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Drexel Will Recognize Nation’sBest “Use-inspired” ResearchDrexel’s research enterprise has grown by leaps

and bounds, with annual research expenditures

increasing from $15 million in 1996 to more than

$100 million in each of the past three years. More

important, our commitment to developing solutions

that translate from the laboratory to human better-

ment has helped secure our prominent place in the

national research community.

Our new Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achieve -

ment Award is another expression of our leadership

in “use-inspired” research. This major annual award

will honor a faculty member from any institution

nationwide whose research has made a positive

impact on the way we live.

We named the award for our esteemed founder,

Anthony J. Drexel, because its spirit is in keeping

with Anthony’s wish for our University: that our

activities enhance the world around us, that a Drex-

el education “should not only be good, but good for

something.”

The inaugural award will be presented in the

field of biomedical engineering or related life sci-

ences, an area where Drexel as a comprehensive

university shines. Our traditional strength in bio-

med has been augmented by the Drexel University

College of Medicine, and researchers across the Uni-

versity have been energized by the cross-disciplinary

relationships forged.

The Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achieve-

ment Award was made possible by a gift from an

anonymous donor. This extraordinary generosity is

further proof that as long as we continue to move

Drexel in the right direction, our friends will con-

tinue to support our unique brand of teaching,

research and service.

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The Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement AwardWill Honor Researchers Who Are Making a DifferenceThe University has made a nationwide callfor nominations for the inaugural AnthonyJ. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award.

Acknowledging that Drexel’s contribu-tions to society are supported by the broaderintellectual community of researchers, theOffice of the Provost created the Excep tionalAchievement Award to recognize individualswhose work transforms both research andthe society it serves. The $100,000 annualaward will honor a faculty member orresearcher working at an institution ofhigher education or a non-profit researchinstitution in the United States.

The 2009 award will go to a scholar, sci-entist, engineer or clinician whose innova-tive translational research pushes the fron-tiers of biomedical engineering or related lifesciences. The focus on translational, or “use-inspired,” research mirrors Drexel’s commit-ment to working on real-world challenges.

The University is soliciting nominationsfrom presidents and provosts of researchuniversities nationwide, as well as from the

broader academic and research communi-ties. After the nomination deadline ofMarch 15, a committee of experts selectedby President Papadakis and Interim ProvostGreenberg will choose the recipient.

The award will be presented at a galaheld in conjunction with the TranslationalMedicine Alliance Forum hosted by theKauffman Foundation in Philadelphia inMay, and the recipient will also be honoredat the Drexel University College of Med icineCommencement ceremony on May 15. Heor she will return to Drexel in the fall foractivities with students and faculty, includ-ing a biomedicine seminar.

The Anthony J. Drexel Award has beenfunded through the generosity of an anony-mous donor. Because the award is intendedto foster new connections between the Uni -ver sity and the wider American researchcommunity, Drexel faculty members are noteligible to apply, but may nominate candi-dates. For more information on the award,visit www.drexel.edu/achievement.

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Dr. Robert Allen, associate professor at The iSchool, CoIST,presented “Future Oppor tunities in Scholarly Publica -tion” as part of the SEB Section Symposium: BeyondPaper: Diversity, Importance and Validation of Non-tradi-tional Web-based Scientific Publication at the Ento mo -logical Society of America Conference in Reno, Nevada.Dr. Allen also participated in the Inter national DigitalCuration Conference on “Radical Sharing: TransformingScience?” in Edinburgh, Scotland and a related work-shop on approaches to education about digital curation.

Sofia Jeon Athenikos, doctoral student, The iSchool atDrexel, received a student poster award for “The Wiki -Phil Portal: Extraction, Analysis and Visualization ofPhilosophical Connections using Wikipedia,” at the Fall2008 Northeast Database and Information Retrieval Dayat the University of Pennsylvania. Atheni kos’ paper onthe same project, with co-author Dr. Xia Lin, associateprofessor, was selected for presentation at the 2008Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and ComputerScience (DHCS 2008) at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Patrick C. Auth, associate clinical professor and direc-tor of the Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program,presented “ARC-PA: Is a Site Visit in Your Future?” and”ARC-PA Hot Topics,” at the 2008 Physician AssistantEducation Association Annual Education Forum in Sav -an nah, Ga. Dr. Auth also presented “Assessing Expe -riential Learning in Geriatrics Using Reflection Papers”with Jose Barcega, assistant clinical professor, andJulie Kinzel, Nina Multak, Kathryn Grayce Barnes, andRobert Young, clinical instructors in the HahnemannPhysician Assistant Program; and a Clinical Coordina -tors Workshop at the same meeting.

Dr. Michel Barsoum has been named the A. W.Grosvenor Professor in the Department of MaterialsScience and Engineering. This position recognizes hisprofessional accomplishments and personal efforts indevelopment of the materials program at Drexel. Thisnamed professorship honors the department founder,A. W. “Doc” Gros ven or, who set the standard for fac-ulty to maintain the highest quality of education andresearch. Barsoum, currently on sabbatical, and col-leagues have published five papers in the Journal ofApplied Physics, with another accepted and awaitingpublication. Dr. Jonathan Span ier, associate profes-sor of materials science and engineering, and gradu-ate students Oren Leaffer, Shahram Amini, and TedScabarozi were among the co-authors.

