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OUR NEXT PRESIDENT Scholar, Leader, Communicator WHAT BLIZZARD? a Late January Snowstorm Brought a Few Inches of Snow to South Mountain WINTER 2015 LEHIGH BULLETIN OUR NEXT PRESIDENT Scholar, leader, communicator WHAT BLIZZARD? A late January snowstorm brought a few inches of snow to South Mountain. But the snowfall wasn’t quite what forecasters predicted —so classes went on as scheduled. Photo by Christa Neu 2 | LEHIGH BULLETIN UP FRONT Volume 101, Number 1, Winter 2015 DEPARTMENTS 3 LETTERS 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT ON CAMPUS 6 Celebrating Rich Aronson 7 FOUR QUESTIONS Peter Costa 8 A Lehigh Legend 24 Our Next President 10 A Trip of a Lifetime John D. Simon, who will assume the Lehigh presidency in July, has distinguished himself in 11 Broadcasting to Lehigh academia with his world-class research, his thoughtful leadership and, perhaps most tellingly, and Beyond his willingness to put the interests of others above his own. By Mary Ellen Alu RESEARCH 12 Seeking Clarity on Concussions 14 Wireless Mobile Healthcare— 30 The Power of Constancy and More Experts believe the untapped energy in the ocean’s rolling waves could supply a quarter or more 15 The Facebook Effect of the nation’s electricity needs. Four engineers and an economist are seeking to harness it. 16 Learning to Fly By Kurt Pfitzer CULTURE 17 Narratives Otherwise Unheard 18 EXHIBIT 34 A Weekend Unlike Any Other The War Years When Lehigh and Lafayette met in New York for the 150th playing of The Rivalry, Lehigh al- ATHLETICS ums made their presence known—and created the largest gathering of alumni in the history of the university. Photos by Christa Neu and Academic Image 20 A Grand Slam at Goodman 21 ‘Looking is Not Seeing’ 22 PROFILE Justin Pacchioli ’15 NOTES 40 LEHIGH DISPATCH 74 IN REMEMBRANCE 80 NOSTALGIA: The President’s House ON THE COVER: John D. Simon, who will become Lehigh’s 14th president this coming July, was photographed in early January at the President’s House. Currently executive vice president and provost at the University of Virginia, Simon has made several trips to Lehigh over the past few months to meet with faculty, students, staff and alumni. Photo by Christa Neu WINTER 2015 | 1 UP FRONT MASTHEAD CORRESPONDENCE STAFF EDITOR Tim Hyland [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mary Ellen Alu, Kurt Pfitzer, Kelly Hochbein CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Geoff Gehman, Chris Quirk DESIGN Pentagram CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kurt Hansen ART DIRECTOR Beth Murphy DESIGNER Getting to Know John D. Simon Ryan Wise PHOTOGRAPHER Christa Neu BUSINESS SUPPORT “Sometimes you can go into an interview and be it marked the single largest gathering of Lehigh Sue Gaugler frozen by the person you’re talking to,” Mary El- alums in our proud history. In our photo essay len Alu told me. “But he really put me at ease. It (“A Weekend Unlike Any Other,” Pg. 34), we CONTACT US Lehigh University Alumni Association just struck me how open he was.” look back at some of the many highlights of the 27 Memorial Drive West The “he” Mary Ellen was referring to, of weekend. Bethlehem, PA 18015-3734 (610) 758-3135 course, is the individual who graces the cover of Energy is one of the biggest issues facing Fax: (610) 758-3316 this edition of the Bulletin. John D. Simon, who our nation and world today. And as Kurt Pfitzer Hotline: (610) 758-alum will assume the presidency July 1, has made a details in his fascinating story in this issue (“The CLASS NOTES AND concerted effort over the past few months—even Power of Constancy,” Pg. 30), one group of Le- REMEMBRANCES while maintaining his incredibly busy schedule high researchers is looking to the ocean—and the Diana Skowronski (610) 758-3675 at the University of Virginia, where he serves as power of waves—to help solve the world’s energy [email protected] executive vice president and provost—to visit woes. SUBSCRIBERS Lehigh as much as possible. When Robert Zoellner ’54 passed away at For address changes, send On one of those visits, in early January, Si- age 82 in December, Lehigh lost one of its great- the mailing label, along with mon carved out more than an hour to speak est friends and most generous supporters. It was your new address, to: Alumni Records / Lehigh University with Mary Ellen, who was tasked with writing the gift from Zoellner and his wife, Victoria, of 125 Goodman Drive an in-depth profile about him for the magazine course, that in the early 1990s allowed Lehigh to Bethlehem, PA 18015-3055 610-758-3015 you hold in your hands. Mary Ellen had the build the Zoellner Arts Center, which has since [email protected] opportunity to speak with John a couple times brought so much joy, and so much art, to Lehigh after that initial meeting, and like so many oth- and Bethlehem. As Interim President Kevin L. ADVERTISING Sue Gaugler ers who have had the pleasure of meeting him Clayton ‘84, ‘13P says in our tribute piece: “Bob Lehigh University recently, she came away so very impressed with Zoellner was and will remain a Lehigh legend.” 