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

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DEAN DR. CHARLES W. SIBLEY. JR. Student enthusiasm and faculty fellow-feeling registered high with announcement that Dr. Charles W. Gibley, Jr., would return to the College to fill the post of Academic Dean in time for the fall semester, September, 1967. For the past two years, Dr. Gibley has sorved as Project Investigator of Public Health Service Grants for tho M. D. Anderson Tumor Institute of the University of Texas, where he also served as Assistant Professor of Biology (Pathology). Prior to that, during 1963 to 1965, Dr. Gibley was Professor of Histology and Embryology at the Pennsylvania College of Podiatry. His homecoming will be a happy return to the College and the city of his birth. Ho rccoived his baccalaureate degree from Villanova in 1956, then pursued his graduate education at Iowa State University, where he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. before returning to Villanova, first as Instructor in Biology, then as Assistant Professor of Biology. Dr. Gibley is married to the former Regina M. Troy of Philadelphia. They are proud parents of four children. CONTENTS fourth year 7 Uasic Sciences 17 Clinical Sciences 21 Underclasses 31 A ctivities 49

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PRESIDENT JAMES E. BATES. D.S.C. Words cannot express my feelings as I contemplate the first graduating class of this new school. How does one adequately indicate pride in the student body and especially in the first graduating class? How docs one thank the Podiatry profession for encouragement and support over these last five years? How does one thank a dedicated faculty who have diligently givon of themselves? How does one thank tho many who have aided in the growth of our institution? To all these many wonderful people, a sincere and humblo Thank you. As Podiatry faces the future in this decade, wo at the Pennsylvania Collego of Podiatry daily become more aware of our responsibilities to the student, to the profession, and especially to society. We accept the challenge that nothing less than academic excellence will be considered in our teaching programs and that we will, by and through these programs, provide now knowledge to benefit all people in our ever-expanding population. To the Class of 1967, my best wishes in the years ahead. You are an asset to Podiatry and we at the College are extremely proud of you. Be assured that this is your home. As we continue developing P.C.P., we look to you for guidance and encouragement. WHAT WE ARE BORN WITH IS GOD'S GIFT TO US; WHAT WE BECOME IS OUR GIFT TO GOD. 2

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HISTORY Tho Pennsylvania College of Podiafry was founded in 1963 and admitted its first class on September 23rd of that year. The institution thus took its place as the fifth College of Podiatry in the United States. From an initial enrollment of eighteen students, the population of the College at the printing of this yearbook has expanded to over one hundred men and women presently pursuing the degree of Doctor of Podiatry. The present College of Podiatry is chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is responsible to the Department of Public Instruction. Tho Collego meets all the regulations of the Pennsylvania State Board of Podiatry and the Council on Education of the American Podiatry Association. On Juno I, 1965, tho Collego moved into its present quarters in the Society Hill Section of Old Philadelphia. The present facility houses a busy clinic, classrooms, an out-patient surgical division, as well as teaching and research laboratories. Excellent relationships have been established with various allied health institutions for the purpose of providing expanded practical and didactic instruction in tho numerous aspects of the practice of Podiatry. The long list of such facilities includes Pennsylvania Hospital, St. Luke's and Children’s Medical Center, The Pennhurst State School, Community Hospital, Eagleville State Hospital, and The Housing Authority of the City of Philadelphia. 4