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LEHIGHNOW January 17, 2001 Volume 1, Issue 5 Yoshida tells graduates: Remember the magic IN BRIEF NEW FACES Plympton named VP of finance Margaret F. "Peggy" Plympton, vice president for finance and administration at Bucknell University and a 20-year veteran of higher education financial management, has been named vice president for finance and administration, effective next month. "We have found a very fine individual to lead our outstanding finance and administration area," said Lehigh President Gregory Farrington. "Peggy's experience, track record and accomplishments are outstanding." At Bucknell, Plympton oversaw a staff of 400 responsible for financial operations and planning, investment management, physical plant, personnel, public safety, purchasing, conference services, dining services and the bookstore. Previously, she served as executive director of student support services and director of administrative services at Yale, as vice president for information technology and associate treasurer at Wellesley College, and as assistant dean for financial operations at Harvard. Plympton has an M.B. A. from Boston University and a B.A. from Wellesley. Lehigh Provost Ron Yoshida exhorted 410 graduates at commencement exercise on Sunday, Jan. 14, to dream, make discoveries and inspire others by drawing on their imaginations and also on the "magic of this university that has become our home." "I am sure that, during your academic career at Lehigh, you encountered many superb faculty members who are also contributing to our understanding of ourselves, our culture, and our environment," said Yoshida. "They continue to imagine and they are helping to guide their students along that path. "No matter the degree [you have earned], you and your professors have shared in the magic of learning - the passionate drive to discover, and to create. "As you receive your diplomas, remember that you are at a single point along a life-long journey of learning and imagining. Lehigh is recognizing your accomplishments. But Lehigh and your professors are looking forward to the promise that your futures hold in dreaming and in making new discoveries - discoveries that will inspire others, as you have been inspired." Yoshida singled out two dozen professors from all four of Lehigh's colleges for praise. Photo by Pam Shealey More than half a century after he earned his degree, James F. Wilson '44 (left) finally inarched with grandson Tim Doherty '00 Families that study together... James F. Wilson '44 traveled the world, started his own business, lived through the Great Depression and survived a world war. But there's one thing he never got the chance to do: walk in a graduation procession. On Sunday, Jan. 13,2001, Wilson, 74, finally had his day. He marched up to the stage with his grandson, Tim Doherty '00 of Pennington, N.J., to receive an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. "It was a wonderful, warm moment that I'll always remember," says Wilson, who now runs a radiation- measuring device business in post-retirement in his West Trenton, N.J. Wilson was called into active duty with the U.S. Maritime Service just before he was due to receive his degree in 1944. Years later, in conversations with his grandson, Wilson mentioned the fact that he never actually attended his own commencement, and that he received his degree in the mail. Doherty, who is staying at Lehigh an extra year to earn his master's degree in economics as a President's scholar, asked Lehigh President Greg Farrington if his grandfather could process. " When Grandpa walked across the stage, the room erupted in applause. I'm glad he finally had the chance to experience this traditional rite of passage." Meanwhile, Elsie Hamel '99, an assistant in chemistry for 29 years, received her master's in English as her youngest daughter, Marianne Hamel, received a Ph.D. in molecular biology. The degrees were the sixth and seventh the Hamel family has earned at Lehigh. In 1999, Elsie Hamel earned a B.A. in English and Marianne earned an M.S. in molecular biology. Hamel's husband, Coleman, a retired chemistry professor from Kutztown University and Moravian College, earned a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1969. The couple's oldest daughter, Lorraine, a dentist, earned a B.A. in English in 1984, and their middle daughter, Virginia, a lawyer, earned a B.A. in English in 1987. -Linda Harbrecht
Object Description
Title | LehighNow Volume 01, Issue 05 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Previously published as LehighWeek. Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 2001-01-17 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 4 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L5215 V01 N05 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/764298 |
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Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L5215 V01 N05 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/764298 |
Full Text | LEHIGHNOW January 17, 2001 Volume 1, Issue 5 Yoshida tells graduates: Remember the magic IN BRIEF NEW FACES Plympton named VP of finance Margaret F. "Peggy" Plympton, vice president for finance and administration at Bucknell University and a 20-year veteran of higher education financial management, has been named vice president for finance and administration, effective next month. "We have found a very fine individual to lead our outstanding finance and administration area," said Lehigh President Gregory Farrington. "Peggy's experience, track record and accomplishments are outstanding." At Bucknell, Plympton oversaw a staff of 400 responsible for financial operations and planning, investment management, physical plant, personnel, public safety, purchasing, conference services, dining services and the bookstore. Previously, she served as executive director of student support services and director of administrative services at Yale, as vice president for information technology and associate treasurer at Wellesley College, and as assistant dean for financial operations at Harvard. Plympton has an M.B. A. from Boston University and a B.A. from Wellesley. Lehigh Provost Ron Yoshida exhorted 410 graduates at commencement exercise on Sunday, Jan. 14, to dream, make discoveries and inspire others by drawing on their imaginations and also on the "magic of this university that has become our home." "I am sure that, during your academic career at Lehigh, you encountered many superb faculty members who are also contributing to our understanding of ourselves, our culture, and our environment," said Yoshida. "They continue to imagine and they are helping to guide their students along that path. "No matter the degree [you have earned], you and your professors have shared in the magic of learning - the passionate drive to discover, and to create. "As you receive your diplomas, remember that you are at a single point along a life-long journey of learning and imagining. Lehigh is recognizing your accomplishments. But Lehigh and your professors are looking forward to the promise that your futures hold in dreaming and in making new discoveries - discoveries that will inspire others, as you have been inspired." Yoshida singled out two dozen professors from all four of Lehigh's colleges for praise. Photo by Pam Shealey More than half a century after he earned his degree, James F. Wilson '44 (left) finally inarched with grandson Tim Doherty '00 Families that study together... James F. Wilson '44 traveled the world, started his own business, lived through the Great Depression and survived a world war. But there's one thing he never got the chance to do: walk in a graduation procession. On Sunday, Jan. 13,2001, Wilson, 74, finally had his day. He marched up to the stage with his grandson, Tim Doherty '00 of Pennington, N.J., to receive an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. "It was a wonderful, warm moment that I'll always remember," says Wilson, who now runs a radiation- measuring device business in post-retirement in his West Trenton, N.J. Wilson was called into active duty with the U.S. Maritime Service just before he was due to receive his degree in 1944. Years later, in conversations with his grandson, Wilson mentioned the fact that he never actually attended his own commencement, and that he received his degree in the mail. Doherty, who is staying at Lehigh an extra year to earn his master's degree in economics as a President's scholar, asked Lehigh President Greg Farrington if his grandfather could process. " When Grandpa walked across the stage, the room erupted in applause. I'm glad he finally had the chance to experience this traditional rite of passage." Meanwhile, Elsie Hamel '99, an assistant in chemistry for 29 years, received her master's in English as her youngest daughter, Marianne Hamel, received a Ph.D. in molecular biology. The degrees were the sixth and seventh the Hamel family has earned at Lehigh. In 1999, Elsie Hamel earned a B.A. in English and Marianne earned an M.S. in molecular biology. Hamel's husband, Coleman, a retired chemistry professor from Kutztown University and Moravian College, earned a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1969. The couple's oldest daughter, Lorraine, a dentist, earned a B.A. in English in 1984, and their middle daughter, Virginia, a lawyer, earned a B.A. in English in 1987. -Linda Harbrecht |
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