Chris Bates, men’s lacrosse head coach, spoke on “Howto Build a 6v6 Half-Field Offense” at the NationalCoaches Clinic in Baltimore, Md., attended by collegeand high school coaches from across the country.

Jen Blazina, professor of visual arts, conducted a work-shop in alternative screen-printing at the Kala Institutein Berkeley, Calif. Blazina had her works, “Recollection”and “Bittersweet,” featured in a show at Bahdee Bahdu.Blazina’s work, “Class of 1940,” will be featured in ashow at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Blazina’s workwas also included in “Transformation 6,” a collection ofworks organized by the Society for Contemporary Art atthe Philadelphia Art Alliance.

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Pakistan’s Chief Justice VisitsEarle Mack School of Law Pakistan’s Chief Justice, Iftikhar MuhammadChaudhry, a hero to attorneys around the world,met with students, faculty and guests at a receptionat the Earle Mack School of Law on November 20.Chaudhry became a key figure in the crisis thaterupted in Pakistan last year, when then-presidentPervez Musharraf suspended the constitution andplaced him and other Supreme Court justicesunder house arrest. The crisis erupted as Pakistan’sSupreme Court began reviewing Musharraf’s eligi-bility to hold office while remaining leader of thePakistan army. Musharraf had seized power in a1999 coup and sought to extend his presidencythrough elections in 2007.

Dean Roger Dennis welcomed Chaudhry anda delegation of attorneys who traveled with himfrom Pakistan to the United States. His visit toPhiladelphia was co-sponsored by Drexel Law,Penn Law, the South Asia Center, Penn LawNational Lawyers Guild, Penn Law Dean’sSpeakers Fund and the Pakistan Justice Coalition.

Drexel and Air ProductsRenew Their Partnership Air Products, Shanghai Jiao Tong University andDrexel have agreed to continue their joint co -operation agreement for an integrated “3-2” pro-gram, enabling two exceptional Chinese studentsper year to earn undergraduate and graduatedegrees and a corporate work assignment.

“Finding and educating the best and thebrightest is truly an amazing component of thisprogram,” said Dr. Selcuk Guceri, dean of theCollege of Engineering. “We’re honored to be apart of such a pioneering program with SJTU andAir Products. It’s a novel approach to recruitingand building international talent in an increasing-ly competitive recruiting environment.”

The first two students to join the programwere Dawei Ren and Qinling Shen. They are cur-rently working at Air Products in six-monthprocess technology assignments as part of theoverall curriculum. Sponsorship costs for theprogram, including transportation, room, boardand tuition, are covered by Air Products andDrexel. Students accepted into the programenroll in an agreed-upon course of study. Theinitial focus of the program is in chemical andmechanical engineering disciplines.

Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry withDrexel Law Dean Roger Dennis.

Diana Hare, Esq., associate general counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the Drexel UniversityCollege of Medicine, was the recipient of the 2008 Corporate Counsel Excel lence Award, conferredby the Delaware Valley Chap ter of the Association of Corporate Coun sel (DELVACCA) at an awardspresentation on De cem ber 17 at the Union League of Philadelphia.

The awards honor the work of DELVACCA’s leading in-house practitioners and member companieswho make significant contributions to furthering the organization’s objectives and who demonstrateexcellence in the principles of in-house practice and standards of the profession.

Hare was recognized for her work establishing a partnership between DELVACCA and the EarleMack School of Law, which is thought to be the nation’s only relationship of its type, and for herwork as an active volunteer in numerous activities that facilitate global understanding and peace-making initiatives with a local impact. Vare has long been a member of Phila delphia’s InternationalVisitor’s Council and has used her Russian-language expertise to host Russian visitors from the StateDepartment, among many others.

Diana Hare Receives Corporate Counsel Excellence AwardDiana Hare (center) with her col-leagues at Drexel and DUCoM, leftto right: Laure Bachich Ergin, deputygeneral counsel; JuHwon Lee, asso-ciate general counsel; Tim Raynor,assistant general counsel; TobeyOxholm, executive vice presidentand chief of staff; and MichaelExler, vice president and generalcounsel.


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Dr. Lisa Bowleg, a professor at the School of PublicHealth, was honored on World AIDS Day with a RedRibbon Award from the community advisory board ofthe Penn Center for AIDS Research for her research onHIV/AIDS. The award recognizes individuals who havemade significant contributions in the field of HIV/AIDSin the categories of policymaker, researcher, commu-nity member and youth.

Dr. Robert J. Chapman, clinical assistant professor ofbehavioral health counseling, is providing training onMotivational Interviewing, an evidence-based “bestpractice” used in providing treatment to individualswith substance-abuse disorders for Gaudenzia Inc., analcohol and drug treatment program.

Dr. Dianne Dulicai, adjunct faculty in the Department ofCreative Arts Therapy, received the American DanceTherapy Association’s most prestigious LifetimeAchievement Award at the ADTA’s 43rd Annual Con -ference in Austin, Texas.

