2026 Annual HGR Celebration of Remembrance
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the Humanities Gifts Registry hosted the Celebration of Remembrance, an annual event honoring the individuals who donated their bodies to medical education and research. All Philadelphia medical schools participated in this memorial event attended by the family members and loved ones of the donors. The Celebration of Remembrance is made possible by Philadelphia’s medical students, and Drexel’s very own medical students were among the event's volunteers:
- Eulogist: Adrees Basharmal & Ayaan Memon
- Reading of names: Anvi Brahmbhatt, Nikki A. Holmes, Agrani "Ani" Dixit, Jamie Flogel, Sarah Lucenko, Ananya A. Rao, Annie Curran, Adeeb Hossain, Elly Murillo, Thomas Li, Elizabeth Lin
- Musical performance: Gabriela Godin performed "At the Mid Hour of Night" by Benjamin Britten & Sophie Geagan performed "People" by Barbara Streisand
- DUCOM’s Doctors Note:
Gabriela Godin, Kyle Chan, Amelia Shaddinger, Simon Coroza, Anna Tooke, Annie Hancock, Ashley Nguyen, Aamir Vahora, Baotram Nguyen -
performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen
- Candlelighter: Ore Fambegbe & Katherine L. Lumahan
- Greeter: Nali Moon & Albert K. Tran