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Faculty who demonstratewhy bone biology researchis one of the strengths ofthe School of Dentistry.

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When I learned that Dentistry magazine was going to highlightwomen in dental education, I couldn’t wait to get a copy. At ournational deans’ meetings, we talk about the growing number ofwomen joining the ranks of dental school faculty, but I hadn’trecalled any school writing about the trend in their magazine.We may be among the first, if not the first and likely the beststory on the topic. I hope you find the insights, photos andcomments as interesting as I did.

The cover of this issue is something special, too. It showsthree of our faculty––a basic scientist, a surgeon and a prostho-dontist––who are interested in bone biology. Each, in his ownway and in collaboration with others, searches for solutions toproblems related to bone that affect our patients. From geneticanomalies, to osteonecrosis, to implant failures––these facultyare on a mission. This is also a must-read story.

In the front pages of this issue, you’ll find a collection of“mini articles” intended to grab your attention so that you’llspend time learning all you can about what’s new and excitingin the School of Dentistry. Awards and achievements of alumni,dental groups and students take center stage here. Of addedinterest is the announcement that Dr. Ray Gist, the president ofthe American Dental Association, will be our 2011 commence-ment speaker. We’ll highlight his contribution to this specialday for our students on our website and in the fall issue of themagazine––keep your eyes open for follow-up reports!

We also include news of our alumni, including tributes tothose who passed away during the last six months. Among themare two long-time faculty in the school who many likely hadas instructors: Jim Jensen and Les Martins. To all the families,we extend our condolences and recognize the multitude ofways their loved ones contributed to our profession and totheir communities.

Dear Colleagues,

As part of our pledge to keep you updated on our dentaltherapy program, we include a profile of a student from the Classof 2011. I was impressed the day I met Brandi and have grownto respect her more and more as each year passes.

You also can learn a lot about our School of Dentistry fromour Community Report, which we publish each year in the springissue. This report on our finances includes insights into ourrevenue sources and what’s been done to balance our budgetduring these challenging economic times. Note that the school’ssupport from the state, like all other schools and colleges at theUniversity of Minnesota, continues to decline. Also note thepages and pages of names of donors who helped make this pastyear better than it otherwise would have been. Our dependenceon their––and your––generosity to provide students and faculty“the extras” will be ever-increasing. We are all grateful to thosewho made contributions last year, and will continue to findnew ways to share information about how those funds help usto maintain our competitive edge.

In the School News section, you’ll learn that our students havea new student commons––aka the Retromolar Pad––in the largestspace the school has acquired since Moos Tower was built in1974. And you will meet two of our first-year dental studentswho were selected to spend this summer at the NationalInstitutes for Health in Bethesda, Maryland. What a greatopportunity for them and a credit to the faculty who weretheir mentors this past year. The section also features news offaculty appointments, the hiring of an associate dean for clinicadministration and patient care, and the launch of our newestoutreach clinic. All these initiatives will impact the schoolfor years to come.

Finally, please consider our alumni president’s invitationto attend the annual Dean’s Reception at the Star of the NorthMeeting. This annual event, a 44-year tradition, welcomes ouralumni and kicks off the annual Star of the North Meeting byrecognizing two of our graduates (page 20) and one of our starfaculty members. It’s a chance for us to let people know what’simportant to us. Please join us and celebrate with the classmates,friends and families of our distinguished awardees.

All the very best,

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4 Hard ScienceFaculty who demonstrate why bone biology research is one of thestrengths of the School of Dentistry.

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8 Driven to TeachWomen join the ranks of academic dentistry.

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13 Student ProfileMeet Brandi Tweeter, second-year dental therapy student.

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2 NewsBitesSchool of Dentistry alumni, volunteers, and programs receive top honors.The Tooth Fairy makes a rare campus appearance. Commencement.Student leaders.

16 School NewsNew faculty members, awards, and milestones.

18 Alumni NewsDistinguished Alumni and Class Notes.

23 Continuing Dental EducationUpcoming continuing dental education programs to enhance your practice.

24 Events CalendarSpecial events and opportunities you won’t want to miss.

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14 2010 Community Report

25 2010 Donors

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On the Cover (L to R): School of Dentistry bone biology researchersRaj Gopalakrishnan, David Basi and Wook-Jin Seong.PHOTO BY SCOTT STREBLE

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NewsBitesUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTASCHOOL OF DENTISTRYwww.dent is t ry.umn.edu

Patrick M. LloydDean

Claudia L. KanterDirector, Marketing and Communications

Allison Campbell JensenTerri Peterson SmithContributing Writers

Pikala Design CompanyGraphic Design

Tim RummelhoffScott StreblePhotographers

EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Fred BertschingerChristine BlueSara Johnson

Douglas MagneyAnnie PearsonLynda Young

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY ALUMNI SOCIETYUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

O F F I C E R S

Carol Dahlke, ’84 DHPresident

Susan Gross, ’82 DDSVice President

Julie Lesher, ’90 DDSSecretary/Treasurer

Stephen F. Litton, ’67 DDSImmediate Past President

BOARD MEMBERSS. Kaye Adams, ’76 DH

Bernard Borkon, ’69 DDSKim Johnson, ’79 DH

Kristin Kenner, ’84 DDSWoojin Kwon, ’02 DDS

Timothy Langguth, ’73 DDSWilliam Greg Lawton, ’70 DDS

Brian Monssen, ’90 DDSGina Pfeiffer, ’89 DDS

Clayton Sheppard, ’85 DDSThomas Smyth, ’00 DDSMichael Sudit, ’85 DDS

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONSAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Annie Pearson

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVESNicole Reardon, Class of 2011Student Council Representative

Theresa Freeman, Class of 2011Dental Hygiene Representative

Megan Meyer, Class of 2011Dental Therapy Representative

NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVEUniversity of Minnesota Alumni Association

Jo Ann Omlie,’80 DDS

American DentalAssociationPresident RayGist will deliver thecommencementaddress at gradua-tion ceremonieson May 13, 2011.

The association’s first African Americanpresident assumed leadership of the157,000-member dental organizationin October 2010.

Commencement ceremonies will beheld at 3:00 p.m. in Mariucci Arena onthe East Bank campus of the Universityof Minnesota. Tickets are required.

Ray Gist

The University of Minnesota AlumniAssociation (UMAA) honored its out-standing alumni, volunteers, groups andprograms at a celebratory event heldSeptember 29, 2010, at the McNamaraAlumni Center. School of Dentistry vol-unteers and alumni received three awards.

Joyce Rude Johnson accepted theassociation’s highest honor, the prestigiousAlumni Service Award, in recognition

of more thanfour decadesof outstandingvolunteerservice tothe Schoolof Dentistry.

In present-ing the award,University ofMinnesotaRegent StevenHunter herald-ed Johnson as

a passionate ambassador for the dentalschool’s Program in Dental Hygiene.He specifically noted her role as foundingmember and chair for nine years of the1919 Society, an alumni fundraisingboard responsible for securing supportfor student scholarships, educational andclinical technology, and graduate educa-tion in the Division of Dental Hygiene.

“Despite her active involvement withnumerous professional organizations inher field,” he said, ”she also made timeto return to the University to serve onthe dental school’s 2000x2000x2000Endowment Campaign SteeringCommittee (1998-08), on the ContinuingEducation Advisory Committee (1995-97), and on the Dean’s Advisory Council(1992-96). Most importantly, sheremained an educator both on campusand in her field, working tirelessly topromote the dental hygiene professionand the University of Minnesota.”

She was also a non-stipend facultymember for four years, and returns oftento the dental school to address publichealth topics or speak to current studentsabout the dental hygiene profession.In 1998, she was recognized by fellowalumni of the School of Dentistrywith the dental school’s DistinguishedDental Hygiene Alumna Award.

Johnson received her degree in dentalhygiene from the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry in 1967. After practic-ing for many years, she returned to theprogram in 1983 to complete her bache-lor’s degree in dental hygiene with anemphasis in public health.

Also recognized at the event wasfourth-year dental student Jeff Remakelwho received the UMAA Student Volunteer

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UMAA Honors School of Dentistry Volunteers

ADA President to Deliver 2011 Commencement Address

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The Tooth Fairy made a rare daytimeappearance at the University of Minnesotaon Saturday, February 5, when she droppedby to visit with some of the 173 childrenon-hand to receive free dental care in theSchool of Dentistry’s 27-chair pediatricdental clinic. Free dental services wereprovided as part of “Give Kids a Smile Day,”a national event held annually to call attention to the growing number of children fromlow-income households who cannot access dental services. The School of Dentistry’sstudent-coordinated event drew children and parents from throughout the Twin Citiesto the school’s Moos Tower clinic.

Each child received radiographs, an examination and treatment plan, plus emergencyand some restorative care prioritized to address the most critical needs first. Routineand specialty dental services included fillings, endodontic procedures, cleanings, extrac-tions, fluoride treatments, stainless steel crowns and the placement of dental sealants.The dental school provided more than $122,000 of free dental care at the one-day event.

The School of Dentistry-sponsoredWorkshop for Future Employers ofDental Therapists attracted morethan 60 participants on January 14.The online video of the workshopgenerated 1,100 hits in the first week.Watch the video and download thehandouts at z.umn.edu/dtworkshop.

of the Year Award. A consummatevolunteer leader, Remakel received theaward for his involvement in studentgovernance and education, and as a

student ambassadorto the community.He was presidentof his class for allfour years of dentalschool, vice presi-dent of the Schoolof Dentistry StudentCouncil, and amember of thedental school’s

Education Policy Committee (2007-11).He also played an integral role as a studentrepresentative on the dental school’sHomecoming Planning Committee,strategizing participation opportunitiesfor students and alumni and helpingto reinvent the Homecoming experiencefor School of Dentistry students, staff,faculty and alumni.

The School of Dentistry Alumni Societyreceived the Program ExtraordinaireAward for its co-sponsorship of thedental school’s “Clinical Grand Rounds,”a series of professional developmentcourses that provides an opportunity foralumni, students, and professionals tocome together to discuss diagnosis andtreatment planning of complex cases.

Jeff Remakel

School of Dentistry Students Continue to Lead by Example

A contingent of eight students represented the University of Minnesota at the 2011 AnnualSession of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) in Anaheim, California, inNovember. The Minnesota chapter accepted the 2011 Ideal ASDA in Advocacy Awardand an Honorable Mention for Involvement with Predental Membership.

Four Minnesota students also hold ASDA leadership positions for the 2011-12 academicyear. Aruna Rao is vice chair of the Legislative Grassroots Network, Katie Divine iscontributing editor, Megan Kack is the tripartite relations extern, and Aaron Bumann isthe western regional legislative coordinator.

School of Dentistry StudentsProvide Free Dental Careon Give Kids a Smile Day

Dentistry’s most famous ambassador andfriend at Give Kids a Smile Day 2011.

(L to R): Dentalstudents Eva Lauand Aaron Bumann(second-year);Aruna Rao andAdam Swingdorf(third-year); KatieDivine (second-year); Kirby Johnsonand Megan Kack(first-year); andHamid Khanjari(fourth-year.)

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Hard ScienceFaculty who demonstrate why bone biology research

is one of the strengths of the School of Dentistry.

cientific research hasadvanced rapidly duringthe 123-year history ofthe School of Dentistry.

Research in orthodon-tia began the year the firstclass entered: 1888. By the

mid-1890s, alum and faculty memberOscar A. Weiss was investigating the effectof certain chemicals on oral tissues. Atabout the same time, George S. Monsonbegan his famed occlusion research whileon the faculty. Alfred Owre, dean of theschool from 1905 to 1926, researcheddental amalgams, patenting a successfulone in 1908.

By the late 1930s, work by WallaceArmstrong and others led to a betterunderstanding of dental caries and offluoride’s role in preventing them. Inthe years since, faculty at the school havedeveloped new knowledge in biochem-istry, physiology, oral pathology, genetics,oral biology, biomaterials, and more.

Today, the School of Dentistry hasan emerging research strength in bonebiology. “From stem cells to the replace-ment of teeth with implants late inlife, we have bone-related research thatspans a lifetime,” says Sven-Ulrik Gorr,associate dean for research. Bone biologyas an area of research strength, Gorr adds,takes place in several research labs andclinics within the dental school and offerspotential for expanded interdisciplinaryand interprofessional collaboration. For

example, stem cell researcher and AssistantProfessor Mohammad Islam (Departmentof Diagnostic and Biological Sciences),who investigates the functions ofosteoblasts and osteoclasts in boneand blood formation, has collaboratedwith physician-scientist Dan Kaufmanof the U’s Stem Cell Institute.

“One of the things I’m alwaysinterested in and excited about is howour work has possibilities for interactionsacross the University, with other schools,

and outside the University,” Gorr says.“We’re always looking at how we canbuild on the expertise we have hereand draw on expertise from otherareas to make something new andexciting happen.”

Dental school faculty researchersengage in active collaborations with theircolleagues at the University and cliniciansin the community to improve the future

for patients. Among those leadingmajor bone-biology research projectsare Wook-Jin Seong, David Basi, andRaj Gopalakrishnan.

Improving Care forImplant ComplicationsIn a sense, dental implants have not beenaround very long—only about 30 yearsin North America, says Seong. As dentalimplants have been shown to be effectiveand safe, he says, more and more peoplechoose them to replace missing teeth. To hisresearch, he brings doctor of dental surgerycredentials from Seoul National University’sdental school and the University ofMinnesota, where he completed a residencyin prosthodontics in 1999, and, in 2006,earned his doctorate in oral biologyand biomedical engineering.

Now an assistant professor in thedental school’s Division of Prosthodontics,Seong foresees problems as some dentalimplant patients today are only in their20s or 30s––and might live to be 100 yearsold. “In 70 years, we know that the bonecan recede,” Seong says. In addition,patients may experience complicationsor even implant failure from an infection.He says: “The main cause of complicationsis gum disease around the implant.”

The current standard of care forimplant complications, which includesopen flap surgery and implant surfacedetoxification (with or without bone graftand systemic antibiotics treatment), is not

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After submitting new results, he hopesthe FDA will approve an investigationaldevice exemption for his dental implantbone cement. Then he will conduct aclinical trial in human patients.

Even if all goes as he hopes, Seongexpects this cement to be a last-resortsolution. The FDA, he says, will label itfor limited use only in serious complica-tions. For those patients in need, however,this cement could be an implant saver.

Investigating Theoriesof Jaw Bone DeathSurprisingly, bisphosphonates––drugsused to build up bone in the body forthose suffering from osteoporosis––can,in a few people, cause death of jaw bone.The long-term implications are significant.“The drug seems to stay in your bodyfor a very long time,” says David Basi,associate professor in the Division of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery. “Its half-life isbetween 10 and 20 years. So if you stoptaking it today, 10 years from now, halfof the drug could still be in your body.”


as successful as he believes it should be.Only about 50 percent of those treatedrecover well. “Even though failures andcomplications are not that much percent-agewise,” he says, “the numbers are goingto increase with the numbers of implantsbeing placed.” About three years ago,he started to seek a solution for thisincreasingly important issue.

