A dozen rain trees alongside the Alumni Memorial building stand as a living memorial to the eight alumni and four parents of alumni killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

A bronze plaque beneath each tree bears their names: Alumni Philip Guza '67, Allison Horstmann-Jones '92, Garry Lozier '78, Gregory Malone '81, Robert McLaughlin Jr. '93, Edward Pykon '90, Scott Saber '86, Thomas Sinton III '82; and the four parents of alumni, Alan Merdinger (father of Jill '02), Sareve Dukat (mother of Athena Dawn Shapiro '97), Philip Calcagno (father of Kristine '88 and Karen '91), and Jeffrey LeVeen (father of Jeff '97).

“As the roots of these trees grow into the earth and take hold, so will the memories of our beloved Lehigh family fill our hearts and minds,” a plaque reads. “Let this memorial forever stand as a physical remembrance of our Lehigh family members who lost their lives in the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.”