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Founder's Day

Founder's Day 2012 - The Founder's Day celebration recognizes the leadership of students, faculty, trustees, and alumni and friends who continue to make Lehigh such a rich and vibrant institution. The program is held in Lehigh's historic Packer Memorial Church and includes a presentation by a Lehigh senior. This year Sam Hodges, class of 2013, reflected on the principles of Asa Packer, the importance of leadership, and the power of a Lehigh education in today’s world. We also recognized new university leadership and installed Brad Scheler '74, '05P, '08P as Lehigh's new Chairman of the Board. Immediately following the ceremony, our annual Founder’s Day Rally is held on the STEPS Lawn to kick-off Homecoming weekend.

About the 2012 Student Speaker: Sam Hodges is a member of the Class of 2013 with a double major in international relations and history and a minor in theatre. He is very active on campus and is currently finishing his third year as an Orientation Leader. He is parliamentarian of Kappa Kappa Psi, a proud member of the Marching 97, a resident in the Live.Learn.Serve community, and a brother of Phi Sigma Pi. Hodges is active in community service, and is a student coordinator at the Community Service Office. After graduating from Lehigh, he plans on attending graduate school for higher education administration. Hodges was raised in Big Timber, Montana and is a graduate of Sweet Grass County High School.

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