▁of ▁this ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Category : L akes ▁of ▁Maur ic ie ▁Category : La ▁Tu que , ▁Quebec <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁M . ▁" Jack " ▁Be van ▁( Dec ember ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁- ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁academic ▁and ▁innov ator ▁in ▁higher ▁education . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁in ▁Wil kes - Bar re , ▁PA , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Jones ▁Be van . ▁He ▁remained ▁proud ▁of ▁his ▁strong ▁Wel sh ▁her itage ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁When ▁Dr . ▁Be van ▁walked ▁into ▁a ▁room ▁he ▁was ▁immediately ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁color ful ▁bow - ties , ▁but ▁nothing ▁dist ract ed ▁those ▁in ▁attend ance ▁from ▁the ▁over power ing ▁bar it one ▁voice ▁that ▁commanded ▁attention ▁when ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁speak . ▁Sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁fac ulty ▁as ▁“ the ▁Burn ing ▁Bush ,” ▁he ▁ign ited ▁challenge ▁after ▁challenge ▁to ▁his ▁colle agues ▁and ▁students ▁al ike . ▁“ The ▁greatest ▁un used ▁resource ▁we ▁have ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁is ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁young ▁people ,” ▁he ▁said ▁and ▁his ▁goal ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁community ▁to ▁teach ▁those ▁young ▁minds ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁great ▁think ers ▁and ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁for ▁their ▁generation ▁and ▁gener ations ▁to ▁come . ▁ ▁Education ▁Jack ▁Be van ▁received