Constantine "Taki" Papadakis

Taki led a group of 7 of us from Ohio universities and NASA Glenn that resulted in the Ohio Aerospace Institute located next to Cleveland International Airport. I have been on many committees, but none was led by such a fantastic leader. I have followed his career since he joined Drexel, but did not know of his death. The world and his family will surely miss him, I know I will.

My deepest condolences to Coni’s family and it indeed a loss to the world. I cannot believe that he went away from this world. A great man and he can never be forgotten. I was one of his students at the University of Michigan and a colleague at Bechtel. He was not only a great teacher but he was very personable too. He respected everyone around him. I will never forge the day when he came up with a brilliant idea to solve a problem that one of our clients raised in a meeting. He...

Deepest condolences to the Papadakis family. His innovation and vision will surely be missed.

My lovely memories of Constantine will remain with me forever. He is only gone from this earth, but not from our hearts. You will always be loved.

RIP boss its been 1 year today and still i think im going to hear you say HI BRYON when i walk in the door at your home .I'm still here and wish you were to.I hope your resting in peace

So sorry to hear about the passing of Dr. Papadakis. His daughter was a good friend of my daughter when they lived in Cincinnati. It was wonderful to read about the transformation he directed at Drexel.

Maria, We met at HUP when Clayton and your father were in the MICU. On wed Jan 20 Clayton lost his battlle for life he developed an infection on his Miatral Valve.which spread though his system .I would love to talk to you and this is the only way I think I can connect. I think about you and your Mom so often .Please E-Mail me [email protected]
Talk to you soon ,Theresa & Henry Sitko

Although I worked with Dr. Papadakis only a short time when he was Dean of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, I have great memories of his dedication and concern for the students' education. I was very happy for him when he became President of Drexel and knew they were getting a gem. When I checked today to see if he was still president, I was saddened by the sight of a memorial page for him. The school was blessed to have had such a dedicated visionary.