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2010 Midwest Dental Conference Scientific Sessions
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Dr. Peter Fedi Periodontics Lecture
Thomas Viola, BS, RPh
Pharmacology
Dr. Robert Allen Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
TBA
Dr. Daniel Cruz Memorial
Prosthodonics Lecture
Terry Tanaka, DDS
Arthur E. Iwersen Pediatric
Symposium
Julie Weir, BSDH
Friday, March 19, 2010
Why Are Women so Strange and
Men so Weird? and Are We Having Fun
Yet?
Bruce Christopher
Practice Management
Debbie Castanga and Virgina Moore
Adhesive Dentistry
Doug Lambert, DDS
Infection Control Update and That
Thing You Do … Why Do You Do That?
John Molinari, PhD
Registration materials will be available
in January 2010.
Visit http://dentistry.umkc.edu for
updates and additional information.
Exquisite Complete- and ImplantRetained Over Dentures and Calibrated
for the General Practitioner
Joseph Massad, DDS
Think Outside the Mouth…Treatment
Planning for Non Surgical Periodontal
Treatment and It’s Not What You Say,
or Is It?
Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH
Saving the Enamel
Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH
Emergency Response and Forensics for
the Dental Professional
Tracy Brookshire, RDH
Emerging Infectious Diseases and
Vaccination Update
John Molinari, PhD
Assessing Anesthetic Options for NonSurgical Periodontal Therapy
Doreen Smeltzer, RDH, MA Ed
I Just Want to Do the Dentistry!
Gary Dewood, DDS, MS
Evidenced-Based Decision Making
Jane Forrest, BSDH, MS, EdD
The High-Tech Paperless Office
Larry Emmott, DDS
Sedation Dentistry
Michael Hoffman, DDS
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Hormones, Heart Health and Hygiene:
Exploring How Oral Health Affects
Women’s Systemic Well-Being and The
Stress Mess: Systemic and Dental
Ramifications of the Stress Response
Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Preventive Strategies: Fluorides and
Antimicrobials
Durinda Mattana, RDH, MS
The Information Super Highway
Larry Emmott, DDS
Sleep Apnea
Nancy Addy, DDS, and Gail Demoko, DDS
UMKC School of Dentistry Alumni News
Vol. 69 • No. 2
Winter 2009
DR. ROBERT AND LUCILLE COWAN
LEAVE A LEGACY OF LOVE
Earlier this year Robert and
Lucille Cowan transformed
themselves into stepping
stones by establishing a legacy estate gift at the UMKC
School of Dentistry that will
benefit future generations of
UMKC graduates.
W
e’ve had a wonderful life,” remarked Dr. Robert Cowan on the
life he and his wife, Lucille, have shared
in Branson, Mo., for almost six decades.
During that time they built a thriving
dental practice in which he “did the
dentistry” and she assisted (chairside at
first, then as office manager).
“Dentistry has been good to
me, and I’ve tried to be good to
dentistry,” observed Dr. Cowan
with characteristic humility. “It
has given me a stepping stone to
do other things that I wanted to do
with investments and other things.”
Earlier this year Robert and
Lucille Cowan transformed themselves into stepping stones by
establishing a legacy estate gift at
the UMKC School of Dentistry
that will benefit future generations
of UMKC graduates. At the time
the Cowans’ gift to the School of
Dentistry was announced to the
public by UMKC Chancellor Leo
Morton at the 2009 Midwest Dental
Conference in March, the bequest
was valued at $8.2 million.
“The University and the School
of Dentistry are certainly humbled
by the generosity of the Cowans,”
said UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton. “The Cowans’ extraordinary
gift of education and opportunity
will provide immeasurable returns.
We thank them for their unending
dedication and support, and for selecting UMKC to continue their legacy.”
The Cowans asked that the gift,
which will be made in the form of a
bequest provision in their estate plan,
be used to endow a scholarship fund to
assist students at the UMKC School of
Dentistry. They hope their generosity
will not only assist students with their
educations, but have a lasting impact on
their lives.
“We gave this [gift] a lot of thought,”
said Dr. Cowan. “We wanted to do
something that would help generations
of students, not just be spent today and
gone tomorrow. It would be nice if some
of the students would help the school
after they practice a few years and have
a family and accumulate a little money;
well, if they could help the school out,
to pay back for their help, it’d be nice.”
“I had the pleasure of visiting the
Cowans at their home in Branson in
late September with Dr. Nan Evanson, the school’s director of advancement,” said Dr. Marsha Pyle, dean of
the UMKC School of Dentistry. “I was
DR. ROBERT AND
LUCILLE COWAN LEAVE
A LEGACY OF LOVE
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do than dentistry,” he said. “I have
trouble with my feet, and if it wasn’t for
that, I’d be down at the office doing a
little bit of work right now.”
Robert and Lucille met in Kansas
City and married in 1951. Dr. Cowan
had graduated from the University of
Kansas City, School of Dentistry in
1949, worked briefly for the school’s
oral surgery department, and then
joined the U.S. Public Health Service to evaluate water fluoridation
and fluoride application on children’s
teeth. He and the team of clinicians
he supervised traveled throughout the
state of Missouri. During his travels
he learned of a dentist who wanted
to sell his “small, small practice” in
downtown Branson. Dr. Cowan had
worked on all the children in and
around Branson, so he was familiar
with the area and liked it.
But, he admits, “You’re talkin’
about a man in his late 20s, and at
that age you don’t know really what
you want. All you know is that you
need to go to work to try to make
a living. We liked the river running through, and thought it was a
nice area. I thought all my life that
I could make anything work that I
wanted to work.”
Dr. MarshaPyle, dean of the UMKC School
of Dentistry, visited the Cowens at their home
in Branson, Mo., to personally thank them on
behalf of the University for their generosity
incredibly impressed by Dr. and Mrs.
Cowan’s love of the school and the dental profession. The Cowans are emblematic of the very special support that our
alumni have for the school and for
student scholarships. Their gift
will make a significant difference in the lives of the students
who will be the recipients of
the Cowans’ generosity.”
As Dr. Cowan reflected on
his career, he admitted that
his dental career has been
a labor of love. Even
though he retired about a
year ago, he still misses,
at age 89, the office.
“There’s nothing in
the world I’d rather
Dr. Felix Quiason
Dr. Felix Quiason, UMKC associate professor
of endodontics, passed away Tuesday,
September 8, 2009, at Research Medical
Center. Dr. Quiason joined the UMKC
Department of Endodontic faculty in 2001,
after practicing in north Kansas City, Mo., for
many years. His outgoing personality and his
eternal optimism and courage in the face of
the daunting health challenges earned him
the sincere affection and admiration of his
students, colleagues and patients.
“What I will remember most about
Felix Quiason, and to me it will be his legacy,
was how eternally upbeat that he always
remained in spite of a myriad of major health problems that plagued him during
the final years of his life,” said Dr. James Dryden (DDS ’66, MS ’72), chair of the
UMKC Department of Endodontics. “I have made countless friends over my
lifetime, and most of them have had positive personalities. But no one with whom
I have been personally acquainted has had a demeanor quite like Felix. Despite
having to cope with his ongoing health issues, Felix showed up for work at the
school day after day. He always had a smile on his face and laughter always came
easy to him. I visited him at the hospital three days before his passing. His last
words to me were, ‘I’ll see you back at the school in a few days, Jim.’ He will be
sorely missed by all of us at UMKC, especially in the Department of Endodontics.”
Dr. Quiason was born September 15, 1942, in Manila, Philippines, and like
his father became a dentist He earned his doctorate in dental medicine degree
in 1964 from the University of the East, Dental College, in Manila, Philippines.
Dr. Quiason and his wife immigrated to the United States in 1966. He received a
DDS degree (1972) and a graduate certificate (1979) from UMKC and a master’s
degree in endodontics from the University of Nebraska (1982). He is survived
by Nora Quiason, M.D., his loving wife of 43 years; his mother, Felicisima G.
