19 “ ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A UNIVERSITY, TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST FACULTY, TO GIVE THEM THE KIND OF SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO CARRY FORTH AND EXCEL IN LEHIGH’S RESEARCH AND TEACHING MISSIONS.” Nathan Urban Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs WE UPLIFT THOSE WHO INNOVATE. Rossin College Doctoral Fellows Engineering students beginning Ph.D. programs are getting their research off to a strong start, thanks to a $1 million gift from Joan R. Stephans (daughter of Peter Rossin ’48) and her husband, Peter, through the Rossin Foundation. The inspiring gift sparked additional contributions to the fund from donors who understand the importance of fueling doctoral researchers. The Rossin College Fellowships, awarded to new doctoral students, help alleviate financial uncertainty, which helps the college compete for and recruit top students from a variety of backgrounds and gives students resources to immediately begin their work. So far, nearly 100 Ph.D. students have been awarded fellowships. Lee Fellowships Graduate students are relentlessly curious, constantly pushing boundaries and working to create new knowledge that will improve our world. They analyze data, mentor undergraduate students, and support Lehigh faculty. In this way, they are the engine that fuels the university’s research engine. A $3 million gift made by the H.S. Lee Family Foundation has been funding fellowships for graduate students in physics and mathematics. Hyo Sang Lee ’76G ’80G made the generous gift in honor of Yong W. Kim, faculty member in Lehigh’s physics department for 50 years and faculty advisor to Lee when he was a graduate student.
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