SUMMER 2015 LEHIGH BULLETIN THE GAME CHANGER Deloitte’s Cathy Engelbert ’86 is the first woman to lead a major U.S. professional services firm SALUTING THE CLASS OF 2015 Nearly 2,000 new graduates officially became Lehigh alumni during the university’s 147th commencement, held May 18, 2015 under sunny skies at Goodman Stadium. Photo by Ryan Hulvat 2 | LEHIGH BULLETIN UP FRONT Volume 101, Number 2, Summer 2015 DEPARTMENTS 3 LETTERS 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT ON CAMPUS 6 A Milestone Worth Celebrating 7 FOUR QUESTIONS Bill Moyers 8 Introducing Data X 9 An Open Conversation 24 The Game Changer 10 The Case for Public Education 11 A Walk on the South Side Cathy Engelbert ’86 has made business history. Earlier this year, when she was named CEO of Deloitte LLP, she became the first woman to lead a major RESEARCH U.S. professional services firm.By Mary Ellen Alu 12 Cultivating Big Ideas at Mountaintop 13 SCHEMATIC: Global C02 Dispersion An Eye for War 30 14 Seeking Speedier Drug Delivery John Pettegrew examines the sense of sight as an effective tool for making war. 16 Reality Re-examined By Kelly Hochbein 17 The Domestic Inspiration for China’s Foreign Behavior CULTURE 34 Putting Lehigh in Focus 18 A Visit from America’s Poet 19 The Invisible Red Silk Thread For more than a year, Chester Toye ’17 has been capturing the many faces of Lehigh as part of a public art project that he hopes will unify students and make 20 EXHIBIT el otro lado del alma campus a more open, welcoming place. By Mary Ellen Alu 21 Fashioning Furniture ATHLETICS 22 Athletes to Watch. Teams to Watch 23 Coen: It’s Time to Turn the Page NOTES 40 LEHIGH DISPATCH 74 IN REMEMBRANCE 80 NOSTALGIA: Reunions ALUMNI PROFILES 43 Mark Osler ’98 and Bob Gallup ’86 58 Anthony Brichta ’04, ’05G ON THE COVER: Cathy Engelbert ’86 drew headlines from The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and other top outlets earlier this year, when she became the first woman CEO of powerhouse accounting and auditing firm Deloitte LLP. She sat down for an interview at Lehigh and posed for a photo shoot at Deloitte’s Manhattan headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Photo by Christa Neu SUMMER 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, Lori Friedman, Rob Nichols CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kurt Hansen ART DIRECTOR Gearing up for the 150th Beth Murphy DESIGNER From one celebration to the next Ryan Wise PHOTOGRAPHER Christa Neu It seems like only yesterday that the Lehigh sat down with Bulletin associate editor Mary El- community assembled in New York to celebrate len Alu for an interview shortly after assuming BUSINESS SUPPORT Sue Gaugler the 150th playing of The Rivalry, our storied her new role, and in our cover story (“The Game football series against that school over in Easton. Changer,” Pg. 24), you can find out how this Le- CONTACT US But even with the memories of that weekend still high pioneer managed to break the Big Four’s Lehigh University Alumni Association 27 Memorial Drive West fresh in our minds, we now find ourselves pre- glass ceiling—while also finding enough time to Bethlehem, PA 18015-3734 paring for yet another celebration this fall. coach her daughter’s basketball team. (610) 758-3135 Fax: (610) 758-3316 Or, actually, a few of them. In May, Lehigh announced an exciting new Hotline: (610) 758-alum As we put this summer issue of the Lehigh initiative that will vastly expand its capacities for Bulletin to bed, everyone here on South Moun- teaching and research in computer science and CLASS NOTES AND REMEMBRANCES tain is working diligently to prepare campus for data analytics. Through Data X (“Introducing Diana Skowronski a truly historic occasion. Data X,” Pg. 8), the university will not only re- (610) 758-3675 In early October, Lehigh faculty, staff, stu- cruit new faculty working in computer science, [email protected] dents, alumni and friends will gather to celebrate marketing, bioengineering, journalism and oth- SUBSCRIBERS the kickoff of our university’s 150th anniversary. er fields, but also expand course offerings and For address changes, send the mailing label, along with Events will span four days, Oct. 1-Oct. 4, and will provide more Lehigh students than ever before your new address, to: include a very special Founder’s Day celebration; the opportunity to acquire a grounding in this Alumni Records / Lehigh University 125 Goodman Drive John D. Simon’s formal installation as our 14th increasingly essential field. 