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Region I (Europe)—Trustee Pierre Marois This area has been very active with a continuing education course in Belgium given by Chairman Professor Jose Dahan while inducting new Fellows; then our Hall of Fame Ceremonies in Paris also honoring Professor Charles Berenholc, President of the French National Dental Academy, with Honorary Fellowship; and a tour of the Foundation grant–sponsored mobile dental clinic; then a leadership dinner in London with Fellow Bryan Parkins. |
Region III (Southeast United States)—Trustee Gordan Stine Our Smokeless Tobacco Program continues to be a slow but progressive one. Our regional seminar was held last April in Atlanta by Dr. Mark Barry. Region IV (Midwest United States)—Trustee James Englander Kentucky’s Chair Karl Lange continues to lead his Fellows who participate in the Special Olympics Special Smiles program. They presented their Foundation scholarship awards to University of Louisville student Marianne Mills and University of Kentucky student William Scott Jenkins. Chair Virginia Merchant of Michigan reports on the success of the Mentorship Program at the University of Detroit-Mercy, which has 28 seniors and juniors participating. The program is being opened up to sophomores. All students are encouraged to participate in the PFA functions throughout the year. The PFA student award was presented to Meredith Haar Sheridan of the University of Michigan. Wisconsin’s Chair Glenn Maihofer hosted the huge annual Awards Luncheon last spring to induct new Fellows, present the Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award, and honor the Foundation scholarship winner Lori Stempski. West Virginia Chairman James Overberger held the annual Meeting last April to present the Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to Dr. C. Richard Gerber and the Student Award to Jeffrey Minchau. Illinois Chair James Shelton inducted three new Fellows at the President’s Luncheon during the annual Board Meeting in Chicago, and he presented the Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award to Dr. Marvin Berman. Foundation Student Awards went to University of Illinois College of Dentistry student Loreline Dulay, Northwestern University School of Dentistry student Spencer Wilson, and Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine student Jeffrey Kunsemiller. Ohio’s PFA Student Awards went to Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry’s Vinh Phuc Thanh Nguyen and Ohio University College of Dentistry’s Matthew Parker. Region V (Western United States)—Trustee Gary Lowder I attended the Section functions for Utah, Idaho, Southern California, and Northern California, which were ably chaired and professionally done. Nevada and Alaska held their annual meetings and inducted new Fellows. Wyoming’s annual Meeting was attended by Vice President Scott Welch. Montana held no meeting this year, but with the completion of his state office term, Chair Hansen feels he will have more time to devote to building his Section. Arizona’s Chair Brian Wilson hopes to do the same in 2001. In Oregon, we need a chairman. Washington Chair Dave Minahan has not filed a report as yet. Hawaii’s Chair Fumio Tsuji has requested retirement because of health problems. New Mexico Chair Robert Gherardi has been serving as Secretary of the New Mexico Board of Dentistry, and the recent law changes have taken most of his time. He expects to be free after the ADA Meeting to be able to concentrate on building his Section. |
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Region VI (Canada)—Trustee Kevin Roach
I distributed $4500 in Foundation scholarship funds to the 10 dental school Junior Governors. My sincere thanks to the Foundation for the initial $5000 grant for the new PFA Board Room in the new dental museum in Ottawa, Ontario. Quebec Chairman, Laval University Professor Guy Miranda, has applied for a Foundation grant for $10,000 for a university dental project in Paraguay. Canadian Fellows donated $1000 to the PFA Foundation from voluntary contributions. We hosted a Hall of Fame installation for Dr. James Willmott in Toronto this spring with President Halik, Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein, and Editor Brophy in attendance. Fifteen new Fellows were inducted by Ontario Chair Aldo Boccia. Dr. Ann Dale, University of Toronto faculty historian and museum archivist, gave a short presentation on Dr. Willmott’s artifacts. The PFA Ontario Outstanding Dentist of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Donald Rife, a past Canadian Dental Association President. The British Columbia Section has a new Chair in Evelyn McNee, who is the Registrar for the British Columbia College of Dentistry. Prairie Provinces Chair Sheldon Claman, past Region 6 Trustee, has resigned and retired from practice. Quebec Section has Barry Dolman of Montreal serving as Vice Chair. The Maritime Provinces Chair is Gary MacDonald of Newfoundland. The future PFA Meetings will be held during the CDA Session in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 25-27 January 2001, and in Montreal, Quebec, 25-29 May 2002. Mark your calendars now. Region X (Central United States)—Trustee Michael Perpich I attended a student function at the University of Missouri School of Dentistry and was searching for a State Chairman, but to no avail as yet. North Dakota is in need of a new Chairman. Oklahoma’s Jim Saddoris has stepped down and is recommending Dr. William Goodman as his replacement. |
Region VII (Latin America)—Trustee Bernardo Levit In South America, we are immersed in the worst crisis in our history. Globalization has made our industries obsolete. We have no production, no jobs, and a depression coupled with inflation has gripped our population. The hospitals have no medicines. And many professional people are homeless with no means to leave their country. The future is bleak, especially for our educators and professionals. Statistics show that 25% of the young people want to leave. Even with all this hardship, we have had seven dental school deans and two researchers become Fellows this year. The Foundation scholarships help the students tremendously. We participated in many dental organizational events, such as the XXX Congress Asociacion Odontologica Argentina, Circulo Odontologico de Belgrano, the 70th anniversary Meeting in Parana E Rios Province, the Academia Nacional de Odontologica, and the 69th anniversary Mutual Odontologica Argentina. We also participated in the dental school graduation ceremonies, presenting PFA Certificates to the best pupils. The Sections in Peru, Uruguay, and Chile are progressing well. In Brazil, the situation is tight, as it is in Argentina. Region VIII (Australasia)—Trustee William Winspear We are preparing for our Section’s National Breakfast Meeting in Brisbane on 7 May 2001 when nine new Fellows will be inducted. Six students from Australia, New Zealand, and the Fiji Islands have been granted the Academy’s Undergraduate Award for Merit for their academic achievements. Dr. Sue Taji, a recent graduate from the University of Adelaide, received the Gordon Rowell Prize for Excellence. Region IX (Japan)—Trustee Eiichi Katagiri No report. |
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Committee Appointments
President M. David Campbell appointed his committee chairmen and members at this Meeting. The chair appointments are: • Membership, Michael Perpich • Budget and Finance, Scott Welch • Constitution and Bylaws, William Winspear • Publicity, Robert Friedman • Publications, Kevin Roach • Awards, James Englander • International Advisory, Ernesto Acuna • Mentorship, Gary Lowder • Hall of Fame, Ray Klein • Local Arrangements, Richard Kozal. |
Official Section Chair
Board Appointments The Academy Board officially certified the following Fellows as Section Chairs: Dr. Anita Elliot, Arizona; Dr. William Atkinson, South Carolina; Dr. Chris Baboulas, Illinois; Dr. Bonnie Ferrel, Colorado; Dr. William Goodman, Oklahoma; Dr. Gary Herbeck, Florida; Dr. Gregory Romriell, Idaho; Dr. Richard Walsh, Rhode Island; Dr. Don Brotman, Maryland; Dr. Roland Sollner, Switzerland; Professor Branislav Dastevski, the Republic of Macedonia; and Dean Diampo J. Lim, the Philippines.
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President-elect Dave Campbell and President Fred Halik officially install new Philippine Section Chairman Dean Diampo J. Lim
Dr. Dale Redig receiving Distinguished Service Award from President Halik
