Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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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

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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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John W. Hunt Education at its best is not meas- ured by what we do, but rather by what happens to students as a result of what we do. The dean describes teaching students as a) helping students develop their capacity to think and to reason; b) encouraging them to search for and develop a set of values by which to live; e) develop their ability to apply knowledge intel- ligently; and d) help them acquire the habit of work in converting ideas and concepts into consequences. I cannot think of many stations in life as satisfying as the opportunity to help young people grow into compe- tent, confident individuals and con- cerned citizens. JOHN HUNT. The dean of arts and sciences describes his job as attending to the quality of the college ' s educa- tion program by maintaining the best possible faculty and executing an ef- fective budget. Programs introduced since his arrival in 1972 include the Law and Legal Institutions minor and the Mathematics and Geology majors. In addition, existing departments such as Art, Religion, and Speech and Theater were strengthened. As to the University ' s future, Dean Hunt declared, Lehigh is in a golden position because of size, history, and location to give the kind of education that is crucial to our society both humanistically and technologically. ROBERT STOUT. The duties of dean of the graduate school include administration of the graduate pro- grams, awarding of scholarships and fellowships and maintenance of standards of admission and degree re- quirements. Commenting on his 20 years as dean, Stout said, I have enjoyed my work because it is varied, I have been able to do research and professional work in my special field, metallurgy, and I had the opportunity to contribute modestly to the operation of a respectable grad- uate program. After 41 years at Lehigh, I venture only to make this point: all of us be- come disgruntled at one time or another with some aspect of the Lehigh enterprise, but if we will con- duct ourselves with the realization that Perry A. Zirkel Lehigh should and must continue to be a great university, we will avoid many follies in our own actions in the short time we are on the staff. ' PERRY ZIRKEL. The dean of the school of education seeks to provide a mesh between the student and instruc- tion; the faculty and effective instruc- tion; and the administration and fiscal balance ' In his three years as dean, Zirkel has established a greater sense of unity with alumni through place- ment services, a newsletter, alumni day, and an alumni council. Zirkel has mixed feelings about his job. He likes dealing with the different branches of the University, but he feels there has been a decline in the need for a school of education and that it is not always considered a part of Lehigh. When asked his feelings about the University, Zirkel said, Lehigh is the kind of place that you either love or hate. Many hate it while they ' re here but miss it when they ' re gone. Robert D. Stout 23