here from nontraditional backgrounds are not simply surviving, that they’re thriving. They’re able and invited and encouraged and are supported in having the full Lehigh experience, inside and outside the classroom.” This, like everything else, requires effort. In 2011, Lehigh welcomed the partic- what gender you are, what team you belong ipation of a wide range of stakeholders, engaged in meaningful conversations, and to, what fraternity or sorority you’re in or not adopted the Principles of Our Equitable Community, a foundational document that in. You’re Lehigh.” outlines what Odi calls “a new culture, the new normal for Lehigh.” “It’s the intentional, proactive strategies that are helping to bring about change,” says Odi. “Every year, we have over 1,200 new undergraduate students, EXECUTING ENERGETICALLY over 300 graduate students, over 75 new faculty members, over 130 new staff mem- WHAT WE HAVE ELABORAT- bers, so that means that this is ongoing.” ED DELIBERATELY But he’s quick to add: “There’s no such thing as ‘We’ve arrived.’ Because with each new generation of students comes new dynamics, new challenges and new op- Smeaton recalls fondly the university’s sym- portunities. Lehigh must be prepared for all of it.” bolic, large-scale gesture during the transi- “The students of today are very different from the students who were here tion of Lehigh football from Taylor Stadium when I arrived 14 years ago, and students a decade from now will be very different to Goodman Stadium in 1989. from today,” says Heather Johnson, associate professor of sociology. “How can we “We decided that tradition is such a big, move forward within a rapidly changing world, stay true to the core of what has important part of Lehigh,” says Smeaton, that made Lehigh so lovable for so many people, and progressively evolve to ensure that members of the Lehigh community lined up Lehigh stays authentically lovable for students and alum far into the future? That, every 10 yards from Taylor Stadium to the I think, is our greatest challenge, but it also presents amazing opportunities and team’s new home on the Goodman Campus, prospects if we can get it right.” up and over South Mountain, passing a foot- As the university evolves, its physical space must also reflect its evolution. Pic- ball and passing a tradition, a physical repre- turesque and steeped in history, Lehigh’s campus facilities will play a significant sentation of the link between past and future. role in the university’s future, and therefore will require some attention. The first president of the Lehigh board In recognition of precisely that, President Simon used the occasion of his in- of trustees, William Bacon Stevens, once de- stallation ceremony in early October to announce that the university under his scribed the early graduates of Packer’s Lehigh leadership would spend $250 million in institutional resources to advance the uni- as the kind of young people “needed in this versity in teaching, learning, research and student life. A large part of that invest- bustling, wrestling, grasping age.” They were, ment will focus on physical improvements, including long-sought renovations of Stevens said, individuals of “drilled minds, the University Center. and taught eyes, and skilled hands, and steady “We need to put some energy and, frankly, some money into thinking hard wills, and earnest purpose, and plodding prog- about how to make best use of facilities—labs, classroom spaces and so on,” says ress ... who will not tire or falter until they Farrell. “We’re going from hiring faculty who were largely teachers and in many have reaped new fields or opened long-buried cases not particularly active researchers to hiring people who are very much both. treasures, or unlocked the still guarded se- That can call for different space configurations—different lab or research configura- crets of nature’s laboratory.” tions—and that, in some cases, is not what we have.” Like a football passed over a mountain, Historically, says Farrell, the university has completed fairly modest internal ren- this legacy of industriousness, discovery and ovations to keep up with the changing times. It’s time, he says, for more. Much more. unwavering resolve has been passed from “We’ve got some significant work to do. So I think it’s a dollar commitment, it’s a generation to generation of Lehigh students. time and energy commitment, and it doesn’t make the outsides look any prettier but Though the world, its problems and the ways it makes the insides work for the 21st century,” says Farrell. in which we tackle them may change, the vi- Planned renovations of the University Center, meanwhile, target more than an brant spirit of Lehigh remains the same. attractive, more open internal space—they promise to reinforce a strong sense of Like its founder, Lehigh University has a community on campus. work in the world. “The UC is that place where our students will feel they belong—everybody Our past is but an education for our belongs there,” says Smeaton. “It doesn’t make a difference what major you are, future. L

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FALL 2015 | 27 LEHIGH AT THE PEOPLE, THE PLACES, THE TRADITIONS As we celebrate Lehigh’s 150th anniversary, we look back here on 150 of the people, places and traditions—listed in no particular order—that have helped make Lehigh what it is today. Our list is hardly comprehensive—so many more people and places and memories could have been included—but it offers a historic (and fun) snapshot of Lehigh’s 150 proud history. For fuller descriptions, go to lehigh.edu/countdown150

149 146 PACKER MEMORIAL CHURCH LINDERMAN was built between 1885 and 1887. LIBRARY It was a gift from Mary Packer SKYLIGHT Cummings in memory of her parents, is one of the Lehigh founder Asa Packer and his most enduring images on campus wife, Mary. and was installed in 1878 as part of the original library. 148 MARCHING 97 145 was founded in 1906, the year that LEHIGH CHORAL ARTS 15 men gathered in Christmas-Sau- is directed by award-winning compos- con Hall under the direction of band er-conductor Steven Sametz and asso- leader E.E. Ross. The band has since ciate director Sun Min Lee. It includes established itself as one of the finest four ensembles. in the country. 144 COS DENSON ’56 arrived on campus in Fall 1951 and would make history as the first African-Ameri- can student to graduate from Lehigh. 15 0 143 WRESTLING ASA PACKER Lehigh boasts a proud tradition across many sports, but its wrestling Lehigh founder Asa Packer was a true risk-taker. team has enjoyed particular success, Packer came from humble beginnings. He worked as a car- establishing it as one of the top pro- penter and a farmer, but he eventually made his money by grams in the country. The team first competed in 1910. Lehigh’s wrestlers building and operating canal boats along the Lehigh Canal. have won 28 individual NCAA national Packer took a financial risk in the early 1850s when he financed championships. construction of a new Lehigh Valley Railroad. As the canals with- ered, the Lehigh Valley Rail- IN 1865, PACKER DONATED road prospered and Packer’s 142 57 ACRES OF LAND wealth continued to grow. 147 LEHIGH SQUIRRELS Packer also was active in LEE IACOCCA ’45 Love them or fear them, the squirrels ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN politics and public life: he be- started his career at the seem to be everywhere on the Asa Ford Motor Co., made his Packer campus. AND $500,000. came a state lawmaker, then mark as the “father of the Carbon County judge, then a Mustang,” and rose through member of the U.S. House of Representatives. the ranks to become company president. Later, he joined the 141 In 1865, Packer donated 57 acres on South Mountain and WOMEN AS UNDERGRADUATES $500,000—the largest gift to any educational facility at the rival Chrysler Corp. where, as chairman, he cemented his The Board of Trustees agreed to admit time—to establish Lehigh University. place in automotive history 100 women for the first time in the Packer died May 17, 1879. That same year, in October, the uni- by turning around the ailing 1971-1972 academic year. In reality, 169 versity celebrated its first Founder’s Day. The tradition contin- company. women enrolled that year, most in the fields of science and mathematics. ues to this day at Lehigh.

