Haddon Township High School
Paul was Valedictorian of the Class of 2001. A National Merit Scholar and Bloustein Scholar, he captained the varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball teams, earning 10 varsity letters. In soccer, he was All Colonial Conference twice and All South Jersey and Honorable Mention All State as a senior. A Cross Age Mentor and Big Brother, be received several Best of the Class of 2001 and Scholar Athlete Awards.
Harvard University
He graduated Magna Cum Laude in Biology with a 3.8 GPA and was planning to attend medical school starting in September, 2006. He won the John Finley Fellowship, which allowed him to spend the 2005-06 year traveling and volunteering as a soccer coach in Europe. At Harvard, he played three years of JV soccer and heavily participated in intramural sports. He was the first-ever Harvard University Intramural Athlete of the Year in 2004. He was awarded the Charles Eliot Medal, a rarely awarded prize, for his contributions to the Eliot House community. Paul died in a tragic accident in New York City on June 24, 2005, only two weeks after graduating from Harvard
Media Center
In October 2006, Haddon Township High School and Rohrer Middle School named the media center for Paul. This video was shown at the dedication ceremony, and was created by Paul’s friends and teammates, Owen Friedrich and Glen Geserick
Paul F. Gilligan III Media Center Tribute from Owen Friedrich on Vimeo.