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MAA President Larry Lustig, MD ’91, with theSadie Berkove Award winners: Angela Feraco,Aruna Venkatesan, Melissa Fitch, Laura EpsteinRuth Matsuura, MD ’54,and Sarita Johnson,MD ’54Stacy Globerman, MD ’84, Andrew Oliveira, MD ’84, LornaMcFarland, MD ’84, Moira Cunningham, MD ’84, David Friscia,MD ’84, Andres Betts, MD ’84, Ellen Hughes, MD, PhD ’84of the Year award during the reunion luncheon(see story on next page).As members of the Class of 1954 took to thestage to announce the winners, the banter thatbegan the night before continued. In introducinghis classmate and one of the Alumnus of theYear recipients, Sabella noted that Karpman’sCV would run “as long as both my arms, bothmy legs, and pasted back and front.” He said,“From the beginning, I knew my friend Halwas exceptional.”Karpman accepted the award and describedthe rewards of medicine as “a joy that Iexperienced and continue to experience everyday.” He also thanked his wife, Molinda, forgiving him the opportunity to do so. Molinda,whose own efforts produced a 150-page,photo-filled memory book for the 55th yearreunion class, began to cry. Sabella turned toher and said comfortingly, “Your husband issuch a sweet guy, he truly is.”Roth introduced Aronberg, the otherAlumnus of the Year, as “a man I’m proud toknow and who has always made me smile.”Aronberg proved Roth’s words as he approachedthe podium and strategically dropped forks,a banana, paper scraps and jokes in search ofhis reading glasses. But even wrapped in hishumor, Aronberg’s warmth shone through asthe ophthalmologist encouraged the room.“There’s a lot you can do, and I hope you doit,” he said. “Take care of your patients, yourfamily, your friends and yourself.”The Class of 1984 celebrated their 25th reunionGerald Van Wieren, MD ’79Leon Smith-Harrison, MD ’79Wesley Moore, MD ’59, Ronald Stoney, MD ’59,Philip Morrissey, MD ’59, Donald Gillies, MD ’59,Donald Webb, MD ’59, Stephen Gaal, MD ’59Rochelle Nagel, PhD, Ted Schrock, MD ’64, BarbaraJorgensen, Jerren Jorgensen, MD ’64 (behind), BarbaraSchrock, Jacqueline Etemad, MD ’64Malcolm MacKenzie, MD ’59,and Natalie MacKenzieMel Hayes, Michael Gyepes,MD ’59, Barbara Bigelow,Welby Bigelow Jr., MD ’5925thmedical alumni magazine | 13