After examining patients and review-ing journal articles, Seong began develop-ing a cement that could repair damagedbone around an implant post and poten-tially rescue a threatened implant. Hestarted testing his product with a smallanimal model. After the dental implantcement proved to be successful, he sentthe data to the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration, seeking approval todo clinical trials. The course of sciencedoes not always run smoothly, however;the FDA asked him to test the producta second time, in a more complicatedanimal model. At the time of writing,these experiments looked promising.

The next step, Seong says, will be totest the results using the artificial mouthinvented by Faculty Emeritus WilliamDouglas and Associate Professor RalphDeLong of the dental school’s MinnesotaDental Research Center for Biomechanicsand Biomaterials. Representing anotherarea of research strength for the school,this center has collaborated since theearly 1980s with 3M’s Dental ProductsDivision, Materials Testing Systems,and Foundation.

The artificial mouth, affectionatelyknown as ART, is a system that mechani-cally and physiologically chews the sameway a human does, reproducing both theforce of chewing and the contact betweenthe teeth. ART can simulate a year’s worthof chewing in a 24-hour cycle, Seong says.

Basi saw his first patient with bisphos-phonate-related jaw necrosis in 2005.“The really interesting question is: Whythe jaws?” Basi says. “There are a lot oftheories but there is very little data tosupport any of them.”

As an oral surgeon also trained inbasic science, he figured he would bringto this problem sophisticated techniquesof tissue analysis, down to the level ofproteins and genetic material.

First, however, Basi and his colleagueshad to identify affected patients. Whilebisphosphonates are often prescribed totreat thinning bones, this necrosis com-plication is not common. It occurs moreoften in those who take the drugs in �

“Even though [implant] failuresand complications are not

that much percentage wise …the numbers are going toincrease with the numbersof implants being placed.”

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the more potent intravenous form ratherthan the milder oral form. Basi and histeam sent word to the practice communitythat they were seeking patients with thiscomplication and nearly 50 were referredto them. “The school served as a resourcefor practitioners who really didn’t knowhow to treat these patients,” Basi says.With sophisticated research facilities andtime dedicated to research, Basi and hiscolleagues seek to increase understandingof the disease so as to improve treatments.

The researchers experimented with aregimen using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.While that therapy did not prove helpful,one aspect of the treatment did help,Basi says: “Everybody [in whom] we


chipped away the dead bone got better.”More importantly, he learned about theprogression of this disease as he treatedindividual patients over time.

The next stage of research for him is tochallenge those who assert that tooth extrac-tion causes the jaw necrosis. He says: “Thenext few years should be very fruitful.”

Inquiring into the MolecularFoundations of BoneOne of Basi’s close research collaboratorson the jaw bone necrosis project isAssociate Professor Raj Gopalakrishnanin the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial

Pathology. Gopalakrishnan earnedhis bachelor of dental surgery degreefrom the University of Madras inChennai, India, and completed botha residency in oral and maxillofacialpathology and a doctorate in pathologyat Ohio State University. He did a post-doctoral fellowship at the Universityof Michigan and joined the School ofDentistry faculty in 2002. Recently,his team received funding from theNational Institutes of Health for a clinicalstudy to examine whether periodontaldisease is a risk factor in the developmentof bisphosphonate-related necrosisin the jaw.

“We are a basic science lab that hasstarted doing some clinical research inbone biology,” Gopalakrishnan says. “Ithink this combination is very importantfor us as it allows us to combine ourexpertise in both areas.”

For several years, Gopalakrishnan hasbeen collaborating on a research projectwith Anna Petryk, a physician-researcherin the Medical School Department ofPediatrics, and with Kim CarpenterMansky, an assistant professor and bonebiology researcher in the dental school’sDivision of Orthodontics, and Eric Jensen,research assistant professor in the dentalschool’s Department of Diagnostic andBiological Sciences. They are investigatingat the molecular level how the proteincalled twisted gastrulation interacts withbone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)in the regulation of bone formationand remodeling.

“BMPs are used clinically in orthope-dics and dentistry to regenerate bone,”Gopalakrishnan says, for example inspinal fusions, non-union fracturerepairs, and alveolar ridge augmentation.Petryk developed a mouse model thatlacks the twisted gastrulation protein,which typically functions as a BMPantagonist. With that protein deleted,the researchers expected to see morebone production. Instead, they observedless bone due to increased bone resorp-tion. The team recently received fundingfrom the National Institutes of Health tostudy the mechanisms by which twistedgastrulation and BMPs interact and regu-late bone resorption at the cellular leveland how this interaction could lead tobone loss. A better understanding of howbone metabolism is regulated could lead

“The school served asa resource for practitionerswho really didn’t know how

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to new therapeutic interventions forosteoporosis and bone loss due to tumorsand periodontal disease, better orthodon-tic treatments, and greater control oforofacial surgical applications.

Another project, on bone loss inpatients who take tenofavir, a drug usedto treat HIV, is being led by Kim Mansky.Gopalakrishnan and Kim Mansky’shusband Louis Mansky, professor in the

school’s Institute of Molecular Virology,are co-investigators. As patients withHIV live longer, tenofavir-relatedbone loss has become a significantcomplication of the anti-viral therapy,Gopalakrishnan says. Kim Mansky’s labis one of only a few labs in the countrystudying this relationship between HIVinfection, tenofavir, and bone loss. Theresults will be critical for the skeletalhealth of people with HIV.

Research PathwaysResearch ideas are formulated and testedover time and inspiration comes fromboth personal observation and the workof others. “After seeing 50 patients andletting your subconscious roll aroundwith the data you read about in the jour-nals, you have these little epiphanies,” saysBasi. The next step is to do the researchthat tests the hypothesis. “I could bewrong,” he says, “I could be right.”

Seong also faces the issue of time––andtiming. “I hate waiting,” he says, referringto the process of applying to the FDA forapprovals. Even so, the work has benefittedfrom the outside evaluation. “With thisseries of mechanical testing and animalstudies, I’m much more comfortable andconfident about this product,” Seong says.“But we [still] have to wait and see if thisproduct is really helping humans.”

Funding also must be found for thesestudies. Seong presented his dentalimplant cement research proposal to

the University’s Center for TranslationalMedicine. “They are supporting it andI’m really happy for that,” he says. Basiapplied for but did not receive grantfunding. Fortunately, the dental schoolprovided internal support to advancehis project. To carry out his research,Gopalakrishnan has been awarded grantsfrom the National Institutes of Healthand other federal agencies.

School of Dentistry studies on theside effects of bisphosphonates andtenofavir, Gorr says, demonstrate howimportant it is for researchers to be alertfor opportunities. “Only by talking toother people and keeping your eyes andears open to what’s going on in otherfields can you realize there is a problemthat you may be able to help solve,”he says.“That’s where collaborationis important.”

Seong recognizes collaboration iskey. Two visiting professors and a visitingscholar from Korea, Ki-Young Nam,Jong-Ki Huh, and JongRyul Kim, areworking with him, as are Heather Conrad,

Jay Jeong, and Deepak Kademani,colleagues from the prosthodontics andoral and maxillofacial surgery divisionsat the School of Dentistry. In additionto Gopalakrishnan, oral surgeons PamelaHughes and Ma’Ann Sabino also takepart in Basi’s research project.

“Each of us has a role to play, whetherthrough sample collection or analysis orwhatever,” Basi says. As busy clinicianswho teach, these researchers also “step in”to advance science.

With the right teams studying inter-esting questions that promise improvedunderstanding and better treatments forpatients, these researchers are advancingthe hard science of bone biology. �

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Driven toTeachWomen join the ranks of academic dentistry.

s men and womenmingle in the halls,clinics and classroomsof the School ofDentistry, it’s difficultto imagine that at onetime there were no

female dental students. Dental school wasa man’s world, widely described as beingmore like boot camp than a supportivelearning atmosphere.

Now, women comprise 18.3 percentof active dentists in the U.S. and, accord-ing to the American Dental EducationAssociation (ADEA), just over 45 percentof the nation’s 20,052 dental students inthe 2009 academic year were women. Inthe current first-year class of 98 dentalstudents at the University of Minnesota,40 percent are women.

As more women have entered thedental profession, it follows that there aremore women not only in private practice,but also pursuing careers in academic

dentistry. Nationally, 31.33 percent offull time dental school faculty membersare women. The numbers at the Schoolof Dentistry are similar. Of the 114 full-time faculty, 34 (29.8 percent) are women.Sixteen of these were hired within the lastseven years. With those changes havecome subtle adjustments to the learningenvironment in dental schools as wellas a growing feeling that gender equityis no longer unusual; instead, it’sbusiness as usual.

Changing VisionJust how big a deal these statistics aredepends on your age. For young womenentering dental school in 2011, it seemsonly natural that they will have academiccareer opportunities. Yet, anyone whohas watched the award-winning televisionseries Mad Men recognizes that beforethe 1970s, career choices that existedfor women were pretty much limited toteaching, nursing, and clerical positions.

“Title IX changed everything,” saysChris Blue, assistant professor and direc-tor of the Division of Dental Hygiene.“It changed the vision women had forthemselves.” She refers to Title IX of theEducation Amendments of 1972, thefederal law prohibiting sex discriminationin educational institutions. “In the late’70s when I graduated there were nowomen in dental school classes. Noone said to me, ‘Have you thought aboutdental school?’”

Blue went on to receive her masterof science degree in dental hygiene fromOld Dominion University in Norfolk,Virginia, and joined the School ofDentistry as a clinical associate professorin 1994. In 2005, she became director ofthe Division of Dental Hygiene. She hasa long-time interest in the use of technol-ogy to enhance learning. The CD-ROMinstructional program she developedfor teaching head and neck anatomy todental hygienists, dental assistants and

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dentists is used by students at the Schoolof Dentistry as well as at other learninginstitutions.

Opportunities for women in dentistryhave broadened generally. One of Blue’srecent achievements was to help createthe school’s Master of Dental HygieneProgram, which has two tracks, onefor hygienists who wish to pursue theresearch and education side of the profes-sion and the other that prepares dentalhygienists for high-demand businesscareers in the oral products industry.“Across the board,” she says, “it’s adifferent world now.”

But it didn’t happen over night.Long before most women entering dentalschool today were even born, otherwomen were paving the way, workingto gain acceptance where their presencewasn’t always appreciated. To do so, theyamassed stellar dental and leadershipcredentials. Take for example one of theSchool of Dentistry’s “firsts.” Judith

Buchanan, who is the school’s firstwoman in the position of associate deanfor academic affairs, graduated from theUniversity of Florida College of Dentistryin 1980 when women comprised onlyabout four percent of dental students.

But, even before that, she earned adoctorate in biochemistry from theUniversity of Texas. She served for 22years in the National Guard and ArmyReserve and attained the rank of lieu-tenant colonel in the National Guard.In 2003 she was deployed to run dentalclinics in Bosnia and Germany. She

served as academic dean at the Universityof Pennsylvania School of DentalMedicine from 1997 until 2005; thenshe ‘deployed’ to the University ofMinnesota. In 2011, she was inductedinto the University’s Academic HealthCenter Academy of Excellence in theScholarship of Teaching and Learning.

A more recent addition to the Schoolof Dentistry faculty is Sheila Riggs, whojoined the School of Dentistry facultyin 2009. She is chair of the Departmentof Primary Dental Care, the first femaledepartment chair at the school. Sheearned her doctor of dental surgerydegree from the University of Iowa andher doctorate in epidemiology fromHarvard. She proceeded to lead the analyticdivision of Wellmark Blue Cross and BlueShield of Iowa and South Dakota, whilealso serving as the executive director ofthe Wellmark Foundation. She joinedDelta Dental of Minnesota as CEO in2005 and, four years later, came to the �

“Title IX changed everything.It changed the vision women

had for themselves.”— CHRIS BLUE , ASS ISTANT PROFESSOR AND

DIRECTOR OF THE D IV IS ION OF DENTAL HYG IENE

University in 2009. She now spends75 percent of her time at the School ofDentistry and 25 percent at the AcademicHealth Center where she capitalizes onher business and health care experienceto lead health policy initiatives. She alsoholds non-stipend faculty appointmentsat her alma maters.

Choosing the Academic LifeGiven the career options now available,one wonders what draws women to theacademic side of dentistry. “It’s certainlynot an easier option than private prac-tice,” says Riggs. “In fact many faculty

teach, have a private practice, plus serveon committees and do research. However,their days may have more variety.Students certainly bring variety toyour life.”According to Jeanne Sinkford, director

of the ADEA Center For Equity andDiversity, “The increased number ofwomen faculty across the country reflectsthe increased numbers of women enter-

ing the profession, period.” She was thecountry’s first female dental school dean,serving in that position at HowardUniversity from 1975 until 1991. “I thinkwomen choose academic dentistry for thesame reasons as men. It offers a varietyof clinical and research options, flexibletime, and opportunity for creativity andinteraction with students. The satisfactionlevels of both men and women dentalfaculty are very favorable.” And, whilethe salaries may not be as high as thosein private practice, she says, “Individualsdo not teach just for the money; thereare other motivating factors.”

One of the school’s newest facultymembers is Heather Conrad, assistantprofessor in the Division ofProsthodontics, who received herdental degree from the University ofSaskatchewan College of Dentistry. “Istarted my career in private practice,” shesays. “But since I was in a solo practice,I decided to teach a half-day a week at theUniversity of Saskatchewan to maintain

and develop professional relationshipswith colleagues. I later became a coursedirector in fixed prosthodontics andenjoyed preparing lecture and laboratorymaterials and interacting with students.“Soon that half-day became my

favorite day of the week and I decidedteaching was my calling. I applied

and was accepted to the University ofMinnesota graduate program in prostho-dontics, sold my practice, house, andtruck…and moved south.”At the University of Minnesota, she

earned a certificate in prosthodontics anda master of science in dentistry. And, inthe midst of it all, she became the motherof twins, who are now two years old.“I have a very supportive husband,” shesays. “I’ve been a dentist since 1997, soI had 12 years where I was able to put mycareer first. Starting a family later in lifewas a welcome adjustment in prioritiesthat put family back on top of the list,with my career a close second. I don’tbelieve that women can have everything,because that would mean I have every-thing without sacrifices.” Still, she contin-ues to teach full-time, and says, “I haveto choose what is most important toaccomplish in each day and makeefficient use of my time.”Apparently, she does it very well.

Conrad was voted professor of the year in2009 and 2010, and was appointed associ-ate director of the Advanced EducationProgram in Prosthodontics in 2010.


“But since I was in a solopractice, I decided to teach

a half-day a week at theUniversity of Saskatchewan

to maintain and developprofessional relationships

with colleagues … Soon thathalf-day became my favorite

day of the week and I decidedteaching was my calling.”