Quiason; daughters Emilie Rottinghaus and her husband Dan, Melissa Tizon
and husband Alex, and son Robert; four grandchildren, Collin, Carson, Maya
and Dylan. To read a touching tribute to Dr. Quiason’s life, visit: www.kansascity.
com/news/local/story/1463358.html.
Ralph M. Atchison Burnett B. Evans
Jack L. Hartley
Richard R. Reid John N. Shimokawa Charles A. Kohler Robert C. Owen Sanford Plainfield William E. Adamson Joseph T. Casper Jr
Burt B. Frazier Rolland P. Hinshaw Arthur F. Lindquist William D. Miller DDS ’44
DDS ’44
DDS ’44
DDS ’44
DDS ’44
DDS ’45
DDS ’46
DDS ’47
DDS ’49
DDS ’49
DDS ’49
DDS ’50
DDS ’50
DDS ’50
James M. Alley II
DDS ’51, MS ’53
John R. Bland DDS ’53
Charles M. Brown DDS ’54
Emerson J. Smith DDS ’54
George H. Coe Jr
DDS ’55
Jerome E. Holtzman DDS ’56
Dwaine D. Kurtz DDS ’58
DDS ’59
Edward A. Faulkner C. Richard Friedley DDS ’59
DDS ’59
Robert D. Fulkerson DDS ’59
James E. Garrison DDS ’59
John R. Hann DDS ’59
James D. Mankin DDS ’59
Ralph W. Moffat DDS ’59
Robert K. Noyes Lawrence A. Mayer DDS ’60
Harry Mueller
Harry W. Mueller, who served the
UMKC School of Dentistry as a librarian
for 23 years, died Wednesday July 22,
2009, at the age
of 80. He joined
the Dental
Library team on
January 6, 1986,
as a Library
Clerk. He filled
a variety of
library positions
over the years,
ending his career
as a Library
Information
Specialist II. His unfailing cheerfulness
and conscientiousness made him beloved
by students, faculty and staff alike. He
was extremely helpful and would go
out of his way to help patrons locate
information and materials. He enjoyed
people from every walk of life, talking
easily with everyone. He especially
enjoyed socializing at the Dental
Library’s special events, such as first-year
orientation and October Open House.
He knew an impressive amount of
Kansas City history, antiques, glassware,
and salt and pepper shakers. He was
an active team member of the Dental
Library at the time of his death. Harry
asked that memorial contributions be
made to the UMKC Dental Library, c/o
Rinehart Fund, 650 E. 25th St., KCMO
64108.
Arnold R. Henderson DDS ’61
DDS ’62
Kenneth O. Laney DDS ’64
James F. Tillery DDS ’65
Donald R. Brown DDS ’68
Glenn T. Soesbe Howard E. Wilt DDS ’68
DDS ’69
Lawrence J. Johnston Felix G. Quiason DDS ’72, GrDp ’79
Ronald D. Rolfs DDS ’72
DDS ’74
Paul H. Tischler Charles R. Puster DDS ’76
DDS ’77
Franklin D. Hunt DDS ’78
William G. Gronniger DDS ’78
John R. Ward DDS ’79
James L. Russell
Mohammad A. Ansari
DDS ’94
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his wife, Denise, will celebrate their 24th
wedding anniversary. They have three
daughters: Aubrey (19), a sophomore at
Lynchburg College, Va.; Ashley (16) and
Alissa (12). He often thinks about his
classmates from the DDS Class of 1984.
He hopes all are doing well.
CLASS OF 1997
Brent Kincaid, DDS, Creve Coeur, Mo.,
recently separated from the U.S. Air Force
and returned to his home to join St. Louis
County Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
He spent 12 great years with the Air
Force, including an AEGD-1 residency
and four years of OMS residency. While
he misses the proximity to the mountains,
he is excited to be closer to so many family and friends.
DR. WENDY CHURCHILL
TO SERVE AS NMDA
VICE PRESIDENT
Wendy Churchill
(formerly Harless)
(DDS ’04) of Anthony, N.M. has been
selected to serve as
the second woman
vice president in the
New Mexico Dental
Association‘s 100-year
history. Dr. Churchill is in line to become
the second NMDA woman president,
following Dr. Gail Willow of Silver City,
N.M., who served in 2005-06.
“Dr. Churchill provides services to
children and low-income families in rural
New Mexico,” said Mark Moores, NMDA
executive director. “Her commitment
to serving the community is a shining
example of NMDA’s Brighter Smiles for
New Mexico campaign.”
Dr. Churchill attended the University
of Kansas and studied dental hygiene at
Johnson County Community College. She
practices dentistry at La Clinica de Familia Dental Center in Anthony, N.M. Dr.
Churchill’s husband, Chris, is an astronomer at New Mexico State University.
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DR. JIM ELIAS DELIVERS DENTAL CARE IN
ZAMBIA, AFRICA
Since 1998 Jim Elias
(DDS ’79), Independence, Mo., has
participated in mission trips to Zambia,
Africa, to deliver much
needed dental care to its
impoverished citizens.
Dr. Elias and his mission work are featured
in a GateHouse News
Service article by Teresa
Sheffield. According to
the article, Dr. Elias was
recruited by one of his patients, Charlotte Franklin, who, with her husband, Larry,
operate International Children’s Missionary Enterprise, which organizes international missionary trips around the world. Over eight years, Elias estimates he has
helped about 12,000 Zambians.
“I think just realizing the needs that these people had. I think too as my love for
God and my love for mankind grew, and I was asked by another church, the Kansas
City Baptist Temple I (went back). And I did, and I did, and I did. I like going to
Africa because people appreciate it more, and I hope it can happen here,” he said.
“You can’t help people who don’t want to be helped. It’s just a feeling of love and
sincerity, and I want it to happen here. The people are so happy, so content with
so little. There are 4,000 kids, and none of them say ‘I’m bored.’ The only kids I see
crying in Africa are in pain.”
The complete article and photos can be viewed at: www.norwichbulletin.com/
lifestyles/health/x631636828/Christian-dentist-brings-message-healing-to-Zambia.
Dr. Cowan bought the practice in
the early 1950s, and he and Lucille
made Branson their home. In 1957 they
constructed a building that houses the
dental office to this day — a half block
off 65 Highway and a half block off
Highway 76, better known as The Strip.
At that time, though, The Strip was just
a gravel road, as was the road to Springfield, Mo. Their house then, as now, was
just down the street from the office. “If
you can throw a rock a long way, you
can hit the office from our house,” said
Dr. Cowan.
The Cowans have witnessed a lot
of changes in Branson, most notably
the blossoming of a boundless variety
of entertainment venues. Even though
the town has grown to where they don’t
know everyone the way they used to,
they think Branson is still a nice town.
They have always liked to hunt and fish,
and when their workdays were done,
they headed for the lakes, river and
forests surrounding Branson to enjoy
the outdoors. They also traveled the
world, going to dental meetings in Russia, China and Germany. And they’ve
hunted big game together in places like
Newfoundland, Manitoba, Ontario and
Colorado. Last year marked their 53rd
year to go on a fishing trip in Canada.
“We’ve enjoyed ourselves,” said Dr.
Cowan. “We didn’t cut anything short.”
The Cowans certainly haven’t cut
anything short in their generosity to the
UMKC School of Dentistry. Their bequest is one of the largest private donations ever made to an American dental
school. In recognition of the impact
their gift will have on the future of the
UMKC School of Dentistry, the school
has named its public service and student
training clinics (the entire first floor of
the building) The Dr. Robert and Mrs.
Lucille Cowan Center for Clinical Care.
