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Inducted in 1992

Diran Apelian, ScD; BS, College of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, 1968. Howmet Professor of Engineering and Director, Metal Processing Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr.Apelian is Howmet Professor of Engineering and Director of the Metal Processing Institute at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Along with his degree from Drexel, he earned his doctorate in materials science and engineering from MIT in 1972. He worked at Bethlehem Steel's Homer Research Laboratories before joining Drexel University's faculty in 1976. At Drexel he held various positions, including professor, head of the Department of Materials Engineering, associate dean of the College of Engineering and vice-provost of the University. He joined WPI in July 1990 as the Institute's Provost. In 1996 he returned to the faculty and leads the activities of the Metal Processing Institute. He is credited with pioneering work in various areas of metals processing - molten metal processing, aluminum alloy development, plasma deposition, spray casting/forming, and semi-solid processing of metals. During the last decade, he has worked on sustainable development issues, and particularly, resource recovery and recycling. Dr. Apelian is the recipient of many distinguished honors and awards – national and international; he has over 500 publications to his credit; and serves on several technical, corporate and editorial boards. During 2008/2009, he served as President of TMS. Apelian is a Fellow of TMS, ASM, and APMI; he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Armenian Academy of Sciences.
March 2011
Diran Apelian '68
Evelyn Walker Armstrong, MS, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Science, 1956 (Deceased). Former Director, Literature Resources Center, Merck & Co.
Ms. Armstrong's accomplishments at the Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co. distinguished her as a pioneer for 21st century library services. As Director of the Merck Literature Resources Center, Ms. Armstrong spearheaded the design, development, and operation of eight information centers located in research and operating divisions in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She also served as a consultant for other Merck information centers in Terlings Park, England and Montreal, Canada. Ms. Armstrong played a role in many other organizations, including as a member and Steering Committee Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association, Information Management Section. She served as Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Division of the Special Libraries Association and was a member of the Advisory Council on Library/Media Curriculum at Montgomery County Community College. At Drexel, where she established the Evelyn Walker Armstrong Endowed Scholarship Fund in 2001, Ms. Armstrong served as an adjunct faculty member, a visiting lecturer, President of the Alumni Association, member of the Advisory Committee on Accreditation, and she also served on the Advisory Council of the College of Information Science and Technology. In addition, she founded the J.D. and Laurena Walker Foundation of the National Heritage Foundation.
April 2015
Evelyn Walker Armstrong '56
Isaac L. Auerbach, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1943; Honorary Degree, 1992 (Deceased). Former President, Auerbach Consultants
Mr. Auerbach was President of Auerbach Consultants, a firm that worked with industrial and commercial clients on information systems and management. From 1952 to 1982, he was President and CEO of the Auerbach Corporation for Science and Technology, which included Auerbach Associates, one of the first computer system design and consulting companies in the country, and the first publishing company in the computer/communications fields. Mr. Auerbach played a role in several advances in early computer technology, such as the computerization of the ballistic missile early warning system and of an airline reservation system and in developing communication between different computers. In 1960, Mr. Auerbach set up the International Federation for Information Processing. He developed 16 patents in computer technology over the years and was elected to the National Academy of Engineers in 1974. An active member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, he became its Vice President in 1990. He became Chairman of the Philadelphia chapter of American Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and became Vice Governor of that university's Board of Governors in 1988. Mr. Auerbach served as Vice Chair of Drexel's Board of Trustees and chaired the Advisory Council of Drexel's College of Information Studies. In 1992, he established the Isaac L. Auerbach Dean's Professorship in the College of Information Science and Technology.
May 2011
Isaac Auerbach '43, HD '92
Alfred E. Baccini, Certificate, Evening School, Mechanical Engineering, 1936; BS, Evening School, Mechanical Engineering, 1952 (Deceased). Former President, Ellis Engineering
In 1955, Mr. Baccini founded and developed the Ellis Engineering Company, which offered engineering services; engineering sales, as a representative to manufacturers of industrial products; private consulting to law firms, companies and industrial firms; and expert witness services. Previously, he worked at Atlantic Refining Company for 18 years, first as a laboratory technician, later as a mechanical engineer and finally as a technical consultant in the Safety and Fire Prevention Division. Mr. Baccini was an adjunct professor and head of the Department of Special Studies at Drexel's Goodwin College of Professional Studies for 15 years, serving on numerous science and industry-related committees until 1969. He was cited at the University's 60th Convocation as one of the University's 60 outstanding alumni for professional contributions in the field of safety and fire prevention.
May 2009
Alfred Baccini '36, '52
Mr. Laurance Baccini, Esq., BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1968 (Deceased). Former Principal, Law Offices of Laurance E. Baccini
A former partner of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg & Ellers and a former partner of Wolf, Block, Schorr-Cohen, Mr. Baccini was the youngest person ever to be appointed chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. As a dedicated member of the Bar Association, he was Vice Chancellor; Chair of the credit union; and both a Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Governors. He was also a member of the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention. For the American Bar Association, he was a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section.
April 2015
Laurence Baccini '68
James Bagian, MD; BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1973; Honorary Degree, 1987. Chief Patient Safety Officer, Veterans Health Administration and Former, NASA Astronaut
As Chief Patient Safety Officer, Dr. Bagian is the Director of the Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS). As NCPS Director, he is responsible for overseeing the entire operation of the Center, a comprehensive program designed to assist in preventing medical errors. Dr. Bagian has also served as a NASA astronaut. He took part in both the planning and provision of emergency medical and rescues support for the first six Space Shuttle flights. He also served as the Astronaut Office Coordinator for Space Shuttle payload software and crew equipment, as well as supporting the development of a variety of payloads and participating in the verification of Space Shuttle flight software. In 1986, Dr. Bagian served as an investigator for the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. He was responsible for the development program and implementation of the pressure suit used for crew escape and various other crew survival equipment used on all Shuttle missions, and he was in charge of NASA's Shuttle search and rescue planning and implementation. Dr. Bagian was also the lead Mission Specialist for the first dedicated Life Sciences Spacelab mission. A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Bagian has logged over 337 hours in space. In 1989, Drexel presented him with the Engineering and Science Award.
May 2009
James Bagian '73, HD '87
Paul Baran, BS, College of Engineering, 1949; Honorary Degree, 1997; (Deceased). Former Inventor and Co-founder, GoBackTV
Mr. Baran was an Internet pioneer whose invention of packet switching in the 1960s enabled computer-to-computer data transmissions, a concept which paved the way for the Internet. He developed the ideas for ‘message blocks' and 'hot potato routing' through a decentralized network while working for the RAND Corporation. He later implemented them when he was hired by the Department of Defense to develop the ARPANet, the resilient digital communications network that evolved into the internet. The work was part of the country's Cold War planning, designed to ensure the success of communications even if large parts of a network were destroyed. Mr. Baran's idea involved splitting up files into small packets that could be sent separately and reconstituted at the receiving end, the technique by which most information is still relayed over the net. Mr. Baran also worked as a technician on the world's first commercial computer, known as the Univac. While working at the RAND corporation, Mr. Baran designed the first doorway gun detector, and he was the first computer scientist to testify to the U.S. Congress on the impending problem of computer privacy. Mr. Baran left RAND in 1968 to co-found the Institute for the Future, a not-for-profit research group specializing in long-range forecasting. In 1986, he co-founded Metricom and Ricochet wireless and in 1989, InterFax. Later, he co-founded Com21 in 1995 and then co-founded GoBackTV in 2003. Mr. Baran authored over 150 papers and 40 patents. He has received numerous awards including the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal in 1990 for his work on packet switching and the Franklin Institute's Bower Award and Prize in Science in 2001. In 2007, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio, joining the likes of Thomas Edison. In 2008, President George W. Bush presented him with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
March 2011
Paul Baran '49, HD '97
Charles ("Chuck") Barris, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1953; Honorary Degree, 2001. Former President, The Chuck Barris Company
Upon graduating from Drexel, Mr. Barris entered the entertainment business with a job as a page at NBC, where he then completed the management training program. He later joined ABC's network TV programming department and from 1959 to 1965 was director of West Coast Daytime Programming. He went on to form Barris Industries, and the Chuck Barris Company, of which he was President until its sale in 1986. Mr. Barris was the creator and producer of a number of television shows, including "The Dating Game," from 1965 to 1979, and "The Newlywed Game," from 1966 to 1974. He also created, produced and hosted "The Gong Show," from 1976 to 1980. In addition to his interests in painting, photography and music composition, Mr. Barris has published two books, Confessions of Dangerous Mind and You and Me Babe. He also founded in 1984 the Chuck Barris Foundation, which supports cultural programs and social services.
May 2009
Chuck Barris '53, HD '01
Ervin F. Bickley, Jr., BS, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, 1942 (Deceased). Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, New England Envelope Manufacturing Company
From 1969 to 1992, Mr. Bickley served as Chairman and CEO of New England Envelope. Prior to that, he worked at Packaging Corporation of America, serving as President of their subsidiary, Coates Board & Carton Co., and then as Vice President at the parent company. He also held positions at International Paper Company, Container Corporation of America and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. He served as a Director of the Kliklok Corporation and as a Director of Bloomsburg Mills and Imi Tech Corporation. He also was the co-founder and President of the Citizens Continuing Committee on Conservation, from 1966 to 1980. He chaired the New Canaan (CT) Bicentennial Committee from 1972 to 1976 and served on Drexel's Board of Trustees.
April 2015
Ervin Bickley '42
Henry I. Boreen, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1956; MS, Electrical Engineering, 1958; Honorary Degree, 2002 (Deceased). Former Chairman of the Board, Combex
Mr. Boreen served as Chairman of Combex, Inc., a software company. He had also been with AM Communications, a manufacturer of products for the cable TV industry, and he served as Chairman of Business Computer Group, a manufacturer of personal computers, which he founded. As the founder of Solid State Scientific, a producer of CMOS chips, he served as the company's CEO and Chairman from 1964 to 1984. From 1960 to 1964, he was Vice President for engineering at Vector Manufacturing, which he co-founded. He is co-author of Aerospace Telemetry. In the late 1950's, he was an instructor in Drexel's Evening College (now Goodwin College of Professional Studies). He served as Director of Butcher Singer/Keystone Venture II; Chairman of HIB International, a high technology transfer company; Director of Integrated Circuit Systems, a semi-conductor manufacturer; and a Trustee of the Roth Foundation and the Cardiovascular Foundation. Mr. Boreen's work contributed to the space effort and to the development of complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS), which are the dominant semiconductor technology used by the world's electronics industries.
April 2015
Henry Boreen '56, '58, HD '02
Lillian Moore Bradshaw, BS, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Science, 1938 (Deceased). Honorary Degree, 1978. Former Director, Dallas Public Library
Ms. Bradshaw was associated with the Dallas Public Library from 1946 to 1984, and was Director from 1962 until her retirement. She also served in a number of other professional capacities, including President and Vice President, at both the American Library Associations and the Texas Library Association. She held countless positions with government, civic, community and education organizations as well as advisory groups. She served as a Trustee of the City of Dallas and a member of the Municipal Library Advisory Board. She also served as a Director of the board for the Friends of Fair Park, the Urban Design Advisory Council for Dallas, and the Dallas County Historical Foundation. Ms. Bradshaw published extensively in the field of library studies and earned honorary degrees from Southern Methodist University, Western Maryland College and Drexel University. In 1970, she received the Drexel Library School Distinguished Alumnus Award, and in 1984, she was the Lazerow Lecturer at the University.
April 2015
Lillian Moore Bradshaw '38, HD '78
Charles E. Broudy, DC, Evening School, Architecture, 1949 (Deceased). Founder and Former Principal, Charles E. Broudy and Associates, P.C.
Mr. Broudy was Principal of Charles E. Broudy and Associates, an architectural and planning firm specializing in merchandising facilities, which he founded after serving in the Korean War. His firm created more than 1,500 specialty shops, department stores, chain units, shopping centers, art galleries, museum shops and showrooms in the United States and overseas. Mr. Broudy also wrote books, chapters and journal articles here and abroad, and lectured and conducted seminars at universities such as Drexel, Harvard, Cornell and Temple. Over the years, Mr. Broudy was honored by groups such as the AIA Philadelphia Chapter, of which he had been president, and the Pennsylvania Society of Architects. He held three U.S. patents for innovative design. In the community, he was committee chair for the Philadelphia Foundation of Architecture and a Board Member of the Philadelphia Chamber of Congress. In 1985, he was presented with Drexel's Alumni Achievement Award. In 1992, he established the Charles Broudy Endowed Scholarship in Architecture at Drexel University. <br> May 2009
Charles Broudy '49
Robert L. Byers, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1965; Honorary Degree, 2002. Co-Founder, Byers
In 1978, Mr. Byers and his wife, Joyce, founded Byers' Choice, a company that produces unique handcrafted Christmas "Caroler" collectible figurines. The company has been honored as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania" Mr. Byers was the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executive's 1994 Philanthropist of the Year. For their community work, Mr. and Mrs. Byers have been honored with the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Exemplar Award, the Lois Burpee Volunteer Service Award from the Central Bucks Family Y.M.C.A. and the 1988 Outstanding Business Achievement Award from the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Byers, a member of the University Board of Trustees, also serves as a member of the LeBow College of Business Dean's Advisory Council. Mr. Byers and his wife both received the Anthony J. Drexel Paul Award in 1991 and the Entrepreneurial Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 1988 at Drexel. In addition, they were both named to the Hall of Fame of the National Commission for Cooperative Education in 2003.
May 2009
Robert Byers '65, HD '02
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In 1978, Mrs. Byers and her husband, Robert, founded Byers' Choice, a company that produces unique handcrafted Christmas "Caroler" collectible figurines. The company has been honored as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania." Joyce Byers is also the President of The Byers Foundation, which she and her husband founded in 1986. She has served as a Director of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, the Bucks County Association for Retarded Citizens, the Upper Merion League of Women Voters, and the Delaware Valley Regional Theater. In 1994, she received the Harriet E. Worrell Award from Drexel University. Mrs. Byers and her husband both received the Anthony J. Drexel Paul Award in 1991 and the Entrepreneurial Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 1988 at Drexel. In addition, they were both named to the Hall of Fame of the National Commission for Cooperative Education in 2003. Mrs. Byers was a member of the College of Media Arts and Design's Alumni Advocates and the Dean's Advisory Board.
May 2009
Joyce Byers '64, HD '02