28 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 140 134 131 128 THE STEPS OF HOWARD “BOSEY” REITER PERCY HUGHES THE HILLEL SOUTH MOUNTAIN dedicated 31 years of his life to was a philosopher, SOCIETY There are 2,600 steps—count Lehigh as a football coach and as the teacher and instru- provides a ‘em!—on the Asa Packer campus. university’s first athletic director. He mental figure in the development of Jewish home is perhaps more famous, though, for Lehigh’s education program. He began for students originating the overhand spiral pass. his 35-year tenure at the university on campus—a place where they can in 1907 at the invitation of President socialize, study, share meals and 139 Henry S. Drinker. observe Shabbat. Located at the W. DEMING LEWIS Jewish Student Center at 214 Sum- was Lehigh’s 10th president. He led 133 THE FIRST FOUR mit St., Hillel has sponsored a host the university from 1964 to 1982. of religious and cultural activities, He was a scholar, inventor, space The arrival of professors Rosemarie 130 THE EPITOME with the aim of encouraging and engineer and the longest–serving Arbur, Elizabeth Fifer, Rosemary is not just a yearbook. It’s the oldest strengthening Jewish values. president in Lehigh history. Mundhenk and Barbara Traister to Lehigh’s department of English in 1972 existing publication at Lehigh, born and 1973 was a landmark in when the Class of 1875 decided to campus diversity and inclusion. represent the social aspect of Lehigh 127 The women’s stories and lives are in print. 138 SCORING WITH THE NBA chronicled in “The First Four,” a HENRY COPPEE C. J. McCollum ’13 made Lehigh documentary written and produced Lehigh’s first president was also a civil history on June 27, 2013, when he in 2013 by four Lehigh students. engineer, a war hero, and an English 129 was selected by the Portland Trail professor. He spent two years at Yale THE HARMONY PAVILION Blazers in the NBA draft. He was before working as a civil engineer has a puzzle-like corner bracket, tiles the 10th overall pick.He had finished and eventually graduating from West and an intricate vaulted roof. It stands his Lehigh career as the Patriot Point. He served as a lieutenant and as a symbol of Lehigh’s cultural link League’s all-time leading scorer. was promoted to captain for gallantry to China as well as the university’s in the Mexican-American War. He efforts to build relationships with the served as Lehigh’s president from City of Bethlehem. It’s located on the 1866 to 1875. Southside Greenway. 136 JESSE W. RENO Reno, Class of 1883, received the first patent for his plans to build the electric-powered moving stairway. He eventually sold his patents to the Otis Elevator Company and together they produced the first commercial 132 elevator. THE DINK Can you spot a freshman in the crowd? Until the early 1970s, you certainly could, thanks to the 135 dink, a brown, peaked hat. Em- SPACE SHUTTLE broidered with the wearer’s name COLUMBIA ANALYSIS and class year, dinks adorned the NASA selected Lehigh as the first heads of every first-year student academic institution in the United six days per week from the start States to be granted access to the of the fall term until the Lafayette debris from the Space Shuttle Colum- football game. In the Oct. 2, 1928, bia disaster. The Columbia exploded issue of The Brown and White, over the southern United States on students sounded off about the Feb. 1, 2003, killing all seven astro- distinctive accessory. nauts aboard. 137 126 THE STEPS FACILITY The Science, Technology, En- HISTORIC FRITZ LAB vironment, Policy and Society John Fritz, an original Lehigh trustee, loved Lehigh so much that at (STEPS) facility, completed in the age of 87 he funded, designed and supervised construction of the 2010, provides a collaborative research lab that bears his name. In 1991, it was declared a national and interdisciplinary environment landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. A Pennsylvania for natural and social scientists historical marker also notes Fritz’s contributions. The original lab and engineers. opened in 1910.

FALL 2015 | 29 118 116 125 ANNA HERZ ASA PACKER’S WALKING STICK MARJORIE NEMES was the first woman in Lehigh’s Lehigh’s founder often walked with a As one of the few female research scientists in history to become a full professor and cane, reportedly one that was crafted the 1960s and 1970s, the late Marjorie Nemes department chair. She taught Slavic from the vertebrae of a deer. Today, ’51G ’55G made significant advances in learning and Eastern European languages for in a symbolic gesture, replicas are what might prevent viruses and the common decades and welcomed opportunities given to those who publicly represent cold. Her work with the Merck Institute for to share her passion about foreign Lehigh as models of leadership and Therapeutic Research team was reported in cultures with others. accomplishment. Newsweek and Time magazines in 1983.

