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Foundation Report
by President Robert Shira |
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The last Foundation Meeting in Honolulu approved 18 of the 20 submitted grant applications totaling $135,550. The Board funded the Academy programs at $45,000. The balance of payments to our Costa Rica commitment were completed, which were $7500 for the dental school multimedia center and $7500 for the Loader-Espinach Award presentation. Since 1997, the Foundation has been supporting the establishment of a $104,500 multimedia center at the University of Costa Rica School of Dentistry in memory of the late Dr. Espinach, who practiced in Costa Rica. That center was completed and dedicated to Dr. Espinach this March. Also, the Loader-Espinach Award (as dictated by Dr. Espinach’s will) of $7500 was presented this February to Dr. Antonio Bascones of Spain. Additionally, one of the student scholarship awards was given to the school.
Student scholarships were funded for 54 U.S. dental schools and 28 international schools. The apportionment is based on the Academy’s membership. The Board re-evaluated the Goal and Guidelines for the Grants/Project Program to fine-tune several changes. The Board held an election for its officers to serve three-year terms, with Dr. Robert Shira being re-elected to President, Carl Lundgren to Vice President, and George Higue to Treasurer. Dr. Shig Ryan Kishi was reappointed to serve a three-year term as Executive Director. The Board voted to include a budget line item of $20,000 to $25,000 to fund special projects or contributions that the Board felt were worthy but did not fall within the current guidelines. Such an award would require a unanimous vote of the Trustees. The Board established the scholarship award at $1500 for the coming year. Dr. Leo Bongers retired from the Board. The President appointed a Finance Committee to review and consider the Foundation’s investments. This Committee consists of Chairman George Higue, Shig Ryan Kishi, Carl Lundgren, Michael Cripton, Fred Halik, Dave Campbell, Nick Saccone, William Kort, Min Horiuchi, and James Long. The Board, in the interests of saving expenses, voted to meet only once in 2000 and that in October in Chicago during the ADA Session and the Academy Board Meeting. |
The ongoing situation of the Brenes-Espinach estate in Costa Rica includes a jewelry shop and a flower shop in an old building. Squatters are living in half of it and have sued the Foundation for ownership. The Board has asked our attorney there to take such actions to defend our interests. The jewelry shop is currently offered for sale for $55,000. The Foundation also must maintain the Espinach burial plot and pay cemetery fees in San Jose.
The first designated Humanitarian Award by the Foundation was presented to the MEND (Meet Every Need with Dignity) Program of Southern California. Press releases have been made by Trustees Larry Barrett and Carl Lundgren and were widely distributed. Larry Barrett also attended the Academy sponsored AADE (American Association of Dental Editors) editors workshop last spring to introduce the Foundation to those attending. In 2000, 31 grant requests were being considered at a total of $270,703. Executive Secretary Shig Ryan Kishi then discussed the progress of some of the grant applications. Student scholarships in 2000 were designated for the United States (54), Canada (10), Argentina (1), Australia (3), Belgium (1), Brazil (2), Costa Rica (1), Chile (1), England (2), France (2), Hong Kong (1), India (2), Ireland (1), Japan (3), Korea (1), Netherlands (1), Singapore (1), Peru (1), and Uruguay (1). Treasurer George Higue distributed a most complete booklet of all Foundation income, investments, and expenditures for the year for all three Foundation accounts.  Foundation officers Treasurer George Higue, President Robert Shira, and Executive Director Shig Ryan Kishi giving their report to the Academy |
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Report of the Executive Committee
by Chairman Fred Halik |
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The Executive Committee met quarterly after the Finance Committee Meeting by teleconference with members Fred Halik, Jim Long, Dave Campbell, Scott Welch, and Richard Kozal. Most of the business conducted is reported in this article.
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As a member of the FDI, we committed to send representation to their Paris Congress in November. President M. David Campbell and Editor James Brophy were our representatives.
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Membership Report
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The Executive Committee met quarterly after the Finance Committee Meeting by teleconference with members Fred Halik, Jim Long, Dave Campbell, Scott Welch, and Richard Kozal. Most of the business con
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Nominating Committee
by Chairman James Long |
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The Committee of Chairman James Long, Shig Kishi, and Larry Barrett gave the following report: • M. David Campbell of Michigan as President-elect moves up to President • Scott Welch of Wyoming was nominated for President-elect • Gordan Stine of South Carolina was nominated for Vice President |
• Robert Hart of Florida was nominated for International Trustee for Region 3 • Fred Halik automatically becomes Immediate Past President This report was accepted by the Board and subsequent voting elected them to office. |
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Publication Committee
by Editor James Brophy |
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Editor Brophy related his travels in covering the Hall of Fame installations, the FDI Congress in Mexico City, the PFA-sponsored AADE Editors Workshop, as well as several Section affairs. |
He also went over in detail the problems associated with producing Dental World this year (and Dental Abstracts) with Mosby. Things are being worked out as best as possible. |
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Awards Committee
by Chairman James Englander |
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The Awards for this year: • Dr. Harold C. Slavkin received the PFA Gold Medal • no Elmer Best Award was presented this year • Dr. Dale Redig received the Distinguished Service Award |
Honorary Fellowship Awards went to Professor Charles Berenholc of France, Dame Margaret Seward of England, and Nikolaj M. Petrovic, CEO Emeritus and President of the American Dental Trade Association. The President’s Award went to Dr. Alan M. Polson. Dr. Dan Fisher of Ultradent received the Dental Trade and Industry Award. |
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Hall of Fame Committee
by Chair H. Raymond Klein |
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Chairman Ray Klein reported on the installation of Dr. James Willmott in Canada and Dr. L. D. Pankey in Florida and their formal placement at our venue in Paris. Dr. Robert B. Shira, the first living addition to the Hall of Fame, was to be so honored at the Sunday night dinner. Those elected but not installed as yet are Dr. George Hollenbeck of California and Dr. Terrance Ward of Ireland. Nominees received, but not elected as yet, are |
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed, Dr. Morinosuke Chiwaki of Japan, and Dr. Gerald Leatherman of the United Kingdom. The proposed Rules of Procedure for the Hall of Fame were distributed for consideration at the Atlanta Interim Meeting next spring. |
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Mentorship Report
by Chair M. Christine Benoit |
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| Dr. Benoit, PFA Section Chair for Rhode Island, reported for her committee of Drs. Larry Barrett, Robert Friedman, Kevin Roach, and Scott Welch that certificates for those participating in the mentorship program are available from the Central Office. High production costs prevented the developing mentorship pamphlets from being printed. Dr. Ray Maddox, Indiana Section Chair, brought this opportunity to the Board. Mentorship brochures were mailed to Vice President Scott Welch from Wyoming, to New York Section Chair Edward Feinberg, and to Rhode Island Mentorship Chair Richard Walsh. Fellow Howard Mark was named Mentoring Chair for the University of Connecticut School of Dentistry. Massachusetts Section Chair Norman Becker has alumni mentoring at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, and at Boston College. |
Ray Maddox of Indiana has mentors for all four years of students. Wisconsin Chair Glenn Maihofer held the state’s Mentorship Dinner at Marquette University, with more than 250 attending. Michigan Chair Virginia Merchant has a program at the University of Detroit-Mercy. Ohio Section Chair Al Uveges has programs for dental students at both Case Western Reserve and Ohio University. Utah promotes the mentorship program that places dental students in that state’s dental practices. Florida Section Chair Robert Hart joined a coalition of dental organizations to mentor students at the University of Florida College of Dentistry.
The Belgium/Luxembourg Chair Professor Jose Dahan and the Ireland Section Chair Robin O’Sullivan assist in a student/dentist exchange. Chile Chairman Francisco Omar Campos Sanhuez, with his Mentorship Chairman Fernando Romo, has a mentorship program that emphasizes professionalism and ethics. |
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PFA Website Report
by Mark Stanley |
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Our Webmaster Mark Stanley addressed the Board and set up a laptop to exhibit our Website. Along with the usual information about the Academy and the Foundation, the Website contains back copies of Dental World, our Online Fellowship Directory, the Officers and Trustees, life history of Pierre Fauchard, a calendar of events, sales paraphernalia catalogue, awards given, Academy forms, the Hall of Fame, a mentorship page, online application for the MNBA bank card, and links to places of interest. Mark then discussed the Internet in general, noting that the gender ratio is now moving closer to par, with 40% of US respondents being female (as compared with 5% in 1994). Privacy (30.5%), over censorship (24%), in the United States is now the major issue. In Europe, censorship and navigation are equally important over privacy. Women were more concerned over the privacy issue, while men were more concerned over censorship. Younger people are more concerned over censorship. Electronic commerce has taken off in greater numbers and is growing. The biggest concern in purchasing over the Internet is security. Eighty-four percent of the users consider E-mail and the information on the Internet indispensable. |
 PFA Webmaster Mark Stanley making a point with Editor Brophy Among European respondents, 44% report English as their primary language, 12.17% German, 10.53% Dutch, and other languages less than 5%. European respondents (68%) were more likely to have created a Web page than U.S. users (43%), and males (51%) were more likely than females (37%). Eighty-five percent of the respondents use the Web daily. The use of the Internet is growing as more households acquire the hardware and as more of the population becomes accustomed to its use. |
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