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12 A Proven Leader, The Unanimous Choice The Lebanon Valley College community welcomed Dr. Lewis Evitts Thayne to campus as its 18th president on Aug. 1. The enthusiastic and unanimous choice of LVC’s Presidential Search Committee, Thayne comes to Annville from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, where he served for seven years as vice president of advancement.
Departments 2 Valley News & Notes 20 Class News & Notes 28 In Memoriam On the Cover: Dr. Lewis Evitts Thayne, 18th president of Lebanon Valley College Inside Cover: “Learn. Discover. Grow.” was the welcoming Orientation
theme that members of the Class of 2016 received when they arrived on campus this fall. Current students provided new students with advice about moving to campus, living with roommates, student life, time management, and more. (l. to r.): Shane Miller ’13, Mary Gardner ’13, Jordan Herr ’15, and Erik Brandt ’13, pictured here in the newly revitalized Mund College Center, were just a few of the current students who helped make the transition easier for the members of the Class of 2016. They are all commuting students and were staffing a table to welcome new commuters. Editor’s Note: It was erringly noted in the Spring 2012 issue of The Valley
that Jerry Frey ’74 was the golf program’s first inductee into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame (p. 10). In fact, John Champlin ’80 was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Like Frey (1973–1974), Champlin (1979–1980) also was named an All-American in golf. fall 2012
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