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A Whale of a Good Time
The UMKC School of Dentistry launched
its first Continuing Dental Education
cruise experience August 19-25, 2007,
aboard the Holland America, USS
Noordam, the newest vista-class luxury
ship to sail to Alaska from Seattle, Wash.
The CE programs were presented by
Charles Dunlap (DDS ’60), who lectured on
clinical pathology, and Annie Olgilvie, who
lectured on office management.
The 51 cruise participants were welcomed
aboard the USS Noordam with a bouquet
of fresh flowers in their rooms and a
cocktail reception sponsored by the
UMKC Dental Alumni Association. The
itinerary began with a visit to Glacier Bay,
Juneau, and Sitka, Alaska; then it was on
to Prince Rupert, B.C., and Victoria, B.C.
Throughout the cruise alumni, friends and
spouses enjoyed a variety of expeditions:
adventure by float-plane, rope and zip
challenges, salmon fishing, whale watching,
spotting wildlife, and plenty of souvenir
shopping. A whale of a good time was had
by all! Comments: “The entertainment
was superb”; “Very nice; enjoyed every
moment”; “Well organized!”; “The ship
was magnificent in every way.”
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Dentistry
Office of Alumni and Advancement
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UMKC School of Dentistry Alumni News
Vol. 66 No. 2
Fall 2007
Scholarship support enables
the school to recruit and
retain the best and brightest
students, regardless of their
socio-economic situation.
In the coming months, graduates and
friends of the UMKC School of Dentistry
will receive information about The Campaign
for Dental Excellence: A Case for Support. The
information details some of the financial
challenges confronting the UMKC School of
Dentistry and how you can help the school
address these challenges.
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CON TENT S
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1 Campaign for Dental
Excellence Launches
Final Phase
6 Message from the Dean
7 Message from the
Director of
Community Relations
8 UMKC Students Learn
Outside the Classroom
10
15 20th Opening Day
17 Embracing Curricular
Change & Innovation
19 2007 Rinehart
Medallion Recipients
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10 A Different Kind of
Dental Metal
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2007-2008 Officers
& Directors: Dr. Roy
James Rinehart
Foundation
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25 New Additions in
Alumni Development
26 Alumni Association
Officers & Board of
Trustees
11 Another Good Year
for Our Scholarship
Golf Tournament
12 Honor Roll of Donors
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23 Class Reunions
38 Graduating Class of
2007
27 Dental Hygiene
Administration Changes
27 New Health Sciences
Buidling Opens
28 UMKC School of
Dentistry Scholarship
Recipients
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Manager of Alumni Relations & Editor in Chief
Donna Weber
Director of Community & Alumni Relations
Barry Daneman
Managing Editor
Bill Marse
Editor
Patrick Puntenney
Art Director
Alecia Wright
Graphic Designer
Carla Preuss
Graphic Artist
Ryan Bodenstab
Photography
Jim Thomas & Armando Diaz
UMKC School of Dentistry Alumni News
Fall 2007
Vol. 66 No. 2
Scholarship support enables
the school to recruit and
retain the best and brightest
students, regardless of their
socio-economic situation.
In the coming months, graduates and
friends of the UMKC School of Dentistry
will receive information about The Campaign
for Dental Excellence: A Case for Support. The
information details some of the financial
challenges confronting the UMKC School of
Dentistry and how you can help the school
address these challenges.
20 2008 Midwest Dental
Conference Scientific
Sessions
21 Midwest Dental
Conference Highlights
from 2007
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32 Class Notes
37 In Memoriam
Published by:
UMKC School of Dentistry
Office of Alumni & Development
650 E. 25th St. • Kansas City, MO 64108
800-887-4477 • 816-235-2060
Fax: 816-235-5892
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.umkc.edu/dentistry
Explorer Fall 07
Younes T. Tabrizi
Amy W. Tasca
Daniel J. Tokar
Chyong-Ying Whang
Brandon A. White
Johnathan R. White
Ryan P. Wymore
Christopher D.Yelton
Daniel Yoo
Sara Young
Graduate Dental
Certificate
Advanced Education in
General Dentistry
Lewis E. Cook, Jr.
Amy S. Fisher
Larinda L. Hlavacek
Angela K. Pernoud
Michael Pernoud
Juan M. Uribe
Chris E. Wenburg
David A. Wilkinson
Ling Ye
Endodontics
Craig F. Hoffmann
Ryan P. Matherne
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Oral and Maxillofacial
Radiology
Mujib Ashrafi
Shailesh Kottal
Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery
Patrick K. Chan
Christopher M. Meyer
Bartlomiej L. Nierzwicki
Master of Science in
Dental Hygiene
Education
Ann M. Battrell
Joan M. Tucker
Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
Yongbo Lu
Heather Teitelbaum
Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dustin Burleson
Mark Revels
Donald Sanchez
Brent Wood
Pediatric Dentistry
Emily M. Price
D. Scott Thomas
Periodontics
Stephanie L. Mullins
Jonathan S. Thomas
David T. Stapleton
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congratulations
UMKC School of Dentistry 2007 Graduates
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
Yacoub Y. Al Abwah
Manar E. Al Jateeli
Abdullah I. Al Qaied
Diana Dehghani
Tuan N. Do
Rachael L. Graue
Matthew R. Healy
Shakila Jagadish
Damon T. Jensen
Erin J. Kular
Elaine B. Lam
Tina N. Mukai
Christopher A. Palmer
Neepa N. Patel
Matthew S. Rohr
Ali H. Sadeq
Amy W. Tasca
Brandon A. White
Bachelor of Science in
Dental Hygiene
Holly R. Blick
Jessica E. Bruce
Rebecca A. Claunch
Donna D. Decilles
Christie A. Gales
Laura C. Garibay
Lindsay M. Garrett
Chelsea L. Harris
Cynthia M. Hawkey
Rachel L. Hidgon
Sally E. Kannady
Liliya N. Kutateladze
Jena L. Leck
Angela M. Lee
Summer L. Lewis
Christina M. Lindsay
Heather N. Mahaffey
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Abby R. Nachbar
Chuc T. Nguyen
Jessica L. Paden
Rosemarie P. Painter
Elizabeth R. Palmer
Jennifer L. Riddle
Janice R. Salisbury
Kathryn M. Sanchez
Jamie L. Schurig
Lisa A. Stock
Crystal L. Talbert
Erika M. Thompson
Lauren B. Tiderencel
Amy M. Werner
Brynn J. Williams
Kylee D. Williams
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Yacoub Y. Al Abwah
Manar E. Al Jateeli
Abdullah I. Al Qaied
Ross A. Bennett
Carl P. Bhen
Matthew K. Birke
Augustine J. Borgmeyer
Jeremy L. Bowen
Nicole R. Boxberger
Jae W. Chung
Heather Clark
Latedra M. Collins
Matthew J. Cummings
Thomas M. Darnall
Robert M. Davis
Misty M. Deaton
Diana Dehghani
Justin R. Dillner
Tuan N. Do
Louis M. Drackert
Justin A. Ebersole
Andrew G. Edw Ards
Melissa A. Edeards
David L. Ewing
Katherine O. Farris
Michelle R. Fielden
Sybil Fortner
Caleb J. Gardner
Justin S. Garner
William G. Geisendorf
Tatiana N. Graham
Rachael L. Graue
Humaira Y. Habib
Vincen J. Halley
Jason R. Haworth
Craig A. Hayes, Jr.
Matthew R. Healy
Camille E. Hostetter
Deana L. Hunziker
Shakila Jagadish
Damon T. Jensen
Eric C. Johnson
Michael E. Johnson
Paul W. Jones
Brigette N. Koetter
Jacob E. Krehbiel
Erin J. Kular
Elaine B. Lam
Toby J. Lee
Douglas H. Lerner
Allison C. Lesko
Dustin K. Mace
Courtnee A. Martin
Cabel A. Mcdonald
Michael Mcnaught
Natalie J. Mendenhall
Melynda A. Meredith
John K. Morioka
Tina N. Mukai
James G. Nail
Leann T. Nguyen
Bradley J. Norden
Lisa L. Ochoa
Regan Orr
Christopher A. Palmer
Vanessa A. Parris
Neepa N. Patel
Rita Philip
Steven B. Raphael
Brenton A. Reavley
Jeremy R. Robbins
Matthew S. Rohr
Paul D. Rosel
Ali H. Sadeq
Benjamin S. Sanley
Mona S. Shadfar
Brian P. Smith
J. Anthony Smith
Jeffrey S. Smith
David C. Stahr
Kathryn P. Stanley
Jasmin Steven
Danny P. Stos
Samantha J. Sutton
c a m pa i g n f o r
D e n t a l E xc e l l e n c e
by Sarah Major
Over the past three years, the campaign
has raised $7.5 million of its $12 million
goal. The campaign is now embarking on
a two-year push to raise the remaining
$4.5 million. “Your philanthropic support
of The Campaign for Dental Excellence
will empower the UMKC faculty,” says
Dr. Michael Reed, dean of the UMKC
School of Dentistry. “We especially need
more clinical faculty and more endowed
professorships and chairs.” Dean Reed
explains that in order for UMKC to
remain competitive with other dental
schools, it faces the dual challenge of
maintaining current faculty members
while also recruiting new faculty. “It’s a
fact of life that dental faculty members’
salaries are significantly less than a
practicing dentist,” says Dr. Reed. “Faculty
recruitment and retention continues to be
an area of concern for us.”
Russell Tabata (DDS ’67), a life-long active
member of the Hawaii UMKC Dental
Alumni Association, fondly recalls the
qualities of UMKC faculty whom he
admired. “I remember having outstanding
clinical instructors when I was in dental
school,” says Dr. Tabata. “They were very
willing to help us with basic skills. And if
you didn’t understand the first time, you
had more opportunities to go over it again.
They were very patient.”
Scholarship Endowments
($4 million)
“The UMKC School of Dentistry must
compete with larger dental schools that
offer full-ride scholarships,” says Dean
Reed. “Because UMKC is a state-assisted
school we don’t have the luxury of offering
incoming students full-ride scholarships.
However, offering scholarships is a very
powerful recruiting tool.”
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With the average graduate facing a
debt over $100,000 in student loans,
scholarship support enables the school to
recruit and retain the best and brightest
students, regardless of their socioeconomic situation. “It’s nearly impossible
for dental students to have a job,” says
Mike McCunniff (DDS ’83), director of
Outreach and current president of the
UMKC Dental Alumni Association.
“Students take 25 hours each semester
their first two years in school. Scholarship
support can alleviate some of the stress
and financial burden they experience
and enable them to concentrate on their
studies.”
The average graduate
faces a debt of over
$100,000
in student loans
Dean Reed also points out that the
retirement of the baby boom generation
over the next decade will have a
significant impact on the oral health care
profession. “We need to start thinking
about replenishing those dentists who are
approaching retirement,” said Reed. “Many
of our students are the children of alumni.
The alumni know better than anyone how
expensive dental school is.” R. Wayne
Thompson (DDS ’67, MS ’72), chair of the
UMKC School of Dentistry’s Rinehart
Foundation points out, “By supporting The
Campaign for Dental Excellence, we’re
not giving money to support a cause in
California. We’re giving money to support
our alma mater and help it continue to
produce exceptional graduates.”
Clinical Programs & Services
($1.5 million)
The Special Patient Care Clinic
exemplifies the UMKC School of
Dentistry’s commitment to delivering
comprehensive oral health care to all
members of the community it serves.
Special Patient Care is dedicated to
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meeting the needs of patients with
complex medical conditions, and to
serving patients without regard to their
financial resources. “About 60 percent of
our patients are cancer survivors,” says
Dr. Leonard Lausten, director of Special
Patient Care. “Most of our patients are
good people; people with modest means,
often living from paycheck to paycheck.
Suddenly they’re hit with a debilitating
disease such as cancer. The philanthropic
support the school receives helps us serve
these patients.”
Dr. Lausten admits that he can’t help
becoming attached to his patients. On
many occasions he meets them when
they’ve just been diagnosed with cancer,
and he treats them through every step of
their cancer treatment. Occasionally he’ll
lose a patient and then lend support to the
patient’s family. “Many times we send their
families sympathy cards and attend their
[funeral] services,” says Dr. Lausten. “It’s
an honor to be allowed into these patients’
Students now perform
all their record
keeping on chair-side
computers, more
than 300 in all
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lives and develop such a unique bond with
them.”
Instructional Programs
($1.5 million)
In order for dental education to keep
pace with changes in technology, teaching
methods and materials must constantly
evolve. Because electronic information
technology has become such an integral
part of the school’s clinic management
system, a primary need is to periodically
upgrade the computers in the clinic.
Over the past decade the school has been
refining its electronic patient record.
Students now perform all their record
keeping on chair-side computers, more
than 300 in all. A portion of these dollars
will go toward replacing the computers
in the clinic. These funds will also provide
clinical and instructional equipment to
keep pace with developments in dental
curriculum, as well as support student
and resident research and professional
activities.
Ensuring the Future Vitality of
Dental Education
UMKC is not alone in attempting
to ensure a bright future for dental
education. This past year the American
Dental Association demonstrated its regard
for dental education by launching Our
Legacy-Our Future Campaign, a national
campaign to raise over $500 million for
dental education. The UMKC School of
Dentistry is one of the first academic
partners in this national effort. Any gift
made to the UMKC School of Dentistry
will count 100 percent toward the ADA’s
Our Legacy-Our Future Campaign goal.
Gifts to the school will, however, remain
with the school to be used for its specific
needs.
“The Campaign for Dental Excellence
is the only way for us to continue to
move forward,” says Dr. Reed. “During
the time I’ve served as dean, our alumni
have continually proven themselves to be
enthusiastically sensitive to and supportive
of the school’s needs. I know that they’ll
prove themselves again through The
Campaign for Dental Excellence.”
In Memoriam
Galen Dean, DDS ’29
Ronan, Mont.
Richard S. Alley, Sr., DDS ’52
San Antonio, Texas
Deanna D. Price, DH ’61
Lake Ozark, Mo.
Delmas Brierley, DDS ’31
Berkeley, Calif.
Floyd Trindle, DDS ’52
Yukon, Okla.
Glenn Douthitt, DDS ’62
Blue Eye, Mo.
Frances Palmatary, DH ’32
Sun City, Ariz.
Lawrence “Earl” Edwards, DDS ’53
Tulsa, Okla.
Al Stuart, DDS ’62
Wichita, Kan.
Thomas Tsuda, DDS ’35
Honolulu, Hawaii
William Fielding Jr., DDS ’53
Cushing, Okla.
Walter Carrick, DDS ’63
Spivey, Kan.
Leo Rogers, DDS ’38
Hutchinson, Kan.
Roland F. Kimball, DDS ’53
Springfield, Mo.
Joe L. Hernandez, DDS ’63
Santa Fe, N.M.
Everett Salyer, DDS ’38
Spring Hill, Kan.
Eric Motley, DDS ’53
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jerome M. Laham, DDS ’63
Andover, Kan.
Lyman Riney, DDS ’40
Bentonville, Ark.
Charles Everson, DDS ’55
Belton, Mo.
William Bonham, DDS ’64
William Doyle, DDS ’43s
Midwest City, Okla.
Mitsuru Yoshimoto, DDS ’55
Vancouver, Wa.
Gary Newman, DDS ’66
Topeka, Kan.
Robert Graumann, DDS ’43s
Hillsboro, Kan.
Paul Dutton, DDS ’56
Littleton, Colo.
Lynn Harner, DDS ’67
Broomfield, Colo.
Chester Faul, DDS ’43s
Fergus Falls, Minn.
James Smith, DDS ’56
Bend, Ore.
Enrique Oti, DDS ’67
Miami, Fla.
James A. Thomas, DDS ’43s
Ada, Okla.
Charles F. Vieth, Jr., DDS ’56
Blue Springs, Mo.
Jerry D. Marshall, DDS ’69
Edmond, Okla.
John H. Heiser, DDS ’44
Camdenton, Mo.
Paul S. Hoe, DDS ’58
Honolulu, Hawaii
Burchard Yaryan, DDS ’71
Spring Valley, Calif.
Gerald Ruppert, DDS ’45
Nashville, Tenn.
James Limestall, DDS ’58
Robert Burns, DDS ’73
Topeka, Kan.
Haw Tung Wong, DDS ’46
Honolulu, Hawaii
Charles (Sam) Kemper, DDS ’58
Springfield, Mo.
Rayford Smith, Jr., DDS ’73
Bixby, Okla.
Jack Holt, DDS ’46
Turney, Mo.
Robert Owens, DDS ’58
Clovis, Calif.
Mark R. Trotter, DDS ’80
Raymore, Mo.
Albert McCully, DDS ’46
Los Gatos, Calif.
Edward Mosby, DDS ’60
Kansas City, Mo.
Kimsey Harville, DDS ’81
Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Morton Holmes Jr., DDS ’47
Englewood, Colo.
William O. Feuerborn, DDS ’60
San Antonio, Texas
Susan J. Weyers, DDS ’86
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jack Spencer Moore, DDS ’50
Austin, Texas
Jerry Marshall, DDS ’60
Edmond, Okla.
Leroy Krause, DDS ’50
Mitchell, S.D.
Leo Konecny, DDS ’61
Derby, Kan.