George W. Campbell Jr., PhD, BS, College of Arts and Sciences; Honorary Degree, 2000. President Emeritus, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Dr. Campbell, a physicist, served as president of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art from 2000 through 2011, and upon retirement was elected President Emeritus by the Board of Trustees. Founded in 1859, Cooper Union is an all honors college offering degrees in architecture, engineering and fine arts. The college's world renowned Great Hall has been the home of major social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, including abolitionism, labor reform and women's suffrage. During Dr. Campbell's tenure, Cooper Union was America's third ranked undergraduate engineering college and became the number one ranked Baccalaureate College in the northeast region of the United States (U.S. News and World Report). Under his leadership, Cooper Union replaced 40 percent of its academic space, substantially renovated the remaining 60 percent, reduced the campus carbon footprint by 40 percent and grew its endowment from $100 million to nearly $700 million. Its new building, with Platinum LEEDs Certification that opened in 2009, is now one of the nation's premiere science and engineering facilities.
Dr. Campbell spent much of his career as a physicist at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he held various R&D and management positions and, for seven years, served as a U.S. delegate to the International Telecommunications Union. He has also served as president and CEO of NACME, Inc., a non-profit corporation focused on engineering education and science and technology policy. Earlier in his career, Dr. Campbell served on the faculties of Nkumbi International College in Zambia and Syracuse University. He has published papers in mathematical physics, high-energy physics, satellite systems, digital communications, science and technology policy and education policy. He is co-editor of Access Denied: Race, Ethnicity and the Scientific Enterprise, Oxford University Press.
Dr. Campbell serves on the Board of Directors of Con Edison, one of America's largest utilities, and Barnes and Noble, the nation's largest book retailer. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Webb Institute from 2012 to 2016. He's a trustee of the Mitre Corporation, the United States Naval Academy Foundation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Institute of International Education, and The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.
In addition to his Drexel degree, Dr. Campbell earned a PhD in theoretical physics from Syracuse University and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Yale University. As an undergraduate, he was a Simon Guggenheim Scholar and member of the national physics honor society. Among Dr. Campbell's awards are the 1993 George Arents Pioneer Medal in Physics, the Drexel University Centennial Medal (as an inaugural member of the Drexel 100), the City of Philadelphia Board of Education Leon J. Obermeyer Award, the United Hospital Fund 2012 Distinguished Trustee Award and several honorary doctorates. He has been elected to the Alumni Hall of Fame at Syracuse University and Central High School of Philadelphia and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is married to Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President of Spelman College.
June 2017
George Campbell '68, HD '00
Toni Carbo Bearman, PhD; MS, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Information and Science, 1973; PhD, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Information and Science, 1977. Professor, School of Information Sciences and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Prior to assuming her position at the University of Pittsburgh in 1986, Dr. Bearman was Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. She has also served as a senior consultant for the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London and as Executive Director of the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services. She has conducted research at Drexel and worked at Brown University, where she received her A.B.; the University of Washington and the American Mathematical Society. Dr. Bearman is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Information Scientists and has served on the boards and advisory committees of numerous organizations and publications. She has been awarded Drexel's Distinguished Alumni Award and the Watson Davis Award for Continued Dedicated Services to the Membership of the ASIS, of which she was president from 1989 to 1990.
May 2009
Toni Carbo '73, '77
Albert Carnesale, PhD, MS, College of Engineering, 1961; Honorary Degree, 1993. Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Carnesale is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He joined UCLA in 1997, and was Chancellor of the University through 2006 and Professor of Public Policy and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering through 2015. His research and teaching continue to focus on public policy issues having substantial scientific and technological dimensions, and he is the author or co-author of six books and more than 100 articles on a wide range of subjects, including national security strategy, arms control, nuclear proliferation, domestic and international energy issues, and higher education.
Dr. Carnesale chaired the National Academies Committees on NASA's Strategic Direction, on America's Climate Choices, on Nuclear Forensics, and on U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike; and was a member of the Obama Administration's Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future and of the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Pacific Council on International Policy; and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition, he serves on the Boards of Directors of Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and of Amicrobe, Inc.
Prior to joining UCLA, Dr. Carnesale was at Harvard for 23 years, serving as Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Provost of the University. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (Cooper Union), a master's degree in mechanical engineering (Drexel University), and a PhD in nuclear engineering (North Carolina State University).
May 2017
Albert Carnesale '61, HD '93
Everett S. Checket, Certificate, LeBow, Business Administration 1939 (Deceased). Former President of Marketing and Refining Division, Mobil Oil Corporation
Mr. Checket worked at Mobil Oil Corporation for 35 years, holding various executive positions in finance, marketing and general management and as Vice President of Marine Transportation and Marine Sales, including positions in the Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Europe. Upon his retirement from Mobil Oil in 1983, he was a Director and Executive Vice President of the company and President of the Worldwide Marketing and Refining Division. Mr. Checket has also been President of his own management consulting and private investment firm, Everett Checket & Co., and a Managing Director of several other firms involved in real estate, acquisitions, ownership and management. He has been a director of Banco Central in New York, an honorary lifetime member of the Japan Society and a member of the American Bureau of Shipping. The Japanese government decorated Mr. Checket with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, the highest honor that a civilian can receive. Mr. Checket has also served as a Trustee of Drexel University.
May 2011
Everett Checket '39
The Honorable Augusta Clark, MS, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Science, 1958; Honorary Degree, 1985 (Deceased). Former Councilwoman-at-Large, City Council of Philadelphia
Ms. Clark was a member of the Philadelphia City Council from 1979 to 2000. A vocal advocate of causes including women's rights and education, she chaired the Education Committee for three consecutive terms and received numerous honors for her community service, including the Edythe Ingraham Award for Exemplary Community Service and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Outstanding Community Service. Prior to entering politics, Ms. Clark worked as a Librarian and as Director of the Philadelphia Model Cities Program. She earned a law degree from Temple University and consulted in the area of affirmative action/equal opportunity. Founder of the Bright Hope Survival Program, Ms. Clark was also a board member of the Franklin Institute and a Vice Chair of the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Center for Community Corrections.
April 2015
Hon. Augusta Clark '58, HD '85
Richard F. Cole, PhD; BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1959 (Deceased). Former Administrative Judge, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Prior to joining the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel in 1973, Dr. Cole served on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health, where he was Director of the International Program in Sanitary Engineering Design and Project Leader and Field Coordinator on a project establishing the Regional School of Sanitary Engineering in Central America. Before joining UNC, Dr. Cole was Assistant Regional Engineer of the Philadelphia office of the Division of Sanitary Engineering of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. He has been a Diplomat in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, president of the Conference of Federal Environment Engineers, Secretary-Treasurer of the U.S. Section of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary Engineering and a member of the Environmental Engineering Committee of the National Capital Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
April 2015
Richard Cole '59
Martin Cooperstein, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1947. Former Chairman and CEO, Logica Data Architects, Inc.
Mr. Cooperstein was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Logica Data Architects and a Board Member of Logica until his retirement in 1990. He was responsible for the financial performance and general business management of Logica's North American subsidiary, Data Architects, Inc. (DAI), and handled their business strategy for software products and professional services to meet the information technology needs of corporations in the industry sectors they served. Mr. Cooperstein co-founded DAI in 1967. Over the years, the company experienced significant growth due to its outstanding reputation for services and products, and in 1988 its stockholders accepted an offer from Logica and became its North American subsidiary. Prior to joining DAI full-time, he held engineering and management positions with Sylvania and GTE.
May 2009
Martin Cooperstein '47
Stephen Cox, BS, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics & Atmospheric Sciences, 1974; MS, Biomedical Engineering and Science, 1976. Co-Principle Investigator and Project Director, Alliance for Minority Participation at Drexel University
Mr. Cox is Co-Principle Investigator and Project Director for the Alliance for Minority Participation at Drexel University. Drexel is one of nine institutions that comprise the consortium called the Greater Philadelphia Region Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP). The Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) is part of a national effort to increase the number of students who successfully complete baccalaureate and advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. Prior to Drexel Mr. Cox was the Director of PATHS/PRISM, an educational reform organization where he was responsible for researching, developing and implementing programs in mathematics, engineering and science designed to increase the numbers of African-Americans, Latinos and women pursuing careers in these field, targeting students from kindergarten through graduate school. Prior to joining PATHS/PRISM, Mr. Cox was Vice President and General Manager at G.D. Davis Associates Communications and Electrical Contractors. He has held a number of positions in engineering, finance and real estate development, including positions at General Electric, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Unity Construction Corporation and Wileo Cable Communications. In 1986, Mr. Cox was an adjunct professor at Temple University's School of Business and Engineering.
May 2009
Stephen Cox '74, '76
James G. Crouse, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1948; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1976 (Deceased). Former Chairman of the Board, The Crouse Group
In 1954, Mr. Crouse founded the Crouse Company, the first of 13 companies that would later become the Crouse Group, a holding company. The firm worked in industrial and commercial plumbing and heating and fiberglass fabrication, and it fabricated stainless-steel piping for radioactive waste at the Limerick nuclear power plant. He retired in 1998. Mr. Crouse served on Drexel's Board of Trustees for 20 years. He also served on the boards of Ursinus College and Immaculata University and as Director of the Boy Scouts of America, Hamilton Bank, Montgomery County Hospital and TKE Educational Foundation. He received Drexel's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1977. In 1994, he and his wife established the James G. and Anne M. Crouse Endowed Scholarship Fund.
May 2011
James Crouse '48
Nicholas DeBenedictis, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1968; MS, College of Engineering, Environmental Science, 1969; Honorary Degree, 1987. Chairman, Aqua America
Mr. DeBenedictis is the current Chairman and former CEO of Aqua America, a major water utility serving nearly 3 million people in 8 states, and has served in those roles since 1993. Prior to joining Aqua America, Mr. DeBenedictis spent three years (1989-1992) as Senior Vice President of Corporate and Public Affairs for Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO), a $4 billion nuclear utility that is now part of Exelon Corporation. Mr. DeBenedictis served in two cabinet positions in Pennsylvania government including Secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources (1983-1986) and Director of the Office of Economic Development (1981-1983). He served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable and was President, then Chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Directors for many regional businesses, economic and environmental organizations. Mr. DeBenedictis was an Officer and President of The Pennsylvania Society (2008-2016).
Mr. DeBenedictis has served continuously on the Drexel University Board of Trustees since 1995. He has also served on Drexel's LeBow College of Business Dean's Advisory Board and was Drexel's Business Leader of the Year in 1998. In 2005, Mr. DeBenedictis received the William Penn Award, the highest honored bestowed by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007™ Award in the Master category for the Greater Philadelphia region. In May of 2008, he received Drexel's A. J. Drexel Paul Award for Service to Alma Mater. In 2016, he was bestowed Papal Honors by Pope Francis for his service to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia and, in 2017, he received Italian Knighthood – Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia, one of the highest awards bestowed to a foreign national by the Italian President.
May 2017
Nicholas DeBenedictis '68, '69, HD '87
John R Dietz, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1934(Deceased). Former Chairman, Gannett Fleming Affiliates
Mr. Dietz served in several capacities at Gannett Fleming Affiliates, a consulting engineering firm, including Chief Executive Officer from 1964 to 1979, President from 1964 to 1976 and Chairman from 1970 to 1983. He received numerous awards throughout his career and was named the Engineer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers-Harrisburg Chapter in 1965. He also received Drexel's highest alumni award, the A. J. Drexel Paul award, in 1973 and was named a Knight of St. Gregory, which is the highest Papal honor given to lay members of the Roman Catholic Church, by Pope John Paul II in 1984. Mr. Dietz was very active in technical, business and civic organizations, including serving on the Board for Holy Spirit Hospital in Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Symphony Association. He also served Drexel as a member of the Board of Trustees and as a member of the Drexel Alumni Association.
May 2009
John Dietz '34
Thomas R. Ebright, BS, LeBowCollege of Business, 1967(Deceased). Former Owner, Portland Pirates and Baltimore Skipjacks
Mr. Ebright was the owner of the Portland Pirates and the Baltimore Skipjacks Pro Hockey Clubs. A longtime member of the American Hockey League Board of Governors, he was honored with the League's creation of the Thomas Ebright Memorial Award, which is presented annually for outstanding career contributions to the American Hockey League. The Portland Pirates also honored him by establishing the Tom Ebright Award, given to the player who best exemplifies what it means to be a Portland Pirate. Mr. Ebright was also inducted into their Hall of Fame. A major shareholder of the Stroudsburg Railroad and a railroading enthusiast, Mr. Ebright had a large collection of model and full-size trains, some of which were considered quite rare. In addition to his work in sports, Mr. Ebright was involved in the financial industry as General Partner in Quest Advisory Corp., a New York City-based money market firm. He also co-managed the Pennsylvania Mutual Fund.
May 2009
Thomas Ebright '67
Mary McCue Epstein, MS, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design (today known as the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design), Interior Design, 1948. Former Head of Department of Design, Drexel University
A renowned interior designer, Mrs. Epstein headed Drexel's Department of Design from 1966 to 1980. An employee at the University for 31 years, she also served as a Professor of Interior Design and Head of the Department of Art, Applied Art and Textiles and Clothing; Assistant Professor of Applied Art; and Director of Home Management House. She has been a member of the Interior Design Educator's Council and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). After retiring in 1980, she returned to freelance interior designing. Mrs. Epstein received the 1989 Education Award from the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of ASID and was presented with an achievement award during Drexel's Centennial celebration in June 1991. In 1996, she received the Gallimore Memorial Award from the Interior Design Council of Philadelphia for establishing the first FIDER accredited Interior Design Program in the Philadelphia region. In 1998, she joined her daughter's firm in Great Falls, Virginia and retired in 2010.
April 2011
Mary McCue Epstein '48
Thomas E. Feil, BS, LeBow, Commerce and Engineering, 1967. Founder, Former Chairman and CEO, V-Band Corp.
