Penn Dental Journal
For the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Community / Fall 2005
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Opening Eyes, Opening Minds : page 2 The Knight in the Laboratory : page 6 A Sherlock Holmes of Dental Medicine : page 1o | School Beneficiary of Multimillion-Dollar Bequest : page 24 in this issue
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2 Opening Eyes, Opening Minds by juliana delany
6 The Knight in the Laboratory by jennifer baldino bonett
10 A Sherlock Holmes of Dental Medicine by jennifer baldino bonett
SCHOOL’S SHORT-TERM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INTRODUCES DENTISTRY TO Penn Dental Journal MINORITY YOUTH, PAGE 2. Vol. 2, No. 1
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine www.dental.upenn.edu Morton Amsterdam Dean Departments marjorie k. jeffcoat, dmd
Associate Dean, Development 14 On Campus: News and People and Alumni Relations jim garvey 22 Scholarly Activity 24 Director, Publications Philanthropy: Highlights and Honor Roll beth adams 32 Alumni: News and Class Notes Contributing Writers 40 In Memoriam beth adams jennifer baldino bonett juliana delany alandress gardner joshua e. liss )
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o University of Pennsylvania School of h P Dental Medicine. © Copyright 2005 by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. ALUMNUS LOUIS SCHOENLEBER (C’42, D’43) All rights reserved. We would like to get LEAVES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BEQUEST your feedback and input on the Penn TO PENN DENTAL MEDICINE, PAGE 24. Dental Journal – please address all corre- spondence to: Beth Adams, Director of Publications, Robert Schattner Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, ON THE COVER The School’s Office of Minority Affairs is reaching out to minority youth, introducing them Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030, to career options within dentistry (see story, page 2). On a School tour are high school students Josephine [email protected]. Garbar (left) and Dominique Simmons (second, right) with Maureen Poux (D’07, second, left) and Dr. Rose Office of Development and Alumni Wadenya, Director of Minority Affairs (right). Relations, 215-898-8951 A Message from the dean
he start of a new academic year traditionally marks a time of new beginnings on campus, and this fall is no exception at Penn Dental Medicine, where we have much to celebrate. As we welcomed back our great student body, we once again have a freshman class that includes some of the best and brightest students in the nation. This Class of 2009, made up of 64 women and 52 men, reflects the strong T diversity, leadership, and achievement that are the hallmarks of Penn Dental Medicine students, and we are proud to have them join the Penn community. The Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society officially welcomed the Class of 2009 to dentistry through our second annual White Coat Ceremony (see story, page 15). I am forever grateful to the active involvement of alumni in School programs like the White Coat Ceremony, for you play an invaluable role in inspiring our students by your example and achievements. Thanks to the generosity of one Penn Dental Medicine alumnus, we have particularly exciting news to share from our Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The late Dr. Louis Schoenleber, a 1943 graduate of the School, has left the majority of proceeds from his multimillion-dollar estate to the Department — the largest bequest gift in the School’s history. The School has already received the first portion of the gift — $2.1 million to endow the Louis Schoenleber Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery — and upon final settlement of the estate, it is estimated that the gift total will Celebrate and Anticipate likely exceed $10 million. This tremendous bequest is the result of the great admiration Dr. Schoenleber developed for the work of the Department through our Department Chair, Dr. Peter Quinn, D’74, GD’78 (see story, page 24). These funds will help to ensure the ongoing excellence of our Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery programs, and we look forward to sharing more news on this significant contribution upon final settlement of the estate, when the gift total and its impact will be fully realized. In other news, faculty recruitment has continued in earnest, and I am pleased to announce new leadership in our Department of Periodontics. At the beginning of October, Dr. Joseph P. Fiorellini joined the Department as its new Chair. Dr. Fiorellini comes to Penn Dental Medicine from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where he served as Vice Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity; Head of the Division of Periodontology; and Program Director of Periodontology (see story, page 20). We are thrilled to have Dr. Fiorellini as part of our Penn Dental Medicine family and anticipate that the Department will continue to build its depth and strength under his direction. Finally, we are eagerly anticipating the completion of the long-awaited Brainerd Swain Clinic in the Reid Department of Orthodontics, which is expected to be fully operational before the end of December (see story, page 17). This new, state-of-the-art facility will greatly enhance the educational resources for our students and the treatment environment for our patients, and the School is indebted to the many alumni whose support made it possible. Through this project, we also established an alternative treatment area on the third floor of the Robert Schattner Center that enabled orthodontic care and instruction to go uninterrupted throughout construction of the new clinic. This space will remain fully outfitted to accommodate treatment needs during future clinic renovations, including those of the Endodontic and Periodontic clinics in the not-too-distant future. I hope you share my pride and joy in the news from Penn Dental Medicine this fall, for it comes through all of you — our alumni, faculty, students, and staff. Through your work in support of the School and the advancement of dental medicine, we truly do have much to celebrate now and anticipate in the future.
Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMD Morton Amsterdam Dean Feature
Opening Eyes, Opening Minds The Office of Minority Affairs Reaches Out to a New Generation of Students
by juliana delany Opening Eyes, Opening Minds
ow does one become a dentist? What’s it really like to be on the professional side of a dental chair? For the average inner-city high school student from a minority background, these are questions he or she has prob- ably never considered, let alone felt able to answer. Now, through the work of Penn Dental Medicine’s Office of Minority Affairs, that is changing. High school students across Philadelphia are finding out what H it takes to be a dentist, and realizing that dentistry just might be the career for them.
The Quest for Diversity Student diversity is a goal throughout The solution? Four years ago, Dr. Wadenya met with Dr. higher education, and one that the University of Pennsylvania Naty Lopez, Assistant Dean for International Relations, and in general, and Penn Dental Medicine in particular, embrace Sue Schwartz, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, and after wholeheartedly. Through community outreach programs, as much discussion, the answer became clear: Bring local high well as support groups and events that celebrate different cul- school students to Penn Dental Medicine for an intensive tures, the Office of Minority Affairs at Penn Dental Medicine three-day workshop featuring practical advice on oral health- is making a concerted effort to draw and keep qualified care and a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to work minority candidates. While some of the Office’s programs are as a dentist. targeted to its current students, others are reaching out to After contacting high school principals to sell the idea and members of the Philadelphia community who may never have designing age-appropriate curricula, the program began to take heard of Penn Dental Medicine. One of the fastest growing shape. Science teachers would identify promising students and and most popular of these outreach initiatives is STEP (Short- invite them to attend the program, which Penn Dental Term Enrichment Program), which seeks to educate minority Medicine would provide free of charge each summer. The high school students about dental education and careers. workshop would consist of an introduction to dentistry and its specialties, small-group sessions on technology and patient Expanding the Pool Penn Dental Medicine saw the need for a care, and games to break the ice and test student retention — all program like STEP reflected in the numbers. The number of presented with the assistance of Penn Dental Medicine student underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic, mentors. In June 2002, the first group of 17 Hispanic and and American Indian) graduating from dental schools African-American high school students arrived on campus, nationwide continues to lag behind their representation in and this new outreach program was born. the general U.S. population. According to 1998 U.S. Census figures, African Americans, Hispanics, and American Bigger and Better Over the past three years, STEP, which is sup- Indians made up approximately 12, 10.7, and 0.7 percent of ported by funds from the Provost’s Office and Penn Dental the total population, while only 2.2, 2.8, and 0.2 percent of Medicine, has blossomed, and Dr. Wadenya’s office has honed the nation’s practicing dentists, respectively. Though Penn its approach to recruiting participants. (Now, she says, they Dental Medicine has made significant strides over the past 15 contact high school guidance counselors and science teachers, a years in increasing its underrepresented minority enroll- more direct route to identifying interested and qualified atten- ment, it has remained apparent that ongoing efforts are vital dees.) To date, 129 minority students (98 African American, to building a truly diverse dental workforce in the future. seven Hispanic, three American Indian, and 23 others) have “A lot of dental schools and other health professions gone through the program. They have also been able to stream- recruit from the same minority pool,” explains Dr. Rose line the material presented to fill two days instead of three. Wadenya (D’97), Director of Minority Affairs and Assistant There have been other changes as well. In the spirit of Professor Clinician Educator of Pediatric Dentistry at Penn inclusion, the program now targets not only minorities, but all Dental Medicine. “For a long time, that pool had not promising students at urban high schools. Guidance coun- increased — in fact, it had been decreasing. A few years ago, selors and science teachers are invited as well, so that they will we realized that recruiting students at the college level was not be able to describe STEP to future students. And, in order to enough. We needed to start focusing on high school students.” build interest in the program beforehand, Penn Dental Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean Marjorie Medicine students now visit city high schools during the school Jeffcoat agrees: “To maintain diversity, we need a pipeline of year to introduce the summer program and provide some back- younger minority students interested in dental careers.” ground on the dental profession.
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This past June, the program welcomed 40 students from “Excellent Role Models” “STEP could not succeed without the schools like Philadelphia Girls High, Bartram High, and Penn Dental Medicine students who give their time and energy to Abraham Lincoln High, more than doubling its size in just make the workshops happen,” stresses Dr. Wadenya, who chooses three years. The young visitors enjoyed a keynote address on minority students because she feels they will be excellent role mod- dentistry as a career, a tour of the dental school, hands-on els for minority high schoolers. Often the students, already busy experiences in the School’s virtual reality simulation lab, pre- with classes, labs and studying, will change their schedules and sentations on facial and oral trauma, and the chance to make switch rotations with classmates so that they are able to help out. molds of their teeth. “STEP is an absolutely spectacular program,” says Felicia Swinney “The students gain a number of benefits from the STEP (D’06). “It allows high school students of color to see people who experience,” notes Dean Jeffcoat. “First, they build respect for look like them working in a dental clinic and serving as mentors. themselves and what good oral care can do for them. Next, we That alone helps them believe it is possible to be a dentist.” open their eyes to some career choices they might never have “Dentistry is a choice that might not have occurred to thought of. And finally, we show them that Penn is open to these students,” adds Kianna Simmons (D’07). “The best everyone and within the reach of qualified students from every part of working with high school students is being able to play background.” a part in influencing their futures. These students are full of potential and so willing to learn!”
PARTICIPANTS IN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM SPEND A DAY SHADOWING DR. ROSE WADENYA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CLINICIAN EDUCATOR OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, IN CLINICAL PRACTICE.
A Family Affair From the minute she first conceived of a minor- The Alumni Connection Last year, although STEP was receiving ity outreach program for high school students, Dr. Wadenya rave reviews from high school students, teachers, and coun- was certain that to be successful, the program had to involve selors, Dr. Wadenya felt it needed a more in-depth “next step” parents. “We needed to start a discussion about dental careers for interested students. So, she has turned to practicing alumni among families,” she recalls. “We knew that if we could get the for help in showing students what it is really like to treat patients. parents to attend at least part of the program with their chil- Starting this past summer, several high school students and dren, we would have a better chance of keeping the discussion recent graduates had the opportunity to “shadow” practicing going afterward, at home, and of keeping the students’ long- dentists, spending time in their offices and seeing how dentists term interest.” As a result, parents are invited to attend the carry out their jobs. June workshop along with their children, and Dr. Wadenya has Dr. Jeff Blum (D’80), a Clinical Associate Professor of been gratified to see up to 50 percent attend. Parents are also Pediatric Dentistry at Penn Dental Medicine, has hosted several invited to join their children on a return visit to the School for STEP students at his practice. “The students get to see how a six-month follow-up to reinforce the reality of dentistry as a the office runs and staff interactions,” he explains. “But most possible career choice and to strengthen relationships formed importantly, they observe the art and science of patient care. with the dental students and faculty. They come away with the feeling that they can achieve this.”
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Dominique Simmons, who shadowed Dr. Wadenya in her faculty pediatric dentistry practice, has done just that. After Did you know … spending time with Dr. Wadenya, she has developed a strong interest in the possibility of pursuing pediatric dentistry. “I love James Brister, the first-known African-American working with kids,” she says enthusiastically. “When I was graduate of Penn, was a dental student? young, I was afraid of dentists, and Dr. Wadenya has shown me that it doesn’t have to be that way.” When James Brister received a degree from the
University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry in 1881, he Full Circle Although strengthening the diversity of its student body, and thus the dental profession overall, is a primary rea- became the first-known African American to graduate son why Penn Dental Medicine devotes time, energy, and grant from the entire University. In 1993, his accomplishment money to STEP, Dean Jeffcoat and Dr. Wadenya believe that such programs can also have long-term, positive effects on inspired a group of alumni leaders to found a society in improving access to care in areas like Penn Dental Medicine’s his name. On a volunteer
basis, the members of the
James Brister Society work
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teers, thus enriching the
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activities, the James Brister Society holds an annual surrounding West Philadelphia community. A major benefit of spring event that features a board meeting and a panel increased minority enrollment at dental schools is the potential for a corresponding outpouring of minority dentists into discussion on issues surrounding diversity, as well as cities’ minority neighborhoods. an awards ceremony for outstanding minority faculty “One of our goals through STEP is to help sustain a diverse workforce, especially in urban areas,” says Dr. Wadenya. members and students. “Research shows that the majority of people are comfortable In 2006, the society will celebrate James Brister’s with a provider of the same race and that minority dentists are more likely to return to their old neighborhoods to practice. legacy and the 125th Anniversary of People of Color at Continuing to bring more minorities into dentistry can help to Penn. The kick-off event will be held at Penn Dental strengthen access to care in minority areas.” It is her dream that some of the bright young students who attend STEP will even- Medicine. For more information on the Brister Society and tually attend dental school, perhaps at Penn, and come full circle, carrying their newfound principles and knowledge home activities being planned in conjunction with the anniver- to their communities. pdj sary, visit www.alumni.upenn.edu/jamesbristersociety/.
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The Knight in the Laboratory Battling the Side Effects of Radiotherapy through Bone Regeneration by jennifer baldino bonett The Knight in the Laboratory
Treatment for oral cancer The distinctive properties of stromal stem cells include is a double-edged sword. Forgoing it is an extraordinary risk: their chameleon-like ability to transform. They have regen- The five-year survival rate for patients with oral cancer is erated effectively into liver, nerve, muscle, hair follicle, and under 60 percent. Accepting radiotherapy — the standard of kidney cells. In his lab, Dr. Akintoye is comparing the regen- care for oral cancer – yields a risk of another kind: severe erative properties of adult bone marrow stromal stem cells in oro-facial bone degeneration and seriously diminished qual- the maxilla and mandible to the bone-forming properties in ity of life. In addition to bone loss in the maxilla and hip bone cells. mandible, patients suffer pain, disfiguration, and difficulty Although his study is still years away from clinical trials, in talking and eating. Sunday O. Akintoye, DDS, MS, his results so far are promising for patients with oral cancer. Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Findings to date show that site-to-site grafts of tissue from Medicine (photo left), is unsheathing new weapons to end the maxilla and mandible are superior for regenerating this wrenching dilemma for patients with oral cancer: He is oro-facial bone. “They are unique,” says Dr. Akintoye. “Cells working to regenerate bone. isolated from the maxilla and mandible have much higher regenerative properties, grow much more rapidly than those that we have from the hip bone, and they do not need further Growing Bone A complication of cancer of the head and neck is osteoradionecrosis. This devastating side effect of radio- chemical stimulation for the bone to grow.” therapy seriously compromises or destroys the bone in the In addition, Dr. Akintoye’s findings may have implica- jaws, particularly the lower jaw, causing patients pain, tions beyond oro-facial bone regeneration. He notes that swelling, exposed bone, and fractures. “Our long-term what he is learning about the maxilla and mandible may clinical goal is to repair or replace the radiated bone,” indicate potential for using site-to-site approaches to better explains Dr. Akintoye, a soft-spoken researcher with a laser- rectify bone degeneration elsewhere in the body. sharp focus. Current methods for treating radiated bone in the oral “Groundbreaking Work” The fight against oral cancer and cavity rely on grafts from other bony sites like the femur and the side effects of its treatment is one with wide-reaching the hip bone, attractive because of their large size and easily implications. The sixth most common cancer in the world, extracted tissue. Dr. Akintoye is investigating an alternative oral cancer is one of the most devastating. Experts project approach. He is one of the few researchers in the field of oral some 27,000 new cases in the U.S. each year. And, despite medicine to study the use of adult stromal stem cells in regen- advances in surgery, radiation oncology, and chemotherapy, erating bone in the maxilla and mandible. the low survival rate has not significantly improved since the 1950s.