Alison A. Evans, professor, School of Public Health, wasappointed to a committee at the Institute of Medicineat the National Academies to review morbidity andmortality due to chronic viral hepatitis in the UnitedStates and to recommend future research and policy.

Dr. Ellen Feld, clinical associate professor in the Phy -sician Assistant Program, and Dr. Sherry W. Goodill,chairperson, Department of Creative Arts Therapy,published “Keeping a Promise When a Life Is Near ItsEnd,” in The New York Times.

Dr. Arthur L. Frank, professor and chair of the Depart mentof Environmental and Occupational Health at theSchool of Public Health, spoke at the Inhaled ParticlesX meeting in Sheffield, England about his asbestosresearch in Qingdao, People’s Republic of China. Dr.Frank also spoke to Sheffield and Rotherham AsbestosGroup in England. In Mumbai, India, he addressedphysicians at the Factory Advise Service and LabourInstitute and lectured at a meeting of the Employee’sState Insurance Corporation. Both sessions in Indiawere devoted to occupational health issues.

Dr. Stephen F. Gambescia, associate professor of healthservices administration and assistant dean for aca-demic and student affairs, was elected to the DivisionBoard for Professional Preparation and Practice of theNational Commission for Health Education Creden -tialing. Dr. Gambescia was also a panel presenter on“Marketing Health Education to Employers” at theAmerican Public Health Association annual meeting inSan Diego, Calif.

Mike Glaser, professor of product design, presented alecture, “Induced Creativity, Intuition and Wisdom inthe Production of Co-created Solutions” at theUsability Professionals Association Europe 2008Conference in Turin, Italy. Glaser also led a workshopat the conference.

Dr. Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, associate professor andassociate dean for undergraduate programs, MSNprograms and continuing nursing education, present-ed a poster, “Students with Mental Health Issues:Legal Implications for Nursing Faculty and Academic

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HAPPENINGwhere when why

With a $2.5 million gift to his alma mater, R.John Chapel Jr. ’67, former president and

CEO of AVIEL Systems, Inc., and his wife, Virginia,endowed the first dean’s chair in leadership atLeBow College of Business. Drexel is the secondprivate university in the nation to have an endoweddean’s chair.

“I am very impressed with the leadershipdemonstrated by Dean George Tsetsekos of theLeBow College,” said Chapel. “Endowing the dean’schair will provide him with a discretionary fundthat can be used to advance the college and preparegraduates to enter the business world with a solideducation well grounded in leadership and ethics.”

Resources from the dean’s chair will supportthe current dean and will help attract subse-quent leaders of LeBow College. Funds will beused to enhance various programs selected byChapel and Tsetsekos. Tsetsekos will be namedas the first holder of the R. John Chapel, Jr.,Dean’s Chair in Leadership at Drexel.

“John is an exceptional business school alum -nus,” said Tsetsekos. “On behalf of LeBow stu-dents, I thank him and Virginia for their supportof our mission. The dean’s chair will furtherenhance our reputation as an institution of pro-gressive knowledge and research in the contem-porary business environment.”

Chapel originally enrolled at Drexel in 1961to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.Financial difficulties forced him to postpone hisstudies and seek full-time employment for acouple of years. He began working as a designdraftsman, but soon realized he wanted toreturn to college and earn a degree in business.He returned to Drexel, joined the football team,and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1967 after car-rying 23 credits during his last term.

“I realized that what I learned in my market-ing and finance classes would be of great use tome when I got out of school,” said Chapel, whospecializes in helping emerging companies planand execute successful growth strategies resultingin significant market expansion. Over the yearshe has been able to build on his education withpractical experience and has leveraged both to

become a successful businessman.Chapel incorporated the Virginia-based

AVIEL Systems, Inc. in January 2006 to bring thecompany’s two subsidiaries, OPTIMUS andPerformance Management Consulting, Inc.(PMC) together under a single banner. In 2008,the company had about 400 employees and near-ly $80 million in revenue. AVIEL is an acronymChapel and his wife came up with using thenames of their three grandchildren: Avery (AV),Ian (I), and Ella (EL). The company serves feder-al government agencies in areas critical to nation-al security, transportation, and defense. Areas ofexpertise include management and IT consulting,technology infrastructure outsourcing and inte-gration, financial management, enterprise inte-gration and information assurance.

Chapel previously served as COO of Com -puter & Hi-Tech Management, a professionalservices company specializing in providing ITservices and solutions to the Department ofDefense and the public sector, where he led thecompany’s successful transformation and acqui-sition. He played a similar role as president andCOO of ANDRULIS Corporation, tripling theIT services firm’s revenues in three years, withconsiderable growth resulting in a successfulacquisition. He also served as vice president andCFO of the MSEC group of ManTech Inter -national, which provided personnel and IT serv-ices in both the public and private sectors.Chapel has also held executive managementroles in other private and public firms. He cur-rently serves on the boards of several businessesand community organizations.

Chapel has sold AVIEL, but plans to remainactive in business and has established a compa-ny, White Hall Capital LLC, a private equitycompany that will continue investing in govern-ment services companies. He and his wife cur-rently live in Ashburn, Virginia. They have twosons: Jay, who lives in Switzerland with his wifeand three children; and Christopher, who isrecently engaged and lives in Washington, D.C.Chapel enjoys golf, as well as cooking and wine,and has an interest in cars.