Mr. Feil is the Founder, former Chairman and CEO of V Band Corporation, a provider of specialized telephone equipment for traders and brokers in financial markets. The company was acquired in 1999. He also served as a co-founder, Executive Vice President and Director of engineering for Interconnect Planning Corporation from 1973 to 1980, as a member of the sales staff at I.T.E. Circuit Breakers from 1971 to 1973 and as an applications engineers at I.T.E. from 1967 to 1971. Mr. Feil holds a patent for a multi-station telephone switching systems, which was once used by banks and brokerage firms for trading and dealing in securities and other financial instruments. He is a former Associate Trustee of the University and received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also is co-founder, Trustee and Vice President for Children's House of Manhattan in New York City. In 2006, he established the Thomas Feil Endowed Scholarship Fund for Students in the College of Engineering.
May 2009
Thomas Feil '67
Emily Catherine Flory, BS, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design (today known as the Westphal College of Media Arts And Design), 1933 (Deceased). Humanitarian
Emily Flory and her late husband, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Flory, were very active in promoting human rights around the world, and developed key relationships among many of the world's leading scientists, artists and political figures. As a student, Mrs. Flory was awarded the Key and Triangle for student leadership, served as Vice President of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, held several positions on the Women's Student Government Association and served as both Treasurer and Secretary for the Panhellenic Council. Mrs. Flory's husband received the 1974 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in discovering a way to compare polymers, long chains of atoms or small molecules linked together in repeating sequences.
May 2009
Emily Flory '33
Eli Fromm, PhD; BS, College of Engineering, 1962; MS, College of Engineering, 1964. Roy A. Brothers University Professor Emeritus
Dr. Fromm is the Roy A. Brothers University Professor Emeritus at Drexel University. His academic leadership positions included Vice President for Educational Research, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, Interim Dean of Engineering, Interim Head of the Biosciences Department, and Director of the Center of Educational Research in the College of Engineering at Drexel. His technical pioneering research encompassed body implantable sensors and associated telemetric systems. His educational research leadership included Principal Investigator of the Drexel E4 educational reform project and Principal Investigator of the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition. He was the inaugural recipient (2002) of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering for his significant contributions to engineering and technology education. Dr. Fromm has received numerous other awards and honors from such organizations as the IEEE, ASEE, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the Smithsonian Institution, Drexel University, and Thomas Jefferson University. He is the author or co-author of approximately 75 referred publications in the scientific/technical/educational literature, one co-authored textbook, as well as written Congressional contributions as a Fellow with the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives in areas of science and technology policy.
June 2017
Eli Fromm '62, '64
Elaine Garzarelli, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1969; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1977; Honorary Degree, 1992. Founder, Garzarelli Capital
Ms. Garzarelli founded Garzarelli Capital, which offers financial services and financial consulting for individual investors at a high scale as well as institutional clients. Considered one of the nation's preeminent predictors of market trends, Ms. Garzarelli was one of only a few money managers who foresaw the stock market crash of 1987. She also appears on television, including on Fox Business News, CNBC, and The Nightly Business Report on PBS. She was previously a Partner and Managing Director at Lehman Brothers. Ms. Garzarelli has received several awards and honors, including being named Businesswoman of the Year by Fortune magazine in 1987, appearing on the cover of Working Woman magazine in 1991 and being included on Business Week's "What's In?" list for 1992. In 1993, she established the Elaine and Ralph Garzarelli Scholarship Fund in the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business.
May 2009
Elaine Garzarelli '77, HD '92
John A. Georges, MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1957. Former Chairman and CEO, International Paper Company
In 1979, Mr. Georges joined International Paper Company (IPC), the world's largest producer of wood pulp, printing, writing and packaging papers, and paperboard and packaging products, working his way from Executive Vice President of wood products and resources to Chairman and CEO in 1985. In 1990, IPC was ranked no. 32 in the Fortune 500 index, and was listed first among forestry products industries. He retired in 1996. Mr. Georges also was employed in various positions at E.I. du Pont De Nemours and Company from 1959 to 1979, serving the company as General Manager of the textile fibers department from 1977 to 1979. He has served as a Director of the Warner Lambert Company, the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Business Council for New York State. He has also been a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry honorary fraternity and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and is a former member of the Joint Council for Economic Education. He was a member of Drexel's Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1995.
March 2011
John Georges '57
Austin M. Gleeson, PhD; BS, College of Engineering, Physics, 1960. Professor, Physics Department, University of Texas-Austin
Prior to joining the Physics Department of the University of Texas-Austin in 1969, Dr. Gleeson was a laboratory instructor at Drexel, a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania and a faculty member at Syracuse University. A prolific scientific author and researcher, Dr. Gleeson is involved in research of the formal aspects of both classical and quantum field theories and the phenomenology of superdense matter and in the low-frequency acoustics. He also was employed as a computer designer for the Radio Corporation of America and as a technical representative for Burroughs Corporation. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards from the University of Texas-Austin, including the 1991 Eyes of Texas Excellence Award, the 1988 and 1990 Outstanding Faculty Member Awards, the 1986 Presidential Teaching Award, and the 2008 Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence. He also received the 1987 Professor of the Year Award from the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education, and he was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction. Dr. Gleeson has also served as Chairman of the Master Planning Committee at the University of Texas.
May 2009
Austin Gleeson '60
Paul J. Goldin, MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1960 (Deceased). Former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Score Board, Inc.
Mr. Goldin is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of The Score Board, Inc., a multimillion-dollar marketing company specializing in sports collectibles and memorabilia. In 1986, Mr. Goldin became intrigued by the commercial possibilities of his son, Ken's, baseball-card hobby, and the two formed The Score Board to market and distribute baseball cards. The company later expanded into other collectibles, sports, and general entertainment merchandise. The Score Board was ranked as the third best small company in the United States in terms of sales growth, earnings growth and return on investment capital by Business Week in 1991. It also was ranked among the top 100 companies of any size in the Delaware Valley by The Philadelphia 100 in May 1992. Prior to joining The Score Board, Mr. Goldin served as President of Creative Medical Systems, Inc.; President of Medieast/Mediwest, Vice President of Data Display Systems and Manager of Statistical Quality control at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Mr. Goldin also served on the adjunct faculty at Drexel from 1960 to 1988, where he taught statistics and finance.
May 2009
Paul Goldin '60
Earl H. Graham, BS, Evening College, Civil Engineering, 1956 (Deceased). Former Group Vice President, Philadelphia Suburban Corporation; Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company
Mr. Graham served as Group Vice President of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer of Philadelphia Suburban Water Company. While attending Drexel in 1947, Mr. Graham joined the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company as a general laborer, and he served the water company in several positions, including General Superintendent, Assistant Vice President, Executive Vice President, President, and Chief Executive Officer. In 1981, he was named Group Vice President of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, the parent company of Suburban Water. Mr. Graham was active in the Drexel Alumni Association, serving as a member of the General Alumni Association Board of Governors. He received numerous awards from Drexel, including the Evening College Specialty Award for Distinguished Achievement, the Key D Award from the Evening College, and he was elected into the College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction as a Charter Member. He served as President of the National Association of Water Companies, Chairman of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and President of the Broomall Rotary Club. Mr. Graham also served on the boards of the Delaware County Industrial Development Corporation, Riddle Memorial Hospital, and the Pennsylvania Economy League.
April 2015
Earl Graham '56
Richard A. Greenawalt, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1966. Principal, RMK Associates
Mr. Greenawalt is currently the Principal at RMK Associates, a private investment firm that he founded, and he was the former Chief Executive Officer at Arcadia Financial Ltd. Although Mr. Greenawalt studied engineering as an undergraduate student, his workplace experience prepared him well for a very successful career in banking and finance. Much of his early career was spent with Citibank, where he became President of Citicorp Retail Services and then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citicorp Person-to-Person. In 1987, Advanta Corporation hired him as President and Chief Operating Officer. He helped transform Advanta, a small company that made loans to teachers, into a multi-billion dollar financial services organization. Mr. Greenawalt then became Chief Executive Officer of Arcadia Financial Ltd. (today known as CitiFinancial), a Minneapolis-based consumer financial services company specializing in purchasing, selling, and servicing retail installment contracts for new and used automobiles. Mr. Greenawalt received the AJ Drexel Paul Award in 2001 and is a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction. He has served as the Chairman of the Drexel University Board of Trustees since 2008 and has also served on the LeBow Dean's Advisory Board. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Free Library of Philadelphia and as a Director at the Franklin Institute. He has served in the past on the Boards of Arcadia Financial Ltd., MasterCard International, Advanta Corporation, Colonial National Bank, and the Westchester County (NY) Association.
April 2011
Richard Greenawalt '66
Robert J. Hall, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1967. Former Publisher and Chairman, Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News
Mr. Hall is the former Publisher and Chairman of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, the two largest daily newspapers in the Delaware Valley. Since 2004, he has been providing consulting services in newspaper industry acquisitions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors Philadelphia Chapter and Penn Virginia GP Holdings L.P. of Radnor, Pennsylvania. Previously, Mr. Hall served as Publisher and Chairman of the Detroit Free Press from 1989 to 1990. As a certified public accountant, Mr. Hall was a member of several professional societies, including the Institute of Newspaper Controllers and Financial Officers, the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of Accountants. Throughout his career, Mr. Hall has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Philadelphia Sports Congress, Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers, and Newspapers First Corp. Mr. Hall is a former Trustee at Drexel, where he served on the Development Committee, and he was honored by the College of Business and Administration as an outstanding alumnus as part of 1991's Centennial Convocation. In 2008, Mr. Hall and his wife were named recipients of the Main Line Health Heart Center's Distinguished Leadership Award. <br> May 2009
Robert Hall '67
William M. Hall, III, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1966. Former Managing Partner, Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen and Company
In 1969, Mr. Hall began his career with Andersen Consulting. He was promoted to Manager in 1972 and to Partner in 1978. During his 30 years with the firm, he was in charge of the company's financial services industry, started the federal government consulting Practice in 1981, and was Managing Partner for the Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. offices. As a student attending Drexel under a lacrosse scholarship, Mr. Hall's co-operative education employment was with Arthur Andersen. He joined the company upon his graduation from the University. Other than serving three years in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Hall worked Andersen Consulting, later called Accenture PLC, until he retired in 2000. He also has an MBA from American University in Washington, D.C. At Drexel, Mr. Hall was a former member of the LeBow Dean's Advisory Board and a member of the Silver Dragon Society in 1991.
May 2017
William Hall '66
Albert G. Handschumacher, BS, LeBow College of Business, Commerce & Engineering, 1941(Deceased). Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Aeronca, Inc.
Mr. Handschumacher was former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Aeronca, Inc., a manufacturer of engine components and airframe structures for commercial aviation and the defense industry. Prior to joining Aeronca in 1996, Mr. Handschumacher was employed as President of Lear Siegler, Inc., and he also was Vice President, General Manager and Corporate Director of Research and Development at Rheem Manufacturing Co. He also held several positions at Lear, Inc., including District Sales Manager and Assistant to the President, Vice President and General Manager of the Grand Rapids division, Senior Vice President, and Chairman. Mr. Handschumacher served as a member of many professional organizations, and has served on the board of directors for several companies and other groups. He has served Drexel as a Term Trustee since 1963, and he was presented with the AJ Drexel Paul award in 1966. He was also given the University's Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1971. A former major in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Mr. Handschumacher has received several awards, including the 1978 Man of the Year Award by the National Asthma Association, the 1970 Man of the Year Award by City of Hope, and the 1953 Philadelphia Bourse Award.
May 2009
Albert Handschumacher '41
Bernard J. Hargadon, Jr., BS, LeBow College of Business, 1951; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1960. Former President, McKesson International
Mr. Hargadon joined McKesson International in 1964 while living overseas, and he retired from the company in 1995. He held various positions in the company before becoming President of McKesson's international pharmaceutical operations in 1978 and all its international operations in 1980. Prior to joining McKesson, he was employed at Atlas Chemical Company and General Motors. He also taught at Drexel and several South American universities and was a consultant for the Agency for International Development in Latin America. He has served as a Director of a number of foreign companies, and he has also served on the boards of Golden Gate University, the National Council for International Visitors in Washington, D.C., San Francisco's International Visitors Center, and the World Affairs Council of San Francisco. An author of two university accounting books in Spanish, Mr. Hargadon has taught as an adjunct professor of international business at Golden Gate University. The University awarded him their Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 1995. He currently serves as Assistant Treasurer of Opera Carolina, a board member at WDAV, and as an advisory board member of Carolinas Concert Association. At Drexel, he served on the Dean's Advisory Board at the LeBow College of Business.
May 2017
Bernard Hargadon '51, '60
George J. Haufler, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1958 (Deceased). Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bird Corporation
In 1982, Mr. Haufler was hired by Bird Corporation, one of the nation's oldest companies, to bring the company back into profitability, eventually reaching the ranks of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. After joining Bird Corporation, Mr. Haufler was honored by the Turnaround Management Association as one of the top 25 turnarounds in 1990. Bird Corporation produces asphalt shingles, solid vinyl building products, roll roofing material, insulating board, felt centrifugal and filtration equipment, and environmental control equipment. While a co-op student at Drexel in 1954, Mr. Haufler began work at J.J. Nesbitt of Philadelphia and ultimately became President. When that company was acquired by International Telephone and Telegraph, he rose to become president of ITT's Environmental Products Division in 1969 with worldwide responsibility. Following the OPEC oil embargo of 1973, Mr. Haufler founded the National Council for Energy Conservation. In pursuit of his interests in energy efficiency technology and environmental clean-up, he founded Haufler Enterprises (now GHR Haufler Inc.) in 1978. Mr. Haufler served on the Executive Committee of the Policy Advisory Board for Housing Studies at Harvard University, and he has served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Suburban Counties United Way Campaign. He also was the author of many major publications on energy and environmental systems and was a holder of several patents in this area. In 1988, Mr. Haufler received Drexel's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
May 2009
George Haufler '58
Mary R. "Nina" Henderson, BS, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, 1972. Founder, Henderson Advisory

