William Walls, MD ’55, and William Schaeffer, Jr., MD ’55, with their wives Natalie Walls and Kathleen Schaeffer
The Class of 1985: Front (L-R): Rinchen-Tzo Emgushov; Darilyn Moyer; Joan Warrenski; Mary Callahan; Carrie Donvito Delone; Back (L-R): Oleh Wasyl Hnatiuk; Scott Rosenberg; John Coppes; and Bret Delone
The Class of 1995: Front (L-R): Mary Jackson Mosley; Steven Fassler; Brad Pontz; David Kaplan; and Cynthia Amitin. Back (L-R): Michael Bertocchi; Damali Campbell Oparaji; Rajeev Prasad; Kalyan Poruri; Jonas Karlsson; and Gregory Schwartzman
Last October, the Class of 2009 was welcomed to the profession of medicine at Temple with a beautiful ceremony in which firstyear students receive their white coats from alumni and faculty. Paul Hermany, MD ’82, President of the Alumni Association, joined Dean Daly in welcoming the class. John Stone, MD, Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at Emory University, author of On Doctoring, gave the keynote address. More than 700 family members of the students were present.
John Holten and Joan Hoshauer Madison of the Class of 1955 during the campus tour
White Coat and Reunion Weekend Revisited
Saying hello again: John Holten and Takashi Hattori of the Class of 1955
Harris Nagler and Jon Jaffe of the Class of 1975, get reacquainted after 30 years
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The alumni and faculty who joined Drs. Daly and Hermany as “cloakers” in the ceremony were Robert Berish, MD ’65; Paul Casey, MD ’75; Kenneth Cundy, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Microbiology and Immunology; Alvin Kaplan, MD ’55; Lawrence Kaplan, MD ’86, Associate Professor of Medicine; Ellie Kelepouris, MD, Professor, Nephrology; Helen Pearson, PhD, Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology; John Siberski, MD ’75; Frederick Simeone, MD ’60; Ronald Tuma, PhD ’75, Chair, Physiology; and Gary Weiss, MD ’60. A special “cloaking” was reserved for medical students whose parents are alumni or faculty: Ronald Buckley, MD ’77; Richard Close, MD ’72; Joseph DeFranco, MD ’77; Vincent Markovchick, MD ’70; Timothy Pagana, MD ’75; Roseanne Paz, MD ’84; Bernard Remakus, MD ’78; Michael Romash, MD ’74; and Wei Zhang, PhD ’00, Associate Professor, Thrombosis Research.
Philip O. Geib, MD ’45, dressed to the nines
Philip Roberts, Jr., Philip Hunter, Gerald Pifer, and William Fearn of the Class of 1965 enjoy a CME course given by Fred Bove, MD ’66, PhD ’70
Picture perfect: Chinyere I. Ogbonna ’09, Schiavone Cruz ’09, Hien Hanh Nguyen ’09 and Tuyet-Trinh Truong ’09
(l to r): Dean Daly with author of On Doctoring and keynote speaker John Stone, MD, and Kenneth Cundy, PhD
Reciting the Hippocratic Oath (l to r): Aileen Andreu ’09, Sarah S. Asch ’09, Laura K. Austin ’09,Veronica Baca ’09 and Abin Bandyopadhyay ’09
Class reunion for alumni who graduated in years ending in 0 and 5 began the next day. Many of the nearly 400 “reunioners” were local, but dozens flew in from California, Puerto Rico, and other distant locales. The event began with a breakfast, followed by a welcome from the Alumni Association President and an update from the Dean. Next, alumni visited the School’s new clinical simulation center, trying their hands at laproscopic simulators, task trainers, and robotic mannequins with fluctuating blood pressures and heart rhythms, fluid-filled vasculature, and palpable organs. It was an experience that impressed and amazed. Afterward, half went to an estate and gift planning seminar, while the remainder took a CME class about the impact of the internet on medical practice, led by Alfred Bove, MD ’66, PhD ’70, Professor & Chief of Cardiology. Next was lunch, followed by a campus tour that brought back lots of memories.
Alexander Madonis ’09 getting ‘coated’ by Gary Weiss, MD ’60
Paul R. Casey, MD ’75, with his wife Kathleen
Miriam K. Kaplan, BS ’54, with her husband Alvin I. Kaplan, MD ’55
Virginia Close, Anne Close ’09, and Richard Close, MD ’72
That evening, everyone gathered at the Westin Hotel in Philadelphia for cocktails, class photos, and a dinner program that featured the presentation of awards, as detailed on page 22. “It was a great opportunity to catch up with classmates,” said Herbert Lee, MD ’80 of Long Beach, CA. Concluded Amaury Capella, MD ’55, of Guaynabo, PR, “It was a wonderful and unforgettable weekend.” Reunion for classes ending in 1 and 6 is set for October 28, 2006. Call the Alumni Office for details: 800-331-2839 or 215-707-4850.
Alan Sandler, MD ’70, with Virgie and Jim Huehnergarth, MD ’70
Seated: John R. Siberski, MD ’75, Mary Daly, Frederick A. Simeone, MD ’60 and Chris D.Tzarnas, MD. Standing: John Stone, MD, Dean Daly, Gary Weiss, MD ’60 and Ellie Kelepouris, MD
Nadia S. Markovchick ’09 with her father Vincent Markovchick, MD ’70
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