Joe Medeiros, SCT ’73, has unearthed yet another Temple first: Songwriter Don McLean debuted his classic song, “American Pie,” during a concert at Temple.
Shop Talk
Each month, I’m astounded by the numbers of Owls who opine and share their expertise in the media. Among the many other Temple alumni success stories covered on the web, on television and in print this month, Kunal Nayyar, SCT ’06, and Eric Miller, SCT ’93, made the news.
Nayyar, one of the stars of the CBS series The Big Bang Theory, advised fellow actors in longtime acting trade publication Backstage. Miller, editor and publisher of the print music magazine Magnet, discussed the magazine’s recent relaunch on Philly.com.
And the coverage doesn’t end there: Nayyar also will be featured in the spring issue of Temple Review.
Posted in news coverage, Notable alumni, Temple updates.
– November 23, 2011
Write Away
Cover of Temple Review, April 1941
Temple Review is looking for a few good wordsmiths.
If you’re a smart, thorough, experienced writer who would like to contribute to Temple Review, email your resumé and clips to treview@temple.edu.
Posted in Temple updates.
– November 9, 2011
Holding Court
Talk about keeping up with the boys: Fatima Maddox, SCT ’07, recently
Fatima Maddox, SCT '07, poses with her fellow Globetrotter rookies. (Photo courtesy of Harlem Globetrotters International Inc.)
became the first female Harlem Globetrotter since 1993. And though the 2012 Harlem Globetrotters also sports the world’s tallest pro basketball player (Paul Sturgess), Maddox’s Temple record indicates that she’ll be able to hold her own. As a senior, she averaged 11.4 points per game.
Posted in news coverage, Notable alumni.
– November 3, 2011
Owl Revs Up to Drive Ford
David Schoch, SBM ’78, rides shotgun no longer: Recently, he was named chair and CEO of Ford Motor China. Schoch also was included in the fall 2009 issue of Temple Review. 
Posted in news coverage, Notable alumni, Temple updates.
– November 2, 2011