Chapel Family Endows Dean’s Chair in Leadershipat LeBow College of Business with $2.5 Million Gift

Left to right: Dr. George Tsetsekos,dean, LeBow College, Virginia Chapeland R. John Chapel, Jr. ’67, retired pres-ident and CEO of AVIEL Systems Inc.

by Niki Gianakaris


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Administrators,” at the American Association of Col -leges of Nursing Baccalaureate Education Con -ference in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Yury Gogotsi, trustee chair professor of materials sci-ence and engineering, and Dr. Patrice Simon of Uni -versite Paul Sabatier, published a review, “Materialsfor Electrochemical Supercapacitors,” in NatureMaterials. Dr. Gogotsi also published a paper,“Nitrogen Modified Carbide-derived Carbons asAdsorbents of Hydrogen Sulfide,” in the Journal ofColloid and Interface Science.

Dr. Jeffrey Greenhaus, professor of management andWilliam A. Mackie Chaired Professor, was highlightedin the Journal of Management. He was named num-ber 56 among the 150 most cited authors in the field ofmanagement between 1981 and 2004. Dr. Greenhousewas noted for being cited at least 1,184 times.

Dr. Philip Handel, professor and program director forCulinary Arts, Hospitality Management, CulinaryScience and Food Science, was consulting author onthe recently published book, The Science of GoodFood: The Ultimate Reference on How CookingWorks, by David Joachim and Andrew Schloss, pub-lished by Robert Rose, Inc.

Flossie Ierardi, clinical assistant professor of creativearts in therapy, was invited to facilitate a music expe-riential for the opening ceremony of the PassagesConference for Music Therapy Graduate Studentsand New Professionals at Immaculata University. Shewas assisted by music therapy students from theHahne mann Creative Arts in Therapy Program:Rachael Bond, Rachel Haimovich, Nicole Jenkins,Carolyn Kantor, Clarissa Lacson, and Ryann Lynch.

Dr. Miriam N. Kotzin, director of the Certificate Programin Writing and Publishing and associate professor ofEnglish, had a collection of her poetry, Reclaiming theDead, published by New American Press.

Dr. Hyokjin Kwak, associate professor of marketing, wasinvited to serve on the editorial review board of theInternational Journal of Advertising, ranked one of thetop three advertising journals and one of the top 20marketing journals.

Dr. Joseph Lema, assistant professor of hospitality man-agement, presented a paper, “Towards SustainableDevelopment for Montserrat,” at the University of theWest Indies Montserrat Second Country Conference.The paper, “Sustainable Tourism Development inMontserrat,“ was co-authored with Dr. Phil Handel,associate professor and program director in hospital-ity management.

Dr. Bijou Lester, professor of economics, published“Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction and Attitudes towardMoney: A Study in Neuroeconomics,” in the Journalof Socio-Economics and “Reflections on RationalChoice: The Existence of Systemic Irrationality,” in theJournal of Socio-Economics. Dr. Lester also present-ed her paper “An Exploratory Analysis of CompositeChoices,” at the IAREP/SABE World Conference inRome, Italy and received the 2008 Appreciation Awardfor her leadership serving as SABE president for 2006-08from the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral


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Alumnus Christopher Ferguson Named 2009 Engineer of the Year

Capt. Christopher Ferguson, recently returned commander of the space shuttle Endeavour, willbe the College of Engineering’s 2009 Engineer of the Year. Ferguson will be honored at a ban-

quet at the end of Engineers Week, a series of events held annually in February that promotes engi-neering as a discipline.

Ferguson ’84, a Drexel mechanical engineering graduate, successfully docked the space shuttlewith the International Space Station on November 16. He has logged a total of 27 days in space onhis three missions.

Ferguson has kept strong ties to Drexel, serving as a mentor to aspiring astronauts and hostinggroups of students at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The College of Engineering will honorFerguson at a ceremony on February 20.

When you were at Drexel were you already thinking about becoming an astronaut?Yes, but it was something that seemed so far from reality that I didn’t seriously think it was possible. While I was a student, I watched the STS-1shuttle launch from the lobby of what was then the Creese Student Center. It was an engineer’sdream… everyone who thought seriously about engineering was enthralled by the possibility ofworking on such a project.

Were there any “defining moments” for you at Drexel?The second trimester of my freshman year was par-ticularly trying. Unlike many of my peers to whomcollege and the process of ‘learning’ seemed tocome naturally, I struggled at first. I watched a fewfriends flounder in the engineering curriculum anddecide to switch majors. After a few dismal exams (Ithink it was engineering statics) I was in a do-or-diesituation. Perseverance paid off, and I eventually ‘gotit.’ My success, though, didn’t come without a fewtrials and some soul-searching. Eventually I realizedthat success is much sweeter when you work yourbutt off to achieve it.