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Contents
Dr. Robert and Lucille Cowan
Leave a Legacy of Love. . . . . . . 2
Message from the Office of Advancement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Message from the Dean . . . . . . 4
Campaign for Dental Excellence
Surpasses $12 Million Goal. . . 12
Barry Daneman Moves to UMKC
Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hawaii Alumni Enjoy an Enchanted Evening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dental Hygiene Summer Rotations Offer Real-World ExperiClassnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dr. Wendy Churchill to Serve as
Mary Helen Schooley Takes 5
NMDA Vice President. . . . . . . . 22
Millionth Step (and more) . . . . . 7
Dr. Jim Elias Delivers Dental Care
Dr. Lynda Bonewald Appointed
in Zambia, Africa. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interim Vice Chancellor for ReRemembering Dr. Felix Quiason.23
search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remembering Harry Mueller. . 23
Welcome! New Faculty. . . . . . . . 8
In Memoriam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon
Visits UMKC School of Dentistry.9
Donna Weber, Manager of Alumni Relations &
Editor in Chief
Dr. Nan Evanson, Leadership Gift Officer
Bill Marse, Managing Editor
Patrick Putenney, Editor
Alecia Wright, Art Director
Carla Preuss, Graphic Designer
Ryan Bodenstab, Graphic Artist
Jim Thomas & Armando Diaz, Photographers
Message from
the Dean
Dr. Marsha Pyle
Editor’s note: On Aug. 10, 2009, Marsha
Pyle, DDS, MEd, became the new dean of
the UMKC School of Dentistry. Previously,
Dr. Pyle served as vice dean and associate
dean for education at Case Western Reserve
University (CWRU) School of Dental
Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving
her D.D.S. degree from CWRU in 1984,
she practiced privately for 11 years, while
also teaching in CWRU’s clinical program.
After completing a two-year fellowship in
geriatric dentistry in 1991, she joined the
CWRU faculty full time. She was charged
with establishing the CWRU Training Center
for Geriatric Oral Health, and served as its
director from 1996 to 2000.
I cannot adequately express how
grateful I am to have the opportunity to
serve the UMKC School of Dentistry
as its dean. I have long been familiar
with UMKC’s reputation as one of the
nation’s leading dental schools. Through
my involvement with the American
Dental Education Association (ADEA),
I’ve had the opportunity to get to know
some of UMKC’s leaders, such as Dr.
John Killip, assistant dean of Student
Programs; Dr. Pam Overman, associate
dean for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Cindy
Amyot, director of Distance Education
and Faculty Development. They, as well
as other UMKC faculty I’ve met along the
way, have always impressed me with the
passion and energy they invested in their
work as educators and clinicians.
I’ve felt very comfortable since my
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arrival at the UMKC School of Dentistry.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine is
a private institution that’s smaller than
UMKC, but both schools share the
same basic philosophy of education. For
instance, both institutions are known for
having excellent basic clinical programs
that offer state-of-the-art training to their
students. I’ve also noticed that CWRU
and UMKC both embrace a belief system
that encourages a spirit of collegiality
among faculty, staff, students and alumni.
It’s a spirit that recognizes that we’re all in
this together, that we rise and fall as one,
that the whole is greater than the sum
of the parts. This is the spirit that I look
forward to participating in as we work
together to build a bright future on the
school’s impressive past.
Speaking of the future, we are busy
preparing for the accreditation site visit
that will take place in 2010. Under the
leadership of Dr. Pam Overman, faculty
and staff throughout the building have
been working very hard to prepare first
drafts of our “self-study document.” In
November 2009 we will hold a mock site
visit that will give us a chance to acquire
external input on how we’re addressing
accreditation standards. The process of
conducting the self-study and the honest
introspection it demands provide us with
an excellent opportunity for us to assess
where we are and where we want to go.
To address the latter issue, we
have organized a Strategic Planning
Committee whose membership includes
representatives from the school’s faculty,
staff and alumni. They have been charged
with the task of updating the school’s
strategic plan that will articulate our
priorities for the next five to ten years.
This is an ideal time to undertake
this process. The University has just
completed its strategic planning process,
so we have a clear perspective to guide
us as we formulate our own plans for the
future. I am pleased to report that our
future is bright because we have so many
strengths to build on. We have a clinical
program that is top-notch, a research
program that is the star of the entire
campus, and an outreach program that is
a major contributor to the University’s
mission to engage with the community
and provide service to our constituents
and partners.
Our strategic planning process is an
opportunity for us to think globally
as one institution in order to create a
contemporary vision of the future that
will enable us to capitalize on current
areas of excellence where we have a
niche that can grow further. For example,
our research program is absolutely
phenomenal. But we still must ask,
where do we want to place emphasis
in order to take advantage of future
opportunities, such as clinical research.
The quality of our clinical program is
second to none, but we must continually
adapt our program in response to and
in anticipation of advances in dental
techniques, technologies and materials. In short, we must prepare our graduates
to thrive in the dental practice of today
AND tomorrow. In our educational
programs, we have an opportunity to
capitalize on the excellence we already
have established in technology and
distance education. This is a time of
national discussion about how dental
schools deliver educational programs
and how best to incorporate innovation
into our curriculums. UMKC needs to
participate in this discussion by examining
how we deliver our programs and engage
our students. How can we best convert
learning objectives that our faculty thinks
are important (e.g. critical thinking) into
learning outcomes our students actively
exhibit? Such self-scrutiny is essential to
Class
Notes
Class Notes
Class of 1950
Robert R. Puckett Sr., DDS, Topeka,
Kan., is proud to say he is still kicking at
age 87 and very healthy!
Ray E. Parsons, DDS, Wichita, Kan.,
served in the USAF Dental Corps from
1950–1954. After leaving the USAF he
moved to Winfield, Kan., and was in
private practice from 1954–1990. In 1988
his son, David, joined his practice. Since
retiring in 1990 he has been living in
Wichita, Kan.
Paul E. Arthur, DDS, Centennial, Colo.
writes that he is enjoying retirement.
CLASS OF 1955
R.P. McGraw, DDS, Independence, Mo.,
has three nieces: two are practicing dentistry and one is a junior at UMKC.
W.H. Harris, DDS, Oklahoma City,
Okla., has retired from dentistry and is
now manufacturing products for dentists.
CLASS OF 1960
A.P. Soldan-Els Jr., DDS, Independence,
Mo., who retired from the UMKC School
of Dentistry in 1996 with the rank of
Professor Emeritus, received many awards
during his career: Instructor of the Year,
Distinguished Teaching Award, Class
of 1994 and 1996 Teacher of the Year
Award. He also served as a Lt. Col. in
the U.S. Army Reserve. He and his wife,
Jackie, have been married for 55 years and
have two children and five grandchildren.
Edward J. Lamb, DDS, Olympia, Wash.,
retired in 1999. He is playing lots of golf
and scores a hole-in-one about every other
year. They live six months in Washington
and five+ months in Arizona at Sun City
West. They RV and boat in Canada and
Alaska when they can.
Russell Riggs, DDS, Rogers, Ark., has
retired from dentistry and is now a fulltime volunteer. He is also a very happy
newlywed.
Frank M. Wallace, DDS, McAllen, Texas,
has spent his time in his motor home
touring the United States for the last five
years. He bought a new home in McAllen
and now plays tennis in national tournaments throughout Texas. He had a private
practice in Vancouver, Wash., from 19641995 and is now retired.
Thomas Howe, DDS, Sedalia, Mo., writes
that he is in good health. He and his
son, David Howe (DDS ’90), practiced
together from 1990 until 2005 when
Thomas retired. His son still practices in
the same office.
George Karr, DDS, Rolla Mo., has treated
dental patients in 20 different countries
but only got paid for it in two of them.
He lived in Hawaii for three years the first
time and three months the second time.
He spent two and half years on a Mercy
Ship in the South Pacific with headquarters in Newcastle, Australia. He now
spends his time caring for his wife who has
a rare disease, progressive genetic spastic
dystonia. He is in his fourth retirement
and enjoying his two great granddaughters.
Charles Dunlap, DDS, Lee’s Summit,
Mo., is still working as a professor in the
Department of Pathology, Radiology and
Medicine at UMKC School of Dentistry.
Timmie J. Youree, DDS, Sayre, Okla., has
been retired since 2001. He has been on
dialysis for the past two years which makes
traveling difficult.
