Giving Stories
Lynne and Leonard Barrack
Leonard Barrack, SBM '65, LAW '68 and his wife, Lynne Barrack, EDU '68. Leonard Barrack has never forgotten the web of victory and loss that first brought him to Temple and influenced his lifelong commitment to public service. His philanthropy includes a program to help Law School graduates who are engaged in public service repay their student loans. Read more >
Dennis and Gisela Alter
Gisela and Dennis Alter, EDU '66. With their gift of $15 million, Gisela and Dennis Alter have led the way in building support for Alter Hall, the new state-of-the-art facility for the Fox School of Business and Management. Read more >
David Devereaux
David Devereaux, SBM '86, School of Nursing. Recognizing the critical national shortage of nurses, Devereaux committed $1.5 million to establish the David R. Devereaux Chair in Nursing in the College of Health Professions, in honor of his mother’s 50th anniversary in the nursing profession. Read more >
Sandra Harmon Weiss and Richard Weiss
Sandra Harmon Weiss, M.D., CLA '71, MED '74, and Richard Weiss. "Temple influenced my life profoundly, enabling me to choose among promising career paths and giving me excellent role models and mentors. At Temple I became engaged in a lifelong search for learning, open to innovation and new challenges." Read more >