NORMAL BONE AND MARROW REGENERATED BONE AND MARROW
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“Dr. Akintoye’s groundbreaking work has the potential the oral manifestations of FD in a 2002 study. These to make a major contribution to the management of oral can- manifestations included malocclusion and tooth rotation. cer patients with osteoradionecrosis of the bone and other Importantly, Dr. Akintoye also found that the expansion of diseases which are presently very difficult to treat,” observes the maxilla and mandible (characteristic of FD) did not dis- Dr. Martin Greenberg (GD’68), Chair of the Department of tort the dental arch curvature, and routine dental therapies Oral Medicine. Like other members of the Department of such as extractions, restorations, and orthodontic treatment Oral Medicine, Dr. Akintoye has a joint appointment at the did not exacerbate FD lesions. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “Our Oral Fresh from a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Medicine faculty do quite a bit of work with cancer patients,” Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in 2003, Dr. says Dr. Greenberg. “Dr. Akintoye is the first member of the Akintoye joined the Penn Dental Medicine faculty with a well- Oral Medicine Department to concentrate on the bone com- regarded history of study of oro-facial bone degeneration. plications of cancer. His interests and skills help supplement With more than 20 years of dental training and practice, other aspects of our Department’s work, including improving starting in his native Nigeria in 1980, Dr. Akintoye has built the diagnosis of oral cancer and new ways to evaluate and treat a widely recognized reputation in the dental and cancer patients with oral cancer.” communities for his pioneering work. In 2002, he won the Dr. Akintoye’s investigations also hold promise for the Lester Burket Research Award for oral medicine residents con- treatment of other oral diseases, notes Dr. Greenberg. “While ferred by the American Academy of Oral Medicine. He is the his current research is focused on osteoradionecrosis,” he current president of the American Association of Oral Biologists, and national recognition of Dr. Akintoye’s efforts has also come in the form of research support from the American Cancer Society and a Lance “Oral medicine here has a very wide patient base that is fertile for Armstrong Foundation Cancer Survivorship research. The department is top-notch and highly supportive of Grant. He was named co-winner of the 2004 junior investigators. The attitude of senior investigators is very Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research at Penn Dental Medicine encouraging to junior faculty morally and intellectually.” for his project titled “Skeletal site-specific dr. sunday o. akintoye response of human bone marrow stromal stem cells to irradiation and preclinical therapeutic applications in osteoradionecrosis.” The award’s says, “what Dr. Akintoye learns about growing bone could be namesakes, Dr. Joseph Rabinowitz (GR’50), Emeritus revolutionary in treating periodontal diseases, regenerating Professor of Biochemistry, and his wife Josephine (ED’46, bone diminished by certain pharmaceuticals, and creating GED’48, GR’93), established the annual prize to promote more effective implants.” independent research among junior faculty. A faculty advisory panel selects the award winners from nominations How It Began Dr. Akintoye’s interest in oro-facial bone submitted by the School’s department chairs. (For a story on regeneration is based in his long-time study of McCune- co-winner Dr. Faizan Alawi, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Albright syndrome at the National Institutes of Health. see page 10.) McCune-Albright syndrome is a rare genetic disease causing fibrous dysplasia (FD) of bones, endocrine abnormalities, Continuing the Legacy of Oral Medicine The excellent reputation and ‘café-au-lait’ pigmentation of the skin. FD in McCune- of the Department of Oral Medicine drew Dr. Akintoye to Albright syndrome often affects craniofacial bones, including Penn Dental Medicine. “Oral medicine here has a very wide the maxilla and the mandible. patient base that is fertile for research,” he says. “The depart- While its full effects on dental tissues and the implications ment is top-notch and highly supportive of junior investigators. for dental care remain unclear, Dr. Akintoye illuminated The attitude of senior investigators is very encouraging to
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WORKING IN THE CELL CULTURE ROOM, DR. SUNDAY AKINTOYE SHOWS RESEARCH SPECIALIST DEREK STEFANIK HOW TO ISOLATE BONE MARROW STROMAL STEM CELLS. junior faculty morally and intellectually.” Dr. Greenberg University. Bioengineering students are as welcome as dental commends Dr. Akintoye’s “unique training from the NIH students in his lab. He teaches in the clinic and classroom as and the contributions he brings to the education of our well, instructing in Penn Dental Medicine’s Oral Diagnosis students and residents, and the management of our patients.” Clinic and lecturing in classes on bone disorders, salivary At the same time, the renowned multi-disciplinary gland dysfunction, bone remodeling, and osseointegration. research among faculty throughout the University is leading Back in his lab, Dr. Akintoye is forging ahead. He is Dr. Akintoye to collaborate on numerous levels. Currently, awaiting word of NIH funding to pursue further aspects of he is working with an investigator at the School of Veterinary bone regeneration in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis Medicine to study a collagen deficiency in mice that may with fellow 2004 Rabinowitz Award winner Dr. Faizan Alawi. prove useful to Dr. Akintoye’s work on bone regeneration. “The goal of my work is to contribute to the alleviation of And, in partnership with faculty and students in the cancer complications,” says Dr. Akintoye. “I would really like Bioengineering Department of Penn’s School of Engineering to see the complications of radiotherapy reduced as much as and Applied Sciences, he is investigating the bone regenerative possible, because it so deeply affects the quality of life of properties of biodegradable materials. patients with oral cancer.” To those patients battling this In addition, Dr. Akintoye stresses how the collaborative devastating disease, that achievement would make Dr. research activities between the different schools at Penn Akintoye a true knight in shining armor. pdj enrich learning opportunities for students throughout the
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A Sherlock Holmes of Dental Medicine
Following a New Trail of Clues to Crack the Mystery of Oral Cancer by jennifer baldino bonett A Sherlock Holmes of Dental Medicine
erforming investigative detective work is the pas- Enter Dr. Alawi. “Identifying biological markers that sion of Faizan Alawi, DDS, Assistant Professor of increase susceptibility to these complex molecular changes Pathology at Penn Dental Medicine (photo, left). will greatly enhance our understanding of oral carcinogene- However, you’ll find this modern-day Sherlock sis,” he says. The eager young researcher is investigating this P Holmes in the Leon Levy Center for Oral Health hypothesis: Does dysfunction in the genes that control Research wearing a lab coat, not a trench coat. His quest is the telomere maintenance lead to sporadic oral cancer? While pathogenesis of oral cancer. it’s too early for definitive findings, Dr. Alawi has successfully “Oral cancer isn’t an inherited disease, but certain created an in vitro model of DC in oral epithelial cells. genetic diseases raise the risk for oral cancer as a potential Dr. Alawi’s creative approach to oral cancer research consequence,” says Dr. Alawi. One of those diseases — stands out from the traditional focus on those genes that Dyskeratosis Congenita (DC) — is at the center of his either suppress tumor formation or cause normal cells to investigations. DC is a rare disorder with the hallmark of become cancerous. “Defining a role for a gene that con- chromosomal instability. In addition to a wide variety of tributes to telomere shortening in oral carcinogenesis would systemic manifestations such as bone marrow failure and represent a completely new approach in the study of oral premature aging of the skin and other organs, DC often leads cancer,” he explains. “Dyskerin is a unique protein whose to oral leukoplakia and a significant risk for oral squamous role in disease is not yet fully defined. Are its targets unique? cell carcinoma. New findings about the genetic abnormalities Can our findings translate into other conclusions?” (Since in DC prompted Dr. Alawi to ask this key question: Do the bone marrow failure and premature aging are typical features genes that give rise to genetic oral cancer also lead to sporadic of DC, new knowledge about its genetic base may illuminate oral cancer? “This is potentially, in my mind, a brand new such issues as the formation and development of blood cells avenue of study,” says Dr. Alawi. and the aging process.) Moreover, says Dr. Alawi, “identifying a role for Dyskerin in oral squamous cell cancer may lead to Seeking the Genesis of Oral Cancer The possible connection new therapeutic strategies that may increase the quality of life between the genetic and sporadic beginnings of oral cancer and the survival rate for patients with oral cancer and DC.” emanated from London, where a DC patient registry has yielded crucial findings. In recent years, studies have shown Putting It All Together Less than a decade into research and that mutations in two genes — Dyskeratosis Congenita 1 clinical practice, Dr. Alawi has earned accolades from the (Dyskerin) and telomerase RNA, both of which are key com- dental medicine community. Currently, he is the youngest ponents in the telomerase enzyme complex — give rise to standing member of the editorial review board of the journal DC. The telomerase enzyme plays an important role in cell Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and division and is thought to have a role in the proliferation of Endodontics. At Penn Dental Medicine, Dr. Alawi was co- cancer cells. As cells divide, telomeres (the extremities of a winner of the 2004 Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award chromosome) get shorter. If they become too short, a cell for Excellence in Research. (This followed on the heels of dies: The lengths of telomeres serve as a guide to the “age” of being named among the “Best Dentists of America” by a cell. Telomerase maintains the lengths of telomeres, thus, if Woodward/White Inc.) The annual Rabinowitz Award, estab- it is not working properly, the telomeres of these cells will lished by Dr. Joseph Rabinowitz (GR’50), Emeritus wear down quickly. Professor of Biochemistry, and his wife Josephine (ED’46, How do telomeres relate to cancer in DC? Normally, the GED’48, GR’93), supports independent research among protein Dyskerin binds to and stabilizes telomerase RNA. But junior faculty. A faculty advisory panel selects the award a mutation on either side negatively affects the entire telom- winners from nominations submitted by the School’s depart- erase complex, prematurely shortening the telomeres and ment chairs. (For a story on co-winner Dr. Sunday O. heralding the genetic onset of cancer. A growing body of Akintoye, Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, see page 6.) evidence suggests that a similar series of events also may play a While a dental student at McGill University in Montreal, role in the development of sporadic oral cancer. Dr. Alawi studied colon cancer as a part-time research
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assistant. Investigating oral cancer as a dentist “seemed the connection between oral health and overall well-being: “Oral most logical route,” he explains. As a DDS, Dr. Alawi sought disease can have a significant impact on physical and emo- to combine clinical medicine with bench science. He special- tional health.” His adjunct appointments in the departments ized in oral and maxillofacial pathology as a resident at the of Dermatology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens and in 2002 Penn’s School of Medicine also offer plentiful opportunities achieved board certification as a diplomate of the American for collaboration in this regard, says Dr. Alawi. Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. “What I enjoy most about my work is the pathology — New Light, Fresh Perspective “Penn is really an institution that trying to play detective,” says Dr. Alawi. “The challenge of makes collaboration easy to do,” says Dr. Alawi. “There is a having a patient present with an oral lesion and then trying to very strong openness and willingness to reach out, and there diagnose what it is clinically and microscopically is what first are so many different people here with a wide array of attracted me to pathology. It is a very stimulating, extremely research interests. I have daily access to and contact with dynamic field.” pathologists, dermatologists, and head and neck specialists at At Penn Dental Medicine, he teaches pathology and oral the Medical School. Through my interactions with them, I pathology, and he lectures to most of the School’s post-graduate learn not only about other projects and potential collabora- students, including oral surgery residents. He also teaches tions, but also new concepts that have an impact on my daily medical students and surgical pathology and dermatology res- pathology practice.” idents in Penn’s School of Medicine. In training up-and- A particularly fruitful collaboration with mutual benefits coming dentists and physicians, Dr. Alawi emphasizes the for Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Medicine is the Oral, Head and Neck Tissue, Serum and Saliva Bank of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Dr. Alawi has access to tumor specimens in the bank for his research on oral cancer. DR. FAIZAN ALAWI EVALUATING ORAL TISSUE SAMPLES THROUGH HIS WORK WITH THE PENN ORAL At the same time, he is leading an effort to incorporate as PATHOLOGY SERVICES, AN ORAL BIOPSY SERVICE HE many tissue samples as possible from Penn Dental Medicine REINSTATED AT PENN. into the Tissue Bank for the mutual benefit of investigators from throughout the University. Says Dr. Alawi: “This gives us new potential for research into a whole range of different head and neck and oral diseases, including inflammatory mucosal diseases, like lichen planus, and temporo- mandibular joint disease.” To increase that potential nationwide, Dr. Alawi has restored the Penn Oral Pathology Services at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, which is a full-service pathol- ogy lab providing dentists and physicians with routine and specialized oral biopsy services. (For more information about the service, see sidebar, page 13.) By combining this type of intense clinical attention with his innovative bench research, Dr. Faizan Alawi is at once fulfilling his personal career goals and his professional aspirations: He is creating a new trail of clues that could crack the mysteries of oral cancer. pdj
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patient (or clinician) for whom the perception was incorrect. The clinical and medicolegal repercussions can be, and often are, significant,” he says. “All excised oral tissue should have a full pathological study.” Toward that goal, Dr. Alawi reinstated Penn Oral Pathology Services at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, a highly accessible, specialized oral biopsy service. “The difference between a benign growth and a malignancy is one which most pathologists can make,” he says. “But it’s always best to have the opinion of a Penn Oral Pathology Services: A User’s Guide specialist. The same applies to oral pathology. Oral pathologists have familiarity with the clinical and histological nuances of oral diseases. This is one of the reasons why I am frequently called upon to provide Dr. Faizan Alawi, Assistant Professor of Pathology, has encountered my diagnostic opinions for colleagues in dermatopathology and too many cases like this one: A new patient goes to a dentist for the surgical pathology.” Penn Oral Pathology Services offers valuable first time after having had oral tissue excised elsewhere on multiple insight to oral surgeons, periodontists, endodontists and other dental occasions. On none of these occasions did the primary dentists sub- specialists, general dentists, dermatologists, and other specialists mit a tissue sample for a pathology evaluation. The patient now like head and neck surgeons who evaluate and treat oral disease. presents with a recurrent lesion that Dr. Alawi has microscopically diagnosed as advanced oral cancer. The patient ultimately dies of To Use Penn Oral Pathology Services: his disease. Call 1-866-DERMLAB (1-866-337-6522) to request biopsy kits, which As a standard of care, any excised tissue should be submitted are free of charge. to a pathology lab for evaluation, emphasizes Dr. Alawi. This is a standard-of-care practiced in the medical world, and Dr. Alawi is • Obtain patient consent: A form is included in the biopsy kit. canvassing his colleagues in the dental world to do the same, with- • Call the Service to request a free courier pick-up in Philadelphia and out exception. surrounding areas, South and Central Jersey, and most of Delaware. “We are all confident in our own diagnostic abilities, however, From elsewhere, ship the sample per the instructions in the sometimes even we can get fooled,” he says. “If a radiograph biopsy kit to 3700 Market Street, Suite 312, Philadelphia, PA 19104. demonstrates a radiolucency at the apex or around the crown of a The Service generally offers a 24-hour turnaround time. tooth, 99 times out of 100 we will probably correctly discern the • Questions? Contact Faizan Alawi, DDS, at 215.573.7638 or nature of the lesion. However, I would not want to be the one [email protected].
penn dental journal 13 On Campus news
Nine mem- “Our students are always a priority bers of the Board in the planning we do, and therefore, participated in the getting student feedback is an important meeting, along with part of that process,” says Dean Jeffcoat. Morton Amsterdam “While I am fortunate to have ongoing Dean Marjorie student interaction as Dean, it is help- Jeffcoat and Dr. ful to also create opportunities such as Thomas Sollecito, this for dialogue between students and Associate Dean for the volunteers on our Board.” This Academic Affairs, town meeting was the first of its type to who moderated the be held at Penn Dental Medicine. “We discussion. Student believe the Dental School is the first questions and com- across the University to ever try this ments ranged from format,” Mr. Garvey adds. “It proved issues related to to be a wonderful exchange of ideas and specific courses and observations.” requirements to clinical instruction New Scholarship Bolsters Aid and resources. In for Disadvantaged Students addition to respond- Penn Dental Medicine has bolstered Students from each class met with members ing to students’ questions, the Board its financial aid resources for students of the Board of Overseers during the June 2 town meeting. members also shared insights on their through the Scholarships for professional and educational experi- Disadvantaged Students program, an ences as well as their roles as Overseers. initiative of the U.S. Department of Board of Overseers Hold “Our Board consists of leading Health and Human Services’ Health Town Meeting with Students clinicians and business executives in the Resources and Services Administration Members of Penn Dental Medicine’s field of dentistry, who have a wealth of (HRSA). The School applied to the Board of Overseers gathered for a knowledge and experience,” notes Mr. program for the first time this year and special town meeting with students on Garvey. “They are invaluable role models has been awarded $116,500 for the June 2, providing a unique forum for to our students. Through this meeting, 2005–06 academic year. “Students exchanging ideas and building ties with many of the students had the chance to cannot apply for the scholarship each other. Held in the School’s new meet Board members for the first time directly. Schools apply for the funds Sig Seigel Alumni Center and and begin to establish ties that could and then make individual awards Conference Room, the event drew continue long after their time at Penn from their pool of eligible students,” student representatives from each class, Dental Medicine.” Those Board explains Assistant Dean for Student who had the opportunity to ask ques- members participating in the meeting Affairs Sue Schwartz, who applied to tions directly to the Board and openly included Dr. Robert Baker, Sr. (D’52), HRSA for the scholarship funds. share thoughts on their School experi- Dr. Laurence Brody (C’52, D’56), Recipients within the Penn Dental ences. “The town meeting idea was Dr. William Cheung (D’81, GD’82), Medicine student body are being born from a desire to give our Board Dr. Stephen Cooper (D’71), Dr. Joseph selected based on HRSA guidelines and of Overseers a sense of the life of the Gian-Grasso (C’67, D’71), Dr. Lawrence individual awards will be made this fall. School from the student perspective,” Kessler (C’66, D’70), Board Chair The program was established says Associate Dean for Development Dr. Martin Levin (D’72, GD’74), by HRSA to support students from and Alumni Relations Jim Garvey, who Dr. Louis Rossman (D’75, GD’77), economically and environmentally worked with the Board on organizing and Dr. Robert Schattner (D’48). disadvantaged backgrounds. “The goal the meeting. of the program is to promote diversity
14 on campus: news among students and practitioners with and asked them to review the whole Penn Dental Medicine Welcomes the hope that many choose to practice curriculum for perceived deficiencies Class of 2009 in communities where their help is and overlaps,” notes Dr. Sollecito. Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the needed,” adds Ms. Schwartz. HRSA’s “This review, along with feedback gath- Class of 2009 to the School and guidelines state that eligibility includes ered from students, was presented and the study of dental medicine with its educational/environmental circum- laid the ground work for our discus- second annual white coat ceremony, stances that have inhibited the individ- sions.” The faculty then divided into held August 22 in the University’s ual from obtaining the knowledge, four groups to address four key areas – Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center skills, and abilities required to enroll in curriculum overlaps and redundancies, for Performing Arts. This special and graduate from a health professions new technologies, treatment planning, ceremony was launched last year under school, or a family adjusted gross and clinical and basic science integra- the sponsorship of the Penn Dental annual income below a level based on tion. Each group was asked to identify Medicine Alumni Society and established low income thresholds. Recipients what they felt needed to be accom- as an ongoing tradition for incoming must also be U.S. citizens or permanent plished in each of these areas, how classes. More than 300 gathered for residents. those issues could be addressed, the the event, including students and their “Our student body is made up of resources needed to do them, and when families, alumni, faculty, and staff. incredible individuals,” says Ms. such changes could be implemented “The white coat represents the Schwartz. “Some have overcome great within the curriculum. On day two of principles of trust, integrity, and ethics personal challenges to attend dental the retreat, the faculty met as a whole that form the foundations of the doctor- school at the University of Pennsylvania, to report on their group discussions patient relationship. It is exciting to and we are pleased to have this new and begin setting priorities for short- see a new class making this commitment source of funds to help support them and long-term goals. and entering a profession that offers in reaching their goals.” Since the retreat, the Steering so many rewards,” says Dr. Tara Sexton Committee of the School’s Curriculum (D’88), President of the Penn Dental Faculty Retreat Focuses on Committee has met several times to Medicine Alumni Society, who Curriculum Review begin prioritizing and implementing presented the welcoming remarks at This summer, the Penn Dental the recommendations. One step the ceremony. “I know the professional Medicine faculty turned its attention already taken as an outcome of the values and ties I developed while at to the School’s curriculum, devoting a retreat was an addition to the freshman Penn continue to support me in my two-day retreat to a comprehensive orientation program, focusing on the work. Incoming students should know review and evaluation process. Both integration of the basic and clinical that now, they too, have a great network full-time standing and part-time sciences. Plans are also being laid associated faculty members participated out to incorporate a new practice in the retreat, which was held June 17 management course into the 2006–07 and 18 on Penn’s campus. “Our goal academic year. CLASS OF 2009 FACTS & FIGURES was to first look at the curriculum as it “I think the retreat was an over- • 116 members — 64 women and 52 men currently stands – both strengths and whelming success. I have had tremendous • From 25 different states shortcomings – and then identify and feedback from faculty on the impor- • Represent seven foreign countries — discuss changes and new initiatives tance of taking the time for this type of Albania, Bolivia, Canada, Jamaica, we want to introduce and how best to review,” adds Dr. Sollecito. Kenya, Korea, and Syria implement them,” says Dr. Thomas “It was very productive, and as a result, we • Mean overall GPA — 3.57 Sollecito (D’89, GD’91), Associate are developing a cogent plan for moving Dean for Academic Affairs, who worked ahead and making positive changes.” This with Morton Amsterdam Dean Marjorie was the second faculty retreat held during of faculty and alumni to draw upon Jeffcoat to organize the retreat. Dean Jeffcoat’s two-year tenure and she throughout their schooling and The retreat opened with a plenary anticipates more in the future. “We have beyond.” session that provided a curriculum a tremendous level of skill and experience The ceremony program included overview to highlight issues relating within our faculty,” she notes, “and remarks by Morton Amsterdam Dean to content, timing, and format as well gathering as a group to share ideas is Marjorie Jeffcoat and Associate Dean as suggested additions and potential invaluable to the strength of the School for Development and Alumni Relations redundancies. “In preparation for the and its programs.” Jim Garvey; a keynote address by the retreat, I canvassed the entire faculty University’s new Provost, Ronald
penn dental journal 15 The interns worked at one of the program’s 22 community-based sites in Philadelphia as part of interdisciplinary teams that included medical, nursing, or social work students from Penn or one of the other affiliated Philadelphia universities. The sites ranged from senior centers and preschool camps to homeless shelters and youth programs, where the Bridging the Gaps teams developed health-related community projects. Students are matched with community sites based on both student interest and community need. “It’s nice for dental students to look at broader issues in community health, rather than just oral health,” says Dr. Joan Gluch, Director of Community Health at Penn Dental The Class of 2009 recites the Penn Dental Medicine and the Dental Academic Medicine Professional Pledge during the designed to present an overview of the White Coat Ceremony, held August 22 in academic program, introduce the ser- Preceptor for the program. “The idea Zellerbach Theatre. vices and resources within the School is for them to view healthcare and social and University, and help students get to issues from the client’s perspective. We want the students to look at healthcare Daniels; and a presentation on the know each other. “One of the greatest in the context of all the many other history of Penn Dental Medicine by parts of our orientation is the involve- elements of a person’s life.” Four days Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50), ment of second-year students. This year, a week, the student interns work closely Dean Emeritus. The white coat presen- we had 26 student volunteers,” notes with community members at their tations were made to each member of Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Sue respective sites. The students spend the the Class of 2009 by members of the Schwartz, who oversees the orientation remaining day of the week in academic Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society program. “They shepherd incoming course work that focuses on public and Executive Committee. Dr. David S. students through the orientation week, community health issues. Williams (D’77) joined in cloaking his organize social activities, and play an During her work at the Horizon daughter, Erika L. Williams, in her invaluable role in helping to guide House and New Keys in West white coat. (Ms. Williams’ grandfather, freshmen and relieve anxiety. Our Philadelphia, Yolanda Madison (D’08) the late Dr. Ned B. Williams (D’38), tremendous students are truly one of addressed the needs of chronically also graduated from Penn Dental the School’s most valuable assets.” homeless adults with serious mental Medicine). And, Pablo Elizondo was illness and substance abuse disorders. cloaked by his father-in-law, Dr. Community Health Internship Building She took people grocery shopping, Russell G. Marriott (D’73), and his Students’ Service, Learning Experiences located healthcare referral sites, and grandfather-in-law, Dr. Verne E. This summer the Bridging the Gaps even accompanied a community mem- Marriott (D’39). The ceremony con- Community Health Internship ber to court. “This was a great experi- cluded with the reciting of the Penn Program continued to give students an ence, because I got to learn more about Dental Medicine Professional Pledge outlet for extending their educational and help a population that is difficult and was followed by a reception for experiences beyond the campus and to work with,” says Ms. Madison. She all attendees. into local communities. This interdis- and her partner Amanda Barczyk The white coat ceremony was ciplinary internship program, which is (SW’06), a Penn social work student, scheduled to be included as one of the administered jointly by seven academic also organized a health fair at their site. many programs held during the four- health centers located in Philadelphia, The Bridging the Gaps program day freshman orientation, which ran Erie, and Pittsburgh, has more than culminated with the Community Health from August 22 to 25. The School’s 220 students participating. Seventeen Symposium held on September 16 at orientation week features a full Penn Dental Medicine students Drexel University. Students prepared schedule of presentations and activities between their first and second year participated in the 2005 program, which ran from June 20 to August 5.