CLASS OF 1965
Frank J. Holtz, DDS, Abilene, Kan., is
now a priest in the Episcopal Church, so
his official mail is The Rev. Dr. Frank J.
Holtz.
Max McReynolds, DDS, Chanute, Kan.,
was the 2009 Kansas Dental Association’s
Dentist of the Year.
Pat Shannon, DDS, Tulsa, Okla., is still
working part-time.
S.L. Bettin, DDS, Lyons, Kan., celebrated
his 50th wedding anniversary in July
2009. He has been in practice for 49
years and received many awards, including: Central District Dentist of the
Year (2005), Fellow ACD (1985), Local
School Board (20 years), Ottawa University Board of Trustees (18 years, including
Past Chair). He was the 2009 Golf Chip
Champion, Senior Division. He and his
wife enjoy traveling and spend winters in
Florida and summers in Colorado. They
have a son, Brian, and daughter, Janelle,
and eight grandchildren.
Larry Huey, DDS, Kansas City, Mo., is
retired.
CLASS OF 1970
Don Crow, DDS, Corpus Christi, Texas,
retired in 2005. He is healthy and says
“What a Trip!”
Brian G. Palmer, DDS, Leawood, Kan.,
has retired from dentistry and is doing
research on snoring, sleep apnea and
oropharyngeal anatomy, and the importance of breast feeding to total health.
Information is available on his website
www.brianpalmerdds.com..
Francis D. Moore, DDS, Norman, Okla.,
retired from dentistry in 2008. He is in
good health and is studying theoretical
physics — unified theory.
Wayne Bertz, DDS, Salem, Mo., would
like everyone to know his daughter,
Jenny, is a member of the UMKC DDS
Class of 2011.
Charles N. Swainson, DDS, Clarksville,
Tenn., retired from the U.S. Army as a
Colonel in 1978 and retired as a Civil Service dentist in 1998. He is now very, very
retired. He has seven children, thirteen
grandchildren and is expecting his first
great-grandchild in December.
CLASS OF 1982
Jeri Ross Bills, DDS, Cary, N.C., writes
that she and her husband Chris are avidly
involved in the Single Action Shooting
Society (SASS). They shoot reproduction
firearms from the Wild West time period
for speed and accuracy at steel targets
while wearing Wild West clothes. Jeri has
won many costume contests and is the
current Northeast Regional Champion for
the category of Lady Duelist (one-handed
pistol shooting).
CLASS OF 1984
Zachary Berry, DDS, Chesapeake, Va., is
a Captain in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps
and has just completed 25 years of active
service. He served aboard the USS Harry
S. Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier as
the ship’s oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
He graduated from Eastern Virginia
Medical School with an MD degree in
1998, completed an oral and maxillofacial
surgery residency at Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth, Va., in 2001, and achieved
board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2003. This year he and
Explorer Winter 2009 • 21
Donors Continued
Mr. Brad Boyer
Mr. Terry & Professor Kimberly Bray
Dr. Robert W. Brazil
Dr. Thomas D. Broadbent
Brookside Dental Center
Ms. Molly Brown
Mr. Kenneth & Ms. MaryJane Bruning
Mr. Mansur & Mrs. Amrita Burdick
Miss Judith Ann Burngen
Ms. Sherry M. Burns
Dr. Thomas G. Burris
Ms. Glenelle G. Butler
Mr. Jeffrey & Ms. Marcie Calvin
Dr. William & Ms. Jean Campbell
Dr. Leland & Mrs. Eileen Carlson
Dr. Lauren Carr
Mr. Leonard & Mrs. Norma Carr, Jr.
Ms. Catherine E. Carter
Ms. Jody Carter
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Marcia Cassidy
Ms. Vania Castro
Dr. James G. Chock
Dr. Wendy L Churchill
Dr. Dale & Ms. Jill Cipra
Dr. Jan L. Cobble
Drs. Jose & Eileen Cocjin
Dr. Kenneth & Ms. Delia Cole
Dr. Carl C. Collier
Dr. Patrick & Ms. Brenda Collins
Mr. Jerry & Mrs. Sally Cook
Dr. Keith D. Cooper
Ms. Macie M. Cowden
Dr. Paul C. Cox
Dr. Jerrod Crawford
Dr. Gary & Mrs. Sandra Crnic
Ms. Sara S. Dale
Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Dianah
Davidson
Ms. Karen L. Davis
Dr. Gary R. Dawson
Mr. Geoffrey & Dr. Emily Day
Dr. Bryan S. Debowsky
Drs. Kelly & Donna Deines
Dental Fitness Center
Dentsply
Dr. Gary & Ms. Martha Dicks
Dr. Dale D. Dickson
Ms. Kathy M. Dockter
Dr. Michael & Ms. Maureen Doherty
Dr. Daniel A. Dorrego
Dr. Richard & Ms. Judith Driggs
Ms. Susan E. Duncan
Dr. Vance & Mrs. Judith Dykhouse
Dr. Thomas & Ms. Deborah Emery
Dr. Robert Eric Emery
Dr. Joseph R. Engel
Dr. Mark S. Engelhardt
Mr. Kurt & Mrs. Ann Engemann
Mr. Mark Englert & Ms. Janine L.
Sasse-Englert
Mr. Brian H. & Ms. Toni L. Erickson
Dr. E. Grant Eshelman, Jr.
Mr. Herschel D. Ewing
Mr. Greg & Dr. Ann Fay
Dr. William & Mrs. Constance
Ferguson
Ms. Pam R. Flaherty
Ms. Betty C. Frantz
Drs. Peter & Jennifer Freyer
Dr. C. R. Friedley
Mr. Creighton Gallagher
Dr. Caleb J. Gardner
Dr. Donna J. Gardner
Ms. Amy Gensweider
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Mr. William A. Geoghegan & Dr.
Karen B. Williams
Mrs. Mary V. George
Dr. Paul H. Getto
Dr. Lisa A. Goin
Dr. John M. Gorton
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Sheryl Gossett
Mr. Thomas Gracey
Dr. Gary B. Grantham
Dr. Phillip J. Gravino
Ms. Patricia A. L. Gray
Mrs. Dawn W. Greenwell
Dr. Craig A. Grider
Ms. Janelle R. Grose-Rethman
Mr. Christopher Guilfoy
Dr. Ray & Ms. Wilma Hailey
Mrs. Kristin W. Ham
Dr. Buford & Mrs. Camille Hamilton
Dr. Mark A. Handley
Dr. Kent W. Hanson
Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Sandra Harris
Dr. Mark E. Hartter
HealthStaff
Dr. John & Ms. Mary Ann Hense
Dr. Carl & Ms. Marian Herre
Dr. Mark & Ms. Debby Hesker
Mr. Matthew Hildebrand
Ms. Linda M. Hill
Dr. Ted S. Hine
Mr. James & Mrs. Mary Kay Hogan
Dr. Wyeth Hoopes
Mr. Robert & Ms. Linda Hoye
Dr. Samuel J. Huckabee
Ms. Robin Huenergardt
Ms. Hiep Huynh
Mr. Roger & Mrs. Sandra Jackson
Dr. Brandon A. James
Dr. Leo A. Johns, Jr.