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Class Notes Continued
received a medical doctorate degree
in 1990 from the University of IllinoisUrbana. In 1995, Dr. Prstojevich attained
board certification from the American
Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
and the American Board of Cosmetic
Surgery. His memberships in professional
societies include: American Medical
Association, American Dental Association,
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery,
American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons, Missouri State
Medical Association, Missouri State
Dental Association, Metropolitan Medical
Society of Greater Kansas City, and the
Greater Kansas City Society of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Class of 1988
Roger D. Buzbee, Rogersville, Mo.,
opened a new clinic in April 2005.
Michelle Deutch, Overland Park, Kan.,
reports that her son, Samuel, recently
graduated from the University of Kansas
with a degree in psychology and is
currently pursuing a master’s and Ph.D.
degree in psychology at the University of
Kansas.
Armand K. Chong, Honolulu, Hawaii,
was honored by the American Board of
Independent Medical Examiners as a
certified independent medical examiner.
Craig Hollander, St. Louis, Mo., was
awarded the 2005 Missouri Dental
Association’s Dentist of the Year award for
his work with the Start Right Program.
The program strives to educate parents
about the importance of good oral health.
Class of 1989
Mark D. McQuary, Tallahassee, Fla., is
serving as vice-president of the Northwest
Florida Dental Association. He will then
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move into the position of president of the
district in 2008. The district consists of
the panhandle of Florida.
Class of 1991
Samuel Miller, Joplin, Mo., has been
elected as Southwest District Trustee to
the Missouri Dental Association Board. He
will serve a 4-year term on the board.
began serving on the AAOF Board of
Directors in 2003, representing the
Midwestern Society of Orthodontists
(MSO), which serves orthodontists in
Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Illinois and the Canadian province of
Manitoba. He and his wife, Linzi, have
four children: Margaret, Katherine, Ryan
and Joseph. He has been in practice since
1996 and maintains offices in Manchester,
Clayton and Wildwood, Mo.
Class of 1993
William Giannobile, Ann Arbor, Mich.,
was elected to his second 3-year term on
the board of directors by the American
Class of 1999
Academy of Periodontology Foundation.
Kevin A Cattaneo, Prairie Village, Kan.,
Dr. Giannobile is director of the Michigan
celebrated the birth of a daughter, Calista
Center for Oral Health Research at the
Diane, last winter. Kevin has a son, Calvin
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Anthony, who will turn five this year.
where he is also the Najjar Endowed
Professor of Dentistry in the Department
Class of 2002
of Periodontics and Oral Medicine.
Donald (Chuck) Summerlin,
Carbondale, Ill., served a 3-year tour with
Rodney Vergotine, Oak Park, Ill., was
the U.S. Air Force at Little Rock, AFB, Ark.
appointed to the pediatric faculty of the
He served as the deputy flight commander
College of Dentistry at the University of
for the 314th Dental Flight. Chuck
Illinois, Chicago.
separated from the USAF in May 2005 and
moved to Carbondale. He opened Aloha
Class of 1994
Dental in June 2005, a state-of-the-art
clinic featuring an all computerized office
Jeffrey T. Cavanaugh, DDS ’94, ORT ’96
with digital radiology. He and his family
Chesterfield,
moved to Carbondale because his wife is
Mo., was
from a small farm town about 20 miles
elected 2007from there. Chuck and his wife, Diane,
08 president of
have two daughters, Ella and Avery.
the American
Association of
Orthodontists
Class of 2004
Foundation
Eric Driver, Carlsdad, Calif., recently
(AAOF). As the
returned from Iraq where he practiced
charitable arm
dentistry for the First Marine Division.
of the American
Eric and his wife Becky, are adjusting to
Association of
life back in the states. Eric is now a Perio
Jeffrey T. Cavanaugh
Orthodontists
Resident at the UMKC School of Dentistry.
(AAO), AAOF’s mission is to raise
endowment funds to provide support
to orthodontic education programs and
orthodontic research. Dr. Cavanaugh
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More than
A Dentist
by Sarah Major
“I have the best of
both worlds... I get
to teach students
as well as treat an
exceptional group
of patients”
How does philanthropic support translate
into concrete results at the UMKC
School of Dentistry? The school’s Special
Patient Care clinic serves as a shining
example. Each year at the Midwest Dental
Conference hundreds of alumni and their
family and friends turn out to support
“Pouring from the Heart.” In the process of
enjoying a gourmet meal, fine wine and a
live auction, they have raised hundreds of
thousands of dollars for the Special Patient
Care clinic. That financial support enables
the clinic to treat patients regardless of
their socio-economic situation.
The Special Patient Care clinic specializes
in treating patients with special needs,
such as cancer survivors, organ transplant
patients and patients with chronic medical
conditions. Dr. Leonard Lausten, director
of Special Patient Care, is passionate about
his job and isn’t shy about sharing his
passion. “I have the best of both worlds,”
says Lausten. “I get to teach students as
well as treat an exceptional group of
patients.”
When asked about the connection he
feels with his patients, Dr. Lausten’s eyes
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well-up with tears. He tells of a woman he
met shortly after she was diagnosed with
cancer. He has provided preventative care
prior to her receiving chemotherapy as
well as different restorative procedures.
Dr. Lausten discovered that they both
share a love for crossword puzzles.
“She brings her crossword puzzles into
the waiting room with her and asks me
for help as soon as she enters the dental
chair,” said Lausten. “If you don’t form a
bond with these people, there’s something
wrong,” says Dr Lausten.
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Message
from the Dean
For the past four-and-a-half
years, the UMKC School of
Dentistry, working in close
partnership with the Rinehart
Memorial Foundation and
UMKC Dental Alumni
Association, has been quietly
planning and pursuing a capital
campaign. The process began
with an 18-month planning
phase, co-chaired by myself
and Robert Peterson (DDS ’63),
during which we recruited a 21member Committee on Clinical
Excellence. This group of senior
faculty members, administrators
and alumni reviewed the
results of the school’s strategic
planning and accreditation
processes, assessed our needs and
opportunities, and developed
recommendations and priorities
for a capital campaign.
For the past three years, we’ve
been in an organizational phase:
goals have been set, leadership
structures have been created,
and major gift prospects have
been solicited. We named this
fundraising effort the “Campaign
for Dental Excellence” and set a
goal of raising $12 million over
five years. This amount will be
divided among the following
priorities:
• $4 million for faculty endowed
positions such as the Tanaka
Hawaii Chair and an
additional endowed Chair in
Orthodontics;
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• $4 million for scholarship
endowments, such as class
scholarships;
• $2.5 million to support
clinical programs, particularly
outreach and special patient
care programs;
• $1.5 million for clinical and
instructional infrastructure,
such as distance education and
teledentistry.
During the “quiet phase” of the
campaign we have raised over
$7.5 million in gifts and pledges,
including over $500,000 from
our alumni leadership. At the
March 2007 Annual Meeting
of the Rinehart Foundation
and Dental Alumni Association
Boards of Trustees, we launched
the third and final phase of the
campaign, the “public phase.”
Now, we need to raise the
remaining $4.5 million over the
next 24 months to complete the
campaign successfully. In this
final phase of the campaign we
will focus our efforts on engaging
our alumni.
Many of you know that this is
a critical time in the history
of dental education. We are
challenged as never before to:
• Create a diverse,
compassionate and clinically
competent work force to meet
current and future needs for
oral health care.
• Advance the state of scientific
knowledge.
• Provide services to vulnerable
populations while at the
same time increase the clinical
experience of our students.
Our dental work force,
nationally, is not growing rapidly
enough to meet the oral health
needs of all Americans. Shelly
Gehshan, a senior analyst from
the National Academy of State
Health Policy, estimates that as
many as 100 million Americans
currently have compromised
access to oral health care.
Unless we strengthen our
dental work force, improve our
preventive care and discover
more productive and effective
approaches to the delivery of
dental care, things may well get
worse in the future.
In Missouri and Kansas, and
other states throughout our
region, access to care is a
growing problem. Our dental
work force, top heavy with baby
boomers, is aging and we are
struggling to replace those who
are retiring from practice. This
potential imbalance between
the growing needs of the
communities we serve and their
static, sometimes dwindling,
supply of dental professionals
concerns me more than anything
else. As the only dental school
in this two-state region, we
face a significant responsibility
in providing oral healthcare
professionals for the future.
The American Dental Association
with equal concern this past
year announced it would lead
a national campaign for dental
education, the Our Legacy-Our
Future Campaign, which aims
to raise over $500 million for
dental education. The ADA
recognizes dental education as
the foundation from which all
dentistry is built and sustained.
A strong dental education
system produces a strong dental
profession, resulting in the
highest level of oral health care
for the public.
I am proud to say that the UMKC
School of Dentistry is one of the
first academic partners in this
national effort. So, any gift you
make to the UMKC School of
Dentistry will count 100 percent
toward the ADA’s Our LegacyOur Future Campaign goal. It
will, however, remain in our
accounts for our specific needs.
I am particularly proud of
our faculty, who are strongly
behind the Campaign for Dental
Excellence. Led by a 14-member
planning committee, they’ve
pledged to raise from among
themselves one million dollars
over the next five years to assure
the campaign’s success. Several
of our senior faculty members
have already made pledges of
$10,000, $15,000 and $25,000.
They firmly believe, as one of
them put it, “It’s time for us to
give back.”
Those are the kind of people
we have teaching at the UMKC
School of Dentistry. If they’re
willing to make that type of
sacrifice for this campaign, I
know our alumni will come
through as well.
We depend heavily on the
kindness and generosity of our
alumni. We could not achieve the
consistently outstanding results
we do without your support. On
behalf of our students, faculty
and staff, accept my most sincere
thanks.You are the best!
Thank you for your continuing
support and best wishes,
Michael J. Reed, B.D.S., Ph.D., Dean
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Class of 1990
the University of Central Missouri in May
2007 and will be getting married in June
2007. Dr. Dear’s middle son, Thomas, is
working toward a degree in chemistry
and wants to be a dermatologist. David’s
youngest son, Michael, is 16 and thinks he
owns the world.
Daniel J. Thomas
DDS ‘90, MS PER ‘92
“remarkable Americans who exemplify
outstanding qualities in both their
personal and professional lives, while
continuing to preserve the richness of
their particular heritage. We honor them
because they create a better world for
all of us in the future by the work they
do today.”
Tim Doerner, Clearwater, Fla., opened
a second office in North Tampa, Fla. His
primary office is in Clearwater. Nicholas
Bell (DDS ’06) will be joining the practice
this year.
Class of 1985
Shanon Kirchhoff, Cape Girardeau,
Mo., is the Missouri Dental Association
president-elect 2007. He is also the
president-elect 2007 for the UMKC
Orthodontics Alumni Association.
Michael Tobin, Sparta, N.J., was named
a Diplomat in Implant Dentistry after
passing a rigorous examination. He joins
316 other dentists as a Diplomat of the
American Board of Oral Implantology/
Implant Dentistry (ABOI/ID), becoming
one of the nation’s leading experts in
implant care.
Class of 1986
Steven Prstojevich, DDS ’86, MD
Lee’s Summit,
Mo., was among
1,186 Initiates
from around
the world
who became
Fellows of the
American College
of Surgeons
(ACS) during
convocation
Steven Prstojevich
ceremonies
at the College’s 92nd annual Clinical
Congress in Chicago. Dr. Prstojevich
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Dr. Daniel J. Thomas of Leawood,
Kansas, was honored as a 2007 recipient
of the National Ethnic Coalition of
Organizations’ (NECO) “Ellis Island
Medal of Honor,” which pays homage
to the American immigrant experience.
Dr. Thomas, who was born in India,
immigrated to the United States in 1984.
Each year since 1986, NECO has held
a dramatic ceremony on Ellis Island in
New York City to bestow the Ellis Island
Medals of Honor to American citizens
of diverse origins for their outstanding
contributions to their communities, their
nation and the world. The honorees
represent all walks of American life
(from Supreme Court justices and Nobel
Prize winners to periodontists, like Dr.
Thomas), but all are, according to NECO,
The FYI section of the July 4, 2007,
edition of The Kansas City Star
newspaper included a feature story
about Dr. Thomas receiving the award. In
the article, Thomas states, “This country
is an amazing place. You look at health
care, education, the way our cities are
developed and our transportation, even
the way we are taxed. You get paid back
for what you pay in. When you look at
America and the opportunities we have,
we outshine any country in the world.
I’m proud to be an American, and I
never would have achieved what I have
achieved anywhere else.”
NECO was created in 1984 on the
conviction of its founder, William
Denis Fugazy, that the diversity of the
American people is what makes this
nation great. NECO’s mission is “to
honor our diverse past, to advocate for
positive change in the present, and to
build strong leaders for the future.”
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southwest Colorado, and is semi-retired.
He is enjoying a slower-paced life-inpractice.
Class of 1970
Don Crow, Corpus Christi, Texas,
recently retired. Dr. Crow and his wife,
Doreen, still maintain homes in Corpus
Christi and Austin. He plans to spend his
time at the ranch and remodeling projects.
Class of 1971
George Latta, Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn.,
retired from the U.S. Army in 1986, and
retired from the University of Tennessee
College of Dentistry in 2004. He
currently volunteers for the Chattanooga
Dental Clinic.
Class of 1974
Mark Ortinau, Ballwin, Mo., was
recently inducted into the International
College of Dentists.
Class of 1975
Gregory Allen, Leawood, Kan., reports
that his daughter, Whitney, recently
graduated from the University of Kansas
with a bachelor of science degree in
journalism and a minor in history.
Deborah Thornberry-Manne,
St. Louis, Mo., received the Alfred C.
Fones Award from the American Dental
Hygienists’ Association last summer during
their Annual Session held in Orlando, Fla.
This is one of the highest honors given
to dental hygienists by this organization.
Deborah was also the recipient of the
Irene Newman Professional Achievement
Award in 1997.
Class of 1977
Daniel Jolly, Newark, Ohio, was the
president of the American Board of Special
Care Dentistry, 2004–06.
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Class of 1978
William Evans, Tulsa, Okla., reports
that his oldest son, Heath, graduated
from Villanova and is currently attending
the University of Oklahoma School
of Dentistry. Dr. Evan’s youngest son,
Beau, graduated from Loras College and
is currently attending the University of
Oklahoma.
Jon Julian, McPherson, Kan., says that
his son, Blake, is currently a dental student
at the UMKC School of Dentistry. Blake
is the only son to follow in his dad’s
footsteps.
Class of 1979
James Elias, Independence, Mo., and his
wife, Sharon, were recently blessed with
their third grandchild. James and Sharon
went on their fifth mission trip to Zambia,
Africa. James said it was an unbelievable
experience and he will be happy to
arrange for anyone else to help there or
here. Call Dr Elias at 816-478-3600 for
details.
Edwin Long, Harrisonville, Mo.,
married the love of his life, Nancy, in 1994.
Rick Melichar, Mesa, Ariz., after
owning his practice for 21 years, sold his
One Day Denture business in Blue Springs,
Mo., to Affordable Dentures.
Robert M. Wilson, Leawood, Kan.,
accepted a full-time clinical faculty
appointment at the UMKC School of
Dentistry after 27 years of general practice.
Class of 1980
George Albin, St Louis, Mo., is in his
18th year as a school board director for
the Ritenour School District. George
and Tom Nuckles (DDS ’80) had dinner
in Chicago at the National School Board
Association meeting. Tom is a member of
the school board in Plainville, Kan. Tom
and his wife, Cassie, attended along with
George and his wife, Patty.
Gary Ross, Albuquerque, N.M.,
completed Advanced Training at the
Misch Institute and obtained Fellowship
status in the ICOI. Dr. Ross maintains a
private practice called High Desert Dental:
The Implant Center of the Southwest
on Implant Complex Reconstructive
Dentistry. This year marks his 26th year of
private practice in Albuquerque.
Class of 1981
Craig W. Herre, Leawood, Kan.,
recently completed the Orognathic
Bioesthetics International curriculum
in bioesthetic dentistry. Less than 200
dentists worldwide have completed this
curriculum. Dr. Herre’s son, Tim, is a
student at the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Class of 1982
Jeff Rickabaugh, Winston-Salem, N.C.,
graduated in 1993 from the University of
Pittsburgh with an MDS. He is married
and has two sons, Thomas, 16, and Alex,
13.
Jim Shaner, Farmington, Mo., reports
that his son, James, is now a second year
DDS student at the UMKC School of
Dentistry.
Class of 1984
Robert E. Butler, St. Louis, Mo.,
received the Distinguished Service Award
from the Greater St Louis Dental Society
for 2006. He was also appointed to serve
on the ADA Council for Government
Affairs.
David Dear, Versailles, Mo., reports that
his oldest son, Scott, will graduate from
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C a m pa i g n f o r d e n ta l E xc e l l e n c e
Message
from the Director of Community and
Alumni Relations
programs. The foundation
has established over 70
endowed scholarships as well
as endowments for advanced
education, faculty recognition
and development, scholarly
lectures and symposia. These
endowments total nearly $8
million.
This year marks the 50th
anniversary of the founding
of the Dr. Roy J. Rinehart
Memorial Foundation. Created
in 1957, the foundation
memorializes Dr. Roy James
Rinehart, who served as
dean of the Kansas City
Western Dental College and
University of Kansas CitySchool of Dentistry (UMKC’s
predecessors) from 1928 to
1957. The Rinehart Foundation
is an independent, selfgoverning 501(c)(3) not-forprofit organization, whose sole
mission is to raise money to
benefit the UMKC School of
Dentistry. This past year, the
Rinehart Foundation provided
the school with more than
$1.3 million for scholarships,
instructional programs, clinical
equipment, faculty and student
research projects, and outreach
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Two of the foundation’s newest
endowments are the Dr.
