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Volume 7, Issue 29
Plus SOUTH MOUNTAINEER
June 22,1994
Trustees Approve
ZAC First Phase
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Beall Fowler brings to
this position not only a
distinguished career as a
teacher and scholar, but
also a special understanding
of the needs of the college
and the university as a whole.
Provost Al Pense
ehigh's Board of Trustees approved construction ofthe first phase ofthe
Zoellner Arts Center at their board, meeting June 1. This phase is the four-
level, 350-car parking garage on the corner of Packer Ave. and Fillmore St.
"I am pleased we have received approval to move ahead on the first phase
of this important project," said Pres. Peter Likins. "The $5 million grant from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the critical factor in convincing the
board to move ahead at this time. We have now raised $24 million for the
Zoellner Arts Center and are working hard to raise the remaining funds
necessary as quickly as possible."
If contributions to the arts center continue to be made on the projected
schedule for fund-raising, and the trustees approve the second phase of
construction in early 1995, the Zoellner Arts Center will be available for use
in early 1997.
Construction of the parking facility will begin sometime in August and
require the closing ofthe Rauch Business Center parking lot for the fall
-ter. Chris Christian, director of transportation services, and Pat
Kovacs, manager of parking services, are working to develop plans to reduce
the expected parking difficulties. They are investigating several parking
options, including leasing lots from the Bethlehem Parking Authority.
Christian also reminded the campus community that the Brodhead and Packer
Aves. lot was expanded in Dec. 1992 and is not yet fully utilized.
The 95,000-square foot Zoellner Arts Center will include an art gallery on
two levels, a 1,000-seat music auditorium, a 300-seat drama theatre, a black-box
theatre, classrooms, rehearsal rooms and offices. It will house the departments
of music and theatre and the Lehigh Art Galleries. It will showcase student
performances, concerts and productions by visiting artists, and performances by
community groups.
Due to inflation, construction estimates have risen for the Zoellner Arts
Center project. Total costs, including a $6 million operating andowment, are
now estimated at $33 million, with $24 million already raised.
Interim Arts and Sciences Dean Named
W. BEALL FOWLER
W. Beall Fowler, professor of physics, has been named
interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences effective
July 1. Fowler replaces James D. Gunton who resigned to
become provost of Kenyon College in Ohio.
Fowler joined Lehigh in 1966 as an associate professor,
was promoted to professor in 1969 and was chair ofthe
department 1978-84 and 1989-91. A specialist in theoretical
solid-state physics, he was a sabbatical visitor at Oxford
University in England and the University of Parma in Italy
during 1985-6.
Provost Al Pense said he chose Fowler for the position
after consulting with the 18 department chairs in the
college. A search committee for the position of dean will be
formed shortly, he said,
"The College of Arts and Sciences is a tremendously
exciting place to be right now, and that's due in large part
to Jim Gunton's inspiration and energy," Fowler said. "He
infused the college with a sense of vitality and catalyzed
the development and enhancement of a number of
important programs.
"We've got an outstanding faculty, great students, and
a rich program of study that allows for diverse
opportunities. I think there is a potential for many more
good things to continue and I welcome the opportunity to
help those things happen," he said.
Fowler earned his B.S. from Lehigh in engineering
physics in 1959. In 1963, he was granted a Ph.D. in physics
from the University of Rochester. He won the R.R. and E.C.
Hillman Award in 1990 for advancing the interests ofthe
university, and the College of Engineering and Physical
Sciences Service Teaching Award in 1986. He is a fellow
ofthe American Physical Society and a member ofthe
American Association for the Advancement of Science and
of Sigma Xi, the national research honorary society.
He and his wife Linny reside in Bethlehem and are
the parents of four children.
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