Mark L Johnson, PhD
Dr. Ralph G. Johnson III
Dr. Archie A. Jones
Mr. J.C. Jones
Dr. Steven M. Jones
Dr. Thomas A. Jones
Mr. Jay Joshi
Ms. Mary E. Kadel
Kahn Family Dental Care, PA
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Kahn
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Staci Kahn
Dr. Altug Kazanoglu
Dr. Greg A. Kelley
Ms. Nancy T. Keselyak
Ms. Sandra L. Kiehl
Dr. Lynn Kinderknecht
Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Marcia Kirlin
Dr. Paul & Mrs. Ellen Klausen
Dr. Ashley Knight
Ms. Trisha L. Knight
Dr. Kay E. Knipschild
Dr. John & Mrs. Ann Koehler
Dr. Jeffrey Koksal
Dr. Seiji Kondo
Ms. Melissa Kusiak
Ms. Suzanne Lammers
Ms. Kelly A. Lang
Ms. Lori Lynn Langley
Mr. David Langton
Dr. Earl & Mrs. Patricia Larson
Ms. Wen Liao
Dr. John M. Lies
Dr. Eric Lindeman & Dr. Jana
Bronfman
Dr. Ruohong Liu
Ms. Kristina Lynn Lobb
Ms. Margaret C. LoGiudice
Mr. Brian Lumbard
Ms. Erin R. Lutz
Ms. Barbara MacGirvin
Mrs. Susan R. Macy
Dr. Darren & Dr. Sarah Mahaffey
Ms. Michelle Malone
Ms. Roseann P. Mandacina
Dr. Richard G. Mark
Ms. Camille Marquez
Dr. Steven T. Marshall
Ms. Denise C. Maseman
Mr. Robert Masterson
Dr. Thomas M. Matthes
Dr. Francis X. Matthews
Mr. David Mattingly
Dr. Robert E. Maul
Dr. Kirstin McCarville
Mr. Adam McClellan
Ms. Emily McCoy
Dr. Pamela R. McCullough
Dr. R. Keith & Ms. Patricia McDaniel
Mr. Alan McDavid
Dr. Gary D. McReynolds
Dr. James & Mrs. Linda Meares
Ms. Elizabeth Melenbrink
Dr. David L. Merello
Drs. Mark & Cheryl Milde
Dr. C. Dow Miller
Ms. Patricia A. Miller
Mrs. Sondra D. Mills
Mr. Matthew & Ms. Tanya Mitchell
Mr. Jared Montano
Mr. Ryan Moore
Mr. Logan Morse
Ms. Jean Lynn Mross
Ms. Kathleen Murray
Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Kathleen Muzzin
Dr. Karl W. Neuenschwander
Mr. Philip Newkirk
Mrs. Margaret E. Newman
Mr. Brian Niehaus
Ms. Deborah B. Nigh
Mrs. Miriam Nocks
Mrs. Melissa O’Sullivan
Dr. Yoshitaka Ogata
Dr. F. Jay Ohmes
Mrs. Cristy D. O’Keefe
Ms. Rebecca Okopnik
Dr. Sandra L. Otipoby
Mr. Kyle Palmer
Mr. Douglas & Ms. Deanna Pappan
Dr. Duane & Mrs. Maxine Patterson
Ms. Lindsay Pauly
Ms. Kimberly Petkovich
Mr. Howard & Dr. Cynthia Petrie
Mr. Hollie Pfeffer
Mrs. Jill K. Pickett
Dr. Kevin Pierce
Mr. Jerry N. Pratt
Dr. John H. Purk
Dr. Richard L. Racette
Mr. David Rainwater
Mr. Behnaz Raisdana
Dr. John W. Rapley
Dr. William Rasabnd
Dr. Allen B. Reavis
Dr. Donald L. Rennard
Dr. Thomas S. Reser
Dr. Clare Rieser
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rigdon
Ms. Danielle Marie Riordan
Dr. Francis & Ms. Patricia Roberts
Mr. Michael Rogers
Ms. Megan Rondeau
Mr. Edward Weston Santee
Mr. J. Michael Sass
Ms. Catherine Saylor
Dr. Enslie & Ms. Peggy Schilb
Mr. George J. Schlagel
Mrs. Barbara K. Schlothauer
Dr. B. L. Schulz
Dr. Randal A. Scott
Dr. Bradley S. Shanker
Dr. Harvey Shaw, Jr.
Ms. Desni D. Sheller
Dr. Rod & Professor Patti Shultz
Mrs. Lorie A. Silcott
Smile Station
Drs. Bradley & Becky Smith
Dr. Darrell & Ms. Carole Smith
Dr. Jared & Ms. Charlene Smith
Dr. Donald M. Smith
Dr. Ralph H. Smith
Dr. Ricky D. Smith
Dr. Thomas F. Smith
Mr. Grant Snider
Ms. Micah L. Snyder
Specialty Dental Care, P.C.
St. Louis County Prosthodontists
Mr. Matthew Standridge
Ms. Joy Steen
Ms. Helen Muoi Thang Stevenson
Dr. Stephen E. Stidham
Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Doris Stith
Mr. Melvin & Ms. Kathy Stockett
Mrs. Karen S. Stotts
Ms. Allyson K. Sundby
Dr. Brian S. Sutton
Mr. Stephen & Ms. Tami Sutton
Ms. Kalandra Szewc
Ms. Patricia G. Tallon
Dr. Alan G. Thibault
Dr. Larry Thigpen
Ms. Letrisha Thomas
Ms. Cheryal Thompson
Dr. Elizabeth Thorson
Ms. Joan Tibbetts-Baker
Ms. Joan Tucker
Dr. William D. Turner
Dr. Kent R. Twyman
Mrs. Dixie A. Ubben
Dr. Mark L. Underwood
Dr. Mickey & Mrs. Susan Unsell
Dr. Wallace T. Urata
Dr. James W. Van Blaricum III
Ms. Alyssa Vangilder
Dr. Asvin Vasanthan
Mr. John & Ms. Ann Vering
Dr. Walter R. Wakatsuki
Ms. Sara Walls
Mr. David Watkins
Dr. Ronald Earl Watson
Ms. Sarah Way
Ms. Rosie Weaver
Mr. Max Weber
Ms. Amy Werner
Dr. Derek R. Williams
Mr. James & Ms. Melissa Wilson
Dr. Robert M. Wilson
Dr. Catherine M. Winters
Dr. Vaughn & Mrs. Dee Wipf
Mrs. Mary Sharon Woods
Dr. Howard R. Woosley
Dr. Robert O. Yendes, Jr.
Mrs. Kelda M. Zabel
Dr. Dez & Ms. Bridgit Ziegenhorn
our ability to remain one of the premier
dental schools in the country.
As we look to the future, we also have
an opportunity to be a good citizen with
our external partners and stakeholders.
We’ll be working closely with our alumni
and dental associations, both of whom
have been incredibly supportive of the
school. I’ve been trying my hardest to get
out and meet some of the people who care
so much for the school. I look forward to
developing deep and lasting relationships
with the school’s alumni and with area
dental and community organizations.
Together we can ensure that UMKC
continues to graduate the best oral health
care practitioners in the country.
Even though I’ve been at UMKC a short
time, I’ve already had the opportunity to
be extremely impressed by our alumni’s
generosity. I attended the annual
Scholarship Recognition Dinner and
was simply blown away. I don’t know of
another institution that does something
quite like this. It was simply amazing to
see scholarship recipients and donors
sitting down to dinner together and
talking and getting to know one another.
The evening was a powerful display of
what a strong bond our alumni have with
their school. I came away convinced that
our students are as grateful as our alumni
and friends are generous; and that when
our students have become successful
alumni, they will be as generous as their
distinguished predecessors.
In that spirit of generosity and gratitude
I would like to thank the UMKC School
of Dentistry community for welcoming me
with such warmth and openness. Everyone
has been unbelievably kind and helpful.
As I said earlier, I feel comfortable here. I
feel at home. 
Barry Daneman Moves to
UMKC Foundation
I
n July 2009, the University of
Missouri-Kansas City established
the UMKC Foundation in order to
centrally coordinate accountability
for all the advancement efforts on
behalf of UMKC and
its academic units.
With the advent of the
new Foundation and
planning for the University’s next capital
campaign, UMKC has
realigned advancement
positions to maximize
staffing, resources and
expertise. As part of
this realignment, Barry
Daneman, the School
of Dentistry’s director
of Community and
Alumni Relations, began devoting his time
and talents to the UMKC Foundation
on October 21, 2009.