16 on campus: news poster presentations that showcased Orthodontic Clinic Construction The new clinic will occupy the their team’s activities and also presented Proceeding Ahead of Schedule entire southwest corner of the Thomas workshops based on their experiences Construction of the School’s new Evans Building’s second floor. Along working in the community setting. Brainerd Swain Clinic in the Reid with providing a state-of-the-art clini- “The intensive community experi- Department of Orthodontics is pro- cal care and educational environment, ence, academic coursework, and the ceeding ahead of schedule with the new one of the key design elements will be interdisciplinary nature of the program space expected to be fully operational the exposure of the original windows combine to provide a unique summer before the close of this calendar year. on the south side of building, which internship,” Dr. Gluch says. “I feel very Work on the clinic began in early July, will flood the space with natural light. fortunate that we can give students such and at press time, was moving ahead This new facility will feature 19 chairs an in-depth experience in community aggressively. “Because of the age of the and be outfitted with the most advanced health. For many of them, it truly is Evans Building, we never know what we equipment, including computer capa- life changing.” might encounter when undertaking a bilities in each operatory that will allow renovation project,” notes Associate for the future introduction of digital Dean for Finance and Administration radiography and chair-side patient Tom Freitag. “At this stage, all is going charting. In addition, the clinic will be smoothly. Yet through it, we have designed for added patient and student learned a lot about the Building’s privacy during consultation and infrastructure that will help us in future treatment. The space will also include renovations.” a consultation room, an expanded
2005 Summer Research Program • Banafsheh Vahid (D’08), Regulation of interac- • Soon (Sue) Hwang (D’08), The role of the Rho Participants tion between MV and matrix macromolecules signaling pathway in the response of ameloblasts to form collagen calcification, Dr. Ellis Golub, to fluoride, Dr. Carolyn Gibson, Professor of This year, the Penn Dental Medicine Summer Professor of Biochemistry, preceptor Anatomy and Cell Biology, preceptor Research Program marked its 25th anniversary of providing students with hands-on experi- • Abhishake Banda (D’08), Early diagnosis of • Suhn Kim (D’08), Prevalence of pediatric ence in dental research. Fourteen students rheumatoid arthritis with detection of anti-CCP obesity in a dental school setting, Dr. Andres took part in the 2005 program, conducting antibodies (Ant-CCP) in saliva and gingival Pinto (D’99, GD’01, GR’06), Assistant research for two to three months with faculty crevicular fluid, Dr. Daniel Malamud, Professor Professor/Clinician Educator of Oral Medicine, preceptors from both the basic and clinical sci- Emeritus of Biochemistry and Dr. Edward preceptor ences. The Summer Research Program, which Lally (GD’73, GR’79), Professor of Pathology, is funded by the School, also gives students preceptors • Jessica Lynch (D’08), Radiographic evaluation the opportunity to learn how to present their of peri-implant alveolar bone loss, Dr. Linda research; all participants will make poster pre- • Derek Conover (D’08), Neutralization of the Otis, former Associate Professor of Oral sentations at the School’s Oral Health Fair, nuclease activity of the Actinobacillus actino- Medicine, preceptor held in the spring. “Very few students consider mycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin an academic or research career,” says Dr. by serum antibodies from local progressive • Meryl Sava (D’08), Interaction of Actinobacillus Joseph DiRienzo, Professor of Microbiology and periodontitis patients, Dr. Jonathan Korostoff actinomycetemcomitans with lipid rafts, Assistant Dean for Student Research, who (D’85, GR’91, GD’92), Associate Professor/ Dr. Edward Lally (GD’73, GR’79), Professor of oversees the summer program. “Hopefully this Clinician Educator of Periodontics, preceptor Pathology, preceptor experience will encourage them to involve research in the rest of their dental careers.” • Amir Ghadiri (D’08), Role for dyskerin in the • Michael Simontacchi-Gbologah (D’08), pathogenesis of oral cancer, Dr. Faizan Alawi, The participants in the 2005 Summer Research Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy Assistant Professor of Pathology, preceptor Program included: study of peptide attachment to titanium, Dr. Francis Mante (D’95), Associate Professor • Kerri Bourgeois (D’07), A phase 3, multicenter, • David Daniels (D’08), The effects of IGF-I of Restorative Dentistry, preceptor randomized, blinded, controlled study of NV-101 expression on craniofacial muscle function, for efficacy and safety in patients undergoing Dr. Elisabeth Barton, Assistant Professor of • Ryan Tamburrino (D’06), Material properties, simple mandibular procedures, Dr. Elliot Anatomy and Cell Biology, preceptor preparation dimensions and stresses in post Hersh, Professor of Oral Surgery/ and core restored mandibular second premo- Pharmacology, preceptor • Lindsay Pfeffer (D’08), Role of IGF-I isoforms in lars: a finite element analysis study, Dr. Zahra proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells, Afsharzand, Clinical Associate Professor of • Celeste McDonald (C’06), Effects of type III Dr. Elisabeth Barton, Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dr. Francis Mante collagen haploinsufficiency on skeletal develop- Anatomy and Cell Biology, preceptor (D’95), Associate Professor of Restorative ment, Dr. Sherrill Adams, Professor and Chair Dentistry, preceptors of Biochemistry, preceptor
penn dental journal 17 patient waiting area, a more functional Anatomy and Cell Biology, who reception/business office, and a faculty organized the symposium. “During his and student locker room. tenure as Associate Dean, the research Complementing the new clinic will enterprise at the School became one be the Ackerman Orthodontic Seminar of the most well known and respected Room (formerly Room S-13), which is in the United States. He led the way situated in a corridor adjacent to the in moving us from morphology-based orthodontic clinic. research to focusing on cell and Orthodontic care and instruction molecular biology.” have gone uninterrupted throughout Dr. Rosenbloom retired from the construction process through the Penn Dental Medicine in 2004 after use of an alternative treatment area set 34 years with the School. He joined The 2007 PASS class. up on the third floor of the School’s the Department of Anatomy and Cell Robert Schattner Center. Fully Biology in 1970 as an Associate Penn Dental Medicine Welcomes equipped for complete treatment Professor, became Professor in 1974, New PASS Class needs, this area features 12 operatories and served as Chair from 1975 through Penn Dental Medicine welcomed a and will remain in tact following the 1999. He was Associate Dean for new class of foreign-trained dentists to completion of the orthodontic clinic Research from 1984 to 1999, and its Program for Advanced Standing to accommodate clinical care needs during his tenure, he also served as Students (PASS) in April. This year’s during future clinic renovations. “The Director of the Research Center in class, pictured above, includes 33 orthodontic clinic is a long-awaited Oral Biology. students representing 14 countries project for the School, made possible A leader in the connective tissue (Belarus, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, through the generous support of many field, Dr. Rosenbloom’s research Iran, Jordan, Korea, Nigeria, Pakistan, alumni,” adds Jim Garvey, Associate focused on the biochemistry and molec- Poland, Romania, Syria, and Taiwan). Dean for Development and Alumni ular and cellular biology of the extracel- Before joining the Class of 2007 this Relations. “And with its completion, lular matrix, with emphasis on collagen fall, PASS students completed a sum- we hope that it will be another in a and elastic fibers. His laboratory was mer session of preclinical work and series of important renovations of our the first to clone the elastin gene, which lectures. Penn Dental Medicine is one clinical and academic space.” led to the detailed understanding of the of 23 U.S. dental schools that offer a structure of the protein and the relation PASS program, which awards students a DMD after successful completion of Research Symposium Honors of this structure to elastic properties. the School’s third- and fourth-year Dr. Joel Rosenbloom The symposium speakers, all of Penn Dental Medicine recognized Dr. whom were collaborators with Dr. classes and clinics. The PASS program Joel Rosenbloom (M’62, GR’65), Rosenbloom, reflected on his contribu- is administered by the Office of Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and tions to the field of connective tissue International Relations under the Cell Biology, for his work in advancing research and shared the latest on their leadership of Dr. Uri Hangorsky, scientific discovery and the School’s work as well. The speakers included Associate Dean, and Dr. Naty Lopez, level of research with a special symposium Dr. Robert P. Mecham of Washington Assistant Dean. in his honor. Held at Penn Dental University of St. Louis School of Medicine on October 15, the event was Medicine, Dr. Juoni Uitto of Thomas attended by Penn Dental Medicine faculty Jefferson University Medical College, as well as other eminent scientists from and Dr. Nicholas A. Kefalides of the throughout the United States and Canada, University of Pennsylvania School of many of whom were Dr. Rosenbloom’s Medicine. Dr. Daniel Malamud, collaborators during his years with Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the School. The symposium focused Penn Dental Medicine, served as the on connective tissue research – Dr. moderator of the symposium, which Rosenbloom’s primary field of study. was followed by a cocktail reception and “We wanted to honor Joel for his dinner in the atrium of the Robert many contributions to science over the Schattner Center. “Joel has given so length of his career. He was the leader much to scientific research and to Penn who really catapulted the research of the Dental throughout his career,” adds School to where it is today,” says Dr. Dr. Macarak. “His contributions and Edward Macarak (GR’73), Professor achievements continue to be an inspira- and Chairman of the Department of tion in our research today.” 18 on campus: news On Campus people
Dean Jeffcoat Featured in 2006. Approximately 10,000 copies Three New Members NIH Educational Video will be produced on DVD for distribu- Named to Board of Overseers Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton tion to middle and high schools, at Penn Dental Medicine has named three Amsterdam Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat teachers’ conferences, and to medical new members to its Board of Overseers. will be one of three dental researchers schools and other medical institutions, Drs. David S. Tarica (D’83), Matthew nationwide featured in a new educa- which are using the video series for J. Doyle, and Roger Levin, were tional video being produced by the outreach to their communities. officially appointed to these new roles National Institutes of Health (NIH). with the School at the June 15 meeting Titled Women in Dental Research, it is the Standing Faculty Promotions of the University’s Board of Trustees. final video in a five-part series called Penn Dental Medicine is pleased to They will each serve a three-year term Women are Researchers that has been devel- announce the promotions of two on the Board. oped by NIH’s Office of Research on members of its standing faculty — Dr. Tarica brings many years of Women’s Health and Office of Science Drs. Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia and experience in private dental practice to Education to encourage young girls to David C. Stanton (D’88, GD’95). the Board. He has three successful consider research careers. Both promotions were effective July 1. offices in New York, including 34th “The topic areas chosen for the The appointment of Dr. Boesze- Street Dental series have a critical need for new Battaglia, Associate Professor of Associates and young women. In each, we select out- Biochemistry, was converted to tenure. 42nd Street Dental standing women role models to inform She has held this tenure-track position Associates in New and encourage young girls to consider with the School since 2002, where York City and these various fields of research and her primary responsibilities include Green Acres science as career options,” says Gloria teaching Biochemistry 501, a required Dental Associates Seelman, an Instructional Specialist in course for first-year students, and in Valley Stream, the Office of Science Education and serving on several University and Penn N.Y., which he the Executive Producer for the video runs in partnership Dental Medicine committees. Dr. Dr. David S. Tarica series. “The target audience is girls Boesze-Battaglia’s research activities with Dr. Randal from eighth grade to high school, when focus on the molecular mechanisms Hight. Dr. Tarica graduated from most decisions are made about taking promoting membrane fusion. Penn Dental Medicine is 1983, and also advanced math and sciences.” Dr. Stanton has been promoted to serves on the board of the Solomon Also featured in Women in Dental Associate Professor/Clinician Educator Schechter Day School of Nassau Research are researchers Dr. Jennifer of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. County. Webster-Cyriaque, a Dental Ecologist Dr. Stanton is the program director Dr. Doyle serves as Associate and Associate Professor at University of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Director and Senior Researcher of the of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and residency program, and director of the Procter & Gamble Company Health Dr. Deborah Greenspan, a Clinical third-year course, Principles of Oral Care Research Center, a division of Professor of Stomatology at the and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Stanton The Procter & Gamble Company, University of California San Francisco practices at the Hospital of the based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has held (UCSF) School of Dentistry and University of Pennsylvania, where he his current posi- Clinical Director of the UCSF Oral is also an attending surgeon. He also tion since 1996, AIDS Center. The other videos in holds an attending surgeon position at having advanced the Women are Researchers series focus on Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. through a diversity women surgeons, pathologists, of research and researchers from a variety of fields, development roles and women scientists with disabilities. with Procter & The NIH visited Penn Dental Gamble since the Medicine for three days in May to film completion of his the segments with Dean Jeffcoat. The Dr. Matthew J. Doyle academic studies in video is expected to be released in fall
penn dental journal 19 1983. Dr. Doyle holds a PhD in ana- Penn Dental Medicine Names Amsterdam Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat. lytic chemistry and biochemistry from Department of Periodontics Chair “He brings great expertise and energy the University of Cincinnati and an MS After a nationwide search, Penn Dental to the role, and I am confident the in chemistry from there as well. He is Medicine has announced the appoint- Department will continue to grow the author of Chemical Analysis: A Solutions ment of Dr. Joseph P. Fiorellini as and develop in exciting ways under his Guide and a frequent contributor to Chair of the Department of leadership.” professional journals. Periodontics. Dr. Fiorellini comes to Dr. Fiorellini currently serves Dr. Levin is Founder and Chief Penn Dental Medicine from Harvard on the editorial boards of the Journal of Executive Officer of the Levin Group, School of Dental Periodontology, the International Journal of Oral Inc., a dental practice management Medicine, where and Maxillofacial Implants and The International consulting firm in Owings Mills, Md. he served as Vice Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. The Levin Group operates eight gen- Chair of the He has authored more than 50 eral practice and specialty divisions and Department of manuscripts, reviews, and textbook has trained more than 7,500 dentists Oral Medicine, chapters, and his research awards have on how to manage their practices effi- Infection and included National Institutes of Health ciently and prof- Immunity; Head and International Association of Dental itably. A frequent of the Division of Research travel grants, The American lecturer and widely Periodontology; Dr. Joseph P. Fiorellini Academy of Periodontology Young published author, Program Director Investigators Award, The Academy of he serves as the of Periodontology; and Associate Osseointegration Research Award, and practice manage- Professor in the Department of Oral The European Association for ment editor of six Medicine, Infection, and Immunity. Osseointegration Research Prize. dental journals, Throughout his tenure at Harvard, Dr. Dr. Fiorellini assumed his new post including Esthetic Fiorellini has also maintained a private as Chair on October 1, succeeding Dr. Dr. Roger Levin Dentistry Update, and practice in periodontics and implant Cyril Evian, Clinical Professor of is a columnist for dentistry. He earned his DMD from Periodontics, who has been serving as The Journal of the American Dental Association. Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Interim Chair. “The Penn Dental Dr. Levin earned his DDS from the 1990, and in 1993, was awarded a Department of Periodontics has a rich University of Maryland Dental School DMSc degree in Oral Biology and a history of leadership in the field, and in 1982 and an MBA from Chadwick Certificate in Periodontology from I am looking forward to working with University in 1990. Harvard as well. the faculty to build upon that,” says “All three new members bring a “We are extremely pleased to wel- Dr. Fiorellini. “It is a great opportunity, great deal of experience to the Board,” come Dr. Fiorellini to the Penn Dental and I am excited to be at the School.” says Morton Amsterdam Dean Marjorie Medicine family,” says Morton Jeffcoat. “The School will benefit greatly from their skills and knowledge. We are fortunate to have them serving Penn Dental Medicine in this capacity.” 2005–06 Class Officers Penn Dental Medicine students elected the following individuals to lead their respective classes this academic year. The Class of 2009 had not yet held its elections at press time.
class of 2006 class of 2008 President: Barrie Matthews President: Derek Conover Vice President: Asif Lala Vice President: Lindsay Pfeffer Treasurer: Adam Barbag Treasurer: T.J. Filip Secretary: Rishin Desai Secretary: Monica Parekh PASS Class President: Jonathan Friedman
class of 2007 President: Joe Moon Vice President: Justin Salisbury Treasurer: Kurt Herman Secretary: Milan Doshi PASS Class President: Benedict Bachstein
20 on campus: people Endodontic Faculty Member Sharing Skills through Service Trips As a Penn Dental Medicine student, it was a love of travel that led Dr. Jamie Kang (D’98, GD’01), now a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School’s Department of Endodontics, to complete an externship in China in December 1997. Less than five years later, the death of her only brother, Joon Koo Kang, in the September 11 World Trade Center attacks took her travel interests in a new direction — that of service. “Something big like that makes you think about what kind of legacy you are going to leave,” says Dr. Kang. “What you once thought was important does not seem as crucial anymore. I realized that I could use my career to serve a big- Dr. Jamie Kang (D’98, GD’01), Clinical Assistant Part of the program’s goal is to give Professor of Endodontics, with one of her ger purpose.” This desire motivated Dr. students an understanding of the Kang to jump at the opportunity to do young patients during her service trip to Afghanistan. economic, social, and political forces some medical relief work in Uzbekistan that influence health status and health- in April 2004 and again this past April As the only dentist on the trip, care delivery. Research and analysis of in Afghanistan. Dr. Kang got little rest. “I saw as many current health policy issues are also key “My experience in Uzbekistan as 100 patients a day for basic care, elements of the learning experience. helped me be all the more appreciative cleaning, and extractions,” says Dr. “Policy is only a small part of dental of the clinical resources and training Kang. “Everyone needs a dentist, so I school education,” says Mr. Quintner. available at Penn Dental Medicine,” was the last one working at the end of “This program allows for a more notes Dr. Kang. “It also gave me a new the day.” comprehensive understanding of how perspective on my professional life.” dentistry and legislation fit together and Her church, Emmanuel in West Penn Dental Medicine Student Participates impact patients and the practice.” Philadelphia, sponsored the 10-day In Washington Health Policy Fellowship Mr. Quintner was assigned to the Uzbekistan trip, and Dr. Kang was Penn Dental Medicine students continue National Consumers League, working invited by a friend to join the medical to distinguish and challenge themselves in the Health and Food Department as team that went to Afghanistan in April by taking on unique learning opportu- an intern. His main responsibility was of this year. nities. This summer was no exception to research and report on the public’s Dr. Kang, her friend, and seven as Alex Quintner (D’08) became one of perception of the differences between other healthcare professionals manned only three dental students nationwide optometrists and ophthalmologists in a mobile clinic in Afghanistan for 10 chosen to participate in the Washington light of state legislation being passed that days. She raised approximately $2,500 Health Policy Fellowship Program in will mark the differences between the to support the project. Penn colleagues Washington, DC. scope of practice for each profession. also donated supplies, including anes- Sponsored by the American Medical The students also had the opportu- thetics and x-ray films. Student Association Foundation, the nity to participate in a Lobby Day and Arriving in Kabul, the group drove six-week program provides an introduc- a day on the Hill, meeting with their 11 hours north through snow-covered tion to the health and social policy respective state representatives to discuss mountains. “In each village, they gave us process by giving participants hands-on specific policy choices. “The concept a house built with mud or a mosque to experiences in congressional offices, of lobbying was such a foreign thing to set up in. Most of the villages had no health advocacy organizations, research me before this program,” notes Mr. electricity or running water,” recalls Dr. institutes, and federal agencies. This Quintner. “It’s pretty empowering, Kang. “The people were so resilient and year, a total of 10 students from because you realize that with organiza- grateful. One village had never even had throughout the country were accepted tion and knowledge of the cause you a mobile clinic visit. My Penn Dental into the program; it was the first year can really make a difference.” education was really put to work!” that dental students have participated.
penn dental journal 21 Scholarly Activity
Dr. Louise Skarulis (D’80), Clinical Gibson CW, Thomson, NH, Abrams Slaughter YA, Taylor L. Perceptions Awards & Associate of Restorative Dentistry WR, Kirkham J. Nested genes: bio- of dental care needs among African • Joseph L.T. Appleton Award for logical implications and use of AFM American elders: Implications for Achievements excellence in clinical teaching, for analysis. Gene. 2005; 350:15-23. health promotion. Spec Care presented by the Class of 2005. Dentist. 2005; 25(3):158-63. Dr. D. Walter Cohen (C’47, D’50), Hersh EV, Lally ET, Moore PA. Professor Emeritus, Department of Dr. Thomas P. Sollecito (D’89, Update of cyclooxygenase inhibitors: Sollecito TP, Sullivan KE, Pinto A, Periodontics GD’91), Associate Dean for Has a third COX isoform entered the Stewart J, Korostoff J. Systemic con- • Paul Goldhaber Award 2005 for Academic Affairs and Associate fray? Current Medical Research and ditions associated with periodontitis outstanding national and inter- Professor of Oral Medicine Opinions. 2005; 21:1217-1226. in childhood and adolescence. A national contributions to dental • Voted Best Dentist Main Line review of diagnostic possibilities. education and the profession, Today 2003–2005. Iqbal MK, Gartenberg J, Kratchman Med Oral Pathol Oral Cir Bucal. presented by Harvard School of • Appointed a Co-investigator for S, Karabucak B, Bui B. Clinical signif- 2005; 10:142-50. Dental Medicine. World Workshop of Oral icance and management of acces- Medicine. sory canals in maxillary central Sollecito TP. Preface. Dental Clinics Dr. Scott S. DeRossi (D’95), Assistant incisors. JADA. 2005; 136(3); 331-5. of North America. 49(1): xvii-xix, Professor/Clinician Educator of Dr. Eric T. Stoopler (D’99, GD’02), 2005 Jan. Oral Medicine, Assistant Dean for Assistant Professor/Clinician Kang P, Korostoff, J. (co-first Admissions, and the Director of Educator of Oral Medicine author), Volgina A, Grzesik W, Stoopler ET. Oral herpetic infections Graduate Dental Education • Achieved Diplomate Status with DiRienzo, JM. Mixed cultures of (HSV 1 – 8). Dent Clinics of North • Elected Penn Dental Medicine the American Board of Oral human oral cells: Use of cell specific America. 2005; 49: 15-29. Faculty Senate President. Medicine, October 2004. markers to assess differential effects of the cytolethal distending toxin of Strachan, GD, Koike MA, Siman R, Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor of Oral Dr. Yi-Tai Jou (D’99), Assistant Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomi- Hall DJ, and Jordan-Sciutto KL. E2F1 Surgery and Pharmacology Professor/Clinician Educator of tans. Journal of Medical induces cell death, calpain activa- • Basic Science Award for excel- Endodontics Microbiology. In press, 2005. tion, and MDMX degradation in a lence in teaching within the basic • Earle Bank Hoyt Award for teach- transcription independent manner sciences, presented by the Class ing excellence by a Penn graduate Kanno F, Volgina A, Korostoff, J, implicating a novel role for E2F1 in of 2005. This is the fourteenth who is a full-time junior faculty DiRienzo, JM. Differential response neuronal loss in SIV encephalitis. straight year that Dr. Hersh was member, presented by the Class of human oral cells to the cytolethal Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. presented with this award. of 2005. This is the fifth year in a distending toxin of Actinobacillus In Press, 2005. row that Dr. Jou received this actinomycetemcomitans. J Dr. Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, Morton award. Periodontol. 2005; 76:1189-1201. Strachan GD, Kopp AS, Koike MA, Amsterdam Dean and Professor of Morgan KL, Jordan-Sciutto KL. Periodontics Li Y, Decker S, Yuan ZA, DenBesten Chemokine- and neurotrophic fac- • Surgeon General David Satcher Selected PK, Aragon MA, Jordon-Sciutto KL, tor-induced changes in E2F1 localiza- Keynote Lecturer Award, pre- Abrams, WR, Huh J, McDonald C, tion and phosphorylation of the sented by the Commissioned Publications Chen E, MacDougall M, Gibson CW. retinoblastoma susceptibility gene Officers Association, June 2005. Effects of sodium fluoride on the product (pRb) occur by distinct A selection of work published by actin cytoskeleton of murine mechanisms in murine cortical cul- Dr. Nathan Korbin, Clinical Penn Dental Medicine faculty to ameloblasts. Archs Oral Biol. 2005; tures. Experimental Neurology. Assistant Professor of Restorative date in 2005 and/or since the print- 50:681-688. 2005; 193(2):455-468. Dentistry ing of the Spring 2005 Penn Dental • Robert E. DeRevere Award for Journal. Faculty members are indi- Morgan KL, Chalovich EM, Otis LL, Thangam EB, Venkatesha RT, Zaidi excellence in preclinical teaching, cated in bold. Wiley CA, Jordan-Sciutto KL. E2F4 AK, Jordan-Sciutto KL, Amrani, Y, presented by the Class of 2005. expression patterns in SIV encephali- Panettieri Jr, R.A, and Ali, H. Airway This is the second year in a row Ali H, Panettieri, RA. Anaphylatoxin tis. Neuroscience Letters. 2005; smooth muscle cells do not express that Dr. Korbin has received this C3a receptors in asthma. Respiratory 382(3):259-264. receptors for complement compo- award. Research. 2005; 6:19. nents C3a and C5a but they enhance Simpson SA, Manchak MD, Hager C3a-induced mediator release in Dr. Joel Laudenback, Clinical Chalovich, EM, Koike, MA, Aras, MA, EJ, Krummenacher C, Whitbeck JC, mast cells. FASEB Journal. 2005; Associate of Oral Medicine and Oral Murphey-Corb, M, Wiley, CA, and Levin MJ, Freed CR, Wilcox CL, 19(7):798-800. Medicine Resident, Dr. David Jordan-Sciutto, KL. Pocket proteins, Cohen GH, Eisenberg RJ, Pizer LI. Wunder, Oral Medicine Resident p107 and p130, exhibit increased Nectin-1/HveC mediates herpes sim- Venkatesha, RT, Thangam EB, Zaidi (co-winners) expression in SIV infected plex virus type-1 entry into primary AK, Ali H. Distinct regulation of • Robert Schattner Award for the macrophages in SIV encephalitis. human sensory neurons and fibrob- C3a-induced MCP-1/CCL2 and Oral Medicine Resident of the Neuropathology. 2005; In Press. lasts. J Neurovirol. 2005; 11:208-218. RANTES/CCL5 production in human Year, presented by the mast cells by extracellular signal Department of Oral Medicine. Slaughter YA, Malamud D. Oral DeRossi SS, Stoopler ET, Sollecito regulated kinase and PI3 kinase. TP. Temporomandibular disorders diagnostics for the geriatric popula- Mol Immunol. 2005; 42, 581-587. and migraine headache: Comorbid tions: Current status and future conditions? The Internet Journal of prospects. Dental Clinics of North Dental Science. 2005; Volume 2 America. 2005; 49:445-461. Number 1.
