LehighWeek Volume 09, Issue 25

              LEHIGHWEEK
Volume 10, Issue 25
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MTV's
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April 24
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$25,000 slated
for classroom
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April 24-26
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Lehigh University Campus Weekly
April 17, 1996
Ronald J. Ulrich named chairman
of the Board of Trustees
Succeeds William Hittinger following successful six-year stint
Ronald J. Ulrich of New Canaan,
Conn., has been named chairman ofthe
Board of Trustees. He succeeds William
C. Hittinger, who
presided over Lehigh's
board since July 1990.
Ulrich's appointment, effective July 1,
was announced Fri.,
April 12 by Hittinger at
the board's quarterly
meeting.
"Ron has already
demonstrated his deep
commitment to Lehigh," said Hittinger
'44. "He is eminently qualified for this
leadership challenge by virtue of his
exciting vision for the university and his
tireless enthusiasm for making that
vision a reality."
Ulrich
"Lehigh is extremely fortunate to
have had Bill Hittinger as board
chairman for the past six years," said
Pres. Peter Likins. "Our reputation
has grown under Bill's stewardship,
and I have no doubt that will continue
under Ron Ulrich. Bill and Ron share a
genuine love for this place, and they
believe that Lehigh provides a unique
learning experience that is of the right
character for these interesting times."
"I feel privileged to have been a
student here, and now I feel especially
honored to succeed a great leader like
Bill Hittinger," said Ulrich '66. "I look
forward to continuing to work with
Lehigh's board and administration,
faculty, students, alumni and friends.
We must continue to build on the
strength that makes us particularly
distinctive—the combination of three
strong undergraduate colleges that
provide an interdisciplinary experience
available at few universities."
Founder and president of Equinox
Capital Management Inc., New York,
Ulrich has been a Lehigh trustee since
1993, has served as co-chair ofthe
board's advancement committee and as a
member ofthe College of Business and
Economics Business Advisory Council.
He also has been an active supporter of
Lehigh's admissions, athletics and
student affairs programs. His recent gift
made possible the opening of the Ulrich
Student Center last year.
He is a past trustee of the New
Canaan County School and has been
See Ulrich on page 2
Professor Donald M. Smyth
elected to National Academy of
Engineering
by Kurt Pfitzer
Donald M. Smyth, the Paul B. Reinhold professor emeritus of materials science and engineering
and of chemistry, has been elected to the National
Academy of Engineering, one of the highest
honors accorded to U.S. engineers.
The Academy, which advises the federal
government on issues relating to technology and scientific research, chose Smyth
for his lifelong work in defect chemistry
and the chemistry of electronic ceramics.
Smyth, who directed Lehigh's Materials
Research Center for 21 years, is praised by
Smyth      colleagues for the breadth of his knowledge and
research, and for his hard work, modesty and
ability to communicate.
Pres. Peter Likins, himself a member ofthe
Academy, said Smyth's selection was "a tribute to
Lehigh's interdisciplinary philosophy as well as to
Don hin\self. Few universities have faculty who
bridge the boundaries dividing academic disciplines, departments and colleges the way Don has
done. It is quite remarkable that he spans such
intellectual space and still achieves such a deep
understanding of his own field."
Lehigh provost Alan W. Pense, another
Academy member, said the Academy had recognized Smyth's "very distinguished activities, his
outstanding research and his leadership in
professional organizations."
David B. Williams, chairman and Harold
Chambers Professor of Materials Science and
Engineering, said, "Don just does superb work.
The quality of his research has been consistently
outstanding for more than 30 years. In defect
See Smyth on page 2
Wole Soyinka to give Cohen Lecture April 17
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright, novelist and human rights activist
who in 1986 became the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature,
will deliver the 10th Annual Cohen International Relations Lecture at 8:15
p.m. on Wed., April 17 in Packard Auditorium. His free public talk, titled,
"Clashing Values and the Making of an African Crisis," is part of African
Heritage Week and will be followed by a book-signing. For more information, call Henri J. Barkey at 758-3384.
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