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The Drexel 100 Newsletter, Spring 2018 CaptURING THE 2ND PLACE: “DAILY COMMUTE” POWER OF CO-OP The annual Steinbright Co-op Photo Contest offers a vivid snapshot of Drexel’s THE DREXEL 100 NEWSLEttER signature experiential learning program. A PUBLICatION FOR MEMBERS OF THE DREXEL 100 • SPRING 2018 rexel 100 members have experienced firsthand the power of the Drexel Co-op in setting up students for D society. The Campaign’s bold theme – The Future Is a Place We Make – future professional success. In fact, many of you have been HE UTURE S A LACE E AKE reflects Drexel’s core mission to educate students to become the change co-op employers yourselves. To highlight the extraordinary T F I P W M agents the world needs so urgently. Drexel 100 members embody the experiences made possible by this signature Drexel Drexel 100 members take a leadership role in Product design major Joseph DiSalvo bikes across a power of this mission. They are disrupting status quos and creating program, the Steinbright Career Development Center asks bridge every day, with the bike he designed, on his way to Drexel’s most ambitious fundraising campaign yet. the breakthroughs, technologies and businesses that are tangibly students to submit photos from their co-op experiences Portal Bikes Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. improving communities, cities and industries around the globe. for their annual Co-op Photo Contest. Here are the 2018 he public phase of Drexel University’s most ambitious fundraising As trustees, and as campaign chairs, honorary chairs and vice chairs, winners from the “@work” category. campaign launched to great fanfare last November. Many 3RD PLACE: “DAY TO DAY AT GBF” T Drexel 100 members have done an outstanding job in extending the members of the leadership for The Campaign for Drexel belong to the campaign’s reach across the country. ST LACE UST NOTHER AY AT THE FFICE 1 P : “J A D O ” Drexel 100, and they have played a vital role in fueling the tremendous Drexel 100 leadership in the campaign is modeling how effective momentum the campaign already achieved this year. Since our and rewarding alumni engagement and philanthropy at the highest November 11, 2017 announcement to the public, the total has already level can be. Drexel salutes them in extending and reinforcing the grown from $410 to $445 million (as of April 30), climbing toward our University’s philanthropic culture, and ensuring that the future is - and goal of $750 million for: scholarships and student success; pioneering always will be - the place we make. teaching and learning; multidisciplinary discovery and innovation; and other strategic priorities. The Campaign for Drexel is an unprecedented opportunity to invigorate and expand the University’s community of supporters, and to empower Drexel students and faculty with the resources they need to realize their greatest potential in teaching, research and service to THE DREXEL 100 CLASS OF 2017 As a clinical data analyst, data science major Yevgeniy Biomedical engineering major Bailey Leadford and the cell Yakovlev meets with his team on the 11th floor of Children’s therapy team at Gates Biomanufacturing Facility display Hospital of Philadelphia’s Colket Translational Research some of the equipment and processes they use daily in the Building, where they use data collected throughout the entire product development lab. Questions? hospital to support projects that improve patient outcomes. Contact Ken Goldman at 215.895.2607 or [email protected] US Mail CALL FOR NOMInatIONS Ken Goldman 2019 Drexel 100 Induction Senior Associate Vice President, Presidential Initiatives Office of Institutional Advancement Do you know a fellow graduate who deserves Drexel University Visit Us Online this recognition? 3141 Chestnut Street, 01-316 The Drexel 100 Please send the person’s name, class year and the reasons Philadelphia, PA 19104 has an online why they deserve to be honored by one of the following presence. For a full ways: list of members and E-mail biographies, visit [email protected] www.drexel. Clockwise from lower center: Rita Adeniran ’11, Kathleen Chimicles ’83, Chris McKendry Andrade ’90, Drexel 100 Chair David Geltzer ’77, edu/drexel100 Telephone Joseph Grimes ’79, Henri Levit ’68, Leonid Hrebien ’72 ’75 ’80, Clifford Hudis ’83, Richard Rose, Jr. ’84, Craig Sabatino ’84, Alfred Altomari 215.895.2607 ’82, Michael Baum ’85, Thomas Matthews ’72, Drexel Chairman Richard Greenawalt ’66, Drexel President John Fry, Libby Fleisher Wilson ’63, Lisa Anne Forsyth ’91 4 | OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT | 1 Al Altomari (BS, Accounting, LeBow, Nicholas DeBenedictis (Trustee; BS, Rajiv Gupta (Former Trustee; MBA, Business Thomas Leonard, Esq. (Former Trustee; Directors of Ranir, a global manufacturer Norman Smith, EdD (BS, Business 1982), president