Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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DR. LAWRENCE WHITCOMB

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Dedication As the complexity of society has increased, so has the role of the university within that society. The scope of higher education has gone beyond a mere attendance at lectures— it includes also the learning experiences associated with research work, with the expansion of cultural horizons, and with extra-curricular activities. Concurrent with the growth in the importance of university learning have been the additional roles which compose the life of the effective col- lege professor. Today he must be teacher, advi- sor to both student groups and individual stu- dents, researcher and author within his field of study, and a participant in a variety of faculty activities. If the members of a faculty possess these qualities, the university may grow to a stat- ure of pre-eminence among educational institu- tions. Lehigh has moved toward such a position of importance, and although this has been the re- sult of the work of many persons, recognition should be given to significant individual contri- butions. By his example of service to his profession, a professor may demonstrate those qualities which allow a faculty member to play his many-faceted role successfully. By devotion to the university, he may invest in others the spirit to work toward academic excellence. By his enthusiasm, he may help his students to acquire the all-important de- sire to learn. It is in recognition of thirty-one years of such service, devotion, and enthusiasm that we dedi- cate the 1961 Epitome to Dr. Lawrence Whit- comb. Dr. Whitcomb lectures to a Geo- logy 1 class. Although he has taught this course for over twenty-five years, he retains an ever-enthusiastic approach.