Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Alumni

GERALD H. GORDON ('72 MS)

Chairman, Sun Newspapers

After his discharge from the military service Gerry drove a Plain Dealer delivery truck and worked his way through college, beginning with an associate's degree at Cuyahoga Community College and ending with a master's degree at CSU. He was promoted to circulation supervisor while still in school. Gerry later moved to Sun Newspapers and was named head of that organization five years after earning his urban studies degree. In 1986 he served as president of Sun Media, and in 2001 he became chairman of Sun Newspapers.