125 Goodman Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015-3754 his intellect, his thoughtfulness and his real I thank you again for reading the Bulletin, and (610) 758-3015 willingness to listen. As you’ll read in Mary El- as always, I welcome your feedback. Feel free to [email protected] len’s story, that last aspect of his personality has send your letters to the address at the right, or LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN played a key role in helping make him one of directly to me via email at [email protected]. Vol. 101, No. 1, Winter 2015 the most respected leaders in higher education Published three times a year by the today. We hope you enjoy our story about John, Lehigh University Communications and hope that you enjoy the rest of what this is- and Public Affairs Office, in coop- eration with the Lehigh University sue has to offer as well: Alumni Association, Inc. Sure, the game didn’t exactly work out as planned. But when the Lehigh family gathered in New York City this past fall to celebrate the Sincerely, 150th playing of The Rivalry against Lafayette, Tim Hyland, Editor 2 | LEHIGH BULLETIN UP FRONT MASTHEAD CORRESPONDENCE Andy Larko, No. 82, seen here sealing a Rivalry win over Lafayette in 1962 with a blocked kick, was also the man who kicked the game-winning field goal in the 1961 contest. ON FOOTBALL AND POLITICS Two items in the Fall edition of the Lehigh Bulletin caught my eye. Andy was a high school chum of mine and my fraternity broth- One is Michael Bradley’s interesting article about Michael er in Theta Delta Chi. That grand event in Lark’s football career Smerconish. I didn’t know he was a Lehigh alum. He’s an articu- is featured in the 1962 Lehigh yearbook. Shame on the “Lehigh late guy who is not hesitant to “cut to the chase” while discussing football expert” for not acknowledging Lark’s role in that thrill- controversial political matters. He is one of only a few pundits ing Lehigh win. who have emphasized the importance of MIT professor Jona- Phil Edmunds thon Gruber’s now well-publicized remarks (seen in old video clips) about state insurance “exchanges” established pursuant TAKING AIM AT ‘ARROGANCE’ to ObamaCare, i.e., federal subsidies for folks buying insurance Read your Lehigh Alumni Bulletin Fall 2014 article, “The Rivalry are available only in such exchanges and not in exchanges estab- of Rivalries.” lished by the federal government. Most of the pundits are em- I graduated from Lafayette 1971, Lehigh MBA in 1982. When I phasizing other Gruber comments that excite partisan passions went to Lehigh I witnessed up close Lehigh’s arrogance. but have little relevance with respect to the Supreme Court case Your article lists 10 great games. If you wanted to list great that will decide the issue. games how about [the following]: In the 2005 game played at I had to laugh at Bradley’s characterization of Smerconish as Lehigh, Lafayette backup quarterback Pat Davis threw a 37-yard a person who is “in the middle of the political spectrum.” Smer- touchdown pass to running back Jonathan Hurt on 4th-and-10 conish supported Barack Obama! Obama is a Marxist and any- with 38 seconds left to give the Leopards a 23-19 win. The victory body who supports him is nowhere near the middle of the polit- gave Lafayette the second of three straight Patriot League cham- ical spectrum. pionships and NCAA I-AA (FCS) Playoff appearances. The second item is the inexcusable omission of a significant Lafayette leads the series 77-67-5. fact in one of the summaries of Lehigh’s 10 most memorable You’re the editor? football victories over Lafayette (according to “Lehigh football How about some balance instead of the usual Lehigh arrogance? expert” Chuck Burton) on pages 28-29. Lehigh athletes who Tom Toth made critical plays in eight of the games are identified but the guy who kicked the winning field goal as time expired for the 1961 The Editor replies: “Arrogance?” At Lehigh, we prefer to think game is not. It was Andy Larko. of it as “pride.” But thanks for keeping The Rivalry alive. WINTER 2015 | 3 UP FRONT Welcoming a Thoughtful, Distinguished Leader to Lehigh John D. Simon will assume the presidency July 1 By Kevin L. Clayton ’84, ’13P, Interim President For incoming college or university presidents, perhaps the biggest challenge is simply getting to know the DNA of the in- stitution they are about to lead. 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