Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died after she collapsed on stage at a campus memorial service on Tuesday, the Philadelphia college announced.
Temple University’s acting president died after she collapsed on stage at a campus memorial service on Tuesday, the Philadelphia college announced.
JoAnne A. Epps, 72, suffered what a doctor described to reporters as a “sudden episode” while attending a memorial service at the university for Charles L. Blockson, curator of a collection of African American artifacts.
Epps was scheduled to speak at the event, but had to be carried out by uniformed police after she slumped over in her chair, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
She was taken to Temple University Hospital, where she died around 3:15 p.m.
Ken Kaiser, senior vice president and chief operating officer at Temple, said the university was unaware of any prior health issues that Epps may have been dealing with.