What’s it like to walk in space?‘Spacewalker’ is a term used to describe someonewho performs what NASA calls an EVA or Extra -vehicular Activity. Floating in the internal expanse ofthe Internat ional Space Station is both a joy and a

frustration. Once beyond the thrill, commuting fromone place to another requires a conscious effort tostay in control, always looking for the next opportu-nity to anchor oneself to a surface. It’s entirely possi-ble to get ‘stuck’ in the middle of nowhere andembarrassing to ask a passing crewmember for apush to the nearest wall.

Explain the work you did on the recent mission to develop the capacity to turn urine into water. I recently learned that the water samples wereturned from our mission have been tested, and theanalysis has come up nothing less than outstanding.The water is at least as pure as the bottled waterwe drink here. We’ll never leave the confines of lowEarth orbit to build an outpost on the Moon or go onto Mars if we have to drag our water with us… it’ssimply too heavy. This system is a prerequisite forthe next steps.

Did you think that the Phillies would winthe Series, or that you’d walk in space? In the same year?Philadelphia is my hometown, so I’m a big Philliesfan. Chase Utley’s jersey was safely stowed aboardEndeavour during our recent mission. I made thatarrangement with the Phillies organization longbefore anyone knew they would become WorldSeries champs. But, I would have been just as happyto have it aboard even if they came in last!

Capt. Chris Ferguson ’84shows his Blue and Goldspirit onboard the spaceshuttle “Endeavour.”

Q&A with Captain Chris Ferguson ‘84


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Economics. Dr. Lester published co-authored papers,“Reflections on Rational Choice: The Existence ofSystemic Irrationality” and “Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunc -tion and Attitudes Toward Money: A Study in Neuro -economics,” in the Journal of Socio-Economics; pub-lished “On the Accuracy of Statistical Procedures inMicrosoft Excel 2007” in Computational Statistics andData Analysis. He also published “Microsoft Excel’s‘Not the Wichmann-Hill’ Random Number Generators”in the same publication, and “Regression Analysis ofPro portions in Finance with Self Selection” in theJournal of Empirical Finance. Dr. McCullough, Dr.Kerry Anne McGeary and Dr. Teresa Harrison, assis-tant professors of economics, published “Do Eco -nomics Journal Archives Promote Replicable Re -search?” in the Canadian Journal of Economics.

Nina Multak, clinical instructor, Hahnemann PhysicianAssistant’s Program, facilitated a “Simulation SpecialInterest Group” at the 2008 PAEA Annual EducationForum in Savannah, Ga.

Dr. Delia Neuman, associate professor and director of theSchool Library Media Program, The iSchool at Drexel,presented “I-LEARN: A Model for Creating Knowledge”at ASIS&T 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Neuman present-ed “The Future of Libraries” and “Learning in anInformation Rich Environment” at the annual conferenceof the Pennsylvania Library Association.

Dr. Ana Núñez presented “Sexual Health, Safety andPlanning for Sexual Safety: The Intersection of HIV/AIDS and Intimate Partner Violence“ to the Title X-funded Family Planning Clinics in Southeastern Penn -sylvania at their Medical Directors Fall Forum. Dr.Núñez addressed early identification of relationshipviolence and sexually transmitted infections in high-risk patients of reproductive age.

Bruce Pollock, professor of visual arts, is featured in“Abstract Invitational,” an exhibit of small-scale worksby emerging, mid-career and established artists thePhiladelphia area, at The Gallery at Delaware CountyCommunity College.

Olive Prince, professor of dance, premiered his new workat “In Performance: 48 Hours” at SHMD Studio and“Paraphrase/Nexus” in the Crane Arts Building.

Stuart Rome, professor of photography, gave a talk,“Between Frames: Koichiro Kurita and Stuart Rome,”at Project Basho Gallery,, discussing how these pho-tographers’ perceptions of the environment haveevolved from their interactions with nature.

Irv Schlanger, auxiliary instructor of computing and secu-rity technology, was elected president of thePhiladelphia Chapter of the High Technology CrimeInvestigation Association for 2009.

Ryan Schwabe, music industry recording studio manag-er, also known as ONEdependent, has released analbum with artist Taki76, “ONEdependent and Taki76present: Radio Recession.”

Priyanka Shah, Stefanie Hallman and Ji Young Lo, allBS/MS students in BIOMED, won first place at theStudent Concept Competition of the Laurence A.Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology for

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Drexel Wins Third StraightCAA Blood ChallengeDrexel has won the CAA Blood Challenge for thethird consecutive year with another outstandingeffort. Drexel had 826 actual donors, resulting in822 productive units of blood collected. TheUniversity of Delaware, which won the first fourCAA Blood Challenges, from 2002 through2005, finished second with 604 donors.

“Drexel Athletics considers the CAA BloodChallenge to be an important priority for severalreasons: it gives our student-athletes an opportu-nity to lead and serve their campus and communi-ty, for Drexel faculty, staff, administration andstudents to collectively generate institutionalpride, and for us to partner with the AmericanRed Cross, one of the most important charitableorganizations in this country,” said Dr. Eric Zillmer,director of athletics. “Winning the CAA BloodDrive for the third year in a row demonstrates ourcampus’ commitment to civic engagement.”

