Our Foundation Fund-Raising Drive Goes On

Vice President C.F. Larry Barrett

For your generosity during our last solicitation for funds, we give our heartfelt thanks. In preamble we outlined the Foundation's financial situation, which has begun to restrict the income that the Foundation may use for scholarships and international grants. Owing to current economics, a $1500 dental school scholarship does not go very far any more, nor does a grant's funds stretch to cover all the services to which we all would like to contribute. The only solution is to increase the invested principal to generate more interest to grant away the income. The alternative is simply to approve fewer grants and make less of an impact on the world's dental needs.

As global leaders of the world's dental profession, we have a certain responsibility to attend to the dire dental needs suffered on our planet. If not our Fellows, then who should do this? Not only do we make these international grants to aid existing groups in the field of dentistry, but we encourage our Sections around the world to initiate local programs as well.

The Foundation has provided several opportunities to contribute money that serve individual needs. (1) A straight tax-deductible offering; (2) Naming a scholarship after yourself or another at your favorite alma mater; (3) Achieving a Robert Shira Fellowship Award for every $1000 contributed; (4) A Legacy Program to continue your charity through a will-directed program; (5) Corporate donations, like Den-Mat has done; and (6) Contributions made in funds, stocks, bonds, or real property. For questions regarding the various means of advancing the Foundation's ability to work on the world's dental needs, contact Foundation Treasurer William Kort at 6 Brighton Lane, Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523, or e-mail wbkort@sbcglobal.net.

The following Fellows have been honored by achieving Robert Shira Fellowship status:

Three additional scholarships have been awarded at the University of Iowa School of Dentistry in the name of James M. Brophy, Sr. For a $1000 contribution you can establish your scholarship at your school and let the Foundation do the work arranging it. Your scholarship is reported annually in the dental school's honor day program.

The generous contributors from last year's solicitation are:

