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[[Image:Constantine Papadakis.jpg|right|framed|Constantine Papadakis, president of [[Drexel University]].]]
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'''Constantine Papadakis''' has been the President of [[Drexel University]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]] since [[1995]]. During his tenure, Papadakis has leveraged the historic strengths of the University (co-operative education, a focus on technology and the rich resources of its Philadelphia location) to...
| name = Constantine Papadakis
*double full-time [[undergraduate]] enrollment from 4,500 in 1996 to more than 12,000 today;
| image = Constantine Papadakis.jpg
*triple freshman applications;
| office = 12th president of [[Drexel University]]
*quadruple the [[endowment]] from $90 million to more than $500 million; and
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|02|02}}
*quintuple research funding.
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Today, Drexel educates 17,500 students, is the sixth largest private employer in Philadelphia employing more than 5,000 people and has an annual budget of more than $572 million.
| termstart = 1995
| predecessor = [[Celestino Pennoni| C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni]] (interim)
| alma_mater = [[National Technical University of Athens]] ([[Diplom#Greece|Diplom]])<br />[[University of Cincinnati]] ([[M.S.|MS]])<br />[[University of Michigan]] ([[Ph.D.|PhD]])
| successor = [[Celestino Pennoni| C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni]] (interim)<br />[[John Anderson Fry]]
| termend = 2009
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|04|06|1946|02|02}}
}}
'''Constantine Papadakis''' (February 2, 1946 &ndash; April 5, 2009)<ref name=APObit>{{cite news|title=Constantine Papadakis, Drexel University President, Dies at 63|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/us/08papadakis.html?ref=obituaries}}</ref> was a Greek-American businessman and the president of [[Drexel University]].


==Academic career==
Papadakis' salary of $805,000 is currently the sixth highest among university presidents. Source: [http://www.thetriangle.org/media/paper689/news/2005/02/25/News/Wall-Street.Journal.Front.Page.Features.University-876946.shtml The Triangle] (Drexel University's Student Newspaper)
Papadakis received his diploma in [[civil engineering]] from the [[National Technical University of Athens]] in Greece. He came to the United States in 1969 to continue his studies in civil engineering and earn his master's degree from the [[University of Cincinnati]].<ref name="intrust">{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2005 |title=Trustee Profile: Dr. Constantine Papadakis |url=http://63.134.219.120/magazine/pdf/su05_trustee_papadakis.pdf |first=Jay |last=Blossom |publisher=In Trust Online |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116215638/http://63.134.219.120/magazine/pdf/su05_trustee_papadakis.pdf |archive-date=January 16, 2017 }}</ref> He then went on to earn his doctorate in civil engineering in 1973 from the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Office of the President - Biography |url=http://www.drexel.edu/papadakis/biography3.asp |publisher=Drexel University |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024131110/http://www.drexel.edu/papadakis/biography3.asp |archive-date=2007-10-24 }}</ref>


Papadakis served as head of the civil engineering department at [[Colorado State University]] and then dean of [[University of Cincinnati]]'s [[University of Cincinnati College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] prior to 1995.<ref name="blumenthal" /> He was appointed President of [[Drexel University]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] in 1995 and held that position until his death in 2009. During his tenure, Papadakis doubled the full-time undergraduate enrollment, tripled freshman applications, quintupled the university's endowment, and quintupled research funding.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="blumenthal">{{cite news|date=April 6, 2009 |title=Drexel president Papadakis dies |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/04/06/daily1.html |first=Jeff |last=Blumenthal |newspaper=Philadelphia Business Journal |access-date=2009-04-06}}</ref> His salary of $805,000 was the sixth highest among university presidents.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 23, 2005 |title=How Dr. Papadakis Runs a University Like a Company |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/0,,SB110912375606461666,00 |first=Bernard Jr |last=Wysocki |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}{{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – republished at: {{cite news |author=Bernard Wysocki Jr |date=March 26, 2012 |title=How Dr. Papadakis runs a Drexel University like a company |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |url=http://www.pittsburgpostgazette.com/pg/05055/462289-28.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606150045/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/how-dr-papadakis-runs-a-drexel-university-like-a-company-571301/ |archive-date=2012-06-06}}</ref> After his death Papadakis' total earnings, including life insurance payout, was estimated at over $4 million.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 5, 2011 |title=The 10 Highest Paid Private College Presidents: Chronicle Of Higher Education List |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/05/the-10-highest-paid-priva_n_1129192.html |first=Justin |last=Pope |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=2012-01-31}}</ref>
Today, Drexel educates 17,500 students, is the sixth largest private employer in Philadelphia employing more than 5,000 people and has an annual budget of more than $572 million.