Gabriela Marginean Leads theNation in Basketball Scoring

Drexel junior Gabriela Margineanhad the distinction of leading allscorers in NCAA Div. I women’sbasketball as of mid-December.The forward is averaging 27.1points per game. She has already

reached the 30-point mark in four games thisseason, including back-to-back 30-point gamesat the start of the season.

Marginean, who was the CAA’s preseasonPlayer of the Year selection, has already beennamed conference co-Player of the Week twicethis season. In addition to her scoring prowess,

Marginean is also leading the team in rebounds,steals, field-goal and free-throw percentages.

Romanian-born Marginean has made cameoson the national stage in each of her three seasonsat Drexel. As a freshman she was recognized forher play on ESPN after scoring 47 points andgrabbing 22 rebounds during Drexel’s NCAA Div.I record five-overtime victory over Northeastern.Last season, as a sophomore, she led the NCAA infree-throw percentage, shooting 91.5 percentfrom the charity stripe. She also became the firstplayer in Drexel history to reach 1,000 points,doing so in just 58 career games.

School of Education Mergeswith Goodwin College The Goodwin College of Professional Studies andthe School of Education have completed a merg-er, recently announced by Dr. William Lynch,dean of the Goodwin College of General Studies.This is the first step in restructuring GoodwinCollege. The name of the college will officiallyremain the Richard C. Goodwin College ofProfessional Studies but will be shortened toGoodwin College in its marketing efforts.

The College will now include two distinctschools. The School of Education will continuewith its current mission and offerings. Thenewly created School of Applied Managementand Technology will encompass the academicprograms formerly housed at Goodwin College.

The following new programs will be offeredbeginning in fall 2009: B.S. and M.S. in PropertyManagement; M.S. in Project Management; M.S. inConstruction Management; M.S. in ProfessionalStudies; and M.S. in Hospitality Management withconcentrations and credit certificates in Gamingand Casino Management and Global Tourism.

David L. Cohen, Esq., this year’s recipient of LeBow College’s Business Leader of the Year award, was honored at aluncheon on December 4 at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia. $400,000 was raised at the luncheon.Proceeds from the event will establish a scholarship fund and support academic programs to advance DrexelUniversity’s LeBow College of Business. Left to right: Dr. George Tsetsekos, dean, LeBow College; William J. Avery(1997 honoree); David Cohen; Hugh C. Long (2007 honoree); and President Papadakis.

David L. Cohen Named 2008 Business Leader of the Year


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“Innovations for the Aging Baby Boomer Market,” fortheir project, “A Chronobiological Approach to Alzhei -mer’s Disease Management.”

Dr. Il-Yeol Song, professor, The iSchool at Drexel, pre-sented a paper, “A Multi-level Methodology forDeveloping UML Sequence Diagrams,” at the 27thInternational Conference on Conceptual Modeling(ER2008) in Barcelona, Spain. Th e paper was co-authored by Ritu Khare, doctoral student, MargaretHilsbos, master’s student, and Dr. Yuan An, assistantprofessor, The iSchool at Drexel. Dr. Song presented apaper, “A Comprehensive Aspect-Oriented Use CaseMethod for Modeling Complex Business Require -ments,” at the 4th International Workshop on Founda -tion and Practices, co-authored by Caimei Lu, iSchooldoctoral student; Dr. Song served as the general chairfor the ACM Eleventh International Workshop on DataWarehousing and OLAP held at Napa Valley, Calif.;accepted an invitation to serve on the program com-mittee of the 13th International Workshop on ExploringModeling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design(EMMSAD 2009) in Amsterdam; and, with doctoral stu-dent Ritu Khare, assistant professor Yuan An and grad-uate students Suan Lee, Sang-Pil Kim, Jinho Kim andYang-Sae Moon, presented “SAMSTAR: An AutomaticTool for Generating Star Schemas from an Entity-Relationship Diagram.” Dr. Song delivered an invitedtalk, “Corporate Consultation and Innovation,” at theFourth Conference on Consulting Korea 2008, organ-ized by the Korea Ministry of Small and MediumBusinesses, Seoul, Korea. Dr. Song also accepted aninvitation to serve on the program committee of the13th International Workshop on Exploring ModelingMethods for Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD2009) in Amsterdam.

Dr. Patricia Dunphy Suplee, assistant professor ; Dr.Vicki D. Lachman, clinical associate professor;Barbara Siebert and Dr. Katherine Kaby Anselmi, clin-ical assistant professors in the School of Nursing, pub-lished “Managing Nursing Student Incivility in theClassroom, Clinical Setting, and On-Line,” in theJournal of Nursing Law.

Jervis Thompson, professor of digital media, was select-ed to attend Adobe’s first Director and ShockwaveEducation Assembly in Puerto Rico. Thompson createdan Adobe Director tutorial, which will debut at theassembly. Following the event, the tutorial will beavailable to the public on Adobe’s site.

Blaise Tobia, professor of digital media, was featured in asolo show, “Blaise Tobia: Open Studio,” at Silicon Gallery.