Nina Henderson is a Director of CNO Financial Group, Bankers Life, Washington National, Colonial Penn insurance companies, (NYSE) Audit, Risk and Investment Committees, Director of HIKMA Pharmaceuticals PLC (LSE) Audit, Remuneration and Nomination/Governance Committees, Director of IWG PLC (LSE), formerly Regus PLC, global worksite, flexible worksite provider including Regus and Spaces brands, Chairman Remuneration Committee, member Audit and Governance Committees

She served as a Director of AXA Financial Inc. and The Equitable Companies (NYSE) Audit, Investment and Finance/Risk Committees; Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE) Lead Director and Chairman Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee (sold to KKR); Pactiv Corporation (NYSE), Audit Committee (sold to Reynolds Holdings); Royal Dutch Shell, PLC (LSE) and its predecessor company The Shell Transport and Trading Co. PLC (LSE) Audit, Remuneration, Corporate/Social Responsibility Committees; Hunt Corporation (NYSE) Audit and Compensation Committees (sold to Berwind) and Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE) metallurgical coal for the global steel industry Audit and Health/Safety/Environmental Committees (sold to Warrior Met Coal, LLC).

At BESTFOODS ($9.4 billion) and its predecessor company CPC International (NYSE), she was one of fourteen (14) corporate officers as Corporate Vice President and also President, BESTFOODS Grocery $1.3 billion U. S. consumer business (Hellmann's, Skippy, Mazola, Mueller's, etc.); Corporate Vice President BESTFOODS Food Service Global Development $1.7 billion in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, North America; Corporate Vice President and President, BESTFOODS Specialty Markets Group in Canada, United States, Caribbean, Worldwide Exports food/non-food brands for North American General Market, Hispanics and Asian consumers. Prior to her general management positions, she held numerous executive marketing positions including Vice President BESTFOODS Baking (direct store door delivery of fresh baked goods).
BESTFOOD was acquired by Unilever.

Nina is a Trustee of Drexel University including the Drexel College of Medicine and is Chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee, and a member of Executive and Finance Committees; a Director of Visiting Nurse Service of New York Finance Committee, a Director of the Foreign Policy Association and President of the Kent Land Trust Foundation.

She is a graduate of Drexel University, B.S. with honors, Phi Kappa Phi. She received the A.J. Paul Drexel Distinguished Alumni Award and is a member of the Drexel 100.

As a global General Manager and Board Director of complex multi-national corporations, her expertise includes international operational management, strategy development and execution, brand marketing, mergers/acquisitions/joint ventures and corporate governance. Nina's industry experience spans consumer products (food and non-foods), energy (oil, natural gas, bio-fuels, wind, solar, tar sands mining, chemicals), metallurgical coal mining for the steel industry, financial services (insurance, mutual funds), business services and health care (health insurance, home care, clinical practice, Pharmaceuticals, medical education).

She speaks frequently on business strategy, globalization, higher education and corporate governance for McKinsey, Rand Corporation, NACD, KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Conference Board, Practicing Law Institute, NYSE/Euronext and Bogazigi University (Istanbul)
June 2017