22 scholarly activity Regulatory Kinases in BMP- Department of Oral Medicine G-Protein Coupled Receptors Selected Grants Mediated HMSC Osteogenesis, in Asthma and Inflammation, Bone Regeneration in Treatment 4/05-3/07 12/05-11/10 of Osteoradionecrosis, 4/05-3/09 The following grants were awarded Funding Source: National Institutes Funding Source: National Institutes Funding Source: National Institutes to date in 2005 and/or since the of Health of Health of Health printing of the Spring 2005 Penn Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna M. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hydar Ali, Principal Investigator: Dr. Sunday O. Dental Journal. Osyczka, Research Associate, Associate Professor of Pathology Akintoye, Assistant Professor of Department of Biochemistry Oral Medicine Department of Anatomy & Regulation of Toll-like Receptor Cell Biology Department of Microbiology Signaling in Mast Cells, 7/05-6/06 Ryan White Title I AACO-OHOP, Funding Source: University of Effects of Fluoride on Dental Cell Cellular Pathways Activated by 3/05-8/05 Pennsylvania Research Foundation Biology, 12/05-11/09 Herpes Simplex Virus gD Funding Source: AIDS Activities Principal Investigator: Dr. Hydar Ali, Funding Source: National Institutes Interaction with Nectin-1 During Coordinating Office Associate Professor of Pathology of Health Viral Entry, 7/05-6/06 Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Principal Investigator: Dr. Carolyn W. Funding Source: University Research P. Sollecito, Associate Dean for Role of DKC1 in Sporadic Oral Gibson, Professor of Anatomy & Foundation Academic Affairs and Associate Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cell Biology Principal Investigator: Dr. Claude Professor of Oral Medicine 7/05-6/07 Krummenacher, Research Assistant Funding Source: National Institutes Factors Affecting Craniofacial Professor of Microbiology Stem Cell Therapy for of Health Muscle Regeneration, 7/05-6/10 Osteoradionecrosis Complicating Principal Investigator: Dr. Faizan Funding Source: National Institutes Discovery of Antiviral Compounds Orofacial Cancer (Animal Model), Alawi, Assistant Professor of of Health that Block Smallpox Processive 5/05-4/07 Pathology Principal Investigator: Dr. Elisabeth DNA Synthesis, 3/05-2/06 Funding Source: Sidney Kimmel R. Barton, Assistant Professor of Funding Source: Middle Atlantic RCE Foundation for Cancer Research Role of Phospholipid Signaling Anatomy & Cell Biology Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert P. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sunday on Chemokine Gene Expression in Ricciardi, Professor of Microbiology O. Akintoye, Assistant Professor of Leukocytes, 7/05-6/07 Functional Analysis of IGF-I Oral Medicine Funding Source: American Heart Isoforms, 10/05-9/09 Immediate – Early Genes of KSHV, Association Funding Source: National Institutes 6/05-5/10 The Incidence of Amyloid Principal Investigator: Dr. Hydar Ali, of Health Funding Source: National Institutes Deposition in Abdominal and Oral Associate Professor of Pathology Principal Investigator: Dr. Elisabeth of Health Mucosal Tissue in Patients Initially R. Barton, Assistant Professor of Principal Investigator: Dr. Yan Yuan, Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, Department of Periodontics Anatomy & Cell Biology Associate Professor of Microbiology 6/05-5/06 Funding Source: Multiple Myeloma CLTR: A Prospective, Randomized- Regeneration of Human Mechanism and Blocking Vaccinina Research Foundation Controlled Multicenter Study of Cementum, 4/05-3/09 Virus DNA Processivity, 1/05-12/09 Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric the Osseotite, 3/22-9/30 Funding Source: National Institutes Funding Source: National Institutes Stoopler, Assistant Professor/ Funding Source: Implant Innovations of Health of Health Clinician Educator of Oral Medicine Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold S. Principal Investigator: Dr. Wojciech J. Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert P. Baumgarten, Clinical Professor of Grzesik, Research Assistant Ricciardi, Professor of Microbiology Periodontics Use of Pilocarpine to Reduce the Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology Role of KSHV ORFAS in Viral Incidence of Dental Caries in Immediate and Delayed Loading of Department of Biochemistry Immune Evasion & Replication, Patients With Sjogren’s Syndrome – Straumann 4.1MM and 4.8MM A Randomized Controlled Clinical Analysis of Peripherin/RDS 1/05-12/08 Implants in the Posterior Mandible Trial, 1/05-6/05 and Maxilla: A Controlled Fusogenicity in Vivo, 4/05-3/27 Funding Source: National Institutes Funding Source: MGI Pharma Inc. Randomized Study of Single or Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Principal Investigator: Martin S. Two-Three Unit Restoration Loaded of Health Principal Investigator: Dr. Fanxiu Immediately After Surgery or in Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Zhu, Research Associate, Greenberg, Professor and Chair of the Fourth Week After Surgery, Boesze-Battaglia, Associate Department of Microbiology the Department of Oral Medicine Professor of Biochemistry 1/05-1/09 Smallpox Subunit Vaccine in the C- Department of Oral Funding Source: Straumann USA Caspase-3 Activity is Required for Perl Expression System, 10/05-9/08 Surgery/Pharmacology Principal Investigator: Dr. Edwin S. Funding Source: National Institutes Rosenberg, Clinical Professor of Rank-l Induced Osteoclast A Phase 3, Multicenter, Differentiation, 12/05-11/09 of Health Periodontics Principal Investigator: Dr. Gary H. Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Co-Investigator: Dr. Jonathan Funding Source: Thomas Jefferson Study of NV-101 for Efficacy and University Cohen, Professor and Chair of the Korostoff, Associate Department of Microbiology Safety in Patients Undergoing Professor/Clinician Educator of Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Simple Maxillary Procedures, Boesze-Battaglia, Associate Periodontics Studies of Herpes Simplex Virus 4/05-3/06 Professor of Biochemistry Glycoproteins, 6/05-5/10 Funding Source: Novalar Laboratory Evaluation of Five Funding Source: National Institutes Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dentifrice Products for Depth NMR Structure of the Tetraspannin, Principal Investigator: Dr. Elliot V. Peripherin-2: Wild Type and Disease of Health Removal (DDR) and Subgingival Principal Investigator: Dr. Gary H. Hersh, Professor of Oral Access (SA), 6/05-12/05 Mutants, 9/05-8/07 Surgery/Pharmacology and Director Funding Source: National Institutes Cohen, Professor and Chair of the Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Department of Microbiology of the Division of Pharmacology L. Yankell, Research Professor of of Health and Therapeutics Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Periodontics Boesze-Battaglia, Associate Department of Pathology Standardized Laboratory Professor of Biochemistry Analysis of AA-Human Immune Toothbrush Testing, 7/05-9/05 Cell Interactions, 7/05-5/10 Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel Funding Source: National Institutes L. Yankell, Research Professor of of Health Periodontics Principal Investigator: Dr. Edward T. Lally, Professor of Pathology penn dental journal 23 Philanthropy highlights
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Schoenleber met with Dr. Quinn for Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Beneficiary of the first time – that would be the Surgery to fund research, facility con- Multimillion-Dollar Bequest beginning of his great admiration for struction and renovation, continuing the work of the Department and his education, new technology and equip- Penn Dental Medicine’s Department deep friendship with Dr. Quinn. It ment, and endowed professorships and of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has was the trust and respect that Dr. faculty positions. been named the beneficiary of a signif- Schoenleber developed for Dr. Quinn Dr. Schoenleber practiced oral icant bequest gift — the largest in the over the past 12 years that led to his surgery in Ridgewood, N.J., for 35 School’s history. Alumnus Dr. Louis decision to support Penn Dental years, entering dentistry at a time prior Schoenleber (C’42, D’43) passed away Medicine’s oral surgery program to formal oral surgery training. He January 7, 2005 at the age of 84, leav- through his bequest. graduated from Penn Dental Medicine ing the majority of proceeds from his in December 1943, as part of a class that multimillion-dollar estate to the was accelerated to move graduates quickly Department. While liquidation of the into the armed forces during World War estate is still ongoing, the School has II. Dr. Schoenleber gained much of his received the first portion of the gift — surgical experience during his World $2.1 million to endow the Louis War II service in the Navy, where he Schoenleber Chair of Oral and achieved the rank of Commander. He Maxillofacial Surgery — and it is was on active duty until 1946 and ful- estimated that upon final settlement, the filled the remainder of his naval service gift total will likely exceed $10 million. commitment on the staff of the “This gift is the culmination of a Brooklyn Naval Hospital. Throughout 12-year relationship between Dr. his career, he also served on the staff of Schoenleber and the Department of St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark, Valley Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which Hospital in Ridgewood, Bergen Pines he adopted shortly after his 50th Hospital in Paramus, and Hackensack reunion,” says Dr. Peter Quinn (D’74, University Medical Center and had affil- GD’78), who is the first Louis iations with the Fairleigh Dickinson Schoenleber Chair of Oral and Dr. Louis Schoenleber, pictured here in 1995, University and the University of Maxillofacial Surgery. (The trust to began his close relationship with the Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. endow this chair was established by Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery after returning to the School for his 50th At one time, he was also an Adjunct Dr. Schoenleber in 1993.) “Dr. reunion in 1993. Clinical Professor of Oral and Schoenleber loved oral surgery, and he Maxillofacial Surgery at Penn Dental had a great interest in our dual-degree “He was fascinated by the work we Medicine. program at Penn. Our program seemed did and always wanted to know more. “Over the years, our Department to fulfill his dreams of what should He would ask me to bring case slides helped Dr. Schoenleber realize what the happen in this specialty, which he to his home, so he could see what we specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery entered at its very beginnings.” were doing and how we did it,” says had become,” notes Dr. Quinn. “And In 1993, the year of his retirement, Dr. Quinn. “He also took great interest now through his gift to the School, he Dr. Schoenleber returned to Penn in our residents. He wanted to know will have the lasting legacy of helping the Dental Medicine for his 50th reunion, how we taught them, what they were Department realize even more.” largely with the goal of learning doing, and where they were going from more about the School’s dual-degree here.” The Oral and Maxillofacial program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program is among Surgery, recalls Dr. Quinn, who had the areas that Dr. Schoenleber’s bequest established the program at Penn in will be able to support. According to his 1989. During his reunion visit, Dr. will, the funds can also be used by the
24 philanthropy: highlights Philanthropy honor roll, july 2004-june 2005
Annual Giving Donors fter completing my first year as Associate Dean for Development This list includes all alumni, parents, and friends who made unrestricted gifts totaling $250 or more to Penn Dental Medicine’s and Alumni Relations, I have come annual giving funds in 2004–05. A The generosity of these donors provides essential support to appreciate two important things. for Penn Dental Medicine’s highest priorities, and a stable and First, Penn Dental Medicine has to be one ever-increasing source of support that builds upon a rich history the most energized and forward-thinking of forging precedents in dental education, research, and patient institutions I have ever been connected with — care. Unrestricted giving will continue to be critical to the School’s success in adapting its programs to stay at the forefront of dental a proud history combined with cutting-edge medicine, and to prepare its graduates to do the same. professional education and research. Second, benjamin most of our distinguished alumni around the Adele K. Schaeffer, CW’55 franklin society Tara Lee Sexton, D’88 world don’t really know how much the School has changed and grown Mario A. Vilardi, D’74, GD’77 The Benjamin Franklin Society is P. Deborah Weisfuse, D’77 over the years. As time passes, some simply no longer feel connected. the University of Pennsylvania’s Robert H. Williams, CHE’59, D’63 I have spent considerable time contemplating this disconnect in an leadership unrestricted annual giving group. Members of the red and blue effort to bring our alumni back in touch with the Penn Dental Benjamin Franklin Society form the most critical base of support society Medicine of today. for the University and serve as a Named after the University of powerful motivator for garnering Pennsylvania’s colors, the Red The reason is simple. A strong, engaged alumni group is critical greater participation. Through and Blue Society honors those their vision and generosity, mem- to the future of the School. Naturally, philanthropy is an important donors who make significant bers of the Benjamin Franklin gifts in support of the University. component, but alumni can offer so much more to their alma mater. Society are an inspiration and example to others. Acting as mentors to students, giving CDE courses, and advising Member ($1,000–$2,499) Founder ($10,000–$24,999) Marc B. Ackerman, D’98 school leadership on the latest issues and challenges of the dental Thomas R. Judy, D’53 Gary N. Anderberg, D’72 profession, are all important to the Penn Dental Medicine commu- Steven Alan Schwartz, D’76 Jeffrey W. Anderson, D’90 Warren D. Woods, GD’82 Robert M. Atebara, D’73 nity and helps us continue to be a global leader in dental education. Paul J. Batastini, GD’72 Fellow ($5,000–$9,999) Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Simply put, we need you. David W. Belardi, GD’73 Bergman, PAR’02 I would like everyone to consider this short epistle as an invita- Laurence B. Brody, C’52, D’56 H. Russell Bernd, Jr., D’53 Mitchell A. Charnas, C’76, D’81 Frank R. Besson, D’65, GD’68 tion. While we go to great lengths to reach out to all our alumni D. Walter Cohen, C’47, D’50 Frank R. Besson, Jr., D’94, GD’96 Richard Copell, D’80 Geraldine L. Besson, D’94, GD’95 around the world, don’t simply wait for the next communication, Lawrence A. Friedman, D’62, Bruce Bolen, D’75 the next mailing or Alumni Weekend brochure. Get involved, make GD’65, GD’67 Brendan J. Boylan, D’55, GD’57 Robert E. Weiner, C’72, D’79 William W. M. Cheung, D’81, a connection. It may be more rewarding than you know. Our mission GD’82 Member ($2,500–$4,999) Chun-Thai Chung, D’95, GD’97 has not changed – we are creating tomorrow’s leaders in dentistry Morton Amsterdam, C’43, D’45 Jerome J. Cymerman, D’80 today and we need your help to be the very best in the world. Edwin C. Bartine, D’76 Richard E. Derrick, D’65 Edward J. Beatty, Jr., D’64 Debra Cairo Dyer, DH’80 The following pages are devoted to those alumni, parents, and Stephen A. Cooper, D’71 Hillel D. Ephros, D’80 Michael J. Feldman, D’89 Paul R. Feldman, D’83 friends who have demonstrated their support of Penn Dental Kenneth C. Fieldston, D’74 Alan H. Frankel, C’67, D’70 Medicine through giving in 2004–05. We could not remain in the Kenneth C. Fordham, Jr., GED’81, Isaac Garazi, D’81, GD’84 D’82 Albert F. Giallorenzi, D71 pursuit of excellence very long without their very tangible gifts. Francis G. Forwood, D’77, GD’79 Janice M. Gian-Grasso, GNU’77 Harry S. Galblum, C’42, D’43 Joseph E. Gian-Grasso, C’67, D’71 If your name appears, I personally extend my deepest gratitude Jeffrey Ganeles, GD’87 Sidney Gutsin, D’68 for your loyalty and obvious affection for the School. If, however, Frances B. Glenn, D’56 Robin David Harshaw, D’71 Dr. and Mrs. Barry H. Hendler, James D. Hudson, D’82 you do not see your name listed, I invite you to consider an invest- PAR’93 Donald M. Humen, D’68, GD’72 Marjorie K. Jeffcoat William E. Jacoby, Jr., D’64 ment, large or small, in this vibrant learning community. We are Fred B. Kastenbaum, D’77 Edward P. Johnson, D’72 all shareholders in the Penn Dental Medicine mission. We face its Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70 Jeffrey Kane, D’84 Allan D. Klenetsky, D’74 Joseph T. Kelly, D’69 challenges together and together we reap its rewards. Anna Kornbrot, D’79, GD’82 William P. Khani, D’76 Gerald H. Kreinces, D’68 Edward ST Kim, D’76 Remember, it’s never too late to reconnect, to share your Bernard W. Kurek, D’73, Alan Kirsch, GD’72 experiences and expertise, and to come home. You will be whole- WMP’03, WEV’04 James Koretz, D’81 Ronald J. Lascoe, D’82 Ilze Lakstigala, D’54 heartedly welcome. Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74 H. Leslie Levine, GD’57 Keith D. Libou, D’84 Richard E. Levitt, C’68, D’72, GD’77 Robert N. Lipner, D’77 Michael W. Lew, D’83 Russell G. Marriott, D’73 Robert Litowitz, D’43 Mark A. Mintzer, D’70 Vivian Lo, GAR’84, GCP’84, GFA’84 Jim Garvey Randolph L. Mitchell, D’81 Michelle P. Loewinger, D’81 Michael A. Petrillo, D’73 Frederick J. Marra, D’80, GD’80 Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations Bernard J. Poussot Ellice McDonald, Jr., W’36 Irving M. Rothstein, C’38, D’41 James M. McNerney, D’69 penn dental journal 25 Estate of Harriet Worrall Mershon Myron S. Graff, D’72 Ann Kearney Astolfi, D’92 Thomas A. Giegerich, D’65 Michael Plotno, D’81 Barry L. Musikant, C’65, D’69 Ralph C. Gray, GD’76 Joseph C. Au, D’65 David G. Gifford, D’62 Bruce T. Prior, D’77 Ann Nasti, D’81 Carl S. Gulrich, D’74 Alexandra A. Baker, D’77 John G. Gilhorn, D’67, GD’68 Sidney G. Rachlin, D’41 Douglas E. Peterson, D’72, GR’76 Aaron M. Hader, D’58 Stephen W. Barclay, D’79 Linda J. Gilliam, D’89 Barry D. Raphael, D’78 Charles J. Petrillo, D’79 Robert S. Hall, D’64 Matthew Baron, D’99 Marc Phillip Gimbel, D’88 Steven L. Rasner, D’80 Richard L. Pickett, D’66 Stanley C. Heifetz, D’78 Joseph Bartoloni, D’80 Bruce H. Godick, D’79, GD’83 Peter J. Rattigan, D’76 Jack Piekarsky, D’59 Gregory A. Hillyard, D’85 Richard C. Baumbach, D’54, Jerome B. Goldberg, C’78, D’80 Donald G. Rebhun, D’80 Gloria E. Pollack Jesse H. Hogg, Jr., D’53 GD’57 Bruce Goldman, D’89 Joanne S. Reiffe-Fishbane, D’79 Lewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80 John A. Huleen, D’66 Robert H. Bechtold, D’71 Jeffrey A. Goodman, D’82, Ralph R. Reynolds, D’95 Ronald Michael Pross, D’74 Rowland A. Hutchinson, D’58 Edward G. Bednar, C’54, D’58 GED’82 Richard D. Riddle, D’84 Dr. and Mrs. Jagjit Raju, PAR’08 Michael L. Iczkovitz, GD’79 David P. Bell, D’81 James R. Granite, C’66, D’70, Linda E. Rigali, D’83 Robert N. Reynolds, D’53 Robert P. Indyk, D’74, GD’83 Donald G. Bell, Jr., D’68 GD’73 Louis A. Rigali, D’57 Randolph M. Richardson IV, Richard B. Janney, D’72 Robert J. Bernstein, D’83, GD’84 Mitchell S. Greenberg, D’84 Keith C. Rogerson, D’85 GD’92 Jean Kang, GD’00 John Allan Bier, D’54 Sandra Terece Greenberg, DH’71 Neil B. Rosenbaum, D’78 Michael B. Rulnick, D’74, GD’76 Frederick Kapinos, D’46 Gary W. Bigsby, D’70 Stephen H. Grossman, D’79, Alan B. Rosenthal, D’79 Eric H. Spellman, D’76 Mr. and Mrs. David Kasper, Peter T. Bliss, D’91 GD’80 David M. Roshkind, D’76, WG’76 William C. Stavrides, D’53 PAR’08 Craig Yale Bloom, D’71, GD’76 Herbert N. Gutentag, D’66 Richard L. Rothstein, D’69 Jun Sun, D’94 William Kay, D’80 Natalie Kalick Bluth, DH’60 Jon A. Harding, D’65 Peter A. Rubelman, GD’69 Paul W. Teplitsky, D’80 Joseph L. Keefer, D’84, GD’85 Norman Bluth, D’60 Anthony R. Harlacher, D’91, Anthony J. Russo, D’52 Richard Stanley Tobey, Jr., D’75, Patrick M. Keeley, D’71 Thomas J. Boland, D’81 GD’04 Nicholas D. Saccone, D’44 GD’80 Alden K. Kim, D’92 David N. Bordonaro, D’83 Jeffrey H. Harnett, D’66 Spencer Carl Saint-Cyr, D’97 Louis S. Vodzak, GD’67 Jeffrey A. Kimelman, C’79, D’83 James V. Bordoni, D’80 Jacob Harris, C’55, D’58, GD’60 Herbert G. Saunders, D’54 John B. Wahlig, D’64 Dorothy A. Kinney, D’52 Nicholas J. Borrello, D’63 Mark Jay Harris, D’86 Robert Gerald Savarese, D’82 Patti Lee Werther, D’78, GED’78, David Mark Klugman, D’84 Herbert C. Brannen, D’70 Bonnie Berman Henick, D’80 Blair A. Schachtel, D’96 GD’81 Calvin R. Knights, D’76 Charles M. Brenner, D’73 Lawrence T. Herman, D’72 Joel Scheiner, D’64 David S. Williams, D’77 Heywood R. Kotch, D’77 Howard J. Bresin, D’75 Clark A. Heydon, Jr., D’60 Herbert A. Schneider, D’58 Louise S. Williams Alan M. Kuehn, C’60, D’64 Harold S. Bressler, D’65 Christopher B. Hill, D’82 Mary Ann Schweinhaut, CW’55 Lee H. Winter, D’78 Kenneth W. Laudenbach, GD’73 Josh H. Brickman, D’85 Neil S. Hiltunen, D’73 Robert D. Schweitzer, D’55 Michael David Yasner, C’79, Susan M. Lee, D’72 Charles Bromberg, D’65 Terry A. Hurtt, D’83 Matthew M. Segal, D’84 D’83, GD’84, GD’86 Stanley M. Levenson, C’78, D’85 Shirley Brown, D’80, GD’81, GED’83 Ronald T. Hwang, D’81 Drew F. Seibert, D’56, GD’58 Valerie Eisenbe Yasner, C’79, Steven G. Lewis, C’76, D’81 Michael L. Brugg, D’69 Joseph J. Iuliano, D’84 Gary W. Seldomridge, D’81 D’83, GD8’6 Marc F. Lipkin, D’80, GD’81 Howard Buckwald, D’66 Charles W. Jensen, Jr., C’56, D’59 Solomon Shapiro, C’38, D’42 Chi-Tsai Yeh, D’90 Richard Y. Liu, D’95 Edward A. Budnikas, D’73, GD’75 C. Clark Johnson, D’53 John W. Sheffield, Jr., GD’61 Donald C. Yu, D’79 Patricia A. Ludwig, CW’74, D’81 Corinne L. Cacas Frederick E. Kane, D’88 James N. Showstack, D’64 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Magid, William C. Caddoo, D’70 Jennifer Lee Kazemi, C’97, D’00 Keith F. Silverman, D’85 thomas evans PAR’08 Gregory Reed Campbell, D’82 John J. Keating III, GD’81 Thomas J. Simrell, D’84 Max A. Malkoff, D’66 David J. Cantor, D’65, GD’67 John A. Kerchoff, D’74 Vincent J. Smith, D’54 society Vincent J. Mannino, C’69, D’73 Martin P. Carlin, D’69 Kevin P. King, GD’81 W. Ellis Smith, D’70 Frederick Meiselman, D’64 Scott J. Chanin, D’83 David A. Klebanow, D’79 Alden L. Snyder, D’55 Named after Thomas Evans, who Frederick R. Molander, Jr., D’72 Peter Chin, D’84 Cynthia Staman Kleiman, DH’77 Carolee S. Solof, D’78 left his estate to Penn Dental Evan C. Moll, D’68 Joori Kim Cho, D’98 Jeffrey C. Kleiman, EE’75, D’79 Stephen A. Solomon, D’84 Medicine, the Thomas Evans Paul A. Moore Richard E. Chodroff, D’79 Jerome A. Kleponis, D’81 Robert M. Sorin, D’74 Society honors those donors Robert S. Morgenstein, D’65 Sidney Chojnowski, D’78 Debra A. Koehn, D’86 Richard A. Spagna, C’66, D’68 who, like Evans, want to support Mr. Zvi H. Muscal Barry S. Chudnofsky, D’81 Mark David Kopera, D’87 Adrienne M. Spiegel-Garay, D’78 a dental school that is “second Diem-Trang D. Nguyen, D’91 Jenny C. Chung, GD’79 David H. Kornbluth, D’69 Bruce H. Spivak, D’87 to none.” Robert E. Nist, D’70 James D. Ciancarelli, D’81 Anastassios T. Koussis, D’61 J. Richard Steedle, D’78, GED’78 Associate ($500–$999) Robert I. Orenstein, D’74 Dennis N. Cohen, D’73 Edward Arthur Krukowski, D’87 Gerald P. Sternberg, D’67 James L. Ackerman, D’60 Thomas Paul Petrick, Jr., D’87 Michael J. Collins, D’67 Elaine M. Kuracina, D’76 Henry J. Strazzella, D’62 Gerald Adachi, D’86 I. David Popkin, C’59 D’63 Robert J. Connelly, Jr., D’82 Miles E. Kuttler, D’70 Peter H. Strife, D’59 Fred J. Alba, C’79, D’82 Albert M. Price, D’70 Michael G. Cook, C’72, D’76 Charles H. Lambert, D’76 Michael F. Stroock, D’71 Edward B. Allen, D’47 Joseph Stephen Rava, D’91 Jack H. Corn, D’81, GD’82 Ernesto A. Lee, GD’87 Shari Samansky Summers, D’83 Adam F. Andrewskiewicz, D’55, Steven Jay Reubel, EE’75, D’80 Frederick L. Cox, D’60 Melissa L. Lee, D’96 Edwin S. Sved, D’51 GD’59 Jerry H. Rich, D’75 Nancy B. Creed, D’79 Eric J. Lepine, D’84 Thomas O. Sweet, D’53 George M. Angelos, D’82 Alan L. Rosenfeld, GD’77 Nicholas A. Cucharale, Jr., D’82, Harvey S. Levine, D’67 Michael P. Szostak, D’85 Karl A. Arakelian, D’91 Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 GD’84 Cary J. Limberakis, C’73, D’78 Leonard C. Taddei, Jr., D’79 George S. Atebara, D’55 Marian Glynn Royer D’80 Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Daniels, Cyrilla Slebodnik Lombardi, D’78 Chester W. Taylor, D’51 Jeffrey A. Bassin, D’70 Donald R. Ruch, Jr., D’82 PAR’08 Charles T. Loo, D’81 Thomas W. Therrien, D’90, GD’91 William A. Billingham, D’54 Jon A. Ruel, D’74 K. Scott Danoff, D’83 Donald G. Lovejoy, D’59 Baruch J. Twersky, D’78 William J. Bisignano, Jr., D’70 Walter F. Russo, D’83 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Decker, Lawrence W. Loveland, D’55 Richard P. Udall, D’54 Alvin T. Boyd, D’71 Donald J. Salomon, D’85 PAR’08 Vernon Loveless, D’73 John H. Viskup, D’68 Ralph J. Bozza, D’79 Thomas C. Santaniello, D’77 Francis A. Defrino, D’58 Irvin G. Lubis, D’65 C. Robert Waters, Jr., D’68 Sidney Canarick, D’42 Peter K. Schaeffer, D’56 Robert Joseph Demarco, D’87 Warner E. Lund, Jr., D’64 Stephen M. Weisner, D’75, GD’77 John Michael Capogna, GD’88 Robert I. Schattner, D’48 Alan J. Demaso, D’84 John T. Lynch, Jr., D’80 Arthur Z. Weiss, D’75 Andrew B. Casabianca, D’79 Gail Ellen Schupak, D’83 Kenneth M. Devita, D’75 Douglas J. Macko, D’69 William L. Wesner, D’54 Jeffrey Chait, D’70, GD’72 Paul L. Segal, D’62, GD’64 Gary A. Di Santo-Rose, D’79, Arnold I. Maloff, D’77 Harold P. Wittman, D’60 Chingshun Jason Chang, D’95 Nevin C. T. Shaffer, D’51 GD’80 John R. Mann, Jr., D’55 Eugene H. Young, D’84 Jireh I. Chao, ME’74, D’79 Lawrence H. Shendalman, D’74 Judy DiDonato, D’86, GD’96 John G. Manning, D’74 John A. Zalatan, D’73 Eddie C. F. Chen, D’80 Sandra L. Shire, D’80 Robert J. Diecidue, D’88 Laurene Alyse Marks-Wolf, D’94 Jonathan Zamzok, D’80 Yung S. Chung, D’83 Michael S. Shreck, D’84 Victor S. Dietz, D’69 Walter E. Maust, Jr., D’67 Gail Spiegel Cohen, C’76, D’80 William G. Sloan, D’72, GD’87 Mark J. Doherty, D’74 Edwin R. McDevitt, Jr., C’50, D’53 Alumni Donors Richard G. Commons, D’53 James D. Smallwood, D’64 Najibe Haddad Dow, D’93 Jeffrey R. McKechnie, D’73 William David Dailey, D’66 Steven J. Solow, C’73, D’77, GD’80 E. Earl Doyne, D’45, GD’48 Barry D. Meiselman, D’58 by Class Year Mitchell H. Davich, D’76 Theodore A. Souliotis, D’65 Gurbuz Edeer, D’94 Albert Melli, C’54 D’58 William K. Deal, D’65 Coleman J. Spector James R. Elder, D’69 Michael W. Migdal, D’84 This list includes all Dental, Francis J. Dermody, D’67 Robert J. Steinberg, C’43, D’44 Bruce M. Elliott, D’66 Donald B. Munger, D’62 Graduate Dental, and Dental John B. Dewolf III, D’81 David S. Swersky, D’69 Neil B. Epstein, D’66 Randolph C. Myerson, D’73, Hygiene alumni who made a gift Steven R. Diak, D’74 Nicholas J. Tedeschi, GD’75 Adeola O. Faleye, D’97 GD’78 to any Penn Dental Medicine fund Edward J. Dooley, D’82 Paul Michael Tedeschi, D’88 Mary F. Farren, D’97 Joseph M. Nastri, Jr., D’58 in 2004–05. If a graduate has mul- Michael B. Doughty, D’85, GD’94 Mark Bryan Tornatore, D’86 Richard C. Ferguson, D’46 Jay A. Nelson, D’81 tiple degrees from Penn Dental Mitchell Joseph Farr, D’87, Dobroslav M. Valik, D’75 Abe M. Finton, D’58 Franklin D. Niver, D’66 Medicine, they are listed under the GD’89, GD’90 John M. Wachtel, D’96 Hugh B. Flanigan, Jr., D’68 David A. Nusblatt, D’80 class year of their first degree. Ronald Feldberg, D’75 Jack Weil, D’75 Spencer Z. Forman, D’75 Richard Dean Oberly, D’90 Arthur Fertman, D’60 Stephen Wotman, D’55 Bruce Freme, D’84, GD’85 Mindy Ok, D’97 1924 Gerald L. Fine, D’59 Peter C. Wright, D’74 Gregory L. French, D’85 Maija G. Ozols, D’57 Melvin Herrmann Mathew D. Finkelson, D’80 Hal D. Fruchtman, D’79 Michael Angelo Perillo, D’93, 1932 Neal B. Forbes, D’74 Member ($250–$499) David F. Gage, D’70 GD’95 P. Richard Wexler Pamela L. Alberto, D’80 Rosalia Gallo, D’85 Lorna Petersen, D’80 Robert S. Frankel, D’72 1933 Robin F. Gallagher, D’80 Peter J. Alizzeo, D’72 Karen A. Garber, D’82 Ralph S. Pfeifer, D’73 Frederick R. Stelzer Daniel G. Genthner, D’55, GD’59 John D. Andrews, D’63 Harold V. Garrity, Jr., D’49 Phuong T. Pham, D’89 Stuart M. Ginsberg, D’81 Jay Lee Arlick, D’85 Douglas A. Gedestad, D’79 Donald C. Phillips, D’66 Adam Marc Goodman, D’89 Robert B. Ashmen, Jr., D’95 John N. Gershey, Jr., D’76 Nicholas G. Pituras, D’59
26 philanthropy: honor roll This issue of the Honor Roll represents activity in fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005). 1934 William Pearlstein George H. Haden Alvin Eller Charles W. Jensen, Jr. Clement C. Alpert John A. Ruffini Jesse H. Hogg, Jr. Harold B. Ginsberg Philip W. Kitchin Malba Lilly Oakley 1947 C. Clark Johnson Frances B. Glenn Richard C. Knoll 1935—70th Reunion Edward B. Allen George S. Johnson Heber T. Graver Donald G. Lovejoy Emil R. Blaukopf Irving J. Alper Thomas R. Judy Edward G. Holteen Donald B. Olivie Eric Offenbacher Fredericka B. Carter Bernard P. Lewis G. Robert Lange Omer E. Paquette Joan K. Mathews Wilkow Robert G. Latoff Jack Piekarsky 1937 Anthony B. Deluca Henry Gaines Charlotte Y. McCleaf Myra H. Lehman Nicholas G. Pituras Seymour Bauch Edwin R. McDevitt, Jr. Bernard M. Mechlowitz Frederick W. Richartz Everett E. Kunkel Louis H. Guernsey Luella R. Hauck Martin J. Moran 3rd Robert K. Mehler Stanley B. Segal 1938 Margery M. Hall Johnston Seymour Oliet Paul G. Mosch Robert B. Spilker Hyman Katz Jack Magill Robert N. Reynolds Kenneth W. Purdy, Jr. John T. Stevens Seymour J. Kreshover J. Raymond Moore, Jr. Ralph C. Schroeder Bartley C. Reuter Peter H. Strife Joseph Relkin David S. Nemerow Mary Rose O. Sharkey Charles B. Rice Alfred C. Thompson 1939 Charles J. Rehkamp William C. Stavrides Thomas M. Sagges 1960—45th Reunion Alfonso J. Anastasio Mortimer L. Weisenfeld Thomas O. Sweet John C. Saladino James L. Ackerman Frank Kanter Arthur H. Tomlinson Peter K. Schaeffer Barry Benn 1948 Coleman R. Tuckson David L. Schwartz Herbert C. Krouk Edward F. Callaghan Natalie Kalick Bluth Irving M. Richter Robert A. Werner Drew F. Seibert Norman Bluth Salvatore A. Cordaro Irving R. Spector William A. Sheehan Joanne Axtell Holz 1954 Philip S. Caplan Richard C. Baumbach Donald G. Tomlin Arthur S. Cobin 1940—65th Reunion Theodore H. Kirrstetter Morton S. Weinstein Nicholas V. Clemente Peter S. Pappas John Allan Bier Frederick L. Cox William A. Billingham Stewart B. Whitmarsh Richard C. Durbeck Arnold J. Levine Harry R. Philippi Bernard J. Zeldow George L. Price Helen Crafts Price David O. Boxwell James H. Dyen Eli P. Zebooker Lee F. Reilly, Jr. Joseph B. Cohen 1957 Arthur Fertman Robert I. Schattner Errikos Constant George I. Baxter Edgar F. Geigel 1941 Thomas T. Doran Leslie R. Becker Jack S. Ginsberg Frederick L. Agnew Lawrence I. Shepard Thomas L. Smyth Joseph P. Falcetti Joseph D. Belzile Peter B. Gregory Ivan F. Barnes Richard D. Field Matthew J. Cohen Clark A. Heydon, Jr. Josephine L. Dombroski 1949 Alan G. Harquail, Jr. Leonard A. Cole William F. Lenker Irwin Honigfeld Harold V. Garrity, Jr. Fred D. Heilbrunn Richard M. Cushner Rein Maavere David J. Kennedy George A. Krikos Ilze Lakstigala Harold M. Faigel Barbara D. Marquardt Paul H. Keyes Sheila Berger Mark Philip H. Lowell John W. Feuerbach Philip A. Miolene Leonard Koltnow R. Leonard Weinberg Richard L. Mcclelland Paul A. Kaye Jan A. Olenginski John R. Lilliendahl, Jr. George J. Whinston Thomas A. McManus, Jr. Stuart A. Kleit Bertram H. Serota Morton B. Parmet 1950—55th Reunion James W. O’Hara, Jr. Burton S. Kornfeld W. Roger Sorg Stanley Pensak Theodore Adler J. Paul Ovens Edgar R. Kunz, Jr. Harvey Wenick Sidney G. Rachlin L. Bowman Banford, Jr. Herbert G. Saunders H. Leslie Levine Harold P. Wittman Irving M. Rothstein D. Walter Cohen Vincent J. Smith Maija G. Ozols Arthur E. Zack 1942 Ralph D. Fleming Claude W. Springer Louis A. Rigali 1961 Sidney Canarick Henry A. Geidel, Jr. Richard P. Udall Joseph Stock James J. Canalichio Herbert H. Feld Harold Krivins William L. Wesner Alan M. Stoneback Philip F. Cerveny, Jr. Solomon Shapiro S. Arthur Rybeck Arthur L. Wool Leon H. Strohecker Lawrence G. Coulter 1943 1951 1955—50th Reunion Thomas G. Woodman Donald M. Felber Jeanne L. Altland Edward U. Austin Albert J. Anderson, Jr. 1958 Allen Findley Edward Z. Filler Dorothy R. Cellini Adam F. Andrewskiewicz Edward G. Bednar Martin Glassman Harry S. Galblum Edwin Cowen Karl F. Arbogast, Jr. Dean A. Brainerd Clifton H. Good, Jr. Clarence E. Gingras, Jr. Robert J. Disney George S. Atebara Richard J. Castor James A. Hazlett Daniel Gordon Jay D. Edwards William T. Balton Francis A. Defrino Judith Arnold Hewitt Norman H. Joondeph William W. Flanagan, Jr. David J. Bleiberg James R. Donovan Anastassios T. Koussis Robert Litowitz Clifford E. Loper Daniel A. Bomberger Norman F. Faulkner John C. Mckenna Estate of Louis Schoenleber, Jr. Frank R. Lowrey William R. Bond, Jr. Abe M. Finton Edwin S. Mehlman Donald L. Sinclair Bruce L. Malcolm Brendan J. Boylan Aaron M. Hader Patricia S. Setzer James R. Warner, Jr. George C. Matthews Deo Rhodes Boyland Jacob Harris John W. Sheffield, Jr. 1944 Kenneth W. Miller Herbert A. Brode Walter W. Hashimoto Richard E. Snyder Frank R. Berson William E. Rasberry Lee Cassella Rowland A. Hutchinson Norman A. Whytock Herbert Fuerst John H. Rey Philip Po Cheung Chan Leonard G. Jewson James Pinson Woolf James Alfred Hallman Dillman C. Sallada, Jr. Howard M. Cyr, Jr. Edwin D. Joy, Jr. David F. Zeyher Thomas W. Holtzman Nevin C. T. Shaffer Edmund A. Dabagian J. David Kohn 1962 Arthur B. Levitt Barbara M. Stolzenberg Donald P. Elliott Norman W. Leard III Bernard F. Buteau, Jr. Jacob H. Ludwig, Jr. Edwin S. Sved Daniel G. Genthner Arthur Marshall Ross P. Cafaro Jack M. Pitlick Chester W. Taylor Robert A. Greene, Jr. Barry D. Meiselman Richard M. Feingold Nicholas D. Saccone Joyce Barnett Unger Arthur Edward Halprin Albert Melli Lawrence A. Friedman Robert J. Steinberg 1952 John L. Kotchick, Jr. Alvin S. Morrison David G. Gifford Robert Warren Baker, Sr. Miles D. Lazerwitz Joseph M. Nastri, Jr. Gordon B. Groff 1945—60th Reunion Richard Levine Mary Lewis Berry Orsatti Morton Amsterdam Clayton H. Birdsall Florence C. Kollmar Glenn F. Bitler Suzanne Weaver Lizotte Joseph R. Pastorello Barry W. Langsam Eugene R. Ball C. Wendell Lofland Murray J. Plishtin Alan B. Benjamin Raymond K. Clark David S. Lesser Robert H. Conte Lawrence W. Loveland David Rapkin Joseph Lipa, Jr. Herbert I. Chauser John R. Mann, Jr. Herbert A. Schneider Emmett R. Costich Edwin A. Golubiewski Donald B. Munger Joseph Gorelick Richard W. Marcus Francis W. Siebert Michael Norman E. Earl Doyne G. Edward McComsey, Jr. Marvin H. Sitrin Harold E. Glazier Richard C. Heinl Thomas S. Redmond Roger P. Kellogg Arthur Z. Ponce Charles W. Tager Richard S. Schatten Jerome C. Gorson Wayne B. Ranck Robert J. Valent William C. Hudson, Jr. Dorothy A. Kinney Paul L. Segal Daniel L. Lowenstein Arthur L. Ruderman Kenneth W. Werley Harry A. Snyder Burton E. Kane Robert D. Schweitzer Minnie Cotler Zack Robert R. Lacey, Jr. Anthony J. Russo Henry J. Strazzella Alden L. Snyder 1959 Nongnuj Amranand Unakul Martin Litman 1953 Gerald Sowsy Aaron M. Litwak H. Russell Bernd, Jr. Anthony Agag Charles Walowitz Robert E. Timby Chris T. Armen Eli Wilks Virginia Simmons Moorhead Alvin Bodenstein Morton J. Weyler Seymour W. Silberberg Colum J. Boyland Gerald Barrack Alan N. Winnick Stephen Wotman David W. Beebe Elsa F. Wixom 1946 Harvey Cedarbaum John T. Ziegler C. Peter Chaconas Joseph R. Bonacci 1963 William Abesh 1956 Richard P. Dakin Richard C. Ferguson Richard G. Commons John D. Andrews Donald A. Cooper Charles V. Adrian Norman F. Davis Philip R. Barbell Melvin B. Fuerst Anthony J. Bernardo Alan E. Deegan Joseph H. Goldberg Kristen Dalane Nicholas J. Borrello Douglas M. Dunbar Laurence B. Brody Gerald L. Fine Antonio Castro Joseph M. Gould Vincent A. Callery Arthur M. Gitlin Charles E. Hillyer Glen E. Foster, Jr. David J. Crossley Richard H. Gates Frank T. Christian Jay I. Glat Charles P. Hadtke, Jr. Frederick Kapinos Edmund B. Coughlin Alfred H. Greenberg Harold D. Neuwirth Joseph I. Gerber Deanna McElwain Nelson Ina Canady Gross Joseph E. Deitch John P. Hellwege I. David Popkin Richard D. Grossman David C. Dickinson Harry M. Hoffman penn dental journal 27 Lawrence N. Rouff Gerald D. Lorin Juris M. Svarcbergs David M. Barnett Marc W. Heft Betty Brussel Shamas Max A. Malkoff David S. Swersky Paul J. Batastini Howard C. Hopenwasser W. B. Somerville II Franklin D. Niver Edward M. Van Doren Ted M. Camesano Robert P. Indyk Emanuel R. Tress Donald C. Phillips Marsette A. Vona, Jr. Robert P. Cohen Richard M. Kanter Robert H. Williams Richard L. Pickett 1970—35th Reunion Mary Lou M. Esparza Richard B. Kaplan John A. Kerchoff 1964 Jeffrey R. Plancey David K. Anderson Robert H. Fish Allan D. Klenetsky Myron Allukian, Jr. Richard T. Rohrer John R. Bartlett Robert S. Frankel Richard M. Kondrat S. Gladstone Anderson Albert G. Senger, Jr. Jeffrey A. Bassin John C. Gentile Roger R. Lacoste Jerry Baldwin Judith Vanbergen Wagner Gary W. Bigsby Paul Gingras Richard C. Weiss Myron S. Graff Raymond S. Lagstein Edward J. Beatty, Jr. William J. Bisignano, Jr. Jeffrey M. Leitner Otis G. Beck John C. Wheeler Danny E. Black Joseph R. Greenberg Lawrence T. Herman John G. Manning Warren F. Daugherty, Jr. 1967 Vincent Bonvino Nancy T. Mitchell Peter C. Elarde, Jr. Eric G. Anderson Herbert C. Brannen Egill L. Jacobsen Richard B. Janney Christopher E. Neale Marshall J. Goldin Marshall S. Blum William C. Caddoo Robert I. Orenstein Robert H. Graeme George F. Boes, Jr. Jeffrey Chait Edward P. Johnson Howard P. Kessler Charles F. Post Robert S. Hall Edwin L. Cohen Jerrold H. Cohen Ronald Michael Pross Allison Brennan Hundley Michael J. Collins Peter T. Cressman Alan Kirsch Susan M. Lee Marco D. Rand William E. Jacoby, Jr. Harold E. Coulston, Jr. Alvin F. DeSiena Jon A. Ruel Martin D. Levin Lewis A. Kay Francis J. Dermody Charles G. Deutermann Michael B. Rulnick Richard E. Levitt Alan M. Kuehn Donald T. Dockstader Charles R. Dufort Lawrence H. Shendalman David Levy Robert A. Lawton Albert J. Fasti, Jr. Keith W. Eveland Robert M. Sorin Warner E. Lund, Jr. James S. Foley Craig W. Fischer Alan M. Meltzer Orhan C. Tuncay Estate of Bruce W. Manning Samuel C. Foster Alan H. Frankel Irwin H. Meslin Ricarda Villani Van Drew Frederick Meiselman Bennett F. Frankel David F. Gage Paul G. E. Meyerhoff Mario A. Vilardi Michael M. Perl John G. Gilhorn Nancy Rouse Gentile