Gary Newman Endowment
for Faculty Leadership and
the Faculty Recognition and
Development Fund. Both
focus on the critical need for
affirming, recognizing and
rewarding faculty members
for dedication and exemplary
service to the school,
profession and community.
Gary Newman (DDS ’66),
who died after a brief illness
this past December, was an
indefatigable volunteer and
alumni leader at the School
of Dentistry, serving both as
president of our Dental Alumni
Association and chair of the
Rinehart Foundation. Gary
was also active in organized
dentistry, at all levels, serving
as president of the Topeka
Dental Society, the Kansas
Dental Association and as a 14year delegate to the American
Dental Association, and
ultimately an ADA trustee. The
Dr. Gary Newman Endowment
for Faculty Leadership was
created in January by his
widow, Wanda, sons Todd
and Jon, and over 100 of
Gary’s friends, colleagues
and patients, who wanted to
remember his remarkable
life of service to others. The
objective of the endowment is
to recognize faculty members,
who, like Gary, have a deep
and passionate commitment to
service.
The idea for the Faculty
Recognition and Development
Fund came from a committee
of 14 senior faculty members
– trustees of the Rinehart
Foundation and the Dental
and Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Associations – who wanted
to give back to the school
and encourage other faculty
members to do so as part of
the School’s Campaign for
Dental Excellence. They asked
themselves, “What do we
have to do here at UMKC to
assure that faculty members
have the opportunity to build
successful and satisfying
careers?” The answer was: We
need to recognize people for
doing a good job and we need
to invest in their professional
development. Their goal is
to raise one million dollars
over the next five years in
partnership with the Rinehart
Foundation and alumni to build
this endowment.
This past year I was
approached by two alumni,
separately and independently,
Bernie Esrock (DDS ’79) and
Jim Hobbs (DDS ’70), who
wanted to make substantial
gifts to the school. Both
men had achieved financial
success well beyond what
they imagined they would
when they entered dental
school many years ago. Each
man said he wanted to give
back to the school in order
to express their gratitude and
to contribute to something of
enduring importance. When
I shared with them the plans
for the Faculty Service and
Development Fund, both men
designated a portion of their
gifts for that purpose.
As you make your decisions
this year about a pledge or
donation to the Rinehart
Foundation and UMKC School
of Dentistry, I invite you to
consider designating the Dr.
Gary Newman Endowment
for Faculty Leadership and
the Faculty Recognition and
Development Fund for your
gifts. The faculty is the school’s
most critical resource. Let’s
do everything we can to assure
faculty excellence at UMKC.
Thanks and best wishes!
Barry Daneman
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UMKC Students
Learn Outside the Classroom
The synergy between
our group and the
town made our cause
so much more than we
had intended
It all started with an empty room. The hard
work, the heat, the exhaustion, the smiles,
the laughter…it all started with just an
empty room. It’s amazing the amount of
work that our little group from Kansas
City was able to do in just two weeks. We
all were a little lost that first day, arriving
in Honduras with trunks full of dental
materials and equipment, half of us not
even knowing the language. Months of
preparation had brought us to this point, but
the fact remained that we really didn’t have
any idea of how big this particular outreach
trip was really going to be, or the impact it
was going to have on us, and the little town
of Pimienta.
By the time we had our equipment unloaded
in the Community Center, the room had
already begun to resemble a state-of-the-art
dental clinic. Dual compressors gave enough
power to run the clinic twice over. A massive
suction unit was already mounted, with fresh
PVC piping linking the entire operation
together. Portable, adjustable dental chairs
were already set up, with overhead lights
welded to their stands. A triage station with
an intraoral camera and a dental X-ray unit
was being wired as we watched. Some of
our volunteers had come down days earlier
and had completed an astonishing amount of
work…I still cannot say enough about them.
The first day, after our half hour drive
through the town, still a little sore from
the set up the previous night, we pulled
into the Community Center to the sight of
hundreds of people waiting for treatment.
There were people of all ages: children,
their parents and the elderly. As we triaged
these patients, it was soon evident we
would be doing all aspects of dentistry. By
the time the two weeks were over, nearly
1,300 cases were seen ranging
from oral surgery to complex
restorative, endodontics, periodontics and
pedodontics. Generous donations were
made to our program; X-ray units, cavitrons,
cordless light curing units, and the majority
of materials were provided to us free of
cost. A student commented, “Some of the
instruments and dental materials were better
than anything I’ve used before.”
According to the students, the most
rewarding thing about our work was seeing
the appreciation in the eyes of our patients.
We restored the smiles of teenage girls,
we ended pain in children and adults, and
we were even able to attend to the needs
of a local family of television and music
entertainers. After restoring their smiles,
these young siblings performed musical
numbers for us to show their appreciation
for our work. Some of esthetic changes
we made were so powerful the patients
themselves were often overwhelmed with
emotion. After completing a case we would
show the patients a mirror. They looked at
themselves, smiled, said “Gracias” and calmly
walked away. After a few minutes you could
see this same patient standing outside with
their family with tears of joy in their eyes.
The amazing thing about this endeavor was
the community’s interaction from
the very beginning. Before we
had even arrived, volunteers
from the community had
already begun setting up
compressors and other
equipment. The mayor,
who also happened to be
the local physician, was
there almost daily to
ensure our security,
hygiene faculty of the Des Moines Area
Community College.
Class of 1965
William P. Smith, Jr., Bartlesville, Okla.,
sold his practice and building last year.
His son, David, is a medical doctor. His
second son, Alan, writes software for large
companies. His daughter, Susanne, is a
senior at Oklahoma University. And his
son, Buck, is a sophomore at Oklahoma
University. William and his wife, Anne,
are currently living most of the time on
the Cayman Islands, where there is no
crime.
Baxter Newton, Joplin, Mo., is a firsttime grandpa of a baby boy, Sebastian
Clark Newton.
Class of 1966
Rudolph Dittrich, Saratoga, Calif., is
now a life-time member of the California
Dental Association.
Vance J. Dykhouse, Blue Springs, Mo.,
is serving as the president of the American
Board of Orthodontics. He is in his
final year of an eight-year term on the
board. He serves as both a director and
as an examiner and also represents the
Midwestern Society of Orthodontics, a
constituency of the American Association
of Orthodontics. Dykhouse’s son, David,
joined the practice in 1999 and became
certified in 2006.
Bicycling for MS
Brenda Cindrich, Cara Bradley and
Dean Elledge (DDS ’83) participated
in the Multiple Sclerosis 150mile bicycle ride across western
Missouri. The event is held every
September. Brenda has participated
in three events, Cara twice and
Dr. Elledge was a first timer. All
three of the participants work
in the UMKC Advanced Education
in General Dentistry residency
program and Faculty Practice. The
three riders raised nearly two
thousand dollars in donations from
friends, family and UMKC staff
and faculty. Next year they plan to
double their fund raising and invite
other staff, faculty and alumni to participate with them. Approximately 1,500
rode from southern Kansas City to Sedalia, Mo., and back, during the two-day
event. Cara and Brenda completed both days.
Class of 1969
Jerry R. Fankhauser, Springfield,
Mo., says that his wife, Leslie, retired
after teaching kindergarten 39 years. Dr.
Fankhauser has also completed 300 openwater scuba dives.
Donald (Don) F. Swartz, Ridgway,
Colo., and his wife, Sally, moved to
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class notes
Class of 1947
Enslie I. Schilb, Tampa, Fla., went on a
Caribbean Cruise last fall with his wife to
celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary.
It was their 32nd cruise.
Tom Burris, Bartlesville, Okla., plays
golfs nearly every sunny day. He and his
wife, Barbara, winter in Florida. They
have many children and grandchildren.
Thomas (Tom) W. White, St. Joseph,
Mo., retired in the fall of 2005.
Class of 1950
Billy Carlton, Aurora, Colo., and
his wife, Eileen, celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary. Billy turned 87 this
past winter and has been retired since
1984.
Carl J. Fyler, Topeka, Kan., was named
the Knight of the Legion of Honor for his
valorous actions during World War II by
the Counsel General of France in Chicago.
Glenn L. Hough, Pittsburg, Kan.,
retired from his practice last winter after
seeing orthodontic patients for 43 years.
He’s still living in Pittsburg, Kan.
Class of 1951
Jack Austerman, Oklahoma City, Okla.,
was recently named clinical professor
emeritus of orthodontics at the University
of Oklahoma College of Dentistry.
Class of 1952
L. Thane Frazier, Lyons, Kan., is still
practicing three days a week, and he’s
81-years-old. His wife, Mary Lou, passed
away recently. His daughter, Mary Jo, has
her own dental practice in South Monica,
Calif. Thane’s nephew, Mike, practices
ortho in Indiana, and his granddaughter,
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Nicole, and her husband, Jeff Gust,
practice dentistry in Hutchinson, Kan.
Class of 1953
John E. Dietrich, Mission Hills, Kan.,
retired after 53 years of practice. He was
the first to specialize in endodontics in
Kansas, and treated over 40,000 patients.
He plans to travel with his wife, Barbara,
and spend time with their three children
and five grandchildren. He also plans on
playing golf, doing volunteer work, and
watching the Royals and Chiefs. John
wants to say “hi” to his classmates and
gives a special salute to the new UMKC
endodontists.
Wayne Peay, Corrales, N.M., has been
retired since 1990. He and his wife,
Marilyn, recently celebrated their 56th
wedding anniversary. They have five
children and 13 grandchildren.
Class of 1957
L. Edward Engle, Olathe, Kan., retired
in 1999 and moved from Texas to the
Kansas City area. After 17 years in practice
he attended the University of Texas
Medical School branch at Galveston as a
full-time resident in anesthesiology. He
then practiced hospital anesthesia for 20
years.
Class of 1960
George W. Karr, Kansas City, Mo., has
extracted or repaired teeth in 20 different
countries, including Togo, West Africa, the
Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti, Peru, Fiji,
Guadalcanal, and Papua, New Guinea. He
has been paid for his services in the United
States and England. Karr was awarded the
Rotary Club International “Service Above
Self ” award. He made impressions last fall
for a 102-year-old woman so she could eat
cake on her birthday. Dr. Karr has a sign
on his desk that says “Work is the most
fun of all.” He is still practicing dentistry
although he has unsuccessfully retired five
times.
John Kazmierski, Pittsburg, Kan.,
retired in 2004. He started his practice
in 1960, on his wife’s birthday. “I gave
her the gift of going to work in 1960 and
retirement in 2004.” He thinks she liked
the gift in 1960 better.
Arnold Sarya, Traverse City, Mich., was
honored with the 2006 Distinguished
Service Award from the Traverse City
Area Chamber of Commerce. He was an
orthodontist in Traverse City from 1960
to 2003. His belief in helping others
was the foundation of his practice and is
reflected in his community service. Dr.
Sarya has always had an interest in young
people and sports. He was instrumental
in the development of an outdoor skating
rink in Traverse City and the creation of
a local cross-country skiing program. He
is grateful for the excellent training in
orthodontics he received at the UMKC
School of Dentistry, which allowed him to
serve his patients well in his orthodontics
practice.
Class of 1962
Charles Beadles, Jr., Knoxville, Iowa,
retired in 2005 after 41 years as a dentist
with the Federal Government. He spent
three years in the U.S. Navy and 38 years
with the Veterans Administration/Veterans
Affairs. Dr. Beadles spent the past 25
years as chief, Dental Service VAMC, in
Knoxville. He was also chief, Dental
Service, Central Iowa Health Care System,
including medical centers in Des Moines
and Knoxville. He also served as an
adjunct associate professor, Department
of Preventive and Community Dentistry
at the University of Iowa, College of
Dentistry. He also served on the dental
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make sure we were well fed, helped us with
medical referrals, and provided us with
much needed manpower. People from the
community pulled together to help triage
patients, break down language barriers,
and communicate our needs to the crowd
awaiting our services. Children from the
community donated their time as translators
and assistants for each dental student. Even
the crowd themselves had pulled together
to help. Community members kept the
waiting area clean by sweeping daily, and a
local woman had set up a tortilla stand each
morning where those waiting to be seen
were able to get a bite to eat. On the whole,
we had simply come to provide dental care.
However, the synergy between our group
and the town of Pimienta made our cause so
much more than we had intended.
Every morning our dental team started the
day with breakfast and a team huddle. We
would sit in the meeting area of our hotel
and discuss the changes for the day. Team
huddles ensured that individual concerns
were addressed, students were properly
assigned to their rotations, birthdays were
recognized, currency was changed for a
leisurely trip to the market, and everyone
was encouraged to keep doing their very
best. At night our hotel provided much
needed rest and relaxation from the long
hours we put in each day. Trips to local
restaurants for nights of dinner and dancing
allowed the students to socialize and
decompress.
undergraduate student, not yet entered into
dental school stated, “The trip reaffirmed
many of the reasons that I want to go to
dental school and helped me start to see
where some of my interests lie within the
field.” This experience, no doubt, proved to
be an educational and emotional journey that
will remain with the students, volunteers,
faculty and dental school hopefuls
indefinitely.
After two weeks of intense yet rewarding
work it was time to tear down our makeshift
clinic. One by one, each student station was
packed away, our autoclaves were emptied,
instruments sorted, dental chairs folded and
the remnants of dentistry that were left on
the floor were swept away. We were now
standing in an empty room just as it was two
weeks before with thoughts of how to make
next year’s trip an even bigger success.
I would like to extend a very special thanks
to Dr. Tom Jones. It is because of his hard
work that this program would not be
where it is today, and this article
or program would not be
possible.
“Overall, I am glad that I went and found
it very gratifying. I am also faster and more
confident in my skills as a dentist whether
it applies to [oral surgery] or operative
procedures.” This was a comment from a
student who participated in our trip. From
this statement it is evident that our students
benefited greatly from our trip. During
the trip, students saw cases that challenged
them. They had access to instruments and
materials that were of the highest quality;
their working speed increased dramatically
and their confidence skyrocketed. An
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A DIFFERENT
KIND OF
DENTAL
METAL
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They are dental students AND they are a rock and roll band, aptly
named “The Metal Chapter” of dentistry. Their music is as raucously
loud — they play rock standards by bands such as Guns ‘N Roses,
Aerosmith and Ozzy Ozbourne — as their spirits are generous. They
played a benefit concert, Saturday, January 13, to raise money for the
local chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities. After months of
planning and promoting the concert, their
efforts were an unqualified success —
they rocked the house to the tune of
$6,500 for Ronald McDonald House. For
more information about The Metal Chapter
visit their website: themetalchapter.com.
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Regional & National Awards
Melissa Kusiak Jennifer Perry Joseph Tilley Jennifer Bleish DDS 2011
Senior DH Class
Senior DH Class
Junior DH Class
UMKC Trustees Anniversary
Scholarship*
Jessica Yoon DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Ronald M. West Memorial
Scholarship
Shawna Harris DDS 2009
Kelly Miller DDS 2009
Angela Williams DDS 2011
Dr. Frank W. and Dr. John C.
Windle Award for Graduate
Periodontics
Dr. Dan Ang
Resident
Dr. Aaron Colby
Resident
Dr. Allison Tran
Resident
Dr. Audra Ward Resident
Dr. Haw Tung and Gilberte
Wong Scholarship
Benjamin Mead DDS 2008
Blake Ishikawa DDS 2009
Blake Matsuura DDS 2011
Regional & National Student Awards
Richard Ackerman Omicron Kappa
Upsilon Scholarship
Llon Clendenen DDS 2008
Jacquelyn Schieck DDS 2008
American College of Dentists, Kansas
City Midwest Section Scholarship
Adam Timock DDS 2008
American College of Dentists Missouri
Section Scholarship
Blake Borello DDS 2008
David Ries DDS 2008
Dentsply Grand Prize Table Clinic Award
David Ries DDS 2008
Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard
Academy Scholarship
Angela Sullivan DDS 2008
William S. Kramer Award of Excellence
(OKU)
Missouri Academy of General Dentistry
Scholarship
William Duensing DDS 2008
Missouri Dental Foundation Scholarship
Ryan Grady DDS 2009
Joshua Rust DDS 2009
Adam Wehrmeister DDS 2009
Danielle Zust DDS 2010
Rebecca Marshall Senior DH Class
R. Lois Scott Scholarship
Laura Johnson Senior DH Class
Sigma Phi Alpha-Alpha Gamma Annual
Chapter Scholarship
Kylie Siruta Senior DH Class
United States Army Health Professions
Scholarship Program
Abby Loeb DDS 2010
Jay Jensen DDS 2011
Cameron Johnson DDS 2011
Robert Masterson DDS 2011
Paige Riddle DDS 2011
United States Navy Health Professions
Scholarship Program
Jerrod Crawford DDS 2009
Gregory Calloway DDS 2011
Jerad Divine DDS 2011
Suzanne Zuber Scholarship
Haley Dollins
MS
Rebecca Marshall Senior DH Class
Elissa Evans Junior DH Class
Erin Mason Junior DH Class
* Indicates this is the first year this
scholarship has been awarded
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Student Scholarships Continued
Dr. John J. Miller
Scholarship
Timothy Price DDS 2008
Dr. Albert J. and Mary W.
