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Retiring Trustee Awards

At this point in the program, President Michael Perpich presented the retiring Trustees with the PFA Trustee Service plaques. Actually, only Trustee James Englander was physically present to receive his honor. Trustee Bernardo Levit was certainly there in spirit. And the award for retired Trustee Pierre Marois had been sent to him in Paris.

The retiring Section Chair plaques, not already sent and awarded at the Section’s local function, were presented by President Perpich. Retiring Chair Dr. Tsuneaki Kuwahata of Japan was present to receive this honor directly from the PFA President at the foremost International PFA function of the year.

Foundation President Carl Lundgren announced that an anonymous donor had funded the presentation of PFA Foundation Service plaques to be awarded to the all-volunteer Officers and Board for their unselfish dedication to PFA, the Foundation, and to our profession.

Following this first-ever event, past PFA President M. David Campbell inducted the new officers for the 2005-2006 year:

• President-elect William Winspear of Australia

• Vice President James Englander of Wisconsin

• Immediate Past President Michael Perpich of Minnesota

• Trustee for Region 7 Ernesto Acuna of Mexico

Another highlight of an already momentous occasion was the swearing in of President Howard Mark by PFA Fellow Dr. Robin Santiago, Dr. Mark’s daughter.

“I humbly accept this great honor. Our Academy deserves to grow, and it will. We serve, and we honor those who do serve,” President Mark stated in his acceptance remarks.

He then presented outgoing President Michael Perpich with the French Gold Medal given him in Paris for Dr. Perpich by Le Conseil National de l’Ordre des Chirurgiens Dentistes President Pierre-Yves Mahe last June. Dr. Mark also presented him with the outgoing President’s plaque for having crossed the finish line as an Officer held in high regard by his colleagues.

Dr. Perpich then adorned President Mark with the Medal of his PFA office. He thanked all those who had helped him move the Academy forward during his year.

Secretary General Richard Kozal approached the podium and gave his usual benediction: “These proceedings are now closed.”

President’s Reception

Saturday evening, after the Awards Banquet Luncheon, all Fellows, dignitaries, and guests are invited to a cocktail reception hosted by the outgoing PFA President. While the event may seem redundant, a great deal of contact business goes on as well as social renewals with family. Dignitaries, unable to make the regular PFA functions due to other organizational commitments, drop in to visit and renew PFA contacts, exchange bits of new information from the day, and make future dates.

President Howard Mark being sworn into office by Dr. Robin Santiago, his daughter



President Mark presents the French Gold Medal to past President Michael Perpich

International Trustees Barry Dolman and the Canadians orchestrated one of the finest International PFA Events in recent history during the FDI’s 93rd annual World Dental Congress and the Canadian Dental Association’s annual Session with the participation of the Order of Dentists of Quebec.

Dr. Barry Dolman, past PFA President Kevin Roach, and the PFA Sections of Canada hosted an outstanding example of what sincere, dedicated organization can do for the Pierre Fauchard Academy members and for our image internationally.

The evening’s festivities were attended by over 100 PFA members, officers, and international guests. The PFA International Officers attending were President Michael Perpich, President-elect Howard Mark and his wife Sheila, past PFA President Kevin Roach and his wife Ann, Editor Brophy and his wife Shirley, Trustees Barry Dolman and his wife Colette, James Englander and his wife Carole, Bob Hart and his wife Eileen, Charles Eller and his wife Gloria, and Dr. and Mrs. Ernesto Acuna from Mexico.

The PFA Section Chairs attending were Canada’s Dr. and Mrs. Aldo Boccia of Ontario, Dr. and Mrs.Sam Sgro of Quebec, Dr. Evelyn McNee of British Columbia, Dr. and Mrs. Tom Breneman of the Western Canada Provinces, and Dr. and Mrs. Gary MacDonald of the Atlantic Provinces, Poland Chair Eugeneiusz Spiechowicz, the Chile Chair Luis Felipe Jimenez, and past Quebec Chair Dr. and Mrs. Guy Maranda.

The Canadian Dental Association Officers were President Jack Cottrell and his wife Michelle, CDA Executive Director George Weber, immediate past President Alfred W. Dean and his wife Janet, CDA Director Dr. Deborah and husband Bev Stymiest and President-elect Dr. Wayne Halstrom and his wife Arlene. Past CDA Presidents were in abundance with Drs. Kevin Roach, Barry Dolman, Louis Dube, George Sweetnam, Tom Breneman, Bernard Dolansky, Burton Conrod, Ray Wenn, and Jim Brookfield.

Also in attendance was President of the Quebec Dental Association Chantal Charest. Officers of l’Ordre des Dentistes du Quebec in attendance were President Robert Salois and his wife Nicole and Dr. Denis Forest (FDI Organizational Chairman) and his wife Nycole.

FDI Officers were President Heung-Ryul Yoon of Korea, President-elect Michele Aerden of Belgium, FDI Councilor and past CDA President Burton Conrod of Nova Scotia, Dr. Denis Forest, the Local Organizing Chair, and our own PFA Fellow Kathryn Kell of Iowa, the Chair of the FDI Education Committee.

The American Dental Association Officers were President Robert Brandjord, President-elect Richard Haught, past President Eugene Sekiguchi, and International Relations Chair Helen Cherrett.

