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

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tion she could ever receive. She appreciated the plaques and spa gift certificates, hut it was our telephone calls and clerkship request lists, under tons of paper piles in an office full of scribbled post-it notes, that she felt were her greatest rewards. Gloria always spoke and continues to speak of how wonderful the Temple medical students were and still are, but she will always humbly overlook how wonderful she was to all of us. Nothing was impossible when Gloria was on the job. She was quite a presence with power to get us whatever we wanted, or at least go down trying her best. We are left now asking Gloria for two things. First, that she accept the dedication of this book to her as a small token of our thanks for all that she did for us during our time at Temple. And second, that she realize her efforts were invaluable and did make a difference in all of our lives. Although she may have been absent from her office during our last months, she will always have a place in our hearts and a presence in the memories of our time here at Temple. Temple University School of Medicine 7

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During her reign in the Dean's office at Temple it was easy to see how much Gloria loved her job. She reflects now on how wonderful it was for her to try and make some sort of difference in the lives of the students. She spoke of how she rarely took vacation, because to her, work was my vacation”. As administrative coordinator she was involved with the mega events of medical school. Each had a special meaning for her. “I enjoyed watching you evolve from eager first year students at orientation into mature fourth year students preparing to enter your residencies after graduation. It was like watching children grow and mature and go out into the world, and I definitely thought of you all as my ‘children V When asked about awards she had received while at Temple she stated that she had been a hooder four times and had received several student appreciation awards. She went on to explain that what meant the most to her came everyday when we would walk into her office to talk to her about everything from clerkships to electives, to the boards, to personal issues, or just to say hello. These were her daily awards that meant far more to her than any official recogni- 6 • 2003 Skull

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HOODERS A Great Tradition From the first day of gross anatomy through the recent residency match, these four individuals have challenged our minds, encouraged our growth, and supported our medical futures. We are forever grateful. -Hillary Freeman Our graduation hoods are a relic from medieval times which remains today in modern academia. The hood’s silken lining is the color of the university conferring the degree, and the velvet indicates the special area of study. The colors of Temple University are cherry and white. The dark green represents medicine. Hooders are individuals who symbolically bestow our degrees upon us. Each senior class chooses four individuals to place the hoods on the members of the class at the graduation ceremony. These distinguished individuals were selected not only for their superb quality of teaching, but for their hard work and dedication towards the graduating class and to Temple University School of Medicine. Their commitments to teaching and to medicine serve as examples for us all. We honor them as they so often have honored us. Hooders for the Class of 2003 are: Dr. Concetta Harakal Professor, Department of Pharmacology Dr. Carson Schneck Professor, Department of Anatomy Cell Biology Dr. Paul Lyons Associate Professor, Department of Family Community Medicine Dr. Amy Goldberg Associate Professor. Department of Surgery 8 2003 Skull