LehighWeek Volume 01, Issue 20

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Lehigh Wrestlers Win Easterns - Six Qualify For Nationals
Lehigh Men Down Lafayette To Reach ECC Basketball Finals
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Louisiana State Educator Named
Dean Of College Of Education
Or. Alden Moe
Dr. Alden J. Moe has been
named dean of the College of
Education at Lehigh University,
effective July 1. He is currently
associate dean for academic
affairs at Louisiana State
University's College of
Education.
His appointment was
announced by Dr. David A.
Sanchez, Lehigh's provost and academic vice president,
who added that Dr. Moe will hold the faculty rank of
professor of leadership, instruction and technology. He
replaces Dr. Paul VanR. Miller, who is retiring after 22
years of service to the University.
"Dr. Moe was the unanimous choice of the search
committee," said Dr. Sanchez. "He impressed the
committee and the administration as a person of integrity
and warm humanity who will be a strong advocate for the
College on the campus and in Harrisburg and
Washington.
"AI also made a fine impression upon alumni and the
Lehigh Valley School Study Council," the provost
continued. "He is excited about Lehigh's endeavors at
the Centennial School, our education model projects, and
the future of the College.
Dr. Moe joined Louisiana State in 1982 as
professor and chairman of the department of curriculum and instruction. He also taught at Purdue
University for 11 years, serving as associate professor
and chairman of the department of elementary education. His teaching expertise was recognized with the
1973-74 Outstanding Teacher Award from Purdue.
He began his career as a classroom teacher in the
Minneapolis Public Schools.
Dr. Moe's research specialties include elementary
reading instruction, societal influences on literacy
attainment, and computer-assisted analysis of natural
language. He has a Ph.D. and a B.S. from the
University of Minnesota, and an M.A. from Clarke
College.
"I am looking forward to joining Lehigh's College
of Education and excited about moving to the Lehigh
VaJley," said Dr. Moe.
As dean of the College of Education, Dr. Moe will
head Lehigh's youngest college. It offers advanced
study at the master's and doctoral levels with 24 full-
time faculty members and occasional adjuncts. There
are currently more than 500 full and part-time
graduate students enrolled in the College.
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Lehigh Matmen Win Easterns
By DENNIS SCHOLL
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lehigh University's wrestling team
turned a season-long travesty into a weekend of triumph
as the 84th annual Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships wound down last Saturday night at
Syracuse University's Man ley Field House.
The Brown and White finished a runaway
winner in the team race, crowned three individual
champions and qualified six wrestlers for the NCAA
tournament in Ames, Iowa, March 17-19, the most they
have ever sent to an NCAA tourney since seven made
the trip in 1975.
But that's not all. Of the 10 wrestlers who
competed in the tournament, nine placed among the
top six in their weight classes. And to add a bit of
icing to the cake, Thad Turner was voted ETWA
Coach of the Year and 190-pound freshman Matt
Ruppel, the conference Freshman of the Year.
That's quite an accomplishment for a
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Photography by JOE RYAN
Matt Ruppel, the EIWA's Freshman of the Year, one of six Lehigh wrestlers advancing to Nationals.
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Mike Polaha scored 35 points as Lehigh beat Lafayette
to advance to the finals of the ECC tournament at
Towson, Md. A victory in the finals gives the Brown and
White an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.