LehighNow Volume 02, Issue 08

              LEHIGHNOW
January 16,2002
Volume 2, Issue 8
IN BRIEF
HONORS/AWARDS
Epitome earns
top honors
The 85 students who
comprise the staff of the
Epitome, Lehigh's
yearbook, recently learned
that their efforts have
garnered a top award
from the Printing
Industries of America,
Premier Print Awards
Competition.
Known as the
industry's most prestigious awards program,
the award went to the
work that exemplified the
highest standards in the
industry. Lehigh's 2000
Epitome, under the
editorship of Andrew
Hartmann '99, was
selected from a field of
more than 5,500.
"This truly is an
outstanding achievement
worthy of recognition."
says Linda Lipko,
publications director for
the journalism and
communications department at Lehigh. "The
volunteer students who
serve on the Epitome
yearbook staff work
diligently and share a great
commitment to quality. I
am impressed that this
hard-working group
consistently produces a
quality publication."
Lipko also noted that
the 2001 Epitome, under
the editorship of Kristin
Tedesco '99 and Ali
Mack '01, was selected
to be featured on the
DaVor Photography Web
site gallery.
Photo by John Kish IV
Karen Stuckey, Lehigh trustee and certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, urged
graduates to establish personal priorities and search for career fulfillment on the unbeaten path.
Stuckey urges graduates to ponder
roles, choices in life
Karen L. Stuckey 75,
certified public accountant
and partner at
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, New York, urged
graduates at Lehigh's
commencement ceremonies
on January 12lh to ponder
the life role they are
designing for themselves,
and think in terms of
fulfillment as opposed to
obligation.
"I urge you to think
about the words that you
would choose to define
your life over the next few
years," said Stuckey, a
member of Lehigh's first
class of women. "If you
want music or the arts or
sports to continue to play
an important role in your
life, then make sure that
you choose a career that
leaves room for them, or
ensure that you incorporate
them in your daily living.
"If your business career
will be foremost in your life,
then work hard and devote
your energy accordingly. And
if the words 'spouse,' or
'parent' or 'family man or
woman' are important to
you, or even the words
'Lehigh alum,' then make
sure that you adjust your
priorities."
Stuckey illustrated her
point by referring to the
"Portraits of Grief" profiles
that ran in The New York
Times following the deaths of
thousands of workers in the
World Trade Center, which
was destroyed on Sept. 11"'.
"It was interesting to see
which portraits emphasized
career or business achievements, or which emphasized
personal milestones and
relationships," she said.
Reminding graduates that
they will be entering the work
force "at the greatest time of
uncertainty for any graduates
that I've seen in the quarter
century since I left Lehigh,"
Stuckey urged her listeners to
see their careers as a series of
stepping stones, and to carve
a career path that is reflective
of their personal passions.
"As long as you're
learning and gaining
experience," she said,
"you're heading in the right
direction."
At the commencement
exercises, Lehigh conferred
undergraduate degrees on
171 undergraduate students
and 233 graduate students
from the university's four
colleges. The ceremony was
held in Stabler Arena.