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Drexel Sandbox

To Do

 * Finish history page
 * Mention Pearlstein Gallery is by Philip Johnson and so is the LeBow building and the Bossone Center was by I.M. Pei.
 * Create articles on presidents who pass notability guidelines
 * Presidents:
 * MacAlister (began it) ✅
 * Godfrey (organized it) ✅
 * Matheson (expanded it (coop, Curtis/Van R)) ✅
 * Kolbe (renamed it/expanded it/reorganized it) (Needs more specific sources for the info added)
 * Rea ✅
 * Disque (interim) ✅
 * Creese
 * Hagerty (expanded it, university status) ✅
 * Gaither
 * Breslin
 * Papadakis
 * Expand the article on Anthony Joseph Drexel

Law
 * Update
 * Drexel debuts its first law school grads

Creese
James Creese (June 19, 1896 in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania - February 8, 1966) was

Early life

 * public schools in pittsburgh
 * Princeton in 1914
 * Enlisted in the Army during WWI, served as lieutenant of field artillery
 * Graduated from Princeton in 1918
 * MS from Princeton in 1920
 * General secretary for the The American-Scandinavian Foundation for which he received the Order of Vasa in 1928.

Educational work
1928 - 1945 Vice President of Stevens Institute of Technology 1945 - 1963 Head of Drexel Institute

Gaither
William S. Gaither (born 1932) was.

Early life

 * Ph.D. civil engineering
 * 1970 became dean of the College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware.

"He came toDrexel from the University of Delaware, where he was a  professor and dean of the university's College of Marine Studies - which he founded in 1970 in Newark, Del."

Drexel University
Sexual harassment charge -> Board vote of no confidence -> Resigned Oct 87

Breslin
Richard Breslin (born 1937 or 1938) was a teacher and academic administrator of several educational institutions.

Early life
Breslin grew up in Red Bank, New Jersey Former Catholic Priest for 17 years from 1960 to 1977 (he taught English and was academic dean at Villanova University),

villanova

Drexel University
In 1988 Breslin was offered the presidency of Drexel University following the resignation of William Gaither.

1988-1994 "Following Breslin's tumultuous tenure (not to mention the days of former president Willard Gaither, who resigned in 1987 following a sexual harassment scandal)" Drexel prez 1988 to 1994 November 1994

Retired June 30, 1995

Later
vice prez of academic affairs at Iona College prez of University of Charleston

Fry
John Anderson Fry (born 1961 (age 49) )

Early life
Bachelor's degree from Lafayette College, where he majored in American civilization, and a Master's degree from New York University Stern School of Business in business administration in 1986.

95-02 exec vp and COO of UPenn

Franklin and Marshall
nearly 8 years "a tenure marked by growth, construction, and improved finances."

Drexel University
Named as Drexel University president on March 10, 2010. Will assume office on August 1, 2010.

Greek life
eg. Dartmouth College Greek organizations PHC IFC MGC

<!--==History== In 1934 enrollment of male students at Drexel Institute increased. The two existing fraternities on campus, Theta Chi and Tau Kappa Epsilon, did not have the ability to accept any more men into their organization. The lack of an open fraternal organization prompted a group of men to establish a new fraternity, Alpha Pi Lambda, on March 3, 1935. The fraternity itself was "dedicated to eliminate all prejudices and develop character in its members."

During the first few years, the primary aim of the fraternity was to gain recognition on campus and insure its permanence. Over a four year period the fraternity outgrew two houses and in 1939 the brothers of Alpha Pi Lambda moved into their current house on the corner of 33rd and Powelton Avenue.

In 1941 many members left to serve in the armed service, though the fall of 1942 and winter of 1943 saw membership at its highest numbers since its founding. In the spring of 1943 a large number of members departed to join the armed service. The decline in membership was severe enough that the fraternity considered closing the house. Members were able to create an emergency board, which helped the fraternity stay on campus during the period of wartime and assisted in putting the affairs of the chapter in good order. The following years of 1946, 1947, and 1948 saw the membership of the fraternity composed largely of veterans studying under the GI Bill. In 1947, the house was purchased by the alumni, and the mortgage was financed through the efforts of the newly created alumni corporation. The mortgage was paid in full April 27, 1958.

From 1947 to the early 1950s, Alpha Pi Lambda went through a period of expansion in both their house and number of brothers. The fraternity participated in numerous philanthropic projects and charities, the most notable of which was the annual "Haunted House" which raised thousands of dollars for disabled children each year. In addition to its philanthropy efforts the fraternity participated in inter-fraternity athletics and greek life at the Institute. The fraternity closed January 2003. They were reinstated on April 2006, and regained use of their house in fall 2008 after extensive renovations. In 2009 the fraternity petitioned Drexel University to remain a local fraternity and won its appeal. -->

William Schleyer
William T. Schleyer Former CEO of the defunct Adelphia Communications Corporation

In 1973 Schleyer earned his B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1973 and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.


 * 1) President and Chief Executive Officer - AT&T Broadband 01 - 03
 * 2) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Adelphia Communications Corp. 03 - 07
 * 3) Serves as a corporate director for Rogers Communications Inc. since 98