Service of Gratitude
What is the service of gratitude?
Faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center host a service of gratitude to recognize and honor the individuals who have gifted their remains to the University for the advancement of medical science. The service will be held in May. Invitations are sent out to each primary contact person we have on record and generally delivered six weeks prior to the service. Donors are honored through music, poetry and dance pieces, selected and performed by the health science students. The service recognizes all donors who have made a gift of their remains and is not intended to honor one specific donor or be a vehicle for the return of the donor’s cremated remains.
Who may attend the service of gratitude?
Anyone may attend the service of gratitude. For service information, please see the service information below or call 612-625-1111.
When is the next Anatomy Bequest Program Service of Gratitude?
The next Service of Gratitude will be June 7, 2025 at Northrop.
Past services archives
2024 Service of Gratitude
2022 Service of Gratitude
2021 Service of Gratitude
2020 Service of Gratitude
An Unwarranted Gift Poem by Brynna Goraczkowski
Artwork by Prasanna Vankina
As a former dancer/artist, the anatomy lab helped me appreciate how our bodies are so varied and yet so connected – allowing us all to create and share in many forms!
Prasanna Vankina
Medical Student, Class of 2024
2019 Service of Gratitude
The 2019 service was held Monday, November 11th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
2018 Service of Gratitude
The 2018 service was held Monday, November 12th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
2017 Service of Gratitude
The 2017 service was held Wednesday, November 8th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
Reflection speech by Hayley Sharma
2016 Service of Gratitude
The 2016 service was held on Wednesday, November 9th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota. The video is unavailable.
Donor Picture Tribute (Last name A-L)
Donor Picture Tribute (Last name M-Z)
The 2016 Service of Gratitude program recording is not available. We apologize for the inconvenience.
2015 Service of Gratitude
The 2015 service was held on Tuesday, November 10th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
Poem: Donor Anatomy- Learning Humanity by James R. Carey, PhD, PT
Poem: Forever Teaching, Forever Giving by Diana Reader, Physical Therapy Student
2014 Service of Gratitude
The 2014 service was held on Tuesday, November 11th at Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
2013 Service of Gratitude
The 2013 service was held on Tuesday, November 19th at the Minneapolis Convention center.
Donor Picture Tribute (Last name A-K)
2012 Service of Gratitude
The 2012 service was held on Monday, November 12th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Donor Picture Tribute (Last name A-K)
CONTACT ANATOMY BEQUEST PROGRAM
Medical School
Phone: 612-625-1111 Fax: 612-625-1688
Email: [email protected]
Address: 3-102 Nils Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455