Frederick R. Molander, Jr. Peter C. Wright Joel Scheiner Michael Russ Glogoff Janet Hoffman Golden Janet Salanik Olsen Douglas E. Peterson 1975—30th Reunion Richard M. Schwarz Marshall I. Gottsegen Christopher M. Goodwin Melvin S. Babad James N. Showstack Robert W. Johnson James R. Granite Peter I. Pfaffenbach Jay M. Rashbaum Barry J. Blutig James D. Smallwood Jerome M. Laffer Michael A. Hack Bruce Bolen C. William Springer Harvey S. Levine Andras G. Haris Alan A. Shapiro William G. Sloan William S. Branting Sanford A. Stein Walter E. Maust, Jr. Frederick D. Hicks Howard J. Bresin Ronald P. Strauss John B. Wahlig Charles B. Millstein John W. Jost Ronald I. Deblinger Barry D. Wagenberg Robert T. Wilson Timothy P. Percarpio Margaret D. Kauffman Charles H. Detjen Paul F. Zizza, Jr. Richard J. Pitz Lawrence Kessler 1973 Kenneth M. Devita 1965—40th Reunion Lawrence A. Saunders Miles E. Kuttler Robert M. Atebara Marshall S. Dicker Peter J. Abell Alan Gary Selbst T. B. MacMurray Robert W. Austin Gary J. Farren Joseph C. Au Samuel R. Selzer Barbara McCartney McDowell David W. Belardi Ronald Feldberg Robert W. Beideman Jeffrey B. Shapiro William H. McLain David H. Bower Spencer Z. Forman Frank R. Besson Leslie Hill Soble Lee Meadvin Charles M. Brenner Avrum R. Goldstein James D. Brackett L. Henry Sprouse Mark A. Mintzer David Brother Melvyn J. Kellner Harold S. Bressler Gerald P. Sternberg Joel M. Moskowitz Edward A. Budnikas Michael A. Krane Charles Bromberg Louis S. Vodzak Robert E. Nist Lewis P. Chapman, Jr. Andrew J. Lask James W. McClellan David J. Cantor Donald K. Weilburg Albert M. Price Dennis N. Cohen James H. Mendillo John W. Canzano Thomas R. Wilks Sara M. Prioleau Sue Reinoehl Davis Jerry H. Rich Lawrence G. Caruth 1968 David P. Rossiter III William F. Dudley Steven J. Rosenstein John W. Crowell Randall G. Baldwin Donald H. Schubert Elliott K. Gutman W. Ellis Smith Neil S. Hiltunen Louis E. Rossman William K. Deal Donald G. Bell, Jr. Michael A. Schacter Richard E. Derrick Harvey I. Cohen Michael N. Klein 1971 Bernard W. Kurek Daniel M. Segal Alan L. Gartenberg Donald R. Desrosiers Nicholas J. Tedeschi Jerold D. Geisenheimer Hugh B. Flanigan, Jr. Robert H. Bechtold Steven D. Lasser Craig Yale Bloom Kenneth W. Laudenbach Richard Stanley Tobey, Jr. Robert G. Giannuzzi Sidney Gutsin Dobroslav M. Valik Thomas A. Giegerich Donald M. Humen Alvin T. Boyd Michael R. Lewis Stephen A. Cooper Vernon Loveless Robin Friedmann Waner Norman Goldberger Helen C. Komazec Jack Weil Jon A. Harding Edmond P. Kotary Phillip L. Coulston Vincent J. Mannino Carol L. Daiser Russell G. Marriott Stephen M. Weisner Theron M. Hatch Gerald H. Kreinces Arthur Z. Weiss David H. Hopkins Frederick S. Krochmal C. Dwight Decker Richard U. Mattson 1976 Frederick O. Johnson Brady Kenneth Lyons, Jr. Maureen M. Fedorishen Jeffrey R. McKechnie Joel M. Applebaum Robert W. Kidd III Evan C. Moll Albert F. Giallorenzi Roger W. Mcwilliams Edwin C. Bartine Joseph Kornbleuth Frederick G. Preis Joseph E. Gian-Grasso Randolph C. Myerson Allan C. Goldfeder Michael A. Petrillo Rebecca L. Berger Irvin G. Lubis Richard A. Spagna Dennis M. Byrne R. Richard Lund Charles Tzagournis Sandra Terece Greenberg Ralph S. Pfeifer Harry P. Grossman Lewis E. Proffitt Michael G. Cook Paul J. Markowitz John M. Uhl Mitchell H. Davich George B. Marschall John H. Viskup Howard B. Grover Jay M. Rossell Robin David Harshaw Richard L. Rush Mark E. Donelan Robert S. Morgenstein Dorothy Herrick Washburn Brian S. Duchan Melvin Portnoy C. Robert Waters, Jr. Kenneth A. Ingber Bruce H. Schneider Mark A. Judy Roger E. Sheehy Samuel W. Feinstein Jon L. Rauch 1969 Kenneth Allen Fetter Howard J. Schare Robert W. Jung Bruce D. Shoicket Michael R. Baram Patrick M. Keeley Joel S. Teig Robert M. Fleisher Theodore A. Souliotis John N. Gershey, Jr. Bruce I. Braverman Michael J. Kish John R. Thompson, Jr. Elaine Mantzouris Stevenson Robert J. Golden Michael L. Brugg Donald E. Kondrat Michael A. Wernick Vija Tamuzs-Rubans Ralph C. Gray Monica M. Byorick Arthur W. Kupperman John A. Zalatan Carl L. Tinkelman Alan J. Guber Martin P. Carlin Peter Steven Lamm Walter J. Watson Victor S. Dietz 1974 Howard Kantrowitz Morris L. Weinman Edward D. Landau James S. Balutis William P. Khani James R. Elder Anthony H. Mapes Arnold S. Weisgold Andrew P. Galante Harvey J. Barbag Edward ST Kim Joseph R. Zaientz Arthur A. Nido Alan M. Barnett Calvin R. Knights John F. Gell Frederic Paperth 1966 Mark A. Goldblatt Jeff C. Bauer Elaine M. Kuracina Robert H. Rappaport Robin Brewer Brennan Charles H. Lambert Joel E. Abraham Joseph T. Kelly Kenneth A. Reinhold Howard Buckwald David H. Kornbluth Walter I. Chinoy Joel A. Leonard Joel Ross Bruce E. Ollins William David Dailey Edward L. Loev Kristine Christensen-Casullo Mark D. Rubin Stephen D. Pascal Bruce M. Elliott Douglas J. Macko Tsin F. Chuang John R. Spagnola Peter J. Rattigan Neil B. Epstein Joseph P. Mazza William S. Collier Michael F. Stroock Steven R. Diak Howard J. Ritt Mary Ellen Field James M. Mcnerney Mark Unger Lisa Reiner Rosenberg Jay P. Goldsmith Mansour M. Moheban Mark J. Doherty Anthony C. Vigliotti Ellen Eisenberg David M. Roshkind Herbert N. Gutentag Barry L. Musikant Douglas C. Walters Joe T. Ruby Jeffrey H. Harnett Douglas G. Pincock Kenneth C. Fieldston Rita Dete Widmann Neal B. Forbes Steven Alan Schwartz Robert Henner Frank H. Ricker Jerome H. Wolfert Eric H. Spellman John A. Huleen Richard L. Rothstein Ronald C. Garinger 1972 Harry S. Grand Walter G. Spigelman H. Kenneth Jackier Peter A. Rubelman John V. Tanzilli Myron E. Katz Lois Rotante Rumble Peter J. Alizzeo Carl S. Gulrich Gary N. Anderberg Marcy G. Hamberg Salvatore F. Vinci Stephen D. Smith Robert L. Wagner
28 philanthropy: honor roll This issue of the Honor Roll represents activity in fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005). 1977 Leslie S. Finkelstein Peri M. Greenstein Linda E. Rigali Mark Bryan Tornatore Arthur M. Alperstein Michael N. Franks Ronald T. Hwang Jerry M. Rosenberg Kenneth Joseph Zenker Alexandra A. Baker Hal D. Fruchtman John J. Keating III Walter F. Russo Ross A. Ziegler Peter R. Barnett Douglas A. Gedestad Kevin P. King Gail Ellen Schupak 1987 Elise B. Bassin Mark J. Gelband Jerome A. Kleponis Steven Speroni Robert Joseph Demarco Edward E. Best Bruce H. Godick James Koretz Shari Samansky Summers Jeannette P. Desino Robert B. Bookman Peter M. Greco Steven G. Lewis David S. Tarica Gregory Scott Direnzo Irwin H. Brenner Stephen H. Grossman Stephen Allan Locke Michael David Yasner Haris Ehland Israel Brenner Elizabeth Nissl Harrison Michelle P. Loewinger Valerie Eisenbe Yasner Mitchell Joseph Farr Peter Brothman Gary L. Hartz Charles T. Loo 1984 David Faust Peter G. Campbell Hamid Hayat Patricia A. Ludwig Cindy M. Behrens Donna M. Federici Anthony J. Ciotti Michael L. Iczkovitz Judith S. Mamber Steven C. Blutfield Jeffrey Ganeles G. Frans Currier David A. Klebanow Simon Milman Charles T. Brand Albert Smith Harris III Rebecca J. Egolf Joshua S. Kleederman Randolph L. Mitchell Peter Chin Thomas A. Herberger Francis G. Forwood Jeffrey C. Kleiman Ann Nasti Annette Kriegel Davidoff Donald Donguk Kim James R. Hashim Anna Kornbrot Jay A. Nelson Alan J. Demaso Mark David Kopera Henry L. Housman Gregg M. Lane Richard J. Phillips, Jr. Mark B. Desrosiers Edward Arthur Krukowski Gregory G. Indyke David T. W. Lau Michael Plotno Jay S. Fishbein Ernesto A. Lee Fred B. Kastenbaum Barbara Lenk Thomas W. Reinhard Francine S. Forman Lawrence Mark Levin Cynthia Staman Kleiman Charles J. Petrillo Peter S. Rosenman Bruce Freme Madeline R. Loduca-Maisano Arnold O. Koon Saul M. Pressner Gary W. Seldomridge David A. Goodman Thomas Paul Petrick, Jr. Heywood R. Kotch Joanne S. Reiffe-Fishbane Susan L. Stern Paula Grant Keith Martin Phillips Arthur A. Kravitz Alan B. Rosenthal John A. Weierbach II Mitchell S. Greenberg Michelle Kauffman Sandler Robert N. Lipner Thomas R. Schneid Mark J. Weingarden Andrew B. Gross Bruce H. Spivak Arnold I. Maloff David Tai-Man Shen 1982 Robert S. Gurmankin J. Douglas Thran Dana L. Manchester Leonard C. Taddei, Jr. Fred J. Alba Steven C. Isaacson Arnold E. Weinstein Barry R. Perlman W. Michael Tuman George M. Angelos Joseph J. Iuliano Bruce T. Prior Robert E. Weiner 1988 Normand S. Boucher David M. Jacobowitz John Michael Capogna Robert Resnick Donald C. Yu Gregory Reed Campbell Jeffrey Kane Alan L. Rosenfeld Robert J. Diecidue 1980—25th Reunion Anne M. Chalemin Joseph L. Keefer W. D. Fitzhugh III Thomas C. Santaniello Pamela L. Alberto Tat F. Chiang David Mark Klugman Irwin N. Schoengold Marc Phillip Gimbel Wendell Gross Anderson Robert J. Connelly, Jr. Paul Y. Lee Louis Jameson Hardy Cletus W. Schwegman, Jr. Peter R. Auster Nicholas A. Cucharale, Jr. Eric J. Lepine Barry P. Setzer Douglas Scott Harte James G. Barrer Edward J. Dooley Eric M. Levine Frederick E. Kane Mitchell A. Smolow Joseph Bartoloni Gary S. Dworkin Keith D. Libou Steven J. Solow George William Keller James V. Bordoni Kenneth C. Fordham, Jr. Jane E. Ligums Francis Joseph McClain Timothy Tam Shirley Brown Karen A. Garber Wayne W. Maibaum Arthur W. Thurm James Patrick Murphy Eddie C. F. Chen Lawrence E. Glaser Michael W. Migdal Betsy H. Newman P. Deborah Weisfuse Gail Spiegel Cohen Jeffrey A. Goodman Jane C. Miller-Levinson David S. Williams Thomas Basil Puschak Angela Collins Valerie P. Goulos Paul H. Pasternack Hilton Zvi Segal 1978 Richard Copell Robert M. Hersh Brenda G. Paulen Tara Lee Sexton Jay R. Augenstein Jerome J. Cymerman Christopher B. Hill Richard D. Riddle David C. Stanton Thomas W. Butterfoss Debra Cairo Dyer James D. Hudson Jane Russo Keith W. Street Robert B. Chastant Philip H. Ehret Christopher V. Hughes Stuart M. Schnall Paul Michael Tedeschi Sidney Chojnowski Hillel D. Ephros Miriam Susan Kaye-Fleisher Matthew M. Segal James S. Cinamon Mathew D. Finkelson Richard C. Kessler Susan H. Sell 1989 Bonnie Field Crowley Susan Connolly Fiorillo Robert Korwin Michael S. Shreck Paul F. Batastini Arthur F. Dean Nancy J. Flint Ramona M. L’Heureux Thomas J. Simrell Mary Ann Cantor Chang Lawrence M. Erwich Robin F. Gallagher Michael A. Landau Stephen A. Solomon Teresa Destefano-Razian Stanley C. Heifetz Jerome B. Goldberg Ronald J. Lascoe Eugene H. Young Michael J. Feldman Linda J. Gilliam Andrew G. Jacobson Bonnie Berman Henick Craig F. McBeth 1985—20th Reunion John L. Lenahan Diane Brandes Jaye James J. McDermott Bruce Goldman Jay Lee Arlick Adam Marc Goodman Cary J. Limberakis William Kay Sandra L. Mellinger S. I. Braunstein-Trager Cyrilla Slebodnik Lombardi Gregory V. Keating Joel I. Nathanson Richard G. Gray Josh H. Brickman Lori Debra Hurst Farideh Moattari Madani Frederick J. Lacey Jack G. Roskies Eric R. Carlson Mansoor Madani Marc F. Lipkin Robert I. Rosner Sophia C. Kladias Michael B. Doughty Phuong T. Pham Eisa Mozaffari John T. Lynch, Jr. Donald R. Ruch, Jr. Gregory L. French Lawrence A. Popkin Frederick J. Marra Robert Gerald Savarese Sharon Hibbard Stokes Rosalia Gallo James H. Van Horn Barry D. Raphael David A. Nusblatt Brian D. Shuman Gregory A. Hillyard Seth H. Rieback Lorna Petersen Mark L. Waltzer James A. Isaacson 1990—15th Reunion Neil B. Rosenbaum Judith S. Post Linda C. Weisenfeld Richard D. Isaacson Jeffrey W. Anderson Steven J. Rothenberg Steven L. Rasner Marsha H. Wolfe Stanley M. Levenson Thomas G. Commons Alan J. Seltzer Donald G. Rebhun Warren D. Woods M. D. Lipshultz Amy D. Field Sherry Shapiro Steven Jay Reubel 1983 Sarah M. Lynch Daryl Klopp John R. Shaw Andrew G. Rosenfeld Beth A. Ageloff-Posner Martin Man Karin Michelle Lamar Donna Lewis Smolow Marian Glynn Royer Carolyn Izu Bergmann Thomas A. McGraw Ross S. Lesser Carolee S. Solof Francis G. Serio Robert J. Bernstein Dallas L. Pulliam, Jr. Lori B. Lubliner-Robinson Robert M. Solomon Sandra L. Shire William H. Bohrod Richard A. Rifkin Mark W. McDonough Adrienne M. Spiegel-Garay Sheila A. Strock David N. Bordonaro Keith C. Rogerson Anita Marie Milici J. Richard Steedle Paul W. Teplitsky Scott J. Chanin Donald J. Salomon Mark I. Notis Baruch J. Twersky Robert C. Todd III Yung S. Chung Albert J. Sandler Richard Dean Oberly Cheryl Lang Ullman Edward S. Yalisove K. Scott Danoff Maria Christina Sevilla Matthew P. Salvatore Patti Lee Werther Jonathan Zamzok William A. Deighan David M. Sheintop Marlene E. Sardina-Kelly Lee H. Winter 1981 Robert A. Dores Keith F. Silverman Thomas W. Therrien Linda Wojciechowski Philip S. Abramsky Linda B. Edelson-Slocum Timothy P. Sweet Chi-Tsai Yeh William L. Wood Kathleen Kapaun Andrejko Robert A. Engl Michael P. Szostak 1991 Ms. Rita Workman David P. Bell Paul R. Feldman Eric A. Wachs Karl A. Arakelian 1979 Robert M. Benedon David E. Freilich Douglas W. White Ann Kearney Astolfi Stephen W. Barclay Thomas J. Boland Robert C. Garrett 1986 Peter T. Bliss Sheryl R. Berezin Paul W. Brown Martin J. Glassman Gerald Adachi Chen-Han Chiou Catherine G. Bonventre William E. Butt Geordee Grable Alan M. Atlas Stephanie E. D’Aprile Ralph J. Bozza Mitchell A. Charnas Terry A. Hurtt Lawrence Michael Bodenstein Peter Paul Devlin Richard C. Buzin William W. M. Cheung Wendy S. Kane Michael Andrew Carol Andrew T. Frank Andrew B. Casabianca Barry S. Chudnofsky Jeffrey A. Kimelman Judy Didonato Payam Hariri Jireh I. Chao James D. Ciancarelli Michael W. Lew William P. Grohol Anthony R. Harlacher Richard E. Chodroff Jack H. Corn Richard J. MacFeeters Andrew Michael Halbert John S. Horchos Jenny C. Chung John B. Dewolf III Judith C. Mckain-Rubin Mark Jay Harris Alden K. Kim Nancy B. Creed Isaac Garazi Sadie S. Mestman Debra A. Koehn Jung B. Kim Gary A. Di Santo-Rose Jeffrey M. Ginsberg Michael R. Nawfel Pearl T. Lieberman Jeffrey A. Levin Martha Dunham Catafamo Stuart M. Ginsberg Thomas W. Oates, Jr. David P. Pitman Simin Manii Cyril I. Evian Amy L. Golden Harry Randel John W. Rosenlieb David James Nepa penn dental journal 29 Diem-Trang D. Nguyen 2000—5th Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gold Estate of Arvid G. Tripp In memory of Margelle Kendall Joseph Stephen Rava Smita A. Borole Harriet Krangel Goldin, CW’62 Masahide Tsutsui Liss’, W’77, Mother Randolph M. Richardson IV Brian C. Frutchey Harry L. Habbel Mr. and Mrs. Girish Vaidya, Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Brian A. Rinehart Jean Kang Mr. and Mrs. Chang Soo Han, PAR’08 In honor of Jess Lonner Diane Wendy Sherman Jennifer Lee Kazemi PAR’08 Kanchan C. Vaidys, D.D.S. Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Tony L. Skanchy Takashi Koyama Dr. and Mrs. Barry H. Hendler, NAF00 Frederick Evan Solomon David Li PAR’93 Masayuki Watanabe In honor of Naty Lopez, GRD’90 Jonathan Hastings Terhune Cherry E. Libramonte Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Norihiro Watanabe Keith D. Libou, D’84 Masooma Saba Zaidi Andrew L. Lieberman Company Joseph E. Weingart, Jr. Anny Van Dam Zalesne Adriana C. Stegman Hutchinson Dental Laboratories Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weinrib In memory of Harry W. L. Hiroyuki Inoue Mr. and Mrs. Dominik R. Marra, D’41 1993 2001 Frederick J. Marra, D’80, GD’80 Paul Luff Boger Seung H. Chang Marjorie K. Jeffcoat Wesolowski, PAR’81 Henry Hsin-Chi Chen Janeen L. Hughes Johnson & Johnson Corporation Susan B. West In honor of Verne E. Marriott, Najibe Haddad Dow Reintraut E. Jonsson Louise S. Williams D’39, Claude E. Stedman, D’46, 2002 Mr. and Mrs. David Kasper, Wyeth and George O. Stedman, Ar’12 Sepideh Lisa Mansoorian Jennifer S. Davis Michael Angelo Perillo PAR’08 Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Russell G. Marriott, D’73 Hyunjung Holly Park Dr. and Mrs. Aftab Khan, PAR’08 Osamu Yoshinaga Samantha A. Vitagliano Vivian A. Wasmuht-Perroud In memory of Stanley Myer Patrick Wahl Carolyn Taylor Kitchin, CW’53 E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation Adriana Zayas Dr. and Mrs. Paul Koppelman, for the Blind Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 1994 2003 PAR’08 In honor of Randall W. Nunn, Frank R. Besson, Jr. Amir H. Barati Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuperman, GD’92 Geraldine L. Besson Tribute Gifts Peipei Chang PAR’08 Richard M. Levine, V’81 Joy Bockstein Abt Samuel H. Ip Richard M. Levine, V’81 Peter K. Cocolis, Jr. This list includes all alumni, par- In memory of Claire Pomerantz Mian K. Iqbal Robert P. Levy, C’52 ents, and friends who made trib- Therese DiFlorio Brennan Faranak A. Khasraghi Rosalie G. Lipkowitz Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Gurbuz Edeer ute gifts of any amount to any Kathleen P. Lambert Vivian Lo, GAR’84, GCP’84, Penn Dental Medicine fund in In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Staci B. Frankowitz Deborah Stutz Marmor GFA’84 Alan R. Hecht 2004–05. For many, a gift to the S. Rosenberg Wendy L. Seltzer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Magid, School is more than just a finan- Dr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Dellheim Amy Elizabeth James PAR’08 Syamala Jasti 2004 cial contribution – it is a mean- Dr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Michael Dustin Brown Bruce D. Manson, WG’87 ingful way to honor or remember Markowitz, PAR’91 Michele B. Laboda Marsha Mantell Laurene Alyse Marks-Wolf Bridget Chow someone special in their lives. In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Louis E. Joseph Chihyun Kim Stanley R. Mantell, C’53 Jun Sun In memory of Leonard Abrams, Rossman Jung Lim Mr. and Mrs. Charles Margiotti Essam K. Taha III GD’58 Dr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Dellheim 1995—10th Reunion 2005 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Dr. and Mrs. William Becker Dr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Robert B. Ashmen, Jr. Maki Ishii Markowitz, PAR’91 Dr. and Mrs. Roy L. Eskow Markowitz, PAR’91 Isabel G. Campos Seena Joseph Masahiko Masubuchi Steven J. Rothenberg, D’78 Aida Pasalic In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Chingshun Jason Chang Mr. and Mrs. James Matarese Harry P. Silverstein Salkin Lydra Tapija Haruo Matsukawa Chun-Thai Chung In memory of Fay B. Amsterdam Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Ellice McDonald, Jr., W’36 Yeung-Yi Hsu Morton Amsterdam, C’43, D’45 Estate of Ralph C. McGinley In memory of Jean A. Sayegh, Claudia Lucia Kandou Friends Donors D. Walter Cohen, C’47, D’50 Benjamin and Mary Siddons D’49 Rustin M. Levy Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Richard Y. Liu This list includes all friends who Measey Foundation Mark J. Fillion Robin N. Lozman made a gift to any Penn Dental Estate of Harriet Worrall In memory of Philip W. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weinrib Ralph R. Reynolds Medicine fund in 2004–05. We Mershon Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 In memory of Walter Schachtel, Maria-Paz U. Smith Mary Ann D. Meyers, GR’76 are grateful for their support as In honor of Richard A. Collier, C’29 Robin Micale 1996 their generosity sustains Penn’s W’66, WG’67 Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Daniel T. Bassin preeminence in dental medicine. Yasuhide Minami Joseph Lipa, Jr., D’62 In memory of Mrs. Paul Shuster Frederick Rodney Cho Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mistler, Melissa L. Lee Yuichi Abe PAR’08 In honor of Cyril I. Evian, GD’79, Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Paul A. Moore Joanna Z. Levin A. Bernard Ackerman D’81 In memory of Sig Seigel, D’55 Zvi H. Muscal Timothy C. Lin Aetna Foundation Marsha Mantell Miles D. Lazerwitz, D’55 Blair A. Schachtel Michael C. Alfano, PAR’93 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Myers, Stanley R. Mantell, C’53 Sandra K. Alpert PAR’08 In memory of Steve Seltzer’s Constantine Simos In honor of David L. Feldman American Heart Association Nobel Biocare Mother John M. Wachtel Jennifer L. Conry Ralan D. M. Wong American Heart Association, Lonnie H. Norris Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Alice F. Notis, NU’85 PA/DE Affiliate In memory of Rosemarie E. In memory of Stuart Solomon’s 1997 Osteohealth Company Leonore Annenberg, HON’85 Gaeffke’s, CGS’86, GED’86, Mother Cristen Kowalski Beard Glenn R. Oxner Carol Chamberlain Appleby, Husband Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Patrick T. Cuozzo GED’72 Parent Project Muscular Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Adeola O. Faleye Lance Armstrong Foundation Dystrophy In memory of Mr. and Mrs. In memory of Donald S. Mary F. Farren Atrix Laboratories, Inc. Jagadishver M. Patel Allan S. Voluck’s Grandson Gillespie, D’51 Tin Tin San Ma Dr. and Mrs. William Becker Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Perlmutter, Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 San Francisco Dental Society Jose Agustin Medina Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. PAR’08 Thanhdung N. Nguyen In memory of Ned B. Williams, Bergman, PAR’02 Jane Polisar In honor of Mark Greco, D’84, Kevin T. Nii D’38 Bernice Bradin Gloria E. Pollack GD’85, GD’87 Mindy Ok Louise S. Williams Vera Bradin Bernard J. Poussot Mr. and Mrs. Charles Margiotti III Spencer Carl Saint-Cyr Robert J. Bray Dr. and Mrs. Jagjit Raju, PAR’08 Joseph E. Weingart, Jr. In memory of Eugene A. Patricio J. Sumaza Signe A. Brightman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Reichley, Winter, D’44 1998 Bucknell University PAR’08 In memory of Edward P. Lee H. Winter, D’78 Marc B. Ackerman Corinne L. Cacas Florence Banks Reilly, CW’44 Henefer, D’54, GD’56 In honor of William Wolfson, Eric J. Brendlinger Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cicero, Ronald V. Runyon John P. Hellwege, C’56, D’59 D’74 Jeffrey P. Chen PAR’08 San Francisco Dental Society In memory of Lamar Hicks’ Gloria E. Pollack Joori Kim Cho Jennifer L. Conry Noashi Sato Mother Xiaoyan Dai Jonathan J. Coslet, W’87 Kyoji Satomi Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Brian A. Suh Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Daniels, Adele K. Schaeffer, CW’55 This issue of the Honor Roll David J. Tancreto PAR’08 Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schnebel, In honor of William C. Hudson, represents activity in Fiscal Derrick B. Wong Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Decker, PAR’08 Jr., D’45 Year 2005 (July 1, 2004 PAR’08 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. James D. Hudson, D’82 1999 through June 30, 2005). Matthew Baron Dr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Dellheim Mary Ann Schweinhaut, CW’55 In memory of Randy Kaplan’s Dorothy L. Dodson, NAW’53 Alex Sherman Sandra Strohecker Beckett Father We have made every effort Linda DuBois-Romano, PAR’08 Edward B. Shils, W’36, G’37, L. Antoine Bluth Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 to ensure the accuracy of this Dr. and Mrs. Roy L. Eskow GR’40, L’86, GL’90, GRL’97 Blair S. Feldman report. If your name has been Cyril I. Evian Joan Sibner In memory of Ned Kase Philip L. Michaelson omitted or misprinted, please Mr. and Mrs. David Feldman Harry P. Silverstein Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Cezar M. Mitrut accept our sincere apologies Andrew R. Feldman, W’81 Lisa Slade Lin Qiu In honor of Jeffrey Kessler and notify the Penn Dental Mark J. Fillion Coleman J. Spector Corina Radu Richard C. Kessler, D’82 Medicine Office of Development Aaron E. Finkelstein, W’79 Mark Stieg and Alumni Relations at Starr Christina Foster Straumann USA In memory of Victor Kremens, 215-898-8951. Victor H. Frank, Jr. Russell K. Street GM’55 Janice M. Gian-Grasso, GNU’77 Shohei Takahashi Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 30 philanthropy: honor roll May we write YOU a check? Support the Future of Penn Dental Medicine with a Charitable Gift Annuity
Benefits of a Penn Gift Annuity: How Does a Charitable Gift Annuity Work? More Information: • Safe Income at Great Rates. Penn gift You donate cash or appreciated securities Jim Garvey annuities pay you guaranteed income for to the University of Pennsylvania for the Associate Dean for Development and life at rates three or four times higher than benefit of Penn Dental Medicine. Penn Alumni Relations most stock dividends, money markets, or agrees, in writing, to make guaranteed, fixed Robert Schattner Center CD rates. payments for life to one or two people you University of Pennsylvania name (see rate chart). School of Dental Medicine • Tax Savings. Gift annuities qualify for an 240 South 40th Street immediate income tax deduction, can 1 Life 2 Lives Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030 reduce capital gains taxes, and pay some Age Rate Ages Rate (215) 898-8952 tax-free income. 60 5.7% 60/60 5.4% [email protected] 65 6.0% 65/65 5.6% • Help Yourself and Penn Dental Medicine, 70 6.5% 70/70 5.9% Office of Gift Planning too. You will receive a lifetime income and 75 7.1% 75/75 6.3% University of Pennsylvania support Penn Dental Medicine. 80 8.0% 80/80 6.9% 617 Franklin Building 85+ 9.5% 85/85 7.9% 3451 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6285 For example: Toll-Free (800) 223-8236 / (215) 898-6171 Dr. Dee, age 77, contributes $25,000 for a [email protected] 7.4% charitable annuity. Penn will pay him www.alumni.upenn.edu/plannedgiving $1,850 every year for life, of which $1,236 is tax-free. He takes an income tax deduction of $11,280 this year. The tax benefits of his gift annuity yield an 11% effective rate of return. Proceeds of Dr. Dee’s gift ultimately 31 scholarly activity will support Penn Dental Medicine. penn dental journal 31 Alumni news
Alumni Weekend 2005 Highlights Approximately 235 Penn Dental Medicine alumni and guests gathered for Alumni Weekend 2005, held May 13–14. This annual event always promises attendees a host of social and educational activities and the chance to connect with old friends and new. This year, reunion dinners were held for the classes ending in “0” and “5” at the Union League of Philadelphia. Here are highlights from this special weekend; to view a full photo gallery, visit www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni/news/. Save the date now for Alumni Weekend 2006, May 12–13 with reunions for classes ending in “1” and “6.” Whether you graduated five or 50 years ago, we hope that you will come reconnect with Penn Dental Medicine. For more information, visit www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni2006. 2 o l r a C i d
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1 3 h P 1 Morton Amsterdam Dean Marjorie Jeffcoat with alumni in the Parade of Classes. 2 Attending her first Alumni Weekend at Penn, President Amy Gutmann spoke at the Penn Dental Medicine tent. 3 Dean Jeffcoat and Class Chair Dr. Lawrence W. Loveland (D’55) at the Sig Seigel Alumni Center and Conference Room dedication. Funded by members of the Class of 1955 in memory of their classmate, Dr. Sig Seigel, the Center and Conference Room provides Penn Dental Medicine with an elegant, state- of-the-art meeting place. The space will be used for meetings, classes, and lectures, as well as continu- ing education courses and other special events.
32 alumni: news 4 Class of 1995. Left to right: Neil S. Woloshin, Kendra S. Schaefer, Debra L. Carri, Anne Annone, Anita S. Rao, Jeffrey R. Eby, Margo T. Kusienski, and Kimberly A. Kochis. 5 Class of 1985. Front row, left to right: Tina Bradley, Stephen R. Bradley, Maria A. Smith, Lisa A. Ritter-Kahn, Dean Jeffcoat, Anne L. Martelli, Alisa G. Kauffman, and Steven E. Roth. Middle row: Sarah M. Lynch and Steven A. Brisman. Back row: Brad A. Levine, Josh H. Brickman, Robert S. Aledort, Mark L. Dunayer, Andrew M. Lutzker, and Arthur R. Stanger. 6 Class of 1955, celebrating its 50th Reunion. Front row: Wayne B. Ranck, Stanley J. Denmark, Donald B. Dolan, Arthur B. Hattler, Lee Cassella, Herbert A. Brode, Alan H. Gelbert, Budd E. Rubin, 4 and Miles D. Lazerwitz. Middle row: Lawrence W. Loveland, Richard L. Tornatore, John R. Mann, Jr., C. Wendell Lofland, William R. Bond, Jr., Brendan J. Boylan, John T. Ziegler, Morton J. Weyler, and Philip Po Cheung Chan. Back row: Edmund A. Dabagian, James W. Farer, William J. O’Donnell, Jack Rubin, Merwin Zitomer, Albert J. Anderson, Jr., Francis V. Pribula, Adam F. Andrewskiewicz, Thomas A. Fosnocht, John L. Kotchick, Robert D. Schweitzer, and Arthur Edward Halprin. 7 Dean Jeffcoat (middle) with the 2005 Alumni Award of Merit recipients. Left to right: Drs. Louis F. Rose (GD’70), Robert J. Tisot (GD’70), Carl L. Tinkelman (D’65), Daniel B. Green (D’60), Edward F. Rossomando (D’64), and Lawrence B. Caplin (D’90).
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The Dental Hygiene Alumni Association held its annual reunion on May 13. A continuing education course was held at the School in the morning, fol- lowed by a luncheon and meeting at La Terrasse restaurant. Dean Jeffcoat visited with alumni during the luncheon, discussing the state of the School and answering questions. Lisa Solden Schildhorn (DH’75) received the 2005 Special Achievement Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the profession of dental hygiene. 8 Front row: Lisa Solden Schildhorn (DH’75), Joan I. Gluch (GR’92), Robin S. Holmes (DH’75), and Charlene Jennings Fenster (DH’75). Back row: Jaclyn M. Gleber (DH’74), Beverly Bizup Hawkins 6 (DH’75), Joann R. Gurenlian (GRD’91), and Linda G. Kraemer (GR’86). o l r a C i d e c a d n a C
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penn dental journal 33 ALUMNI PROFILE: 1958, he joined the Army as a dental the directorship of three periodontal Dr. Rowland Hutchinson (D’58) intern. “This program gave me the residency programs and the deanships We all know our share of perpetual stu- opportunity to rotate through all of the at the University of Detroit Mercy dents, but Penn Dental Medicine dental specialties,” he recalls, “some- School of Dentistry and the University alumnus Dr. Rowland Hutchinson thing I encourage all students to do.” of Louisville School of Dentistry. (D’58) might be the first perpetual Following his internship, Dr. Thinking back over his distin- dean. After seven years in retirement, Hutchinson joined Walter Reed Army guished career, Dr. Hutchinson still Dr. Hutchinson is back at the helm of Medical Center, where he earned his fondly recalls his years at Penn Dental the University of certificate in Medicine. “When I was at Penn, most Louisville School of periodontics in of my professors had written the text Dentistry, serving as 1963 and first books we used. I was so naïve, I thought interim dean. This is became inter- professors at all universities wrote their his third time as a ested in an aca- own books,” he notes. “It wasn’t until dean, having led demic career. later that I realized that most of the Louisville before from “I had so many dental schools were using books written 1991 to 1998 and the wonderful men- by Penn professors. In hindsight, I University of Detroit tors in the Army, realized it was one of the best dental Mercy School of many of whom schools in the country. Everything I Dentistry from 1989 to were research have done in dentistry, I owe to my 1991. “It is an honor dentists who had four years there.” and a privilege to be both a DDS and Dr. Hutchinson continues to be back,” he says of his a PhD. They just as enthusiastic about dental educa- interim post, which tion as he was as a stu- began in May 2005, dent and says the most “but it certainly is a Dr. Rowland Hutchinson (D’58) Alumni Serving As Dental School Deans satisfying thing about different mindset from retirement.” were very inspi- academia is being a Not that the busy dean ever really rational to me,” In addition to Dr. Hutchinson, the mentor to both stu- retired. Since leaving the University of says Dr. following Penn Dental Medicine dents and faculty. He Louisville in 1998, Dr. Hutchinson, a Hutchinson, who alumni are currently serving as dental takes pride in the fact diplomate of the American Board of would spend 20 school deans. that three of his asso- Periodontology, has kept his finger on years in the Army • Richard N. Buchanan (D’69), University ciate deans have gone the pulse of dental education. Among Dental Corps, at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine on to become deans in just some of his activities: he was retiring from their own right. Being • Cecile A. Feldman (C’80, D’84, GD’85, elected president of the American active duty as a a dean also provides WG’85), New Jersey Dental School Dental Education Association (ADEA), colonel in 1978. him an opportunity to is director of the Dental Deans Encouraged • Peter J. Robinson (GR’72, GD’73), instill values in stu- Leadership Institute, served on an advi- by his mentors to University of Connecticut School of dents. “The one piece sory committee for two new dental pursue a basic Dental Medicine of advice I try to give schools, chaired a predoctoral curricu- science degree, to students is not to lum committee for ADEA, and received he earned a Masters in Microbiology go right from dental school into private the 2004 American Academy of from Georgetown University in 1965 practice,” adds Dr. Hutchinson. Periodontology Fellowship Award for and began teaching microbiology and “Take at least one more year of general distinguished service. periodontics. Though he continued to dental training, look into specialty Dr. Hutchinson’s notable path practice, and even spent three years training, and even think about the mil- within academia and periodontology practicing in Europe, he became itary for a few years. It is a wonderful began through the military. After grad- hooked on academia. Over the years, place to work with competent dentists uating from Penn Dental Medicine in his educational appointments would and learn.” include part-time faculty positions at eight institutions and full-time faculty posts at three dental schools, including
34 alumni: news Tara Sexton (D’88) Their private practice, Main Line Elected Alumni Smiles, will celebrate its 10th anniver- Society President sary this year. Originally from The Penn Dental York, Pa., Dr. Sexton earned her Medicine Alumni undergraduate degree at the University Society has elected of Delaware. Dr. Tara Sexton, a “I am excited to be working in this 1988 graduate of new role and continuing the efforts the School, as its of our past presidents to increase the new president. She Dr. Tara Sexton (D’88) level of outreach to our alumni and assumed this leadership post during current students,” says Dr. Sexton. Alumni Weekend 2005 in May. Dr. “One of our new initiatives this year Alumni Gift to Orthodontic Clinic Sexton has been an active member of the will be a career series.” Scheduled to This May in San Francisco, Dr. John Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society launch in October and run for seven Gentile (D’72) and his wife, Nancy Executive Committee since 1994 and has consecutive weeks, the series will feature (DH’70) (above, center), turned the served as treasurer since 1997. For many alumni from different specialties as American Association of Orthodontists years, she has also helped to keep her well as general dentistry talking to Penn Annual Session Alumni Reception fellow classmates connected to the Dental Medicine students about career into a celebration by announcing a School as a class representative. In addi- opportunities. “We hope the series will $100,000 challenge to close the gap tion, Dr. Sexton currently serves on the not only help to guide students as they in the School’s Brainerd Swain Clinic Trustees’ Council of Penn Women, a think about their options, but also renovation campaign. The generous national network of Penn alumnae who help to build ties with the Alumni challenge was met that same evening, support and promote the advancement Society that will remain as they become translating into $200,000 for the of women’s issues within the University. alumni,” adds Dr. Sexton, who is new clinic. Joining the Gentiles are Dr. Sexton practices cosmetic eager to hear from Penn Dental Associate Dean for Development and dentistry in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., with her Medicine alumni. She can be reached Alumni Relations Jim Garvey (left) and husband, Dr. James Godorecci (D’93). at [email protected]. Orthodontics Department Chair Dr. Robert Vanarsdall (right). alumni council on admissions aca I functions as an on-campus resource answering questions about the Penn application process for alumni children and grandchildren Please I offers on-campus interviews during the admissions process for Remember: legacy applicants once they have completed the 11th grade I The best use of the alumni tie is to apply Early Decision. I Applicants who would like an on-campus interview with the Alumni Council should plan to complete it before application deadlines (Early Decision—Nov.1, Regular Decision—Jan. 1). Please call 8 weeks in advance. I We encourage you to arrange your interview during the summer months before you complete your application.
alumni council on admissions I Please contact our office with any questions you may have. E. Craig Sweeten Alumni House I Philadelphia, PA 19104-6226 215.898.6888 I [email protected] I www.alumni.upenn.edu/aca
penn dental journal 35 Alumni Society Hosts Senior Farewell Senior Farewell was not only a celebra- The Penn Dental Medicine Alumni tion of the Class of 2005, but also of Society officially welcomed the Class of the School’s community of dedicated 2005 into the Alumni Society at Senior alumni, faculty, staff, and students.” Farewell 2005, held May 4 at the Loews The event planning committee Philadelphia Hotel. This special event included Erika Rowe (D’05), Class of marked the beginning of a new tradition 2005 President; Sami Gad (D’05), for the Society in celebrating seniors’ Class of 2005 Vice President and passage from students to colleagues. President of the Program for Advanced Penn Dental Journal More than 200 alumni, faculty, students, Standing Students; Michelle Wild and staff gathered for the evening’s (C’02, D’05), a Class of 2005 Social Digitized! festivities, which included a cocktail Chair; Dr. Marc Ackerman (D’98), reception, dinner, dancing, and a President of the Penn Dental Medicine program that included the presentation Alumni Society at the time of the event; Penn Dental Journal readers can of faculty awards by the Class of 2005 and Dr. Howard Goldstein (D’90) a get a copy of the magazine online in an easy-to-download PDF format — simply visit www.dental.upenn.edu/journal and click on the issue you wish to view. At this site, alumni can also share their news for inclusion in the Class Notes section of the Journal. The digital version uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, software that you probably already have or can download for free at www.adobe.com. Read it at your desktop, take it with you on your laptop, or print out the articles that interest you.