Monsees Scholarship
Brooks Barefoot DDS 2010
Mohammad Nomani DDS 2010
Melanie Neumann
Scholarship
Danielle Dace DDS 2008
Dr. Pamela Overman
Scholarship
Jennifer Perry Senior DH Class
Erin Mason Junior DH Class
Lauren Nowiszewski Junior DH Class
Ashley Shipley Junior DH Class
Trudy Parker Scholarship
Kelly Dold Senior DH Class
Elena Rodriguez Senior DH Class
Joanna Sparks Senior DH Class
Sohee Kim Junior DH Class
Dr. D.L. Powell Scholarship
Llon Clendenen DDS 2008
David Ries DDS 2008
Benjamin Connor DDS 2009
Dustin Wilson DDS 2009
Xiaochuan Bai DDS 2010
Evan Moody DDS 2010
Koby Ferguson DDS 2011
Daniel Gilstrap DDS 2011
Dr. Don R. Pracht
Scholarship
Chad Ohnmacht DDS 2008
Dean Michael J. Reed
Scholarship
Kristin Hendricks DDS 2008
Nick Pfannenstiel
DDS 2008
Dr. Norman L. Schwartz
Memorial Scholarship
Amish Patel DDS 2009
Dwight David Stanford,
M.D., and James Hudson
Stanford, D.D.S., Scholarship
Philip Gordon DDS 2009
Rinehart General
Scholarship
John Heiman DDS 2008
Adam Wehrmeister DDS 2009
James Shaner DDS 2010
Ryan Kohlmeier DDS 2011
Melissa Kusiak DDS 2011
David Mitts DDS 2011
Amber Knebel Senior DH Class
Kendra Tann Junior DH Class
James S. and Katheryn W.
Taylor Scholarship
Ryan Grieves DDS 2011
Megan Lenahan DDS 2011
Elizabeth Melenbrink DDS 2011
Maxine Tishk Scholarship
Janette Delinger MS
Haley Dollins MS
UMKC Dental Alumni
Association Scholarship
Sarah Creson DDS 2008
Adam Retallick DDS 2008
David Ries DDS 2008
Charles Abbick DDS 2009
Paige Girlinghouse DDS 2009
Wyeth Hoopes
DDS 2009
Ashley Knight DDS 2009
Carrie Peterson DDS 2009
Jared Reichenberger DDS 2009
Katherine Renn DDS 2009
Mary Rinck DDS 2009
Joshua Rust DDS 2009
Pamela Yu DDS 2009
Jared Atwood DDS 2010
Melissa Francisco DDS 2010
Genavieve McGivern DDS 2010
Courtney Wesbacher DDS 2010
Kimberly Winton DDS 2010
Natalia Henbest DDS 2011
Daniel Rector Senior DH Class
Joseph Tilley Senior DH Class
Myrtle Rinehart Scholarship
Alicia Fields DDS 2008
Terra Pauly DDS 2008
Stephanie Neely DDS 2009
Nathan George DDS 2010
Grant Snider DDS 2011
Alice Rogers Memorial
Scholarship
Seungmi Lee Senior DH Class
Emily Remsing Senior DH Class
Nicole Bentley Junior DH Class
Kaley Clark Junior DH Class
Jennifer Lux Junior DH Class
Dr. Mike R. and Jerrie Roney
Nicholas Lyons DDS 2008
Barbara Schupp DDS 2009
Lindsay Pauly DDS 2010
Dr. Roger P. Rupp
Scholarship for Academic
Excellence
Bracy Haynie DDS 2008
UMKC Dental Alumni Golf
Tournament Scholarships
Kristopher Chilcutt DDS 2010
Christina Huynh DDS 2010
Stacy Jackson DDS 2010
Blake Julian DDS 2010
Ashley Maley DDS 2010
Joseph Barnhart DDS 2011
Cody Bell DDS 2011
William Brooks DDS 2011
David Brown DDS 2011
Sara Walls DDS 2011
Carmen Martin Senior DH Class
Natalie Waldschmidt Senior DH Class
UMKC Dental Hygiene Class
of 2005 Scholarship*
Jennifer Perry Senior DH Class
UMKC Dental Hygiene Class
of 2007 Scholarship*
Kristin Garcia Senior DH Class
UMKC Dental Hygiene
Professional Scholarship
Jessica Shackles Senior DH Class
UMKC Dental Hygienists’
Alumni Association
Scholarship
Emily Bowers Senior DH Class
Amanda Hanson Senior DH Class
Kathrine Kresl Senior DH Class
Elena Rodriguez Senior DH Class
Vicki Steele Senior DH Class
Erin Dudley Junior DH Class
Amy Haile
Junior DH Class
Jennifer Lux Junior DH Class
Lauren Nowiszewski Junior DH Class
Abby Patrick Junior DH Class
Ashley Shipley Junior DH Class
Kristie Waddell Junior DH Class
Second Century Fund
Scholarship
Shane Rhoton DDS 2008
Travis Gillespie
DDS 2009
Kyle Wilson DDS 2009
Daniel Harkey DDS 2010
Vicki Steele Senior DH Class
Angelika Skulavik Junior DH Class
Sterilizer Monitoring
Service Scholarship
Blake Borello
DDS 2008
Amy Rynard
DDS 2008
Robert Gatti DDS 2009
Ian Krusich DDS 2009
Heather Adams
DDS 2010
Brooks Barefoot DDS 2010
Mohammad Nomani DDS 2010
Matthew Walker DDS 2010
Ashlee Williams DDS 2010
Ryan Kohlmeier
DDS 2011
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Another Good Year for our
Approximately 130
golfers (another
attendance record) turned
out for the 8th annual
Dental Alumni Scholarship
Golf Tournament, Friday,
June 15, 2007, at Shoal
Creek Golf Course. John
T. Fales (DDS ’82, Pedo ’91)
offered an optional onehour CE class before the
tournament’s shotgun
start at 1:00 p.m. Joe
Spalitto (DDS ’72) chaired
the tournament for
another successful year.
The event organizers
extend their thanks to
everyone who played
and sponsored the
tournament. Because of
your generous support,
the tournament raised
$18,000 for scholarships.
Save the date for next
year! Our annual
tournament will be held
Friday, June 13, 2008.
scholarship Golf Tournament
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Honor roll of donors
R i n e h a rt f o u n dat i o n
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Donations of $100,000
or more
Dr. James & Mrs. Grace Hobbs
Missouri Dental Foundation
Dr. Roy J. Rinehart Memorial
Foundation
Leo A. Rogers Charitable Rem.
Unitrust
to $99,999
Stanley H. Durwood Foundation
Dr. Bernard & Mrs. Jill Esrock
R.Wayne Thompson,
DDS ’67, MS ’72
Chair of the Rinehart
Memorial Foundation
The dentists listed in the Donor Honor Roll reflect a
compassionate, dedicated spirit for returning the value
of their dental education. Many Honor Roll members
are the family, friends, corporations, foundations and
associations motivated by the noble cause of supporting
dental education. Your gifts of time, talent and money
are a major asset of the UMKC School of Dentistry. The
ROY J. RINEHART MEMORIAL FOUNDATION serves as
the legal instrument that provides student and faculty
scholarships, promotes local and international community
service, contributes to dental school infrastructure,
funds departmental chairs and other activities in the
professional dental community. The synergism of donor
gifts and the Rinehart Foundation’s goals creates one
of the finest dental learning experiences in the United
States. On behalf of the Rinehart Foundation and the
UMKC School of Dentistry, I thank you for your generous
support.
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to $49,999
Baptist-Trinity Lutheran
Legacy Foundation
Edmonds Dental Prosthetics, Inc.
First H & Foundation
Nebraska Medical Center
Prime Health Foundation
Smiles Change Lives Fund
Dr. Robert & Ms. Roxanne Smith
United Methodist Health
Ministry Fund
to $24,999
American Association of
Orthodontists Foundation
American Dental Education Assoc.
Biolase Technology, Inc.
Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Shara Cash
Dr. Stephen M. Cito
Goetze Dental Company
Dr. Daniel Holmes
Hazel Johns Estate
Dr. Anthony Marengo, Jr.
KC Orthodontic Support &
Research Foundation
Mr. William & Ms. Julie Kyte
New Tudor Foundation
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Dr. Oscar B. Tate Estate
Dr. O.B. Vaughan
Donations of $5,000
to $9,999
A-Dec Inc.
Amgen
Mr. & Ms. Frank L. Cito
Mrs. Georgia M. Compton
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Florence Dunlap
Embryon Inc.
Dr. James W. Fanning
Dr. Jeremy Fry
Dr. & Mrs. Neil B. Furuya
Dr. Barton J. Girdwood
Global Content Group
Dr. Sam & Mrs. B. Jeannene Hayes
Health Partnership Clinic
K.C. Centsable Coop (Mr. Goodcents)
Dr. & Mrs. Estel Landreth
Dr. Hoanh Ba Le
Dr. Mark S. Mancin
Dr. Mark McInnis
Mrs. Wanda Newman
Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.
Rogers, Duncan & Dillehay
Victor E. Speas Foundation
UMKC Dental Alumni Association
Upstate Orthodontics Inc.
Dr. Stephanie A. Van Dyne
Mrs. Annie K.Yoshimoto
Donations of $2,500
to $4,999
3M ESPE
American Dental Association
Foundation
Mr. Bernard & Dr. Cynthia Amyot
Dr. Lynda Bonewald
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Sally Cobb
Dental Health of Fianna
Dr. James & Mrs. Mary Dryden
Dr. Shara M. Dunlap
Shauna Eash
Fred H. Enloe Trust
Dr. Harvey & Mrs. Julie Eplee
Free Dental Clinic Trust Fund
H-O Properties II LLC
Dr. J. Joseph Hannah
Dr. D. Stanley & Ms. Sydney Hite
Dr. John D. Hume
Dr. Daniel K. Jones &
Dr. Casey Tate Jones
Kansas City Cancer Center
Gladys Kelce Charitable Lead Trust
Dr. James C. Kulild
R.A. Long Foundation
Mayflower Transit
Dr. Robert H. Melton
Drs. Peter Mohn & Adrian Evans
Dr. Peter W. Mohn
Dr. Ronald K. Neugent
Dr. Daniel C. Nielson
Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.
Dr. Jay Oltjen
Dr. Gregory L. Palozola
Dr. Richard W. Radke
Drs. Michael & Ingrid Reed
Dr. Guillermo P. Rodriguez
Dr. Brett A. Roufs
Sullivan-Schein Dental
Dr. Brian S. Sutton
Dr. Russell & Mrs. Loretta Tabata
United Way of Central New Mexico
Dr. Brian Williams
Dr. John C. Windle
Donations of $1,000
to $2,499
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Evelyn Amend
Dr. Mark A. Andregg
Drs. Mark & Melodee Armfield
Dr. John Richard Astle
Mr. Kent & Mrs. Diana Baker
Dr. Steven P. Billings
Dr. Dan & Mrs. Nancy Blackwell
Dr. Alan R. Brown
Dr. Orville & Mrs. Sandra Brown
Drs. Dustin & Amy Burleson
Dr. Robert E. Butler
Dr. Chris & Dr. Jayne Buttner
Mr. Casey Byrnes
Ms. Gale Y. Campbell
Dr. Lauren Carr
The Cashew
Dr. John B. Ciampa
Dr. James O. Claxton
Dr. & Mrs. James R. Cole II
Commerce Bank
Creative Dental Arts, Inc.
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Class of 1983 Scholarship
Philip Gordon DDS 2009
Class of 1985 Scholarship*
Jessica Yoon DDS 2010
Aaron Wallender DDS 2008
Nicholas Lyons DDS 2008
Jessica Yoon DDS 2010
Matthew St. George DDS 2008
John B. and Frieda R. Cobb
and Oscar E. and Ingeborg
M. Peterson Scholarship
Grant Olson DDS 2011
Jeffrey Seaman DDS 2011
Charles M. Cobb Graduate
Periodontics Award
Dr. Dan Ang Periodontics Resident
Dr. Daniel L. Cruz Memorial
Scholarship
Mikaeya Truesdell DDS 2010
Dental Alumni Memorial
Scholarship
Leta Langford DDS 2009
Dental Hygiene Class of 1954
Scholarship
Courtney Mace Senior DH Class
Dental Hygiene Golden
Jubilee Scholarship
Nicole Bentley Junior DH Class
Jessica Clark
Junior DH Class
Marcela Sabala Junior DH Class
Dr. Fred H. Enloe Dental
Scholarship
Clare Rieser DDS 2008
Samantha Hindupur DDS 2009
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Adam E. Ericsson
Scholarship
Julia Watson DDS 2008
Grant Snider DDS 2011
Megan Westrich DDS 2011
Stephanie Phelps Senior DH Class
Dr. James Herbertson
Scholarship
Dr. Vinyard Kies Memorial
Scholarship
Trevor Blattner DDS 2010
Jean M. Hite and Leslie
Suchman Scholarship
Brandon Johnson DDS 2008
Dr. George Aden Esterly
Scholarship
Brandon Johnson DDS 2008
Jacquelyn Schieck DDS 2008
Ted Beauchamp DDS 2009
Stephen Darmitzel DDS 2009
Lauren Gossett DDS 2010
Rebecca Spencer DDS 2010
Anna Boone DDS 2011
Koby Ferguson DDS 2011
Heather Hassell DDS 2011
Hocott/Munn Scholarship
Alex Roberts DDS 2008
John and Kathy Killip
Scholarship
Gary Fulton DDS 2008
Benjamin Mead DDS 2008
Nick Pfannenstiel DDS 2008
Dr. Roy L. and Helen
H. Felkner Memorial
Scholarship
Elizabeth Melenbrink DDS 2011
Dr. Frank R. Fullerton
Scholarship
Letrisha Thomas DDS 2010
John D. Gardner, DDS
Scholarship
Trevor Blattner DDS 2010
Dr. Lyndal G. Holmes
Scholarship*
Barbara Schupp DDS 2009
Lyndal Gray Holmes (DDS ‘65)
and Gray W. Holmes (DDS ‘28)
Scholarship
Dr. Arthur E. Iwersen
Scholarship
Lindsey Christian DDS 2008
Kristin Hendricks DDS 2008
Dr. Thomas A. and Phyllis J.
Jones Scholarship
Patrick Lucaci DDS 2009
Shamaine Spencer DDS 2010
David Jackson DDS 2011
Jones/Long Scholarship
Heather Adams DDS 2010
Dr. Otis B. Gentry
Scholarship
Kenny Tran DDS 2008
Tyler Nivens DDS 2009
Amy Morgan Junior DH Class
Marisa Steinbach Junior DH Class
Kansas Dental Student Silver
Lining Scholarship
Timothy Herre DDS 2008
Travis Gillespie DDS 2009
Scott Driver DDS 2011
Drs. Patrick and Jill
Hardman Scholarship
Shelly Stotts Senior DH Class
Kelly Kavanaugh Memorial
Scholarship
Marina Hampton DDS 2011
Dr. John I. Haynes
Leadership Award
Joseph Laudie DDS 2009
Joshua Stone DDS 2009
Kemper Humanitarian
Award
Jonathan Copeland DDS 2009
Dr. Dan Hedge Scholarship
Lance Robbins DDS 2009
Dr. Frederick J. Knapp
Memorial Scholarship*
Trent Redfearn DDS 2008
Dr. Vere and Mrs. Mae Lane
Scholarship
Mahdokht Farahani DDS 2009
Dr. Ralph Lopez Scholarship
Joshua Stone DDS 2009
Deborah Thornberry Manne
Scholarship*
Amy Morgan Junior DH Class
Beulah McCollum
Scholarship
Trent Redfearn Benjamin Rutherford Edis Moci Michael Isaac Rebecca Parr DDS 2008
DDS 2008
DDS 2009
DDS 2010
DDS 2011
Menees/Nelson Scholarship
Emily Bier DDS 2008
Adam Lukens DDS 2008
Midwest Dental Conference
Scholarship
Gary Fulton DDS 2008
Abby Patrick Junior DH Class
Amy Haile Junior DH Class
Jennifer Lux
Junior DH Class
Kristie Waddell Junior DH Class
Susanna Zigelboym Junior DH Class
UMKC School of dentistry
Student Scholarship Recipients
At our annual Scholarship
and Recognition Ceremony,
held Monday, September 24,
2007, the UMKC School of
Dentistry distributed 279
awards totaling $401,000 to
196 dental, dental hygiene
and graduate students.
Twenty-five students were
awarded support from 12
regional or national sources,
totaling over $200,000. Of
the school’s 100+ schoolbased scholarship funds,
twelve were new in 2007.
The successful growth of
endowed scholarships and
the continuing generosity
of the school’s alumni and
friends are evidenced by the
fact that the school awarded
$35,500 in scholarships for
the 1989-90 academic year.
Dr. George H. Abney
Dr. Justin Labart
Resident
Dr. Patrick Moore Resident
Dr. Nicholas Vega Resident
Dr. Ward Adams Dental
Scholarship
William Duensing DDS 2008
Aaron Wallender DDS 2008
Dr. Kenneth Adamson
Jennifer LaGrone DDS 2008
Dr. Charles Channing Allen
Scholarship
Ha Huynh DDS 2008
Dr. Eugene T. Beers
Scholarship
Matthew Walker DDS 2010
Jonathan and Julia Bredin
Scholarship*
Susan Brockmann-Bell
Julie Brotzman MS
Noveta Brown Scholarship
Melissa Thomas Senior DH Class
Ashley Bland Junior DH Class
Kaley Clark Junior DH Class
Rachel Pyle Junior DH Class
Robert Michael Brown
Ashlee Williams DDS 2010
James H. Butler I.B.E.W.
