7 As we celebrate Soaring Together, we also reflect proudly on other recent campaign milestones: Scholarship and Financial Aid Since the start of GO: The Campaign for Lehigh, 247 endowed scholarships have been created to support Lehigh students from all backgrounds as they reach their greatest potential. Over the past year, the Dr. Frank Douglas ’66 Endowed Scholarship Fund for the Advancement of Black Excellence was established by members of the Class of 2011 to promote equity and increase educational opportunities for generations to come. And an anonymous donor created a named scholarship in her parents’ memory to ensure that Lehigh continues to be accessible to first-generation engineering students like her father. Capital Projects Students were not only excited to return to campus for a residential experience this fall, they were thrilled to be living in the now-open Singleton, Hitch, and Maida Houses. “Being able to live in Hitch,” says Analee Ramos ’24, “is definitely a highlight this year.” Across campus, our campaign-supported capital projects continue to come to fruition. With faculty and staff preparing to move into the Health, Science, and Technology building, the Lehigh of tomorrow is opening its doors. Milestone Gifts in Experiential Learning In June of 2021, the Iacocca Foundation, under the leadership of Kate Iacocca Hentz, daughter of the late Lee Iacocca ’45, secured the future of the Iacocca Institute and Lehigh’s global reach and connections with a $5 million gift. Lee’s long-standing legacy at Lehigh will continue to provide life-changing, truly global experiences for our students, broadening their conceptions of the world and their future potential.
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