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LehighWeek
Vol.3, Issue 14
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
January 10,1990
Gostley, Jaycees' Award Winner,
Is Not A Stranger Any Longer
(This article is reprinted from the Globe-
Times, Jan. 3, 1990.)
By Charles Cohen
Globe-Times Staff Writer
Only two years after Laurie Gostley
moved to Bethlehem, a stranger and
alone, she did something no other
woman has done in Bethlehem.
She was named the 1990 recipient of
Bethlehem Area Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award.
Not only was she the 40th person to
earn the honor, but she was the first
Gostley
woman to receive the award, which at
one time was known
as "Young Man of
The Year."
"I'm really excited
about being the first
woman," said
Gostley, who was
surprised by the
award. "It really says
a lot for the Jaycees.''
Gostley is
following in the footsteps of state Rep.
Paul F. McHale, Jr., D-west Bethlehem,
who received the award last year.
Gostley will be honored at during a 7
p.m. banquet Jan. 17 at the Hotel
Bethlehem. McHale will present her
with a plaque.
Also, recognition will be given to the
1990 recipients of the Outstanding
Young Firefighter, Outstanding Young
Law Enforcement Officer, Outstanding
Young Educator and Outstanding
Young Fitness Leader Awards.
A blushing Gostley was informed of
the honor early Tuesday evening.
At 6:45 p.m., a group of Jaycee
members, led by President Michael
Long, had a rendezvous under the street
lights near the Main Street Depot and
drove to the rear of Gostley \s apartment
in a convoy of cars. Then the Jaycees
surrounded her front door and knocked.
"You have been hereby chosen for
this year's Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award," Long said.   .
"You're joking," exclaimed the 29-
year-old assistant to the president for
human relations at Lehigh University,
her voice reaching earpiercing levels.
"It's not my fault," joked Long.
Gostley, who for the last two years
has volunteered for numerous
organizations, was chosen by three
judges from a group of six nominees.
Her nominator, Dave Beidleman,
assistant director of Lehigh's Alumni
Association, said Gostley has "grown
individually as a potential leader in the
community" since she first came here.
When Gostley moved to Bethlehem
from Cleveland, she thought she was
going to have a hard time, because of
the family atmosphere that still
dominates the Valley.
Being a single woman, she might
have felt left out, she said.
But that simply has not been the case.
On her second day in town, she
contacted the Volunteer Action
Committee, who put her in touch with
other agencies.
Although she tried to get involved
with groups in Cleveland, she found that
people here were a lot friendlier.
Quickly she hooked up with the
Bethlehem Area Jaycees, where she is
now first vice president.
Eventually she became involved in
14 organizations, including the United
Way Campaign, Dream Come True, the
Bethlehem Christmas Tour and Lehigh
Valley Pride.
Gostley said her involvement has
surrounded her with a circle of friends,
many of whom sat in her living room
Tuesday night, wondering how they
could split the only bottle of beer she
had in refrigerator.
She said one of her favorite
accomplishments was getting involved
in the Leadership Lehigh Valley classes
in 1989.
Gostley was Lehigh's representative
in a series of monthly classes where
community leaders would learn about
issues from those who are primarily
involved.
Gostley talked excitedly about the
classes, which featured the mayors from
the tri-city area and health specialists.
"You met the people who were
making a difference," she said.
"I live in a big circle of people
now," she said.
Gostley said she also discovered that
while Bethlehem may be known as a
family-type community, there is an
invasion of young talent.
"A lot of young people are moving
in and I think they are here to stay," she
said. "I'm proof of that.''
Ritter Views Library of Congress Link
Photo by Joe Ryan
Laura Elliott, information specialist at Fairchild-Martindale Library, demonstrates
Lehigh's computer link with Library of Congress informational databases in
Washington for Provost David A. Sanchez (standing) and Congressman Donald
Ritter (R-Northampton/Lehigh). Lehigh is Pennsylvania's only site and one of 14
locations nationwide chosen to participate in this pilot program testing telephone
access to the library's databases.
Military Historian Sir Michael Howard
To Address January Commencement
By Rita M. Plotnicki
Sir Michael Howard, an
internationally-known military historian,
will give the principal address at Lehigh's
Commencement Exercises this Sunday,
Jan. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in Packer Memorial
Church.
Howard, who is currently Robert E.
Lovett Professor of
Military and Naval
History at Yale
University, will receive
an honorary doctorate
of humane letters at the
ceremony.
More than 250
students are expected to
receive bachelor's,
Howard
master's or doctoral degrees at the
ceremonies. Diplomas will be awarded
individually by Lehigh President Peter
Likins. This is the fourth year that the
university will hold a formal
commencement in January.
Howard was knighted in 1980 for his
studies of war and strategic problems. He
also is a Commander of the Order of the
British Empire and a Fellow of. the British
Academy.
He is the author of several books,
including: "War in European History,"
"War and the Liberal Conscience," "The
Causes of Wars," "The Continental
Commitment" and "The Franco-Prussian
War." He also has contributed to several
collections of works on military history
and edited three collections.
Before coming to Yale, Howard served
as Regius Professor of Modern History at
Oxford University in England for nine
years. Previously, he was Chichele
Professor of the History of War at Oxford.
He also taught at the University of
London's Kings College and at the
University of London.
Howard earned a bachelor's degree
from Christ Church, Oxford, and a
master's and doctorate from Oxford. He
served in the Coldstream Guards during
World War II and was award the Military
Cross.