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PHILANTHROPY NOTES* Since the publication of the last Temple Medicine, alumni, faculty and friends have made dozens of leadership gifts ranging between $25,000 and $1.5 million to the School of Medicine for scholarships, educational programs, professorships, research and building funds. Three are profiled here: * Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80, and Cephalon, Inc. Their records of giving were already exemplary—and now Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80, and his company, Cephalon, Inc., the international biopharmaceutical firm, have made two additional significant gifts that will benefit the School of Medicine for years to come. The personal gift that Dr. Baldino and his wife Sandra made is in support of two priorities at the School of Medicine: the new building fund and graduate student education. The Cephalon corporate donation funds a research floor in the new School of Medicine building. In addition to serving as founder and CEO of Cephalon, Inc., one of the most successful biotech companies in the world with more than 2,000 employees in 14 countries and over $1 billion in annual sales, Dr. Baldino serves in volunteer leadership positions to promote science-related commerce in the Philadelphia region. Temple is a key recipient of his time and expertise. He is a trustee of Temple University and chairs the Board of Visitors of the School of Medicine. He hopes to see Temple become a catalyst for cooperation among the incredible array of medical institutions in Philadelphia. What’s behind Dr. Baldino’s spirit of giving? “When visionary leaders like Dean Daly ask you to help, you do it just to be associated with them,” says Dr. Baldino. Plus, “It’s time for me to give something back.”
Dr. Baldino founded Cephalon in 1987 and grew it from a privately held company to one of the largest publicly traded biotechnology companies in the United States. Its key products are Provigil, the only FDA-approved prescription medicine for treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome and shift-work sleep disorder; Actiq, the only prescription medicine approved for treatment of breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant cancer patients; Gabitril, the only FDA-approved selective GABA-reuptake inhibitor, an adjunct therapy for treatment of partial seizures associated with epilepsy; and Trisenox, therapy for first and subsequent relapse in acute promyelocytic leukemia. In addition to his roles at Temple, Dr. Baldino is Chair of the Board of the BioAdvance Biotechnology Greenhouse Corporation, a member of the Executive Council of the Harvard Division of Sleep Medicine, a Trustee of The Franklin Institute, and serves on numerous boards of directors, including the Eastern Technology Council. He also holds several adjunct academic appointments, including one at Temple.
He’s been a benefactor of the School of Medicine and University for a long time, supporting numerous funds, such as the Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship Fund, and now, Daniel T. Nesi, MD ’63, an otolaryngologist with offices in Colmar and Doylestown, PA, has made a significant gift in support of the School of Medicine’s new building project. He has funded a classroom to honor the memory of a son he lost several years ago.
Daniel A. Nesi, MD ’63
Not one to sit on the sidelines, Dr. Nesi believes in taking action, in making an investment in the things and people important to us.
Dr. Nesi has a unique charm and a big heart. When the Dean invited him to participate as a cloaker in the School’s White Coat Ceremony to welcome new medical students last year, Dr. Nesi enjoyed it thoroughly, reinvigorated by the celebration of what’s truly at the heart of medicine.
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* Other Recent Gifts and Pledges $25,000 to $49,999 Rodger Barnette, MD ’79, to the Rodger Barnette, MD ’79, Private Study Room in the new medical school building Daniel Bethem, MD ’70, to the John W. Lachman, MD ’43, Fund for the new medical school building Leonard Brody, MD ’79, and Robert Mannherz, MD ’79, to the new medical school building fund John Chogich MD ’53, and Anne Chogich, to the Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship Fund via charitable gift annuity
Dr. Baldino attributes much of his success to “the strong education” he received at Temple. “There are a lot of role models at Temple,” he says, citing his mentor, Pharmacology Professor Martin Adler, PhD, Director of Temple’s Center for Substance Abuse Research. “He’s an academic, but he’s an entrepreneur,” says Dr. Baldino. “He was always well funded. That was a real motivating factor for a guy like me.”
* Daniel A. Nesi, MD ’63
Frank Baldino, Jr., PhD ’80
As all practicing physicians know, the pressures and realities of the business of medicine can deplete not only one’s enthusiasm but also one’s resources. To this end, Dr. Nesi stays active in PAPA, the Politically Active Physicians Association, which promotes medical liability reform.
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Gerard Criner, MD ’79, to the new medical school building fund Daniel Dempsey, MD, to the Dr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Dempsey Private Study Room in the new medical school building Edward Donahue, MD ’79, to the Edward Donahue, MD, FACS, Study Room in the new medical school building Elizabeth Drum, MD ’86, to the new medical school building fund Amy Goldberg, MD, to the Amy J. Goldberg, MD (Surg Res ’92) and Ray and Ellen Goldberg Study Room in the new medical school building Raymond and Ellen Goldberg to the Amy J. Goldberg, MD, and Ray and Ellen Goldberg Study Room of the new medical school building
*The Mings Beloved emeritus professors Si-Chun Ming, MD, and Pen-Ming Lee Ming, MD, who taught and practiced pathology at Temple for more than 30 years, have made a very generous gift to establish the Drs. Si-Chun and Pen-Ming Lee Ming Endowed Scholarship Fund. Si-Chun Ming, MD, came to Temple in 1971, served as Acting Chair of Pathology from 1978 to 1980, then as Deputy Chair from 1980 to 1986. He’s renowned for his contributions to GI pathology. He has lectured all over the world. In the mid 1970’s, he wrote the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology fascicle on tumors of the esophagus and stomach, and later contributed to the World Health Organization’s classification of intestinal tumors. He also co-authored a book that became a seminal work in GI pathology: Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract (WB Saunders; 1992 and 1998).
Michael Gratch, MD ’76, to the John W. Lachman, MD ’43, Fund in the new medical school building Sanford Greenberg, MD ’60, to the new medical school building fund The Margaret Hayes Foundation to the Merrill Bemis Hayes, MD ’34, Endowed Scholarship Fund Michael Kalson, MD ’79, to the John W. Lachman, MD ’43, Fund in the new medical school building William Kehrli, MD ’65, to the Henry Kehrli, MD ’36, and William Kehrli, MD ’65, Study Room in the new medical school building Richard Kozera, MD, to the new medical school building fund Robert McNamara, MD, to the Dr. and Mrs. Robert McNamara Private Study Room in the new medical school building Geraldine Mantell, MD ’63, to the Geraldine Mantell Endowed Scholarship Fund Alan Maurer, MD ’75, to the new medical school building fund
Boarded in both anatomic pathology and medical genetics, Pen-Ming Lee Ming, MD, ran the cytogenetics laboratory for 26 years (1972 to 1998) and was an essential member of the laboratory team at Temple. Deeply committed to teaching and service, she was honored with two Golden Apple teaching awards (1988 and 1992) and received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1994. Their generous scholarship gift is a wonderful gesture of appreciation to Temple, grateful as they are to the School for providing the platform for their fruitful, meaningful careers.
James McClurken, MD ’76, to the new medical school building fund Michael Miller to the Dr. Lewis Richard, Jr., and Sidney G. Miller Study Room in the new medical school building The Catherine Nelson, MD, Foundation to the Catherine Hayes Nelson, MD ’35, Memorial Scholarship Fund Joseph H. Nejman, MD ’79, and Michelle Nejman to the Nejman Family Study Room in the new medical school building Stephen Permut, MD ’72, to the Harvey Watts, MD, Memorial Room in the new medical school building Chris Platsoucas, PhD, and Emelia Oleszak, PhD, to the new medical school building fund Joel Richter, MD, to the new medical school building fund
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