This holiday season, celebrate with fellow Temple alumni at gatherings across the nation, including:
Alumni Club of Boston “Acres of Diamonds” Holiday Volunteer Day on Dec. 12
Alumni Club of Los Angeles Holiday Bash at Cafe Moa Moa on Dec. 13
Fox School of Business Alumni & Friends Holiday Party on Dec. 15
And, don’t forget: the Alumni Association Holiday Book Drive ends on Dec. 10. Make your book donation today!
The front page of the sports section on Nov. 26 was filled with Temple Owls, and this time they weren’t talking about the football team’s historic winning streak. The Inquirer article instead featured the Temple women’s lacrosse team and their participation in the Friends of Jaclyn program.
The Owls had adopted a little sister – Devon Lam, a local 6-year-old with a terminal brain tumor. The article describes the team’s special relationship with the Lam family and the lessons they learned as a team through their participation in this program.
As if law firms didn’t already have a reputation for being fiercely competitive, a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the increasing pressures faced by the law industry.
For an example of grace under pressure, to whom did the Inquirer turn? To an Owl, of course. The story focuses on Christina Norland Audigier, LAW ’05, a lawyer with Duane Morris in Philadelphia.
Freshman wide receiver Matt Brown may stand at a mere 5’5″ and 167 pounds, but don’t underestimate him. He’s a powerhouse. At Saturday’s game against Kent State, he repeatedly slid through the Golden Flashes defense for a total of 156 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Owls to a 47-13 victory.
This is now the ninth straight Temple win and, if the 20,000+ crowd at the Linc is any indication, a sign of great things to come for the Owls (I even saw ticket scalpers outside the Linc!).
The home season is over, but you can still catch the Owls in action against Ohio University this weekend and then, hopefully, at the MAC Championship in Detroit followed by a bowl game. Temple Athletics will be arranging postseason trips. Watch your inbox and our blog for more info.
Todd Scalise, TYL ’95, and Joe Spear, TYL ’96, wrote to announce their participation in the 2009 Albuquerque Film Festival. However, their contribution wasn’t what you might think: The two artists designed the Dennis Hopper Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to the innovative actor and director at the Albuquerque Film Festival awards ceremony in August.
It’s definitely one of the most original award sculptures I’ve ever seen, but as an actor and director, Hopper might argue that nothing trumps the Oscar silhouette.
(Photo by Louis Leray, 2009.)
Following three days of celebration to mark the opening of the new School of Medicine facility, David Best, MED ’79, submitted a photo of reunited Medical School students from the Class of 1979. It was taken on Saturday, October 31 at the Medical School Reunion Banquet. Best says, “The Phillies may have lost, but we didn’t. It was a fun time!”
Pictured left to right: Joe Nejman, James Mixon, Mary Glodek, Curt Miller, Mary Tobin, Michael Ruddy and David Best
Temple clinched another victory this weekend, despite a tough first quarter against Akron. The Owls are still undefeated in the MAC with eight straight wins.
Coming off a whopping 56 – 17 win, Temple will take on Kent State in its last home game of the season this Saturday. Tickets are as low as $10 when you bring a canned good for our food drive. It’s employee appreciation day, so I’ll be there rooting on the Owls. It’s also take a kid to the game day – when you purchase an end zone ticket, you can get a child’s ticket for just $5.
In other football news, voting is now taking place for Liberty Mutual’s Coach of the Year. Vote Golden today, and every day. If he wins, Temple will get $20,000 for the Alumni Association and Coach Golden will earn $50,000 to donate to a charity of his choice.
For those of you already looking forward to next season, here’s the latest from one of our favorite D.C. alumni, Dave Yanovitz:
Check out Washington Post reporter B.J. Koubaroulis interviewing Temple football recruit Connor Reilly, a quarterback for W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va. who who helped lead his team to a first-round victory in the Virginia AAA Northern Region playoffs.
The Alumni Association and the College of Education are holding their fourth annual holiday book drive to benefit four local elementary schools near Temple’s Main Campus. Last year, more than 700 books were donated, and we’re hoping for an even greater response this year. So far this year, nearly 600 books have been purchased.
A few of my absolute favorite childhood reads are on this year’s wish list: James and the Giant Peach, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little. Help us share these classics as well as newer novels and educational books with eager young readers.
You can browse the teachers’ wish lists online at amazon.com. Once you’ve bought the books online, forward your confirmation e-mail to alumni.ed@temple.edu so that you can receive credit for a tax-deductible donation.
Calling all Chicago Owls! Can’t make it over to Ohio to watch Temple Football take on Akron? Join fellow alumni at cozy Paddy Mac’s in the Northwest for our first “Owls Nest” of the year. We’ll be meeting at 7:00 (kick-off is 7:30) to cheer on our team. More than 1,400 alumni live in the Chicago area, so we expect a great turn out. Don’t forget to wear your Temple gear!
Need to restock your Temple wardrobe? Check out the latest selection of tees and sweatshirts from Temple’s online bookstore at www.temple.edu/bookstore.
Keep up on the latest news and events from the Alumni Club of Chicago on our web page or on our facebook page.
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