Willard Deming Lewis was an American academic that served as the tenth president of Lehigh University from 1964 to 1982.

[2] A Rhodes Scholar in advanced mathematics, he also received two additional degrees at Oxford University.

[2][4][3] In 1941 Deming joined Bell Telephone Laboratories eventually becoming director of communications systems.

[2][5] During his time at Bell Deming had thirty-three U.S. patents to his name on components and systems such as microwave filters, antennas, and digital error detection.

[2][4][3][5] Lewis was installed as Lehigh University's president on October 11, 1964, with his first action being a visit to the Ford Foundation.

[4] Lewis oversaw fundraising efforts which gained the school $130 million, which was used to build Maginnes Hall, Whitaker Lab, Mart Science and Engineering Library, Sinclair Lab, the Seeley G. Mudd Building, Neville Hall, Rathbone Hall dining room, 13 fraternity houses, the Centennial I and Centennial II residential complexes, the Brodhead House residence hall, the Trembley Park student apartments, the Saucon Village apartments, the Philip Rauch Field House, and the Stabler Athletic and Convocation Center as well as renovating and restoring Packer Memorial Church and Packard Lab was renovated.

[3][1] When he died the Bethlehem City Council issued a resolution stating that he “completely exemplifies what an educator is and does.”[1] In 1981 Lehigh's Asa Packer Society established a $250,000 scholarship fund in Lewis’ name.