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UNITED STATES
California, Southern Section
Fellow Harriet Seldin is now serving as President of the American Association of Dental Editors (AADE).
Fellow Edward B. Cowan was named Distinguished Deputy Regent of the ICD-USA Section. He was also the 2004 recipient of the Deputy Regent of the Year Award, called the “Sparkplug Award” from the USA Section of the ICD.
Fellows Naomi Bement, Doug Cassat, George Stratigopolis, and Tom Stewart are serving on their Board of Directors for the TDIC.
Fellow Robert Barrett was recipient of the 2005 Dr. Deon Carrico Spirit of Leadership Award from the California Academy of Dentistry.
Fellow Mike Bromberg is President of the California Academy of General Dentistry.
Fellows Robert Emigh and Nita Largosa were inducted into Fellowship in the ICD during their annual Convocation in Philadelphia last Autumn.
Fellow Jack Conley is retiring as Editor of the California Dental Association’s Journal after serving for 22 years in that position. He has been named Editor-emeritus.
Fellow Jeffrey Moses received UOP’s university-wide Distinguished Alumni Award for his over 23 years of continuous volunteer service to providing cleft lip/cleft palate surgeries in Latin America.
USC Dean Harold Slavkin received the PFA California, Southern Section’s 2004 Distinguished Honor Award.
Foundation Treasurer-emeritus, and past PFA President George Higue was recipient of the 2004 PFA Distinguished Service Award.
Fellow Bob Ibsen, founder of the Den-Mat Corporation received PFA’s 2004 Award of Merit.
Fellow Luke Iwata received the ADA’s Outstanding Leadership in Mentoring Award. He also was recipient of one of the two ADA’s Committee on New Dentists Golden Apple Awards for his outstanding work with the Loma Linda dental students.
Fellow Roseann Mulligan was presented the 2004 Harold Berk Award from Special Care Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities for her exemplary leadership in this area of dental care.
Fellow Lynette Kagihara is the new Director of USC’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program.
The Section’s Teachers of the Year Awards were presented to USC’s Dr. Eddie Sheh, to UCLA’s Dr. Russell D. Nishimura, and to Loma Linda’s Dr. Robert Allan Handysides.
At their annual Luncheon Awards Meeting, PFA President Michael Perpich attended to assist in making the presentations and initiating seven new Fellows into membership at their annual Awards Luncheon. Our new Fellows are Drs. Stephen M. Lodeski of Arcadia, Barbara Yound of San Diego, Philip B. Potter of San Clemente, Ronald Maloof of Cypress, James Klusmier of Fullerton, Lilia Larin of National City, and Clelan G. Ehrler of Rialto.
Past ADA President Eugene Sekiguichi, a dental practitioner in Monterey Park who has served as Interim Executive Director of the California Dental Association, was the recipient of the Section’s PFA Honor Award. Dr. Sekiguichi is also a clinical professor and Associate Dean for International Professional and Legislative Affairs for USC.
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Florida
Past PFA President (1992-93) Marty Naimark, originally from Michigan, has been retired now for some time. Recently, he has entered a skilled nursing facility due to some adverse effects of hydrocephalus, making it difficult for him to talk and write. He is 93 years old and has certainly made a difference in the many lives he has touched over nearly a century, particularly as President of the Academy. During his leadership, our last printed Membership Directory was published, thanks to his securing a sponsor to pick up the cost. After that time, all membership directories have been put on the Web site for immediate referral.
Georgia
Chair Karyn Stockwell hosted their annual PFA Meeting Weekend at the Ritz-Carleton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro last February 2-5. President Howard and Sheila Mark attended.
J. David Allen
Fellow J. David Allen, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Athens, accepted the position as the 2007 Chair-elect for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Allen is a graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. He served two years in the U.S. Navy, where he completed his Internship and Residency in oral surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital (Emory) in 1975. Dr. Allen is past President of the Georgia Dental Association, the DeKalb Unit of the American Cancer Society, the Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In 2004, he was presented the “Mr. DeKalb Award” for exemplary citizenship. As Vice Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee, he recruited more than 200 new members.
He also serves on the Boards of Emory University, The Emory Children’s Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Yerkes Primate Center, and the Emory Clinic. He is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club. He and his wife Beverly live in Stone Mountain with their three daughters.
Illinois
The Illinois PFA Section co-hosted their annual Luncheon Meeting with ICD and ACD last February at Chicago’s McCormack Place during the Chicago Dental Society’s MidWinter Meeting.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Dean Bruce Graham, a PFA Fellow, thanked the U of I Board of Trustees for recognizing the unselfish activities of the dental students in their dedication, commitment, leadership, and volunteerism as demonstrated by the Dental Student Council and nine other organizations on campus. Dean Graham noted that this was the first time that the Board of Trustees had so honored the dental students.
Lieutenant Governor Patrick Quinn gave the official State of Illinois Recognition to the students’ efforts in a similar resolution last October.
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