— HEATHER CONRAD , ASS ISTANT PROFESSOR

IN PROSTHODONT ICS , AND ASSOC IATE D IRECTOR

OF THE ADVANCED EDUCAT ION PROGRAM

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difficult to generalize. “Women teachersfollow their male role models and there-fore teach in similar fashions.” Buchanansays that in the beginning, when therewere no female role models in academicdentistry, women took their cues fromtheir male counterparts. “They felt theyhad to be tough and suppress their femi-nine side,” she says. “But now womenare appreciated for their nurturing role.They’re good at collaboration and conflictresolution. Wherever you have male andfemale roles, they complement each other.Different views are a positive.”

Says Conrad, “I have many great menand women colleagues and mentors herewho have their own unique skill set andexperience to offer the students. I don’tknow if women in particular are changingthe way dental students are learning, asevery instructor has their own uniquestyle. I think what I try to offer studentsis a compassionate and understandingapproach where the students feelcomfortable to learn.

“As an instructor, I try to viewthe courses I teach from the students’perspective and how I would want to

be taught. I am a visual learner, as aremost dental students, so I like to ‘see’what it is I have been asked to do, ratherthan follow written directions.”

As course director for pre-clinicalcomplete dentures, Conrad developed aseries of videos demonstrating proceduresthe students are required to completefor the laboratory portion of the course.She also developed an online learningmodule for the Advanced SimulationClinic that provides students with anoverview of dental simulation technology,why it is used and how it works. Shecreated the module as a research projectthat is published on MedEdPORTALand is now used to orient all incomingdental students to the school’spre-clinical lab.

For her part, Riggs has an eye towardthe larger community. She has wadedinto the discussion surrounding one ofthe most challenging issues in societytoday, the issue of how to improve healthcare delivery and payment mechanisms,both in medicine and dentistry. At theAcademic Health Center, she is linkingthe CEOs of the five local health care �


Subtle Changes“Women are an asset to the professionin many ways,” Sinkford says. “They livelonger and their productive years arelonger. Qualified women have helpedsustain the overall quality of studentapplicants and those that are acceptedfor dental school. In addition, womendentists enjoy working in teams, whichwill be very helpful as we improve thehealth care delivery system in the U.S.”

Greater numbers of women in theranks of dentistry have undoubtedlybrought a subtle evolution in dentaleducation methods, too. “I’ve been look-ing at learning styles for 15 years, with allsorts of people,” says Buchanan. “Womenlearn better by conversation and collabo-ration; men by active experimentation.They’re more independent.” She has hada long-standing interest in the field ofvirtual reality and incorporating simula-tion technology into educational curricula,which she advocates as an importanttool for learners of all types.

Under her leadership, the Universityof Pennsylvania School of Dentistrybecame the first to incorporate virtualreality-based simulation clinics into itscurriculum. She led a similar transforma-tion at the University of Minnesota.

Are the teaching styles of men andwomen vastly different? Sinkford says it’s

“Women are an asset to theprofession in many ways. Theylive longer and their productiveyears are longer. Qualified

women applicants have helpedsustain the overall quality ofstudent applicants and thosethat are accepted for dentalschool. In addition, women

dentists enjoy working in teams,which will be very helpful

as we improve the health caredelivery system in the U.S.”

— JEANNE S INKFORD , D IRECTOR OF THE ADEA

CENTER FOR EQU ITY AND DIVERS ITY

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systems and health insurance companieswith members of the community andthe University in order to examine thedilemma of how to pay for health care.This problem poses a barrier to imple-menting new care models and theresearch innovations developed at theUniversity. Among her many other

activities, she serves on the Board ofDirectors of the Greater Twin CitiesUnited Way and chairs the HealthImpact Committee, which distributes$14 million annually. She also is thepast president of the Women’s HealthLeadership Trust and serves on the boardof directors of the YWCA, the HumphreyInstitute and the Minnesota Women’sEconomic Roundtable. In 2010, she wasnamed Non-Profit Director of the Yearat Women in the Boardroom, an execu-

tive leadership event designed to assistwomen in preparing for board service.

She uses her many communityconnections to facilitate greater accessto dental care for those in need. Forexample, she brought groups of patientcare advocates together to help directchildren who need dental care to the

School of Dentistry clinics. She alsospeaks frequently to audiences of youngwomen on the opportunities in thefields of science and math. “It’s exciting,”she says. “I love being in the middleof all this.”

Growing AcceptanceThe greatest change for women in thefield may be that their patients andcolleagues no longer view them aswoman dentists or female academics.

“I am the first woman dental dean,”says Sinkford. “At the time, I knew thatI was breaking barriers and would be arole model for other women faculty.” Yet,she says, “I intended to be a role modelas a dean not as a woman dean.

“As the dean, my gender was notimportant. What was important wasthat I was prepared to lead. I had boththe academic and practical experience forthe deanship. I had served as an associatedean for many years prior to my appoint-ment. I had received leadership trainingthat was extremely helpful.”

Young women dental, dental hygieneand dental therapy students in the Schoolof Dentistry are making sure they havethe broader professional view and leader-ship training necessary to follow in the

footsteps of their trailblazing predeces-sors. They obtain these qualities, in part,through participation in activities suchas the dental school’s annual StudentLeadership Conference, co-sponsoredwith the School of Veterinary Medicineand funded in-part by School ofDentistry alum Dan Middaugh (’61).They also participate in organizationssuch as the Student District DentalSociety of the Minnesota DentalAssociation, the American Student DentalAssociation, and the Women’s DentalAssociation. The latter campus grouphosts “Lunch and Learn” sessions withguest speakers who discuss their experi-ences, research and expertise on issuesthat affect women. The association’sWeb site states, “As a healthcare profes-sional, the more socially and culturallycompetent you are, the better you canrelate to your patients and society asa whole.” Considering that not so longago there were no women in the hallsof dentistry, there’s no small irony inthe group’s statement, “We HIGHLYencourage MEN to join.”

Says Riggs: “I gotta tell you, it seemslike a gender neutral culture exists hereand that’s great.” �

Sheila Riggs

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“I love being in the middleof all this.”

— SHE I LA R IGGS , ASSOC IATE PROFESSOR

AND CHA IR OF THE DEPARTMENT

OF PR IMARY DENTAL CARE


Background:

I was born in Ivanhoe, Minnesota,and graduated from OrtonvilleHigh School. I earned an associateof applied science degree in dentalassisting (in 1997) from MinnesotaWest Community and TechnicalCollege in Canby. I moved toMontevideo, Minnesota, a ruralcommunity of about 5,350 peoplein Chippewa County, about 140miles west of Minneapolis and haveworked as a dental assistant for14 years. During this time, I alsoearned a bachelor’s degree in biologyfrom Southwestern MinnesotaState University in Marshall.I graduated in 2009.

Traveling a new path:

A friend at the School of Dentistrytold me about the new Programin Dental Therapy and my employerthought it would be a great opportu-nity for me and encouraged me toapply. I’m a single mother, and thenew profession appealed to me as away to grow in my career and stillfind meaningful employment inmy home community. My childrenand I moved to Waconia, Minnesota,to be closer to family in the areaand I commute daily to campus.

Plans after graduation:

I will graduate in December 2011and return to Main Street DentalCare in Montevideo. I’ll have amaster’s degree in dental therapyand will treat patients who wouldotherwise have limited access todental care, such as the uninsured,those with restricted finances, travelconcerns or other barriers.

Brandi TweeterSecond-year Dental Therapy Student

S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

The charts below represent the unaudited revenue sources and expenses of the School of Dentistry for fiscal year 2010.

Revenues Notes

Financial results for the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry for thefiscal year ended June 30, 2010 reflected overall economic conditions in severalkey areas. Most notable were continuing expense reductions through employeeattrition, position consolidations and compensation adjustments. As a result ofexpense controls, overall revenues exceeded expenses by $200,000 for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2010.

Total revenues for the School of Dentistry increased $4.7 million for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2010, from $59.6 million to $64.3 million. Increases resultedfrom higher levels of research funding, federal ARRA funds and higher tuitionand fees. These increases offset sharply reduced state funding. This combinationis consistent with trends at many dental schools nationwide.

Clinical and affiliation revenues increased by $2.1 million, from $17.0 millionto $19.1 million. Clinical activities reflect continued pressures on public programreimbursement levels as well as the effect of the economic decline in the latterpart of the year. Operational processes were reviewed and changes implementedto increase patient volume in response to reduced state funding support.

Tuition and fee revenue increased $1.5 million from $16.1 million in FY2008to $17.6 million in FY2010. The University of Minnesota School of Dentistryhas historically targeted the mid range of publicly supported Midwestern dentalschools when determining tuition rates.

State operating and maintenance funding received by the School of Dentistry(O & M), continued the trend of the past few years as state support decreased as apercentage of total revenue and in absolute dollars ($15.1 million to $12.9 million).Of special note is that tuition and fees continued to widen their gap over statefunding support. This trend was in evidence across the entire University. Acontinued decline in this funding area is expected in the next budget biennium.

Research revenues increased due to greater success in applying for and receivinggrant funding, both NIH/NIDCR and industry funding. Additional federal stimu-lus funding had a positive impact on grant opportunities. Research revenueincreased from $6.1 million to $7.3 million.

Other income increased by $1.8 million, from $2.3 million to $4.1 million.This increase was the result of one time ARRA funding related to the federalstimulus program and one time funding from the Academic Health Center tosupport outreach and community clinical operations.

Dean’s strategic investment pool increased $.1 million, from $2.1 millionto $2.2 million. A significant portion of this funding is from federal educationalfunding sources and is subject to federal budgetary constraints.

Gifts and investment returns, which does not reflect funds given to, orretained, in the University Foundation, were flat at $1.0 million for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2010.

Expenses Notes

Total expenses for the School of Dentistry decreased $.7 million for the fiscalyear ended June 30, 2010, from $65.3 million to $64.6 million.

Instructional expenses increased $1.0 million, from $21.4 million to $22.4million, primarily related to contractual fringe benefit increases and contractualcompensation increases.

Clinical expenses decreased $.4 million, from $18.2 million to $17.8 million.Research activity expenses decreased $.6 million due to staff reductions.University overhead & support decreased $.8 million from $10.4 million to

$9.6 million. This category includes the School of Dentistry’s pro-rata portion ofsuch University wide expenses as facilities management, libraries, central adminis-tration, technology and research administration and compliance.

Administration and development expenses increased $.2 million, from$5.3 million to $5.5 million, primarily related to efforts to implement the newclinical information system.

Scholarships and student services decreased slightly from $1.2 million to$1.0 million.

Jeff OgdenChief Administrative Officer

2010 Community Report

Revenues (in thousands)

Clinics $ 19,162

Tuition and Fees $ 17,642

State Operations & Maintenance (O & M) $ 12,972

Research and ICR $ 7,257

Other Income $ 4,135

Dean’s Strategic Investment Pool $ 2,219

Gifts and Investment $ 988

Total $ 64,375

Expenses (in thousands)

Instruction $ 22,432

Clinical Activity $ 17,769

University Overhead & Support $ 9,619

Research Activity $ 8,220

Administration and Development $ 5,487

Student Services and Scholarships $ 1,022

Total $ 64,549

Instruction

Clinical Activity

University Overhead& Support

Research Activity

Administrationand Development

Student Servicesand Scholarships

Clinics

Tuition and Fees

State O & M

Research and ICR

Other Income

Dean’s StrategicInvestment Pool

Gifts and Investment

Revenues

Expenses

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Paid Faculty Appointments*

Full Associate AssistantProfessor Professor Professor Total

Tenure/Tenure Track 23 28 11 62Research Track 0 8 4 12Clinical Track 2 20 21 43Adjunct 29 32 71 132

Total 54 88 107 249

*As of 4/5/10.

Students | Fall Semester Enrollment 2010

Dental Hygiene, B.S. 48Dental Hygiene, Master Degree 13Dental Therapy 19D.D.S. 412Advanced Education & Graduate Programs 87

Total 579

2010 Graduates

Dental Hygiene-Baccalaureate Program 25Certificates 32Master of Dental Hygiene 6Doctor of Dental Surgery 101Professional & Graduate Degrees Awarded 32

Total 196

Total Number of Applicants 955Class Size 98

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Average GPAsOverall GPA 3.62BCP (Bio, Chem, Physics) GPA 3.57Science GPA 3.57

Average DATsAcademic Average 19.53Perceptual Ability 20.23Total Science 19.73Reading 20.97

*These figures represent AADSAS calculations.

Average GPAsOverall GPA 3.30Prerequisite GPA 3.34

*6 Master’s Degree Program, 4 Bachelor’s Degree Program.

Average GPAsOverall GPA 3.53Science GPA 3.29Prerequisite GPA 3.52


SchoolNews

For each of her three-plus years in dental school, Student CouncilPresident Nicole Reardon believed there should be a specialplace where dentistry students could eat lunch, study, relax, shareideas, work on group projects and presentations, and discussdentistry and topics unrelated to the profession.On March 31, Reardon welcomed a crowd of some 200 guests

at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of a newstudent learning commons area on the first floor of Moos Tower.“It is a place for students to call our own,” says Reardon. Dubbedthe Retromolar Pad by students who participated in a broadlypromoted naming contest, the space has transformed the learn-ing and social environment for students. “Not only was a newspace considered and built for us, but we as students were alsolucky to play a part in the planning,” Reardon says. “Students hadthe opportunity to help in deciding what the space would looklike and what the layout would be, as well as choosing colors forthe paint and carpet, furniture and more.”Located in previously underutilized space on the first floor of

Moos Tower, the 2,300 sq. ft. student lounge has been remodeledto provide students a place for private and group study, socializ-ing, small group meetings, storage and lunch. The area has akey-card entrance, cell phone reception and Wi-Fi capabilities,is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and is monitoredby round-the-clock security cameras. “Even on weekends,”Reardon says, “students are able to use the Retromolar Padas a place to study with no distractions.”

According to Dean Patrick Lloyd, the new student commonsarea is the largest space acquisition for the dental school since itmoved into Moos Tower in 1974. “The space is an opportunity tobuild community across School of Dentistry programs,” he says.“It’s a place that creates relationships, builds partnerships andallows people to learn how to work together.”Lloyd thanked Frank Cerra, former senior vice president for

health sciences, who helped provide funds for the project renova-tion and all of the students, staff and faculty who participatedin the planning and construction of the facility.

(L to R): Goldy Gopher, fourth-year dental student Nicole Reardon, andDean Patrick Lloyd at a ribbon cutting ceremony to launch the openingof the Retromolar Pad, a new study and socializing space for Schoolof Dentistry students.