124 122 TERRY HART ‘68 WLVR-FM was named by NASA in 1978 is Lehigh’s award-winning as a member of “Group 8”—the freeform radio station. It first selection of Space Shuttle officially went on the air May 8, astronaut candidates in nine years. 1973. Today the station offers a As a mission specialist aboard wide range of programming and the STS 41-C Challenger in April is recognized as one of the top 1984, Hart operated a robotic arm outlets in the Lehigh Valley. that retrieved the Solar Maximum Satellite for repairs and filmed footage for an IMAX movie titled The Dream is Alive (1985). 121 TRACY BYRNES ’92 was a senior accountant at Ernst & Young LLP before transition- ing to financial journalism in 1997. She worked as a senior writer for TheStreet.com, wrote weekly columns for the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal Online, and freelanced 117 for Smart Money, Forbes and Marketwatch.com. She joined the Fox Business Network in 2007 and appears weekdays on ALUMNI MEMORIAL BUILDING Varney & Co., one of the net- The stately Alumni Memorial Building rises on the Asa Packer campus as a work’s highest-rated programs. tribute to the 46 Lehigh alumni who died in World War I and the 1,921 alumni who served in that war. Plaques also commemorate alumni who died in subse- quent wars. The Gothic-style, ivy-covered building, with its tall, stained-glass 123 windows, was a project of the Lehigh Alumni Association. Designed by alums ZOELLNER 120 Theodore G. Visscher and James Lindsey Burley, it opened in 1924. ARTS CENTER LANDING SHIP TANK The innovation of brothers Fran- What do Tony Bennett, the cis (Class of 1887) and Albert New York Philharmonic and Dravo (1889) helped Allied forc- Bobby McFerrin have in com- 115 113 es storm beaches in Normandy mon? They’ve all performed JOHN MCDOWELL LEAVITT OLYMPIAN and the Pacific in World War II. at the Zoellner Arts Center. was Lehigh’s second president, BOBBY The ship was capable of carrying The late Robert Zoellner serving from 1875 to 1880. He was and landing 160 soldiers and WEAVER ’83 ’54 and his wife, Victoria, in office when Asa Packer died. more than 28 tanks and trucks. The former donated $6 million to build Lehigh wrestling star claimed the the 105,000-square-foot arts 105.5-pound gold medal in freestyle center, which opened in 1997. wrestling at the 1984 Olympic By bringing the department 114 Games in Los Angeles. A native of 119 LEHIGH CANE RUSH of music, the department of EAGLES TRAINING CAMP Easton, he also had qualified for the In Lehigh’s early days, freshmen theatre, the art galleries and From 1996-2012, the Philadel- 1980 Olympic team but the team did were forbidden by sophomores the Guest Artist Series under phia Eagles held their annual not compete in Moscow because of a to carry canes on campus. When one roof, the facility trans- preseason training camp on U.S. government boycott. freshmen defied the custom, formed the arts at Lehigh. It Lehigh’s Goodman Campus. The sophomores would seize their houses three theatres: Baker football players stayed in dormi- canes and cut them into pieces to Hall, a 1,000-seat proscenium tories, ate meals together, lifted distribute as trophies. This led to theatre; the Diamond Theatre, weights in the A. Haigh Cundey raucous, organized scrimmages a 300-seat thrust theatre; Varisty House and practiced on from 1886 to 1891, when the event and the 125-seat Fowler Black Lehigh’s three grass fields. Box Theatre. was abolished.

30 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 112 110 THE BUZZ A DISTANCE LEARNING PIONEER Honeybees are hard at work at Le- In 1992, Lehigh became the first high’s apiary, tucked under a canopy university in the country to create an of trees on the Mountaintop campus. independent digital satellite network The Lehigh University Beekeeping to broadcast a class nationwide, with Club, which established the apiary, 27 students taking courses toward a aims to raise awareness of the plight master’s degree in chemistry. of the honeybee and promote environmental sustainability. 109 MARIA JACQUEMETTON ‘83 111 is an emmy-winning writer and J. RICHARD ARONSON producer. She majored in English at is believed to have taught more Lehigh, where she says she gained the students than any other Lehigh pro- confidence to express her inner voice. fessor—an estimated 20,000. Past students included Interim President Kevin Clayton and several university trustees. The economics professor, who retired in 2015, also led The Martindale Center. 102

LEHIGH’S UPSET OVER DUKE On March 16, 2012, Lehigh dreams came true when its 15th-seeded men’s basketball team scored a 75-70 upset over second-seeded Duke University. It was Lehigh’s first NCAA tournament win. Lehigh never trailed by more than five points and led for much of it. C. J. McCollum ’13, who now plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, led the way with 30 107 points. At the time, Lehigh was only the sixth No. 15 seed to ever beat a ROBERT A. No. 2 seed, and the second team to do so that day. The Lehigh win was LAMBERTON even nominated for the ESPY “Best Upset.” was Lehigh’s third president (1880-1893). Both a gym (now Coppee Hall) and Chandler 104 Chemistry Laboratory (now THOMAS MESSINGER DROWN Chandler-Ullmann Hall) were was Lehigh’s fourth president (1895- built during his tenure, the me- 1904). His time at Lehigh was char- chanical engineering department acterized by financial difficulty but was established, and Mustard & he was able to lead the university to Cheese put on its first dramatic growth in enrollment, academics and presentation. Lamberton Hall physical size. Drown Hall is named in is named in his honor. He died his honor. in office. 106 103 LEHIGH’S THE BROWN AND WHITE IDEAS PROGRAM 108 COLORS The first issue of Lehigh’s student The Integrated Degree in Engineering, newspaper was published on Arts and Sciences program allows Since 1876, brown 101 Jan. 16, 1894. students to combine two programs JAMES WARD and white have of study, culminating in a bachelor of PACKARD been Lehigh’s official colors. The science with concentrations in both is best known for the Packard inspiration? Women’s hosiery—or, the College of Arts and Sciences Motor Car Company, whose Ohio so the story goes. Brown-and-white 105 and the P.C. Rossin College of Model A was the finest Ameri- striped stockings were a prevailing JOHN W. FISHER Engineering and Applied Science. can-produced luxury vehicle of fashion for women in 1876, according When the civil engineering legend its time. His $1.2 million gift to to a 1929 article in The Brown and formally retired from Lehigh in Lehigh led to construction of White. With male students “in a 2002, experts from around the Packard Lab, home of the P.C. quandary” over what to select as the world assembled here to celebrate 100 Rossin College of Engineering school colors, one artistic student his unprecedented contributions to HENRY STURGIS DRINKER and Applied Science. An “Ohio who admired the color combination bridge engineering and structural was Lehigh’s fifth president (1905- Model A” is on display there. in the hosiery made the suggestion, connection in his more than 40- 1920). He was the first alumnus to Packard was in the Class of 1884. which the student body adopted. year career. become the university’s president.