==Other activities==
Of the 12,000 students there is a shortage of housing for all student that wants to live in the dorms. Of the endowments most of it goes into his pocket. Papadakis makes more then the president of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school. His salary is somewhere around $856,000. Recently they came up with the most worthless idea ever which is to put in flat panels around campus that only shows drexel news. The money that were put into those panels could of been better put to use such as an air condition unit in the gymnasium or more money in the forms of scholarships and grants to help the students of Drexel. Drexel is the only school that charges for students to print out from the computer labs. His love for money knows no bounds.
Papadakis sat on the [[Philadelphia Stock Exchange]] as chairman of the compensation committee.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 24, 2003 |title= Market Place; As More Markets Go Public, Salaries Are Under Scrutiny |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E4DD173DF937A1575AC0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |first=Jonathan |last=Fuerbringer |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2007-12-04}}</ref> He also served on the board of trustees of the [[Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology]].<ref name="intrust" />


==Death==
For an university that costs $32000/yr he is trying to make it like a community college all online classes. there is only 75% tenure faculty compred to a similar school carnegie mellon which has 93%.
[[File:Constantine Papadakis grave at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The grave of Constantine Papadakis at [[West Laurel Hill Cemetery]] in [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania]]]]
Papadakis died at the [[Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]], from pulmonary complications due to [[pneumonia]] on April 5, 2009 after battling [[lung cancer]] for months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/07/Drexel-U-President-Papadakis-dies-at-63/UPI-82551239140314/|title = Drexel U. President Papadakis dies at 63|website=www.upi.com}}</ref> He was 63 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2009 |title=Drexel U president Papadakis dies, had lung cancer |url=https://6abc.com/archive/6746688/ |publisher=WPVI TV |access-date=2009-04-06 |journal= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408045715/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=6746688 |archive-date=April 8, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Chairman Message">{{cite web|url=http://www.drexel.edu/papadakis/default.asp|title=Message from Chairman Richard A. Greenawalt|publisher=drexel.edu|access-date=2009-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409022907/http://www.drexel.edu/papadakis/default.asp|archive-date=2009-04-09}}</ref>


==References==
an excerpt from the wall street journal
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==External links==
Drexel -- You Gotta Love It ... or Hate It
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050809235421/http://www.drexel.edu/papadakis/ Drexel University Office of the President]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080519150150/http://www.prism-magazine.org/march00/dragon.cfm The Dragon Slayer]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120105151900/http://thetriangle.org/news/2006/06/09/News/President.Constantine.Papadakis.Exclusive-2043294.shtml.html President Constantine Papadakis Exclusive] [[The Triangle (newspaper)|The Triangle]]


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The Wall Street Journal, 703 words
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:''As a Drexel undergraduate, I'm all too familiar with the way President Constantine Papadakis runs this institution. The students here lovingly refer to his cost-cutting tactics as "the shaft." This mentality isn't limited to students. Professors joke about Drexel's self-proclaimed title of "No. 1 in technology" when their outdated laptops fail to bring up PowerPoint slides. Only two of the five computers work in the lab where I'm writing this letter. Students recognize that their $26,000 a year, not including living expenses or meals, doesn't get reinvested into them, leading to the low retention rates. At least there's one good thing I can say for Drexel: The business school does provide free copies of this great paper.''
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*[http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110912375606461666,00.html <em>How Dr. Papadakis Runs a University Like a Company</em>], [[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]], [[February 23]], [[2005]]. (Subscription Required)
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 13 July 2024

Constantine Papadakis
12th president of Drexel University
In office
1995–2009
Preceded by C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni (interim)
Succeeded by C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni (interim)
John Anderson Fry
Personal details
Born(1946-02-02)February 2, 1946
DiedApril 6, 2009(2009-04-06) (aged 63)
Alma materNational Technical University of Athens (Diplom)
University of Cincinnati (MS)
University of Michigan (PhD)

Constantine Papadakis (February 2, 1946 – April 5, 2009)[1] was a Greek-American businessman and the president of Drexel University.

Academic career

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Papadakis received his diploma in civil engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. He came to the United States in 1969 to continue his studies in civil engineering and earn his master's degree from the University of Cincinnati.[2] He then went on to earn his doctorate in civil engineering in 1973 from the University of Michigan.[3]

Papadakis served as head of the civil engineering department at Colorado State University and then dean of University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering prior to 1995.[4] He was appointed President of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1995 and held that position until his death in 2009. During his tenure, Papadakis doubled the full-time undergraduate enrollment, tripled freshman applications, quintupled the university's endowment, and quintupled research funding.[3][4] His salary of $805,000 was the sixth highest among university presidents.[5] After his death Papadakis' total earnings, including life insurance payout, was estimated at over $4 million.[6]

Other activities

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Papadakis sat on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange as chairman of the compensation committee.[7] He also served on the board of trustees of the Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.[2]

Death

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The grave of Constantine Papadakis at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Papadakis died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, from pulmonary complications due to pneumonia on April 5, 2009 after battling lung cancer for months.[8] He was 63 years old.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Constantine Papadakis, Drexel University President, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Blossom, Jay (July 29, 2005). "Trustee Profile: Dr. Constantine Papadakis" (PDF). In Trust Online. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2017. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Office of the President - Biography". Drexel University. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  4. ^ a b Blumenthal, Jeff (April 6, 2009). "Drexel president Papadakis dies". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  5. ^ Wysocki, Bernard Jr (February 23, 2005). "How Dr. Papadakis Runs a University Like a Company". The Wall Street Journal.[dead link‍] – republished at: Bernard Wysocki Jr (March 26, 2012). "How Dr. Papadakis runs a Drexel University like a company". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06.
  6. ^ Pope, Justin (December 5, 2011). "The 10 Highest Paid Private College Presidents: Chronicle Of Higher Education List". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  7. ^ Fuerbringer, Jonathan (September 24, 2003). "Market Place; As More Markets Go Public, Salaries Are Under Scrutiny". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  8. ^ "Drexel U. President Papadakis dies at 63". www.upi.com.
  9. ^ "Drexel U president Papadakis dies, had lung cancer". WPVI TV. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  10. ^ "Message from Chairman Richard A. Greenawalt". drexel.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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