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

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“Dr. Marks possessed an unparelleled ability to make learning fun, and in doing so was never afraid to go the extra mile, yet always with a smile.’ Edward L. A ike ns Dawn Marks, PhD was born on July 16,1937 in the town of Shillington, PA. Her father was an engineer, and her mother a homemaker. From a young age. Dr. Marks showed great promise as a student and a scientist, graduating at the top of her high school class, and subsequently first in her class at Bucknell University. She received her DEDICATION Dawn B. Marks, Ph.D. ESTABLISHING the highest standards. doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania, before joining the faculty at Temple University. At first, she worked part time while her children were young, but in 1968 she became a full time member of the Temple faculty. Dawn Marks, the early years. 4 Dedication Dr. Marks remained at Temple for the duration of her career, wearing many different hats and tackling many diverse projects. Beyond attaining the rank of full professor, she served as assistant dean for Graduate Studies from 1984 to 1998. She also served as co-director of the biochemistry course and served on the School of Medicine's Curriculum Committee. In her spare time. Dr. Marks also helped develop computerized teaching programs and wrote a textbook, which has since been translated into five different languages. This book also became the basis for a USMLE board review book in biochemistry, which is universally referenced by medical students preparing for their boards. Her books reflected her philosophy of teaching biochemistry, which was to keep it simple and to be relevant to the practice of medicine. Fortunately for us. Dr. Marks had an extraordinary love and devotion to teaching,as evidenced by the many hours spent outside of the classroom preparing and perfecting her lectures. And how continued on page 6

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continued from page 4 it showed! In the course of on hour, she was uniquely able to break down complex biochemical concepts into enormous diagrams on the blackboard that somehow made everything crystal clear! Her goal was to make the study of biochemistry enjoyable to students so they would remember it down the road in their practice of medicine. Her students' admiration and gratitude were manifest by the many teaching awards that she received. She received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching on five different occasions. She also received the Sowell Award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching in 1988 and 1999. In addition, she received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1989 and the coveted Temple University Great Teacher's Award in 1990. Dr. Marks often served as an ally for her students. She made no secret of her home phone number, and encouraged students to call her with their concerns, whether about biochemistry or any personal matter. According to her husband, endocrinologist Allan Marks. M.D,she would frequently spend time at home on the phone with troubled students, sometimes talking well into the early morning. She was often an unofficial advisor to students who were frustrated with biochemistry or medical school in general counseling these students to work through their problems and stay in medical school. Making her students' lives easier and her material more clear was Dr. Mark's primary objective. When she realized that there were no clinically relevant biochemistry textbooks,she set out to write her own, drawing from her knowledge of the sciences and her husband's clinical experiences. This theme carried over to her lectures in 6 • 2002 Skull