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Leadership Recognition Dinner 2024
Leadership Recognition Dinner 2024

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2024 Leadership Recognition Dinner


The Leadership Recognition Dinner recognizes the inductees of the 1865 Society whose lifetime giving to Lehigh has surpassed $1,000,000. The evening also honors recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards. On this night, we will be proud to celebrate their impact and achievements. Through their generosity, leadership, and accomplishments, these individuals embody the core values of our institution and energize GO Beyond: The Campaign for Future Makers.

Join us for this very special evening as we celebrate exceptional members of the Lehigh University community. 

Thursday, October 17, 2024
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Kindly RSVP by October 3. If you have any questions about the dinner, please contact the Office of University Events at (610) 758-4682 or inevents@lehigh.edu. 

1865 Society Inductees
  • Anne R. Kline ’81 and Geoffrey P. Pohanka
  • Mary T. Kush ’88
  • Ann Lewnes ’83 ’22P and Greg Welch ’22P
  • Lillian T. Savage*
  • Pamela Sebastian ’96P and John Sebastian* ’96P
  • Mark C. Stutzman ’81
  • Deborah J. White and Clifford A. White ’82
*deceased 

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
  • Stacy Sawin ’14, Young Alumni Award
  • Maria Chrin ’87 ’10P, Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award
  • Jeff Parks ’70, Public Service Award
  • José P. Arencibia, Jr. ’74 ’80G ’90G ’03P, Outstanding Entrepreneur Award
  • Cathy Engelbert ’86 ’23P, Excellence in Industry Award
  • Jane P. Jamieson ’75, Lifetime Commitment to Lehigh Award