Dignitaries present were ACDQ President Dr. Chantal Charest, University of Montreal Dean Claude Lamarche, and SciCan CEO Arthur Zwingenberger. Dentsply International Vice President George Rhodes, Nobelbiocare’s Jon Cox., and Listerine’s Manager Tanya Willer.

International Trustee Barry Dolman welcomed everyone in his Opening Remarks, PFA President-elect Howard Mark giving the Invocation, and PFA President Michael Perpich presenting International Greetings.
International Trustee, and PFA Awards Chair James Englander, along with President Michael Perpich, presented the 2005 Elmer S. Best Memorial Award to Dr. George Albert Zarb.

L-R, PFA Chile Section Chair Luis Jimenez, International President Michael Perpich, Canadian Trustee Barry Dolman, Latin American Trustee Ernesto Acuna, and immediate past PFA president Kevin Roach

Dr. George A. Zarb

Dr. George Albert Zarb, Professor-emeritus of the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, was the recipient of the 2005 Elmer S. Best Memorial Award at the PFA Dinner held during the FDI Congress Session in Montreal, Canada, this August.

Dr. Zarb is the Director of the Graduate Prosthodontic Program and Implant Prosthodontic Unit for the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto. Prior to his retirement in June of 2004, Dr. Zarb was the full-time Chairman of Prosthodontics.

He has lectured nationally and internationally, written several papers on different aspects of Prosthodontics, and co-authored some 13 textbooks, as well as contributing chapters to several others. He has organized and edited the published Proceedings from five international conferences and was co-editor of Oral Science Reviews. His current research is in the field of Implant Prosthodontics. He also has maintained a part-time private practice in Toronto since 1966.

The Canadian 2004 Distinguished Service Award was presented to Dr. Marcia Boyd with an introduction by Canadian Section Chair for British Columbia Dr. Evelyn McNee.

The Canadian 2005 Distinguished Service Award was presented to Dr. Robert Salois with an introduction by Canadian Section Chair for Quebec by Dr. Sam Sgro. Dr. Salois is President of l’Ordre des Dentistes du Quebec.

Following the Awards Presentations, past PFA President Kevin Roach presented the Foundation Student Scholarship Awards to the student dental school Governors of the ten Canadian dental schools. Receiving those Awards were British Columbia’s Jenny Hui, Alberta’s Jeremy Wong, Saskatchewan’s Mark Venditti, Manitoba’s Raymond Zhu, Toronto’s Amanda Braude, Montreal’s Yi-Wei Liu, McGill’s Eugenie Diagnault and Antonio Crivello, Laval’s Fouad Yadani, and Dalhousie’s Kelly Drover.

Dr. Marcia Boyd receiving Award from past President Kevin Roach

President Michael Perpich presents his 2005 Presidential Award to past PFA President Kevin Roach

Then, PFA president Michael Perpich with Canadian Trustee Barry Dolman inducted 57 new Canadian Fellows and individually invested them with their ribboned medals of Fellowship.

While the lights dimmed and the trickling of the nearby water fountain could be heard, our new Canadian Fellows accepted their plaques of membership—Drs. Emanuel Alvaro, Mario Auger, Brian Baker, Izchak Barzilay, Bettina Ruth Basrani, Veronique Benhamou, Jacques Boileau, Richard Boudreault, Joseph Brown, Allen Burgoyne, Donald Burwash, Bruno Cabana, Sylvio Caro, Bonnie Chandler, Connie Conrod, Michel Couture, Stephen Cymet, Kevin Dann, Paul Downing, Aaron Fenton, Neil Gajjar, Bruce Glazer, Perry Goldberg, Effrat Habsha, Anil Joshi, Ira Kirshen, Jeffrey Kirshenbaum, Diane Kjorven, Claude Lamarche, Jean-Noel Lavallee, Ian Leitch, Russel Leve, Thomas Mara, Amanda Maplethorp, Thomas Martin, Elliot Mechanic, Eric Normandeau, Mark Nusinoff, Gilles Pelletier, Gillian Peters, Paul Perrier, Yvan Poitras, Thomas Raddall, Ben Saleh, Benjamin Serfaty, Stewart Shapiro, Ronald Shupe, Gerald Sohmer, Valerie Stavro, Frank Stechey, Joseph Szwimer, Daniel Tanguay, Brian Tenaschuk, David Tobias, Janet Tomkins, Edward Williams, and Robert Wood.

A moment of silence was held in honor of the passing of two remarkable Fellows—past ADA President Richard Mascola of New York and Trustee Bernardo Levit or Argentina

International President Michael Perpich subsequently amazed the attending guests with the special presentation of his 2005 Presidential Award of Excellence to past PFA President Kevin Roach for his outstanding service in reorganizing the international Academy and preparing it to enter the 21st century fiscally in the black and technologically in the future. Dr. Roach stated, “I want to take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for surprising me with your Presidential Award of Excellence. To be honoured by yourself and the other Management Team members is very humbling. But to present this prestigious award in my home country in front of my colleagues, friends, and family is most gratifying. Each and every one of my “dream management team” really deserves to receive this award. I shall be the first to sing your accolades. I see many more exceptional management teams on the horizon for our august honour organization. I shall continue to wear my PFA insignia with pride. And I will strive to continue to live up to your vote of confidence.”

L-R, Past Quebec Chair Guy Maranda, Award recipient Robert Salois, Quebec Chair Sam Sgro, FDI Organizing Chair and past PFA Honoree Dr. Denis Forest, and Canadian Trustee Barry Dolman