1940s
Harry Bartels, BS Electrical Engineering 1948, MS Physics & Atmospheric Science 1956
Robert Eschelman, BS Mechanical Engineering 1948
Carol Johnston Watson, BS Home Economics 1948
William Kale, BS Business Administration 1949
Nancy Merris Hagood, Cert. Secretarial 1940
William Meyers, BS Chemical Engineering 1947
Michael Pompa, Cert. Mechanical Engineering 1941
Ethel Rossiter Vandegrift, BS Home Economics 1948
Lois Runkle Brady, RN Nursing 1948
Ruth Shellhamer Stolarick, BS Home Economics 1947
Professor John M. (Jack) Reid
Professor John M. (Jack) Reid, the inaugural Calhoun Chair Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, passed away June 25, 2023, at age 97.
Professor Reid’s pioneering work contributed to the design of equipment that translates ultrasonic signals into visual images of human tissue. The breakthrough that Reid and a colleague achieved in 1952 introduced the world to a non-invasive technique for diagnosing breast cancer that has revolutionized approaches to treating this disease. In addition, he mentored countless alumni and young colleagues after joining the school in 1980, when it was known as the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Science.
He was admired and respected by peers and by younger faculty whom he mentored, and within the scholarly community, where his work laid the foundation for advancements that continue to benefit countless lives.
In a message from his colleagues, he is remembered as “an exceptional teacher, pivotal mentor to many, and a globally recognized scholar” who “guided and inspired numerous students who now carry his legacy forward.”
1950s
Brearley Bennett Karsch, BS Home Economics 1951, MS 1972
Leonard Brown, MD Medicine 1954
Patricia Carroll Kolle, BS Retail Management 1951
Joseph DeMichele, MD Medicine 1958
Joy Digirolamo Dolin, BS Home Economics 1958
Douglas Dove, BS Civil Engineering 1959
Robert Farrow, BS Commerce & Engineering 1952
William Joachim, BS Electrical Engineering 1958
Leighton Jones, MD Medicine 1958
Walter Kleponis, BS Mechanical Engineering 1955
Norman Kline, Cert. Mechanical Engineering 1955
William Kohl, BS Mechanical Engineering 1953
Norman Kohl, BS Mechanical Engineering 1957
William Kraft, BS Civil Engineering 1954
Charles Kreitler, MS Electrical Engineering 1955
William Kruzel, Cert. Commerce & Engineering 1959
Richard Ludwig, BS Mechanical Engineering 1956, MS Business Administration 1960
Leona Makosky Krevitski, BS Home Economics 1954
Aaron Medow, MD Medicine 1956
John Monsul, BS Retail Management 1953
Jane Perrine, MD Medicine 1955
Glenn Pethick, BS Business Administration 1952
Sara Quinn Madden, Cert. Admin Secretarial 1954
Mary Rando Eberhardt, MD Medicine 1956
George Rehfuss, BS Commerce and Engineering 1953
Martha Ross Einloth, MLS Library Science 1955
Herbert Rossman, MBA Business Administration 1958
Jerome Sirken, BS Electrical Engineering 1958, MS 1967
Robert Steelman, Cert. 1950 Mechanical Engineering, BS 1954
William Thorum, Cert. Business Administration 1955
Rita Wiedmann Belfield, BS Home Economics 1950
Rainer John “Ray” Westphal
Trustee emeritus and benefactor Rainer John “Ray” Westphal passed away Aug. 7, 2023, at age 88.
After receiving his BS in business administration in 1959, Westphal went on to support many initiatives at the University. His generosity led to naming the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in honor of his late wife, Antoinette Passo Westphal, whom he met while the two pursued degrees at the University.
Westphal applied his knowledge of computer science at the Educational Testing Service, where he served on a team that designed the scoring system for the SAT exam. He founded Vertex in 1978 and led the company for 20 years, creating one of the first true outsourcing companies in the United States.
He served as a member of the LeBow Advisory Board and as a University trustee, receiving confirmation as an emeritus trustee in 2014. He was inducted into the Drexel 100 in 1992 and the World Association of Cooperative Education Hall of Fame in 2003. He received an honorary degree from Drexel in 2002 and the Golden Dragon Award in 2009.