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Bethlehem, PA 18015-3754 (610) 758-3015 about all of the events surrounding the 150th We hope you enjoy this issue of the Bulletin [email protected] weekend—and additional events that will take and welcome you, as always, to contact us with LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN place throughout the 2015-2016 academic year— questions, comments, criticisms or praise (we’re Vol. 101, No. 2, Summer 2015 on pages 38-39. especially welcoming of the latter). You can Of course, there is plenty more worth reading email me directly at [email protected], or send Published three times a year by the Lehigh University Communications in this issue, including the following: snail mail to the address at the right. and Public Affairs Office, in coop- Lehigh prides itself on educating great Thanks as always for reading. And go Lehigh. eration with the Lehigh University leaders. And “great leader” is certainly a fair de- Alumni Association, Inc. scription of the woman who graces our cover this month. Cathy Engelbert ’86 made history ear- lier this year when, by being named CEO of De- loitte LLP, she became the first woman to lead a Sincerely, major U.S. professional services firm. Engelbert Tim Hyland, Editor 2 | LEHIGH BULLETIN UP FRONT MASTHEAD CORRESPONDENCE in February. They were co-captains Dan Nolan leaps across the goal line and part of a very strong team for for the first touchdown in a 1957 game three years (you could only play against Columbia University. varsity for three years at that time). The team won the Lambert Cup. Dan and Pete were on The Ed Sulli- van Show, and both are in the Lehigh Hall of Fame. Most importantly, the two were outstanding individuals. I believe a brief review of their careers would be fitting and well-re- ceived by your readers. I hope you agree that this might be a good time to comment on some past glory days and honor two Lehigh past stand- outs. Thank you for your consider- ation on this matter. Richard T. Briggs ’58 Editor’s Note: Dan Nolan ’58 led Lehigh to a 22-5 record over three seasons as quarterback, including an 8-1 season in 1957 en route to Lehigh’s first-ever Lambert Cup trophy. Nolan, who received a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy, played a brief stint with the Pitts- burgh Steelers before becoming a KARL MARX OR THE MARX BROTHERS? Roman Catholic priest. Just some comments on Phil Edmunds’ letter. Pete Williams ’58 captained His political diatribe calling Barack Obama a Marxist, without any the 1957 squad and went on to backup evidence, is appalling. earn All-America, All-East and During his term in office, the stock market has more than doubled in All-Pennsylvania distinction value, financial institutions have been rescued, and two major automakers that same season. He earned his saved. Some Marxist! degree in business administration I, too, am a Marxist! But I don’t adhere to Karl’s philosophy but to those and went on to spend 38 years at brothers who made all those delightful comedies in the 1930s and 1940s. In IBM, where he worked in human fact, I think he is a Marxist, too. Like Harpo, Mr. Edmunds just honks his resources, both domestic and horn. But many of us are not laughing. international. Myron “Mike” Pomerantz ’47 The football team gained national attention when it ON POLITICS AND FOOTBALL received the Lambert Cup I appreciated Phil Edmunds’ reminder of Andy Larko’s heroics in the 1961 on The Ed Sullivan Show. Lehigh-Lafayette game. Andy was a good friend and teammate of my fra- ternity brother in Beta Theta Pi, Ed Winchester. HALL OF FAMERS With respect to the political side of Phil’s letter, I remember Martin Co-captains Dan Wolf’s (he is the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times) Nolan, left, and Pete Williams led writing that President Obama was a “pragmatic centrist” and being puz- the Lehigh team zled how he could be characterized otherwise. I am also grateful that the that won the Supreme Court is dealing with ObamaCare and not considering whether to Lambert Cup. take away our Medicare coverage. Bob Coo ’63 IN REMEMBRANCE OF TWO HALL OF FAMERS As the result of two recent deaths from the Class of 1958, I believe a brief article concerning Lehigh football in the late ’50s might make for a well-re- ceived article in the Lehigh Bulletin.