Going Retro

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First-year dental students Nathan Burbachand Xu Han were selected to receive the2011 National Institute for Dental andCraniofacial Research (NIDCR) SummerDental Student Award. The award wascreated to provide outstanding summerresearch training for talented dental

students. The students will spend aminimum of eight weeks this summerin Washington, D.C., working alongsideestablished scientists in each student’sarea of research interest. Both studentsparticipated in the dental school’s StudentSummer Research Program. Han conduct-ed his investigations with Associate Deanof Research Sven-Ulrik Gorr (School ofDentistry) and Burbach was mentoredby Anna Petryk, Medical School.

Raj Gopalakrishnan (Diagnostic/BiologicalSciences-Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)is the new director of the School ofDentistry’s Graduate Program inOral Biology.

Darryl Hamamoto (Diagnostic/BiologicalSciences-Oral Medicine) has been acceptedinto the year-long American DentalEducation Association Leadership Institute.

The program is designed to develop thenation’s most promising individuals atacademic dental institutions to becomefuture leaders in dental and highereducation. His participation is supportedby the Dentistry Fund for Achievement.

Rich Madden (Diagnostic/BiologicalSciences-Oral and MaxillofacialPathology) is the director of thenew Oral Disease Clinic.

Karin Quick (Primary Dental Care-Comprehensive Care Clinic) wasappointed director of ethics educationfor the University of Minnesota Schoolof Dentistry.

Cyndee Stull (Masters Program inDental Hygiene) was awarded the 2011ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarship forStudents Pursuing Academic Careers.

Nathan Burbach Xu Han

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Updates

Todd Thierer Named New Associate Dean. Todd Thierer, has areputation for selfless service in improving the future of dentaleducation. After 21 years as a faculty member at the Universityof Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health, he has joinedthe School of Dentistry faculty as associate dean for clinic

administration andpatient care. He beganhis transition to thenew position in Apriland will join the facultyfulltime on July 5, 2011.Thierer’s new

responsibilities includethe integrated manage-ment of the school’sclinical systems opera-tion as it relates to allpre-doctoral dental,advanced education,dental hygiene, dentaltherapy, and facultyclinics located withinand affiliated withthe University ofMinnesota Schoolof Dentistry, including

the effective use of personnel, facilities and equipment. Hewill contribute as a member of the Steering Committee andappropriate subcommittees in preparation for the ADAAccreditation site visit in 2013, provide guidance for andsupport a team approach to managing staff involved in theschool’s clinical systems operations, and promote a cultureof continuous quality improvement among students,staff and faculty.Thierer earned his doctor of dental surgery degree at

the State University of New York University at Buffalo anda master of public health from the University of RochesterSchool of Medical Dentistry. He completed a two-year GeneralPractice Residency and joined the faculty at the University ofRochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health where he served,most recently, as associate professor and chief quality officer.He was also the medical director of the Eastman DentalCenter, and director of the General Practice Residency TrainingProgram, the Ambulatory Dental Services, and the FacultyPractice at Strong Memorial Hospital.His professional service interests include administrative

board positions for the ADEA/AADA Section on PostdoctoralGeneral Dentistry and the Council of Hospitals and AdvancedEducation. He is the current vice president of that council andsits on the ADEA Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a sitevisitor for the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)for the postdoctoral general dentistry programs, and was amember for four years of CODA’s Postdoctoral GeneralDentistry Review Committee.

High School Students Learn About Dentistry at SaturdayAcademy. Twenty-eight students representing 10 high schoolsparticipated in the Saturday Academy, a 22-week introductionto dentistry for middle and high school students offered bythe School of Dentistry, which kicked off on January 22. More

than 100 studentsin the MinneapolisSchool Districtapplied to attendthis new program,which providesopportunitiesfor disadvantagedteens to developtheir interest ina dental career.Attendees partici-

pated in a White Coat Ceremony, toured the dental school,and spent time in the Math Department learning about gametheory. At subsequent Saturday sessions, students spent morn-ings studying math and science or with guest speakers, andtheir afternoons focusing on issues related to dental careers.

Saturday Academy is an initiative of the school’s newBuilding Bridges to a Career in Dentistry Program. Createdto enhance dental access for underserved communities byincreasing diversity in the dental workforce, Building Bridges ismade possible by a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services. The program was developedin partnership with the Minneapolis Public Schools, theMinneapolis Urban Area Health Education Center (AHEC),and the University’s College of Liberal Arts and College ofBiological Sciences.

New Outreach Rotation. Students and faculty attended thegrand opening of the Native American Community ClinicDental Clinic on November 1. The five-chair clinic is the site

of the School ofDentistry’s eighthand newestclinical rotationfor dental anddental hygienestudents; dentaltherapy studentswill join therotation in May2011. A School ofDentistry faculty

dentist is on-site daily to supervise four senior dental studentsand two dental hygiene students. The Native AmericanCommunity Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center(FQHC) that has served Native Americans and others inthe Phillips neighborhood and Twin Cities metropolitanarea since 2003.

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AlumniNews

A Letter from the PresidentDear Colleagues,

As I travel throughout the United States in my position of business and clinical consul-tant for a dental practice management company, I continually meet people who have aSchool of Dentistry connection. I was in Oregon recently, and met a wonderful youngman whose grandfather, father, mother, two aunts and an uncle all attended the Universityof Minnesota School of Dentistry. He hopes to carry on the family tradition and is anx-iously awaiting his acceptance into what he calls the “best dental school in the country.”He’s talking about our alma mater! It is always exciting for me to find others so far awaywho are enthusiastic about our School of Dentistry. And I continue to see why.

The School of Dentistry Alumni Society (SODAS) co-sponsored a leadership seminarfor students with the College of Veterinary Medicine. School of Dentistry alumni werepresent to share their experiences in leadership roles and to answer questions about lifeafter dental and dental hygiene school. I enjoyed the opportunity to engage in conversa-tion with the future leaders of our profession. We have so many amazing students in ourprograms. I saw the organizational skills of our student leaders at the Give Kids a Smileevent at the school. This is a student organized event and it appeared to run flawlessly.It is so refreshing to see volunteerism very much alive in our school.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the Star of the North Meeting in April. It isa great time to stock up on the School of Dentistry logo items of sweatshirts, polo shirtsand caps and to check out the new items for sale. One of the events of the weekend takesplace on Friday night––the Dean’s Reception. This event is a celebration of alumni andfaculty. We unite to meet with old friends and make some new ones. Congratulationsto our distinguished dental and dental hygiene alumni, Dr. Jerry Bouquot and Ms. JoyOsborn, who will be recognized at the reception for their contributions to dentistry.This annual event is one of my favorite evenings of the year.

The 17th Annual Alumni Society Golf Classic will be held at Majestic Oaks onFriday, July 15, 2011. We promise another outstanding day of golf with alumni, studentsand supporters of the alumni society. Please consider golfing with us or sponsorship ofa hole or student golfer. It is one of the best ways to celebrate summer in Minnesota!

As alumni, you are an integral part of the school. Current and future students welcomeyour support which enables them to have the great educational experience that you had.The SODAS offers the opportunity to donate to the Cap & Gown Graduation Fundwhich pays for the students’ caps and gowns at graduation. This is one way to welcomegraduating seniors into the alumni society. Additional information can be found atwww.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni/. If you are a current member of SODAS, I thank youfor your support. If you are renewing your membership, please consider upgrading toa Life Membership. We need your support!

It has been a privilege to serve as your president this year. It has been an experiencethat I will always treasure. I would encourage each and every one of you to considerwhat you can offer your alma mater. How can you become involved in your alumnisociety? We welcome your participation.

Sincerely,

, ..., ... ’, ’, ’President, School of Dentistry Alumni Societywww.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni


Upcoming Class Reunions & EventsR E U N I O N / E V E N T D AT E , T I M E , LO C AT I O N & C O N TA C T I N F O R M AT I O N

Class of 1961 50 Year Reunion, Friday, April 29, The Lexington Restaurant, Dr. Leonard Arndt andDr. Lowell F. Sorenson, Co-Chairs

Class of 1964 Saturday, April 30, 12:00 p.m., Saint Paul Hotel, Dr. James E. Indrehus, Chair

Class of 1966 45 Year Reunion, Friday, April 29, 12:00–2:00 p.m., Saint Paul Hotel, Dr. Jerome Erickson, Chair

Class of 1971 40 Year Reunion, Friday, April 29, 5:30–8:30pm, McGovern’s Pub (upstairs), Dr. Tom Beckman,Dr. Steve Nielsen, Dr. Hugh Norsted and Dr. Mike Prazich, Co-Chairs

DH Class of 1977 40 Year Reunion, Friday, April 29, 12:00 p.m., 317 on Rice Park, Ms. Judy Dunn, Chair

Class of 1977 Friday, April 29, 12:00 p.m. (between sessions), Convention Floor Cafeteria, Dr. Herbert W. Schulte, Chair

Class of 1981 30 Year Reunion, Friday, April 29, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (buffet lunch), Saint Paul Hotel,Dr. Karen Heck and Dr. Laura Eng, Co-Chairs

Class of 2001 10 Year Reunion, Saturday, April 30, 5:00 p.m., Pazzaluna, Dr. Bruce Trimble, Chair

Class of 2006 5 Year Reunion, Saturday, April 30, 7:00 p.m., Great Waters Brewing, Dr. Aliya Elmajri, Chair

Delta Sigma Delta Saturday, April 30, 12:00–2:00 p.m. (between sessions), Saint Paul Hotel, Dr. Herbert W. Schulte, Chair

Minnesota Academy Friday, April 29, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Saint Paul Hotel, Dr. Teresa Fong, Chairof Pediatric Dentistry

Dental HygieneAlumni Friday, April 29, 12:00 p.m., 317 on Rice Park, Ms. Emily Best, contact

Orthodontic Alumni Saturday, May 14, 6:45–8:45 p.m., Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Dr. Steve Litton, contactReception

Pediatric Alumni Saturday, May 28, 5:00–7:00 p.m., Odets Room, New York Marriott Marquis,Reception Dr. Soraya Beiraghi, contact

Be a part of the tradition! The School of Dentistry Alumni Society(SODAS) is continuing its annual fund drive for the 2011 Cap& Gown Graduation Fund. This fund supports graduatingdental and dental hygiene students by covering the cost oftheir graduation caps and gowns, offering student awards,and sponsoring the senior class yearbook and the SeniorRecognition Banquet.

You can be a part of this special project by sponsoring oneor more dental or dental hygiene students at $45 per student.This contribution is tax-deductible and will help to eliminateone financial worry for students as they wrap up their educationand focus on final exams, board examination preparationand job searches. It also demonstrates our support for graduatesas fellow alumni and welcomes them into the profession.

To make your donations, visit us online, www.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni, or call (612) 625-4635.

Your generosity will always be a part of the memories ofthe Class of 2011’s years at the University of Minnesota Schoolof Dentistry. Thank you.

Graduation 2011:School of Dentistry Alumni SocietyCap & Gown Graduation Fund

Celebrating a Reunion?If you are interested in planning a class reunion, we can help! We can provide mailing lists, address labels,

and nametags as well as list information about your class reunion on our website and in Dentistry magazine.Contact Annie Pearson at (612) 625-6164 or [email protected] for more information.

Chun-Pin Lin, dean of the National Taiwan University School ofDentistry, stopped at the School of Dentistry in February to seeold friends and tour the Minnesota Dental Research Center forBiomaterials and Biomechanics. As a graduate student at theUniversity of Minnesota, Lin conducted biomaterials research inthe dental school under mentorship of Professor Emeritus BillDouglas and authored a groundbreaking paper on the structureand mechanical properties of the dentoenamel junction. Lin earneda doctorate in oral biology in 1993 and a master of science degreein biophysical sciences in 1994.

(L to R): Maria Pintado, Bill Douglas, Chun-Pin Lin, and Alex Fok.


Award-Winning Alumni

Jerry E. Bouquot2010 Distinguished Dental Alumnus

Jerry Bouquot is an award-winning educator, internationally recognized scientist, andoutstanding citizen of the profession and the wider community. For almost two decades,he was a professor and chair of the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, WestVirginia University (WVU), where he received its highest awards for teaching and forservice to humanity, as well as the WVU alumni association’s Lifetime AchievementAward. He currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of DiagnosticSciences at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston, Texas.

He’s also directed the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, been a Senior VisitingScientist of the Mayo Clinic, a special advisor to the National Institutes of Health, andthe West Virginia Oral Cancer Control Coordinator. With more than 260 publishedpapers, abstracts and book chapters, his work has been translated into several languages,is often cited in the literature, and has been used by state and national governments todetermine oral health policy. He co-authored the popular text book Oral Pathology, hasbeen a reviewer for numerous medical and dental journals, and on numerous editorialboards, both in the U.S. and internationally.

His popular oral pathology website (oralpath.com) receives approximately 7 millionhits annually. Recently, the Texas Medical Center awarded him the Fleming andDavenport Award for original research. Bouquot has also served as president of severalprofessional associations. He received his D.D.S. and M.S.D. degrees from the Universityof Minnesota, with postdoctoral fellowships at the Mayo Clinic and the Royal DentalCollege in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Joy B. Osborn

Jerry E. Bouquot

Joy B. Osborn2010 Distinguished Dental Hygiene Alumna

Joy B. Osborn has been affiliated with the University of Minnesota School of Dentistryfor 35 years, as a student, teacher, course director, researcher and clinical facultymember. Currently an associate professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene, she hashelped to launch the careers of hundreds of dental hygienists, and is always willing togo the extra mile to make every student’s education experience a success.

Osborne is a three-time alumna of the University of Minnesota, graduating with anRDH, a bachelor of science degree (with distinction) in dental hygiene education, and amaster’s degree in curriculum and instructional systems. Her primary teaching responsi-bilities include preclinical dental hygiene, periodontology, clinical periodontology forundergraduate dental students, and clinical dental hygiene. She is the recipient of anumber of Faculty of the Year Awards, as well as the University of Minnesota AcademicHealth Center Recognition of Excellence Award. Over the past 20 years, she has alsotaught continuing education courses on topics in clinical dental hygiene, ergonomics,local anesthesia, and periodontology instrumentation.

Osborne’s research interests focus on ergonomics for dental hygienists and periodon-tology. She is the author or co-author of numerous publications related to carpel tunnelsyndrome, musculoskeletal pain, median nerve impairment, and periodontal therapyand assessment. She has lectured both locally and nationally on these and related topics.She is a 20-year member of both the American Dental Hygienists Association and theMinnesota Dental Hygienists Association, and was a Trustee of the Minneapolis chapterand a delegate to the MDHA annual session. She practices in the Faculty PracticeClinic at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

1942Harvey J. Post (D.D.S.), Rushford, passedaway on February 23 at age 96. During WorldWar II, he served in the 8th Army of theUnited States Army Air Force Dental Corps,96th Bombardment Group at SnettertonHeath airfield in England, reaching the rankof major. Returning to Minnesota, he movedfirst to Rochester and then to Rushford,where he practiced dentistry until 1984.He was a Sunday school teacher for 18 years.He loved to sing––at weddings and funerals,and with numerous community choirs,including a barbershop quartet and chorus.He also enjoyed family gatherings, watchingand listening to birds, storytelling, Biblestudy, gardening, and oyster stew. He wasa member of the Rushford Veterans ofForeign Wars and American Legion Posts,and volunteered as a Civil Defense Spotter,as a projectionist at the Rushford theater,and with the Boy Scouts.

