Alumni
Notable Alumni - 1950s
Al Shrier, '53, is Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics at Temple. He is also known as the dean among national college Sports Information Directors, thanks to his 55 years of service to the university. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), which presented him with a Silver Plate for his many years of service to the organization. He also is a member of the Halls for Fame for Temple University, Philadelphia Big 5, Pennsylvania Sports and Philadelphia Jewish Sports. He has been honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the All-American Football Foundation, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Lew Klein Award Winner 2008.
John Dotson, Jr., '58, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper publisher and a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Post Company. During his prestigious career, he became the first African-American correspondent and senior editor for Newsweek. Later, he served as Knight Ridder's first African-American publisher when he was appointed to run Boulder's Daily Camera. Under his leadership, The Akron Beacon Journal won a Pulitzer Gold Medal for Meritorious Public Service for its series on race relations and the launch of Coming Together, a community organization whose mission is to foster better race relations in Akron. Lew Klein Award Winner 2007.
Related Links
Access to Excellence: The 125th Anniversary Campaign for Temple
Intercom alumni newsletter Fall 2009 (PDF 12 pages)
Intercom alumni newsletter Spring 2009 (PDF 8 pages)
Intercom alumni newsletter
Spring 2010 (PDF 8 pages)
Contact
Development & Alumni Affairs
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TASB/1852 North 10th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122
Office Address:
2450 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
Ashley Lomery
Director of Development
215-926-2538
Katharine Wiseman
Assistant Director of Development
215-926-2588
Jeff Cronin
Assistant Director of Communications
215-926-2519