FALL 2015 | 31 99 95 90 SCULPTURE ON THREE CENTENNIAL SCHOOL THE HILL CAMPUSES Governed by Lehigh’s College of Greek life at Lehigh began in The Woman on a Park Bench is Education, the highly regarded 1872, just seven years after the among the thought-provoking Centennial School for children university’s founding, with the outdoor sculptures that can be with educational disabilities is establishment of Chi Phi frater- found on the university’s three about six miles from the Asa nity. Since then, more than 50 campuses. Gifts of alumni and Packer campus. The school has chapters have called Sayre Park, friends, they are part of the been nationally recognized for more commonly known as “the Lehigh University Art Galleries’ using positive behavioral inter- Hill,” home. Teaching Collection, offering, vention techniques to deal with as curatorial associate Mark children who have behavioral Wonsidler points out, “the problems. relatively rare experience of encountering significant works of art on a daily basis, as one 93 is coming and going from THE LOST FOREST classes, lunch and other Did you know Lehigh estab- campus events.” lished an arboretum in 1909 on the northern slope of South 96 Mountain? Did you know it was THE FOUNTAINS lost and forgotten until it was OF LEHIGH rediscovered in 2009 by Robert Booth, associate professor of A striking marble fountain bearing the university earth and environmental science? 89 seal greets those stepping onto the John A. Cable The arboretum—and a forest MUSTARD & ’45 Arrival Court in front of the Alumni Memorial plantation—were intended to help Building. The fountain, in the center of a circular CHEESE DRAMA Lehigh in conservation efforts and driveway, is one of several fountains that can SOCIETY in establishing a forestry program. be found on campus that provide beauty and, is the second-oldest drama perhaps when needed, places for contemplation. society in the United States. The society started in 98 92 1884 as a series of weekly A WINDOW TO CHARLES RUSS RICHARDS meetings in the back room WALL STREET led Lehigh through the Great of Renning’s Bar in Beth- On the second floor of the Depression. He was Lehigh’s sixth lehem. The small group of Rauch Business Center, in president. During his tenure, from Lehigh students named its the College of Business and 1922 to 1935, the first graduate club after its refreshments Economics, the Financial degrees were awarded to women. of choice: beer served with Services Laboratory con- Richards House, a first-year resi- mustard and cheese. nects Lehigh to Wall Street. dence hall, honors his memory. Here, students who are pre- paring to enter a competitive job market have access to the most highly used 91 data feeds and software A LIVING applications—the kinds of MEMORIAL data they’ll likely have to A dozen analyze in financial careers rain trees and related pursuits. alongside the Alumni Memorial building stand as a living memorial to the eight alumni and four parents 97 of alumni killed in the Sept. 11, LYNN S. BEEDLE 2001 terrorist attacks. A bronze had a passion for tall buildings. 94 plaque beneath each tree bears 88 The civil engineering legend MCCLINTIC– their names: Alumni Philip Guza LOU STOUMEN inspired generations of MARSHALL ‘67, Allison Horstmann-Jones was a poet, photographer students in his six decades at ‘92, Garry Lozier ‘78, Gregory and filmmaker. He told the Lehigh and brought together Friends Howard McClintic and Charles Marshall, Malone ‘81, Robert McLaughlin Brown and White that his engineers, social scientists who both graduated from Lehigh in 1888 with Jr. ‘93, Edward Pykon ‘90, Scott work centered not on sto- and architects from around the degrees in civil engineering, are the names Saber ‘86, Thomas Sinton III ‘82; ries with happy endings but world to create more livable behind the freshman dormitory built in 1957. and the four parents of alumni, ways to make people aware cities. Beedle, who earned And as co-founders of the McClintic-Marshall Alan Merdinger (father of Jill ‘02), of their own humanity. He a master’s in 1949 and a Construction Company, their accomplishments Sareve Dukat (mother of Athena won Academy Awards for doctorate in 1952 from Lehigh, are memorialized in works of more monumental Dawn Shapiro ‘97), Philip Cal- two documentaries: The was a champion of skyscrapers proportions—the Golden Gate Bridge, the George cagno (father of Kristine ‘88 and True Story of the Civil War as aesthetically pleasing res- Washington Bridge, the locks of the Panama Karen ‘91), and Jeffrey LeVeen and Black Fox: The Rise idential centers and as viable Canal and the Empire State Building. (father of Jeff ‘97). and Fall of Adolf Hitler. alternatives to urban sprawl.

32 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 87 84 80 LEHIGH’S ROTC PROGRAM 85 DR. WILLIAM S. PIERCE ‘58 WILLIAM SPENCER is one of the oldest in the GOODMAN led development of the first MURRAY SR. country. The “Steel” Battalion, CAMPUS artificial heart pump, a mile- has a unique legacy: a 50,000- which operates out of Jordan stone in the 1970s in medical Lehigh’s bucolic Goodman acre lake in South Carolina. He Hall on Mountaintop campus, technology and integrated Campus, with its vast was in the Class of 1895. consistently rates among the research. playing fields, is named for best Reserve Officers Training trustee emeritus Murray Corps programs in the coun- H. Goodman ’48. try. It was begun in 1919. 83 ALICE P. GAST was Lehigh’s 13th president (2006-2014). Her tenure saw the establishment of the Iacocca International In- ternships, the addition of the 750-acre Stabler campus, the construction of the STEPS building and the launch of the innovative Mountaintop 79 initiative. STUDENT SENATE The first student govern- 82 ment body was founded at 4 O’CLOCKS Lehigh in 1904. Known as Lehigh classes have two Arcadia, it aimed to uphold rounds of exams, and each the honor code and pro- are called 4 o’clocks, named mote student activities. for the time they are adminis- tered to students. 78 MOUNTAINTOP CAMPUS was originally home to Bethlehem Steel’s Homer Research Lab. It now houses the College of Education, the departments of biological sciences and chemical and biomolecular engineering, the Health Research Hub, Energy Research Center and ATLSS (Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems) Center. Lehigh launched the 86 LINDERMAN Mountaintop initiative in 2013, thanks to a $20 million gift LIBRARY from Scott Belair ’69. It’s no surprise that Linderman Library ranks high on College Rank’s list of 50 Most Amazing Libraries. One of the most beautiful 77 CATHY ENGELBERT ’86 structures on campus, it boasts a Victorian rotunda with a striking is the new CEO of Deloitte stained-glass skylight and Great 81 LLP and the first wom- UNIVERSITY LEHIGH LORE HOLDS Reading Room. Named for Lucy an to head a major U.S. Packer Linderman, the oldest SEAL AND professional services firm. THAT THE GHOST OF child of Lehigh founder Asa Pack- MOTTO LUCY PACKER LINDERMAN er, it houses a rare book collection “Homo Minister et Interpres Naturae,” which translates that includes Darwin’s On the Or- 76 MOVES ABOUT THE loosely to “Man, the servant COMMUNITY PROGRAMS igin of Species and first editions of and interpreter of nature,” Lehigh has teamed up with BOOK STACKS. was adopted from the works English and American literature the City of Bethlehem to of Francis Bacon. The motto from the 17th to 19th centuries. create a series of programs was incorporated into the After Lucy died of pneumonia in 1873, Packer donated $500,000— that aim to reinvigorate the university seal, which fea- South Bethlehem community, of which $400,000 was set aside for collections and maintenance— tures a heart, sun and book. to have the library constructed in her memory. spur economic development and improve safety.