1946James R. Jensen (D.D.S.), Roseville,passed away on January 12. Widely honoredand respected, Jensen chaired both theDepartments of Operative Dentistry andEndodontics, and served as associate deanfor academic affairs at the School ofDentistry. After dental school, he spent twoyears as a captain in the U.S. Army DentalCorps serving most of the time in Luzon,Philippine Islands. He returned to theUniversity of Minnesota as a teachingassistant and became the dental school’sfirst graduate to receive a master’s degree indentistry with a concentration on the disci-pline of endodontics. He joined the facultyin 1948 and his career spanned the era inwhich dentistry moved from being a “cottageindustry” to the 1990s when it was reshapingitself into large group practices, usingcomputerized technology, and coping withcomplex financing systems. Along with ErwinShaffer and Mellor Holland, Jensen played acritical role in raising funds for and design-ing the new School of Dentistry in MoosTower. In his various administrative capaci-ties, he helped raise the school’s standards

of excellenceand guidedit throughseveral roundsof accredita-tion. Hewas viewedas a skilledtechnician,an uncom-promisingprofessional,and anacademicvisionary.His officewas filledwith memen-

tos garnered from dental schools andassociations around the world, places he’dvisited to help design, implement, evaluate,and strengthen dental education programs.He was gifted with great insight, unboundedgenerosity and good humor, and a beliefthat life was a joyful journey of learningand discovery. His enthusiasm for life anddentistry endeared him to students, faculty,staff, and patients alike.

Irving Posnick (D.D.S.), Boynton Beach,Fla., formerly of St. Louis Park, passed awayon December 24, 2010, at age 87. Aftergraduation, he served in the Navy as the soledentist at the Marine base on Attu Island,Alaska, and returned to private dental prac-tice in St. Louis Park in 1949. His son Stevenjoined the practice in 1976 and he retiredfrom dentistry in 1991 after 42 years ofpatient care. A pioneer in hospital dentistryfor children, he served as past presidentof the American Society of Dentistry forChildren and the Minneapolis DistrictDental Society, was a life member of theUniversity of Minnesota Alumni Associationand a member of the University ofMinnesota President’s Club, and wasinvolved in numerous other professional andcommunity organizations. In the 1960s hefounded and ran Aqualand Pool Companyin St. Louis Park, a family business thatoperated until all his sons moved on totheir professional careers. After retiring fromdentistry, he became a certified golf clubmaker and founded Custom Clubs by Irv, ahome business that combined his hobby ofgolf with his love of business. Multi-talented

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James R. Jensen


Effective Auxiliary Management programs,as well as the Advanced Education inGeneral Dentistry and the first GeneralPractice Residency programs. He held sev-eral patents for dental inventions, specifi-cally in the area of office-water contamina-tion. Noted for his classroom humor andability to help students understand complexissues, Martens impacted the lives of thou-sands of Minnesota dental graduates.

Les Martens

Remembering Our FacultyWe share this news of the passing of aformer faculty member. Obituaries offaculty who are alumni of the Universityof Minnesota School of Dentistry areincluded in Class Notes.

Leslie Martens (D.D.S.), St. Paul, passedaway on January 13 at age 72. Few, if any,School of Dentistry faculty members haveepitomized the professional’s commitmentto public health better than Les Martens.A graduate of Loyola University Schoolof Dentistry, he served in the U.S. ArmyDental Corps and earned a Masters inPublic Health from the University ofMinnesota.

He was hired by the School ofDentistry by the late Larry Meskin in 1969to help create what was then known as theDivision of Health Ecology. Both men helda deeply felt belief that the profession hadno choice but to become engaged in thebroader social, cultural and health systemsof which it was a part. When Meskinmoved to the University of Colorado inthe mid-1970s, Martens assumed manage-ment of the division and, a decade later,also served as chair of the Departmentof Preventive Sciences.

Directly, or indirectly, Martens createdthe School of Dentistry’s communityand public health curricula, the DentalAuxiliary Utilization and Teaching

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and resourceful, he was independent andstrong willed, had a wonderful sense ofhumor, and was a loyal, sincere, honest,soft-hearted family man and a friend to all.

1950Charles F. McGuiggan (D.D.S.), Spicer,passed away at his Arizona home on March 14after a 10-month battle with cancer.McGuiggan served in the South Pacific duringWorld War II, then graduated from dentalschool and joined his father in general prac-tice dentistry in Marshall. Recalled to mili-tary service under the Doctor Draft Law, heserved at the Great Lakes Naval Base duringthe Korean War, then earned a certificate inorthodontics in 1965 and practiced ortho-dontics until his retirement in 1984.

McGuiggan was active in numerous civicand community organizations. He servedfor one term as city councilman and for fourterms as mayor of Marshall. He was appoint-ed by the Governor to the State Board ofEducation and the State Board of VocationalEducation, which he chaired for threeyears, and was also a member on the HigherEducation Coordinating Board. He wasinstrumental in establishing SouthwestMinnesota State University (SMSU) inMarshall, and was the first president of theSMSU Foundation and Campus ReligiousCenter. He also served two terms on theUniversity of Minnesota Board of Regents(1977-1987), and chaired that board from1985-87. He was a member of the MinnesotaDental Association, the American DentalAssociation, and the Minnesota Society ofOrthodontics. He also served as a volunteerfundraiser for the University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry. Memorials preferred to:“McGuiggan Family Endowment Scholarship”at Southwest Minnesota State Universityor the University of Minnesota Schoolof Dentistry.

1956Keith W. Nelson (D.D.S.), Kirkland, Wash.(formerly of Polson, Mont.), passed away onSeptember 17, 2010, from lymphoma. Beforecollege, he worked for two years as a lumber-jack at his father’s railroad tie mill nearEureka, Mont., and spent summers duringcollege at Old Faithful Inn in YellowstoneNational Park. He graduated from dentalschool with honors and moved to MisawaAir Force Base in Japan, where he was acaptain during the Korean War, and thenreturned to Polson in 1959 to practicedentistry. He was passionate about dentalpractice. He was a member of the AmericanDental Association, the Montana StateDental Society, past president to the Missoula

District Dental Society and a member ofPsi Omega Dental Fraternity. He retiredfrom dental practice in 1987.

1959Edward T. Nelson (D.D.S.), Ottertail (formerlyof Thief River Falls), died October 11 at age81. Following military service in the KoreanWar, Nelson graduated from dental schooland moved to Thief River Falls, where hepracticed dentistry until his retirement in1992. He served as past president of theMinnesota Board of Dentistry and was aFellow of the American College of Dentists.He was a Paul Harris Fellow of RotaryInternational and served both his communityand his profession in numerous othercapacities.

1972Ronald L. King (D.D.S.), St. Louis Park, diedOctober 21, 2010, from cancer at age 62. Hewas a man of many interests and talents whodecided at age 11 that he wanted to becomea dentist. He served as a dentist in the U.S.Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base inNew Mexico (1972-74), and returned toMinneapolis where he taught oral anatomyand clinical operative dentistry part-time atthe School of Dentistry (1974-84). He servedtwo four-year terms on the Minnesota Boardof Dentistry. He was also a licensing examin-er for the Central Regional Dental TestingService (2002-2009). He was past presidentof the Holistic Dental Association, and wasa member of the International Academy ofOral Medicine and Toxicology, InternationalAcademy of Biological Dentistry andMedicine, the Twin City Dental StudyClub, and the American Dental Association.

1974Mark R. Omlie (D.D.S.) Edina, was electedpresident of the Minneapolis District DentalSociety and installed in April 2010 to servefor one year.

1980Laura M. Eng (D.D.S.), St. Paul, received the2011 Outstanding Service Award from theSt. Paul District Dental Society (SPDDS).She was recognized for her involvement inChildren’s Dental Health Day at the Zoo, herrole as chair of the SPDDS and MinnesotaDental Association Membership Committees,and her service on the ADA Council onMembership. Eng was also a member ofthe SPDDS Executive Council and served asdistrict president in 2005. During that time,she developed the SPDDS 5:05 clubs, wheremembers meet informally with other dentistswho work near them.

1997Randall Moseng (D.D.S.), Onalaska, Wisc.,was awarded the Community Outreach Awardby the Wisconsin Dental Association forhis role in spearheading efforts to initiatecommunity water fluoridation for theVillage of Holmen, Wisconsin, a communityof more than 7,000 residents.

1998Jamie (Jerome) Pavek (D.H.) Oakdaledied on October 4, 2010 from breast cancer.Originally from Hibbing, she served in theMinnesota Air National Guard (1991-2003),received her B.S. in Dental Hygiene in 1998and a masters’ degree in organizational man-agement from Concordia University in 2001.Her greatest joy in life was her family and shefought long and hard to stay here with them.

2000Tara (Meyer) Kaur (D.D.S.), St. Louis Park,is practicing general dentistry and has morethan 1000 hours of continuing education andexperience in complementary, alternativeand energy healing modalities. She foundedand directs Inner Guru (www.innerguru.us),is taking classes in nutrition and kinesiology,and plans to become certified in clinicalnutrition. She is a member of the InternationalAcademy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology,the Holistic Dental Association, the AmericanDental Association, Minnesota DentalAssociation, and the Minneapolis DistrictDental Association.

2003Keerthana Satheesh (M.S. - Periodontology)is the recipient of the American Academy ofPeriodontology’s 2010 Educators’ Award atUniversity of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC)School of Dentistry. He is currently a clinicalassociate professor in the Department ofPeriodontics at the UMKC.


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For moreinformation

For more information,to register for classesand/or to request disabilityaccommodations, contact:

Continuing DentalEducation6-406 Moos HS Tower

515 Delaware Street SE

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone:(612) 625-1418or (800) 685-1418

Fax:(612) 624-8159

Website:www.dentalce.umn.edu.

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Advanced Occlusion/TMD—Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level IIIMay 5–7, 2011

Spring Core CompetencyDay for the Dental TeamMay 13, 2011

Applied Ergonomics forthe Dental Hygienist:A Hands-On ProgramMay 20, 2011

Local Anesthesia:A Hands-On Training ProgramMay 23–25, 2011

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Dental Hygiene Refresher:A Hands-On ProgramJune 6–10, 2011

Practical Periodontics:A Hands-On ProgramJune 15–17, 2011

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Practical Prosthodonticsfor the Dental Team:Duluth, MinnesotaJuly 16–17, 2011

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46th Annual DentalAssistants’ SeminarAugust 12–13, 2011

11th Annual Oral andMaxillofacial SurgeryReviewAugust 20–21, 2011

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Clinical Grand Rounds for theDental Team: PeriodonticsSeptember 8, 2011

Fall Dental Hygiene SeminarSeptember 9, 2011

Mini-residency in NursingHome and Long-Term Carefor the Dental TeamSeptember 14–17, 2011

5th Annual Robert J. FeigalSymposium: ContemporaryPerspectives in PediatricPulp TherapySeptember 16, 2011

TMD and Orofacial PainMiniresidencySeptember 19–21, 2011

Drugs, Herbals &Nutraceuticals in Dentistry:New Reports for 2011September 23, 2011

Nitrous Oxide/OxygenInhalation Sedation:A Training ProgramSeptember 23–24, 2011

Esthetic Dentistry:Keys to SuccessSeptember 30, 2011

Occlusion & Function—Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level IIISeptember 30–October 2, 2011

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Clinical Grand Roundsfor the Dental Team:Sleep Apnea and TMDOctober 6, 2011

Discount AvailableSchool of Dentistry Alumni Society members are eligible fordiscounted continuing education. Members may receive a10 percent discount for “lecture only” courses offered throughthe University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. (This discountapplies to School of Dentistry Alumni Society membersonly and not their employees.)

University of Minnesota GoldOrthodontic Study ClubOctober 14, December 9, 2011;February 10, and April 13, 2012

17th Annual PracticeManagement Symposium:Strategies for Peak Performance& Increased ProfitOctober 14, 2011

Exposure Control, InfectionControl & Health Safetyin Dental PracticeOctober 15, 2011

Practical Tips inClinical DentistryOctober 21, 2011

Hi-Tech Endodonticsfor the 21st Century:A Lecture & WorkshopOctober 22, 2011

Office Oral Surgery:A Guided Experiencefor the General DentistOctober 24–25, 2011

Fall Recordkeeping Workshopfor the Dental TeamOctober 27, 2011

Practical Oral Surgery forthe General Practitioner:A Lecture ProgramOctober 28, 2011

Exodontia TechniquesWorkshopOctober 29, 2011

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Clinical Grand Rounds forthe Dental Team: Oral andMaxillofacial SurgeryNovember 3, 2011

Fall Core Competency Dayfor the Dental TeamNovember 4, 2011

Winter DentalAssistants’ SeminarNovember 5, 2011

Postgraduate Programin Esthetic Dentistry:Level I (Weekend One)November 11–13, 2011

Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level II—Course One: AdvancedDiagnosis, TreatmentPlanning and PhotographyNovember 11–13, 2011

Clinical Oral Pathology forEveryday Dental PracticeNovember 18, 2011

New Materials, Technologies& Laser Training—Postgraduate Program inEsthetic Dentistry: Level IIINovember 18–20, 2011

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Clinical Grand Roundsfor the Dental Team:Pediatric DentistryDecember 1, 2011


CDE Courses

May 12-14South Dakota DentalAssociation Annual MeetingSheraton & Sioux FallsConvention CenterSioux Falls, S.D.

University of MinnesotaSchool of Dentistry breakfastfor alumni & friends:May 147:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.Sheraton & Sioux FallsConvention Center

Annual session information:(605) 224-9133Alumni reception information:(612) 625-5751

May 13School of DentistryGraduation3:00 p.m.Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, Minn.

Commencement Speaker:Raymond Gist, D.D.S.ADA President

For information:(612) 625-8947

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July 28School of DentistrySenior Banquet(for dental hygiene students,by invitation only)

5:00 p.m.TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis Campus


July 1517th Annual Schoolof Dentistry AlumniSociety Golf Classic8:00 a.m. Shotgun StartMajestic Oaks Golf Club701 Bunker Lake Blvd.Ham Lake, Minn.

For information and registration:www.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni

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September 15–17North Dakota DentalAssociation Annual SessionGrand Forks, N.D.

School of Dentistry Reception:(to be announced)

For annual session information:(701) 223-8870

For alumni receptioninformation: (612) 625-5751

September 16White Coat Ceremony2:00 p.m.Ted Mann TheaterUniversity of MinnesotaWest Bank CampusMinneapolis, Minn.


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October 10–13American DentalAssociation MeetingMandalay Bay HotelLas Vegas, NV

Alumni Reception:October 115:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Mandalay Bay Hotel

EventsCalendar

For moreinformation

Except where noted,you can obtain furtherinformation on the eventslisted and/or requestdisability accommodationsby contacting:

Annie PearsonDirector, Alumni Relationsand Community Engagement(612) [email protected]

To stay informed aboutevents at the Universityof Minnesota, see theTwin Cities CampusEvent Calendar atwww.events.tc.umn.edu

17th Annual Golf ClassicFriday, July 15, 2011

Please mark your calendars to joinus for the School of DentistryAlumni Society Golf Classic!

Show your maroon and gold spiriton Friday, July 15, 2011 at a truly funevent at the Majestic Oaks Golf Club.Enjoy the best of Minnesota summer withsome friendly competition, prizes, and abarbecue lunch. From singles to foursomes,beginner to pro, all are welcome! Stop by ourbooth at the Star of the North Meeting, visit usonline at www.dentistry.umn.edu/alumni/, or call(612) 625-6164 for more information.

October 16–22Homecoming Week

Parade: October 21

Homecoming Game:October 22Minnesota Gopher vs.University of Nebraska


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April 29Dean’s Reception & AlumniAward Recognition5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Saint Paul HotelSt. Paul, Minn.


April 28-30Star of the North MeetingSaint Paul RiverCentreSt. Paul, Minn.


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May 3University of MinnesotaAlumni AssociationAnnual Celebration

Cocktail Reception:5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Carlson School ofManagement Atrium

Program: 7:30 p.m.Ted Mann Concert HallMinneapolis, Minn.

For information:www.MinnesotaAlumni.org

May 4–6Montana Dental AssociationAnnual MeetingHelena, Mont.

Alumni Reception:May 5, 5:15 p.m.Red Lion Colonial Hotel

Annual Session information:(406) 443-2061Alumni Reception information:(612) 625-5751

May 12School of Dentistry SeniorBanquet & Awards Ceremony(for DDS students, byinvitation only)

Awards Ceremony: 5:00 p.m.Banquet & Program: 6:00 p.m.

Nicollet Island Pavilion40 Power StreetMinneapolis, Minn.



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of Endodontists Fdn.

American DentalPartners Fdn.

American Dental Partnersof MN

American StudentDental Assn.*

Craig W. & Kristie M.Amundson

Kevin E. AmundsonNicole R. AmundsonVernon L. Amundson*Andante Endodontic

Specialists PLLCHarry M. AndersenAlfred W. AndersonBradley J. AndersonDavid C. & Ute M. Anderson

Edward A. & Susan D.Anderson+

Gary C. Anderson*Jon D. AndersonMary S. AndersonMaynard C. & Janet M.

AndersonNancy F. AndersonOdell J. AndersonRichard W. AndersonRoberta J. Anderson*D. Douglas & Maribelle F.

Appleby*Area Lakes DentalJames W. ArhartBrice D. ArndtBrice D. Arndt DDS PC

Thomas G. ArnoldArnold Orthodontics PAAspen EndodonticsRoberta L. AustingTheresa A. BacaWendy Z. BachMark W. BachmanKenneth J. BagbyBarbara H. BaileyBashar BakdashBaker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPDellin R. BakkumA. Richard Ballin*Carl L. Bandt*Constance A. BarnesThomas L. BashawSarah M. & Joseph S. BasileMarie A. & Mathew M. BaudekKrista BauerScott W. BaumannCathy S. BausMary J. BayerRichard J. & Christine D.

BaylonSuzanne M. Beatty*Jennifer L. BeaudinRobert H. BeaumontJoseph G. BeckerWilliam S. BeckerAnne BeckleanThomas M. BeckmanCarol A. BedellDavid J. BeersEarl M. Behning & Judy Moran

Behning*Stephen A. & Elizabeth R.

Bejarano+

Perry A. BelcherKathleen E. BellamyWilliam J. & Kathleen E.

BellamyMichael A. BenderNeal U. BenjaminMichael M. BennettDuane L. BerghSheldon M. BernickFred E. & Patricia A.

BertschingerMatthew E. BervenPeter A. BervenEmily A. & Jeremy BestJed M. BestJohn F. BetlachBruce L. BettermanJohn P. BeyerWanda K. BielecAaron J. & Katrina A. BinstockBisco Inc.Jason M. Bjerketvedt &

Natalie D. TimmersKevin S. BjorkRobert A. & Louraine

BjorkmanClara & Norman P. Bjornnes*Norman P. & Constance L.

Bjornnes*Blandin Fdn.*Mark A. BloomquistChristine M. & Donald F. BlueKendra K. BodaLeonard E. BoederJennifer L. BoehmChad E. & Shayla BogerSharon K. Bogetz

2010 Donors

We strive for accuracy when preparing these lists and apologize for any errors that may appear.We invite you to notify the Development Office at (612) 625-1657 to make any corrections.

Dear Friends,

Donors to the School of Dentistry in 2010

You’ve read in this magazine a great deal of goodnews from your School of Dentistry. We anticipatemore developments in the near future, with helpfrom our supporters and our donors listed here.

Coming attractions include a new pediatricdentistry clinic, to be located adjacent to thesoon-to-open Amplatz Children’s Hospital on theUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairviewcampus. We are seeking $4.5 million to buildthis hospital-based pediatric dental clinic throughthe recently launched Pediatric DentistryClinic Campaign.

In addition, we are halfway to our goalof $600,000 for the Student Summer ResearchCampaign. This permanent fund will provideannual support for stipends and travel awardseach summer to enrich the education andenhance the careers of our students. This top-priority campaign for our dental school ensuresour continued excellence in teaching.

Also new in advancing the School of Dentistryis our Dean’s Circle. Last year, we launched thisinitiative to encourage and recognize annual giftsof $1,000 or more to the Dentistry Fund forAchievement. More than 50 donors have steppedinto the Dean’s Circle. Their gifts allow the schoolto respond to unanticipated needs and opportuni-ties. The impact of their donations even reachesbeyond the walls of Moos Tower to be felt inevery community we serve. Thank you to every-one who has joined this circle. If you have notjoined and would like more information, please

contact Emily Best at 612-625-6811 [email protected].

Our outreach to alumni and other potentialdonors had great results in 2010. If you took thetime to speak to a student, to respond to a letteror to hit Reply on an e-mail––Thank you!

Last year generous gifts supported scholar-ships for our students, faculty developmentopportunities and technology enhancementsfor the entire school. You helped students pursuetheir dental education and faculty enhance theirteaching and conduct exceptional research. At thesame time, you enhanced access to dental carefor thousands of patients in underservedcommunities throughout the state.

Your philanthropic support is vital to ourcontinued success and leadership as a dentalschool. We simply could not do it without you.

Thank you for giving in 2010. I hope thatyou will renew your support in 2011. As always,we continue in our commitment to setting thestandard in dental education, research andservice, and promise to be good stewards andreward your trust in us.

Sincerely,

. , ..., ..Dean

This list is based on outrightgifts, pledge payments anddeferred pledge payments.

* Presidents Club MembersThe Presidents Clubrecognizes the University’smost generous benefactors.

+ Dean’s Circle MembersMembership is determinedby an annual gift of $1,000or more to the Dentistry Fundfor Achievement.

William S. BoggsJohn Bogle & Rachel MeyerBruce A. BohnsackJoan M. Bonbright*Terrence D. Bongard+

Brent M. & Mary A. BordsonBernard & Eleanor BorkonWayne L. BottomleyBradley D. BourcyScott R. BowlbyRobert & Jill BoyatWilliam K. BoylanBruce E. BrandsnessJoanne C. & Dennis J.

Brandstetter*Mary J. BrazilJan R. BredesonDwain S. BreitbachRobert S. BreitbachBreitbach Family Dentistry PABroadway Dental CareArthur A. BrodersonRoger J. & Constance A.

BromaghimGerald A. BrostMarie I. BrownMichael R. BrownRichard B. BrownTimothy S. BrownTimothy S. Brown DDS PAKurt E. BrukschMary C. Bruning-AndersonJudith A. Buchanan*Douglas L. BuckDeAnne BuddeRobert A. BukowskiJohn R. BurkeCarol E. BurrellBruce E. & Ardis S. BurringtonRobert E. BurseeTodd G. CalderCharles R. CaldwellPeter A. CameronR. Richard CappVirginia A. CarelSusan A. CarleyCasey B. CarlsonDennis L. CarlsonDennis R. CarlsonJeffrey F. & Patricia L. CarlsonPaul F. & Lisa CarlsonRichard G. CarlsonFred W. CarpenterDonald J. Carrels*John M. Carrels+

Rodney J. CasadRobert A. CasperCarl C. CaspersonJulie D. CassaidyAndreina CastroGerald D. Cavanaugh*+

Craig T. CayoGregory D. CebullaGregory D. Cebulla DDS Inc.Cedar Valley Family DentistryAndrew J. Cedarbaum &

Roberta KestenbaumCentral Georgia Oral &

Maxillofacial SurgeryCentral Lakes Oral & Facial

Surgery PACentral Minnesota

Endodontics PAAlexandra & Jaroslav

CervenkaJeffrey L. ChampionJeffrey L. Champion DDS LLCChamplin Family Dental PADede & Kim M. Chart*+

Rebecca T. ChawraDarlene D. ChesneyChippewa Valley Dental

Clinic Ltd.James L. Chitwood

Chitwood Nicol &Matthews LLC

Shang-Chen ChiuAida A. ChohayebCarolyn M. ChongArden G. ChristenLin M. ChristensenLoren C. ChristensenArlis H. & Dale L. ChristensonAnn M. ChristianWayne E. ChristiansonConstance S. ChurchillTerry D. CislerClariant Corp.*Bret W. & Lorie A. ClaybaughCharles H. Colby*Gage N. Colby*+

College of Diplomates –American Board ofPediatric Dentistry

Thomas H. ComoKent A. ConfeldRobert E. ConlinMark E. ConoverJerry J. ConroyLawrence J. CookCorky Nord Fund –

The Minneapolis Fdn.Cosmetic & Family DentistryCreekside Family DentistryCriticare Systems Inc.Jon E. CruzRobert F. CudworthDawn R. CzechMichael G. CziokPauline DahlJohn A. DahlquistDakota Valley Oral &

Maxillofacial Surgery PAMark M. DaleMarvin S. DaleD & AWaite Family Fdn. –

Truman HeartlandComm. Fdn.

Stephen H. DanielsonLorraine C. DaunheimerGary M. DeLoiaRalph DeLongKaren L. DeckerRandolph A. DegernessDonna S. Dehn*Debra A. DeisDelta Dental of MinnesotaKevin W. DensDental Benefit Plans of MNDentistry for Children &

Adolescents Ltd.Dentsply Tulsa Dental

SpecialtiesEdward D. & Gloria

DeutschmannRichard D. DevorakWilliam L. DewittAnthony J. DiAngelis+

Rick L. DiehlReed D. DillThomas P. DimichThomas P. Dimich DDS PADavid M. Ditch+

Mary Ann DlugoschJeanne M. DoepkeLee E. DoeringRobert C. & Nancy H. DolvenRomanus J. DonelanVarious DonorsRebecca L. DoolittleBruce K A. DormanenJohn Z. & Nadia Z. Doroschak+

Michael J. DoucetDr. Duane T. Hanson PADr. George H.Winn Ltd.Dr. John & Nadia Doroschak

Family Gift Fdn.Beth A. Drake

Drs. Jolstad, Nelson & TizianiCarolyn DukesKirk A. & Jill M. DulacDavid K. DungeyJulie A. DunnTracy J. DunnwaldEmily U. & Scott H. DurandRobert DurandTimothy B. & Susan DurtscheRobert A. & Vivian E. DysteEastlake EndodonticsDarin L. EdeenEdina Family Dental AssociatesFrederick C. EichmillerNancy & Lowell E. Einerson+

Jennifer L. EisenhuthMarjorie G. EllingsonElsevier Inc.Endodontic Professionals PALaura M. & Robert E. Eng*+

L. David & Margaret Engel*+

Neal H. Engel &Jean M. Krusemark+

Gayle Engel-SparksManuel EnglanderJanice A. EnglishDean O. EricksonHelen W. EricksonJerome A. EricksonJohn F. EricksonJudy A. EricksonKenneth C. EricksonLuVerne EricksonTed J. EricksonCharles W. ErlandsonJames M. ErlandsonSteven M. Erlandson+

Steven M. Erlandson DDS PCLeon A. ErnsterRobert R. Etem*+

Roger G. EttelRoger G. Ettel DDS &

Associates PADavid G. EvansDavid G. Evans DDS PCSuzanne R. FasoliJeanne A. FastelandGary R. FeldmanThomas G. FellmanAvis L. FellowsGary C. FergusonMolly J. FernholzElray R. FertigRobin L. FiedlerWilliam R. FiedlerJames G. FigenshauKathleen V. FigenshauWinifred G. FigenshauAnders K. FinnvoldReynolds J. FischbachGeorge E. Fischer*Katherine U. FlahertyMichael J. FleenerBrent L. Florine*Teresa L. Fong &

Ronald D. Sit*Forestview Family DentistryJames D. FossumJeffrey J. Fox*Patrick J. & Lynne FoyPatrick & Lynne Foy FundRennaye M. FrandsenLarry V. FranzBenjamin J. FravelMichael R. FreischelJohn W. FrerichJason L. FrieszRobert C. FrischThomas F. & Cathy J. FritzRick W. FuchsMichael A. & Mary E. Fuchs+

Dana A. & Mark R. FullerMichael W. FureyG. C. America Inc.

Peder A. & Maren D. GaalaasClaudia A. & James R.

Gaasedelen+

Judith L. GabrielsonKathleen M. GaertnerKelly R. GallagherSarah J. GallagherHelen M. GantzerRobert P. Gardetto+

Judith A. GardnerMichael R. GardnerHelen L. & Raymond O.

Garland*Rita K. & Ronald J. GarniVirginia & Patrick A. Gaspard*Erika F. GatesBarbara S. GavicGeneral Mills Inc.*GeoDigm Corp.Raymond H. GerstDavid S. & Leslie M. GeskoJoseph A. Gibilisco*Edwin C. GibsonMarshall W. GiffordJulie GilesNancy W. GillinghamJames E. & LuAnne Gjerset*Jack O. GlanderDaniel J. GoedeVernon J. GoinBeverly B. Goldfine*Douglas & Margaret Goodlund

Fund – AZ Comm. Fdn.Margaret L. Goodlund*Brian & Lori GordowSteven A. & Connie M. GormanSven U. GorrGould’s Diamonds & JewelryE. E. GramsGrand Dental Center PCJill M. Gray-ReichelPeter B. GreenGreen Lake Dental ClinicPatricia M. GreggRachel K. GriegerSteven R. & Kathy L. GrindeRichard W. GrossSusan G. GrossSusan G. Gross DDS PADonald J. & Becky J. GroteStephanie G. GruchallaJohn M. GrunsethEric H. GrutznerStephen R. & Patricia A.