Drs. Sami Gad, Elliot Hersh, Louise Skarulis, and Dr. Margrit Palmer-Maggio Michelle Wild, Erika Rowe, and Nathan Kobrin (D’87), both members of the Penn at the Senior Farewell 2005. Drs. Hersh, Dental Medicine Alumni Society Skarulis, and Kobrin were among those faculty members who received awards from Executive Committee. the Class of 2005. Alumni are encouraged to save the date for Senior Farewell 2006 — (see Scholarly Activity Awards & it will be held May 9, 2006, again at Achievements, p. 22, for award recipients). the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Please “Thanks to the generosity of the contact Joshua Liss at 215-898-3542 Alumni Society, all seniors were invited or [email protected] for more to attend Senior Farewell for free,” information. notes Joshua Liss, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs. “One of the Alumni Society’s goals is to promote good fellowship among all members of the Penn Dental Medicine community.
36 alumni: news Jules Klein(D’60) & DevelopmentAuthority. Wildwoods TourismImprovement the chairpersonofGreater Wildwood Crest,N.J.,andservesas owns BalHarbourHotelin Arlieen StockerFranco(DH’60) 1960’s Eugene D.Tunick(D’58) Harold Krivins(D’50) 1950’s working withScholasticBookFairs. work teachingdentalassistingand active bydoingsomepart-time try tostaymentallyandphysically Kawasaki 1500Classicmotorcycle. I cue work,andIlovetotravelonmy Newfoundland dogsforwaterres- August 2001.Iownandtrain been inretirementmodesince of newniecesandnephews.I’ve growing—12 grandchildrenandlots the Himalayas.Myfamilykeeps to placeslikeAfricaandclimbing fit insomegreatadventuretravel and Marineunits.I’vemanagedto Officer stationedwithbothNavy those earlyyearsasaDentalCorps dentistry for40years.Someof really doesfly.Ipracticedgeneral by [email protected]. happy tohearfromhisclassmates Rexford, Mont.,andwouldbe now enjoyingretirementin instructor in1974-75.Dr.Tunickis Göteborg Universityasaradiology he servedonthefacultyof years inSweden.WhileSweden, Principal DentalOfficerand10 years inWesternSamoaasthe mostly inCalifornia,butalsotwo 2001 after42yearsofpractice, alumni!” become third-generationPenn g (W’85, WG’89),arehopingourtwo ( younger daughter,LoriK.Comer d with mywife,Thelma,andourtwo “ C’88, L’91),andherhusband,Marc Enjoying 14yearsofretirement aughters andtheirfamilies.Our randchildren, BradandJulia,will writes, “Time writes, retired in club. Herecentlyspoke on is nowpresidentemeritusofthe western suburbsofSavannah.He Georgia, andasfarwestthe as farsouththeSeaIslandsof from asfarnorthCharlestonto Alumni Club,whichhasmembers Carolina andGeorgiaPenn years agohefoundedtheCoastal half ofBeaufortCounty.Five which encompassesthesouthern Island andGreaterBluffton, Island CommitteeofHiltonHead a committeemanontheGreater County, S.C.Hecurrentlyservesas the ArtsCouncilofBeaufort recently electedtotheboardof pal, the opportunitytomeetmybest get anexcellenteducationand Penn DentalMedicinehelpedme All inall,Ihavenocomplaints. general chairin2002. ous annualsessions,servingas integral roleinplanningnumer Planning. Healsohasplayedan Workforce, andStrategic Research andScientificAffairs, ous committeesincluding ticipating intheworkofnumer- Director from2000-03,andpar- Treasurer from2004-05,DistrictI Association foryears,servingas involved intheactivitiesof Rossman hasbeenactively Annual SessioninApril.Dr. Endodontists duringits2005 American Associationof was electedSecretaryofthe Louis E.Rossman(D’75,GD’77) 1970’s Arthur L.Segal(D’76,GD’78) Arnold G.Greene(D’60,GD’61) class notes Alumni was - .” where heandhiswife,Ellen,live. Yam onHiltonHeadIsland, from thepulpitofTempleBeth “Talmudic PathwaystoPeace” Challenge bicyclingfundraiser. through thePan-Massachusetts Dana-Farber CancerInstitute research andtreatmentatthe raised over$85,000forcancer “Molar Rollers,”Dr.Cinamonhas professionals knownasthe By organizingagroupofdental fifth-largest dentalconference. Dental Congress,thecountry’s committees fortheYankee nent oftheMDS,andledseveral District DentalSociety,acompo- Chairman oftheMetropolitan previously ChairmanandVice (MDS) BoardofTrustees.Hewas Massachusetts DentalSociety Mass., hasbeenelectedtothe eral practitionerinFramingham, James S.Cinamon(D’78) Periodontics andOralBiology. Professor Emeritusof UW SchoolofDentistryas tinue hisinvolvementwiththe week inSeattle,andwillcon- tinues topracticeonedaya Biologists. Dr.Robinovitchcon- American AssociationofOral and asPresidentofthe Association forDentalResearch, Group oftheInternational Director oftheSalivaryResearch Research. Healsoservedas the NationalInstituteofDental funded researchproposalsfor Study Sectionthatreviewedand the OralBiologyandMedicine serving fortwoyearsasChairof this expertiseresultedinhis on salivaryglandfunction,and tionally recognizedforhiswork dental researcher.Heisinterna- long andsuccessfulcareerasa 2004. Dr.Robinovitchenjoyeda School ofDentistryinDecember at theUniversityofWashington the DepartmentofPeriodontics retired asProfessorandChairof Murray R.Robinovitch(GD’81) 1980’s , a gen-
Photo courtesy of ADA News © 2004 American Dental Association journal.” of dentistry’spremierprofessional ward tomynewdutiesaseditor great challenge,andIlookfor- “This isbothagreathonorand this appointment,”saidDr.Glick. pleased andhumbledtoreceive as editorsince2002.“Iam Marjorie K.Jeffcoat,whoserved Morton AmsterdamDean Dentistry ofNewJersey,succeeds at theUniversityofMedicineand Department ofDiagnosticScience Glick, ProfessorandChairofthe science degree. in 1979withapre-professional season andwentontograduate championship duringhisjunior win the1977nationalfootball safety whilehelpingNotreDame All-American, wasastarting Restic, atwo-timeGTEAcademic were varsityletterwinners.Dr. comprised ofindividualswho Dame MonogramClub,whichis ident oftheUniversityNotre recently namedsecondvice-pres- Joseph W.Restic(D’85) Michael Glick(GD’88) editor of American DentalAssociation. penn dental journal The Journalofthe is thenew was Dr. 37 1990’s earlier, lives in New York City with was a unique and trying experience her husband, Kevin. Dr. Meggison- since we served primarily as oral Share Your News Salvatore and her husband, Rick, surgery team interns—assessing John Joseph Roche (D’92, GED’92) have two children, Anna, age 3, and and treating the young Marines We want to hear from you. and his wife, Josephine, and son, Julia, age 1, and live in Princeton, N.J. being flown home from Iraq liter- Share your news on personal and Dylan, are proud to announce the ally 36 hours post injury. professional accomplishments opening of their second orthodontic “As interns standing in-house with your fellow Penn Dental practice in Southampton, N.Y. Dr. 2000’s call, it was our duty to do all the Medicine alumni through the Roche writes, “Our practices keep prep work needed to get them to Class Notes section of the Penn us busy six days a week, and we Andrew L. Lieberman (D’00) and his surgery prior to 6 a.m. rounds, and Dental Journal. We have made haven’t taken a vacation in 10 years. wife, Lauren, welcomed their first then assist for the 17-hour surgeries it easy for you to make a submis- Aaron Milchman (D’92) and his child, Jordan Emmie, on April 7, that would follow. Without body sion — simply go to family say hi. Aaron also has not 2005. They are all living happily in armor, these Marines would have www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni/ been on vacation since 1992.” Broomall, Pa. Dr. Lieberman writes, been killed, but now they must deal where you can quickly send us “I am an associate in two beautiful, with limb amputations and disfigur- your information — we welcome In June 2005, Cherry L. Estilo (D’98) thriving practices in Aston and ing facial injuries. I remember an 18- photos as well. Or, you can send and Sherri M. Meggison-Salvatore Media, Pa., where I am enjoying year-old Marine from Colorado who your submissions to: (D’98) ran the Circle of Friends New all aspects of cosmetic and family got engaged just prior to shipping Mary McCarron York Mini 10K in New York City. dentistry.” out. Now he lay permanently unable Robert Schattner Center Circle of Friends is a growing move- to see, hear, or speak to his fiancée University of Pennsylvania ment of people and organizations Orest G. Bauer (D’03) writes, “As a and family. And yet another who School of Dental Medicine supporting women who are trying Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, I spent scribbled complaints about Office of Development and to lower their risk for tobacco- the last year doing a General his phantom limb pain, while I Alumni Relations related disease by quitting smoking. Practice Residency along with fel- performed twice daily dressing 240 South 40th Street Dr. Estilo, who gave birth to her low classmate Eric A. Fort (D’03, changes to his facial wounds, trying Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030 daughter, Evelyn, just two months GED’03) at the National Naval to stave off infection from the 215-898-8951 (p) Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. It 215-573-1791 (f) [email protected]
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38 alumni: class notes bacteria endemic in the Iraqi sand Deborah L. Gortler (C’98 D’04) is Alumni Connections that penetrates wounds during looking forward to returning to a blast. Penn Dental Medicine for a resi- Find a former classmate and sign up for an email forwarding service “In the end, the stress, long dency in endodontics, which began through the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Online Community. hours, and seemingly unrecognized in August 2005. Dr. Gortler and her Register free at www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UPN and efforts were overshadowed by wit- fiancé, Mark Shukovsky, are plan- search the Online Directory — a great resource for personal and pro- nessing the progression from near ning their wedding for February fessional networking and an easy way to keep up-to-date on fellow death to healing post-reconstruc- 2006 in Phoenix, Ariz. alumni. You can also sign up for a permanent email forwarding tion, however incremental it was. service, which will forward messages received at your permanent One morning at bedside, I helped to Penn address to the email address of your choice. remove the tracheotomy tube that Update your alumni record via the University of Pennsylvania had been in place for four weeks, Alumni Online Community Directory at helping the young Marine breathe, www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UPN/. Or, contact Mary but preventing speech. The room McCarron at 215-898-8951 or [email protected]. grew silent. His “thank you” made six doctors’ eyes glisten and that Make a gift through a secure online credit card transaction at was all the satisfaction we needed. www.upenn.edu/gifts. “Currently, I am living pretty stress free while being stationed Find information on ways to support Penn Dental at with a Seabee construction battalion www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni. Or, contact Joshua E. Liss at in Ventura County, Calif. Shortly, we 215-898-8951 or [email protected]. will be deploying for six months to Request a transcript through the School’s Office of Student Affairs the island of Guam. From there, half at 215-898-8940 if you graduated in 2000 or earlier. If you graduated my battalion of 750 will venture into in 2001 or later, visit the Office of the University Registrar’s web site Iraq and Afghanistan for construc- at www.upenn.edu/registrar/transcripts/transcripts.html or call tion projects.” 215-898-7511.
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Please address any correspondence to: Office of Development and Alumni Relations Robert Schattner Center University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine 240 South 40th Street Erika L. Walsh (D’05) and Kurt N. W. Colite (D’06), Tricia A. Ray Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030 Rowe (D’05) were married on (D’05), Jennifer L. McGuire (D’07), May 13, 2005. They are starting Sohaib Usmani (D’05), Erika their new life together in Rowe, Kurt Rowe, Tarik Jbarah Scottsdale, Ariz. From left to (D’05), Maki Ishii (D’05, GD’08), right: Julie E. DeSimone (D’06), and Mahmoud Gad (D’05). Anna M. Miller (D’07), Stephen
penn dental journal 39 In Memoriam
Saul Levin, C’28, D’29 Henry G. Bille Jr., D’41 Murray P. Rothman, D’46 Edward P. Henefer, D’54, GD’56 Sarasota, Fla., January 2, 2004 Abington, Pa., September 29, 2004 Bayside, N.Y., August 10, 2004 Lansdale, Pa., November 20, 2004
Edward J. Matlavage D’29 James S. Dello-Iacono, D’41 Arthur I. Klein, D’47 Leslie A. Commons, D’55 Phoenix, Ariz., June 13, 2003 Port Washington, N.Y., March 22, Port St. Lucie, Fla., April 24, 2004 Shelter Island, N.Y., November 30, 2004 2004 Cyrus A. Draper Jr., C’29, D’30 Frederick M. Liebman, D’47 Ramsey, N.J., February 1, 2005 Carlton K. Swerdlove, D’41 Tuckahoe, N.Y., October 21, 2004 Joseph H. Freeman, C’51, D’55 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 10, 2005 Avon, Conn., February 11, 2004 David H. Goldblatt, D’33 Harold Birghenthal, D’48 New Milford, N.J., April 3, 2004 David D. Sosnow, D'42 Pompano Beach, Fla., March 5, 2005 Donald J. Burke, GD’57 Hollywood, Fla., September 20, Rochester, N.Y., May 9, 2004 Emilie I. Merkle, DH’34 2003 Jean A. Sayegh, D’49 Berwyn, Pa., March 7, 2004 Wynnewood, Pa., October 1, 2004 William A. Clark III, GD’57 Robert W. Young, D’42 Metairie, La., December 20, 2004 Earl J. Trexler D’34 Des Moines, Iowa, January 19, 2004 George R. Gray, D’50 Allentown, Pa., January 27, 2003 Longmeadow, Mass., August 17, George E. Seddon, D’58 Harold Louis Gatti, D’43 2004 Meriden, Conn., January 27, 2004 Florence E. Horton, DH’35 Glen Rock, N.J., June 7, 2004 Woodbridge, Conn., June 1, 2004 Frank E. Rubei, D’51 Walter H. Fox, GD’60 Eugene Shapiro, D’43 Sebring, Fla., May 13, 2005 West Linn, Ore., February 12, 2005 Samuel Seltzer, C’35, D’37 Floral Park, N.Y., February 9, 2005 Philadelphia, Pa., February 1, 2004 Ford M. Sophocles, D’51 Andrew J. Fritz, D’61 Lester M. Silverman, D’43 Wallingford, Pa., May 29, 2005 Cheshire, Conn., January 17, 2004 Carmen A. Elia, D’38 West Palm Beach, Fla., February 27, Middletown, N.Y., May 11, 2004 2005 Charles M. Stephenson, D’51 Neal C. Morschauser, D’61 Mentor, Ohio, September 17, 2002 Blackwood, N.J., November 9, 2004 Sylvester J. Hecht, C’3, D’38 Marvin A. Bregman, D’44 Tuscon, Ariz., March 2, 2004 Dix Hills N.Y., January 31, 2004 Elizabeth Burns Andringa, DH’52 Daniel Isaacson, GD’64 North Branford, Conn., May 5, 2004 Kula, Hawaii, August 19, 2004 Roxie M. Stitzer, DH’38 Robert M. Greenbaum, C’37, Columbus, Ga., May 2, 2005 GED’41, D’44 William L. Saunders, D’52 Richard A. D’Alessandro, D’65 Falmouth, Maine, June 9, 2005 Greensboro, N.C., January 21, 2004 Farmington, Conn., September 11, Ned B. Williams, D’38 2004 Hilton Head Island, S.C., April 25, Bernard M. Poritzky, D’44 Warren Schneider, GD’52 2005 Boynton Beach, Fla., June 25, 2004 Boca Raton, Fla., November 8, 2004 Michael J. Kareha, D’76, GD’80 Allentown, Pa., February 24, 2004 Harold E. Ciampoli, C’37, D’39 Ruth Fischer Schmidt, DH’44 Walter J. Demer, GD’53 Newtown Square, Pa., May 21, 2004 New Fairfield, Conn., April 18, 2004 Ashburn, Va., January 29, 2004 Stephen W. Lebourdais, D’81 Indian Orchard, Mass., January 5, Jerald M. Snyder, C’44, D’45 2005 Brookline, Mass., April 13, 2004
40 in memoriam Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society Penn Dental Medicine 2005–06 Executive Committee Board of Overseers 2005–06
Tara Sexton, D’88 Robert W. Baker, Sr., D’52 President Stanley M. Bergman, PAR’02 Laurence B. Brody, C’52, D’56 Joshua B. Wolgin, D’98 William W. M. Cheung, D’81, GD’82 First Vice-President Stephen A. Cooper, D’71 Spencer Carl Saint-Cyr, D’97 Matthew J. Doyle Second Vice-President Joseph E. Gian-Grasso, C’67, D’71 Linda J. Gilliam, D’89 Marc B. Ackerman, D’98 Frances Bondi Glenn, D’56 Immediate Past President Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70 Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74, Chair Patti Lee Werther, D’78, GED’78, GD’81 Roger P. Levin Treasurer Robert P. Levy, C’52 Zvi H. Muscal Members-at-Large Bernard J. Poussot Thomas E. Boytim, D’79 Louis E. Rossman, D’75, GD’77 Richard R. Chillemi, D’62 Adele Kaplan Schaeffer, CW’55 D. Walter Cohen, C’47, D’50 Robert I. Schattner, D’48 Robert J. Diecidue, D’88 David S. Tarica, D’83 Joseph W. Foote, D’74, GD’80 Adena M. Goldman, GD’01 Ex Officio Member Howard E. Goldstein, D’90 Tara Sexton, D’88 Kathleen E. Herb, C’88, D’92 Shahin Kazemi, GD’97 Edward Kim, D’76 Samuel I. Kratchman, GD’91 Bernard W. Kurek, D’73, WMP’03, WEV’04 Lawrence M. Levin, D’87, GD’92 Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74 Laura Minsk-Karellos, C’88, GD’94 Michael A. Perillo, D’93, GD’95 Robert J. Tisot, GD’71 Richard S. Tobey, Jr., D’75, GD’79 Orhan C. Tuncay, GD’74 Past Presidents Anna Kornbrot, D’79, GD’82 Lewis E. Proffitt, D’73, WG’80 Margrit M. Maggio, D’87 Laurence G. Chacker, D’85 Michael David Yasner, C’79, D’83, GD’84, GD’86 Ex officio Member Jaclyn M. Gleber, DH’74 School Administration Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMD Morton Amsterdam Dean James C. Garvey Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations Joshua E. Liss Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs
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Alumni Programs & Events March 8, 2006 Continuing Dental Education Courses Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society Penn Dental Medicine alumni receive a discount November 2, 2005 Executive Committee Meeting of 25%. Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society Robert Schattner Center Executive Committee Meeting November 4, 2005 Philadelphia, Pa. Robert Schattner Center Aesthetic Implant Restorations: Contemporary 6:30–8:30 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Alternatives and Controversies 6:30–8:30 p.m. May 9, 2006 Speakers: Harold Baumgarten, DMD and Senior Farewell 2006 Ernesto Lee, DMD November 29, 2005 Loews Philadelphia Hotel 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 7 CDE lecture credits Alumni Reception Philadelphia, Pa. Crowne Plaza Hotel Greater New York Dental Meeting 6–10 p.m. 1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Location to be Announced New York, N.Y. May 12–13, 2006 December 16, 2005 5:30–7:00 p.m. Alumni Weekend 2006 Current Concepts in Oral Medicine Reunions for classes ending in “1” and “6” Speakers: Scott DeRossi, DMD and Thomas January 11, 2006 Philadelphia, Pa. Sollecito, DMD Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society For information, visit 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 7 CDE lecture credits Executive Committee Meeting www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni2006 The Rittenhouse Hotel Robert Schattner Center 210 West Rittenhouse Sq., Philadelphia, PA 19103 June 2–3, 2006 Philadelphia, Pa. 50th Anniversary Symposium February 17, 2006 6:30–8:30 p.m. Penn Dental Medicine Department Predictable Success in Complete Dentures and January 27, 2006 of Periodontics Implant Overdenture Therapies Alumni Reception Philadelphia, Pa. Speakers: Vicki Petropoulos, DMD; Behnoush Yankee Dental Congress For information, please contact the Rashedi, DMD; and Arnold Rosen, DDS Location to be Announced Department of Periodontics at 215-898-3268 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 CDE lecture credits Boston, Mass. For information on these and other alumni events, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 2 CDE lab credits (optional) 6–7:30 p.m. please visit www.dental.upenn.edu/alumni/events.html The Union League of Philadelphia or call 215-898-8951. 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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