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Temple alumni are doing amazing things—and we want to hear about it.

Share your latest accomplishments: from wedding and birth announcements to military commissioning, research grants and debut performances. Let us know so we can celebrate with you.

In Memoriam

The Temple University community honors the lives and legacies of our fellow Owls who are no longer with us. Each name represents a story of perseverance, purpose and pride—of someone who helped shape Temple and left an impact far beyond their time here.

Whether they were trailblazers in their fields, mentors to the next generation or lifelong supporters of Temple’s mission, we remember them with deep gratitude.

Forever Owls

Though their time with us has ended, their connection to Temple endures. We invite you to reflect, remember and celebrate the lives of these remarkable individuals.

If you would like, please share a remembrance or notify us of an alum’s passing.

Louis Teller

Class of 1993<br /><br />I graduated from Temple University in 1993. I earned a B.A. in psychology. It was a rewarding experience. It has been a tradition in my family to attend Temple. My mother earned her B.S. and her M.Ed. from the School of Education. Many of my relatives did too! I grew up battling a learning disability and Temple gave me a chance. I graduated with honors. Temple prepared me to earn my M.A. and my Ph.D. from Fairfield &amp; Walden Universities. Thank you Temple.

Robert Fineman

Robert Fineman, CST ’66, has published License to Heal, License to Steal, a memoir about his upbringing and successful career as a medical geneticist. It also is an account of how his idealistic motives butted against the realities of medical center power structures. All royalties from the book—which can be purchased online at Barnes &amp; Noble and Amazon—will be donated to Temple. In addition, Fineman currently serves as dean of the Health and Human Services Division of North Seattle Community College and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

License to Heal, License to Steal

Thomas Balshi

Thomas Balshi, DEN '72, founder of Fort Washington, Pa.'s Pi Dental Care Center, received a crystal Space Coast clock in Melbourne, Fla. after delivering a full-day lecture with his son, Stephen, on the topic of successful dental implant treatment for individuals missing substantial bone. The father-and-son team presented the essentials of their trademarked Teeth in a Day protocol to the Brevard County Dental Society, composed of dental specialists from all areas of the profession.

Ellesia Blaque

Ellesia Blaque (2001) writes, &quot;I have been appointed to my first tenure track postiion at Palm Beach Community College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, teaching American and African American literature. I began the position in the Summer of 2007. I am happy to have realized the academic accomplishments encouraged by Temple University's Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, which I was awarded in 1999. I would like to thank several former TU faculty members and employees, including the former director of the McNair program, Sonya Siler; the former director of Community Partnerships, Dr. Lori Shorr; and Dr. Amy Birge, former Associate Professor, English, for personally mentoring me toward and through graduate school. I am in my last year of school at Wayne State University in Detroit and my dissertation is almost complete. I hope to defend sometime in the Spring of 2008. There I was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship and a King-Chavez-Parks fellowship. After a disappointing start at QCC-CUNY in New York in 2005, I have finally landed a dream job at PBCC in Florida's Palm Beaches. I have released over a dozen publications with two more on the way. THANKS TEMPLE! Without all of the help I received from you, I would have never realized my dreams!!

Graduate School Picture

Arthur Bobb

Arthur Bobb, MED '48, writes that he just returned from Stanford University in California where he saw his son Fred compete in the 2009 National Senior Games. Ten thousand senior athletes competed in 25 different sports at the games, held Aug. 1-9, 2009. Fred took fourth place in the 50-yard breaststroke and sixth place in the 100-yard breaststroke in the 50-54 age group. Fred swam for The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. (1972-75).

Arthur Bobb, MED '48, and son Fred Bobb (photo by Barbara Bleuer)
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