1960s
Eugene Adams, BS Business Administration 1960
Gary Baldwin, BS Physics & Atmospheric Science 1961
Gerhard Bold, BS Physics & Atmospheric Science 1967
Frank Carroll, MD Medicine 1967
Melvin Cohen, BS Chemical Engineering 1962
John Connor, MS Electrical Engineering 1968
Herbert Cox, BS Physics & Atmospheric Science 1967
Walter Cronkright, MS Chemical Engineering 1960
Daniel Dorrian, BS Business Administration 1966
David Ellis, MS Electrical Engineering 1963
Frederick Endres, BS Electrical Engineering 1962
Dolores Gerber Homan, RN Nursing 1960
Francisco Guillen, MS Electrical Engineering 1968
Lucille Hillpot Baldwin, BS Home Economics 1960
Benjamin Jacobson, MBA Business Administration 1966
Robert Johnston, BS Business Administration 1960, MBA 1969
Anthony Kazlouski, Cert. Mechanical Engineering 1969, BS 1974
John King, BS Mechanical Engineering 1961
William Knippschild, BS Electrical Engineering 1963, MS 1967
Edward Kobayashi, BS Electrical Engineering 1961
Russell Kolmus, BS Industry Administration 1960
Chester Kosiorek, BS Electrical Engineering 1969
Melvyn Kosmin, BS Electrical Engineering 1968
Dennis Kozak, BS Mechanical Engineering 1962
Richard Krall, MS Engineering Management 1968
Francis Krieger, BS Mechanical Engineering 1967
B. Krigelman, BS Mechanical Engineering 1960
Stephen Kuntz, BS Business Administration 1960
Clifford Kutcher, MS Mechanical Engineering 1961
Donald Kreal, BS Business Administration 1969, MBA 1972
Anne Mansfield Quinn, BS Fashion Design 1963
Joseph McCaffrey, BS Business Administration 1969
Robert Owen, BS Chemistry 1969
Francis Perna, MD Medicine 1960
Dante Piccone, BS Electrical Engineering 1962, MS 1968
Joseph Pinelli, BS Commerce & Engineering 1963
Anthony Prinzo, BS Mechanical Engineering 1966
Jack Rosensteel, MS Computing and Informatics 1961
Edmund Shane, BS Metallurgical Engineering 1962
E. Shane, MBA Business Administration 1968
Richard Shiavi, MS Biomedical Engineering & Science 1969, PhD 1972
Maureen Shrader, BS Home Economics 1966
Thomas Skopal, BS Industry Administration 1967
Edmund Sobresky, BS Mechanical Engineering 1961, MBA Business Administration 1970
Kenneth Thom, BS Electrical Engineering 1960
Stephen Waxman, MS Chemistry 1965
Ronald Yerkes, BS Mechanical Engineering 1965
1970s
Frances Bailey Pinnel, MS Library Science 1972
Janice Britten Del Rossi, BS Retail Management 1976
Leroy Carhart, MD Medicine 1973
Michael Cyter, MBA Business Administration 1975
Norman Doherty, MD Medicine 1974
Joan Edsell, MS Library Science 1971
Susan Higley Bray, MD Medicine 1970
William Koffke, BS Mechanical Engineering 1971, MS 1973
Henry Krajewski, BS Metallurgical Engineering 1972
Michael Krivins, BS Chemical Engineering 1972
Jolanta Kulpa-Gubernat, MD Medicine 1972
Stephen Lick, BS Accounting 1978
Natalie Molitor, MS Library Science 1971
John Moser, MD Medicine 1979
William Nessler, BS Business Administration 1972, MBA 1975
Maureen Nowak Messenger, BS Chemistry 1979
Steven O’Kane, BS Electrical Engineering 1974
Stephen Overline, BS Business Administration 1978
Alan Rademan, MD Medicine 1973
Nona Rawdin, BS Mental Health Technology 1977
George Rizzo, BS Chemistry 1971
Carl Roe, BS Civil Engineering 1973
Robert Sunenblick, MD Medicine 1974
1980s
Don Bender, BS Management of Computerized Information Systems 1980
Albert Creely, BS Mechanical Engineering 1980
Susan Gardner Herrle, BS Mechanical Engineering 1986
Walter Green, BS Architecture 1980
Daniel Heaney, BS Electrical Engineering 1988
Edwin Hedger, BS Construction Management 1984
William Koby, BS Metallurgical Engineering 1980
Cuong Phan, BS Mathematics 1981
Jeffrey Silveira, MD Medicine 1987
Ellen Weinstein Tallos, MS Reading Speciality 1987
1990s
George Baer, MBA Business Administration 1991
Lothar Budike, BS Mechanical Engineering 1992
Thomas Creachen, BS Accounting 1996
Karen Dougherty-Bossert, AS Nursing 1991
Jon Lebano, Cert. Physician Assistant 1999
James Livoti, BARCH Architecture 1991
Anthony Merendino, BS Accounting 1996
Michael Scott, BARCH Architecture 1994
2000s
Cathy Cardella Bonett, MS Science of Instruction 2006
Robert Diodato, MS Electrical Engineering 2004
William Irby, MS Library & Information Science 2005
Tina Maiorano, MD Medicine 2005
David Morton, MS Finance 2004
William Paffett, BS Mechanical Engineering 2006
Christine Rapacchiano Kimber, MS Nursing 2004
Michael Shine, BS Fashion Design 2006
Joseph Zebleckes, BARCH Architecture 2005
2010s
Nancy Langerfeld, BSN Nursing 2017
Diane Patterson, MSN Nursing 2013
2020s
Nataline Kolbe, BS Computer Science 2020