FALL 2015 | 33 75 74 69 66 PETER C. ROSSIN ‘48 PULITZER RICHARD VERMA ’90 MARIA graduated from Lehigh with a WINNERS was nominated by President CHRIN ’87 B.S. in metallurgical engineering. Eighty years Obama in 2014 to be U.S. is founder He turned down an opportunity apart, two ambassador to India. Unan- and managing with Bethlehem Steel, saying alums took imously confirmed by the partner of he was more interested in “new home the prestigious Pulitzer Senate, he became the first Circle Wealth Management LLC, techniques, new metals and new Prize. Editor and author Mark Indian-American to serve as an independent financial advisory markets.” In 1967 he founded Antony de Wolfe Howe, who ambassador to a major country. firm. She has been ranked as Dynamet Inc., which made tita- graduated from Lehigh in one of the Top 100 Women Fi- nium alloy products for the aero- 1886, won a Pulitzer in 1925 in nancial Advisers by the Financial space, chemical, medical and Biography for Barrett Wendell Times. She is a Lehigh trustee. petroleum industries. In 1998, 68 and his Letters. In 2005, Joe ROGER S. PENSKE ’59 he and his wife, Ada, established Morgenstern ‘53, a film critic for was named the Sports Car a $25 million endowment, the The Wall Street Journal, won a Club of America Driver of largest gift ever made to Lehigh, Pulitzer for Criticism. 65 to name the engineering college. the Year by Sports Illustrated RAUCH BUSINESS CENTER in 1961. A racing legend, he is home to the College of started a race team in the Business and Economics. It is mid-1960s that became one of named for the building’s chief the most successful in IndyCar benefactor, the late Philip Rauch Series and NASCAR racing. ’33, retired board chairman of the Parker-Hannifin Corp. in Ohio. 73 The Center became a reality af- CLARENCE THE ter Lehigh moved its football sta- 67 dium to the Goodman Campus. WONDER DOG THE LEHIGH-UN PARTNERSHIP Lehigh’s unofficial mascot in the In 2004, Lehigh was officially 1920s had an uncanny ability recognized as a nongovernmen- to “predict” the scores of Lehigh tal organization by the United 64 football games. Nations Department of Public In- CLEMENT CLARENCE formation, becoming just the sixth WILLIAMS university in the world to acquire was a renowned civil engineer that status. Thanks to the ongoing and Lehigh’s seventh president relationship, Lehigh students and (1935-1944). Under his leader- faculty can attend UN programs ship, undergraduate enrollment 72 and host international dignitaries TARA STACOM ‘80 rose to an all-time high, surpass- and events on campus. ing 2,000 students in 1938. Upon earning a bachelor’s in finance, Tara Stacom joined Time Inc.’s HBO division and em- barked on a sales career in New York City. A year later, when the division was shut down, she went to work for commercial real-estate giant Cushman & Wakefield Inc.Stacom is renowned for her ability to match properties and clients. As executive vice chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, she has completed some of the 71 industry’s largest and most com- PAUL J. FRANZ JR. He was known as Mr. Lehigh plex leasing, sales and corporate and America’s Dean of Devel- finance transactions. opment. Paul J. Franz Jr. ‘44 served Lehigh for six decades, starting as assistant to the 70 president for development, ris- THE GRYPHON SOCIETY ing to become vice president In Greek mythology, Gryphons for development and university relations, and continuing as 63 are winged beasts—half eagle, half lion—and keepers of the a consultant throughout his gold. At Lehigh, Gryphons also retirement. During the years protect the “gold” —students. when Franz guided Lehigh’s THE GLOBAL VILLAGE Lehigh Gryphons are mentors, development office, the uni- A brainchild of Lee Iacocca ’45, Lehigh’s Global Village for Future Leaders advocates, programmers and versity raised more than $300 of Business and Industry brings aspiring leaders from around the world role models for the more than million, two-thirds of that in to Lehigh each summer. Since its founding in 1997, nearly 1,800 “interns” 2,400 students living in resi- the 1980s. The Chronicle of from 133 countries have been part of the cross-cultural experience, dence halls on campus, and they Higher Education said Franz celebrating the value of international diversity as they work together to are the enforcers of university embodied Lehigh. strengthen their leadership and entrepreneurial skills. Courses are taught policies as well. by Lehigh faculty and industry experts.

34 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 62 58 55 54 ALI BIN IBRAHIM AL-NAIMI ‘62 RT. REV. WILLIAM FIRST-YEAR RALLY CHANDLER- was 12 when he joined a training pro- BACON STEVENS One of Lehigh’s beloved traditions ULLMANN HALL gram offered by the Saudi Arabian was the fourth bishop of the Episco- is The Rally. At the start of each fall was built in 1884 Oil Co. (Aramco), the world’s largest pal Church of Pennsylvania and the semester, the incoming class gathers from Pennsylvania energy company. He rose through first president of Lehigh’s Board of officially for the first time at The sandstone. It was the ranks, serving as CEO from 1988 Trustees. Stevens advised Asa Packer Rally and is presented with a class considered by some to be the first through 2015. He is currently the on the founding of Lehigh University. flag, complete with graduation year modern chemical laboratory because Minister of Petroleum and Mineral and colors. of its large labs and chimneys that Resources for Saudi Arabia. helped circulate fresh air and remove fumes from experiments. In 1994, the lab section was designated a Nation- 53 al Historical Chemical Landmark. 61 SCOTT BELAIR