 Mary "Nina" Henderson '72
Wilbur C. Henderson, Jr., BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1947 (Deceased). Former Chairman, The Henderson Group
Mr. Henderson served as Chairman of the Henderson Group, a major real estate developer and manager of commercial office and industrial real estate. Prior to that, he served as President of Wilbur C. Henderson and Son from 1947 to 1974 and as President of Henderson Construction Company from 1956 to 1974. The two companies now operate as subsidiaries of the Henderson Group. Mr. Henderson served as a Term Trustee at Drexel, Director at Elmwood Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Director of Title Abstract Company, a member of Folcroft Boro Planning Commission, and a member of the Delaware County Partnership for Economic Development. He also served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, where he was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. In addition, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Drexel. He was active with the Folcroft Union Church and served as Chairman of its Evangelical Community Services Center and also as a Senior Deacon.
April 2015
Wilbur Henderson '47
George Hill, Jr., BS, School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1931; Honorary Degree, 1990 (Deceased). Former Supervisor of Math and Science Programs, City of Camden Public School System
As an educator in the Camden, New Jersey, school district from 1933 to 1965, Mr. Hill taught math and science at the grade school level for three years, the junior high school level for two years, and at Camden High School for 19 years. He also served as supervisor of the math and science programs for grades 7-12 from 1957 to 1965. As a member of the U.S. Army Reserve from 1931 to 1967, Mr. Hill ascended to the rank of lieutenant colonel before retiring. He also served active duty as an executive officer at the Fort Dix, New Jersey, Reception Center from 1941 to 1946. Mr. Hill and his wife, Alice, a former principal for the Haddon Township, New Jersey, school district, were active philanthropists, donating to several charities and institutions. The couple were major supporters of the Drexel's College of Engineering through outright and deferred gifts. The Hill Seminar Room in Drexel's LeBow Engineering Center was dedicated to the Hills in recognition of their achievements and generosity to the University. The Hills also have established a scholarship in their names at every school at which they have taught during their careers. Mr. Hill was also a charter member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction.
May 2009
George Hill '31, HD '90
Carole Stein Hochman, BS, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Fashion Design, 1966; Honorary Degree, 1986. Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Carole Hochman Designs, Inc
As Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Carole Hochman Designs, Ms. Hochman has been designing intimate apparel for more than 30 years. The Carole Hochman Design Group manufactures the Carole Hochman brand of sleepwear, loungewear, and daywear, and also owns OnGossamer and the licenses to several lingerie and sleepwear collections including Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Jockey, and Betsey Johnson. Ms. Hochman became interested in lingerie design through a co-op position with Bergdorf Goodman while a student at Drexel. After graduating, she joined Chevette, Inc., a New York firm that produced the Christian Dior collection. During her career at Chevette, she gained recognition as a major force in the industry, working as a designer and as Director of Design. She became President of the company in 1981, before launching her own lingerie design firm. Under the Dior label, Ms. Hochman's designs were sold in stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit's and Saks Fifth Avenue. Ms. Hochman has served on the board of the Citizen's Committee of New York, and she was a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. She is a member of the Alumni Advocates at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, where she also sits on the Dean's Advisory Board. From 1993 to 1998, she served as a Drexel Trustee. Ms. Hochman is also an active supporter of the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelters for the Homeless. She was inducted into the National Commission for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame in 2002.
May 2009
Carole Stein Hochman '66, HD '86
Samuel T. Hudson, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1954; MS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1958 (Deceased). Former President, J.E. Brenneman Company; Chairman of the Board, S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, S.T. Hudson International Group
Mr. Hudson was an Owner, President, and Chairman of numerous companies that built or restored many of the docks and wharves along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Mr. Hudson began working part time for J.E. Brenneman Co., a marine-construction firm, as a co-op student at Drexel. The firm, founded in 1849, was then owned by his father, Robert, and uncle, Raymond. After graduating from the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy, Mr. Hudson worked his way up from dock builder to field superintendent. He later was Project Engineer, and he became President in 1968. Mr. Hudson was the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1971 Engineer of the Year Award by the technical and professional societies in the tri-state area, the 1971 Citizen of the Year Award by the Delaware Valley Council, the 1978 George Washington Medal from the Engineers' Club, the 1980 Public Service Award from the National Society of American Military Engineers, the 1988 Distinguished Engineer Award from the South Jersey Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Entrepreneur of 1989 Award by the Camden County Economic Development Committee. Throughout his career, Mr. Hudson was a past President and board member of the Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Society, and President of the Wharf and Dockbuilder Contractors Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity. At Drexel, Mr. Hudson received the AJ Drexel Paul Award in 1986 and he was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction. He also served as a Trustee at Drexel.
May 2009
Samuel Hudson '54, '58
John G. "Jack" Johnson, BS, Evening College, Chemical Engineering, 1970; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1972. CEO, Foamex International, Inc.
Mr. Johnson has been a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Foamex International since September 2007 and a Director and Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to September 2007. Mr. Johnson had previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Foamex from 1999 to 2001. Foamex, headquartered in Linwood, Pennsylvania, is the leading producer of polyurethane foam-based solutions and specialty comfort products. The company services the bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets and also manufactures high-performance polymers for diverse applications in the industrial, aerospace, defense, electronics and computer industries. Before returning to Foamex, Mr. Johnson had been running his own management consulting business, specializing in turnaround initiatives. He serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of GenTek Inc., and was the Lead Director of Thermadyne Holdings, but relinquished the post to devote his time and efforts to Foamex. Mr. Johnson also completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School and the Executive Seminar for Humanistic Studies at the Aspen Institute. He in a Drexel Emeritus Trustee and a member of the Dean's Advisory Board of LeBow College. Mr. Johnson also served on the Advisory Board of the School of Environmental Science, Engineering & Policy, and he served as Chair of the Membership Committee. He is a member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction, and he received the 20-Year Professional Attainment Award and Mary S. Irick Drexel Award from Goodwin College in 1990 and 1993, respectively.
May 2009
John Johnson '70, '72
Arnold H. Kaplan, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1962. Former Chief Financial Officer, United Health Group
Mr. Kaplan is the retired Chief Financial Officer of United Health Group. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In addition to his Drexel degree, Mr. Kaplan received his Master of Science degree in industrial administration from Carnegie-Mellon University. He also completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. Mr. Kaplan currently serves on the board of the Allentown Art Museum, and he is a Trustee of the Lehigh Valley Health Network and United Health Group Charitable Remainder Trust. He also has served on the boards of The Baum School of Art, LANTA, and The Pennsylvania Stage Company. Mr. Kaplan is Governor Emeritus of the Alumni Board of Governors at Drexel University. He has also served as a Trustee and as a Reunion Class Gift Representative at Drexel. In 1991, Mr. Kaplan and his wife, Deanne, established the Arnold H. Kaplan Scholarship Fund at Drexel. This fund provides scholarship support to be applied toward the tuition of an academically gifted student in financial need in the College of Engineering.
May 2009
Arnold Kaplan '62
Denise M. Kelly, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1980. Managing Director, Alumni Capital Network
Mrs. Kelly is a Managing Director at Alumni Capital Network, a private equity firm that provides equity, expertise and execution capabilities for middle market companies. Mrs. Kelly has also been a Managing Director at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney. She joined Salomon Brothers in 1982 as a salesperson in the Foreign Central and Commercial Bank Group and in 1986 became a manager of the Commercial Bank Unit. She had also served as the firm's worldwide government products manager. In 1994, Mrs. Kelly established the Student Aid Fund for Women in the College of Business & Administration (today known as the LeBow College of Business) at Drexel.
May 2009
Denise Kelly '80
David E. Knoll, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1966. Former Senior Vice President, Northeast Refining & Chemicals, Sunoco
In July 2000, after 30 years of service, Mr. Knoll retired from his position as Senior Vice President of Northeast Refining & Chemicals at Sunoco. Mr. Knoll serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He previously served as a Director of the American Oncologic Hospital, the Greater Philadelphia Center for Community Corrections, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Mr. Knoll currently serves on the Drexel University College of Medicine Board of Trustees, and he previously served as a Drexel Trustee from 1992 to 2004. He also served on the College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council. After graduating from LeBow, Mr. Knoll earned his MBA from Michigan State University.
May 2009
David Knoll '66
Mr. Samuel J. Korman, DC, Evening School, Architecture, 1934; Honorary Degree, 1984 (Deceased). Former President and Chairman, The Korman Company
Mr. Korman succeeded his father, Hyman Korman, as director of Korman Corp. and Hyman Korman Inc., a building and development firm founded in 1919. He went on to hold the positions of President, Partner, and Chairman prior to his retirement. Mr. Korman graduated from Frankford High School and was given the school's highest honor, the Pioneer Achievement Award. In 1977, Drexel renamed the school library to the "Korman Center" to honor Mr. Korman and his late brother, Max William Korman, also a graduate. He was a former member of the board of directors of Philadelphia National Bank, and was co-Founder and former Director of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. He was on the boards of Drexel, United Way, the Police Athletic League, and the Albert Einstein Medical Center. Active in Jewish affairs, Mr. Korman was a Director of the Federation of Jewish Agencies, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, American Friends of Hebrew University, American Technion Society, and Jewish Theological Seminary of America. In recognition of his professional achievements and service to Drexel, Mr. Korman was a past recipient of the Mary S. Irick Award, Key D Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
May 2009
Samuel Korman '34, HD '84
Frederic B. Kremer, MD; BS, College of Engineering, 1972. Surgeon and Founder, Kremer Laser Eye Center, Inc.; Physician, Inventor and Owner, Kremer Eye Associates
Dr. Kremer is a board-certified ophthalmologist recognized for the invention of several widely utilized surgical tools and techniques. He is the Founder of Accutome, Inc., a company he founded in 1980. He also serves as Director of Kremer Laser Eye Surgery Centers, located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. After earning his Bachelor's degree at Drexel, Dr. Kremer received his MD from Thomas Jefferson University and completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson and Wills Eye Hospital. He has lectured and published extensively, and he served as President of the Society for Excellence in Eyecare and was Executive Medical Editor of the journal, Review of Ophthalmology. Among his achievements is the development of the first excimer laser in the world to receive FDA approval for LASIK. He performed the first LASIK procedure in North America and has since completed thousands of these procedures. Dr. Kremer is an inventor and the holder of two patents: the Kremer Corneometer, an instrument used in the refractive eye surgery procedure, and a body current-activated circuit breaker. Dr. Kremer has also served as Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania.
July 2017
Frederic Kremer '72
LeRoy Layton, BS, LeBow College of Business, Commerce & Engineering, 1937 (Deceased). Former Senior Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick
Upon graduation from Drexel, Mr. Layton began his career as a CPA with Main and Company. He became Partner in 1944, Managing Partner in 1964, and he was Senior Partner when he retired. The company morphed into a large international CPA firm, McClintock, Main LaFrentz-International (now part of KPMG) at the time of Mr. Layton's retirement. Mr. Layton served as President of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and Chairman of the Accounting Principles Board. He earned the AICPA's Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service in 1975 and the John J. McCloy Award for outstanding contributions to audit excellence in 1990. He was a Board Member of CIT Financial Corp from 1976 to 1982. Mr. Layton was an active member of Drexel's Board of Trustees, including terms as Chairman of its Executive Committee and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was also a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the AJ Drexel Paul Award for service and dedication to the University. He served as an advisory associate to the Division of Public Accounting at Rutgers University and as a member of the Manhattan College School of Business Advisory Council. Mr. Layton was on the Board of Directors for the Accountants for Public Interest and Accountants for Public Interest and Spaulding for Children.
May 2009
LeRoy Layton '37
Bennett S. LeBow, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1960; Honorary Degree, 1998. Chairman, Vector Group, Ltd.
Mr. LeBow is the Chairman of the Board of Vector Group, Ltd. He has been affiliated with Vector Group since 1986. Vector Group is a holding company for Liggett Group Inc., Vector Tobacco Inc., and New Valley LLC., a real estate company. In March 1996, under his leadership, Liggett Group broke ranks with the rest of the U.S. tobacco industry and became the first tobacco company to settle smoking-related litigation. The company made the landmark announcement that smoking is addictive and causes cancer and other health ailments, turned over long-secret tobacco industry documents, disclosed its ingredients, and testified against the industry. Before devoting himself to private business in 1968, Mr. LeBow served in the Pentagon, initially as a First Lieutenant and subsequently as a civilian, serving as assistant to the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. The LeBow College of Business and LeBow Engineering Center are named in his honor. Along with his wife, Mr. LeBow founded The Bennett and Geraldine LeBow Foundation, Inc., which was established in 1997. Mr. LeBow received the AJ Drexel Paul Award in 2000, and he was a charter member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction. He was also a Drexel Trustee, and he currently serves on the Advisory Board at the LeBow College of Business.
April 2011
Bennett LeBow '60, HD '98
Earl S. Lestz, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1961. Principal, ESL Consulting and Former President, Paramount Pictures
In 2005, Mr. Lestz retired from Paramount Pictures to start his own firm, ESL Consulting, where he works on major projects in Hollywood and around the country. Mr. Lestz joined Paramount in 1983, and he served as President from 1985 to 2005. Under his leadership, the Hollywood-based 63 acre Paramount lot had undergone major renovations and new development, including 500,000 square feet of new office buildings and back-lot renovations. Mr. Lestz is Chairman Emeritus of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, and he serves on the Executive Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Walk of Fame Committee. He previously served as Chairman of the Hollywood Film Festival and as a member of the Hollywood Arts Council Festival Advisory Committee, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2008, Mr. Lestz established the Earl S. Lestz Scholarship at Drexel to assist students in financial need during their senior year.
; May 2009
Earl Lestz '61
Peter J. Liacouras, JD; BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1953; Honorary Degree, 1984. Chancellor and Former President, Temple University
Dr. Liacouras was the President of Temple University from 1981 to 2000, and he has served as Chancellor of the University since his retirement. He was named President of Temple University in 1982 after serving as Dean of the School of Law for 10 years. He joined Temple as an Assistant Professor of law in 1963, rising to the rank of Professor in 1967. In addition to teaching at Temple, Dr. Liacouras has lectured at law schools in India, Italy, Ghana, Israel, and Greece. He also has been a research associate at Duke University Law School, a special district attorney for the City of Philadelphia, and he was a candidate in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in 1980. Dr. Liacouras earned a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University. He is a past recipient of the Human Rights Award from the National Convention of Women in Law and the Annual Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee.
May 2009
Peter Liacouras '53, HD '84
Alfred H. Link, BS, LeBow College of Business, Commerce & Engineering, 1953. Former Senior Vice President, North American Operations, Merck Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division
Mr. Link is retired from Merck & Co., where he was Senior Vice President of North American Operations for the Merck Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Division. He joined Merck & Company in 1961 as a warehouse manager and held a variety of management positions before being named Vice President for Operations in 1980. He was elevated to Senior Vice President in 1989, with responsibility for all of Merck's North American operations, a position he held until his retirement in 1990. In 1989, Mr. Link established a scholarship at Drexel to provide assistance to undergraduate students who maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher, are registered full-time students, and who declare their major in business and engineering. Mr. Link as been a member of the A. J. Drexel Society for more than 30 years and was Chairman of Drexel's Annual Campaign in 1990. Mr. Link was presented with the Golden Dragon Award in 2003.
April 2011
Alfred Link '53
Alan S. MacDonald, PhD; BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1966. Chief Client Officer, Citigroup
In 2008, Dr. MacDonald was named Chief Client Officer of Citigroup. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Global Banking for Citigroup and Vice-Chairman of Citibank. Dr. MacDonald's career reflects four decades of leadership in international business. Following graduation from Drexel, Dr. MacDonald earned a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics and a Doctorate in Economics from Cambridge University. After working as a United Nations economist, Dr. MacDonald joined Citicorp to lead ventures in Colombia, South America. He then moved to Brazil to direct Citicorp's investment banking in the country. Since returning to the U.S. in 1984, Dr. MacDonald has held a series of posts in information services, investment banking, international banking, corporate finance, and customer management that have distinguished him as one of Citigroup's most accomplished executives. Dr. MacDonald serves on the board of the Japan Society and the American Council on Germany. He is also a member of The Conference Board; a member of the Economic Club of New York; a Trustee of the Nature Conservancy; a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; and a Trustee, member of the Executive Committee, and co-Chairman of the Research Committee of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. In 2006, Dr. MacDonald was inducted into the National Commission for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame.
April 2011
Alan MacDonald '66
The Honorable Earle I. Mack, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1959; Honorary Degree, 2006. Former Ambassador to Finland and Senior Partner and Chief Financial Officer, The Mack Company
Ambassador Mack has had a long history associated with business, the arts, politics, and education. He served as the United States Ambassador to Finland from 2004 to 2005, and he is currently Senior Partner and Chief Financial Officer of the century-old Mack Company (now known as Mack-Cali). The firm, headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, and established by Ambassador Mack's grandfather, is a real estate investment trust that owns, leases, and manages office and industrial buildings in the Northeast. Ambassador Mack is the major donor and Trustee behind the Earle I. Mack Foundation which primarily contributes for higher education, the arts, social services, and for medical research on cancer. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and Vice Chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Ambassador Mack was also co-Producer of two feature films that have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival. In January 2002, he was a member of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Inauguration of His Excellency Enrique Bolanos Geyer, President of the Republic of Nicaragua. Ambassador Mack served his country as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry, active duty; and as a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Infantry and Military Police, reserve duty. In 1992, he received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Yeshiva University. In April 2008, Ambassador Mack donated $15 million to name “The Earle Mack School of Law” at Drexel University. <br> May 2009
Hon. Earle Mack '59, HD '06
The Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1957. Senior Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge Margolis was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims in 1982. He was granted senior status in 1997, and he continues to serve as a Senior Judge. He chaired the Court's Space and Building Committee, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, and the Security Committee. Judge Margolis began his career in public service as a patent examiner in 1957. After receiving his law degree from George Washington University, he became a patent counsel for the United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory and later an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia. In 1966, Judge Margolis joined the U.S. Justice Department as an attorney in the criminal division. He later served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the bench in 1971 as United States Magistrate-Judge for the District of Columbia. Judge Margolis is a Fellow of the Institute of Judicial Administration and the American Bar Foundation, and a member of the American Bar Association (former Chairman of the Judicial Administration Division and former Chairman of the National Conference of Special Court Judges), former President of the George Washington University National Law School Alumni Association, and former member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. He is also a former President of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C., and past District Governor for Rotary International. He was selected as Rotarian of the Decade by the Rotary Club of Washington, DC in 2005. A former Trustee of Drexel, he was awarded the University's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award in 1988 and also has received the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from George Washington University. Judge Margolis was recently admitted to the Central High School (Philadelphia) Hall of Fame. <br> March 2011
Hon. Lawrence Margolis '57
James E. Marks, BS, College of Engineering 1947; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1949; Honorary Degree, 2015. President, Marks & Company Inc.
Mr. Marks is President of Marks & Company, a real estate management firm and builder and owner of apartment, office, and warehouse complexes in the Delaware Valley. He also developed properties in Florida and the Caribbean. In addition, Mr. Marks serves as President of Merion Maintenance Corp., a construction and maintenance service organization. Prior to starting his own firm, he was Vice President of Anderson-Joyce Inc. and a junior accountant with Laventhol, Krekstein & Company. A major supporter of Drexel, Mr. Marks is a Trustee Emeritus and former Chairman of the Building and Property Committee and a former member of the Finance Committee. He was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering Circle of Distinction, and a recipient of both the Blue Key and Gold Key Awards. Mr. Marks is a member of Mensa, and he was also Vice President of the Philadelphia All Star-Forum and a member of the Committee of Seventy. He is a former Chairman and President of the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
May 2017
James Marks '47, '49
James E. Marley, MS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1963. Former Chairman, AMP, Inc.
Mr. Marley served as Chairman of the Board of AMP Inc. from 1993 to 1998, when he retired. AMP was a leading producer of electrical and electronic connection devices and was acquired by Tyco International in 1999 for $11.6 billion. He joined AMP in 1963, and he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1990 to 1992, and as President from 1986 to 1990. Mr. Marley has held positions with numerous business, educational, and civic organizations including: Director, Arvin Meritor; Director, Armstrong World Industries; Director, the Josiah W. and Bessie H. Kline Foundation, Inc.; Vice Chairman and Director, Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce; Chair, College of Engineering's Grand Destiny Campaign, Penn State University; Chairman, YBN.com, Inc.; Chairman, Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania; Director, Intercon Systems; and Director, CBA Environmental Holdings. Mr. Marley has been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Management Association. At Drexel's College of Engineering, Mr. Marley served on the Dean's Advisory Council, and he was a charter member of the Alumni Circle of Distinction.
