C A M P U S Lehigh Honors Distinguished Alumni In recognition of their extraordinary achievements and the impact they are making while leading lives of consequence, six alumni from across the country—Sam Bencheghib ’19, Krystal Ka’ai ’10, Karen Shihadeh Schaufeld ’83 ’15P ’17P, Stephen S. Tang ’85G ’88G ’22P, Judy Marks ’84 ’13P and Murray H. Goodman ’48 ’88H—were honored Oct. 14 during a special evening at Lehigh University. President Joseph J. Helble ’82 presented the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which recognize exceptional achievements among alumni in categories that uplift people, programs and industry, at the university’s annual Leadership Recognition Dinner. “When Asa Packer founded Lehigh in 1865, he wanted the university to serve the ‘intellectual and moral improvement’ of its students,” Helble said. “True to Asa’s mission, these six alumni, through their actions, are further elevating the reputation of their alma mater and are paving the way for the next generation of proud Lehigh students.” Goodman, longtime Lehigh philanthropist and founder and chairman of Goodman Properties, Inc., a real estate development and investment business specializing in retail commercial properties, received the Lifetime Commitment to Lehigh Award. The award is presented to an individual whose integrity, dedication and engagement demonstrate lifelong leadership and service to Lehigh University. “This is a man with great vision, the ability to see things that don’t exist andwill them into being,” said Joe Sterrett ’76 ’78G ’03P ’05P ’07P ’09P,MurrayH. GoodmanDeanof Athletics andDirector of Athletics. Bencheghib, co-founder of Make A Change World, a media outlet and environmental organization dedicated to promoting sustainability and solutions to plastic pollution, received the Young Alumni Award. The award is given to an alumnus who graduated within the past 15 years and achieved extraordinary success in leadership. Ka’ai, executivedirectorof theWhiteHouse InitiativeonAsian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacifc Islanders, received the Dr. Costel Denson ’56 Award, presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in increasing diversity in the American workplace or educational institutions. Stephen S. Tang ’85G ’88G ’22P Karen G. Shihadeh Schaufeld ’83 ’15P SCAN TO WATCH VIDEOS OF THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS Schaufeld, CEO of SWaN Hill Top House Hotel LLC, formed with the goal of restoring the historic Hill Top Hotel in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, received the Public Service Award. The award is presented to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions in the public sector or nonproft and civic arena. Tang is former president and CEO of OraSure Technologies, Inc., a medical device company whose products include diagnostic testing kits. He received the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award, which is given to an alumnus who has demonstrated high achievement in managing an enterprise. Marks, the chair, CEO and president at Otis Worldwide Corporation, the world’s leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing, received the Excellence in Industry Award, given to an alumnus who has demonstrated high achievement in managing a for-proft organization. Marks was Lehigh’s Commencement speaker in 2022. Helble also inducted members to the new 1865 Society, a community of Lehigh’s most philanthropically engaged individuals. Inductees included Katherine L. Chen ’80G and John C. Chen, Wanda Rivera and Roy Cravzow ’61, Cathy Engelbert ’86 ’23P, Alissa ’22P and Joel Isaacson ’80 ’22P, Suzanne V. and Charles F. McClurg ’59, Tara I. Stacom ’80 and Arthur H. Diedrick, and Priscilla K. and Lawrence A. Walsky ’58. Their names have been engraved on the stone benches of Leadership Plaza outside of the Alumni Memorial Building. Read about past winners at alumni.lehigh.edu/ distinguished-alumni-awards.—Cynthia Tintorri Krystal Ka'ai ’10 Murray H. Goodman ’48 ’88H Judy Marks ’84 ’13P Sam Bencheghib ’19 8 | L E H I G H B U L L E T I N
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