Veronica Lopez
Graduate assistant, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

12 February 2003

Peg Skorpinski photo

“She can get the gnarliest and grumpiest of people to accept and return a hug” … “I’ve seen her dry the tears of more than a few grad students over the years” … “Every morning she comes into my office, opens her arms wide, and says, ‘How are you, sweetheart?’ She always wants to make sure I’m doing OK.“