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

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School for Girls at 17th and Spring Garden Streets. She attended Temple University School of Education from 1945-1948. She received a 'PHT' (Putting Husband Through) award when her husband Max received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 1967. Gloria met Max in 1955 at a Synagogue dance. They were married a year later, and have three children; Max brought Gloria’s 'bonus daughter' Sharon into the marriage, and Gloria gave birth to their son, Anthony in 1960, followed by Willa Mindy three years later. Both Anthony and Willa attended Temple University for their undergraduate training before entering medical school. Gloria's son Anthony is a family physician. Willa is a physiatrist and Sharon is an insurance litigator. Gloria laughingly speaks of her “MTD” or Mother of Two Doctors Degree. While raising their children during their early years was a full time job for Gloria, she eventually went to work part time for a psychiatrist before coming to Temple in 1977. Gloria came to work as an administrative assistant to Dr. John E. Fryer in Temple’s Department of Psychiatry before moving to the Department of Family Practice two years later. In Family Practice, she was program coordinator for first and second year courses, third year clerkships, fourth year electives, and managed the family practice lotteries. It wasn’t until 1989 that Gloria came to work in the Dean's office, where we all knew and loved her best. She remembers being concerned initially about making the transition because she feared she would lose the daily contact with students that Family Practice provided; happily, she learned that she would have even more student contact. She remained in this position until this past August of 2002 when she retired. Temple University School of Medicine • 5

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DEDICATION Gloria S. Greenberg Gloria Greenberg was a presence in our medical school careers from our first days of orientation when she filled us in with the details of our classroom days ahead. Her presence became even more striking when it came time for the lottery during our second year. Many of us tried to get to know her very well with hopes that she would facilitate our trades or keep us in mind as slots that we wanted became available. As our interactions with her increased in frequency, they often would increase in duration. It was inevitable that during our time as medical students at Temple, we would come to know Gloria as the kind, hard working and sometimes even overwhelmed person that really had the power to make things happen. Having been such a powerful presence, it is obvious that her absence from the tiny office in the MRB brought much sadness to the medical school community. For all of her many contributions to the medical school, we, the Class of 2003, deemed it only appropriate that we dedicate our yearbook to her as a timeless token of our thanks. Gloria Greenberg was born on May 22, 1928 as her mother was transported through the halls of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital en route to a delivery room. She was the youngest of six children born to William and Tillie Steiner, Russian immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island as children. Gloria grew up in Philadelphia in a house at 1111 South Street that sat behind the women’s apparel store her parents owned and operated. Her schooling took place in Philadelphia where she attended Randall School and Bartlett Junior High before graduating from the Philadelphia High 4 • 2003 Skull

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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