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For many students, their interests are what drew them to Penn — and for many alumni, it is their interests that draw them back. Marc and Julie Beren Platt are among those who have found, as alumni, fertile ground at Penn for their current passions.
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Dr. Charles Raker knows all about making history. He was one of three faculty members the year the School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center opened in 1952.
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In 27 years, Morris Arboretum lover and noted garden historian Elizabeth McLean has watched its remarkable transformation.
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"It was like falling in love with Penn all over again," says Samantha Buery-Joyner, C'90, of her work on BLAAC to School 2007, the first ever (and wildly successful) Alumni Weekend event to spotlight Black performing arts at Penn.
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Susanna E. Lachs, Esq., knows the power of leading by example. Her mother, Phyllis Seltzer Lachs, graduated from the College of Women in 1952 and went on to get her Ph.D. and become a professor of British history at Bryn Mawr College.
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Born and raised in South Philly, Denise used to simply cross
the Schuylkill to get to Penn. Now she has to cross the country, but her
ties to the University – as an alumna, a Penn parent, and a Major Gift
Committee co-chair – are stronger than ever.
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Real-estate
financier Dean Adler knows the value of making connections, and his connections
to Penn run deep and strong.
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Our alumni ambassadors impact the University not only by
giving but also by donating time and energy. What follows are snapshots
of committed and passionate class leaders who have made history -- connecting fellow alumni through their own spirited
engagement.
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Ask any one of The Penn Club of Israel's 400 members how their sleepy Mediterranean group became, in just 12 months, one of the most active and fast-growing within the University's alumni network and they'll respond with two words: Dov Hoch.
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Growing up in Poughkeepsie, Craig Effron knew he wanted to go to college in a city. He chose Penn, and it became the central feature of the rest of his life: his friends, his career, his philanthropy. His three children know the campus as well as their New York City neighborhood, and now he and his wife, Caryn, are Penn Parents as well, of Jared, C'11, and Justin, C'12.
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