Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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DR. S. BLAINE EWING f IN MEN DR. H. RICHARD GAULT The entire Lehigh community deeply re- grets the passing away of eight of its members— four faculty members and four students— during this past year. The in- fluences of these men will live on in the minds of those who knew them. Dr. H. Richard Gault served Lehigh as professor and head of the Department of Geology. His early career included an un- usual quantity of graduate work in prep- aration for his later vocation. Dr. Gault first came to Lehigh in 1946, and he rapidly rose to the rank of professor and then to that of department head. His special areas of interest were geochemistry and eco- nomic geology. Dr. Howard J. B. Ziegler held the Clara H. Stewardson Professor of Philosophy chair and served as head of the Depart- ment of Philosophy. Dr. Ziegler ' s back- ground included ten years as a pastor of the United Church of Christ and combined in an exceptional manner the love of phil- osophy and the spirit of the Christian faith. Dr. James B. Hartman served the Uni- versity as professor and head of the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering for more than ten years. And Dr. Hartman was associated with the University for more than thirty years in the two roles of student and teacher. His background in- cluded extensive engineering work in in- dustry, as well as research and teaching at the university level. Dr. Hartman was a noted expert in the fields of machine design and applied mechanics. He received

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DRIAM the coveted R. R. and E. C. Hillman Award in 1960. Dr. S. Blaine Ewing served Lehigh as associate professor of English for almost fifteen years. Dr. Ewing chose as his main fields of interest Renaissance drama, lin- guistics, and literary criticism. He was a principal founder and charter member of the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English, and served as president of this organization during the school year of 1959-60. Richard J. Duncan studied as a junior majoring in accounting in the College of Business Administration. He was elected to membership in Alpha Kappa Psi. Mr. Duncan was a brother in the Alpha Rho Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served his chapter in the capacity of as- sistant treasurer. Bruce S. Gilfillan studied as a sophomore majoring in metallurgical engineering. Mr. Gilfillan was a pledge-brother in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Phillip G. Dehuff was enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a sopho- more. His chosen major field was fine arts. Mr. Dehuff was a member of the Beta lota Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Thomas E. Scanlon also studied as a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sci- ences. His major field was accounting. Mr. Scanlon was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. DR. JAMES B. HARTMAN m DR. HOWARD J. B. ZIEGLER 23