Katz' son elected to Temple board
The late Lewis Katz's son, Drew, was unanimously elected to fill his father's seat on Temple's board of trustees.
Drew Katz, son of late Temple University alumnus Lewis Katz, was elected by unanimous vote on Tuesday to fill his father's seat on Temple's board of trustees.
Lewis Katz, a lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and former co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, died in a plane crash on May 31. He had served on Temple's 36-member board of trustees since 1998 and was the university's largest donor. Last November, he pledged $25 million to the university, and in May, Temple named its medical school after him.
Drew Katz, CEO of Interstate Outdoor Advertising, will serve a four-year term on the board and at his request will become a member of the board's athletic committee, which his father had chaired.
"Drew is an outstanding philanthropist and businessman who understands the transformative effects that Temple has on its students and alumni, his father being one of the most prominent among them," Patrick J. O'Connor, board chairman, said in a prepared statement. "Lewis would take such pride and comfort that his son is continuing his legacy of serving this great university."
Katz did not attend the meeting.