Nearly 500 Lehigh community members gathered in Stabler Arena on April 29 to celebrate the university’s staff and faculty at the annual Lehigh Appreciation Dinner. Associate Professor Kashi Mae Johnson served as emcee for the evening’s awards and recognition program.
In her welcoming remarks, President Alice Gast noted that the dinner’s theme this year was “In The Spirit Of One Lehigh.”
"'One Lehigh' is emblematic of the great work we do together in teams and as colleagues throughout the year," she said. "Some years ago our strategic thinking led to a strong call for 'one Lehigh.' We have made good progress ... We have unified our admissions recruiting and candidates’ day, and we present ourselves as one Lehigh to students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We continue working on becoming truly one with one another as we celebrate our different backgrounds and our unity in the common mission at Lehigh"
Kashi invited the newest members of the 25 Year Club in attendance at the dinner to the stage for a group portrait. The new inductees for 2013-2014, some of whom are pictured below, are:
Peter Bryan, Engineering Research Center – ATLSS
Helen Columba-Piervallo, College of Education
Constance Cook, Modern Languages and Literature
James Dearden, Economics
Gary Falasca, Facilities Services
Eileen Gorzelic, Provost Office
Lizanne Hurst, LTS Technology Management
David Jones, LTS Technology Management
Irene Jones, Athletics
Richard McGarr, University Police
Thomas Meischeid, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Kathleen Milmine, Finance and Administration
Linda Muckey, Bursar’s Office
Rebecca Navedo, DOS – Student Life
Mary Nicholas, Modern Language and Literature
Barbara Pavlock, English
Allen Quier, University Police
Richard Sause, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Arnold Spokane, Education and Human Services
Nancy Speck, College of Business and Economics
Michael Stavola, Physics
Nicola Tannenbaum, Sociology and Anthropology
Samuel Weaver, Perella Department of Finance
George White, Education and Human Services
Following dinner, Kashi led a moment of silence for those members of the Lehigh family who passed away in the last year. The event program listed those who received 2013-14 spot bonus awards, those who received 2013 Tradition of Excellence individual and team awards.
As guests enjoyed dessert, Kashi was joined on stage by Alice Gast, Pat Farrell, and others to present the 2014 Lehigh University Awards. You can read more and see photos of all the recipients in this In The Spotlight story.
The evening closed with recognition of this year’s retirees. More information and photos can be found in this In The Spotlight story.
For the complete photo gallery of the 2014 Lehigh Appreciation Dinner, visit Work Life Lehigh on Google+ via this link.