David S. Rasner Endowed Fund for the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel
For the ongoing support, care and acquisitions to the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel.
David S. Rasner (1947 – 2024)
Born and raised in Philadelphia, David graduated from Central High School, class of 222, and graduated from Temple University in 1968. He completed graduate work in European History at University of Maryland, and went on to law school at Villanova University. David was a senior partner at a prestigious law firm, Fox Rothschild, LLP.In 1992 Philadelphia Mayor Rendell appointed David to the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent. David served on the Board since then and was Board president until his death. He spearheaded the effort to keep the collection together in Philadelphia and to transfer it to Drexel University. David also sat on the Board of Trustees of Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation.