On May 3, 2013, Joan B. Tarloff passed away. She was a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tarloff was the first recipient of the SOT Endowment Fund Undergraduate Educator Award, which was presented to her at the 2011 SOT Annual Meeting (50th Anniversary Celebration). SOT conferred this award on her because “she exemplified the philosophy that in order to build for the future of toxicology, one must first excite the students at the undergraduate level. As one of the few programs offering a BS level program in toxicology, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia has provided many opportunities for Dr. Tarloff to influence undergraduates.” Dr. Tarloff also had an active research program and received grant support from the National Institutes of Health. She joined SOT in 1990 and was a member of the Mechanisms Specialty Section as well as serving on the Animals in Research and Communications Committees.