Edward J. Stemmler, dean emeritus of Penn school of medicine, chief administrator, professor, and veteran, has died at 93

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, former executive vice president of the school’s medical center, retired professor of medicine, chief administrator at Penn and other organizations, trustee emeritus, board member, mentor, and veteran, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, of cardiac arrest at Kendal at Longwood retirement community in Kennett Square.

As dean of Penn’s medical school, Dr. Stemmler instituted innovative academic and administrative procedures, championed biomedical research, and added or improved many facilities across the campus. He received lifetime achievement and distinguished graduate awards from Penn’s school of medicine, and focused much of his tenure on making medical careers more appealing.

He earned lifetime distinguished service awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the NBME renamed its medical education research fund the Edward J. Stemmler fund in 2000.with memories that characterized Dr. Stemmler as a ”special gentleman” and “role model,” and saluted his “rich life of service” and “legacy to be proud of.” One former student concluded: “He was a wonderful example of what a physician should be.

He met Penn student Joan Koster on a blind date, and they married in 1958. They had daughters Beth, Peggy, Cathy, and Joan, and son Ed, and lived in Yeadon and Merion. They moved to Georgetown in the 1990s when he worked for the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington and later lived in Virginia. They relocated to Kendal in 2012.

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