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'''Roger Lehecka''' '[[1967|67]][[Columbia College|CC]]  '[[1974|74]][[Teachers College|TC]]  is a former [[Dean of Student Affairs|Dean of Students]] of [[Columbia College]].  He served for almost two decades in the position before it was combined with the same position in [[SEAS]] to form the [[Division of Student Affairs]] in [[1998]].  After stepping down from the position, he headed up the task force that planned the [[Columbia 250]] celebration.  He retired from the university in [[2005]].

Lehecka was a beloved and highly influential Dean of Students. He spearheaded the initiative that made Columbia a co-ed institution. He worked with students of color to establish the [[Intercultural Resource Center]]. He created the first-year dorms system. He is nearly universally admired as an administrator, and despite his "retirement," he still commands a sizeable amount of influence and respect at Columbia. 

During his time as a undergrad, Lehecka founded the [[Double Discovery Center]], an major tutoring and mentoring organization for disadvantaged students in local New York communities that now occupies much of [[Lerner Hall|Lerner's]] third floor. 

True to his passion about higher education, Lehecka currently teaches a class on Equity and Higher Education in the American Studies Department. He mentors a huge number of students to this day. He has a daughter in Columbia's Class of 2013.

==External links==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/05/03/rogerLehecka.html Remarkable Columbian: Roger Lehecka Retires]

{{succession|preceded=[[Harry Coleman]]|succeeded=[[Chris Colombo]]|office=Dean of Students of Columbia College|years=1979-1998}}

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