Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Each year four faculty mem-6ers are cfiosen to place Academic Hoods upon the members of the graduating class. The people whom we have chosen have not only been superb instructors, but have also been great inspirations to us. Thanh you Jot your time and dedication. J. Robert Troyer, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Concetta HarafcaC PfuD. Course Director, Pharmacology HOODERS Carson D. Schnecfc, M.D., PfuD. Course Director, Human Gross Anatomy Hoods are a relic of medievalism in modem academic hje. The hood’s silken lining is the color of the University, and the velvet indicates the special area oj study. Temple’s colors are Cherry Red and White; dark green velvet represents medicine. Hooders symbolically bestowe our degrees upon us. Richard S. Eisenstaedt, M.D. Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine 10

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known to medicine). Each one of us. however, got through this monumental time, and most of us can tribute Dr. Tedaldi with easing some of our anxieties and calming some of our fears. It was not only the facts about the H and P that Dr. Tedaldi provided us with. Her endless energy, her thoughtful teaching, and. most of all, her ability to treat us as peers made physical diagnosis a rewarding educational experience. The ability to perform an H and P is crucial to our education and will be critical in our medical careers, and we thank Dr. Tedaldi for providing us with such a solid foundation. To know Dr. Tedaldi is to know that she is dedicated to care for those suffering from AIDS, and has become widely known for her work. She is also a board members for the Philadelphia FIGHT (Field Initiating Group for HIV Trials) and is the Internist in the Family Care Clinic at St. Christopher’s where she cares for the HIV positive parents of pediatric patients. She has made multiple presentations about HIV disease on numerous occasions throughout Pennsylvania. Dr. Tedaldi participates in many other activities within the School of Medicine. She is a member of the Educational Advisory Committee, the Residents Admission Committee and the Committee on the Status of Women Faculty. In addition to having a medical practice crammed with caring for patients and teaching students. Dr. Tedaldi has recently become a wife and is soon to become a mother. Calling all of their friends together for a Halloween party. Dr. Tedaldi and her husband. Lonnie, surprised the costumed group by announcing that this would be their wedding reception. She and Lonnie were married at a small ceremony, and the costume party which followed provided for an unforgettable reception. Dr. Tedaldi expects that many aspects of her life will change as motherhood develops, and she is excited about the many rewards her new family will offer. Dr. Tedaldi has had a unique entrance into the medical field, and continued to develop her practice in a remarkable wav. She offers this advice to the Gass of 1993, “Don’t forget the reason why you have chosen medicine. If you remember that you arc part of a helping profession arid that you are there tor the patients, then everything involved with your careers will be much more worthwhile.” Thank you for these words Dr. Tedaldi, but most of all thank you for the countless actions which have made you an unparalleled role model for each of us. 9

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU He greeted us freshman year with fiis overview of anatomy and his breakdown of the medical student work-week, reminding us to take time for ourselves and our families. He guided us through our basic sciences, utilizing his home-made embryology models, his histology Kotachromes and his reassuring sense of humor. He insured our success in the clinical sciences by providing us with both a solid foundation in anatomy and insight into problem soCv-ing. Dr. Troyer's contribution to our education far exceeds what any textbooks or laboratory could provide. He was committed to molding us into pfiysicians — and not only was he successful — he was unequaled. We were honored to have him as a hooder on graduation day. After receiving his BA from Syracuse University, Dr. Troyer went on to earn a PfuD. in Histology and Embryology from Cornell University. He began teaching at Temple University School of Medicine in 1954 as an Instructor of Anatomy. From that time on, his ingenuity and warmth were apparent to all as he became an Assistant Professor in 1959, an Associate Professor in 1963, a full Professor in 1969 and finally Cfuiir of the Department of Anatomy in 1979. Dr. Troyer has held this position ever since. Dr. Troyer's contributions to Temple University School of Medicine have been acknowledged on many occasions, including several Golden Apple Awards for outstanding teaching and yearbook dedications in 1967 and 1986. In 1972, Dr. Troyer received the nation- ally renown Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, and in 1982, he was awarded the George Lowed Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Basic Sciences. In 1989, he received a Temple University Great Teacher Award. At the end of this academic year, Dr. Troyer will be retiring from his position as Chair of the Department of Anatomy, nearly forty years after coming to Temple. Dr. Troyer's many contributions to the school of medicine are greatly appreciated and will surely be missed. As members of the Class of 1993, we would like to thank Dr. Troyer for his dedication towards our education and his inpm into our lives. Although we may have forgotten which pharyngeal arch becomes the thyroid (fourth?), we will never forget your warmth, appro achabihty and sense of humor. Dr. Troyer, we feel very fortunate to have had you as an Anatomy Professor, and we wish you the 6est as you now go and take time for yourself and your family. II