EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1891 as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry by Anthony J. Drexel. The name was later changed to the Drexel Institute of Technology and in 1970 to Drexel University.

Location:
Philadelphia, PA

Founding Date:
1891

Team:
Dragons

Enrollment:
17,000

Official Website:
http://www.drexel.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ramani Ayer	Business	27-May-1947		CEO of The Hartford
Paul Baran	Scientist	29-Apr-1926		Early networking pioneer
Chuck Barris	Game Show Host	3-Jun-1929		Host of The Gong Show
Michael Behe	Biologist	18-Jan-1952		Darwin's Black Box
Nick Berg	Victim	2-Apr-1978	May-2004	US contractor beheaded on Iraq videotape
George Campbell, Jr.	Educator	2-Dec-1945		President of the Cooper Union
Kenneth C. Dahlberg	Business	c. 1945		CEO of SAIC
Nicholas DeBenedictis	Business	15-Sep-1945		Aqua America
Raj L. Gupta	Business	23-Dec-1945		CEO of Rohm and Haas
Ruth Hale	Activist	1886	18-Sep-1933	Maiden name crusader
Jeffrey A. Honickman	Business	c. 1957		Pepsi-Cola and National Brand Beverages
Eugene S. Katz	Business	c. 1945		Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
J. Michael Lawrie	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Siebel Systems, 2004-05
Earle I. Mack	Business	?		Real estate magnate
James E. Marley	Business	c. 1935		President of AMP, Inc., 1986-92
Beryl B. Raff	Business	c. 1950		EVP at JC Penney
J. Donald Rauth	Business	1918	28-Dec-2005	CEO of Martin Marietta, 1973-83
John J. Roberts	Business	c. 1945		Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Richard O. Schaum	Business	c. 1947		EVP at DaimlerChrysler, 2000-03
Anne Stevens	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Carpenter Technology

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Irvin D. Reid	Educator	21-Feb-1941		President, Wayne State University

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nicholas DeBenedictis	Business	15-Sep-1945		Aqua America
Bob Edgar	Politician	29-May-1943		President of Common Cause
Raj L. Gupta	Business	23-Dec-1945		CEO of Rohm and Haas
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.	Business	c. 1940		Co-CEO of Exelon, 2000-02
Joseph F. Paquette, Jr.	Business	c. 1934		CEO of PECO Energy, 1988-95
J. Donald Rauth	Business	1918	28-Dec-2005	CEO of Martin Marietta, 1973-83
John J. Roberts	Business	c. 1945		Former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Manny Stamatakis	Business	c. 1948		Capital Management Enterprises
Anne Stevens	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Carpenter Technology

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jay Wright	Basketball	24-Dec-1961		Villanova Head Coach

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