THE WOMEN’S CENTER ’69 AND RICH- Prompted by the efforts of a ARD HAYNE ’69 computer science graduate in 1989, founded Urban 52 Lehigh’s Women’s Center grew LEHIGH UNIVERSITY Outfitters, a specialty retail store out of a report recommending the POLICE DEPARTMENT establishment of support ser- that operates more than 550 stores began as a one-man night watchman vices for women at Lehigh. It was in the United States and abroad and in the 1960s, grew into a security officially opened in 1991 and staffed has a signficant online business. force by 1967, and was officially by one individual who was also Belair’s $20 million donation to named a department in 1975. responsible for child care. The first Lehigh enabled the university to full-time director was hired in 1999. kick off its Mountaintop project. 57 49 DONALD B. STABLER ARTHUR C. TAUCK JR ’53 ’79P 60 51 is a visionary in world tourism. LEHIGH’S ALMA MATER ’30 ’32 ’74H COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE His funding of the Tauck Scholars John J. Gibson, Class of 1895, penned was a longtime Lehigh trustee. coordinates volunteers efforts of Program provides students with Lehigh’s alma mater in 1895-1896. He started his own successful students, faculty and staff. international summer internships. Set to the tune of “Amici,” arranged contracting company, Stabler by Thornton W. Allen, it is an expres- Companies Inc. He and his wife sion of Lehigh pride to this day. created the Donald B. and Dor- othy L. Stabler Endowed Schol- arship Fund in 1966 to ensure a Lehigh education would always be accessible to students. Their generosity created the Stabler Athletic and Convocation Center, the Dorothy L. Stabler Tower (in Iacocca Hall) and established the Stabler Excellence in Teach- ing Award. After their deaths, Lehigh received $34.2 million, its largest gift to date. The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation named the Stabler Wing in the STEPS building and gifted 755 acres in Upper 59 Saucon Township. FARRINGTON SQUARE was formerly Campus Square and opened in August 2002 to provide 56 students with more on-campus MARTIN DEWEY WHITAKER housing and integrate Lehigh was Lehigh’s eighth president more effectively into the commu- (1946-1960). He died in office. nity. The plaza of buildings opens Under his leadership, Lehigh’s out to South Bethlehem and assets nearly tripled, its 50 includes an apartment complex, endowment more than doubled parking garage, university book- and Dravo House and McClint- store and businesses. The square ic-Marshall House were built. The WRESTLING IN GRACE HALL was renamed in October 2015 in Centennial development program Dedicated during Lehigh’s 75th anniversary, Grace Hall was opened in honor of Gregory C. Farrington, raised more than $22 million for 1942. Today, the facility, known as “The Snake Pit,” is home to Lehigh’s Lehigh’s 12th president, and his faculty salaries and construction that nationally ranked wrestling program and the women’s volleyball program. wife, Jean, who inspired the cen- later included Whitaker Laboratory. ter that is considered the gateway It houses the 1,788-seat Turner-Leeman Arena and the Caruso Wrestling to the South Side. Complex.

FALL 2015 | 35 48 DATA X 40 CHARLES D. DENT ‘39 In May 2015, Lehigh announced the possessed an incurably restless launch of an exciting university initia- spirit. During his career as a pilot, tive: Data X. Building upon Lehigh’s he collected countless European traditional strengths in engineering, art treasures while campaigning for business and the liberal arts, Data international air safety. He spent X will expand the university’s faculty his final two decades resurrecting in computer science and three key Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Il Cavallo,” a thrust areas, and will prepare stu- 24-foot-high equestrian statue. dents working across all disciplines to understand, create and collaborate through the latest technologies and methodologies available to researchers today. 39 KENNETH R. FRENCH ’75 is known for his work on asset pricing with Eugene Fama, the 47 2013 Nobel laureate in econom- ROY AND ALICE ECKARDT ics. They challenged the Capital Roy Eckardt, a scholar of Chris- Asset Pricing Model, which holds tian-Jewish relations, founded the that a stock’s expected return is department of religion studies and determined only by its sensitivity served as its chair during much to general market movements. of his tenure at Lehigh from 1951 to 1982. Author of 18 books and 45 many articles on moral philosophy and the theology of politics, he often 38 collaborated with his wife, Alice, a LEHIGH TREES professor emerita of religion studies. THE SUN INN IN BETHLEHEM/ Lehigh’s hilly campus has long BOARD OF TRUSTEES been noted for its stately trees, which can be traced back to the The historic Sun Inn in Bethlehem had sheltered the likes of John efforts of the university’s fifth Adams, Martha Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. On the afternoon 46 president, Henry Sturgis Drinker, GREGORY FARRINGTON of July 27, 1865, the inn was the site of a momentous gathering for Lehigh: an 1871 graduate. Drinker, who was Lehigh’s 12th president (1998- the first Board of Trustees meeting. was trained as an engineer, had a 2006). During his tenure, Lehigh deep interest in forestry. He was launched a $75 million academic moved by the growing blight of venture fund to encourage the creation the majestic chestnut trees that of innovative academic programs. Ad- 43 dotted Lehigh’s campus when he missions increased, as well as alumni HENRY ALEXANDER NEVILLE was president in 1905, and he au- giving. He oversaw construction of was the only Lehigh faculty member thorized funds for the reforestation Campus Square, which was recently ever named president of Lehigh. He of Packer Campus and Sayre Park. rededicated as Farrington Square. served as the university’s ninth president (1961-64). His tenure oversaw the completion of the first phase of the Saucon Valley athletic complex (now Goodman Campus), the opening 37 NELSON of Sayre Field and the establishment of the Center for Information and LEONARD ‘37 Computing Science. He died in 1983. worked with teams of chemists on the synthesis and pro- duction of Chloroquine in time for the antimalarial drug to be used in 42 41 the Pacific theater of World War II. GEORGE M. SAYRE CRAWFORD ’17 OBSERVATORY was a member of Lehigh’s observatory was built the Kosciuszko in 1868 thanks to a $5,000 gift 36 WLVT-PBS39/NORTHAMPTON Squadron, a group from Robert H. Sayre, an original of 10 American pilots who fought for Lehigh trustee. Charles L. Doo- COMMUNITY COLLEGE Poland during its 1919-21 war with little, professor of mathematics In the 1960s, administration 44 Russia. The group took its name and astronomy from 1875 to professor John Cartwright, provost UNIVERSITY MACE from Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the Polish 1895, conducted research in the Glenn J. Christensen and educa- The (Centennial) Class of 1966 general who served with the Amer- observatory that garnered inter- tion dean John Stoops established broke with tradition by presenting icans during the Revolutionary War. national recognition for Lehigh. the legal foundations for an educa- Lehigh with an academic scepter, Crawford and the other Americans In the late 1920s, a new trolley tional TV station. Trustees leased or ceremonial mace, as its class received the Cross of the Brave and line on nearby Brodhead Avenue land for the station atop South gift instead of a plaque. The the Polish Service Medal from the resulted in vibrations that made Mountain for $1 per year. Broad- 38-inch oak mace is a symbol of Polish government after the war. accurate observations with the casting began in 1965. Another order and academic dignity. telescope impossible. project led to the formation of Northampton Community College.