Darren Walters, instructor of music industry, was inter-viewed about his record label Jade Tree, the recordbusiness and his personal life in the book Punk RockLabels and the Struggle for Autonomy by AlanO’Connor. Walters also contributed information andmemorabilia from his archives to the book RadioSilence: A Selected Visual History of AmericanHardcore Music by Nathan Nedorostek and AnthonyPappalardo. His record label, Jade Tree, was includedin the book, Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007 by Eric Grubbs.

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IN MEMORIAM

Jane Bryan ‘67 Jane Bryan ’67, Drexel’sdirector of libraries, diedon December 15 due tocomplications of amyloidosis.

Bryan became directorof libraries in 2005. Herprevious position was at

Princeton Uni versity where she was associateuniversity librarian for public services and col-lection development. Prior to joining Prince -ton, she was head of the reference departmentof the University of Pennsyl vania’s Van PeltLibrary, where she worked for more than 30years. She earned a B.A. from Wellesley Col -lege and a master’s degree in library sciencefrom Drexel in 1967.

Bryan was born in Upper Darby, Pa. andgrew up in Birmingham, Mich. In addition toher husband of 44 years, Bryan is survived byher two children, Thomas and Sophie, a sister,a niece, a nephew and several cousins.

Plans for a memorial service had not beenfinalized when the Drexelink went to print.

Dr. Herman GollwitzerDr. Herman Gollwitzer, asso-ciate professor emeritus ofthe Department of Math -ematics, died on December 3due to complications from abone mar row transplant.

Dr. Gollwitzer joined thefaculty in 1969 and became a major contribu-tor to the development of the department. Hehad a distinguished career as a researcher,teacher and departmental leader. He will beremembered as a dedicated and challengingteacher, and as an energetic mathematician.

He was one of the first professors at Drexelto develop software for his classes after person-al computers had become standard for stu-dents. In 1988, he received the DistinguishedSoftware Award for the application “PhasePortraits” from EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL.

During his last year at Drexel, Dr. Gollwitzerwas one of the organizers of the national Work -shop on the Teaching of Linear Algebra. Heretired from Drexel in September 2006.

Dr. Gollwitzer is survived by his wife, JudyGollwitzer, their daughter Meghan and theirgrandchildren.

DUCoM Breaks Ground onMedical Simulation Center

Drexel University College of Medicine brokeground on December 18 at the Queen Lane

Med ical Campus on a new building that will house astate-of-the-art medical simulation center. The sim-ulation center will be among the most innovativesimulation facilities in the nation. It will include thelatest high-fidelity human patient simulators andscreen-based simulation programs, as well as newlydesigned standardized patient encounter rooms.

High-fidelity patient simulators are computer-driven robotic mannequins that exhibit life-like vitalsigns, including heartbeat, blood pressure, and bodyand eye movement. They can be programmed todisplay a variety of normal and abnormal condi-tions, and to respond realistically to student inter-ventions, such as intubation, drug injection or car-diac defibrillation. They can even be programmedto speak or cry out in pain.

The simulation center is only part of the $9.3 mil -lion project planned at Queen Lane. The new build ingwill also house Drexel University College of Med i -cine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Lead er shipand the Office of Executive Lead er ship in Aca dem ics,which includes the nationally respected Exec utiveLeadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

Drexel Helping “Lost Boys”Re-unite with Their FamiliesThe Drexel University Writing Program is sponsor-ing a read-a-thon to raise funds to reunite “LostBoys” with their Sudanese families still living abroad.Lost Boys living in the Phil adelphia area will competefor this honor by writing a 250 to 500 word essay onthe importance of a reunion with their families toachieve their future goals. The Lost Boys are deeplycommitted to furthering their education. One ormore will be chosen to re-unite with their families,depending on how much money is raised.

After escaping attacks on their villages inSouthern Sudan, the Lost Boys walked 1,200 miles ona desert trek to safety, living in refugee camps inKenya and Ethiopia for the following ten years. In2000, political asylum in the Uni ted States was grant-ed to 3,000 Lost Boys. Approx imately 200 of those arecurrently living in the Philadelphia area. Last year, theDrexel Writing Program raised funds to uniteLost Boy Michael Kuch with his mother in Australia.

If you would like to participate as a reader,teacher or donor, visit www.drexel.edu/writingprogram/events/reunionproject.html or email Har -riet Millan, director of the Drexel Writing Pro gram,at [email protected] or call 215-895-6485.


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Dr. Yen Wei, Herman B. Wagner Professor of Chemistry anddirector of the Drexel Center for Advanced Polymers andMaterials Chemistry, has been invited to serve as pan-elist on the Proposal Review Committees for the NASAPostdoctoral Program at the Institute for Science andEducation of Oak Ridge Associated Universities, in OakRidge, Tenn., and for the University of California Dis -covery Grants of the UC Industry-University CooperativeResearch Program (IUCRP). Dr.Wei presented threepapers at the 236th American Chemical Society NationalMeeting in Philadelphia: “Monomer Templated Meso -porous Materials for Den tal Applications,” co-authoredwith Indraneil Mukherjee, Dr. Andreas Mylonakis, Dr.Shuxi Li and Dr. Solomon Samuel, professors of chem-istry; “Pro tection of Horseradish Peroxidase in HarshAqueous and Organic Environments using a NovelDouble Encapsulation Approach,” co-authored with Dr.Mylonakis, Indraneil Mukherjee, Sudipto Das and Dr. Li,professors of chemistry; and “Additive Enhanced Con -trolled and Living Free Radical Polymerization of Metha -crylates by Stabilized Nitroxide Unimolecular Initiators,”co-authored with Dr. Gregory Pomrink of Dents plyInternational Inc. and Drs. Shuxi Li and Alpa Patel, pro-fessors of chemistry.

