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both Lehigh University and residents of the Lehigh Valley. “During their lifetime and through the Stabler Foundation, they have given Lehigh a total of $42 million,” Gast said. Dunmire recalled Stabler as someone who “dedicated his life to leadership and service, and had a powerful work ethic. Tough-minded, but willing to listen, he was demanding of others, but even more demanding of himself. He credited Lehigh with giving him the ability to learn, and to think.” Stabler was a member of Lehigh’s board of trustees for more than 30 years, serving as a corporate member and as a David Schaper ’43, Robert McCann ’52, William Hittinger ’44, and William Clayton ’51 attended the ceremony and chairman of the Development Commit- reminisced about their friend and colleague Donald Stabler ’30, ’32G. tee. During his two-year term as president of Lehigh’s alumni association, he traveled Harold S. Mohler ’48, William L. Clayton in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, almost 20,000 miles to visit 30 alumni clubs, ’51, and Robert M. McCann ’52. they founded the Donald B. and Dorothy L. more than any other alumni president. Schaper, Hittinger, Clayton, and McCann Stabler Foundation to support central PennAnd, Gast quipped in remarks at a lunchattended the ceremony, and shared brief anecsylvania colleges, hospitals, and numerous dotes about Stabler at the luncheon. other charities. eon following the announcement, “that was in Stabler’s work was his passion, and he conStabler received a number of honorary dethe period before frequent ﬂyer miles.” grees in recognition of his business success and In 1972, he received the New York Alumni tinued to work six-and-a-half-days a week philanthropy. In 1974, Lehigh awarded him Club’s prestigious “L-in-Life Award.” until he was 88 years old. Stabler served as Stabler’s father grew up on a Pennsylvania chairman of the board of Stabler Companies an honorary doctorate (LL.D.). In 1981, the farm and later attended business school, becomInc. until his death on Dec. 30, 1997. On his Dickinson School of Law awarded him an ing a circulation director for Grit magazine. death, his wife became a vice president and honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.). In 1995, Stabler earned a bachelor’s degree in civil director of Stabler Companies Inc. and its Susquehanna University awarded both Donengineering in 1930 and a master’s in civil ensubsidiaries. She passed away in February ald and Dorothy Stabler honorary doctorates gineering in 1932, both from Lehigh. As a 2005. Stabler Companies Inc. was sold to the (LH.D.). Lehigh student, he was involved in wrestling, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. in Previously, the largest gift to Lehigh had the student branch of the American Society of January 2008. been $25 million from Peter C. Rossin ’48, to Civil Engineers, honorary fraternity Pi Delta In 1965, after the Stablers’ teenage daughname the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering Epsilon, the Freshman Handbook, the Lehigh ter Beverly suffered traumatic head injuries and Applied Science in 1998.—Jack Croft Review, and the Senior Cabinet. After graduation, Stabler worked with a Harrisburg, Pa., contractor for $15 a week. In LEHIGH STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 1940, with just $1,300 in savings, he founded the Stabler Construction Company in HarrisA ceremonial groundbreaking for the burg. The company grew into Stabler Comnew 135,000-square-foot Science, Techpanies Inc., which included 13 subsidiaries nology, Environment, Policy & Society involved in businesses such as highway con(STEPS) building will be held on struction; quarrying of stone, sand, and Founder’s Day on Oct. 16. gravel; bituminous and Portland cement conThe multidisciplinary STEPS initiative crete manufacturing; the manufacture, sale, will include the new facility as well as and servicing of highway safety equipment; the creation of endowed chairs for facand real estate development. ulty; undergraduate research fellowships Stabler relied on the keen judgment and to provide opportunities for meaningful research in related fields; and endowed graduate business sense of several other prominent fellowships for pre-doctoral students in related fields. Lehigh alumni who served on the board of For the latest information, please visit the Lehigh News Center online at directors of Stabler Companies Inc. for many www.lehigh.edu/news and look for full coverage of the groundbreaking in the Winter issue years: Edward G. Uhl ’40, David H. Schaper of the Alumni Bulletin. ’43, William C. Hittinger ’44, the late fall 2008 5 http://www.lehigh.edu/news

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