In a farewell message to the School
of Dentistry, Daneman said, “It has
been a great honor to work for the
UMKC School of Dentistry, the
Rinehart Foundation and the Dental
Alumni Association these past 14-plus
years. I’ve made many good friends and
have had the opportunity to collaborate on a wide variety of interesting
projects: class scholarships, continuing
education programs, endowed chairs
and professorships, Medicaid studies,
memorials, outreach programs, renovation projects and workforce models. I
have enjoyed my students in the dental
ethics classes, faculty colleagues in the
Department of Dental Public Health,
staff colleagues from the Office of
Alumni, Development and Continuing
Education and alumni friends. I will
treasure these years always. I cannot
adequately express my thanks for having been given these opportunities.”
In recognition of Barry’s contributions to the school and the profession
of dentistry, Dean Marsha Pyle said,
“We are eternally grateful for Barry’s
many years of hard work on behalf of
the school, the Rinehart Foundation
and the school’s outreach programs.
His good work within the
school and in the community will be missed but not
forgotten.”
Daneman will retain
some accountability for
the School of Dentistry
while taking on broader
advancement responsibilities as an Advancement
Officer for the central
office. Dean Pyle said
that she is working with
the University’s Advancement leadership
to develop an alternative staffing plan for the
School of Dentistry’s Rinehart Foundation to assure that its needs continue
to be met. As part of the reorganization
of the school’s alumni and advancement activities, Dr. Cynthia Amyot
has been asked to assist in the area.
Since 2007 Dr. Amyot has served the
School of Dentistry as a professor and
the director of Distance Education
and Faculty Development. Previously
she served as director of the Division of Dental Hygiene from 1993 to
2006. She has served on the school’s
faculty since earning her MS degree in
dental hygiene education at UMKC in
1993. She earned her EdD degree from
the University of Missouri in 2003.
Dr. Amyot served as president of the
UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni Association in 1996-97 and served on its
board from 1993 to 2007. 
Explorer Winter 2009 • 5
Dental Hygiene Summer Rotations
Offer Real-World Experiences
By Bonnie Branson, RDH, PhD, Associate
Professor, Division of Dental Hygiene
The summer of 2009 marked the sixth
year that UMKC dental hygiene students
completed summer rotations at federally
qualified health centers in Missouri.
Each July since 2004, dental hygiene
students have participated in a two-week
rotation to sites all over Missouri to
deliver care. The students work in the
clinics as part of the team delivering
patient education, exposing radiographs
and completing dental hygiene treatment.
The treatment consists of all types of
care, including child and adult prophies,
periodontal maintenance and scale/root
planing.
Housing for the students is provided
by the Area Health Education Centers
Regional Offices. Coordinators for these
regional offices also arrange for the
students to participate in a community
oral health activity outside the confines
of the dental facility. These programs
have included educational programs to
special groups and career fairs.
Students are supervised by the
hygienists and dentists at the federally
qualified health center and enjoy the
opportunity to experience dentistry
outside the confines of the dental school
environment. The goals of the summer
rotation experience include: increasing
the students’ awareness of the needs of
diverse populations and gaining insight
into the care that is delivered in a public
health setting. UMKC dental hygiene
faculty visit the sites to connect with each
center and determine the quality of the
experience.
The summer rotation
program, which is an
enhancement to the
public health
curriculum, draws
students into real
6 • Explorer Winter 2009
world experiences through service
learning. Service learning is a valuable
teaching methodology because it engages
students in an activity that is driven by
learning objectives, as opposed to pure
volunteerism. Specific course objectives
direct the experience, so both the student
and the community benefit. Students
reflect on the experience through
directed journaling, which are read by
faculty so dialoguing can take place. This “Before this experience I had never really
put myself in the shoes of a mother with
interaction, along with the experience,
financial burdens trying to seek care.
helps the student to put the experience
This definitely gave me a new perspective
into perspective and be prepared for real
on the ability to seek care. I realized
world experiences.
that I have taken for granted the luxury
Student comments indicate that
of having quality health care readily
the rotations are indeed meeting their
available.”
objectives. Students are becoming aware
Student summer rotations have
of the diverse oral health care needs
been a win-win situation for both
throughout Missouri as they assist with
UMKC dental hygiene students and the
the role that federally qualified health
underserved residents of Missouri. Upon
centers play. The following sampling of
student comments highlights the value of their return each year the students are
asked, “Should we do this again with
the experience:
next year’s class?” The answer is always
“Public Health Setting — I love it!
a resounding “YES!” So we’re already
These past two weeks have changed my
looking forward to a having seventh
mind and thoughts about where I want
successful summer in 2010. 
to be when I graduate.”
“I realized that I
have taken for
granted the luxury
of having quality
health care
readily available.”
Donors Continued
Hook Orthodontics
Dr. Bradley K. Hook
Dr. Donald F. Howe
Dr. Ronald D. Hubbard
Dr. Larry C. Huey
Dr. Stanley E. Humphrey
Dr. James & Ms. Margaret Hunt
Dr. Kyle Huntington
Dr. Anthony & Mrs. Joan Ingino
Dr. David Itomura & Dr. Marilyn
Chun
Dr. David & Ms. Lillian Jackson
Mr. Dave & Ms. Lanette Jaeger
Dr. Ronald E. Jennings
Dr. Damon Jensen
Dr. Clinton M. Johnson
Dr. Frank N. Johnson
Dr. Jerry & Ms. Jari Johnson
Dr. John N. Johnson
Ms. Laura Johnson
Dr. Howard & Ms. Val Johnson
Dr. Carol J. Jones
Mr. William G. Jones
Dr. Donald R. Jump
Ms. Susan E. Kaiser
Kallsnick & Careswell, D.D.S.
Dr. Sam K. Kallsnick
Drs. Jerald O. & Rebecca L. Katz
Dr. Ronald L. Katzer
Dr. Daniel A. Kaufmann
Dr. Shigeru Kawanami
Dr. Jerry C. Kelly
Dr. Thomas W. Kelly, Jr.
Dr. Thomas F. Kemlage
Dr. & Mrs. William Kemp
Dr. Daniel D. Kieu
Dr. Charles R. Kimes
Dr. Paul & Ms. Mary Kincaid
Mr. Jonathan Kinderknecht
Ms. Joneal S. Kirby
Dr. Mark & Ms. Joyce Koch
Dr. Eric Gottman & Dr. Kyong Kong
Dr. Marvin & Ms. Louise Kramer
Dr. Paul J. Krautmann
Dr. Harold A. Krueger
Dr. Larry & Mrs. Marilyn Kuhlman
Dr. Bradley M. Kvittem
Mr. William & Ms. Julie Kyte
Lakewood Dental Center
Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Janet Lally
Dr. George & Ms. Charlotte Latta, Jr.
Dr. Leonard & Ms. Mary Lausten
Dr. John M. Le
Dr. Richard & Ms. Donna Lee
Dr. Vernon G. Lee
Dr. Terry & Ms. Dawn Linneman
Little Apple Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Edwin & Ms. Evelyn Locke
Dr. & Mrs. James Lowe
Dr. R. Raymond Lyle, Jr.
Dr. James G. Mace
Dr. James A. MacRobert
Ms. Erin Maille
Dr. W. Jack Mann, Jr.
Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Susan Marcum
Dr. Mary L. Mariani
Ms. Linda K. Marsh
Ms. Phyllis A. Martina
Dr. Fred S. Maryott
Dr. Ronald G. Masters
Dr. Donald R. Mayer
Dr. Bruce W. McCall
Dr. James G. McCartney
Ms. Lois M. McClellan
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Janice McCollum
Mr. Cam J. McCracken
Dr. Michael D. McCunniff
Dr. Richard I. McFadden
Dr. William O. McIntire
Dr. Ray F. McKowen
Dr. Mark R. Medina
Dr. Kevin E. Medlin
Dr. George B. Menkoff
Dr. Grant W. Merritt
Dr. Chris Merriweather
Mr. Robert K. Mikulan
Dr. Galen & Mrs. Beth Miller
Dr. C. Bradley Miller
Dr. Tonk & Ms. Jayne Mills
Dr. Michael & Ms. Nancy Minten
Dr. James & Mrs. Heidi Mixson
Dr. Behjat K. Moghadam
Dr. Timothy J. Morgan
Mrs. Harriet M. Morris
Dr. Robert T. Morrison
Dr. Timothy P. Morrow
Dr. Todd Vogel & Ms. Patricia
Mullane-Vogel
Dr. Albert & Ms. Jodene Mulliken
Ms. Stephanie Mullins
Dr. Ray R. Nassimbene
Dr. Gary L. Nesslein& Dr. Susan
Laing-Nesslein
Dr. Harold Kent Neubert
Dr. Matthew & Dr. Kristen Niewald
Dr. Donald G. Nosworthy
Dr. William & Mrs. Pat Novotny
Dr. Thomas A. Nuckols
Ms. Maureen K. Olson
Orascoptic Research
Overland Park Dentistry
Dr. Robert C. Owen
Dr. Patrick M. Pacheco& Mrs. Joan
Aufdembrink-Pacheco
Dr. Virgil L. Palmer
Mr. Scott Bradley Parker
Dr. Joseph W. Parkinson
Dr. Ray E. Parsons
Dr. Jeffrey & Ms. Elizabeth Paskar
Dr. Steve & Ms. Susan Payne
Dr. William M. Payne
Dr. Barry Penner
Dr. Paul Perme& Mrs. Donnis RogersPerme
Mr. John S. Petersen
Mrs. Karol A. Petersen
Mr. Ray Peterson
Dr. Joe M. Pieratt
Dr. Dennis M. Plunk
Dr. Charles F. Poeschel
Dr. Bryan Michael Pope
Mr. Keith & Ms. Anna Porter
Dr. Ricky D. Powell
Dr. Timothy & Ms. Angela Prawl
Dr. William & Mrs. Janis Prosser
Dr. Ronald Gene Protzman
Dr. Charles J. Purma II
Mr. William C. Quigg& Dr. Suzanne
Newell Quigg
Dr. Dan H. Rathgeber
Dr. Richard Rauschenbach& Mrs.
Suzanne Rauschenbach
Dr. Monte G. Ray
Mr. Rodney & Dr. Gail Redman
Dr. Isabelle Reed
Mr. Jonathon D. Reibach
Dr. Joe E. Richardson III
Dr. J. Kent Richter
Dr. Timothy J. Rieke
Dr. Kenneth R. Riley
Dr. Scott A. Roberson
Roberts Family Dentistry
Dr. John M. Roberts
Dr. Charles & Ms. Marie Robertson
Dr. Stanley & Mrs. Annelle Rogers
Dr. Ronald D. Rolfs
Dr. Benjamin D. Rosenberg
Mrs. Carrolyn Delk Rountree
Dr. Steve A. Rueb
Ms. Betty J. Runyan
Dr. Patrick & Dr. Janet Ruopp
Dr. Brett V. Russell
Dr. Thomas & Dr. Noreen Salmon
Mr. Stephen & Ms. Jeanine Sasek
Dr. Suzanne K. Saville
Dr. Kristine K. Schrock
Dr. Joseph C. Schulte
Dr. Steven W. Schulte
Dr. Steven & Ms. Elizabeth Schultz
Dr. Jay G. & Ms. Pam Sekavec
Dr. Mitchell Blacker & Ms. Susan
Sharp-Blacker
Dr. Lendall C. Shell
Dr. Brian D. Shelton
Dr. Dennis R. Sherraden
Dr. Cynthia E. Sherwood
Dr. David D. Shin
Dr. Ramsey O. Shouman
Dr. John K. Silberberg
Dr. Orlando & Mrs. Mary Silva
Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Nancy Silvius
Dr. Robert H. Simpson
Dr. Wilbur C. Skaer
Dr. Lonnie & Ms. Connie Slapar
Mr. Justin & Dr. Jodi Slominsky
Dr. Brian P. Smith
Dr. James Harlin Smith, Jr.
Dr. Ronald G. Smith
Dr. Frank J. Spalitto
Dr. Peter K. Spence
Ms. Coral M. Stegen
Dr. Jim & Ms. Debra Stewart
Mr. Cory J. Stigile
Dr. Alan M. Stoll
Dr. Thomas E. Stone
Dr. Ralph M. Stonner
Dr. A. L. Stoskopf
Dr. Robert A. Strathman
The Supper Club
Dr. Gregory T. Swartz
Dr. John W. Tabash
Dr. Robert M. Tait
Dr. Carol A. Talbott
Dr. J. Brad Tally
Dr. Timothy & Mrs. Kandis Taylor
Dr. Gregory C. Tellatin
Mr. Shawn M. Terryberry& Ms. Rita
A. Cruz-Terryberry
The Didomi Fund
Dr. Patrick A. Thompson& Mrs.
Debra Thompson
Mr. Harry N. Tishk& Professor
Emeritus Maxine N. Tishk
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Margo Toth
Dr. Gary & Ms. Phyllis Traub
Dr. James & Mrs. Sandra Trotter
Dr. James M. Trout
Dr. Charles H. Trudgeon
Dr. Charles R. Tucker
Dr. Bennett L. Turnbow
Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Nora Tuttle
Dr. Rebecca Durst Twietmeyer
Dr. David & Ms. Mary Ukena
UMKC Dental Special Patient Care
Clinic
Dr. Nicholas Vega
Dr. Richard A. Verderame
Dr. David L. Vreeland
Dr. Mickey J. Wagner
Mrs. Rebecca L. Walden
Marlin Walker
Mr. Robin & Dr. Crystal Walker
Dr. John M. Walkonis
Mr. Matthew Watson
Dr. Terry L. Watson
Dr. Dale & Ms. Joan Watts
Dr. Ronald M. Wayt
Dr. Raymond T. Webber
Webster Grove Orthodontics, Ltd
Dr. Benjamin L. Westman
Whitaker Endodontics Ltd.
Dr. Bryan & Mrs. Carol Whitaker
Dr. Michael A. White
Mr. Darrin & Dr. Susan Widick
Dr. Gary B. Wiele
Dr. Emily M. Williams
Dr. Kenneth L. Williams
Dr. Stephen B. Williams
Dr. Joe R. Wilson
Dr. Stacy & Mrs. Rhonda Wince
Ms. Kimberly Winton
Mr. Ronald Woelk
Wolken Dental, P.C.
Dr. Steven F. Wolken
Mr. Zachary Worrell& Dr. Michelle
Sobba
Dr. C. Brant Worthington
Dr. M. Dean Wright
Mr. M. Lane Wyman
Dr. John L. Yoder
Ms. Jessica Yoon
Dr. Donald T. Yoshizumi
Dr. Ralph & Mrs. Lynda Younger
Dr. Fred Zargar
$25 – $99
A & A Appraisal
Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Kellie Akimoto
Mr. Kristian P. Anderson
Dr. Dan B. Ang
Ms. Mary Anzalone
Mr. Michael & Ms. Diane Arps
Dr. Paul E. Arther
Atchison Dental Associates, PA
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Jill Bagby
Ms. Amy S. Bagley
Mr. Xiaochuan Bai
Dr. Barbara E. Bailey
Mr. Edward J. Barbosa & Dr. Susan D.
McMillen
Dr. Lynne Ellen Barbour
Mr. Joseph W. Barnhart
Dr. Chad Barth
Ms. Barb Bateman
Dr. Michael J. Beauregard
Mr. David S. Beck
Mr. Gerry & Ms. Melanie Beck
Dr. James & Ms. Carolyn Belcher
Ms. Tamra Bendure
Ms. Patricia Bertz
Dr. R. Steven Best
Ms. Courtney L. Beussink
Mr. Richard Bigham
Ms. Melissa Boerema
Dr. Bryan Bonnet
Ms. Andrea Boothe
Dr. Scott K. Bowden
Explorer Winter 2009 • 19
HAWAII ALUMNI ENJOY AN ENCHANTED EVENING
A
lumni and friends gathered
for cocktails and dinner,
Saturday, October 3, 2009, at
the Pacific Club in Honolulu,
Hawaii, during the state ADA
conference. The event was
hosted by the
Hawaii UMKC
Alumni Association
and the UMKC School of
Dentistry. It was a wonderful
evening with 90 in attendance.
