South Mountaineer Volume 33, Issue 24

              Volume 33, Number 24
April 10, 1991
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lewis to chair wrestling scholarship program
Alvin B. Lewis has been
named the chairman of the
Lehigh wrestling scholarship campaign, with a goal
of reaching $2.7 million by
1994-95 in order to endow
eight non-need-based full
scholarships. The announcement was made by Lehigh
University president Peter
Likins.
Lewis, currently a partner in the Lancaster, Pa. law firm of
Hartman, Underhill & Brubaker, is a
member of Lehigh's class of 1954. Lewis'
grandfather, Roy A. Lewis, who served
as General Manager of the Bethlehem
Steel plant for 28 years through World
War II, was one of the early Bethlehem
leaders in support of Lehigh wrestling.
R.A. Lewis originated the "Lewis Dinner" held annually at the conclusion of
each season in recognition of the wrestling team.
ing interest in the success
of Lehigh's wrestling program. I am pleased and
proud to serve as chairman
of such an important effort
associated with the future
of this program," says
Lewis.
The campaign target
has been set at $2.7 million, and combined with
currently available endowments of $1.1 million will fully fund
eight non-need-based full scholarships.
"Al Lewis brings strong leadership
to a campaign that is geared to raise
endowed funding to preserve an important Lehigh tradition," explains Likins.
"Just as important is that increases in
endowment in support of wrestling will
actually free up money that will be used
for our general scholarship needs."
"This is an exciting time for wrestling at Lehigh," explains Joe Sterrett,
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"We care deeply about preserving
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particularly those where national distinction has been earned. The wrestling program is one of those traditions, and this
campaign will help to preserve that excellence without increasing costs," Sterrett
adds.
Lehigh University's Board of Trustees approved moving forward with the
wrestling scholarship plan at its January
18th meeting earlier this year. That announcement was made by board chairman
Lehigh wrestling coach torn Hutchinson, the 1991-92 captains, Solomon Fleckman and Matt
Ruppel, and Alvin B. Lewis, the chairman of the LU wrestling scholarship campaign.
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funds needed to endow the scholarships.
"Al Lewis, his father, and his grandfather have had a long history of being
around Lehigh wrestling," said Lehigh
wrestling coach Tom Hutchinson. "I
think it's only fitting that the Lewis
family chairs the drive. Given the number
of people who have supported us through
the good times and the bad, I really
believe the drive will be successful."
Women's soccer becomes
Beginning with the 1991 fall season, Lehigh University will field a Division I women's soccer team
which will compete in the Patriot League. The announcement was made by Joe Sterrett, Director of
Athletics, in concert with a Lehigh University Board
of Trustees meeting on April 6.
Women's soccer will become the twenty-third
intercollegiate sport at the University and the first to
be added since women's indoor track and field began
competition during the 1987-88 season.
"We are all very excited at Lehigh about adding
women's soccer to our intercollegiate sports program," Sterrett said. "We have been competing on
the club level for many years and we feel that this is
the perfect time for Lehigh to elevate women's soccer to
the varsity level. The sport has seen tremendous growth
on our campus and in the Patriot League as well as
nationally among colleges and universities."
A recent study by the NCAA backs Sterrett's comments as women's soccer has shown the second largest
increase in women's sports nationally among Division I
schools trailing only volleyball. Women's soccer has
competed at the club level for the last two years at
Lehigh.
Lehigh will be one of six schools competing in the Patriot
League with Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross and
Lafayette also fielding squads. Unlike the past season
when an in-season championship was awarded, the
Patriot
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conduct a post
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next year. The addition of
women's soccer brings the number of Patriot League
sports Lehigh sponsors to 11 men's and 11 women's.
The wrestling team competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.
In addition to the five league contests, the Engineers will also play 10 non-league games including
area contests against Muhlenberg, LaSalle, Temple
and Pennsylvania. All home games will be played on
the Goodman Campus.
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