April 2011
James Marley '63
Robert McClements, Jr., BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1952. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Company, Inc. (now Sunoco)
In 1992, Mr. McClements retired from his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Company (Sunoco). During his career with the company, Mr. McClements saw Sunoco become the third-largest independent oil refiner and marketer. After graduating from Drexel University in 1952 with a degree in Civil Engineering, he began working as a Project Engineer for Foster-Wheeler Company. After serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Mr. McClements worked as a Project Manager for Catalytic Construction Company in Philadelphia, a builder of oil processing plants and a subsidiary of The Sun Company. He is a past Chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, and he has served as a Director for Unisys, Bethlehem Steel, CoreStates Financial, and United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, among others. Mr. McClements has also served as Trustee for Grove City College and Thomas Jefferson University. The former Chairman of Drexel's Board of Trustees, he was the 1992 recipient of the College of Business and Administration's Business Leader of the Year Award, and he has also received the AJ Drexel Paul Award from the University. In addition, he was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Circle of Distinction. He earned an advanced degree from Harvard University in 1977, and he received an Honorary Degree from Grove City College in 1982.
May 2009
Robert McClements '52
Thomas S. Mignogna, BS, Evening College, Electrical Engineering, 1968. Retired President and Chairman, Limitorque Corporation
Now retired, Mr. Mignogna joined Limitorque Corporations, a manufacturer of valve actuators and control systems, in 1961. Previously, he served an electrical apprenticeship with the Pennsylvania Railroad. As president and Chief Executive Officer of Limitorque, Mr. Mignogna held a leadership role in the valve industry. He was former Chairman of the Board of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America and Central Virginia Industries. Mr. Mignogna has also served as a Director of Community First Bank and Crestar Bank, and he was a member of the U.S., Virginia State, and Lynchburg, Virginia, Chambers of Commerce. Once a professional photographer, he was photographic editor of the Drexel Evening College Dragon. Mr. Mignogna is a lifetime member of the Cross Keys Fraternity. He is the 1992 recipient of the Key D Award from the Evening College, and he was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction. In addition to his degree from Drexel, Mr. Mignogna received his MBA from Lynchburg College.
May 2009
Thomas Mignogna '68
William F. Mitchell, BS, Evening College, Physics, 1966. Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Tectonics Corporation
Mr. Mitchell has been Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) since 1969. The Training Services Group (TSG) of the company makes flight and disaster management simulators, and motion-based simulation rides for the amusement industry. ETC's Control Systems Group (CSG) makes steam and gas sterilizers, hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers (used for high-altitude training, decompression, and wound care), and automotive and HVAC environmental test equipment. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the ASME, along with both the College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council and Education Committee at Drexel. As a major gift donor to the College of Engineering, he has a laboratory and auditorium named in his honor. Mr. Mitchell has also received the Specialty Award, the Key D Award, and the Mary S. Irick Award from the Evening College.
March 2011
William Mitchell '66
Thomas W. Morrison, Certificate, Evening School, Mechanical Engineering, 1941 (Deceased). Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SKF USA, Inc.
Mr. Morrison joined SKF USA as a machinist in the research laboratory in 1936. He later became a physicist and manager of the research laboratory before being named to the positions of Director and Vice President of Research and Engineering for the company. SKF USA, a manufacturer of roller bearings and accessories located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, named Mr. Morrison President and Chief Executive Officer in 1968 and Chairman in 1975, a position he held until his retirement from the company in 1976. Class president of Drexel's Evening College in 1941, Mr. Morrison was a former Term Trustee and member of the Drexel University General Alumni Association Board of Governors. He also was a past recipient of the Mary S. Irick Award, the Key D Award, the College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction, and the 25-Year Professional Attainment Award.
May 2009
Thomas Morrison '41
Harold M. Myers, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1938; Honorary Degree, 1983 (Deceased). Former President Emeritus, Drexel University
Dr. Myers service to Drexel University spanned five decades. He served as Interim President of Drexel from 1987 to 1988 and became President Emeritus in 1989. After graduating from Drexel in 1938, Dr. Myers joined the University first as an Instructor in Co-operative Education and then as a Director of Graduate Placement. He then held numerous positions, including Dean of Men and Vice President, Treasurer and Senior Vice President for University Relations. He also served as a life Trustee at Drexel. In addition to his service to Drexel, Dr. Myers served his country as a naval officer in World War II and Korea. He was also active in civic affairs and was President of the Union League of Philadelphia, Honorary Chairman of the Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a Director of the University City Science Center. Myers Residence Hall at Drexel is named in honor of Dr. Myers. The Harold Myers Distinguished Service Award was established by Dr. Myers and recognizes administrators and faculty who have gone above and beyond their position in service to the University.
May 2009
Harold Myers '38, HD '83
The Honorable Sandra Schultz Newman, BS, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, 1959; Honorary Degree, 2001. Former Judge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Honorable Sandra Schultz Newman was elected in 1995 to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and was the first woman ever elected to this court, where she served until her retirement in 2006. Prior to her term, Justice Newman was a Judge for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a practicing attorney in private practice, and an Assistant District Attorney in the Montgomery County District Attorney's office. Justice Newman also served as the Liaison from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the First Judicial District (Philadelphia Courts). She also was a member of the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Chair of the Judicial Council's Committee on Judicial Safety and Preparedness. Justice Newman serves on the Board of Trustees at Drexel University's College of Medicine and also on the Board of the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel, and she is a former member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Drexel's LeBow College of Business. In 2007, Justice Newman was named a Distinguished Honoree by the Republican Committee of Lower Merion and Narberth, and in 2009, she was named one of Pennsylvania's "Best 50 Women in Business." She holds Honorary degrees from Drexel, Gannon, Widener, and Clarion University. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania, Anne X. Alpern Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association Women in the Profession Committee, and The Susan B. Anthony Award by The Women's Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania.
May 2009
Hon. Sandra Schultz Newman '59, HD '01
Allan M. Norton, MS, College of Engineering, Engineering Management, 1969 (Deceased) Former President, Electronics, Information & Missiles Group, Martin Marietta
Mr. Norton is the former President of the Electronics, Information & Missiles Group of Martin Marietta. He joined the company in 1962 and served in numerous positions including Vice President of Technical Operations and Vice President of Development for the Space Shuttle's external tank. As President, Mr. Norton oversaw five operating units headquartered in Orlando, Florida, which designed, developed and produced a wide variety of missiles, guided projectiles, weapon delivery systems, navigation and electronic systems, simulation and civil information systems and communication networks. He was a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society. He served on the Board of Sun Bank, N.A., the University of Central Florida, the Florida Institute of Technology, United Negro College Fund, United Arts, Science Center, Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida and Foundation of Orange County Public Schools. Along with his Drexel degree, Dr. Norton held a Bachelor's degree from Purdue University. He was a Charter Member of the Alumni Circle of Distinction from Drexel's College of Engineering.
June 2011
Allan Norton '69
George A. Olsen, MS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1962 (Deceased). Former President and CEO, Kingsbury, Inc.
Mr. Olsen was the former President and CEO of Kingsbury, Inc., the largest U.S. manufacturer of fluid film bearings, whose product use ranged from the Boulder and Grand Coulee dams to the U.S. Navy's largest aircraft carriers and attack submarines. Prior to serving as President, Mr. Olsen served as a Vice President and General Manager of Kingsbury. He worked at Kingsbury for a total of 27 years until retiring in 1993. After his retirement, Mr. Olsen remained active in the business community, serving as the chairman of the board of Third Federal Savings Bank, and on the board of directors of TF Financial Corp., the bank's parent company. Mr. Olsen was active on the board of directors of the Philadelphia YMCA and was board chairman of the Northeast YMCA branch. A gifted musician, Mr. Olsen's love of music and dedication to the arts was expressed in his service to the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. A past president and board director, Mr. Olsen earned the Jeanette Selig, Frank and Blanch Wolf Founders Award for outstanding service. An accomplished clarinetist, Mr. Olsen's talents were evident in his frequent participation with the Old Comrade's Band in Philadelphia. Along with his Drexel degree, Mr. Olsen held a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was a Charter Member of the Alumni Circle of Distinction from Drexel's College of Engineering.
May 2009
George Olsen '62
C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, BS, Evening College, 1963; MS, College of Engineering, 1966; Honorary Degree, 1992. Chairman and Founder, Pennoni Associates, Inc. and Emeritus President, Drexel University
Dr. Pennoni is a Drexel President Emeritus, having served as Interim President from 1994-1995 and again from 2009-2010. He is currently Chairman and Founder of Pennoni Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers, a multidisciplinary engineering firm he founded in 1966. Dr. Pennoni has been an instrumental figure in Drexel governance, having served as a University Trustee from 1993 to 2006 and Chairman of the Board from 1997 to 2003. He returned to the Board of Trustees in 2010 and retired from the Board in 2016.
Dr. Pennoni has been President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Director and President of the ASCE Foundation; a Trustee and President of United Engineering Trustees, Inc. (UET); President of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); and a member of the United States Council for International Engineering Practice (USCIEP). Dr. Pennoni serves on the corporate board of Parke Bank. He served as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
He is a recipient of numerous awards including the ASCE Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition and William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer awards, the Drexel University A.J. Drexel Award and Business Leader of the Year Award, the National Society of Professional Engineers Professional Development Award, and the George Washington Medal of the Engineers Club of Philadelphia. In 2000, he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, and he is a recipient of the Robert Morris Citizenship and Excellence in Education awards of the Boy Scouts of America and the March of Dimes Service to Humanity Award. He also received the William Penn Award from the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, the Engineering Leader of the Year Award from the College of Engineering at Drexel University, and the Conservancy Award from the Fairmount Park Commission.
June 2017
C. R. Pennoni '63, '66, HD '92
John J. Quindlen, MBA, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1960. Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Mr. Quindlen joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1954 in the Accounting Division but was called to active duty in the U.S. Navy. He rejoined the company in 1957 and served in a number of staff and management positions until his retirement in 1993. He was named Assistant Treasurer in 1977, Corporate Comptroller in 1979, Vice President and Comptroller in 1980 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1984. Mr. Quindlen has been a member of the Officer's Conference Group, the Conference board's Council of Financial Executives, and the Private Sector Council. He also served as a Trustee of the Rodney Square Funds, Villanova University, the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and the Tax Foundation; a Director of the Delaware Community Foundation and the Medical Center of Delaware Inc.,; and a member of the finance councils of the Diocese of Wilmington and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He also served as the first Chairman of the Delaware Community Foundation. Along with his Drexel degree, Mr. Quindlen holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from Villanova University.
May 2009
John Quindlen '60
J. Donald Rauth, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1940; Honorary Degree, 1964 (Deceased). Former Chairman of the Board, Martin Marietta Corporation
Upon his graduation from Drexel, Mr. Rauth began his career with the George L. Martin Company, which later became Martin Marietta. He held various engineering positions with the company before moving into management in 1955. He continued to rise through the ranks as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1972, and Chairman and CEO in 1977. The holder of four aircraft patents, Mr. Rauth was a key engineer in martin Marietta's missile and aerospace programs, which included development of the Viking high altitude rocker, the Oriole air-to-air missile, the matador surface-to-surface missile and the titan missile and space launch systems. A former Chairman of Drexel's Board of Trustees, Mr. Rauth is a past recipient of the University's Business Leader of the Year and Distinguished Alumni Achievement awards. Upon his retirement in 1983, Martin Marietta endowed the J. Donald Rauth Chair in Drexel's LeBow.
May 2009
J. Donald Rauth '40, HD '64
John D. Rittenhouse, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1958; Honorary Degree, 1988. Former Senior Vice President, General Electric Aerospace
Mr. Rittenhouse is retired as Senior Vice President and General Manager of General Electric Aerospace. He was responsible for a $5-billion-a-year aerospace business which included a $1-billion-a-year spacecraft manufacturing business, a $500,000-a-year ground data handling system capability, and space communications responsibility for NASA's Space Station. Mr. Rittenhouse held a number of executive positions with GE and RCA, before RCA merged with GE, including Division Vice President of the RCA Picture Tube Division and Executive Vice President of RCA Aerospace and Defense. He has been a member of the Defense Science Board, on which he chaired a task force on acquisition streamlining; the Electronic Industries Association Board (EIA), serving as a past Chairman of EIA's government Division; and the Government Communications Council. In addition, Mr. Rittenhouse served as a member of Drexel's Board of Trustees and currently serves on the Steinbright Career Development Center's Advisory Board. In 2008, he received the Golden Dragon Award from the Drexel University Alumni Association, and in 1990, he received the alumni award from Drexel's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. He is also a Charter Member of the College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Commission for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame.
May 2009
John Rittenhouse '58, HD '88
John J. Roberts, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1967; Honorary Degree, 2005. Former, Global Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mr. Roberts formerly served as Global Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 until his retirement in June 2002. He held numerous positions at Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1967 until its merger with Pricewaterhouse LLP in 1998. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Roberts served as one of three members of the Office of the Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand's United States operations. Prior to that time, Mr. Roberts held other positions at Coopers & Lybrand, including Deputy Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman and Managing Partner. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, and Vonage Holdings Corporation. Mr. Roberts also served as a member of the Drexel University Board of Trustees.
April 2011
John Roberts '67, HD '05
Joseph F. Rocereto, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1931; Honorary Degree, 1996 (Deceased). Former Financial Consultant and Senior Partner, Joseph F. Rocereto and Company
In 1942, Mr. Rocereto began Joseph F. Rocereto and Company, an accounting and management consulting firm in which he served as Senior Partner until 1978. He was also an Associate Consultant for Pierce Management Engineers, Inc. and was a Controller and Surveyor in the coal industry. Mr. Rocereto served as a Director of the Third National Bank and Trust Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania; Planter's Peanut and Chocolate Company; and Goodwill Industries, Inc. He was a co-Trustee of the charitable trusts established by the founder of Planter's, which endowed the Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, and the Ospedale Civile of Oderzo, Italy. He was also a Charter Member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Educational Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Scranton Salvation Army and a life member, an honorary designation awarded to him in recognition of his 40 years of service to the organization. He also authored a book for the government of Greece, “Financial and Cost Accounting in the Lignite Industry.” Mr. Rocereto established the Rocereto Endowed Professorship at Drexel's LeBow College of Business and the Rocereto Scholarship Fund at Drexel, and he also established a computer lab at the LeBow College of Business. He was the recipient of the Drexel University Citation of Honor “For the Affect and Uses of Technology” and a recipient of the A. J. Drexel Paul Award. He was an active participant in alumni affairs at Drexel, having served as Chairman of the University's Scranton-area Alumni Club.
May 2009
Joseph Rocereto '31, HD '96
Milton Rosenberg, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1946 (Deceased). Former President, M. R. Associates
Mr. Rosenberg was the founder and President of M. R. Associates, a consulting firm based in San Diego, California, which provides venture capital for new high-tech companies. He was previously Vice President for Engineering for Electronic Memories, Inc., a manufacturer of computer components and related electronic products. He was widely recognized expert in the computer field. He was a recipient of Drexel University's Distinguished Achievement Award and a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction. Mr. Rosenberg's wife, Helen, established The Milton Rosenberg Scholarship Fund in her husband's honor for exceptional students in the College of Engineering. He was a Director of several corporations including Electronic Memories, Inc., Computer Design Corporation, SYCORE, SEMI Corporation, E.D.P. Corporation, Documentor Sciences and Computer Transmission Corporation.
May 2009
Milton Rosenberg '46
George M. Ross, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1955; Honorary Degree, 1999 (Deceased). Former Senior Director, Goldman Sachs
Mr. Ross was the senior director of investment banking firm Goldman Sachs. He started as a sales associate in 1959 in the firm's Philadelphia office and became a general partner in January 1971, retiring in 1990. Mr. Ross was Co-Chairman of the National Museum of American Jewish History and was a member of the board of directors of The Kimmel Center, The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, The American Jewish Committee, The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and The Philadelphia Award. He also served on the boards of The Avenue of the Arts, The Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, Operation Understanding, One-to-One: The National Mentoring Partnership, The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center and The Washington Institute. He was an Emeritus Trustee of the Academy of Natural Sciences and served as Governor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Mr. Ross served as a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee and was the former Chairman of the Drexel University Board of Trustees. He also served on the Judaic Studies Advisory Board. He was honored as Drexel's Business Leader of the Year in 1989, and he received the A.J. Drexel Paul Award in 1998 and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1977. In addition, he received the Enterprise Award from the Pennsylvania Council on Economic Education. At Drexel, Mr. and Mrs. Ross supported the creation of The Ross Commons, a student center located in the heart of the residential complex at Drexel which provides numerous services to students including a variety of dining, lounge and study spaces.
April 2015
George Ross '55, HD '99
Lee S. Schroeder, EdD; BS, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics & Atmospheric Science, 1961(when Dr. Schroeder graduated, this program was in the College of Engineering). Former Director of the Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory of University of California
Dr. Schroeder was the Director of the Nuclear Science Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory of University of California. He also held positions as senior staff scientist, staff physicist, scientific coordinator of the Bevalac Facility, staff physicist with the nuclear science division and scientific director of the Bevalac Facility. He was also an assistant professor of physics at Iowa State University and worked with the U.S. Department of Energy's Division of Nuclear Physics. Dr. Schroeder is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has been a member of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee. He has authored or co-authored numerous papers and given many lectures worldwide. In addition to his Drexel degree, Dr. Schroeder received his Master's and doctoral degree from Indiana University.
May 2011
Lee Schroeder '61
Susan O. Seidelman, BS, College of Arts and Sciences, Communications, 1973, Honorary Degree, 1991. Film Director
Ms. Seidelman belongs to the first wave of female independent filmmakers in American cinema. She has directed successful motion pictures including "Smithereens," "Desperately Seeking Susan," "Making Mr. Right," "She-Devil," and "Boynton Beach Club." Ms. Seidelman was nominated for an Oscar in 1994 for her short film, "The Dutch Master," starring Mira Sorvino. She has also worked successfully in television for many years, where she directed the pilot and several of the early episodes of the series Sex and the City. Her 1982 film "Smithereens" was the first American independent film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival. After her 1985 "Desperately Seeking Susan" release, Ms. Seidelman accepted a three-picture contract from Orion. As a student filmmaker, her "You Act Like One Too" received an award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She also won a special merit citation for the film "Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern" at the Athens International Film Festival. After graduating from Drexel, Ms. Seidelman received a Master's degree in fine arts from New York University Film School.
May 2009
Susan Seidelman '73, HD '91
Harold A. Shaub, BS, LeBow College of Business, Commerce & Engineering, 1939 (Deseased). Former President and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.
Mr. Shaub was President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup from 1972 until 1980 when he retired. During 38 years with the company, he started as a supervisor at the Camden, New Jersey, home plant and later headed Campbell's division in Canada, the Pepperidge Farm unit, and marketing, sales and international operations. While Mr. Shaub was President of Campbell, its sales doubled and it added products, including Prego spaghetti sauce and Godiva chocolates. The company also introduced a promotional program that provided educational equipment valued at $80 million to 80,000 schools over a period of 25 years. Mr. Shaub was a former Chairman of the Penjerdel Corporation, a regional business council in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Penjerdel and the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce honored him with the William Penn Award in 1980. He also served on a number of corporate and business-related boards, including the Exxon Corporation, New Jersey Bell Telephone, Grocery Manufacturers of America, R. H. Macy & Company, Inc., Scott Paper Company and the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia. In addition, he served on the boards of the Franklin Institute, Chestnut House, Nutrition Foundation, Foundation of the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Valley Forge Military Academy and Junior College, the Philadelphia Citizens Crime Commission, and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. In 1973, Mr. Shaub was named Business Leader of the Year by Drexel University, and Drexel also honored him with the A. J. Drexel Paul Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award. Mr. Shaub was an Emeritus Trustee of Drexel.
May 2009
Harold Shaub '39
Stanley W. Silverman BS, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, 1969; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1974. Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, 1989. Former President and Chief Executive Officer, PQ Corporation

