Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Warren Soare MURIEL WHITCOMB. Assistant dean of students Whitcomb is a re- source person for women students and women ' s issues. She advises the Lehigh University Volunteers and works with the Gryphons. Whitcomb enjoys the constant stimulation of working with bright young people — and never knowing what ' s going to come through the door. She has held her current position for four year s. WARREN SOARE. Associate dean of students Soare is responsible for all residence halls, fraternities and sororities. He works with residence halls staff and officers of the Interfra- ternity Council. Before coming to the University in January 1980, he was di- rector of housing at Rider College. JOSEPH PETRONIO. The busar is responsible for the billing and collec- tion of student accounts and the pro- cessing of all payments to the Univer- sity. Before coming to Lehigh in 1968, Petronio was an accountant with West- ern Electric. WILLIAM STANFORD. Stanford, director of financial aid, attempts to draw into the University as much grant, loan and employment income as possible. He enjoys his job of 12 years because he is a masochist who thrives on the challenge of keeping the Uni- versity from running afoul of the in- credible line of administrative pro- grams. Lehigh is a very sound institution from the standpoint of financial aid and finances. While many other colleges may cease to exist within the next 10 years, Lehigh will continue to provide a quality education. ■ m- D9t«w. v A ' ■■ r 1 ■ - l Joseph Petronio Muriel Whitcomb William E. Stanford 21

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Deans Administration WILLIAM QUAY. The dean of stu- dents deals with students ' problems and needs outside the classroom. In the ten years Quay has held his current position, Lehigh has become a more comprehensive institution through minority recruiting, coeducation and new student housing. Concerning his job, the dean said. William L. Quay It ' s not routine. There ' s variety. It ' s not a typical desk bound job with a lot of paper work. As for the University — Lehigh is an extremely vigorous place where students work hard, study hard, party hard and compete hard. ROBERT COHEN. Associate dean of students Cohen works with students on academic matters and serves as case officer of the University Committee on Discipline. Since his arrival in 1979, he has revived the College Bowl Com- petition and established an Honors Convocation. Lehigh seems to me a place where the wisdom of the past, energized by the searching quests of the present, can have an impact on our personal and collective fut ure. NATHAN HARRIS. Assistant dean of students Harris coordinates and provides leadership in the area of stu- dent activities such as the Student Ac- tivities Council and the Black Students Union. Harris has enjoyed his job of ten years because of the tremendous diversity of duties and the dealings with students. He hopes he has bridged some gaps and made life a little easier for the students. Robert D. Cohen Nathan W. Harris 20

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Administration Academic Deans SAMUEL MISSIMER. Missimer re- cruits and selects new students. He cites maintaining sanity as his noted accomplishment during 18 years at Lehigh. I love the feeling that I ' m able to help some people at an important stage in their lives — when they are select- ing a college and a possible career. IW ° 1 Samuel H. Mi Janus }]. Wagner JAMES WAGNER. The registrar is responsible for registration, gradua- tion, scheduling, selective service, transcripts and computer liaison. His job of 31 years allows him to combine math aptitude with an interest in gov- ernment. In the early 1950s, Wagner simplified the registration process. RICHARD BARSNESS. The dean of business and economics sees his job as coordinating the activities of the fac- ulty and providing leadership for the college. This necessitates his involve- ment in curriculum planning, aca- demic policies, faculty performance, budgeting and raising funds externally to enable the college to function more effectively. The former professor and associate dean at Northwestern University has been at Lehigh for one-and-a-half years. Looking to the future, Barsness said, I think the challenge for the Col- lege of Business and Economics is to take a good quality program and trans- form it into an excellent one. JOHN KARAKASH. The dean of en- gineering and physical sciences de- fines the functions of his office as en- suring the integrity and effectiveness John J. Karakash of the college ' s degree programs and striving for a competent and concerned college faculty vis a vis the students the college serves. Concerning developments during his 15 years as dean, Karakash said, The college has been striving to en- large its capacity to educate through improved classroom opportunities and improved facilities. Much of the prog- ress, especially in the latter, is due to the loyal support of our alumni who have come to realize that our commit- ment to them during their student years was total and unequivocal. Richard W. Barsness 22