Mayor Nutter: “Taki” Will be Missed

STATEMENT FROM MAYOR NUTTER ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT CONSTANTINE PAPADAKIS

“Among the many great leaders of Philadelphia colleges and universities, present and past, President Constantine Papadakis stood out as a man of vision and action. Starting in the mid-90s, he steadied the university’s finances and then set Drexel on a course of dramatic expansion, doubling the student body, adding a college of medicine at a critical time in the city’s history and more recently a school of law and enhancing the campus experience. He raised Drexel’s profile from a regional university to an international institution. He was the kind of leader who engendered love among all the university communities -- from students to faculty and alumni. It is a sad day in Philadelphia. Taki exemplified excellence in education and we will all miss him.”

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