Scholarship
Richard Zeller DDS 2011
Dr. Youngjune Chang - Dr.
Daniel Tira Scholarship
Ryan Grady DDS 2009
Dr. Carl N. and Louise
Chapman Scholarship
Robert Gatti DDS 2009
Ryan Grady DDS 2009
Ian Krusich DDS 2009
Leta Langford
DDS 2009
Patrick Lucaci DDS 2009
Class of 1943 September
Scholarship
Adelaide Allen DDS 2011
Bjorn Melander DDS 2008
Stephanie Neely DDS 2009
Amish Patel DDS 2009
Maice Hussam DDS 2009
Travis Wymer DDS 2008
Adelaide Allen DDS 2011
Nick Pfannenstiel
DDS 2008
Ha Huynh
DDS 2008
Matthew St. George DDS 2008
Lance Robbins DDS 2009
Ashley Swisher DDS 2009
Eric Livingston DDS 2009
Joshua Ricker DDS 2008
Grant Olson DDS 2011
Jeffrey Seaman DDS 2011
Esther Machen DDS 2010
Joshua Ricker DDS 2008
Timothy Herre DDS 2008
Travis Wymer DDS 2008
Amy Rynard DDS 2008
Mahdokht Farahani DDS 2009
Marina Hampton DDS 2011
Danielle Dace DDS 2008
Lindsay Pauly DDS 2010
Andrew Ferris DDS 2010
Eric Livingston DDS 2009
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Dr. Kevin Cunningham
Mr. Barry & Mrs. Pat Daneman
Delta Airlines
Dr. Joshua Dembsky
Dental Harmony Lab, Inc.
Dr. David J. Dung
Dr. David & Mrs. Gloria Dung
Dr. J. David Eick
Dr. Todd A. Esau
Dr. Mitchell D. Esquibel
Dr. Remigius J. Eussen
Dr. Jerry R. Fankhauser
Finnane-Robison Dental LLC
Foundation Periodontics, P.A.
Dr. Scott R. Francois
Dr. Ken Frick & Ms. Mary Kaz
Drs. Milton M. & Judith M. Fujiuchi
Dr. Carl & Mrs. Marguerite Fyler
Dr. John A. Gardner
Dr. John D. Gardner
Dr. Jeffrey S. Geist
Drs. Richard Gilman & Lynn Murray
Dr. John R. Gordon
Mr. John Graue
Dr. Robert N. Hanson
Dr. Dennis L. Harper
Drs. Ray Harrell & Nancy Johnson
Dr. William J. Hayden, Jr.
Dr. Julie A. Hemingway
High Desert Orthodontics
Dr. Randall S. Honda
Hotel Piedras y Olas
Jenkins & LeBlanc, P.A.
Dr. Stephen D. Jenkins
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Jett Fund
Dr. Harry & Mrs. Ann Jett
Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Mary Johnson
Dr. Jon M. Julian
Dr. Gordon M. Kanemaru
Kansas City Area Life Sci. Inst., Inc.
Dr. Eric S. Kapustka
Dr. John & Ms. Kathy Killip
Dr. John C. LaBarca
Dr. Michael Leblanc
Dr. Charley Lee
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Angela Leins
Mr. Gary W. Lewis
Dr. T. Wayne & Ms. Linda Lewis
Dr. Gerald P. Maese
Dr. Donna L. Mager
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Matthews, Jr.
Dr. David L. May
Dr. Daniel T. Mayeda
Dr. M. Sean McReynolds
Dr. Robert E. Menees, Jr.&
Mrs. Sandra Menees
Dr. Grant W. Merritt
Dr. Michael L. Milford
Miner Family Dentistry, P.A.
Drs. Daniel & Melinda Miner
Dr. Kimberly Ann Moore
Dr. Mark E. Mosier
Drs. Kevin & Catherine Mowry
Dr. Wade L. Murphy
Dr. J. Gary & Mrs. Janet Nail
Dr. John W. Nelson, Jr.
Dr. Bryan R. Neuwirth
Dr. Nancy L. Newhouse
The O’Keefe Family Foundation
Dr. Vicki E. Okamoto
Mr. Tony O’Keefe
Mr. Steve & Dr. Pamela Overman
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Drs. Todd Pankratz & Jessica Meeske
Dr. James L. Parrott
Dr. Vasilios Pavlakos
Mr. Roger Ponder
Dr. Mark Revels
Dr. Jeff L. Rickabaugh
Dr. Ron & Mrs. Sandra Riley
Dr. & Mrs. Ed Robison
Gary McCabe Ross, DDS
Dr. Bonnie Ruyle
Dr. James L. Samples
Dr. Donald J. Sanchez
Dr. Allan Y. Segawa
Shadburn Contracting, Inc.
Dr. Fred P. Shulski
Mr. Thomas H. Simonson
Dr. William F. Slagle Jr.
Dr. Glenn Duke Sosebee
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Margit Squire
Dr. Edward G. Stephens
Dr. Rodger & Mrs. Linda Suchman
Dr. Toshiro Takehara
Dr. Robert L. Talley
Dr. R. Wayne &
Mrs. I. Joyce Thompson
Dr. Manuel Tjoa
Dr. Leo A. Tokarczyk
Tulsa Dental
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde S. Umaki
UMKC Dental Hygienists’
Alumni Association
Dr. Lloyd Y. Uto
Dr. Jason E. Wagle
Dr. Jeffrey D. Walmann
Dr. Kevin & Dr. Barbara Walsh
Dr. David D. Warren
Mr. Jason A. Weber
Dr. & Mrs. Wavel Wells
Dr. Terry & Mrs. Nancy Williams
Mr. C. Steven & Mrs. Debbie Wolff
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Woolsey
Dr. Stephen M. Zebarth
Donations of $500 to $999
Dr. Marion G. Abbick
Dr. Marc & Ms. Marilyn Abrams
Dr. Howard M. Achen
Dr. Richard &
Mrs. Mona Ackerman
Dr. Alan & Ms. Elaine Adams
Dr. Robert J. Adams
Ward & Wilma Andregg
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Anglim
Dr. Michael J. Armijo
Dr. James H. Atkinson
Drs. Marcus & Kelly Barnett
Dr. Michael T. Basnett
Dr. Charles E. Beadles, Jr.
Dr. William D. Booth
Dr. Hugh & Mrs. Judith Bruner, Jr.
Dr. William E. Bucher
Dr. James L. Bunge
Dr. Raymond L. Campbell
Dr. Joseph &
Mrs. Rebecca Chancey, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Armand Chong
Ms. Vanessa S. Choy
Dr. Eleanor B. Chudy
Dr. Robert L. Claassen
Dr. William & Mrs. Connie Cleveland
Dr. Gregory C. Cohen
Dr. Carl C. Collier
Dr. Patrick H. Collins
Dr. Thomas A. Collins, Jr.
Dr. Grant T. Cookson
Dr. Robert D. Coyle
Dr. Keigm & Mrs. Susan Crook
Dr. Joseph B. Dankey
Dr. Michael E. Dix
Ms. Katti M. Doescher
Dynamic Management Solutions Inc.
Dr. James D. Elias
Dr. & Mrs. Willis R. Esau
Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Sara Evans
Dr. David L. Farley
Dr. Lawrence M. Fujioka
Gage Center Dental Group
Dr. Jolynn Galvin
Dr. L. Wayne Goodin
Dr. Andrea T. Gordon
Dr. Laurie A. Gormley
Greater Kansas City
Health Care Foundation
Dr. Steven D. Green
Dr. F. Stanley Hall
Dr. Scott D. Hamilton
Dr. Jerry L. & Ms. Sharon Haney
Hawaii TMJ Institute, LLC
Dr. John & Mrs. Judith Haynes
Mr. & Douglas Healy
Dr. Jan S. Heidbreder
Heritage of Kashmir
Dr. Jay & Mrs. Judith Hildreth
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Hines
Dr. James & Mrs. F. Gene Hocott
Mr. Bret Holman
Dr. Frank J. Holtz
Dr. Mark A. Huenergardt
Hu-Friedy Corporation
Dr. Michael & Dr. Melanie Hull
Dr. James B. Indiveri
Dr. L. Ronald Ingram
Jack Stack Barbeque
Dr. Gregory K. Johnson
Dr. Paul A. Jones
Dr. Toetie S. Jones
Dr. Walter W. Jones
Dr. Glenn Y. Kadohiro
Mrs. Donna Kaelke
Dr. Larry G. Kanning
Dr. Allen & Mrs. Judith Keenan
Dr. Daniel D. Kieu
Dr. Shanon T. Kirchhoff
Dr. Roy M. Kurisaki
Ms. Jennifer Lagrone
Dr. Jerry Lamb
Dr. Corry R. Lanyon
Dr. Leonard L. Lausten
Dr. Arthur Sit-Kuen Leung
Dr. Gregg A. Lindsey
Dr. Leeland M. Lovaas
Dr. David & Mrs. Mary Maddox
Ms. Courtney D. Main
Mr. William A. Marse
Mrs. Patricia Z. Massey
Drs. Earl & Shelly McColm
Drs. Paul McGraw and
Nancy Newhouse
Dr. Max A. McReynolds, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. M. William Meyer, Jr.
Dr. Ward A. Meyerhoeffer, Jr.
Missouri Academy of General
Dentistry
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Mitchell
Dr. Timothy J. Morgan
Dr. Timothy P. Nary
Ms. Emily O’Sullivan
Oak Park Dental Group, P.A.
Ms. Tiffany Oberle
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Annie Ogilvie
Dr. James W. Osborne & Dr. Cathleen
M. Taylor
Dr. Virgil L. Palmer
Dr. Kevin Pass
Dr. Steven D. Pendleton
Dr. Mark D. Pogue
Dr. Joel W. Pratt
Promotion Services, Inc.
Ms. Aruna Rajagopalan
Dr. John W. Rapley
Ms. Emily Remsing
Dr. Stephanie A. Robertson Cameron
Dr. Joe O. Rosenberg
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Russell
Dr. G. Bob Ruwwe, Jr.
Ms. Amy L. Rynard
Dr. Larry D. Sheldon
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Tamara Smith
Dr. Donald L. Smothers
Southwest Airlines
Dr. Joseph & Mrs. Elizabeth Spalitto
Dr. Alan M. Stoll
Mr. Danny Stos
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Swaney
Dr. James B. Theilen
Dr. Jerry E. Theilen
Time Warner Cable &
Communications
Dr. William S. Tinsley
Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Mary Tira
Dr. James S. Torchia
University Park Dental Assoc., PA
Dr. Kurt & Ms. Sharon Uyehara
Dr. H. Michael Wamsley
Dr. Wade W. Warren
Dr. Suzanne Watson
Dr. Kirk & Mrs. Donna Weber
Dr. David D. Wells
Dr. Stanley L. Wint
Dr. & Mrs. Bradley C. Wright
Dr. Douglas A. Wyckoff
Drs. G. Philip & Luann C. Wymore
Dr. Carla A.Yamashiro
Dr. J. Brad Aday
Dr. Eugene & Mrs. Jeanne Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Mike Baba
Dr. Alan & Mrs. Beverly Babigan
Dr. & Mrs. Louis Badeen
Bank of America
Dr. S. Max Barrett
Dr. Daniel Bednarczyk
Dr. Rufus E. Bell
Dr. Larry L. Betsworth
Boyson Dental
Dr. Karl A. Breuckmann
Dr. Melvin Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Buckley
Carey Limousine Service
Dr. Thomas G. Cates III
Dr. Linda K. Coates
Mr. Abe Cole
Commerce Bank
Ms. Tara J. Cortes
Mr. Mitchell Crusto
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Dr. Scott & Mrs. Angela Dempsey
Dr. Carol I. Dennison
The Dentist’s Choice
Dentsply North America
Dr. J. Timothy Doerner
Dr. Darrell & Mrs. Kathy Drissell
Dykhouse Orthodontics, DDS, PC
Dr. David E. Dykhouse
Dr. Marvin B. Edgington
Dr. James W. Elliott
Dr. Robert L. Ennis
Dr. Rex & Mrs. Constance Esau
Dr. Elizabeth Finnane
Dr. Robert G. Fox
Dr. Tara M. Gabriel
Ms. Kristin Garcia
Dr. Lisa R. Gonzales
Dr. Mark J. Gordon
Ms. Patricia H. Gorman
Dr. Lloyd E. Grant
Dr. Nelson M. Gumucio
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Harvey
Health Education Enterprises
Dr. Paul S. Herrin
Dr. William R. Hixson
Dr. Gregory C. Houston
Jadlow Dental Laboratory
Ms. Lanette Jaeger
Dr. Eric R. Johnson
Dr. Lawrence A. Johnson
Dr. William T. Kane
Dr. Spencer J. Kemmer
Dr. Dean F. Kirn
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Terri Klein
Dr. Justin R. Kohlhorst
Dr. Raymond P. Krob
Dr. Edwin V. Long, Jr.
Mr. Don Lutjen
Dr. Simon R. MacNeill
Mr. J. Daniel Main
Dr. & Mrs. Steven D. Malmstrom
Dr. Alan J. Martin
Dr. Charles F. Massler, Jr.
Dr. Eric & Dr. Aime Mayuga
Ms. Mary Catherine McCluskey
Dr. Kevin E. Medlin
Dr. George J. Melton
Dr. George B. Menkoff
Missouri Dental Insurance, Inc.
Dr. James & Mrs. Heidi Mixson
Dr. Robert & Ms. Recie Mobley
Ms. Dawn R. Moore
Dr. Dorsey & Mrs. Mary Moore
Dr. John M. Morales
Dr. Gregory D. Morgan
Dr. Patrick J. Morris
Dr. Paul Y. Murakami
Myron’s Dental Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Albert K. Nakakura
Mr. Jon Newman
Drs. David & Deborah Lynn Novak
Mr. Timothy E. Oberle
Dr. Bert W. Oettmeier, Jr.
Orthodontics, Inc.
Dr. Robert C. Owen
Dr. Patrick M. Pacheco & Mrs. Joan
Aufdembrink-Pacheco
Mr. Steve & Ms. Lisa Paschang
Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.
Periodontal Care
Dr. Paul Perme &
Mrs. Donnis Rogers-Perme
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Ms. Jacqueline Perry
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Janita Peterson
Dr. Phillip M. Poynter
Dr. Bart W. Putnam
Dr. Richard Rauschenbach& Mrs.
Suzanne Rauschenbach
Reb Farms, LLC
Restoration Specialists Inc.
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Susan Reynolds
Mr. Curtis Rowland
Dr. Al O. Rueb
Dr. William C. Schulte
Dr. Dale A. Schutte
Dr. Mitchell Blacker &
Ms. Susan Sharp-Blacker
Dr. Wilbur C. Skaer
Dr. Daniel G. Stamos
Dr. David E. Stamos
Dr. Sarah B. Stovall
Dr. Ross W. Stryker
Drs. David & Kelly Suchman
Sunnybrook Dental
Dr. Thomas K. Tanaka
Dr. John & Ms. Dana Tanner
Dr. David J. Thein
Capt. Blake H. Turner
Dr. Steven F. Twietmeyer
Dr. David C. Ukena
Dr. & Mrs. Wallace T. Urata
Dr. Tan H. Van
Dr. Michael E. Vandenberg
Dr. Carlton & Mrs. Patricia Walker
Dr. David W. Wardlaw
Dr. Nevin & Mrs. Lois Waters
Dr. Tom W. White
Dr. Debra A. Wilkinson
Mr. & Ms. Howard Williams
Dr. Karen B. Williams
Dr. T. Merrell Williams
Dr. Buck R. Wilson
Dr. Vaughn & Mrs. Dee Wipf
Witherspoon, Collins, Quinn & Collins
Dr. Rex Witherspoon
Dr. Richard Wittenauer
Dr. Ramon J. Aberle
Access Children’s Dental Group
Ms. Heather Adams
Dr. Robert & Ms. Marlene Adams
Dr. Nancy L. Addy
Advanced Dental Center
Dr. Jerry R. Akers
Dr. George R. Albin III
American Dental Association
Dr. Charles S. Anderson
Dr. John O. Andreas
Mr. Peter & Dr. Luckana Asandra
Dr. David A. Ashley
Dr. Eugene W. Atkins
Dr. Jack B. Austerman
Dr. & Ms. Kevin Austin
Anonymous
Dr. Charles M. Baker
Dr. Robert W. Baker
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Baker
Dr. John & Mrs. Beth Ball
Mr. F. Dwain Barcellina
Drs. Bruce & Gerry Barker
Dr. Richard D. Barlet
Mr. David E. Barnes
Dr. Don H. Barrow
Dr. Daryl K. Beam
Dr. Robert C. Beaver
Dr. Mark G. Beck
Drs. Robert & Julie Becker
Dr. Paul R. Beer
Dr. Brent L. Benkelman
Dr. Mary E. Berk-Mooney
Dr. Sergio Berkstein
Dr. Richard A. Bernstein
Dr. Stanley L. Bettin
Dr. Greg K. Bixby
Dr. Warren K. Blaich
Dr. Brenda S. Bohaty
Dr. Bryan Bonnet
Dr. Tom J. Bono
Dr. David & Mrs. Anne Borgmeyer
Dr. Charles W. Boyce
Dr. Harlan P. Boyce II
Dr. Harold I. Brammer
Dr. Timothy & Mrs. Carolyn Brewer
Dr. William &
Ms. Lorraine Brockmann
Dr. Robert L. Brooks
Dr. Gary L. Brown
Dr. William L. Brown, Jr.