Donald J. Arima • Dr. James C. Barker, Jr. • C.F. Larry Barrett • Troy D. Bartels • Dr. William Lee Beasley • Norman Becker • Dr. A. Milton Bell • Robert J. Benkg, D.D.S. • Vincent D. Benedett, D.D.S. • M. Chritine Benost, D.M.D. • Mark C. Berdahl • N. Kent Berg, D.D.S. • Dr. William A. Billingham • James P. Birong • Dr. Jerry B. Birch • James M. Brophy III • Mr. Alan W. Budenz • Kathleen Burr Dud • Adolph Bushell, D.D.S. • Richard L. Call, D.M.D., M.S. • A.J. Camaraa • John S. Carroccia • Barbara M. Cavicchio, D.D.S. • Dr. W.W. Crites, Jr. • Dr. James E. Cuglewski • Dr. James K. Chen • Dr. Theresa Cheng • Dr. Kenneth W. Cooper • Donald P. Darbro • Mark Desrosiers, D.M.D. • Johann de Vries • Frank A. Dinoia, D.D.S. • Dr. Robert C. Director • Connie Drisko • Clifton O. Dummett • Dr. Huong Lan Duong • David W. Eggleston, D.D.S. • Gregory R. Eissmann, D.D.S. • James A. Englander, D.D.S. • Barry A. Feder, D.D.S. • Dr. Geraldine M. Ferris • Michael Fey, D.D.S., M.S.D. • Dr. Frank L. Frani • Lynn K. Fujimoto • Dr. and Mrs. David J. Fulton • Mark A. George, D.D.S. • Dr. Robert B. Gerber • Sam Ghareeb • Dr. Robert T Golia • Michael M. Gooding, D.M.D. • Dr. Peter G. Gordon • Barry G. Graham - in memory of Marvin M. Graham, D.D.S. • Dr. Barry Lee Green • Larry B. Grillo, D.D.S. • James Gusta • Eugene A. Haasch • Michael B. Hagearty • Dr. Joseph F. Hagenbruch • Kenneth M. Haggerty, D.D.S. • Lynne Halik, D.D.S. • John J. Houck, D.D.S. • Dan W. Haney, D.D.S. • Dr. S.N. Harris • Dr. Patrick G. Heavey • Steven K. Hedlund • Dr. Steven K. Hedlund • Dr. Wayne W. Herman • George Higue • Neil Hiltunen • Dr. Robert C. Hinkle • Robert M. Hinkle, D.D.S. • Dr. James F. Hoag • Dr. Jack Hudson • Scott Jackes • Scott and Marsha Jakcs • Gary Jacobora • James T. Jarosz • Krista M. Jones • Dr. Lynn A. Jones • Dr. Robert A. Kalina • Eric A. Katkow, D.D.S. • Craig D. Kauffman, D.D.S. • George or Lkikg Kawahara • Robert S. Kingston, D.D.S. • Michael Kirsch • Dr. John Kois • Stephen K. Kurumada • Idalia Lastra, D.M.D. • Ell L. Lee • Gabriela Lee, D.D.S. • Dr. Melvyn M. Leifort • Mary Licking • Jim Long - in memory of Dr. Martin Naimark • Dr. Neil D.Lutins • John Gursten Maier, Jr., D.D.S. • Howard I Mark, D.M.D. • Lawrence E. Mast • Thomas G. McCune • Dr. Stanley W. Mcghere • Seymour Melnick • Frank J. Metzmeirer, D.M.D. • Dr. Benita A. Miller • Larry Miller • Kokichi Miyatake • Dr. John J. Mooney • Thomas H. Morton, Jr. • Pere Harsteri Nadal • Dale A. Nester, D.D.S. • Chan K. Nguten • Lonnie A. Norris • Neil C. Nunokawa, D.D.S. • Daniel L. Orr II, D.D.S., Ph.D., J.D., M.D. - in honor of • Leta M. Orr • Dr. William H. O'Shurak • Barbara R. Pampalone, D.D.S. • Dr. Maitreya Padukone • Jack Robert Parrish, D.D.S. • Robert W. Patten, D.D.S. • Robert D. Pellarin, D.D.S. • Dr. Tim Pieper • Charles Plesofky • Bradley D. Price • Henry J. Proctor, D.D.S. • Douglas R. Rakich • Gorgon H. Rauch • David A. Redding, D.M.D. • Lindsey Robinson, D.D.S. • Julio H. Rodriguez, D.D.S. • Dr. C. Reed Rowan • Melvin L. Rowan • Richard L. Rubin, D.D.S, M.S. • Everett Rushing • Dr. Nicholas D. Saccone • Dr. Clarke Sammartino • Robin Mark Santiago, D.M.D. • Frances G. Sereo, D.M.D., M.S., M.B. • Dr. Noble H. Sevier II • Dr. Alan J. Shapiro • Dr. and Mrs. Barry Setzer • Robert Sharp, D.D.S., M.S.D. • Dr. Charles M. Simons • Dr. Gerald A. Smith • Dr. Robert L Smith, Jr. • Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Snyder • Hugh C. Sobottka, D.D.S., M.S. • David G. Stahl, D.M.D. • Karyn L. Stockwell, D.M.D. • Murray D. Sykes, D.D.S. • David L. Tagge, D.D.S., M.S.D. • Ted and Jamie Tanabe • Terry T. Tanaka, D.D.S. • W. Fred Thal, D.D.S. • Dr. V. Roger Tibbetts • Dr. Charles Trudgeon • Dr. Raoul C. Vanden Bosche • Dr. Whitam K. Van Meter, Jr. • James P. Vernette, D.D.S. • James F. Walton III, D.D.S. • Richard I. Weaver • C. Rieger Wood III, D.D.S.Barry A. Turner, D.M.D. • Richard R. Weiss, D.D.S. • Dr. Michael J Whitehouse • Dr. David S. Williams • Dr. Joseph F. Williams • Dr. Wade G. Winker • Marvin R. Winter • Dr. Lorne Wiseman • Dr. Howard R. Woosley • Perry B. Young, D.D.S. • Dr. Bruce E. Yuille • George Zehak

Shira Fellows

C. F. Larry Barrett • James M. Brophy III • Richard A. Call • M. David Campbell • James A. Englander • Fred Halik • Georga Higue • William B. Kort • Richard Kozal • James E. Long • Gary Lowder (pledged) • Carl Lundgren • Rory E. Motina • Daniel L. Orr • Robin O'Sullivan • Michael J. Perpich (pledged) • Nicholas D. Saccone • Kevin Roach • Mamoru Sakuda • Karyn Stockwell • Canadian Section • Japan Section • Den Mat Corporation

And your Foundation thanks you all.