Daily News | John A. Fry’s contract extended to lead Drexel another five years
Fry has also boosted fundraising, Greenawalt said, including bringing in two major gifts, one from Thomas R. Kline for the Kline School of Law and
from Dana and David Dornsife for the Dornsife School of Public Health. The university’s most recent fundraising campaign, launched in 2017, exceeded its $750 million goal, the university said.with the Academy of Natural Sciences; together, the two have a combined endowment of about $960 million.
“The art of this game is you don’t overstay your welcome,” he said at that time. “I’m starting my 12th year. I’ll finish that out and who knows beyond that, but not a whole lot more. It’s time for the natural cycle of change.”“It has been my privilege to lead an institution with such outstanding students and alumni, talented faculty, dedicated professional staff and a supportive and generous Board of Trustees,” he said in a statement included in the announcement.
The new contract will make him one of the longest-serving college presidents in Philadelphia. If he stays through his contract, he would have 18 years — the same length as former University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann,Fry will have far more years at the helm than any current city college president.
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