Michael Barrist, CPA, BS, LeBow College of Business, 1984. Managing Director, Chairman and CEO, Radius Global Solutions LLC

Mr. Barrist is Managing Director, Chairman and CEO of Radius Global Solutions LLC (RGS). Based in Ambler, PA, RGS is a leading global provider of technology driven customer experience outsourcing. Prior to founding RGS, Mr. Barrist was the Chairman, President and CEO of NCO Group Inc., a company he grew from two part-time employees in 1986 into the world's largest provider of accounts receivable management solutions and a top 10 provider of customer relationship management services, with revenues of over $1.5 billion and a workforce of over 30,000 employees operating in 10 countries. Mr. Barrist is a graduate of Drexel University and a Certified Public Accountant and was named "Greater Philadelphia Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1998 by Ernst & Young.
May 2017

Howard M. Benson, BS, College of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, 1980. Music Producer

Mr. Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer who holds development deals with major labels such as Warner Brothers and Interscope. Mr. Benson also has his own record imprint, Sparky Dark. Mr. Benson was previously a senior vice president in the Artists and Repertoire (A&R) division at Elektra. Prior to working at Elektra, Mr. Benson served as senior vice president in the A&R division at Giant Records and before that as a vice president in the A&R division at Enclave/EMI records. In 2009, Mr. Benson was named to the World Association for Cooperative Education Hall of Fame. He received two certificates from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for serving as Producer on the Grammy Award-winning recordings "Love Bites (So Do I)" by Halestorm and "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson. Mr. Benson also built a new recording studio at his home in Woodland Hills, California, and is at work producing Rascal Flatts' new album.
June 2013

Elinor Cantor, PhD, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pharmacology, 1979. Founder and Former President, CJ Resources, Inc.

Dr. Cantor was founder and president of CJ Resources, Inc., an executive search firm specializing in retained and exclusive assignments for the biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to founding CJ Resources, Dr. Cantor had a successful research career in the pharmaceutical industry with organizations such as the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology and Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Now retired from search, Dr. Cantor holds an adjunct faculty appointment at Drexel University College of Medicine where she facilitates case-based learning for medical students. Dr. Cantor has received numerous awards from Drexel including the Special Distinction Award and the Service to the College of Medicine Alumni Association Award. Dr. Cantor is an emeritus past president of the College of Medicine Alumni Association and a former trustee of the College of Medicine. Currently, she serves on the College of Medicine Advisory Board.
May 2017

Dana L. Dornsife, BS, Lebow College of Business, Retail Management, 1983. President, Lazarex Cancer Foundation

Mrs. Dornsife received her undergraduate degree in business from Drexel University, her interior design certification from JFK University, and her lighting design certification through the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. In 1991, she co-founded Axiom Design, Inc., a lighting design and architectural electronics consulting firm. In 2003, Mrs. Dornsife's focus turned to cancer as she watched a family member succumb to pancreatic cancer at age 42. In 2006, she founded Lazarex Cancer Foundation and currently serves as its president. Lazarex is a non-profit dedicated to helping end-stage cancer patients navigate their FDA clinical trial options and providing financial assistance to them as needed to participate in potentially lifesaving clinical trials. Mrs. Dornsife serves on several boards: Epeius Biotechnologies, developing genetic medicines for the treatment of cancer; Global Healing, an organization dedicated to providing modern healthcare in developing countries; and the USC Huntington Institute for Advanced Studies. She and her husband, Dave Dornsife, a USC Trustee, are active at the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC; support a literacy project in Mauritania, West Africa; and through World Vision, an international humanitarian agency, do water-well drilling in Ghana, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, and Zambia. They are council members of the Yosemite Conservancy and support groundbreaking research in imaging and Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
May 2011

Carl E. Dranoff, BS, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, 1970; Honorary Doctor of Engineering, 1986. President and CEO, Dranoff Properties, Inc.

Mr. Dranoff is president and CEO of Dranoff Properties, Inc., a private, Philadelphia-based multi-housing developer and property management company that he founded in 1997. An engineer by training, Mr. Dranoff pioneered the conversion of vacant and abandoned warehouses into apartments. Mr. Dranoff served as a trustee at Drexel from 1988 to 1998. In 2009, Mr. Dranoff was listed as a member of "The Power Fifty" in Philadelphia Magazine. In 2008, he was named "Developer of the Year" by the Pennsylvania Builders Association and "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young.
May 2011

Lane S. Garrett, PE, CEM; BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1962. Chairman and CEO, ETA Engineering and Dependable Solar Products

Mr. Garrett is a recognized innovator in solar and renewable energy. He has been nicknamed the "Godfather of Solar Energy" since he began working in the field in 1975. Mr. Garrett is chairman and CEO of both ETA Engineering and Dependable Solar Products in Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Garret is also president of the Council on Sustainable Systems Development, a non-profit think tank for solutions to renewable energy and sustainability problems around the world. In addition, he has been active on the boards of the Arizona Solar Center, the Arizona Solar Energy Association, and the Arizona Solar Energy Industry Association, among others.
May 2011

David R. Geltzer, BS, LeBow College of Business, Accounting, 1977 Founder and Director, Geltzer Family Foundation

Mr. Geltzer is the founder and director of the Geltzer Family Foundation, established in 2003 and the retired president of the specialty clothing stores Aeropostale and Chelsea Campbell. He had an extensive business career at Macy's New York and helped Macy's develop and start the Charter Club and Aeropostale Specialty Store chains. In 1998, as a principal owner, Mr. Geltzer was instrumental in taking the Macy's Specialty Store Division business private and then helped the company prepare to go public. Mr. Geltzer was inducted into the Northeast High School Wall of Fame and the Northeaster Of The Year 2013. He serves as a trustee of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and as a consultant to the Rescue Mission of Trenton.
May 2013