Dr. Steven L. Buffer
Dr. Mary Hagan Burke
Dr. Jeffrey L. Burkett
Dr. Gary D. Burnidge
Dr. Thomas G. Burris
Dr. Leslie R. Burrows
Dr. Robert E. Bussey
Dr. Roger D. Buzbee
Dr. Jeffrey H. Byram
Dr. Fred V. Cabaniss
Dr. William H. Campbell
Dr. Billy J. Carlton
Terry L. Carter
Dr. Roger & Mrs. Eileen Casper
Dr. Alberto R. Castaneda
Dr. & Mrs. William Castles
Drs. Jeffrey & Linzi Cavanaugh
Central Arkansas Oral & Maxillofacial
Dr. Charles L. Chambers
Dr. Philip W. Chang
Dr. Michael S. Cherre
Dr. Robert A. Chod
Dr. Andrew Choy
Dr. Stephen B. Clark
Class of 2010 - School of Dentistry
Dr. Gregory W. Cleveland
Dr. R. Guy Cleverley
Dr. David L. Cochran
Mr. Jonathan Copeland
Dr. Jerry F. Cox
Dr. Everett C. Crouch, Jr.
Dr. Harley D. Crowder
Dr. Bill & Mrs. Eva Cummings
Dr. Kevin J. Cummings
Dr. Timothy J. Curry
Dr. Terry L. Davidson
Dr. & Mrs. Dale Davis
Dr. R. Joseph Davis
Dr. Emily Day
Dr. David J. Dear
Dr. James A. Deere
Dr. Neal & Dr. Michelle Deutch
Dr. John & Mrs. Barbara Dietrich
Dr. Bernard Dietz
Dr. Rudolph E. Dittrich
Dr. James J. Dixson
Dr. L. Sue Dobbs
Mr. Paul O. Dooley
Dr. Matthew J. Drbohlav
Dr. William J. Duensing, Jr.
Dr. Vance & Mrs. Judith Dykhouse
Dynasty Promotional Printing
Dr. A. C. & Mrs. Wilma Edwards
Mr. Kindell Eidson
Dr. Edgar & Mrs. Jolene Ellyson
Dr. Jerald & Ms. Janet Elrod
Dr. Leroy E. Engle
Dr. John G. Esswein
Dr. Walter H. Eylar
Dr. Vincent A. Fallert
Family Dental Center
Dr. Kenneth F. Farha
Dr. Elizabeth R. Fassler
Dr. Frooz Fatoorachi
Dr. & Mrs. Forrest Faulconer
Dr. Larry L. Felkner
Dr. B. Van Ferguson
Dr. Frank D. Ferson
Dr. Ronald J. Finley
Dr. John C. Flucke
Dr. Dennis D. Flynn
Dr. Joel F. Foster
Dr. Richard A. Foster
Dr. L. Thane Frazier
Dr. Gary P. Freeland
Dr. John M. Freeze
Dr. Greg & Ms. Karen Frimel
Dr. Donald Fuchs
Ms. Melanie V. Fulton
Dr. Willis L. Funk
Dr. James C. Fusco
Mr. Luis A. Garcia
Dr. Larry A. Gartman
Mr. William A. Geoghegan
Dr. David George
Dr. William C. Gerst
Dr. Robert B. Gillum
Dr. Lex E. Gislar
Dr. Norman D. Glasscock
Dr. Wayne &
Mrs. Joyce Goodowitz
Dr. Bruce W. Gopin
Dr. Jerry D. Gragg
Dr. Frank C. Grammer
Dr. Ronald L. Graves
Dr. Stephen Graybill
Dr. Dale & Mrs. Paula Greer
Dr. & Mrs. John W. Grimes
Dr. John P. Grisham
Drs. Guy W. & Kathryn Gross
Mr. Paul & Ms. Melody Gross
Dr. John N. Gutschenritter
Dr. James W. Hackler
Dr. Troy D. Hallagin
Dr. & Mrs. Tucker Haltom, Jr.
Dr. Jeffrey C. Hambleton
Dr. Henry S. Hammer
Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Rita Harden
Dr. Fred V. Hargis, Jr.
Dr. Wendy L. Harless
Dr. Sarina M. Harman
Ms. Rachel Harms
Dr. Glenn W. Harrington
Dr. Daniel G. Harry
Marilyn I. Harsh
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hart
Dr. William E. Hartman
Dr. Harlan L. Hassen
Explorer Fall 07
New Health Sciences
Building Opens
dental Hygiene
Administration Changes
The UMKC School of Dentistry has new neighbors. In August,
the UMKC Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy began moving in to
their new home in the Health Sciences Building (HSB), located
on the north side of 25th Street between Charlotte and Holmes.
Construction of the $50.2 million facility, which provides 227,649
gross square feet of instructional, research and administrative/
support office space, began in November 2004.
The Health Sciences Building will enable UMKC to alleviate
workforce shortages through increased capacity both for health
care professionals and research scientists. With the new structure,
the School of Pharmacy is expected to increase its enrollment of
345 by more than 100 students; the School of Nursing’s annual
enrollment is anticipated to nearly double to 600 students. HSP
will also provide needed lab space for the region. As designed,
the facility’s labs enable faculty researchers with expertise in
informatics and patient systems to create a new technology base to
affect patient care. The space also provides a quality environment
in which to conduct product testing and improvement. Additionally,
the building enables the School of Pharmacy to rank in the top 10
pharmacy schools nationwide in federal funds and helps the School
of Nursing triple the amount of extramural research it secures to
$750,000 per year.
The official grand-opening celebration for HSB took place on
Friday, September 21, 2007. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and
Missouri Senator Kit Bond took part in the building’s ribbon-cutting
ceremony.
Explorer Fall 07
Kimberly Krust Bray
TanyaVillalpando Mitchell
Some familiar faces in the Division of Dental Hygiene will be
in new places this fall. Kimberly Krust Bray (DH ‘86, MS ‘88) has
been named director of the division. Bray had been serving
as interim director since the former director, Cynthia Amyot
(DH ‘92, MS ‘93 EdD ‘03), accepted the position of director of
Distance Education and Faculty Development at the UMKC
School of Dentistry. Professor Bray, who joined the school’s
faculty in 1988, has served as director of Graduate and
Degree Completion Studies since 2002. She has conducted or
participated in numerous research projects and authored or
co-authored dozens of articles in professional literature. She’s
also been an active volunteer in the UMKC Dental Hygienists’
Alumni Association, serving on its board since 1988 and as its
president in 1994-95.
Tanya Villalpando Mitchell has been selected to serve as
director of Graduate Studies in the Division of Dental
Hygiene. Villapando has served as Junior Clinic Coordinator
since she joined the UMKC faculty in August 2001. She has
published in peer-reviewed journals, and she has been honored
with several teaching awards. She is the current president of
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha, and serves as the
financial advisor to the UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Association.
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alumni association
Officers & Board of Trustees
UMKC Dental Alumni Association 2007-2008
Officers and Board of Trustees
President
Dr. Michael
McCunniff,
Faculty
Chair
Dr. Charles
Mahaffey,
Missouri
President-Elect
Dr. Mark
Mosier, Iowa
1stVice-President
Dr. John Nelson, Missouri
2ndVice President
Dr. R. Wayne Thompson, Kansas
3rdVice President
Dr. Chris Buttner, New Mexico
Secretary
Dr. Charles Squire, Kansas
Treasurer
Dr. Dan Blackwell, Missouri
Trustees
Term Expires in March 2012
Arkansas
Dr. Casey Jones
Kansas
Dr. Charles Squire
Kansas Dr. Jon Tilton
Oklahoma
Dr. John Lockard
Hawaii
Dr. Gordon Kanemaru
UMKC Faculty Dr. Greg Johnson
Missouri Dr. Stan Hall
Missouri
Dr. John Flucke
Colorado
Dr. Mark Gregston
Florida
Dr. Bill Rodriquez
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Term Expires in 2010
Arkansas
Dr. Dan Jones
Kansas
Dr. Bob Henson
Missouri
Dr. Robert Butler
UMKC Faculty Dr. Greg Houston
Illinois
Dr. Noreen Salmon
UMKC Dental
Hygienists’ Alumni
Association
2007-2008 Officers
and Board of
Trustees
Kansas
Dr. Crystal Obee
Missouri
Dr. Dan Blackwell
Oklahoma
Dr. James West
California (At-large)
TBA
Texas (At-large)
Dr. Jack Pierce
New Mexico
Dr. Michael Armijo
Kansas
Dr. Orville E. Brown
Missouri
Dr. Joseph Spalitto
UMKC Faculty Dr. Connie White
University Administrators
Dean
Michael J. Reed
Director of Community & Alumni Relations
Barry Daneman
Manager Alumni Relations
Donna Weber
Recent Grad Liaison
Class of 2005 — Sarah Brown
Class of 2006 — Ric Crowder
Class of 2007 — Amy Tasca
Students
Class of 2008 — Jeff Higgins
Class of 2009 — Josh Stone
Dental Hygiene Liaison
Kim Bray
President
Ann Engemann (DH ’01)
President-Elect
Marcie Calvin
Liaison
Kim Bray
One-Year Board Members
Dee Dee Arps Patti Shultz
Tamra Bendure Karen Davis
Susan Duncan
Two-Year Board Members
Pam Erickson
Amy Jones
Cat Saylor
Desni Sheller
Trisha Knight
Three-Year Board Members
Donna Kaelke Melanie Beck
Lindsey Hill
Kim Bray
Tanya Villalpando Mitchell
Explorer Fall 07
Dr. Gary Z. Hatutian
Dr. David A. Hawkins
Dr. G. Michael Hawkins
Dr. John H. Hay
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Head
Dr. Gregg R. Henckel
Dr. Carol Horton-Henley
Hercules Tire Sales, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Craig W. Herre
Dr. Mark A. Herzog
Dr. Ronald G. Higgins
Dr. Billy J. Hill
Dr. Randal L. Hillis
Dr. Teresa J. Hills
Dr. Mark F. Hilton
Ms. Samantha Hindupur
Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, LLP
Hobb E. Horse Carousel Works
Dr. Craig S. Hollander
Ms. Jodi Lynne Hollingsworth
Holmes Family Dental P.C.
Drs. Daniel & Nicole Holmes
Dr. John J. Holton
Dr. Takashi Honda
Dr. David V. Honeycutt
Hook Orthodontics
Dr. Bradley K. Hook
Dr. Glenn L. Hough
Dr. Larry C. Huey
Dr. Stanley E. Humphrey
Dr. Kyle Huntington
Dr. Pryce K. Hurley
Dr. Kimberly M. Hurn-Mckinley
Dr. Glenn E. Hurst
Hurst Family Dental Center
Dr. Terry L. Imel
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Ingino
Dr. Fred C. Inman III
Mr. Allen Jeffus
Dr. Wayne A. Jenkins
Dr. William & Mrs. Alicia Jennings
Dr. Dwane F. Johnson
Dr. Eric C. Johnson
Dr. Frank N. Johnson
Dr. Howard W. Johnson
Dr. Archie A. Jones
Dr. Jay J. Jones
Dr. David & Mrs. Marsha Jones
Dr. Michael R. Jones
Dr. Thomas A. Jones
Dr. Donald R. Jump
Drs. Jerald O. & Rebecca L. Katz
Dr. Bruce Wayne Kaufman
Dr. Daniel A. Kaufmann
Dr. Alan P. Kawakami
Dr. Shigeru Kawanami
Dr. John E. Kazmierski
Dr. David C. Keim
Dr. Jerry C. Kelly
Dr. Thomas William Kelly, Jr.
Dr. William J. Kemp
Dr. Scott C. Kennedy
Dr. Barbara Katherine Kent
Dr. Mark E. Kessler
Dr. Richard L. Kice
Dr. Steven R. Kilpatrick
Dr. Lyle L. Kimbrough
Dr. Paul K. Kincaid
Dr. James C. Klein
Dr. Kenneth I. Knowles
Dr. Gregory S. Kraner
Drs. Kevin J. & Lana S. Krause
Explorer Fall 07
Dr. Paul J. Krautmann
Dr. & Mrs. Mark M. Kuba
Dr. Larry & Mrs. Marilyn Kuhlman
Dr. Gordon O. Lambson
Dr. Ronald T. Lang
Mr. & Ms. John Larrison
Dr. George H. Latta, Jr.
Ms. Summer Lewis
Dr. William J. Lewis
Dr. John & Mrs. Diane Lindsay, II
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Liu
Dr. Edwin A. Locke
Dr. Rodney G. Lofton
Dr. Frank & Mrs. Donna Lombardo
Dr. & Mrs. James Lowe
Mr. Adam Lukens
Dr. L. M. Lynch, Jr.
Dr. Jeffrey K. Ma
Dr. James G. Mace
Dr. James A. MacRobert
Dr. Charles L. Mahaffey
Drs. Darren & Sarah Mahaffey
Mallow-Tru Dental Studio
Ms. Jeanne Mary Maloney
Dr. John J. Maloney, Jr.
Ms. Linda K. Marsh
Dr. Robert G. Marx
Dr. Fred S. Maryott
Ms. Denise C. Maseman
Dr.Yamuna A. Mathew
Dr. Paul Maupin
Dr. Carole P. McArthur
Dr. Richard F. McBride
Dr. Bruce W. McCall
Dr. Mark A. McClure
Dr. Michael D. McCunniff
Dr. Richard I. McFadden
Mrs. Gwen J. McGarry
Dr. J. Kevin McGraw
Dr. William O. McIntire
Dr. Sidney A. McKnight III & Dr.
Abbie S. McKnight
Dr. & Mrs. Emile McLaurian
Dr. Susan D. McMillen
Dr. Mark D. McQuary
Dr. Daniel R. Menze
Ms. Lisa Metzen
Dr. Louis Migliazzo
Mr. Robert K. Mikulan
Mile Square Dentistry
Dr. C. Dow Miller
Dr. Joy M. Miller
Dr. Steven D. Miller
Dr. Tonk Mills
Dr. Michael L. Minten
Dr. R. Wade Mitchell
Dr. & Mrs. Wayne H. Mitchell
Dr. Behjat K. Moghadam
Mr. Evan Moody
Dr. Norma D. Moore
Dr. Stephen P. Moore
Dr. Jenifer Moser
Dr. Todd Vogel & Ms. Patricia
Mullane-Vogel
Dr. & Mrs. Albert L. Mulliken
Dr. Albert J. Munk
Dr. Lawrence B. Musser
Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Dalene Myers
Dr. Melissa C. Nabors
Dr. Ray R. Nassimbene
Dr. Donald F. Nelson
Dr. Howard L. Nelson
20th Opening Day
Dedicated to Dr. John Haynes
For the 20th year in a row the UMKC School of Dentistry
organized an outing to the KC Royals’ opening baseball game.
This year, though, the 300 students, faculty, alumni and friends
cheered for more than just the Royals. They showed their
appreciation for Dr. John Haynes (DDS ’60, MA ’71), the founder
and guiding force of this annual tradition, by wearing t-shirts
that read “Dr. John Haynes Opening Day.” The event was
sponsored by the UMKC Dental Alumni
Association and Procter &
Gamble/Oral-B, and catered
by Jack Stack Barbeque.
Dr. Gary L. Nesslein &
Dr. Susan Laing-Nesslein
New Haven Dental Care
Dr. Gary J. Newman
Dr. Jenni H. Nguyen
Mr. Jeffrey Nickel
Dr. Pete H. Nishimura
North Fork Family Dentistry
Dr. Paul S. Obatake
Dr.Yoshitaka Ogata
Dr. & Mrs. N. Randolph Oliver
Oread Orthodontics, LLC
Ortho Cycle Company
Dr. Douglas A. Ottaway
Dr. Lynn E. Otte
Dr. Russell F. Paravecchio
Dr. George Richard Parkin
Dr. William M. Payne
Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Bonnie Pearson
Ms. Vanessa S. Pereira
Periodontist, P.A.
Mr. Ralph & Mrs. Marsha Peters
Ms. Elizabeth G. Pitz
Dr. Dennis M. Plunk
Dr. Tim E. Poling
Dr. Ronald L. Poltera
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Dr. Steven E. Powell
Mrs. E. Jane Pracht
Dr. James G. Pratt
Dr. Michael B. Price
Mr. Timothy Price
Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors
Dr. Felix G. Quiason
Dr. Richard L. Racette
Dr. Lidio G. Rainaldi
Dr. Monte G. Ray
Dr. Robert W. Rechtien, Jr.
Colonel Frederick J. Regennitter
Dr. Thomas C. Reinhart
Dr. Richard D. Releford
Mr. Bruce Rhoades
Ms. Marilyn Rhoads-Glynn
Dr. Ronald W. Ridge
Dr. Vaughan D. Rigby
Dr. H. Grant Ritchey, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ritter, Jr.
