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Young Alumni Reunion (YAR)
Save the Date!
September 23 & 24th, 2011
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Class of 2009!
In the great tradition of classes that have preceded us at Lehigh, our Class of 2009 Endowed Scholarship not only makes a Lehigh education available for future generations of deserving students, it also establishes an enduring legacy for our class.
* Our goal is to raise $50,000 by our 5th reunion in 2014.
* As of February 2011, we have raised $14,232.49.
Young alumni are the fastest growing segment of Lehigh's alumni population. As a class, we can increase Lehigh’s participation rate and therefore have a direct impact on Lehigh's national rankings.
Every gift counts!
Once we reach our Class Scholarship goal, we'll be able to attend the annual Scholarship Dinner and get to know our student. Check out highlights from the 2011 Scholarship Dinner.
P.S. Support what is MEANINGFUL TO YOU—our Class Scholarship, your specific college, department, athletic team, or student organization. Show your Lehigh pride by making your gift today.
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May 18th, 2009
Commencement: The three-hour ceremony started with blustery, November-like weather conditions—complete with gray skies and cooler-than-average temperatures—before the sun finally broke through and warmed the attendees
a bit during the ceremony’s last hour … 1,804 total degrees were conferred at Goodman Stadium: 1,211 bachelor’s degrees, along with 501 master’s degrees, 84 doctoral degrees and eight education specialist (Ed.S.) degrees … the Class of 2009 included students from 32 countries plus the United States … Kathleen Duggan Trimble ‘87, president of the Lehigh University Alumni Association, officially welcomed the new graduates into the ranks of Lehigh alumni. Following Trimble’s remarks, Scott Wojciechowski, the president of the Class of 2009, joined George Karr ’59, the President of the 50th Reunion Class, in the ceremonial ringing of the bell at the 50-yard line in Goodman Stadium … Elizabeth Jenkins ’09, who received a bachelor's degree in accounting, led the attendees in singing the national anthem and the alma mater during the ceremony ... Sachs received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Gast … the other honorary degree recipients were Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Pr ofessor in the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and Shing-Tung Yau, a professor and chair of mathematics at Harvard University ... the Rev. Lloyd H. Steffen, university chaplain, gave the invocation and Seth Goren, rabbi and director of the Hillel Society, delivered the benediction ... Daniel E. Smith. Jr., chairman of the board of trustees, officially opened the commencement ceremony ... The Allentown Band, under the direction of conductor Ronald H. Demkee, performed for the 27th consecutive spring commencement. They are America's oldest civilian concert band, with their first documented performance on July 4, 1828. … At the 2009 commencement exercise, a new and much larger stage was unveiled.
--Bill Doherty
2009 Commencement Photo Gallery
Class Scholarship
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