Patricia H. Imbesi, BS, College of Home Economics, 1969. President, Patriarch Management

Ms. Imbesi is the president of the investment company Patriarch Management. She was previously a partner at Harron Communications, a company that was a pioneer in the cable industry. Ms. Imbesi serves on the Board of the Philadelphia Orchestra and as a trustee at St. Augustine Preparatory School and Villanova University, where she also serves as chairwoman of the Parents Committee. In 2008, she was one of the winners of Pennsylvania's 2008 Best Women in the Business awards announced by Governor Ed Rendell. Ms. Imbesi has been a Drexel University trustee since 1995.
May 2011

Robert J. Loring, PhD; MS, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Science, 1981; PhD, School of Biomedical Engineering Science and Health Systems, 1984. Senior Entrepreneur in Residence, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems, Drexel University

Dr. Loring founded the Cardiometrix Corporation, today known as Network Medical Services. The company quickly became a multi-million dollar national provider of a broad range of health care services rendered through a national network of more than 21,000 health care providers. In 1999, Dr. Loring returned to Drexel University and joined the faculty of several colleges, including the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (BIOMED). He wrote a complete curriculum in entrepreneurial studies and became the senior entrepreneur in residence in BIOMED. More than 1,500 Drexel students have successfully completed his coursework. In 2006, he received the Alumni Entrepreneur Award from the Drexel University Alumni Association.
May 2011

Joan Dawson McConnon, CPA; MS, LeBow College of Business, Taxation, 1989. Associate Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Trustee, Project H.O.M.E.

Ms. Dawson McConnon is associate executive director, CFO, and a trustee of Project H.O.M.E., a non-profi t organization whose mission is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. She co-founded Project H.O.M.E. with Sister Mary Scullion, RSM, in 1989. To date, Project H.O.M.E. has leveraged more than $50,000,000 in equity toward housing and economic development. In 2007, Ms. Dawson McConnon was listed in the Philadelphia Daily News as one of "Seventy-Five Greatest Living Philadelphians." In addition, she has received the Leadership for Change Award, the Spirit of Philadelphia Award, and the Catherine McAuley Spirit of Mercy Award. In 2008, Drexel honored Ms. Dawson Mc-Connon with the Service to Community Award.
May 2011

John F. McCool, BS, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 1982. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Systems' Data Center

Mr. McCool is senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Systems' Data Center, Switching and Services Group. Cisco is one of the country's leading providers of computer networking equipment. In his role at Cisco, Mr. McCool is responsible for the strategy, engineering, and marketing direction of Cisco's comprehensive family of enterprise Ethernet switching products, application networking, and system solutions. He holds at least three patents related to networking technologies. In 2009, Mr. McCool was inducted into Drexel's College of Engineering Alumni Circle of Distinction.
May 2011

M. Lee Pearce, MD, JD; MD, Hahnemann University, 1955. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc.

A private investor who has been involved in various philanthropic activities throughout the world since the 1970s, Dr. Pearce is chairman, CEO, and director of The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. One of only a few physician-attorney hospital consultants in the United States, Dr. Pearce has been dedicated to quality medical and hospital care for more than 50 years. His other activities in the health care field have included serving as chairman of Le@p Technology, a holding company focused on organizations providing services in health care and life sciences. He serves as a senior member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Miami and sits on the Board of Fellows at Harvard Medical School.
May 2011

Malik J. Rose, BS, College of Arts and Sciences, Teacher Preparation, 1996; Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, 2009. Former Basketball Player with the NBA

Mr. Rose had a distinguished playing career in the National Basketball Association for 14 years, winning NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2003. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks, and ended his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2010. Considered a leader among professional basketball players, Mr. Rose served as vice president of the NBA Players' Association. Currently, Mr. Rose serves as an NBA Studio Analyst for Fox Sports Oklahoma. He graduated from Drexel with All-American honors after leading the Dragons to their lone NCAA Tournament victory in 1996. He was named one of San Antonio's "40 Under 40" by the San Antonio Business Journal, and he received the NBA Community Assist Award in January 2003.
May 2011

Wilma Bulkin-Siegel, MD, Woman's Medical College, 1962; Honorary Degree, 2006. Artist

After retiring from practicing medical oncology in 1990, Dr. Bulkin-Siegel combined her love of watercolor painting with medicine. She has become an award-winning artist recognized nationally for her series of portraits of people living with AIDS: "Survivors of AIDS," "The Changing Faces of AIDS," "Breast Cancer Survivors," "The Homeless," and "The Elderly." Dr. Bulkin-Siegel has been active in bringing art into the medical field as an educational tool and a forum for healing. In the early 1980s, Dr. Bulkin-Siegel worked at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx with some of the first patients ever diagnosed with AIDS, and it was here that she established one of the first AIDS hospices. She has received numerous awards including the Janice Palmer Award in 2009 for Outstanding Leadership from the Society of the Arts in Healthcare.
May 2011

Susan F. Sordoni, MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1997. Physician

Dr. Sordoni fulfilled her dream of attending medical school when she enrolled at the Medical College of Pennsylvania at age 45. Dr. Sordoni now maintains a private practice and serves as a Medical Director for a home hospice center. She is the chair of the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The clinic, which Dr. Sordoni helped to establish, uses volunteer physicians to provide free health care services to working families who do not have, or cannot afford, health insurance. At Misericordia University, Dr. Sordoni founded Circle of Friends, a program designed to help mentally challenged women transition from high school to the workplace in a college setting. Recognition for her volunteerism has included a volunteer appreciation award from former First Lady Barbara Bush and the Distinguished Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League.
May 2011