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LEHIGHWEEK
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MAY 4,1993
Pres. Peter Likins and Hans-Dietrich
Genscher, former foreign minister of Germany, share a lighter moment prior to the
seventh annual Cohen lecture held recently
in Grace Hall. Genscher, who served as
foreign minister from 1974 to 1992, gave a
compelling and comprehensive address on
"The New World Order." During his talk, he
stressed the importance of European unity to
the economic health of the United States and
the importance of the European-American
relationship. In addition, he stated that the
current "European Revolution" will have
even greater consequences than the Russian
Revolution of 1917. The lecture series is
sponsored by Lehigh alumnus Bernard L.
Cohen, and his wife Berte Cohen, a Moravian
College alumna.
Festive bazaar
featured
international
cultures
A fashion show featuring clothing from
around the world was
held during the International Bazaar on
April 25. At the bazaar,
each international student group represented
their country with special food, art, crafts and
music.
Photos by John Kish IV
Melanie Mason '95 and
Joyce Byrne '95 (below)
of Lehigh's Literacy
Corps provide activities
for children at the International Bazaar.
The Corps had a booth,
which focused on the
importance of child literacy.
25 Year Staff
onored
8-9
pages'
Three
Performing
Opera Stars
page
4
Pholo by Elizabeth Keegin Colley
RffV
Bill Eagleson to receive L-in-Lif e Award
William B.
Eagleson, Jr. '49
William B. Eagleson, Jr. '49, of Malvern, Pa., chairman emeritus of Mellon Bank Corp., has been chosen to receive the annual
"L-in-Life" alumni award from the Lehigh University Club of New
York. The award will be presented at the club's annual dinner May
20 at the Plaza Hotel, New York.
The award is given to alumni for outstanding achievements in
business and professional life and for service to the university. A
1949 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the university, Eagleson has
served on the Lehigh Board of Trustees since 1971.
"Bill Eagleson's many years of thoughtful service and intellec-
ual expertise have been much valued by the trustees and the
niversity," said President Peter Likins. "Bill currently serves
chair of the finance committee which has benefitted from his
ood judgment and financial expertise, but his wisdom ranges far
eyond finances."
Eagleson, who also is chairman of Grant Street National Bank,
retired in 1985 as chairman and CEO of Mellon Bank. He was
chairman of Girard Bank, Philadelphia, from 1974 to 1985 .
Eagleson has served as a director of the Private Investment
Company, a multi-national private sector development organization headquartered in Singapore. He was a director of the International Monetary Conference and is a member of the advisory
committee on East Asian Studies at Princeton University. In 1991,
Eagleson was appointed Honorary Consul-General of Japan in
Philadelphia by the Japanese Foreign
Ministry.
A Navy veteran, Eagleson earned an
MBA degree from the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School in 1951
and was awarded an honorary LL.D.
from Lehigh in 1983.
At Lehigh, Eagleson is chairman of
the department of chemistry visiting
committee, was Philadelphia area chairman of the New.Century Fund and a
volunteer for annual giving and the
bequests and trusts committee.
Eagleson is married to the former
Catherine West McLean. They are the
parents of John M. Eagleson, '87, and of Elizabeth W. Eagleson.
His brother is Peter S. Eagleson, '49.
Previous winners of the prestigious "L-in-Life" Award include
Dexter F. Baker, '50; William L. Clayton, '51; Jack J. Dreyfus,
Jr., '34; Paul J. Franz, '44; Murray H. Goodman, '48; Edwin
H. Gott, '62; Eugene G. Grace; Raymond Kravis, '24; Harry
T. Martindale, '27; Eugene Mercy, Jr., '59; Norman
Merksamer, '52; Herbert J. Siegel, '50; and Stanley M.
Richman, '55.
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