Barry Stupine, former associate dean the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, died May 6 at his home in Rydal of amyloidosis. He was 78.

Born in Wynnefield, he graduated from Overbrook High School in 1959, then attended Temple University, graduating in 1964. He went on to George Washington University, where he earned an MBA in health-care administration in 1968. Mr. Stupine completed an administrative residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Mr. Stupine became assistant executive director of HUP from 1969-1971, then joined the Medical College of Pennsylvania as associate hospital administrator.

In 1978, Mr. Stupine returned to the University of Pennsylvania as director of the Veterinary Hospital at the School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1987, he became associate dean for administration at the Vet School, and in 1991, he was named Penn’s interim Vice President for Human Resources while continuing his Veterinary School roles. He also held the post of special assistant to the executive vice president, 1992-1994 (Almanac October 24, 1995). 

In addition to his work at Penn, he was a consultant to Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the US Department of Health Institutional Review Board, which works to ensure that human subjects are protected in research. He advised the City of Philadelphia’s Hiring Review Board. He was president of the Abington School Board, founding president of the Freire Charter School Foundation in Philadelphia, president of Old York Road Temple–Beth Am, and a board member of the Albert Einstein Society. Mr. Stupine also helped lead animal welfare groups, including the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the Pennsylvania SPCA.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Rosenberg Stupine; sister, Sharla Feldscher; son, Jeffrey (V’10); daughter, Erika Yablonovitz (C’95, GEd’96); and three grandchildren.

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