GulbrandsenStephen D. GullingsLawrence G. GunnerJohn D. GustafsonJames E. HaackFrederick J. HaasLaura A. HaatajaMark Haemig DDS PLLCMark E. Haemig*+

Michael W. HallieRay F. HamiltonGeorge A. HankersonPhilip J. HankinsPhilip J. Hankins DDS MS Inc.Yvonne S. HanleyDale A. HansenDavid C. HansenDaniel E. HansonDuane T. HansonGerald E. HansonMichael D. Hanson &

Jodi M. FonkertHanson & Fonkert Dental

Clinic PAKenneth M. HargreavesBradley S. HarlanderTrude HarmonMichael J. Harrison DDS PASandra A. & Michael J.

Harrison*

Michael J. HarrisonPaul A. HaugePaul A. Hauge DDS Ltd.James D. HaugoStanley P. HazenHealthPartners Inc.*George L. HeggePeter D. & Lynlee HehliMarlene HeikkilaHeather M. HeilGladys R. HendricksonKim L. HenkeJacqueline M. HennekHennepin Faculty Assoc. &

Mpls. Med. Rsch. Fdn.*Madeleine M. HenryPaul W. HenselSteven J. & Julie J. HenselerLisa M. HerderDavid A. HerfendalHerff Jones Inc.Cory R. & Dana HermanRollin D. & Michelle L.

HermanSara N. & Patrick R.

HermansonSandra L. HerspergerMark C. & Gay HerzbergThomas J. HickeyByron T. HildahlArnold J. Hill*Robert D. HilleWilliam H. HiteGary P. HoffmanKenneth A. & Cordelia E.

HoffmannVincent M. HollarenJeffrey N. & Kim L. Holmberg+

Russell C. HolpuchRussell C. Holpuch DDS Inc.Wesley M. Hommerberg*Lisa P. Howard DDS LLC*Lisa P. Howard & Joseph R.

Kenneally*Kathleen L. HubertKurtis S. HuetherBarbara J. HuggenvikPamela J. HughesStephen J. HumbertBradley W. HuntHeidi L. HurleyJanelle L. HussBruce D. HustadCorey J. HusuMelissa L. HutchensJeffrey S. HuxfordImaging Sciences InternationalImplant & Gumcare Center PAAnthony A. IndovinaJames E. IndrehusThomas H. & Mary S. Inglis*+

Inglis Orthodontics PLLCBradley S. IsaacsonPhilip L. IsaacsonRobert J. & Delores E.

Isaacson*Edward K. IshiiLuAnn R. IversonPaul H. IversonIvoclar Vivadent Inc.Lloyd E. & Ruth Jacobson+

Arthur T. Jaeger*Gail M. Jaeger-HymelJoan M. JakubasEugene F. JasperAnn E. Jennen &

A. Bruce JacobsDavid R. & Yoshiko K. JenningsMark R. Jensen &

Susan G. PennistonAlvern H. & James R. Jensen*Elizabeth A. JensenDean A. & Julie A. JensonMary J. & Gary R. Jernberg*



Lee D. Jess*Michael T. JohnBarbara L. JohnsonBecky S. JohnsonBrent T. JohnsonBryan D. JohnsonChristopher M. JohnsonDavid W. JohnsonDennis A. Johnson*Donald E. & Monica J. JohnsonGary M. JohnsonJohnson & Johnson*Karlene A. Johnson & Keith E.

Abrahamson+

Kenton M. JohnsonLisa M. JohnsonOrvis J. JohnsonPaul D. JohnsonRandall W. JohnsonRichard M. & Patricia L.

JohnsonSara N. JohnsonThomas G. Johnson+

Todd A. Johnson+

Zana J. JohnstonDouglas A. Jolstad*+

Ann C. JonasNatalie & Robert S. JonesL. Ann JordanJostens Inc.*Franklin R. JungKLS – Martin LPJennifer T. KaatzElsie M. & Rudolph W.

Kajander*Gerald R. & Rebecca L.

KajanderClaudia L. KanterJohn S. & Carolyn L.

Kanyusik*John & Carolyn Kanyusik

Family FundMary K. KarkowLois J. Karl*Thomas A. KarnJoan B. KartakKaren J. KatzKathleen M. KatzKarl L. KaufmanRobert A. KayOliver A. KeeferKelly J. KeeffeDouglas K. KeimJohn J. KellerGene S. KelleyKelley Dental Clinic PAKristin H. KennerLynn M. KidderCynthia K. KieckerRobert J. KingstonJulie A. & George J. Kinney*Gregory B. KjellbergDavid W. KleinRichard H. KleinKlein Resource Group LLCMerlin N. KleinhuizenJerome H. KlevenStewart M. KlineMargaret A. KlingeleAmy E. & David G. KlumpDeborah C. KnaupKnaup Endodontics PAGary W. KnerrKirby A. KnutsonBenjamin T. KnutzenBrian D. KochPaul J. & Suzanne M. KoehlKari E. KollingRodney A. KolpinKristin L. KortgardWill & Marge KottkeThomas J. KotulaRobert W. KoubskyIoannis G. Koutlas*

Michael T. KratzAnn J. KratzerM. C. KrausePaul H. & Margaret A.

KrebsbachCory H. & Mary A.

KruckenbergRamesh K. KubaKent R. KuballBrett J. KurtzmanKeith D. KutzDavid J. KuzmaVictor R. KvikstadMary & Paul H. Kwon*Stephen L’Abbe DDS PAStephen C. L’AbbeDeborah D. & Ronald E.

L’AmieLa Belle PeriodonticsGlenn W. La BineLinda J. LaFondLeilani L. LaBelleVenetia LaganisLake Minnetonka

Orthodontics PALake Superior Dental

Associates*Lake Superior EndodonticsLake Superior Study ClubLakeridge DentalLois B. LambAnna Mae E. & Douglas L.

Lambert*Mary J. LamereTimothy R. & Maureen

LangguthBrent E. & Cynthia A. Larson*Gregg A. LarsonJames W. LarsonRoss G. LarsonThomas J. LarsonWilliam G. LawtonCarol M. & Terry W. LeachEdgar H. & Evelyn K.

Lechner*+

Gregory G. Lecy*Ignatius K. Lee*Victor LeeVictor Lee Orthodontics PLLCRobert L. LeffJulie A. LeitherJennifer A. LejcherSunny Leong*Julie M. Lesher+

William F. LiljemarkGlenn C. LilleskovDavid A. LindeAnne E. & Scott D. Lingle*Walter R. ListStephen F. & Bonnie T. Litton*+

Vicki LitwerPatrick M. Lloyd and Joyce

Palik*+

Barbara A. LongDavid W. Longworth+

David W. Longworth PCJohn O. LookDavid R. LouisRobert J. LoushineJeffrey D. LovelessNicholas P. LoweGary R. LucachickGregory Y. LungJerald H. LyngEllen C. LyonsM. Maillet Endodontics Inc.Jeffrey C. MabryJeanne M. MaloneyDonald J. MannMaple Grove Family

Dental ClinicFay G. & Ronald W. MarcusNicholas J. MarcusWesley R. Mark

Judith L. & Todd W. MarshallLeslie S. MarshallMarcia J. MarshallLeslie V. Martens*Daniel C. MartinTony P. MartinDaniel T. MarvinScott C. MasonAmy L. MathewsJeffrey A. MathewsChristopher M. MathisonWilliam D. MattisonJeffrey J. MattsonMichael J. MatwychukJames A. MaurerDavid P. MayerDiane R. MazzitelliMelanie McCall &

Daniel E. SampsonScott B. McClanahanStephen R. McDonnellTodd J. McGovern

Lawrence W. McIverLarry D. McKimmDavid R. & Twylla McPhersonPatrick J. McCarthyBeth G. McCauleyHerbert F. McClellanRobert S. McClocklin &

Susan D. McClocklinRandall J. McDanielJames S. McDonaldKenneth D. McDougallTanner J. McKennaCorine N. McLellanPeter M. McLinnLynne J. McNamaraRonald W. McNamaraAfton P. McNittMedtronic Fdn.*Melanie S. Meier-BuhrTammy L. MeisterAnne M. MelbyKristine C. MellerCandace A. Mensing &

Robyn R. LoewenLisa M. MerkatorisElisabeth & Thomas E. MerrillMerrill Lynch & Co. Fdn. Inc.Gregory T. MesnaMetro DentalcareMetropolitan Dental

Management Inc.Carol M. Meyer+

Richard P. MeyerAnthony C. Michelich

Robert J. Michelich*Mid-Maine Oral &

Maxillofacial SurgeryDan G. MiddaughJohn L. MikeJames R. MillerJames R. MillerMichael R. MillirenMinneapolis District

Dental Society Inc.Minnesota Association

of EndodontistsMinnesota Association

of PeriodontistsRichard L. MitchellRichard H. Moen*Abdolreza MoeziKarlind T. MollerBrian P. MondaleAlan B. MontgomeryAlan B. Montgomery

Orthodontics Ltd.

Michael J. MontiCatalina S. MorarasuDelores J. MordorskiStewart E. MorelandPatrick J. MorganRobert J. MorkBetty K. MortonRandall D. & Julie A. MosengJoan C. MowattBarbara MuellerCharles R. MuellerMarshall W. & Jennie M.

MuellerSusan J. MulcahyMaria Mulet-PraderaBrian F. Murn*+

Paul & Shartsi MusherureDenise M. & John W. MyersSandra L. MyersVirgil M. MylanV. Geoge NagobadsRoy Y. NakamotoIrene O. NavarreThomas E. NeafusJohn P. NeiRobert A. Neill DDS PLLCRobert A. & Susie A. Neill+

Janel Neiman*Douglas R. NelsonJames S. NelsonKari E. Nelson &

Steven W. MeyerKirby M. NelsonStephen R. Nelson

Virgil W. NelsonMary C. & Paul R. NermoeLarry D. NeumannNew Horizons Dental LLCKathleen J. Newell*Tuyen NguyenJean & James D. NickmanSteven J. NielsenDe Vonne J. NilssonDaniel T. NistlerDonald R. NixdorfHoward M. Noack+

George M. NoesenNoesen & Associates PAJohn O. Nord*David A. NordmeierHugh E. NorstedDorothy E. NorthNortheast District

Dental SocietyNorthern Lakes Dental of

Grand Rapids MN PA

Barbara E. & John D. Nydahl+

Eugene T. O’BrienSteven W. O’Brien+

Emily R. O’KeiffMary A. & Jeffrey E. O’Neil+

Oak Park Dental ClinicJeffrey S. Ogden &

Susan M. Malouf+

Maggie Olano & Mariano A.Polack

Paul S. & Kathy Olin*Ross G. OlnessRoss G. Olness DDS PLLCCheryl S. OlsenDale V. Olson*Jeffrey E. OlsonJulia A. OlsonKathleen J. OlsonWilliam H. OlsonDavid M. OltmansOmicron Kappa Upsilon*JoAnn & Mark R. Omlie*+

Oral BiotechOral Maxillofacial Surgical

ConsultantsOrmco Corp.*Joy B. OsbornScott C. OsbornScott C. Osborn DDS &

Associates PADavid J. OsdobaEmma L. OtisEric R. OverbyOverby Orthodontics

The University of Minnesota and School of

Dentistry are integral to Minnesota’s health care

landscape. To maintain this level of excellence and

remain a viable and competitive institution it is

important to give financially. Although I no longer practice

dental hygiene, the program and instructors were foundational

in shaping who I am as a professional. By donating, I can support key

initiatives and today’s students in their pursuit of education and help

shape their role in the future of Minnesota’s health care delivery.

P H I L A N T H R O P I S T

Barb VeathDirector of CRDM Reimbursement, Medtronic, Inc.


Jerry V. OvermanPDT Inc.P. S. Ltd.Dorothy L. PaddockPark Dental*Diane L. ParkerJonathan A. ParkerParkview Dental PLLCWalter B. ParsonsPatterson Dental Supply Inc.*Annie P. & Kathryn C. PearsonSarah J. PedersenJan S. PedersonJoyce E. PedersonMichael T. PedersonMichael T. Pederson DDS PAPelican DentalJorge M. Perdigao-HenriquesDonald J. PerettiPeriopartner PAMichael J. Perpich*Paul M. PerpichJames N. PetersScott B. PetersJennifer M. PetersenMichael J. PetersenMichael J. Petersen DDS PASusan M. PetersenWilliam E. Petersen*Charlene M. PetersonPeterson & Peterson DDSVacharee S. PetersonJoseph A. Petrino

Peggy L. PettitGina L. PfeifferLewis H. PierceRichard D. & Judith E.

Pihlstrom*+

Thomas J. PinkMaria R. Pintado*Barbara T. Pinto*Thomas R. PirschRandolph R. PitzerRandolph R. Pitzer DDS PCRobert D. PlumbScott A. PolzinSherwood R. & Sharon M.

PomeroyTodd A. PorterTimothy R. PoschPosch Family DentistryWilliam R. PowellPracticeworks Systems LLCJames C. & Theresa A. PriceJanet K. Priester-StahelPrimary Intelligence Inc.Procter & Gamble Co.*Richard J. ProvinzinoSusan M. RadenDaniel F. Raether+

Scott A. & Patricia A. Rake*Eric J. & Meghan E. RambowCharlotte R. & Dean E.

RasmussenGerald W. & C. RauchwarterKimberly A. RaukLoyle D. RaymondCarmen C. RealLawrence J. Record+

Lois ReedRegional DentalCharles C. ReichertJerri A. ReifenbergerDavid A. ReilandRichard C. Render*Scott E. RenschRensch & Becker OrthodonticsJonathan F. RichardsLee A. RichardsKristine M. RiewerDonald B. RindalArthur D. RingenJ. Peter RittenRiver Heights Endodontics Ltd.Doris E. RobinsonSteven J. RodriguezRodriguez Dental Services PAPaul A. RoggowCecilia A. & Michael D. RohrerCharles O. Rohrer*Jeffrey A. RohrerJanis M. Rollow*Rosemount Family Dentistry PA

Gregory K. RossMarthetta J. RossbachJames D. Rostvold+

Kathy R. RothenbergerCraig E. RothfuszPaul D. RueCynthia J. RuetherDavid A. RussellDebra W. RyanGeraine C. RyanMarylynn L. RyanRichard J. RyanRobert G. RyanJean A. RyonSKP MarketersPaula S. Sabbe &

Jeffrey S. WithuskiWilliam R. SabesElizabeth B. SacreySacrey & Sacrey Dentistry Ltd.Saint Paul District

Dental Society*Charles W. SalmenSam’s Club FoundationDiane A. & Christopher N.

SandsSandstone Dental Office Ltd.

Keerthana M. Satheesh &Ravindra Sheshappa

Robert E. SausenRoberta A. Schaber-ZedekerEarl E. Schatz & Beverly J.