Mr. Silverman is the former President and CEO of the PQ Corporation, a privately held global enterprise operating in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific in two core businesses – chemicals and engineered glass materials. At PQ, he held 11 positions during his career, including Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, President of the Industrial Chemicals Group, and President, National Silicates, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario (a PQ subsidiary).

Mr. Silverman is currently a weekly nationally syndicated contributing writer and recognized thought leader on leadership, entrepreneurship and corporate governance for the Philadelphia Business Journal and 42 sister publications across the U.S. He also is a speaker at Drexel to both staff and students and at numerous professional meetings and conferences on these subjects.

He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Soap and Detergent Association, and is a former Board member of the American Chemistry Council. He has served as a director on the boards of numerous public, private and private equity owned companies. He serves on the Boards of Friends Select School and Faith in the Future, which operates the 17 Catholic High Schools within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He currently serves as Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee of the Faith in the Future Board.

Mr. Silverman is currently Vice Chairman of the Drexel Board and former Chairman of the Board of Drexel's College of Medicine. He is Chairman of the Drexel Board Complex Transactions Committee and has served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Drexel Board. In February 2017, Mr. Silverman received the Outstanding Director Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal for his service on the Drexel Board. In 1995, he was the recipient of Drexel University's College of Engineering Alumnus Award. He is also a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Circle of Distinction.

He is an Executive in Residence at Drexel's LeBow College of Business and serves on the LeBow Dean's Advisory Board. He has also served on Drexel's Alumni Board of Governors and is past chair of the College of Engineering's Advisory Board.

He serves on Drexel's Close School of Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. He and Mrs. Silverman established an endowment fund and named the Close School's founding Dean Donna De Carolis as the Silverman Family Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership.