Adam Yore, doctoral student in finance, won the 2008Excellence in Ethics Dissertation Proposal Competitionhosted by the Mendoza College of Business at theUniversity of Notre Dame.


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Dr. Robert Gilmore, professor of physics, received agrant from the National Science Foundation forthe project “Strange Attractors: Description andVisualization” for $70,000.

Dr. Banu Onaral, H. H. Sun Professor and Direc -tor, BIOMED (PI), and Co-PI Dr. Elisabeth Papa -zoglou, assistant professor, BIOMED; Dr. KambizPourrezaei, professor, BIOMED; Dr. Paul Oh,associate professor of materials engineering; Dr.Meltem Izzetoglu, research assistant professor,BIOMED; Dr. Alexander Fridman, John A.Nyheim Chair Professor in the Department ofMaterials Engineering and Mechanics, and Dr.Richard Hamilton, associate professor, DUCoM,were awarded a Department of Defense Tele -medicine and Advanced Technology ResearchCenter grant for $2.75 million for their project“Response Technologies for Complex MedicalEmergencies.”

Dr. Gordon Richards, assistant professor of phy -sics, received a grant from the NASA Jet Prop -ulsion Laboratory for $82,245 for the project “Isthe Structure of the Dusty Torus Related to thePhysics of the Accretion Disk?”

The School of Public Health was recently awardeda $15,000 grant from Pfizer Inc. to lead a publichealth grand rounds lecture series that focuses onleadership in core areas of public health. Drexel’s

School of Public Health was one of only 12schools nationwide to receive the grant. Dr. ReneeTurchi, assistant teaching professor of communi-ty health and prevention, will serve as the princi-pal investigator on the grant. The School of PublicHealth was recently awarded a $25,000 grant fromAutism Speaks to lead a national conference onautism spectrum disorders (ASD) research in fall2009. The conference will examine ethical and riskcommunications issues of ASD research, as well ashelp address health disparities in the communica-tion of autism research findings. Dr. MichaelYudell, assistant professor of community healthand prevention, and Dr. Craig Newschaffer, thechair of the Department of Epidemiology andBiostatistics, will co-organize the conference.

Dr. Patricia Dunphy Suplee, assistant professor andassistant dean of special projects in nursing, wasawarded a grant for her work, “Sustaining DiverseNursing Student Cohorts in Baccalaureate NursingPrograms” from the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration for $58,000.

Dr. Enrico Vesperini, research professor of physics,received a grant for $67,144 from the SpaceTelescope Science Institute for the project,“Dynamical Evolution of Young Clusters inMerging Galaxies.”

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“SEASON’S GREENINGS” HOLIDAY PARTYPresident Papadakis and his wife, Eliana, wished faculty and staff “season’s greenings” with this year’senvironmentally friendly holiday party featuring everything from energy-efficient lighting to zero plas-tic to locally grown foods. Even the invitations were eco-friendly, with the president’s office opting foremail over paper. The president’s annual party reflected the new green spirit at Drexel and theUniversity’s Drexel Green initiative for a more sustainable environment.

Left to right: Dr. Eric Zillmer,Carl R. Pacifico Professor ofNeuropsychology, director ofathletics and master of cere-monies at the President’sAnnual Holiday Party, withPresident and Mrs.Papadakis.

Kathleen Jones(right), senior humanresources consultant, and her daughter, Melissa.

President Papadakisgreets Paul Hirshorn,chairman, Department ofArchitecture, at the holi-day party.

Dean Gloria Donnelly,College of Nursing andHealth Professions, with

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“Defenders of Democracy”Exhibition Opens at Hagerty LibraryA special exhibition, “Defenders of Democracy: TheAmerican Response to Greece’s Role in World War II,”opens on Monday, January 5 at the Hagerty Library,located at 33rd and Market Streets.

“Defenders of Democracy” vividly tells the story ofthe American response to the tiny nation of Greece’sheroic role during World War II.

The exhibition features a collection of photographs,memorabilia, ephemera, newspapers, magazines andother items, primarily from the collection of Gregory C. Pappas, including the largest known privatecollection of authentic Greek War Relief Association propaganda posters, which were printed in the1940s to rally support from the public.

Gregory C. Pappas is the founder of Cosmos Communications Group Inc., the company thatpublishes Greek America magazine and handles a number of public affairs advisory-related servicesfor clients in Greece and the United States. The exhibition will be hosted by Greek Studies and spon-sored by the Greek America Foundation and Greek America magazine.

Major funding for the exhibition was received from the John G. Rangos Charitable Foundation andCalamos Investments. The exhibition is curated by Pappas and Konstantinos Malindretos of Athens, Greece.

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