Dr. Louis R. Rivera
Dr. Scott A. Roberson
Dr. R. Michael Robson
Dr. Jose R. Rodriguez
Dr. Alan Rosen
Mrs. Carrolyn W. Rountree
Dr. Kenneth B. Rowan
Dr. James R. Ruble
Dr. Howard E. Rush
Dr. Brett V. Russell
Dr. C. Scott Russell
Dr. Thomas R. Saffell
St. Louis Hills Dental Group
Dr. Ben Sandoval
Dr. Suzanne K. Saville
Dr. Harold John Scanlon
Dr. Mark A. Scantlan
Dr. Albert H. Schanda
Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Schanda
Dr. Harold M. Scheer
Dr. Clement & Mrs. Nina Schmitt
Dr. John O. Schrag
Dr. Kristine K. Schrock
Dr. Thomas J. Schugel
Dr. Steven W. Schulte
Dr. Steven W. Schultz
Ms. Barbara O. Schupp
Dr. Donald T. Segawa
Dr. Robert J. Sexauer
Dr. Jonathan A Shanker
Dr. Lendall C. Shell
Dr. Brian D. Shelton
Dr. Lawrence J. Shine
Ms. Karen M. Shurka
Dr. John K. Silberberg
Dr. Whitney A. Simonet
Dr. Kim C. Skaggs
Dr. & Mrs. Lonnie Slapar
Mr. Justin & Dr. Jodi Slominsky
Dr. Norman A. Smith, Jr.
Mr. Brian P. Smith
Dr. Charley R. Smith
Dr. Jared H. Smith
Dr. Robert & Ms. Kathryn Smith
Rev. Neven A. Snyder
Dr. Francis & Mrs. Joann Sommer
Dr. Shannon W. Sorensen
Dr. Frank J. Spalitto
Dr. Peter K. Spence
Stillwater National Bank
Dr. Ralph M. Stonner
Dr. Jack W. Swaney
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Dr. Bob D. Swartz
Dr. Gregory T. Swartz
Mrs. Ashley Swisher
Dr. John W. Tabash
Dr. Terry L. Tanner
Dr. Gregory J. Tarantola
Dr. Timothy & Mrs. Kandis Taylor
Dr. Timothy T. Taylor
Dr. Larry Thigpen
Dr. Randolph Kent Thomason
Thompson Family Foundation
Dr. Steven L. Thompson
Ms. Shona Thomson
Dr. John N. Thornburg
Dr. Michael J. Till
Mr. Matthew Tinnel
Dr. Robert P. Tinnin
Mr. Harry N. Tishk& Professor
Emeritus Maxine N. Tishk
Dr. John M. Torres
Dr. Anthony C. Trakas
Dr. Gary S. Traub, IV
Dr. Glade L. Tregaskis
Dr. James M. Trout
Dr. Charles H. Trudgeon
Truman Medical Center
Charitable Foundation
Dr. Lara L. Tull
Dr. Bennett L. Turnbow
Dr. William D. Turner
Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Nora Tuttle
Dr. Mickey & Mrs. Susan Unsell
Van Biber Dentistry, LLC
Dr. James & Mrs. Leslie Van Biber
Dr. Richard A. Verderame
Mr. John & Ms. Ann Vering, III
Dr. Eric Vesper
Dr. Lonnie R. Vetter
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Vela Vincent
Dr. & Mrs Paul A. Vollmer
Dr. Mickey J. Wagner
Dr. Rex Wagner
Dr. Kevin C. Walde
Dr. Mary P. Walker
Mr. Matthew Walker
Dr. Leslie B. Ward
Dr. Thomas L. Ward
Webber & Webber, P.A.
Dr. Charles Edward Webber
Dr. Raymond T. Webber
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Linda Wehmueller
Dr. Joe F. Welch
Dr. Robert C. Wells
Dr. Mark A. Westhoff
Dr. Fred J. Weyh
Dr. Wade E. Wheeler
Dr. & Mrs. David Whiston
Dr. J. Craig Whitt
Jeff Williams Renovations, LLC
Dr. Donald M. Williams
Dr. Stephen B. Williams
Dr. John F. Williamson
Mr. John J. Williamson
Dr. Donald C. Wilson
Dr. & Mrs. Stacy L. Wince
Mr. Ronald Woelk
Dr. Chris Wolken
Dr. & Mrs. W. Victor Wood
Dr. Robert E. Wood
Dr. M. Dean Wright
Mr. M. Lane Wyman
Dr. James M.Yeros
Dr. Donald T.Yoshizumi
Dr. Farrah H. Zaery
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Abderhalden
Dr. Charles E. Adkins
Dr. Stuart Ronald Aks
Dr. Robert E. Allen
Ms. Cindy Anderson
Mr. Steven M. &
Mrs. Lesley Anderson
Mr. & Ms. Ted Andregg
Mrs. Barbara A. Ankersen
Dr. Steven L. Aragon
Mr. Jared Atwood
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Jill Bagby
Dr. Lewis D. Bale
Mrs. Cathy A. Bartolotta
Marcy Baumgartner
Mrs. Carol Elizabeth Beach
Ms. Deborah S. Beam
Dr. Michael J. Beauregard
Dr. G. Scott Beelman
Dr. James & Ms. Carolyn Belcher
Dr. R. Steven Best
Ms. Emily Bier
Dr. Russell M. Billings
Mr. George Blaich
Dr. Robert E. Blundell, Jr.
Ms. Melissa Boerema
Mr. Kenneth Bonin
Ms. Sheryl S. Boone
Mr. Terry & Mrs. Jana Boschert
Ms. Nancy Horrocks
Ms. Valerie S. Brand
Dr. Robert W. Brazil
Dr. Gary & Mrs. Fran Britton
Brookside Dental Center
Ms. Ann K. Brunick
Ms. MaryJane Bruning
Mr. Steven R. Buff
Ms. Ruby D. Bunten
Dr. Thomas R. Bunton
Dr. George F. Burg
Dr. Leland & Mrs. Eileen Carlson
Dr. John R. Carnahan
Mr. Leonard & Mrs. Norma Carr, Jr.
Ms. Lauren Carter
Ms. Joanna L. Casey
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Marcia Cassidy
Dr. John W. Cavanaugh
Dr. Alan D. Clark
Ms. Ginny L. Clark
Mr. Marshall Clark
Dr. Jan L. Cobble
Mr. Jose Cocjin
Dr. Daniel T. Colgan
Ms. Patricia A. Collins
Dr. Keith D. Cooper
Ms. Macie M. Cowden
Ms. Ashley Crane
Dr. Steven E. Cross
Mr. James Crouse
Ms. Melissa Cusumano
Ms. Stella Adams Cuthbert
Dr. Carl H. Dahlquist
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Linda Davis
Dr. Thomas L. Day
Dr. James E. Degutis
Drs. Kelly & Donna Deines
Dr. Ross DeNicola
Mr. Luke Dlabal
Ms. Kathy M. Dockter
Mr. Bob Doescher
Ms. Alicia R. Douglass
Dr. Richard L. Driggs
Ms. Christy Drummond
Ms. Julie F. Drummond
Ms. Erin M. Durcher
Mr. Blair C. Edgington
Edwards & Wilson Periodontics,P.A.
Mr. Daniel & Ms. Diane Ellsworth
Dr. C. Weldon Elrod
Dr. Thomas A. Eschenroeder
Dr. Larinda Estes
Mr. Timothy Etzel
Ms. Brenda Everhart
Ms. Kristine L. Eyres
Mr. Michael Fanning
Dr. Philip H. Feil
Dr. Britt C. Feltner
Dr. William H. Fountain
Ms. Melissa Francisco
Dr. Nora Frandsen
Dr. John & Ms. Victoria Franks
Drs. Peter & Jennifer Freyer
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Mary Fry
Mrs. Laura Fulton-Harmon
Ms. Sharon A. Furby
Mr. Colin & Mrs. Laura Gage
Mr. Ed Gard
Dr. Donna J. Gardner
Mrs. Lana Lynn Garrett
Mr. Thomas & Dr. Ronilue Garrison
Dr. Effie N. Gaskill
Ms. Kyle Gawrys
Dr. Beth L. Gehring
Mrs. Mary V. George
Mrs. Deborah L. Gerecke
Dr. Paul H. Getto
Dr. Lisa A. Goin
Mr. Alex Goodpaster
Dr. John M. Gorton
Mr. Thomas Gracey
Dr. Dennis & Mrs. Kathryn Graham
Ms. Patricia A. Green
Dr. Theodore J. Grellner
Dr. Craig A. Grider
Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Griffith
Ms. Janelle R. Grose-Rethman
Dr. Christopher G. Haffner
Mr. Gerald Haller
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Lorene Hamilton
Drs. Hannah & Oltjen, DDS PA
Dr. Kent W. Hanson
David & Janee Hanzlick
Dr. Robert H. Harmon
Dr. Fred R. Harvey
Dr. Mark Harwood
Dr. Granvil & Mrs. Heidi Hays
Mr. R.A. Heinisch
Dr. Jeffrey M. Henkin
Ms. Wanda M. Herbold
Dr. Lorie M. Herzog-Baumgardner
Dr. Mark F. Hesker
Ms. Linda M. Hill
Dr. Ted S. Hine
Dr. Matthew R. Hlavacek
Dr. John E. Holmes
Mr. Liang Hong
Ms. Linda L. Hoye
Mr. Vance Hubbell
Mrs. Joan Hughes
Dr. Joanna L. Hurd
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New Additions
in Alumni Development
Class of 1987
The Dental Class of 1987 met in a hospitality suite at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday and made an informal “trip” to
Arthur Bryant’s. Classmates got caught up on what they’d all
been doing over the past 20 years and had a hard time believing
it had been so long. Everyone enjoyed the dinner on Saturday
at Pierpont’s at Union Station, but missed classmates that were
unable to attend. Hope to see everyone at the 25th. Thank you
to all who made this a great reunion.
Class of 1992
The Dental Class of 1992 celebrated its 15-year reunion during
the 2007 Midwest Dental Conference. They reconnected
with one another at their Hyatt Regency hospitality suite.
They enjoyed dinner Saturday evening at Pierpont’s at Union
Station. Approximately 18 classmates and their spouses were
on hand for their reunion festivities.
Class of 1997
The Dental Class of 1997 enjoyed their 10-year reunion in
conjunction with the 2007 Midwest Dental Conference. They
had a good time catching up on one another’s lives over the
past 10 years. Everyone gathered in a hospitality suite at the
Hyatt Regency and then proceeded to Manny’s for dinner. If
you couldn’t make it for the 10th, we hope to see you at the
15th.
Class of 2002
The Dental Class of 2002 reunion had a very nice turnout for
our celebration of five years in dentistry. We spent most of
our time at our Hyatt Regency hospitality suite catching up
with one another, talking about our families and our practices,
watching the NCAA tournament, and a very entertaining
replay of our Bushwacker video. We enjoyed our catered food
and a few cocktails, too. Our furthest traveling classmates
were Marti Cherry from North Carolina and Chris Budig, back
from his endodontic residency in Birmingham, Ala. Everyone
had a great time and looks forward to the next opportunity to
reunite!
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Nan Evanson
Sarah Major
Dee Swindler
Dr. Nan Evanson joined the School of Dentistry in June 2007
as director of development. Evanson has had a long career in
higher education, both at UMKC and at Rockhurst University. She
has two degrees from UMKC: a B.A. from the Conservatory, and
an M.A. from the School of Education. Additionally, Nan received
her doctorate in higher education from the University of Kansas.
Nan will do major gift fundraising for the School of Dentistry
and will devote her time to helping the school complete The
Campaign for Dental Excellence.
Welcome Sarah Major as our new administrative assistant.
Sarah is a recent graduate of UMKC with a B.A. in English. She’s
an avid cyclist and has ridden the entire Katy Trail six times. She
also rides the MS 150 on an annual basis. Her primary duties
include organizing the annual class reunions, working with the
dental alumni on the capital campaign and editing the electronic
newsletter.
Dee Swindler joined the UMKC School of Dentistry in September
2006 as senior accountant. She handles financial matters for
the Rinehart Foundation, the UMKC Dental Alumni Association,
and the UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni Association. She has
an accounting degree from Friends University in Wichita, which is
near her hometown of Halstead, Kan. She is a fanatical theatre
usher, and enjoys providing piano accompaniment for church
services, community theatre, and high schools.
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of-town members were impressed by the changes in the Kansas
City area and the school. Everyone expressed the feeling that they
want to be back for our 50-year reunion; and they had one regret
about this year: They wished everyone was alive to make it to the
festivities.
Class of 1967
Class of 1967
The Dental Class of 1967 had 71 members in attendance at the
Hereford House for our celebration of the 40 years that have
passed since we graduated from UMKC. As usual we discussed
PRO’S POINT, the scientific spot where it doesn’t get any better.
Now, the talk of the POINT is not dental technique, but the
best spot for retirement. We have established an email tree for
maintaining contact about our lives.
Class of 1972
Class of 1977
James Schuette reports that the 24 members of the Dental Class
of 1972 got together to swap stories at their 35-year reunion.
The funniest were about our class parties, especially the pig roast
at Lake Weatherby. Some were laughing so hard they had tears in
their eyes!
Class of 1977
The Dental Class of 1977 celebrated their 30th reunion in their
hospitality suite at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Thanks goes out to
Robert Marx for making the arrangements. Everyone had a good
time catching up on their lives. We’re looking forward to our
35th. Thank you to everyone who made this such a great reunion.
Class of 1982
Class of 1982
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The Dental Class of 1982 celebrated their 25th year in dentistry
with a hospitality suite at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Friday, March
16, 2007. We had 37 classmates in attendance. Our class was
awarded a Rinehart Medallion at the Rinehart Breakfast, Saturday
morning, for establishing a scholarship in the class’s name. The
weekend was capped off by a reception and dinner on Saturday
night at the Hyatt. All attendees had a wonderful time catching up,
and are looking forward to our 30th reunion.
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Mr. Daniel F. Hutchins
Mr. George Hutchins
Ms. Christina Huynh
Industrial Process Equipment Group
Mr. Jason & Ms. Jennifer Ingraham
Yvette Renata Irby
Mrs. Sandra K. Jackson
Ms. Stacy Jackson
Dr. Clinton M. Johnson
Ms. Sherry L. Johnson
Mr. Robert Johnston
Joseph & Hollander, P.A.
Mr. William & Mrs. Cathy Judy
Mr. Arshia Kalantari
Dr. Kevin P. Kalusha
Kansas Dental Association
Dr. Kurt & Ms. Stephanie Kavanaugh
Mr. James W. Kelley
Mr. Bart Strother & Dr. Carla King
Dr. Terri L. Kinnee
Mrs. Marcia K. Kirlin
Dr. William L. Knapp, Jr.
Dr. Joan K. Knuth
Ms. Carole A. Koestere
Dr. Jeffrey Koksal
Mr. Jerome Krehbiel
Drs. Katherine & Ted Kula
Mrs. Christen C. Lacey
Dr. Charles E. Larason
Mr. Jeffrey Larkin
Dr. Paulus & Mrs. Brenda Lawson
Mr. Chia-Ming Lee
Dr. Richard A. Lee
Dr. Trena Leiter
Dr. Matthew Lenz
Mrs. Allison Lesko
Dr. John M. Lies
Dr. Jerold H. Lipson
Mr. John Litchy
Ms. Margaret C. LoGiudice
Dr. Robert R. Lohse, Jr.
Dr. Claudia Lopez
Ms. Erin R. Lutz
Ms. Adrienne R. Lynn
Dr. Michael R. MacDonald
Dr. W. Jack Mann, Jr.
Dr. Corbin Marchack
Mr. Jeffrey & Dr. Marsha Marden
Mr. Lynn Martin
Ms. Tracie A. Mason
Dr. Kathi J. Matthes
Dr. Francis X. Matthews
Mr. Michael Mattox
Mrs. Linda M. Mazzola
Mr. Peter Mcclellan
Dr. Thomas H. McElroy
Dr. John R. McFarland
Ms. Genavieve McGivern
Mr. Ed McKernan
Dr. D. Richard McKinney
Dr. Sidney & Mrs. Jean McKnight, Jr.
Dr. Ray F. McKowen
Dr. James W. Meares
Mr. Edwin S. Mehlman
Mr. Larry E Meinhardt
Mr. Gregory L. Mekkes
Dr. Laura M. Menees
Dr. David L. Merello
Mr. Mark Meyer
Ms. Janice J. Middleton
Drs. Mark & Cheryl Milde
Ms. Patricia A. Miller
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Embracing Curricular Change & Innovation
Cynthia Amyot (DH ’92, MS ’93 EdD ’03)
has been named director of Distance
Education and Faculty Development
at the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Amyot has served on the dental
hygiene faculty since 1992 and as
director of the Division of Dental
Hygiene since 2001.
Over the past few years, Amyot has
been instrumental in helping the
Division of Dental Hygiene develop
and implement two distancelearning degree programs. Students
anywhere in the United States
can enroll in a Distance Education
Bachelor of Science Degree
Completion Program or a Distance
Education Master of Science Degree
in Dental Hygiene Education Program
(the only program of its kind in the
country).
As director of Distance Education
and Faculty Development, Amyot will
use her experience and expertise to
help other faculty members develop
curriculum that incorporates new
technologies. “UMKC is not alone
in pursuing ways to apply new
technology to teaching,” explains
Amyot. “In 2004 the American
Dental Education Association formed
the Commission on Change and
Innovation in Dental Education.
They’re doing amazing work in
fostering dialogue and generating
ideas from across dentistry and
dental education. Incorporating
technological innovation in
curriculum is a challenge throughout
dentistry. In fact, I attended a global
conference on dental education in
Dublin, Ireland, in September. This is
a very exciting time to be a dental
educator.”