Skistad-SchatzStephen A. SchendelEric L. Schiffman &

Karen M. KloserFredrick R. SchillingChristy K. & Donald C.

SchjeldahlSteven B. SchlettyCharles J. SchmidtKyle J. SchmidtLeslee A. SchmidtRonald P. SchmidtAlan F. SchneiderDaniel S. SchoenemanHoward R. & Minnie A.

Schroeder*Kyle P. SchroederHerbert W. SchultePaul D. SchulzLindsay A. SchusterDavid SchwabJameson A. SchwartzStephen N. SchwartzJames SchweigerLee C. Scotland+

Norman W. & Debra R. ScottSedation & Implant

Dentistry

Thomas R. & Julie D.Seidelmann*+

Steven A. SelchowEugene F. SeleenKarl D. SelfWook J. SeongPaul V. & Kathryn SereniusJeffry R. ShaeferScott E. ShamblottDouglas G. ShampJoe D. SharkusClayton R. & Tina J. Shepard*Shepard Family Dentistry PCCharles E. ShermanKenneth M. & Jeanette A.

ShipsteadE. Kent Shirley+

Stephen K. Shuman*Sibley Dental Suite PLLCJoyce E. SiebenHugh R. & Mary SilkensenEva R. SimonsonThomas A. & Louann SiperaSit Investment Associates Fdn.*Thomas L. SitzerMichael P. SkadronJohn M. Skillicorn

Kevin L. & Kathleen A. Skjei*Skyway Dental ClinicHarley B. SlaikeuWayne O. SlettenMarjorie J. & Myron J. SmithMary K. SmithTami J. SmithThomas M. SmithTodd S. & Rebecca SmithSmith Dental Care PASteven D. SmutkaRonald J. & Mary B. SnyderRegina K. SoiceJeffery K. SomrockLowell F. & Judy C. SorensonSouth Dakota Dental

FoundationSouthern District Dental

SocietySouthern WI Oral &

Maxillofacial Surgery PCEmmalee J. SpahlJames E. SpitzmuellerSaint Paul Dental

Center LLCPaul D. StademEric E. Stafne*Jaci S. StaigerPaul J. StarkPaul J. Stark DDS Ltd.State Farm Co. Fdn.*Ruth M. SteegeChristopher E. SteeleTeresa M. SteinmanDonna J. StenbergDonna J. Stenberg DDS MS PAGregory W. StendeRodney A. StensrudEric F. StichDonald L. & Paulene StormMarlyn P. StormRhys P. StrasiaThe Straumann Co.Lester I. & Joan StrouseWilliam A. StruveWarren W. SturmHeather R. SulteCraig A. SulzdorfMichael G. SummersSummit DentalCindy T. & Scott A. Sundet*Sundet Fdn.*James T. SwansonJulie A. SwansonJustin S. & Thekla K. SwansonSteven B. SwansonJohn E. SweeneyJames A. SwensonBradley D. SwingdorfSynthes USA HG Inc.Abbas TabibiMarta W. & Paul TanakaRobert A. TanquistRenee C. TaylorPaul H. ThaiLeanne P. ThatcherThe Dental SpecialistsJanet A. ThietsMerry J. ThoeleAnita M. ThomasNancy G. ThomasStaci A. ThommesCatherine A. & Steven A.

ThompsonDavid C. Thompson+

Jerold E. ThoresonLeslie & Kyle D. Tidstrom*Barbara S. TiedeThelma B. TolesJames J. TomhaveTomhave-Olson Dental

AssociatesMichael J. ToninatoMary M. & Richard W. Topel

Rochelle M. TopelTorrey Hills Periodontal GroupLuc P. TourneCurtis F. & Patricia L. TravisGretchen G. TrebnickDouglas M. TrebtoskePaul J. Tronsgard DDS PCPaul J. & Amy TronsgardMary L. TruchonBruce D. TrulsonGenevieve M. & JohnW. TrummJames TsengTodd T. TsuchiyaMichael J. TulkkiJennifer K. TurekWilliam W. TurnerThomas S. TurryTwin Cities Endodontic

Specialists PADavid W. TwomeyDaniel F. TylkaGeorge W. TysowskyMarianne & James A. UdeHeidi N. Undlin StevensUS Government –

Dept. of the NavyRobert O. UppgaardKumar T. VadivelGary J. ValiantGeorgette W. & Odd Valle+

Valley Dental GroupRoderick D. VanSurksumKou B. VangDavid C. Vanney &

Catharine B. RutherScott K. VarlandJoseph J. VarnoDouglas W. VaydaBarbara K. Veath+

Lori S. VeermanJohn A. VolkerdingJames R. WadeNancy R. WagnerScott A. WagnildJohn D.WainioDaniel E. & Alice D. Waite*Douglas G. WalesheckDouglas G. Walesheck DDS PANancy L. WalkerKathryn L. WallbergJeffrey W.WaltersWalter S. & Mary M.Warpeha*Dennis L. WavrinWayzata EndodonticsCarolyn M.WeberNancy R. WeberShirley L. WeberKaren L. Wedde*Doris S. & Herbert N. WeismanLinda L. WeissnerAndrea C. WelchLaura WelshonsSarah J. WernerWest Central District

Dental SocietyWest Range Dental CareSharolyn R. WestlingJames F. WestmanWestview Dentistry PARebecca A. WhiteMeredith L. WhitingRichard A. WibergJan E. WildenborgCresenthia A. WilkenGary L. WilliamsMark K. WilliamsonJean E. WilsonGerald A. WimmerGeorge H.Winn*+

John C.WithrowLeah I. WittkopWilliam A.Woehrmann*John M. & Marcia M.Woell*Joyce M.Wolf

The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

gave us the foundation to begin our careers.

We are fortunate to be in practice together

and would not be where we are without the

education we received from the School of

Dentistry. We feel it is important to give back to help provide that

foundation to future student dentists!

P H I L A N T H R O P I S T S

Eric and Meghan Rambow

Larry F. & Elizabeth T. Wolff*Steven J. Wolff+

Woodland FamilyDental Clinic

Kimberly A. & Donald C.Worley

Karen J. & Robert V. WottrengKathryn C. WrightCatherine E. WurmS. Bruce Yaholnitsky

Professional Corp.Michael J. YapelJerald A. YonejiJoyce A. YoungJack A. & Lisa A. YoungBarbara L. Zajicek-DaggettMary K. ZalokerThomas J. ZbarackiThomas J. ZehrenDarrell W. Zenk*James K. & Sonja K. Zenk*+

George C. ZieglerCynthia J. Ziemann-MurphyPaul E. ZimanJean A. ZimanskeZimmer Dental Inc.Zimmer Inc.*Monica R. ZobitzNancy H. Zuk

1919 SocietyRecognizing gifts that supportthe Division of Dental Hygiene.

Julie Y. AllenPatricia R. AllenMary S. AndersonNancy F. AndersonRoberta J. Anderson*Roberta L. AustingTheresa A. BacaBarbara H. BaileyConstance A. BarnesCathy S. BausAnne BeckleanCarol A. BedellDuane L. BerghEmily A. & Jeremy BestWanda K. BielecChristine M. & Donald F. BlueJan R. BredesonMarie I. BrownMary C. Bruning-AndersonCarol E. BurrellSusan A. CarleyLin M. ChristensenConstance S. ChurchillClariant Corp.*Dawn R. CzechPauline DahlDonna S. Dehn*Debra A. DeisMary Ann DlugoschJeanne M. DoepkeLee E. DoeringRomanus J. DonelanRebecca L. DoolittleBeth A. DrakeCarolyn DukesTracy J. DunnwaldMarjorie G. EllingsonGayle Engel-SparksJanice A. EnglishJudy A. EricksonLuVerne EricksonSuzanne R. FasoliMolly J. FernholzKathleen V. FigenshauWinifred G. FigenshauRennaye M. FrandsenDana A. & Mark R. FullerJudith L. GabrielsonKathleen M. Gaertner

Helen M. GantzerJudith A. GardnerErika F. GatesBarbara S. GavicRaymond H. GerstJulie GilesConnie M. GormanJill M. Gray-ReichelPeter B. GreenPatricia M. GreggLaura A. HaatajaHanson & Fonkert

Dental Clinic PAMichael D. Hanson &

Jodi M. FonkertMarlene HeikkilaGladys R. HendricksonKim L. HenkeJacqueline M. HennekMadeleine M. HenryLisa M. HerderSandra L. HerspergerBarbara J. HuggenvikJanelle L. HussLuAnn R. IversonGail M. Jaeger-HymelElizabeth A. JensenDean A. & Julie A. JensonBarbara L. JohnsonChristopher M. JohnsonL. Ann JordanJoan B. KartakKaren J. KatzKathleen M. KatzKelly J. KeeffeLynn M. KidderKari E. KollingKristin L. KortgardM. C. KrauseDeborah D. & Ronald E. L’AmieLinda J. LaFondLois B. LambMary J. LamereJulie A. LeitherBarbara A. LongEllen C. LyonsJeanne M. MaloneyLeslie S. MarshallAmy L. MathewsDiane R. MazzitelliRobert S. McClocklin &

Susan D. McClocklinAfton P. McNittMedtronic Fdn.*Kristine C. MellerLisa M. MerkatorisBetty K. MortonMarshall W. MuellerDenise M. & John W. MyersIrene O. NavarreDouglas R. NelsonDorothy E. NorthJoy B. OsbornP. S. Ltd.Sarah J. PedersenJan S. PedersonJoyce E. PedersonPeggy L. PettitBarbara T. Pinto*Janet K. Priester-StahelCarmen C. RealLois ReedLee A. RichardsDoris E. RobinsonRosemount Family Dentistry PAMarthetta J. RossbachKathy R. RothenbergerCynthia J. RuetherDebra W. RyanGeraine C. RyanJean A. RyonRoberta A. Schaber-ZedekerChristy K. & Donald C.

Schjeldahl

Norman W. & Debra R. ScottEva R. SimonsonState Farm Co. Fdn.*Ruth M. SteegeTeresa M. SteinmanJulie A. SwansonJanet A. ThietsMerry J. ThoeleNancy G. ThomasStaci A. ThommesBarbara S. TiedeRochelle M. TopelGretchen G. TrebnickGenevieve M. & JohnW. TrummJennifer K. TurekBarbara K. Veath+

Lori S. VeermanKathryn L. WallbergCarolyn M.WeberShirley L. WeberLinda L. WeissnerSharolyn R. WestlingRebecca A. WhiteMeredith L. WhitingJan E. WildenborgJean E. WilsonLeah I. WittkopJoyce M.WolfMary K. ZalokerCynthia J. Ziemann-MurphyNancy H. Zuk

Tribute GiftsBold name is the personhonored or memorialized.

In Honor:Donald J. Carrels*John M. Carrels+

James R. FrictonGary C. Anderson*Marie A. & Mathew M. BaudekMary J. BrazilRoger J. & Constance A.

BromaghimJeffrey F. & Patricia L. CarlsonKaren L. DeckerEmily U. & Scott H. DurandBrian & Lori GordowCory R. & Dana HermanMichael T. JohnCynthia K. KieckerMaria Mulet-PraderaDonald R. NixdorfKathleen J. OlsonEric L. Schiffman &

Karen M. Kloser

Fred GantzerHelen M. Gantzer

Robert J. Gorlin*Tuyen NguyenJoAnn & Mark R. Omlie*+

Patrick M. Lloyd*JoAnn & Mark R. Omlie*+

Paul S. Olin*Jennifer L. Eisenhuth

Daniel E.Waite*JoAnn & Mark R. Omlie*+

In Memory:Dawn D. AckoKaren L. Wedde*Cresenthia A. Wilken

Douglas L. AndersonEdward A. & Susan D.

Anderson+

Robert J. AndersonDennis A. Johnson*

Russell M. Bennett*Earl M. Behning &

Judy Moran Behning*

John H. BonbrightJoan M. Bonbright*Dennis A. Johnson*

Edwin L. BrownDennis A. Johnson*

Glenn D. ByeStephen F. & Bonnie T. Litton*+

Paul EricksonHelen W. Erickson

Virginia L. Etem*Robert R. Etem*+

Robert J. FeigalCollege of Diplomates –

American Board ofPediatric Dentistry

Thomas L. GramsMargaret A. KlingeleGregory T. MesnaMichael J. Petersen DDS PAClayton R. & Tina J. Shepard*Smith Dental Care PADavid C. Thompson+

Dennis E. HoganDennis A. Johnson*

Keith C. KajanderElsie M. & Rudolph W.

Kajander*

Lloyd KobayashiDennis A. Johnson*

James R. LittleLorraine C. DaunheimerEdgar H. & Evelyn K. Lechner*+

Marshall W. & Jennie M.Mueller

Richard C. MarshallMarcia J. Marshall

John H. McNuttAlvern H. & James R. Jensen*Dennis A. Johnson*

Anna M. NakamotoRoy Y. Nakamoto

Edward T. NelsonThomas P. Dimich DDS PAKari E. Nelson &

Steven W. Meyer

Frederick W. NobleDavid A. Russell

Donna M. OsdobaDavid J. Osdoba


Elizabeth A. PaulDonna S. Dehn*

Helen M. PetersenMary J. BayerVirginia A. CarelAnn M. ChristianVarious DonorsJohn F. EricksonKatherine U. FlahertyTrude HarmonGary P. HoffmanAnn C. JonasLynne J. McNamaraRonald W. McNamaraJoan C. MowattSusan J. MulcahyJennifer M. PetersenSusan M. PetersenWilliam E. Petersen*Jerri A. ReifenbergerJ. Peter RittenJoyce E. SiebenJaci S. StaigerNancy R. WagnerNancy L. WalkerNancy R. WeberLaura Welshons

Terry A. PorterTodd A. Porter

Irving H. Posnick*Alvern H. & James R. Jensen*

Robert W. ProchnowRonald L. & Frances J. Albright

Charles F. Schachtele*Mark C. & Gay Herzberg

Paul D. SchroederHoward R. & Minnie A.

Schroeder*

Chester J. Schultz*Carol M. Meyer

Eric E. Stafne*Donna S. Dehn*

Robert J. StensrudRodney A. Stensrud

Orville StoneFred E. BertschingerClaudia L. Kanter

Arthur W. UdeMarianne & James A. Ude

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRYUniversity of Minnesota15-209 Moos Tower515 Delaware Street S.E.Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

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Honoring the Winners ofDISTINGUISHED DENTAL

ALUMNUS AWARD

Jerry E. Bouquot

DISTINGUISHED DENTAL HYGIENEALUMNA AWARD

Joy B. Osborn

44TH ANNUAL CENTURY CLUBPROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

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When & WhereFriday, April 29, 20115:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Saint Paul Hotel • 350 Market Street • St. Paul, MN

Appetizers & a cash bar will be available.Disability accommodations will be provided upon request.

DEAN’S RECOGNITION RECEPTION

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