March 2017

Stanley Silverman '69, '74
John (Jack) W. Simmons, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1943 (Deceased). Former Senior Vice President, Atlantic Richfield Company
Mr. Simmons joined the Atlantic Refining in 1948, working in various capacities until his retirement in 1983. In 1952 he was transferred to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and eventually became President of Atlantic's Brazilian operations until 1962 when he returned to Philadelphia. In 1966 with the merger of Atlantic and Richfield he transferred to Los Angeles as Arco's Vice-President of International Marketing. Mr. Simmons was promoted to President of the Petroleum Products Division in 1973. In 1981, he was named to the position of Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Committee to coordinate all international activities until he retired in 1983. Prior to Atlantic Refining, Mr. Simmons served in the European Theater during World War II as a captain with the 26th Infantry Division of the 3rd Army from 1943 to 1946. He was the managing partner of Bear Valley Vineyards, and a member of the Boards of the Los Angeles International Visitors Council, the 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry, Verdugo Hills Hospital Board, the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation, and the Merchants and Manufacturing Association. He was a Trustee of Drexel University and also served on the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance. He was a Director on the Boards of UGI Corporation, Jacobs Engineering and Western Waste Industries. Mr. Simmons was honored at Drexel with the Distinguished Alumni Award and he was also a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Circle of Distinction.
May 2009
John Simmons '43
Norman R. Smith, EdD. BS, LeBow College of Business, 1969; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1971. President, Elmira College
Dr. Smith has logged over 45 years in higher education administration, more than 30 years of which have been as President. In recent years, he has worked with The Registry for College & University Presidents serving as Interim President most recently of Elmira College in New York, preceded by Suffolk University Boston and of the former Dowling College on Long Island. Before the Registry, he was overseas, first as President of Richmond The American International University in London for six years moving on to Egypt where he was Chancellor of an under-construction American International University on the Egyptian Mediterranean. That project ended with the Arab Spring Revolution. Before London, he was President, for 15 years of Wagner College on Staten Island in New York City and he remains President Emeritus. He started his higher education career in 1971 at Drexel University, as Assistant Dean of Students, following his completion of a BS and an MBA at Drexel. He went on to become Vice President and Dean of what is today Philadelphia University and, after five years there, joined Harvard University's Graduate School of Education as Assistant Dean. Shortly thereafter, he was among a group of Harvard administrators tapped to become the inaugural management team of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he served as Assistant Dean. While at Harvard, he earned his doctorate and was a fellow of the Harvard Philosophy of Education Research Center. After leaving Harvard, he was Executive Vice President of Moore College of Art & Design before becoming President of Wagner College. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Wagner College, Richmond University and Philadelphia University. He has received the Presidential Medal for leadership in higher education from New York University, the Salvation Army Man of the Year Award and the New York City Snug Harbor Neptune Award for arts and cultural leadership. The Drexel Alumni Association has awarded him their Service to the Profession honor. He was an inaugural inductee of the Drexel 100. He has authored several books on higher education, Selecting The Right College, Top Tier, What College Trustees Need To Know, Mistakes To Avoid When Deciding On Your College and Top Problems Facing Colleges.
May 2017
Norman Smith '69, '71
Albert Soffa, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1944 (Deceased). Co-founder, Director, and Chairman, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
In 1951, Mr. Soffa formed a partnership with Frederick W. Kulicke, Jr., which eventually became Kulicke & Soffa Industries, a supplier of packaging equipment. The company originally engineered and built large specialty machines and also developed a machine for Bell Labs that could make transistors. Within the semiconductor industry, that machine was considered to be the first wire and die bonder. Mr. Soffa became President of the company in 1962, and Chairman in 1967. Under his leadership, the company grew to become the market share leader in automatic wire bonding equipment. In 1985, Mr. Soffa earned the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute award for his contributions to the advancement of wire bonding technology. When he retired from the company in 1986 and the board in 1992, Mr. Soffa remained active in professional, educational and philanthropic organizations. He was an Emeritus Trustee of Drexel University and a member of the College of Engineering's Dean's Advisory Council and the Judaic Studies Advisory Board. Along with his Drexel degree, Mr. Soffa earned a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Harvard. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Spring Garden College in 1982. At Drexel, Mr. Soffa established the Albert and Harriet Soffa Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, the M. Russell Wher Physics Award and the J. Lawrence Tecosky Scholarship. He was honored at Drexel with the A. J. Drexel Paul Award and was a Charter Member of the College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction.
May 2009
Albert Soffa '44
Harry Stern, Certificate, Evening College, Mechanical Engineering, 1944; BS, Evening College, Mechanical Engineering, 1956 (Deceased). Former Founder and Chairman, Action Arms, Ltd.
Mr. Stern founded Action Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia in 1946. The company primarily manufactured defense products and employed up to 1,000 people. In 1978, Action Arms, Ltd. was founded and marketed law enforcement arms, ammunition and related products. He formerly served as President of Action Arms and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Stern was a prominent philanthropist and founded the Harry Stern Family Foundation and the Harry Stern Family Institute for Israel Studies at Gratz College. He was also active with the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. And the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He established a psychiatric research unit at Ben Gurion University and an Alzheimer's Research Center at the Philadelphia geriatric Center. Mr. Stern received numerous awards, including the Albert Einstein Award and Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, the City of Philadelphia's Mayor's Businessman of the Year Award and Industrialist of the Year by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He holds an honorary degree from Gratz College.
May 2009
Harry Stern '56
Walter Straub, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1965; MBA, LeBow College of Business, 1970. Former President, Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Rainbow Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Straub was a co-founder of Rainbow Technologies, Inc., a public company engaged in the business of designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing information security products. He served as President, Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Rainbow from 1984 until the merger of Rainbow with SafeNet, Inc. in 2004. He continued to serve as a Director of SafeNet until 2006 and then Chairman and interim CEO from 2006 to 2007, until SafeNet was acquired by Vector Capital in 2007. Prior to Rainbow Technologies, Mr. Straub was an independent business consultant at this own firm, Walter Straub & Associates. He also held a variety of positions including at Digital Equipment Corporation, GTE Information Systems, and Ultronic Systems Corporation. Mr. Straub serves as a Chairman of the Board at Vanguard Voice Systems and a member of the President's Advisory Council of Concordia University President's Advisory Council. He also served on the Chief Executive Roundtable at the University of California at Irvine. In 1993, Mr. Straub was named Orange County, California, Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2001, he was named "Outstanding CEO at a Public Company" by the American Electronics Association. In 2004, Mr. Straub was named to the National Commission for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Trustees of Drexel University from 1993 to 2008. He is a Charter Member of Drexel's College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction and serves as a member of Dean's Executive Board at the College of Information, Science and Technology.
May 2009
Walter Straub '65, '70
Barbara Boyle Sullivan, BS, LeBow College of Business, Teacher Education, 1958. Former President, Boyle/Kirkman West
Ms. Sullivan is retired as the President of Boyle/Kirkman, a Weston, Massachusetts based consulting firm that specialized in executive teambuilding, leadership development, visionary planning and organizational change. She began her career at IBM and continued for 14 years in various sales, systems and marketing management positions. She served for three years as a Regional Systems Engineering Manager for Eastern and Central Europe with headquarters in Vienna. In 1970, she was selected by IBM's president to develop and manage a corporate-wide affirmative action program for women, the first of its kind in the country. In 1972, Ms. Sullivan became President of Boyle/Kirkman Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in affirmative action programs for women and minorities. Chosen by Time Magazine in 1978 as "one of the nation's leaders of the future," Ms. Sullivan has been a recognized expert in helping organizations move women and minorities into senior management positions. She also served on the Board of Directors of Equitable Resources, Inc and Marymount Manhattan College. In addition, Ms. Sullivan served as a member of Drexel's Board of Trustees from 1988-1989. In 2003 she founded and was President of the Latin American Resource Center providing English classes and counseling services to the 6000 Hispanics in Glynn County, GA. Ms Sullivan is active in the Coastal Symphony chairing two gala benefits and being Head of Development for the Youth Orchestra. She is a 1988 recipient of Drexel's Distinguished Alumni Award and an inductee in the University's Athletic Hall of Fame. Ms. Sullivan established the Barbara Boyle Sullivan Scholarship Fund at Drexel to provide financial assistance to female undergraduate students in Drexel's basketball program.
March 2011
Barbara Boyle Sullivan '58
Felix (Phil) T. Troilo, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1951. Chairman and Co-founder, Bird Medical Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Troilo co-founded the Palm Springs, California-based Bird Medical Technologies, Inc., in 1984, and served as its Chairman, President and CEO until 1991. Bird Medical Technologies is the parent company of Bird Products, a manufacturer of respiratory care equipment. Mr. Troilo served as President and Chairman of Bird Products from 1984 to 1991. Prior to his association with Bird Medical Technologies, Mr. Troilo was vice President and General Manager of the Life Systems Division of Bourns, Inc., a manufacturer of respiratory care life support equipment for infants and adults. From 1970 to 1977, he was with Dickson Electronics, first as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and later as Vice President of Operations. Mr. Troilo was a Director and Treasurer of Health Industries Manufacturers Association (HIMA) from 1988 to 1992. He is a Charter Member of Drexel's College of Engineering's Alumni Circle of Distinction. He and his family established the Troilo Family Scholarship at Drexel.
May 2009
Felix Troilo '51
Elizabeth Gray Vining, Certificate, College of Information Science and Technology, Library Science, 1926; Honorary Degree, 1951 (Deceased). Author, Educator, Librarian and Former Tutor to the Crown Prince of Japan
A lifelong educator, Ms. Vining was the tutor to the Crown Prince of Japan, who became Emperor Akihito, along with his brother, sister and their classmates at the Peers School in Japan, from 1946 to 1950. From 1952 to 1971, Ms. Vining was Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College. She was the author of numerous books, including Windows for the Crown Prince, Take Head of Loving Me and 14 books for children and adolescents, two of which won literary awards, including the coveted Nabber Medal for Adam of the Road. In addition to receiving an Honorary Degree from Drexel University in 1951, Ms. Vining received thirteen additional honorary degrees, including an Honorary Doctor of Education from the Rhode Island College of Education. She also received numerous professional awards, including the Pennbrook/Philadelphia Lifetime Achievement Award, the Eminent Achievement Award from the American Women's Association and the Third Order of the Sacred Crown by the Japanese Government. In addition, she received Drexel's Convocation Award in 1960.
May 2009
Elizabeth Gray Vining '26, HD '51
Alfred T. Waidelich, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1928 (Deceased). Former Executive Vice President and Director, The Austin Company, International Engineers & Builders
Mr. Waidelich began his career at The Austin Company in 1936, working his way up from Engineer to Director and then Executive Vice President, retiring in 1972. Mr. Waidelich pioneered research and the design of welded steel building structures. In the early 1940's, he pioneered studies to select sites for industrial facilities, leading to his appointment on a confidential Site Review Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1950. From 1966 to 1968, Mr. Waidelich designed Boeing's 747 assembly plant - at 205,500,000 cubic feet of interior space; this was at the time the world's largest structure. Mr. Waidelich was also a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Robert College in Istanbul. From 1952 to 1957, he was a member of the building research advisory board of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C. Mr. Waidelich was a member of the Alumni Board of Governors, an associate trustee of the University and a 1976 recipient of the A.J. Drexel Paul Award. He was also a Charter Member of Drexel's College of Engineering Circle of Distinction. In addition, Mr. Waidelich was a life fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a life member of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
May 2009
Alfred Waidelich '28
Randolph H. Waterfield, Jr., BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1944 (Deceased). Former Senior Partner, Ernst & Young
Mr. Waterfield was Senior Partner at Ernst & Young. With the exception of the three years, Mr. Waterfield spent as an officer in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Drexel, he spent his entire career, including all of his co-op periods, at Ernst & Young. He was responsible for client service to many business organizations including Mobil Corporation, CIGNA Corporation and the United States Post Office. He also served in senior technical and management positions. He was a member of the firm's Accounting and Auditing Standards Committee. In addition, from 1969 to 1977, Mr. Waterfield served as the firm's insurance industry leader. Mr. Waterfield was a Trustee of the Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation. He was also named a Drexel Trustee Emeritus, having served on the Drexel Board of Trustees and the Drexel College of Medicine. Additionally, he served as the President and Chairman of Drexel's Alumni Board of Governors and a member of its Executive Committee, and President of LeBow's Alumni Association.
April 2015
Randolph Waterfield '55
Robert G. Weeks, BS, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, 1958. Former, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Mobil Corporation
Mr. Weeks retired in 1994 after 38 years with Mobil Corporation. He began his career at Mobil in 1954 as a Drexel co-op student at the Paulsboro, New Jersey, refinery. He was named Vice President of Mobil in 1986, Senior Vice President in 1988, and Chief Financial Officer in 1993. He was also Executive Vice President of the subsidiary Mobil Oil Corporation from 1980 to 1986. Mr. Weeks also served as a Director of the Mobil Corporation and the Mobil Oil Corporation. He was a Trustee of the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges and a Director of The American Petroleum Institute, Chemical Manufacturers Association, NATAS International Council and Sovran Bancorp. He also served as a member of President Reagan's Child Safety Partnership in 1987.
April 2011
Robert Weeks '58
Ray J. Westphal, BS, LeBow College of Business, Business Administration, 1959; Honorary Degree, 2002. Founder and Former President Vertex, Inc.
Mr. Westphal is the founder of Vertex, a provider of tax software that the government, tax collection agencies, and corporate clients use to process income, sales, consumer use, value-added, communications, payroll, and property taxes. Vertex also publishes tax manuals and directories, and it offers tax consulting, training, and product support. The company also maintains partnerships with leading software companies and accounting firms. After Mr. Westphal retired in 2001, he named his son, Jeffrey Westphal, the President and CEO. Prior to Vertex, Mr. Westphal was the Vice President of Information Systems at Sorbus, Inc. At Drexel, the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design is named after Mr. Westphal's deceased wife, Antoinette. Mr. Westphal served on the Drexel Board of Trustees, the University's Strategic Planning Committee and Drexel's LeBow College of Business Dean's Advisory Board. In 2009, he was honored at Drexel with the Golden Dragon Award by the Alumni Association. In 2003, he was named to the National Commission for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame.
April 2011
Rainer Westphal '59, HD '02
Kyle W. Will, DC, Evening College, Mechanical Engineering, 1952; Honorary Degree, 1997 (Deceased). President and CEO, Delaware Valley Liebert, Inc.
In 1980, Mr. Will founded Delaware Valley Liebert, Inc., a computer engineering firm based in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, Will was Vice President of the Environmental Products Division at International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation from 1974 to 1979, President of Thermaline, Inc., from 1964 to 1974 and Eastern Marketing Manager for John J. Nesbitt, Inc., from 1950 to 1964. Among his many civic and professional activities, Mr. Will was Vice Chairman of the West Jersey Health System Board of Trustees, a member of the Board of Directors of Covenant bank, Knecht, Inc., Medquist, Inc., and former President of Cherry Hill Board of Education and the South Jersey Leukemia Society. In 1957, Drexel honored Mr. Will as its Man of the Year.
May 2009
Kyle Will '52, HD '97
Miles Willard, BS, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, 1946, Honorary Degree, 1994 (Deceased). Founder, Owner and President, Miles Willard Company
Before founding his Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Miles Willard Company in 1973, Mr. Willard was an international consultant in potato processing and snack food manufacturing to plants around the globe. Prior to that, Mr. Willard was Research Director at the Rogers Brothers Company in Idaho Falls from 1955 to 1964. An inventor, Mr. Willard held 35 US patents. He developed various forms of dehydrated potato products, such as potato flakes and diced dehydrated potatoes. He was the creator of "Ore-Ida Toaster Hash Browns” and Keebler's "O'Boisie Snack Chips” and "Tato Skins." In 1961, he received Drexel University's President Award for outstanding contributions to food science, and in 1990, he was honored in an exhibit at the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. He was also a Charter Member of Drexel's College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction. Mr. Willard received two Honorary Degrees, including one from Drexel and the other from the University of Idaho. In 1998 he received the prestigious Snack Food Association "Circle of Honor Award," and later that year was inducted into the Idaho Potato Hall of Fame. He worked in the potato industry for 50 years and never tired of thinking of new ways to make potatoes famous. He was a tenor soloist with the Idaho Falls Opera Theatre, Director of the Idaho State University Foundation and Commissioner of the Idaho Commission on the Arts. The Miles and Virginia Willard Arts Center in Idaho Falls is named in his honor.
May 2009
Miles Willard '46, HD '94
David M. Wingfield, BS, Evening College, Chemical Engineering, 1974. Former President, Rohm and Haas, Connecticut, Inc.
Mr. Wingfield was President and Plant Manager at Rohm and Haas Connecticut, Inc., based in Kensington, Connecticut. He also served as Executive Vice President of the Miller Company, a manufacturer of copper base alloys, and a Partner in C & S Distributors, a wholesale distributor of building supplies. Mr. Wingfield was a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Chairman of the Hartford Manufacturing Council, a Trustee of the Wheeler Clinic and Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee at Wheeler. He served as past President and Board Member of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Director of The Miller Company and MidConn Bank. He was also involved with the United Way and served on the campaign cabinet in 1991. He was named Innovator of the Year by Hartford Monthly magazine and received the Person of the Year Award in 1991 from the Berlin Chamber of Commerce. In 1992, he was given the Specialty Award in Chemical Engineering by the Drexel University Alumni Association, and he received the University's Centennial Medal. In addition, he is a Charter Member of the Drexel University College of Engineering's Circle of Distinction.
May 2009
David Wingfield '74
N. Joseph Woodland, BS, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 1947; Honorary Degree, 1998 (Deceased). Creator of the Universal Product Code
In 1948, while a professor at Drexel University, Dr. Woodland began research on a new technology to encode data in machine-readable form. At the time, he was asked by the Food Fair grocery store if he had any ideas on how to speed up the grocery checkout stand. Dr. Woodland came up with the idea by combining several prior inventions; Morse code and the soundtrack on film. In 1949, he applied for a patent on his bar code system with Bob Silver, which was approved in 1952. He was an integral part of the IBM team that created the symbol that was selected as the U.S. standard by the grocery industry in 1973. This symbol was adopted by the Uniform Code Council as the Universal Product Code (UPC), based on bar code technology, while a design engineer at IBM. He received 14 other patents during a 35-year career at IBM. Barcode products did not appear on store shelves until low-power laser technology became practical in the 1970's. Today, lasers read barcodes in supermarkets and stores of all kinds make up a worldwide, $1.4 billion –a-year industry used by everyone from manufacturers to medical companies. Barcodes help keep track of shipping cartons, mail, rental cars and even the blood supply and have improved productivity in every industry. Along with his Drexel degree, Dr. Woodland earned a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University. He was a Charter Member of the Drexel University's College of Engineering Alumni Circle Distinction. In 1992, Mr. Woodland received the National Medal of Technology, and in May 2011, he will be inducted into the National Inventors' Hall of Fame.
April 2015
N. Joseph Woodland '47, HD '98
Richard E. Woodring, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1954. Honorary Degree, 2010. Dean of Engineering Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at Drexel University
Mr. Woodring is Dean of Engineering Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at Drexel University. From 1956 to 1974, Dr. Woodring was an instructor and professor at Drexel. In 1974, he was appointed Dean of Engineering. As Dean, Dr. Woodring managed the expansion of a comprehensive curriculum and helped develop interdisciplinary programs to prepare students for the emerging challenges in the environmental and biomedical fields. In 1989, Dr. Woodring was appointed as Vice President of Student Life, and he returned to the Civil and Architectural Engineering Department in 1992, where he headed the Core Engineering Curriculum Committee. Dr. Woodring is also a founder of PRIME (Philadelphia Regional Introduction for Minorities to Engineering), a Delaware Valley consortium dedicated to preparing minorities for careers in science and mathematics. A $4.5 million, 50,000 square foot renovation of the Civil & Architectural Engineering Laboratories named for Dr. Woodring was opened in the Fall of 1999. Dr. Woodring has received numerous awards including the Engineer of the Year in the Delaware Valley in 1987 and the Reginald H. Jones Distinguished Service award of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering in 1982. He was elected as an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002. At Drexel, he received the A.J. Drexel Paul Award and the Joseph S. Mozino Blue & Gold Award. In addition, he is a Charter Member of Drexel's College of Engineering's Circle of Distinction.
March 2011
Richard Woodring '54, HD '10
Howard Yerusalim, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1962. Former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Mr. Yerusalim is the former secretary of the Pennsylvania DOT and former president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), an association composed of the secretaries of transportation for the 50 states, with their supporting staffs. He started as an engineer in the state highway department and rose steadily to become secretary of the state DOT, supervising more than 12,000 employees. He is one of the most respected individuals in the transportation industry and is well known by Federal Highway Administration officials, as well as the state Departments of Transportation. Mr. Yerusalim is currently the Vice-President of Infrastructure and member of the Board of Directors of MMFX Technologies Corporation, an Irvine-based materials science company.
May 2009
Howard Yerusalim '62