This is a list of notable faculty and alumni of Temple University, a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Faculty Russell Conwell – founder and first president of the university, author of Acres of Diamonds Charles Ezra Beury – second president of the university Robert Livingston Johnson – third president of the university Millard E. Gladfelter – fourth president of the university Paul R. Anderson – fifth president of the university Marvin Wachman – sixth president of the university Peter J. Liacouras – seventh president of the university David Adamany – eighth president of the university Ann Weaver Hart – ninth president of the university Biology Stephen Blair Hedges Jody Hey Masatoshi Nei Communication Joseph P. Folger English Samuel R. Delany – science fiction author George W. Johnson – former chair of the Temple Department of English; later President of George Mason University (1979–1996) Thomas Kinsella – Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher; author of numerous volumes of poetry and a translation of the ancient Irish epic The Tain (Táin Bó Cúailnge); while at Temple, he developed a program for students to study in Ireland called "the Irish Experience" Sonia Sanchez – poet Miles Orvell – cultural historian, editor of the Encyclopedia of American Studies Film Lauren Wolkstein History Richard H. Immerman Alan McPherson David Alan Rosenberg Gregory J. W. Urwin Russell Weigley Ralph F. Young Law Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics C. Darnell Jones II David Kairys David G. Post Mathematics Emil Grosswald (1968–1980) John Allen Paulos – author of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences Music Katherine Ciesinski John Douglas – conductor and voice teacher; head of Temple's Opera Theatre program for two decades Aaron Levinson – Grammy Award-winning producer and musician Terell Stafford – Trumpet player Philosophy Lewis Gordon Espen Hammer Joseph Margolis Jitendra Nath Mohanty, emeritus Miriam Solomon – Professor of Philosophy Psychology Lauren Alloy Laurence Steinberg Joseph Wolpe – South African psychiatrist and founding figure in behavior therapy Rinad Beidas Religion Ismail al-Faruqi Michael Alexander Edwin David Aponte Leonard Swidler Sociology Annette Lareau Sports Nikki Franke – fencer and fencing coach Other disciplines Molefi Asante – scholar, known for popularizing and developing Afrocentricity Emile B. De Sauzé – language educator known for developing the conversational method of learning a language Happy Fernandez – politician Mary