List of Lehigh University people

This is a list of Lehigh University people, including former presidents, faculty, and alumni of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Deming Lewis was the university's tenth president from 1964 to 1982, and was in charge of the construction of most of the modern campus.
Deming Lewis was the university's tenth president from 1964 to 1982, and was in charge of the construction of most of the modern campus.

Presidents

No. Name Tenure Notes
1. Henry Coppée 1866–1875 Mexican–American War veteran and president of the Aztec Club of 1847. Christmas Hall renovated, Packer Hall and president's house constructed.
2. John McDowell Leavitt 1875–1880 Episcopal priest, lawyer and journalist. Linderman Library constructed.
3. Robert Alexander Lamberton 1880–1893 Lawyer. Coppee Hall and Chandler-Ullmann constructed. Phi Beta Kappa founded.
4. Thomas Messinger Drown 1895–1904 Created MIT's chemical engineering program. Led school through Panic of 1893. Williams Hall constructed.
- William H. Chandler 1904–1905 Chandler, a professor at the university, served as acting president after Drown's sudden death during a surgery.
5. Henry Sturgis Drinker 1905–1920 Class of 1871, first alumnus to hold position. Fritz Lab, Drown Hall, Coxe Lab, Taylor Hall, Taylor Gym, Taylor Stadium, and Lamberton Hall constructed. Split school into colleges.
- Natt M. Emery 1920–1922 Drinker resigned in 1920. His vice president, Natt M. Emery, served as acting president until 1922.
6. Charles Russ Richards 1922–1935 Graduate school opened to women, Alumni Memorial constructed.
7. Clement C. Williams 1935–1944 University of Iowa's dean of engineering. Richards and Drinker dorms built. Retired in 1944.
8. Martin Dewey Whitaker 1946–1960 Manhattan Project alumni. Dravo, McClintic-Marshall, and Centennials I dorms built. Whitaker Lab built.
9. Harvey A. Neville 1961–1964 First and only elected president.
10. Deming Lewis 1964–1982 Bell Labs alumnus. Maginnes Hall, Whitaker Lab, Mart Science and Engineering Library, Sinclair Lab, the Seeley G. Mudd Building, Neville Hall, Rathbone Dining Hall, Centennial II, Brodhead, Trembley Park, Saucon Village dorms, and the Philip Rauch Field House, and the Stabler center constructed.
11. Peter Likins 1982–1997 Purchased Mountaintop Campus from Bethlehem Steel. Demolished Taylor Stadium to make room for Rauch and Zoellner Halls. Resigned to become an advisor to George H. W. Bush.
- William C. Hittinger 1997–1998 Class of 1944. A 22-year veteran of the board of trustees. Selected as interim president after Likins resigned.
12. Gregory C. Farrington 1998–2006 Helped raise $250 million for the endowment of professors as well as another $75 million for the recruitment of new professors.
13. Alice P. Gast 2006–2014 First female president. Opened Lehigh's Stabler Campus. in 2010 named to the post of science envoy by Hillary Clinton. Resigned to be named president of the Imperial College London.
- Kevin L. Clayton 2014–2015 Alumnus from large family of alumni, 22-year veteran of the board of trustees.
14. John D. Simon 2015–2021 Former provost of the University of Virginia. Established the College of Health. SouthSide Commons, Singleton, Hitch, and Maida dorms constructed.
15. Joseph J. Helble 2021–present Class of 1982. Renamed Packer Hall to Clayton Hall. Lehigh's Business Innovation Building constructed.

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References

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