For more information about UMKC’s
dental hygiene distance education
programs, visit http://dentistry.
umkc.edu/bec_student.
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Mrs. Sondra Dee Mills
Dr. David M. Mitchell
Dr. Mary K. Mitchell
Dr. David T. Mohs
Ms. Wendy L. Moore
Dr. Stephanie L. Mullins
Dr. Clarence O. Nauman
Dr. J. Darrell Newman
Ms. Deborah B. Nigh
Dr. Nathan & Mrs. Amy Niles
Dr. Russ Niver
Mr. Steve Noble
Dr. Merle A. Nunemaker
Mr. James Nyman
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Okano
Old Orchard Dental Care
Ms. Stacey Oldham
Mr. Roger Oplinger
Ms. Loretta Ortiz
Dr. Frank X. O’Sullivan
Ms. Debbie A. Overton
Mr. Arthur Palmer
Parkside Dentistry
Ms. Vanessa A. Parris
Dr. Ray E. Parsons
Dr. Gregory J. Partridge
Dr. Jeffrey H. Paskar
Dr. William R. Patton
Ms. Angel Pazurek
Mr. G. Duane Pearce
Mr. Jim Pearce
Dr. Rodrick E. Pearline
Ms. Camella Pearsall
Ms. Kimberly Petkovich
Ms. Kimberly K. Philip
Dr. Charles F. Poeschel
Dr. Robert D. Pokorny
Ms. Mona R. Prose
Dr. Lawrence Purcell
Dr. Charles J. Purma II
Dr. William A. Ramlow
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Lynn Ray
Mr. Stephen W. Rea
Ms. Charlina R. Recob
Dr. Tom R. Reed
Mrs. Dorothy H. Reidy
Remsen Dental Center Inc.
Research & Planning Group, Inc.
Dr. Gary Ernest Reuter
Dr. John L. Reyher
Dr. T. S. Rhea-Bohnenkamp
Dr. W. David Rich
Dr. Timothy J. Rieke
Mr. David Ries
Ms. Clare Rieser
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rigdon
Mr. Avis Riggin
Dr. Kenneth R. Riley
Ms. Beth Rinck
Mr. Alex R. Roberts
Dr. Stanley & Mrs. Annelle Rogers
Dr. Steve A. Rueb
Dr. Kenneth R. Russell
Class scholarships The DDS Classes of 1956, 1957, 1978, 1982 and 1991 received Rinehart Medallions at the Rinehart
Recognition Breakfast on Saturday, March 17, 2007, during the Midwest Dental Conference. They joined
the ranks of reunion classes that have raised $10,000 or more to endow scholarships named after their
graduating class. In all, 38 classes have endowed scholarship funds. Through their generosity the UMKC
School of Dentistry is able to award thousands of dollars of financial assistance to deserving students.
$45,000
$79,333 $47,512
$52,920
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
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CLASS YEAR
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Mr. Phillip Ryan
Ms. Jeanine Sasek
Elizabeth J. Saucedo-Rodriguez
Dr. Enslie & Mrs. Peggy Schilb, Jr.
Dr. Morton Schreiber
Ms. Janice M. Schrewe
Ms. Kathryn Schrewe
Dr. Robert K. Sekijima
Dr. Bradley Seyer
Dr. Patrick D. Shannon
Mr. Ron Shuberg
Dr. Rod & Professor Patti Shultz
Mr. Michael Simon
Mr. Mark Skinner
Ms. Mary Ellen Slattery
Drs. Bradley & Becky Smith
Dr. Jeffrey P. Smith
Dr. Ricky D. Smith
Dr. Thomas F. Smith
Dr. Benjamin L. & Mrs. Lynn Sparks
SRJ Enterprises, LLC
Mr. Karl Standridge
Ms. Kathleen M. Steele
Dr. John E. Stephenson
Dr. Jim B. Stewart
Dr. David C. Stone
Mrs. Karen S. Stotts
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Sara Swartz
Ms. Marguerite Sweeney
Dr. Carol A. Talbott
Dr. Gregory C. Tellatin
Ms. Amy Thompson
Dr. Ed & Mrs. Ann Tillman
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Margo Toth
Dr. Douglas M. Triplett
Dr. Charles R. Tucker
Ms. Vicki Van Noy
Mr. Asvin Vasanthan
Dr. Bradley C. Vergien
Mrs. Rebecca L. Walden
Mr.Yong Wang
Mr. J. Alan Ward
Dr. Wayne E. Ward
Mr. Gary & Mrs. DeeAnn Wauthier
Ms. Donna J. Weidler
Ms. Peggy M. Welsh
Ms. Diane Wemhoner
Wesbecher Construction
Mrs. Charlet C. White
Dr. Dean K. White
Ms. Debra L. White
Wildcat Feeds, LLC
Mr. Greg Williams
Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Willits
Dr. Angela Wilson
Dr. Eric S. Wilson
Ms. Karen D. Wilson
Ms. Sherre Ruth Wilson
Dr. Weldon & Mrs. Carol Wong
Ms. Amanda L. Wood
Mrs. Mary Sharon Woods
Ms. Martha E.Yager
Dr. Ling Ye
Ms. Jessica Yoon
Dr. David T.Yu
Dr. Dez Ziegenhorn
Dr. John J. Zillman
Ms. Danielle Zust
The Class of 1965 has established 3 separate funds: Class of 1965, Class of 1965-David Moored Teaching Excellence
Award and the Class of 1965-Steve Barber Challenge. The Class of 1987 includes the Annual Cruz Lecture.
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class Reunions
Class of 1947
If everyone had as good of a time as I did at the 60-year reunion
of the Class of 1947, it was a complete success! It was also very
exciting when we found that Tom White was practically accused
of swiping John Stone when he unknowingly didn’t make a proper
check-out from his care facility. But Tom did this so we could
enjoy John’s company and fill the gap making an even dozen
to those attending the Midwest Dental Conference. Tom is a
determined man and I’m sure John, after having a great time, was
returned in good condition with a big smile on his face. I know
we were all grateful that John Stone was present. Thanks Tom!
We thought we had broken a record for the largest attendance at a
60th reunion, but the Class of 1946 reunion had 15 attendees last
year. Even our great Class of 1947 couldn’t beat “Peck’s Bad Boy.”
Our thanks to everyone; from Larry Graham and Bill Duensing.
Class of 1947
Class of 1957
Twenty-six members of the Class of 1957 celebrated their
50th anniversary along with their spouses. A total of 57 people
attended. Our successful reunion was due in part to Tom Parker,
for bringing his 1957 yearbook, allowing us to remember
how we once were — long, long ago. Thanks goes out to Walt
Morrison for his generous contribution of the fruit of the grape;
to the UMKC Alumni Office and the Hyatt Hotel for their great
assistance and support; to the banquet committee for arranging
a fine meal; to the Rinehart Foundation for a great breakfast and
recognition of our contributions; and, finally, to the group itself
for their warm and loving care, concern, and friendship for one
another which has continued steadily for over 45 years.
Class of 1957
Class of 1962
The Class of 1962 reunion had 29 members celebrate their
reunion at the 2007 Midwest Dental Conference. The class
member who traveled the furthest was from Alaska. There were
26 wives in attendance and like the class members, they also had
a great time getting reacquainted and up to date on family and
friends. It was interesting and inspiring to hear the stories of what
our classmates have done and accomplished since graduation.
Class of 1962
We enjoyed our hospitality room that allowed us to visit and rest
up. We had dinner at the hotel on Saturday evening — the room
and meal were great. As usual, Jon Harrison did a great job as the
master of ceremonies. He provided us a great evening by bringing
old pictures that showed how we’ve changed over time. The outContinued on Next Page
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Pouring from the Heart
More than 400 guests attended
the ninth annual “Pouring from
the Heart” auction gala Thursday,
March 15, 2007, at the Westin
Crown Center Hotel. The evening’s
festivities began with celebrity
emcee Larry Moore auctioning
the VIP Table for a very generous
$2,200. This year the gala had an
Irish theme to go along with St.
Patrick’s Day. Brian Williams (DDS
’83) and Dan Nielson (DDS ’02) were
co-chairs of this year’s event. The
event raised more than $140,000 to
benefit the UMKC Dental Oncology
Support Clinic.
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2007 Rinehart
Medallion Recipients
2007-2008
Officers & Directors
The Rinehart Medallion honors the memory of Dr. Roy J. Rinehart,
longtime dean of the dental institutions that evolved into the UMKC School
of Dentistry. The Rinehart Medallion is bestowed on alumni and friends
of the school who have distinguished themselves through philanthropy
or service. Each year Rinehart Medallions are given to recognize lifetime
donors of $10,000 or more, the presidents of the Dental and Dental
Hygienists’ Alumni Associations, and the Dental and Dental Hygiene
Alumni of the Year. Annual donations to the Rinehart Foundation provide
the School of Dentistry with more that $550,000 in support of programs
that improve the quality and expand the efforts of the school’s faculty,
students, research and patient care.
Officers
Dr. Wayne Thompson, Chair
Dr. Bert Oettmeier, Chair-Elect
Dr. Stan Hite, Vice-Chair
Philanthropy
David J. Borgmeyer (DDS ’77), lives and practices in St. Louis, Mo.
Richard L. Briscoe (DDS ’78), lives and practices in Hutchinson, Kan.
James A. Dryden (DDS ’66, MS ’72) serves as interim chair and professor of
the UMKC Department of Endodontics Dentistry.
James M. Hobbs II (DDS’70) lives and practices in Plattesburg, Mo.
Daniel Holmes, MD, in honor of his father, Lyndal G. Holmes (DDS
’65), lives in Overland Park, Kan.
Judy M. Knapp, in loving memory of Frederick Knapp (DDS ’67), lives in
Raytown, Mo.
James C. Kulild (DDS ’73), director of the Advanced Program in
Endodontics at UMKC School of Dentistry.
Robert H. Melton (DDS ’72) lives and practices in Drumright, Okla.
Gary J. Nail (DDS ’74) lives and practices in Springfield, Mo.
James L. Samples (DDS ’71) lives and practices in Carrollton, Mo.
Service
Allen C. Keenan (DDS ’63), UMKC Dental Alumni Association President,
lives and practices part-time in Tulsa, Okla.
Stephen K. Young (DDS ’71, MS Path’74), UMKC Dental Alumnus of the
Year, Dean at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
Susan E. Duncan (DH ’96) UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni Association
President, lives in Olathe, Kan.
Rebecca R. Wilder (DH ’79, MSDH ’80) UMKC Dental Hygiene Alumna
of the Year, is associate professor and director of Graduate Dental Hygiene
Education at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel
Hill.
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Dr. Roy James Rinehart Memorial Foundation
Dr. Tim Taylor, Secretary
Dr. Joe Spalitto, Treasurer
Executive Committee
Dr. Stan Hite
Dr. Bert Oettmeier
Dr. Michael Reed
Dr. Joe Spalitto
Dr. Tim Taylor
Dr. Wayne Thompson
Directors at Large
Dr. John Haynes Dr. James Osborne Dr. Bert Oettmeier Dr. Jim Parrott Dr. Joe Spalitto
Dr. Tim Taylor
Dr. Wayne Thompson
Dr. Terry Williams
Honorary Directors
Dr. Karl Breuckmann ‘10
Dr. Dan Nielson ‘10
Dr. Robert Altomare ‘09
Mr. Overton Durett ‘09
Ms. Toni Erickson‘ 09
Ms. Nancy Blackwell ‘08
Dr. Ed Ellyson ‘08
Dr. Pam Overman ‘08
Ex-Officio Directors-University Administration
Dr. Michael Reed, Dean
Dental Hygienists Alumni Association
Prof. Kim Bray
Faculty Representation
Dr. Len Lausten ‘10
Dr. James Kulild ‘10
Dr. Greg Johnson ‘09
Dr. Jay Jones
Dr. Greg Houston ‘08
Dr. Joy Wylie ‘08
Alumni Board
Dr. Charles Mahaffey, Chair
Dr. Michael McCunniff, President
Dr. Mark Mosier, President-Elect
Dr. John Nelson, 1stVice President
Dr. Wayne Thompson, 2ndVice President
Dr. Chris Buttner, 3rdVice President
Dr. Charles Squire, Secretary
Dr. Dan Blackwell, Treasurer
Alumni Trustees
Dr. Casey Jones ‘12
Dr. Charles Squire ‘12
Dr. Jon Tilton ‘12
Dr. John Lockard ‘12
Dr. Gordon Kanemaru ‘12
Dr. Dan Jones ‘10
Dr. Bob Henson ‘10
Dr. Robert Butler ‘10
Dr. Greg Houston ‘10
Dr. Noreen Salmon ‘10
Dr. Dan Blackwell ‘09
Dr. Crystal Obee ‘09
Dr. Jack Pierce ‘09
Dr. James West ‘09
Dr. Michael Armijo ‘08
Dr. Gene Brown ‘08
Dr. Joe Spalitto ‘08
Dr. Connie White ‘08
University Administrators
Michael J. Reed, Dean
Barry Daneman, Director, Community & Alumni Affairs
Nan Evanson, Director of Development
Donna Weber, Manager, Alumni Relations
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Midwest dental conference
scientific sessions
April 3-6, 2008
17th Annual Dr. Peter Fedi Periodontics Lecture:
“Current Concepts in Periodontics”
UMKC Periodontics Faculty:
Asvin Vasanthan, DDS
Stephanie Mullins, DDS
Keerthana Satheesh, DDS
Charles Cobb, DDS, PhD
Simon MacNeill, DDS
John Rapley, DDS
15th Annual Robert Allen Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery Lecture: “Oral Cancer”
Eric Dierks, MD, DMD, FACS
Portland, Ore.
12th Annual Dan Cruz Memorial Prosthodontics
Lecture: “The Changing Paradigms of Implant
Prosthodontics”
George Bohle, DDS
New York, N.Y.
8th Annual Arthur E. Iwersen Pediatric
Symposium: “Pediatric Exam and Fluoride
Workshop”
Craig Hollander, DDS, MS
St. Louis, Mo.
“Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence”
Ann Graves, MS,
Rose Brooks Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Show-Me Endodontics Symposium: “Combining
Biology & Technology to Increase Endodontic
Success”
Frederick Barnett, DMD
Philadelphia, Penn.
“A 360 Slam Dunk Guide for Successful Team/
Practice Enhancement”
Mark E. Hyman, DDS, MAGD
Greensboro, N.C.
“Precision and Semi-Attachments: Where, When
and How?”
George E Bambara, DMD
Staten Island, N.Y.
“Functional Consideration in Esthetic Dentistry”
Thomas R. McDonald, DMD
Athens, Ga.
“Endodontic Challenges: Next Level Techniques,
Technologies and Tips for Success”
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“Adhesive Dentistry 2K6”
John Kanca, DMD
Middlebury, Conn.
“Oral Health Intervention for Infants & Children”
Janis Keating, RDH, MS
Denver, Colo.
“An Update in Periodontics: What Every
Hygienist Should Know”
Jill Rethman, RDH, BA
Kaneohe, Hawaii
“Cultural Competency: Surviving in a Global
World”
UMKC Faculty:
Cynthia Amoyt, BSHD, EdD
Lorie Holt, BSHD
Pamela Overman, BSHD, EdD
I. “Doctor at Work”
II. “Money at Work”
Rick Willeford, MBA, CPA
Roswell, Ga.
“The New Face of General Dentistry: Implant
Prosthetics and Basic Surgery”
Sam M. Strong, DDS
Little Rock, Ark.
“The Oral Biofilms: Assessing Periodontal
Disease in Smokers and Diagnosing Oral
Cancer”
Donna Mager, DDS, DMSc
Boston, Mass.
“Three Keys to Being a Great Leader and a Great
Person, as Well as a Great Dentist”
Linda Boardman Fite
Rogersville, Mo.
“What’s New in Clinical Dental Hygiene”
Anna Pattison, RDH, MS
Los Angeles, Calif.
“Undetected Lesions: Optimizing the Oral Cancer
Evaluation”
Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS
Addison, Ill.
And More!
Ronald H. Lebby, DDS
Abington, Penn.
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Midwest dental conference
Highlights from 2007
The Midwest Dental
Conference was hosted
by the UMKC Dental and
Dental Hygienist’s Alumni
Associations Mar 15-19, 2007
at the Hyatt Regency Crown
Center and Westin Crown
Center Hotels. It was another
record year for attendance
with 1,340 dentists and 863
dental hygienists attending the
conference.
The alumni come to the
conference for many reasons
but this year two of the big
reasons were international
speakers Gordon Christiansen
and Connie Podesta. True
to his reputation Gordon
Christiansen did not disappoint
our alumni, with his cutting
edge presentation of implants
and removable prosthodontics.
Connie Podesta was described
as a “breath of fresh air,”
“dynamic speaker” and “very
knowledgeable.” The best
non-clinical presentation they
had ever attended.
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The Midwest Dental
Conference would not
be complete without the
alumni returning for their
class reunions. This year the
class reunions ranged from
the Class of 1947 through
the Class of 2002. The
annual Alumni and Friends
Recognition Breakfast was
again hosted by the UMKC
Dental Alumni Association and
Dr. Roy J. Rinehart Memorial
Foundation celebrating 25, 40,
50 and 60 years in dentistry.
This was a most memorable
conference with exciting
speakers and reuniting
alumni with their classmates
and friends. We hope to see
everyone next year at the
Midwest Dental Conference
April 3-6, 2008.
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