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                           JeffNEWS, July 1, 1995
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                               In Memoriam


Mary Godfrey, RN, 1886 - 1995
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Pioneering nurse, Mary Godfrey, died May 28. She was the oldest living 
member of Jefferson's Diploma Nurses Alumni Association and in 1994 the 
oldest living woman veteran, according to the Veterans Administration.

After her 1909 graduation from Jefferson, Mrs. Godfrey joined the newly 
formed Navy Nurse Corps, serving in this country and the Philippines. She 
later became the first Chief Nurse ever assigned to a ship of war. Mrs. 
Godfrey was a private-duty nurse at Jefferson from 1946 until 1968.

Memorials may be made to the Diploma Nurses Alumni Association's 
Jefferson 2000 Scholarship Fund, Suite 315, 834 Chestnut Street.


William A. Sodeman Sr., MD
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Internationally recognized medical educator, William A. Sodeman Sr., MD, 
ScD, LHD, the 19th dean of Jefferson Medical College, died Saturday, June 
10. Dr. Sodeman's career at Jefferson began in 1957 as chairman of the 
department of medicine. In 1958, he was chosen dean, serving until 1967. 
During Dr. Sodeman's tenure, women medical students were first admitted, 
research was encouraged and increased, and JMC alumni became eligible for 
membership on the Board of Trustees. He was the author of numerous 
publications, including "Pathologic Physiology: Mechanisms of Disease," 
which was translated into several languages and is in its seventh edition. 


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