36 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 33 ROCCO J. TRESOLINI was a distinguished and well-respected legal scholar and much-loved Lehigh professor of political science. He taught courses on constitutional law, authored books on the Constitution and American government and served as chair of 28 the then-department of THE PRIDE government shortly before CENTER his sudden death in 1967. was created in 2006, the result of a recommen- dation by the University Committee on Diversity, a presidential task force. 32 Originally named LGBT JOURNALISTIC Services, its goal is to ENDEAVORS promote and sustain the Washington Post executive academic and personal editor Martin Baron ’78 ’78G growth of students by ’14H is among alumni with creating a welcoming and celebrated careers in journal- affirming environment ism who influence the national free from homophobia, conversation. Bloomberg heterosexism and gender TV anchor Stephanie Ruhl bias, and to create a safe ’97 and CNN talk show host and supportive academic Michael Smerconish ’84 environment for LGBTQ also lead notable careers. (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Ques- 34 ALUMNI tioning) students. 31 BULLETIN IPD, IBE AND CSB The Integrated Product De- 27 In 1913, the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin was published for the sign, Integrated Business and JOSEPH R. first time. It was a humble start—a 12-page pamphlet about campus Engineering and Computer PERELLA happenings that was designed to promote a closer relationship between Science and Business pro- ’64 ’06H grams offer students unique is a financier, philanthropist alumni and the student body. Lehigh’s fifth president, Henry Sturgis multidisciplinary experiences. Drinker, used the Bulletin as a vehicle to address alumni. At the time, and Lehigh trustee. He is a founding partner and chairman alumni groups at colleges across the country were publishing some of Perella Weinberg Partners, kind of alumni magazine. Lehigh’s Alumni Association was growing 30 a global advisory and asset with each graduating class. Membership stood at 1,220 in 1900, but THE LAWRENCE HENRY management firm. With his wife, Amy, he has endowed the more than doubled within 20 years. Registrar Raymond Walters ’07 GIPSON INSTITUTE Perella Department of Finance was the first editor. brings together 18th century and four department chairs in scholars from history, English the College of Business and and modern languages. It was Economics.The largest audi- named after Gipson, a history torium in the Rauch Business professor from 1924-71. He Center is named in their honor. 35 left his entire estate to Lehigh. PETER LIKINS Lehigh’s 10th president (1982-1997) continued 26 the “transformation” of Lehigh that began under 29 WILLIAM C. HITTINGER ’44 his predecessor. Under Likins’ leadership, Lehigh TAU served as Lehigh’s interim opened the E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library and BETA PI president from 1997-1998. His Computing Center, purchased the Mountaintop is the 40-year career in the electron- Campus, replaced Taylor Stadium with Goodman oldest ics industry included positions Stadium, and built the Rauch Business Center engineering honor society at Bellcomm Inc., where he and Zoellner Arts Center. He helped establish in the United States. It was oversaw systems engineering the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish founded at Lehigh in 1885 by for NASA’s manned spaceflight Studies and led the way in founding the Patriot Edward H. Williams Jr., then program, and at RCA, where he League. He oversaw great growth in Lehigh’s head of the university’s min- was responsible for corporate financial aid program and the establishment of ing engineering department. technology, patents, licensing the Iacocca Institute. and international business and marketing development.

FALL 2015 | 37 25 19 CHRISTMAS HALL JOHN J. KARAKASH The oldest building on Lehigh’s campus chaired Lehigh’s electrical engineer- —and one that predates the founding of ing department and served 14 years the university—is Christmas Hall. It was as engineering dean. He recited built as a Moravian church. As Lehigh French verse at poetry nights and grew, Saucon Hall was built 50 feet to often said, “At Lehigh, we educate the east. An entryway was later built students through engineering, not that joined the two buildings, resulting in engineering.” He took an intense in the name Christmas-Saucon Hall. interest in students, staying late to help them with homework, occasion- ally sleeping overnight in his office.

24 CHILEAN MINERS RESCUED 15 When 33 Chileans became trapped 21 EDUARDO BEATO 18 FAZIL ERDOGAN some 2,100 feet below the earth’s MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS surface in a 2010 coal mine collapse, FOWLER Founded in 1992, the Office of ’55 PH.D. was an expert in fracture me- engineer Bill Maloney ’80, who had Take a close look at the covers for Multicultural Affairs promotes chanics. In 1998, Lehigh held a spent his career drilling ventilation Lehigh’s drums and percussion Lehigh’s commitment to diversity symposium honoring Erdogan, shafts in coal mines, felt called to help. instruments. Many bear the name and inclusion through resources professor emeritus of mechanical He helped develop the plan that led to Beato, and the orchestra bags and advocacy for students from his- engineering and mechanics and the miners’ rescue 69 days later. carry a memorial: “Eduardo Beato torically marginalized populations. Fowler...Class of 1908.” After earn- former dean of engineering. Forty ing an engineering degree from researchers from around the world, Lehigh, Beato took part in building many of them Erdogan’s former 23 two important Cuban harbors—Ha- 16 students, presented papers. MIKE CARUSO ‘67 vana Harbor and Santiago de Cuba THE RIVALRY arrived on South Mountain as a wres- Harbor—and helped design and As of the end of the 2015 football tling star, having never lost a match in build the bridges on the Carretera season, Lehigh and Lafayette high school, and he only kept winning Central highway. Later, as Havana’s have played out their famous 14 for Lehigh. He won three consecutive chief engineer, he was in charge of football grudge match a remark- ROBERT CUTLER NCAA championships, claimed four all government engineering. able 151 times. They called him “Boss.” A gener- Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling ation of Lehigh student-singers Association titles and compiled an revered Robert Cutler, who directed overall record of 57-1. He won his final Lehigh’s choirs from 1954 to 1979. 50 matches for Lehigh—a record that stands today. For his achievements, he was honored as a charter member 13 of the Lehigh Sports Hall of Fame. FIRST SORORITIES After graduation, Caruso enjoyed a In 1975, Alpha Phi, followed by Al- hugely successful business career. pha Gamma Delta and Gamma Phi The Caruso Wrestling Complex at Beta, became the first sororities Grace Hall is named in his honor. to be recognized at Lehigh. Today, there are 12, with the latest, the historically African-American sorority 22 Sigma Gamma Rho, chartering on RICHARD HARDING DAVIS campus this year. attended Lehigh from 1882 to 1884 and was one of the most prominent and influential newsmen, novelists and playwrights of his time. He also 12 MONROE J. played on Lehigh’s first varsity football team and helped found the “JACK” RATH- Mustard & Cheese drama club. BONE ’21 17 In 1975, when the editors of Fortune chose 19 men for permanent membership

