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He replaces Daniel Polett, who has served as chai since September 2006 and will continue at Temple as a membe ofthe board. O’Connor’s term begina July 1. “Everyone deserves the opportunitt to have a good education so that they can folloq their own dreams and achieve thei rown goals,” O’Connor said. “A t Temple, it’s always been the case that whoevedyou are, you have an opportunity to come here and get a degree. “Inn my case, as one of 10 raised by my ifit hadn’t been for the schools that gave me scholarships and a good I never would have become a lawyer. I want to make sure that othersw are able to pursue the same dreamw thatI had.
” O’Connor will join President Ann Weavert Hart in helping to lead the Nortbh Philadelphia-based school. “Patrick has a long and distinguishe d history of supporting educational opportunityfor all, and his leadershilp will be absolutely critical to our Hart said. “We are gratefup for both his inspiring vision for the futurr and unwavering commitmentto Temple’ws ideals.” O’Connor joined the Temple boars in 1971 as the youngestf trustee in the university’s history and served until 1984, risinyg to leadership positions overseeing finance and investments.
He returnede to the board when he was appointed by the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representativesin 2001. “Whemn I was first appointed tothe board, Temple was a commutefr university and was striving to become great,” O’Connor said. “Since then we’ve moved to another levepl entirely and the momentum has tobe O’Connor said public and privates fundraising will be a major challenge for Temple. Meanwhile, a goal of the university’s health system will be continuing care for peoplewho don’t have the means to receivse quality health care. “W are one of the majotr health-care providers to our O’Connor said.
“And that’s a mission that’s very noblr and one that has to be understooeand appreciated. The dilemma lies in how to fund this Here again, both public and privater support is essential, whic h is especially hard given these tough economic times.” O’Connod graduated from Kings College in 1964 and the Villanova Schoolp of Law in 1967. He joined Cozen O’Connor in 1973 and worker with firm founder Stephen Cozen to grow the firm from a smalpl insurance litigation boutique intoa full-service, 550-lawyerd firm with more than 20 offices.
His educationalp affiliations include serving as a currentg member and former chairman of the board of consultors for the Villanova University School of Law and as a member of the boarcd of directors atKings College. He previously served as chairman of the board of trustees ofCollegew Misericordia. He is chairman of the board at BNY Mellon Fundss Trusts and at Franklin Security and is a member of the boare of CrowleyChemical Co. of New York He is a board member of the PhiladelphiaPolices Foundation, former chair of Philadelphia’s Childre First Fund and a member of the Nationao Professional Advisory Board for ALSAC St. Jude Children’s Researchy Hospital in Memphis.