and CEO of Agile Commerce & Engineering, LeBow, 1968; MS, Administration, LeBow, 1972), named “The BS, Business Administration, LeBow, of store brand private label consumer oral Administration, LeBow, 1969; MBA, Therapeutics, was featured on PharmaVoice Environmental Science, CoE, 1969; HD, 1987) Raj and Kamla Gupta Governance Institute” 1968), a partner at law firm Obermayer care products. She was also appointed to the Business Administration, LeBow, 1971) magazine’s list of “100 Most Inspiring announced that he stepped down as chairman in the LeBow College of Business as part of Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, was Board of Directors of Best Buy and the Board was named President Emeritus of Elmira People.” of Aqua America and began serving as The Future Is a Place We Make campaign. named to the 2017 Pennsylvania Super of E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. as a Class II Director. College by the board of trustees in June 2017. chairman emeritus in January 2018. Lawyers List. Dr. Smith is also President Emeritus of Diran Apelian, ScD (BS, Metallurgical Mary “Nina” Henderson (Trustee; BS, Malik Rose (BS, Teacher Education, SoE, Wagner College. He was invited to be the Engineering, CoE, 1968) received the Dana Dornsife (BS, Marketing, LeBow, Design, Westphal, 1972) endowed “The Cynthia Maryanoff, PhD (BS, Chemistry, 1996; HD, 2009) was named NBA G League opening keynote speaker at the June 2018 Distinguished Service to Powder Metallurgy 1983; HD, 2014) was interviewed in Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel CoAS, 1972) and Bruce Maryanoff, PhD Executive of the Year. annual meeting of the American Association Award from the Metal Powder Industries September 2017 by WebMD about how the University” as part of The Future Is (BS, Chemistry, CoAS, 1969; PhD, Chemistry, of University Administrators where his latest Federation. Dr. Apelian is the Alcoa- Lazarex Cancer Foundation has connected a Place We Make campaign. CoAS, 1972) have launched a new company Sandra Lee Sheller (MCAT, Creative Arts, book Top Problems Facing Colleges was Howmet Professor of Engineering, founding nearly 3,000 cancer patients with potentially called Absolute Palate LLC to produce CNHP, 2004; CE, Couples and Family included in the attendee’s registration director of the Metal Processing Institute at lifesaving trials. Carole Hochman (Former Trustee; BS, Fashion high-quality, single-estate 100% Kona Therapy, CNHP, 2005) and her husband materials. Complimentary copies of his book Worchester Polytechnic Institute and an Design, Westphal, 1966; HD, 1986) will be one Stephen Sheller, Esq. (Former Trustee; HD, were also distributed to all attendees of the Carl Dranoff (Former Trustee; BS, Civil coffee from their farms in Hawaii. internationally recognized pioneer in metals of three fashion industry leaders to be honored 2017) were honored at the National Liberty 2018 annual Presidents’ Institute of the Engineering, CoE, 1970; HD, 1986), founder research. He was also named a fellow of the by the charitable organization, Delivering Good, Chris McKendry Andrade (Trustee; BS, Museum in October 2017 with the Heroes Council of Independent Colleges. and CEO of Dranoff Properties, was named National Academy of Inventors. at its annual Women of Inspiration Luncheon Humanities & Communications, CoAS, of Liberty Award. to the 2017 edition of the Philadelphia Rear Admiral (ret.) Scott Weikert (BS, fundraiser on June 6, 2018. 1990) rang the bell at the opening Mark Boxer, DHSc, DrPH (MS, Business Journal ’s list, “Power 100,” and Electrical Engineering, CoE, 1981) was ceremonies for a Philadelphia 76ers Wilma Bulkin-Siegel, MD (MD, WMC, Information Systems, CCI, 2001), executive he was featured in Philadelphia magazine’s Moshe Kam, PhD, PE (MS, Electrical inducted into Drexel’s Army ROTC Hall SMAKERS basketball game in February 2018. Ms. 1962; HD, 2006), an award-winning artist vice president and global chief information list of the 100 most influential people Engineering, CoE, 1985; PhD, Electrical of Fame at the Veteran’s Day Tribute Event McKendry Andrade was introduced as a and retired oncologist, joined the board of officer for Cigna, was inducted into the in Philadelphia. Engineering, CoE, 1987) along with other on November 9, 2017. 20-year veteran of ESPN’s SportsCenter directors of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Southington High School Wall of Honor for colleagues applied for two engineering patents Beth Baughman DuPree, MD (MD, HU, and a proud graduate of Drexel University. Michael Williams (Trustee; BS, Commerce his business and humanitarian successes. for Drexel University in June 2017. Dr. Kam Stanley Silverman (Trustee; BS, Chemical & Engineering, LeBow, 1980; MBA, 1987) joined Northern Arizona Healthcare’s is now the Dean of the Newark College
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