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May 5, 2026

From Validation to Growth: The Ventures Lab at Year Four

Lehigh's Ventures Lab isn't where ideas are born — it's where they grow into fully formed companies. Now in its fourth year, four Ventures Lab founders were highlighted at the 2026 Innovate! Celebrate! awards ceremony.

by: Kristin R. Laudenslager

May 5, 2026

The Farrington Award for Outstanding Commitment to Entrepreneurship

The Farrington Award for Outstanding Commitment to Entrepreneurship, named for Lehigh's 12th president and given annually to recognize sustained, all-in dedication to the university's entrepreneurship community, has a short but distinguished list of past recipients, including Dexter Baker, John Thalheimer, Joan Thalheimer, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Joshua Cohen, and Pat Costa. This year, Frank Balcavage, class of 2001, joined them.

by: Kristin R. Laudenslager

May 5, 2026

The Classroom as a Startup: Recognizing the Educators Behind the Ecosystem

Two faculty awards were presented during the evening. And both, in different ways, told the same story: that entrepreneurship at Lehigh isn't confined to interdisciplinary extra-curricular entrepreneurship programs. It's got curricular support too — happening in classrooms across the university. Congratulations to both Dr. Michael Lehman and Dr. Michael Rivera: two Michaels who help make the likes of what the night’s celebration is all about. The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Faculty Achievement Award: Dr. Michael Lehman...

by: Kristin R. Laudenslager

May 5, 2026

Pathways that Lead to Entrepreneurial Success and a Stage Full of Winners

The student awards segment of the 2026 Innovate! Celebrate! Entrepreneurship event underscored the breadth of Lehigh's entrepreneurship reach, from early-stage social impact projects headed to Sierra Leone this summer, to a clinically validated pediatric health venture, to a card game that has already cleared six figures in sales.

by: Kristin R. Laudenslager