182 Years and Still Celebrating - University of the Sciences in ...
182 Years and Still Celebrating - University of the Sciences in ...
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U NIVERSITY OF THESCIENCES INPHILADELPHIAU NIVERSITY OF THESCIENCES INPHILADELPHIAU NIVERSITY OF THESCIENCES INPHILADELPHIAFont used for name:Avenirreunion“It’s a Whole New Ball Game…”Reunion 2003(above) Sal Gratch P’53 enterta<strong>in</strong>ed<strong>the</strong> Alumni Reunion audiencewith his lively solo performance on<strong>the</strong> drums.This was an apporpriate <strong>the</strong>mefor this year’s Annual AlumniReunion as a record 280 alumni<strong>and</strong> guests m<strong>in</strong>gled <strong>in</strong>side <strong>the</strong>tent near Goodman Hall with <strong>the</strong>future Athletic/Recreation Center<strong>in</strong> perfect eye distance. In keep<strong>in</strong>gwith <strong>the</strong> sports <strong>the</strong>me, everyonewas asked to come <strong>in</strong> casualdress, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> attire <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>irfavorite pr<strong>of</strong>essional sports teamor USP squad. Amid <strong>the</strong> perfectspr<strong>in</strong>g wea<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong> attendeeshad a chance to rek<strong>in</strong>dle oldfriendships <strong>and</strong> meet newacqua<strong>in</strong>tances.The day began with a campustour, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g visits to <strong>the</strong> Marv<strong>in</strong>Samson Center for <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong>Pharmacy, <strong>the</strong> Center for AdvancedPharmacy Studies Laboratory <strong>and</strong>a view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Athletic/Recreationcenter. The awards program followedas <strong>the</strong> recipients <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Annual Alumni Association Awardswere announced (pictured below).Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Gr<strong>and</strong> Reception,<strong>the</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> ’53 members ceremoniouslymarched down a pathto <strong>the</strong> tent <strong>and</strong> were recognizedas “Golden Graduates,” signify<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong>ir 50 years <strong>of</strong> service to<strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>. They werebestowed with trophies <strong>and</strong>certificates <strong>of</strong> honor. The Class <strong>of</strong>’78 members were also recognizedfor <strong>the</strong>ir 25 years <strong>of</strong> serviceto USP.Later <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> even<strong>in</strong>g, two specialpresentations—<strong>the</strong> Samuel P.We<strong>the</strong>rill Prize, given annually to<strong>the</strong> reunion class with <strong>the</strong> highest<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> number <strong>of</strong> participantsto <strong>the</strong> Annual Fund, <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong> Charles Marshall Prize, givento reunion class with <strong>the</strong> highest<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> contributions to <strong>the</strong>Annual Fund—were announcedby Dr. Philip Gerb<strong>in</strong>o. The SamuelP. We<strong>the</strong>rill Prize was presentedto <strong>the</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> ’73, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>Charles Marshall Prize was presentedto <strong>the</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> ’53.After <strong>the</strong> d<strong>in</strong>ner program ended,<strong>the</strong> celebration cont<strong>in</strong>ued as<strong>the</strong> alumni <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir guests dancedto <strong>the</strong> wee hours <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> night.Well, 11 p.m. to be exact...1 Class <strong>of</strong> 1963: (left to right, front)William Fisher, Pharmacy; DonaldDeibler, Pharmacy; Jerry Galoonis,Pharmacy; (left to right, back) H.Ronald McClellan, Pharmacy; GeorgeKl<strong>in</strong>e, Pharmacy; Mary Sue Long,Pharmacy; Mart<strong>in</strong> Natter, Pharmacy;Chiz Sakata, Pharmacy; EdwardWolf, Pharmacy; Elizabeth Fusco,Pharmacy; Rosemary McFall, Biology,Joel Feder, Pharmacy; Richard Sample,Pharmacy; James Kane, Pharmacy;Robert Bell, Pharmacy; CorneliusMcKelvey, Pharmacy2 Class <strong>of</strong> 1968: (left to right, front)John Stap<strong>in</strong>sky, Pharmacy; MarieStap<strong>in</strong>ski, Pharmacy; Bosco Lee,Pharmacy; Herman Mar<strong>in</strong>i, Pharmacy;Robert McAuley, Pharmacy;Ronald Kaufmann, Pharmacy; RobertWashkevich, Pharmacy; (left to right,back) Frank Chrzanowski, Pharmacy;Roger We<strong>the</strong>rill, Pharmacy3 Class <strong>of</strong> 1958: Ronald Feder,Pharmacy3 44 Class <strong>of</strong> 1953: (left to right, front)Sol Gratch, Pharmacy; Jerome Block,Pharmacy; Mryon Granik, Pharmacy;(left to right, middle) WilliamSterl<strong>in</strong>g, Pharmacy; Howard Lev<strong>in</strong>,Pharmacy; Philip Marone, Pharmacy;Richard Rhoda, Pharmacy; RobertHennessy, Pharmacy; Edw<strong>in</strong> Merow,Pharmacy; William McGregor, Pharmacy;Jean Kavanagh, Pharmacy;Rachel Mull<strong>in</strong>, Pharmacy; (left toright, back) Leonard Saluck, Pharmacy;Cl<strong>in</strong>ton Kuhns, Pharmacy; ErnestLashendock, Pharmacy; Alex Pavl<strong>of</strong>f,Chemistry, Robert Rosvold, Pharmacy;Charles Kroekel, Chemistry;Manuel Fiel, Pharmacy; NormanSegal, Pharmacy; Ernest Jacobson,Pharmacy; Norman Greenberg,Pharmacy; Herman Vog<strong>in</strong>, Pharmacy;Charles Crunkleton, Pharmacy; KathleenMcClellan, George Lutz, Pharmacy;Charles Denneker, Pharmacy;Nathan Lipshutz, Pharmacy; StanleyEssl, Pharmacy; Francis Heath, Pharmacy;Thomas Kavanagh, Pharmacy12Alumni Awards Recipients(left to right) Jack Kelly ’86, Pharmacy(Men’s Athletic Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame Award),Diane Lesiak ’91, Pharmacy (Women’sAthletic Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame Award),Michael Stern ’91 Biochemistry(Young Alumnus Award), Mignon S.Adams, MSLS, (Honorary AlumnaAward), Ronald D. Kaufman ’68,Pharmacy (Ivor Griffith ServiceAward), Joseph L. F<strong>in</strong>k, II, ’70,Pharmacy (Annual Alumni Award)10USP Bullet<strong>in</strong>11