20 in the magazine’s Hall of Fame of THE UNIVERSITY JOSEPH W. RICHARDS Business Leadership, they included CENTER was a noted metallurgist. He played a major role in transforming alumi- George Washington, Henry Ford, On the heart of num from an exotic luxury to an everyday necessity. A member of the Thomas Edison—and Monroe J. the Asa Packer Class of 1886, his senior thesis described the chemistry necessary to Rathbone. In 23 years with Stan- campus, occu- make aluminum’s use practical. After getting his master’s here in 1891, dard Oil Co., he rose to president pying a picturesque slope of South he became the first Lehigh student to earn a Ph.D. (1893). Richards and helped develop the world’s first Mountain, the University Center is an spent almost his entire career at Lehigh, teaching metallurgy, mineralogy fluid catalytic cracking unit, dra- imposing presence. Originally named and blow-piping, and chairing the metallurgy department. He advocated matically increasing the efficiency Packer Hall after Lehigh’s founder, for aluminum as the metal of the future when it was still expensive and of oil refining. He later served as it was the first structure specifically difficult to mine. president of Esso Standard Oil and built for Lehigh. as president of Jersey Standard.

38 | LEHIGH BULLETIN 11 6 4 2 1977 FOOTBALL MILES ROCK ALBERT HARTUNG Clutch NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Among the men in earned three degrees from Lehigh’s is Lehigh’s Mountain Hawk mascot and the face of Lehigh athletics today. Coached by the great John White- Lehigh’s inaugural English department and then spent Clutch is a relatively new arrival to head, the ’77 Engineers posted a 9-2 graduating class four decades there as a professor. South Mountain. While there is no spe- regular-season mark, then knocked of 1869 was His teaching, colleagues said, was cies of bird known as “mountain hawk,” Massachusetts and the University Miles Rock, a Civil War veteran who marked with compassion, rigor and it is not uncommon to spot hawks of California-Davis en route to the received a degree in civil engineering. genial good humor. His Middle English sailing over Lehigh’s home on South Pioneer Bowl. There, in Wichita Falls, A year after graduation, when the scholarship placed Lehigh on the Mountain. And our fine feathered fan, Texas, in December 1977, Lehigh Alumni Association was formed, Rock world map. Clutch, can always be spotted cheering blitzed Jacksonville State by the score became its first president. He gained his fellow Mountain Hawks to victory. of 33-0—and lifted the national cham- prominence as head of the Guatemala pionship trophy for the first time. Commission from 1883 to 1898, when he worked to determine the boundary between Guatemala and Mexico. 10 A VISIT FROM THE DALAI LAMA 5 For six days in July 1 GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES 2008, His Holiness Lehigh is dedicated to providing the 14th Dalai Lama delivered historic all students with international op- lectures at Lehigh on entitlement and portunities where they can experi- well-being, drawing crowds to Stabler ence other cultures firsthand and Arena that spanned generations and get the skills necessary to be more continents. In a lead-up to his visit, competitive in an increasingly global Tibetan Buddhist monks painstak- job market. ingly created a sand mandala in the Linderman Library rotunda, then immediately dismantled it to illustrate the impermanence of life. 9 KEVIN CLAYTON ’84 ’13P served as Lehigh’s interim president for the 2014-15 academic year. He and his family have longstanding ties to—and a profound love for—the university, and have provided continuous leadership and financial support. PRESIDENT 8 MADE IN SPACE JOHN D. SIMON The first commercial product manu- 3 JOSEPH I. factured in space—microscopic plastic An internationally renowned chemist and highly beads—used a chemical engineering GOLDSTEIN respected leader in higher education, John D. Simon was process designed by Lehigh research- was professor of materials formally installed as Lehigh’s 14th president on Oct. 2, 2015. science and engineering and ers with NASA funding. The tiny beads The ceremony fittingly took place on Founder’s Day, a were made in 1983 in near-weightless vice president for graduate conditions aboard the maiden flight of studies and research. In 1969, celebratory day in Lehigh history for reflecting on founder Asa the Space Shuttle Challenger. he and Charles Sclar, professor Packer’s vision. Founder’s Day 2015 also marked the kickoff of geological sciences, were of Lehigh’s Sesquicentennial. Before assuming the Lehigh selected by NASA to study particles taken from the moon’s presidency on July 1, 2015, Simon served as executive vice 7 surface during the first two lunar president and provost at the University of Virginia, where he WOMEN’S missions. In 1970, he founded oversaw the academic administration of UVA’s 11 colleges, SOFTBALL Lehigh’s annual Microscopy library system, art museums, public service activities and With 20 Patriot School, which has trained 6,000 foreign study programs. Previously, he was Duke University’s researchers from around the League regular vice provost for academic affairs. season championships, 13 league tour- world. Goldstein also helped nament titles and eight NCAA regional establish half a dozen research His research interests have focused on understanding the tournament appearances earned in the centers. In 2000, American structure and function of human pigmentation. Most recently, past 25 years, Lehigh’s softball program astronomer Schelte Bus named he collaborated with scientists to study the only known intact has established itself as one of the most an asteroid for Goldstein—4989 pigments recovered from the Jurassic period. He has authored successful in the nation. Joegoldstein. or coauthored four books and nearly 250 academic papers.

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NOSTALGIA: Celebrating 150 years

Do you remember the 4 o’clocks? Those ubiquitous squirrels? Lehigh’s upset over Duke in the 2012 NCAA tournament? A new limited set of buttons featuring quintessential Lehigh words—Beat Lafayette—to iconic images such as the Linderman Library skylight has been created in honor of Lehigh’s Sesquicentennial. You can collect them at events on campus and around the country during this celebratory 150th anniversary year.

80 | LEHIGH BULLETIN Inside a tent in front of the Rauch Field House, revelers check out the Linderman Library-themed 150th anniversary cake prepared by Lehigh Dining Services. Photo by Ryan Hulvat

SPRING 2014 | 81 Nonprofit Org. US Postage Paid Lehigh University Alumni Association Permit 498 Burlington, VT 27 Memorial Drive West 05401 Bethlehem, PA 18015-3734 lehigh.edu/alumni

Officer Jason Holschwander with Asa, a 4-year old Persian thoroughbred cross that Lehigh donated to the Bethlehem Police Department’s mounted unit. Photo by Christa Neu

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