Thank you, Russell Tabata (BS
’65, DDS ’67), Shelly Kawamoto
(DDS ’05) and Julie Tanabe (DDS
’96) for making this a most
memorable evening. 
Donors Continued
Cuba Dental Center, Inc.
Dr. Kevin J. Cummings
Mr. Jon & Ms. Kathryn Dale
Dr. Nadeem D. Dallal
Dr. Terry & Ms. Ann Davidson
Dr. Dale & Mrs. Julie Davis
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Linda Davis
Dr. Ronald R. Davis
Dr. Guy Deyton & Ms. Joanne Snyder
Dr. L. Sue Dobbs
Dr. Lawrence W. Doerr
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Florence Dunlap
Dr. Shara M. Dunlap
Dr. John C. Durling, II
Dr. Chet D. Eastin
Dr. Edgar & Mrs. Jolene Ellyson
Dr. C. Weldon & Ms. Martha Elrod
Family Dental Care
Dr. Steven W. Fawks
Dr. Philip H. Feil
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Dr. Mark A. Fernandez
Dr. Erica Lynn Fisher
Dr. Kristy K. Fisher
Dr. Richard A. Foster
Dr. William H. Fountain
Ms. Melissa Francisco
Dr. John & Ms. Victoria Franks
Dr. Gary P. Freeland
Dr. A. Allen & Mrs. Susan French
Dr. William & Mrs. Mary Friend
Dr. Lynn R. Friesen
Dr. Greg & Ms. Karen Frimel
Dr. Donald Fuchs
Dr. Willis L. Funk
Mr. Robert & Dr. Sharon Furby
Ms. Sharon Galley
Dr. David George
Dr. Marlin E. Gher
Dr. Harry & Mrs. Mary Gilbert
Dr. Robert & Ms. Kathleen Gillum
Dr. Kenneth V. Givens
Dr. Norman D. Glasscock
Mrs. Gineth L. Gonzales
Dr. Dennis & Mrs. Kathryn Graham
Dr. Ronald L. Graves
Dr. William & Mrs. Barbara Grigsby
Dr. John & Mrs. Patricia Grimes
Dr. John P. Grisham
Drs. Guy W. & Kathryn Gross
Dr. John & Ms. Sharon Gutschenritter
Mr. Danny & Ms. Victoria Hall
Dr. David L. Hamel
Dr. Glenn W. Harrington
Ms. Chelsea Harris
Mr. Wayne R. Harrison
Dr. Daniel G. Harry
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Sandra Hart
Dr. Gary Z. Hatutian
Dr. G. Michael Hawkins
Ms. Karen E. Haynes
Dr. Granvil & Mrs. Heidi Hays
Dr. Kenneth & Mrs. Eleanor Head
Dr. Jan S. Heidbreder
Dr. & Dr. Gary M. Henley
Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Linda Henslee
Dr. Paul & Ms. Cindy Herrin
Mr. Jeff P. Hiegert
Dr. Del G. Hiesterman
Dr. Billy J. Hill
Hilliard Gallery
Dr. Randal L. Hillis
Dr. Laila B. Hishaw
Dr. Craig S. Hollander
Dr. John G. Hollingsworth
Dr. & Mrs. J. Gregory Holm
Dr. Dee J. Holman
Mr. James C. Holman
Drs. Daniel & Nicole Holmes
Dr. Takashi Honda
Dr. David V. Honeycutt
MARY HELEN SCHOOLEY TAKES
I
5 MILLIONTH STEP (AND MORE)
f you can’t find Mary Helen Schooley in her office working as the administrative associate for the Clinical Programs at the UMKC
School of Dentistry, you might find her roaming the halls in her walking shoes, racking up another million steps as a participant
in the Million Steps Pedometer Program, sponsored by the University of Missouri System’s Wellness Program. Schooley became
UMKC’s first 5-millon stepper in August 2009, one year after she began the program. She and her feat (or should we say feet?)
were featured in an article that appeared in the August newsletter of the T.E. Atkins UM System Wellness Program. In the article
Schooley confesses that she’s been an intermittent walker since age 40, but now, at 62, “I’ve never missed a day since starting the
program. I put on my pedometer first thing every morning. The Dental School building is very conducive to walking, especially when
the weather is too rainy, cold or hot. Eight laps around the second or third floors equal one mile.” She says that she also walks 35–40
minutes in the evening in her neighborhood. Her record for most steps in a day? 32,455! The entire article can be viewed online at
www.umsystem.edu/ums/curators/wellness/newsletters/0809NewsletterUMKC.pdf 
DR. LYNDA BONEWALD APPOINTED INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR
FOR RESEARCH
I
n an email to UMKC employees Dr.
Gail Hackett, UMKC executive vice
chancellor and provost, announced the
appointment of Dr. Lynda Bonewald,
Lee M. and William Lefkowitz Professor
of Oral Biology and director of UMKC’s
Bone Biology Research Program, as Interim Vice Chancellor for Research.
“This new position, which is an outcome
of our strategic planning process, will
oversee UMKC’s Office of Research and
our research and economic development
initiatives. Dr. Bonewald will begin her
new role on October 15, 2009,” said Dr.
Hackett.
In addition to her distinguished career in
teaching and research and her leadership
of the Bone Biology Research Program,
Dr. Bonewald is also Director of UMKC’s
Center of Excellence in the Study of
Dental and Musculoskeletal Tissues. As a
national leader in her field of research, osteocyte biology, Dr. Bonewald has served
as Vice-Chair of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, Scientific Advisory Board;
Chair of the National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Board of Scientific Counselors; and President of the Association of Biomolecular
Resource Facilities. In 2006, Dr. Bonewald
received two major awards: the Distinguished Scientist Award in Mineralized
Tissue from the International Association
for Dental Research & American Association for Dental Research and the W.S.S.
Jee Remodeling in Bone (RIB) Award
at the 36th International Sun Valley
Workshop on Skeletal Tissue Biology Sun
Valley Workshop. She was also chosen as
a 2005 University of Missouri Curator’s
Professor. 
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NEW
FACULTY
Pictured l-r: Dr. John Stone, Dr. Gloria Juliana
Redford, Dr. Giovanni Safdari, Dr. Alison Louie,
Dr. Yasuyoshi Ueki and Prof. Tamra Bendure
Professor Tamra Bendure serves as a
clinical faculty fellow in the Department
of Radiology. A 2005 graduate of the
UMKC Division of Dental Hygiene,
Bendure currently serves as secretary of
the UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Association. “I thoroughly love my job,”
says Bendure. “I feel very fortunate to
have the opportunity to help third- and
fourth-year dental and dental hygiene
students develop their radiology skills.”
Dr. Alison C. Louie serves as a clinical
faculty fellow in the Department of
General Dentistry. Dr. Louie earned
her D.D.S. degree from the University
of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School
of Dentistry in San Francisco, Calif.
From July 2007 to June 2008 she
completed a General Practice Residency
at the University Medical Center in
Fresno, Calif. While a dental student
at the University of the Pacific she
served as a founding member of Pacific
Dental Mission, a student organization
dedicated to providing dental care to
underprivileged communities worldwide.
Dr. Gloria Juliana Redford serves as a
clinical assistant professor in the UMKC
Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr.
Redford earned a doctor of dental surgery
degree from the Universidad Santo Tomas
De Aquino in Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia, in 1987. She completed
specialty training in pediatric dentistry
in 1993 from Pontificia Universidad
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Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, earning
the equivalent of a M.S. degree. Dr.
Redford practiced privately in Bogotá as
a general dentist (1988–1991) and as a
pediatric dentist (1994–2000). She also
served on the pediatric faculty at the
Colegio Odontologico Colombiano in
Bogotá from 1994 to 2000. From 2002
to 2008 she worked in the pediatric
dental practice of Dr. Aventand Huie in
Newport News, Va., while she completed
English as a second language classes.
Dr. Giovanni Safdari serves as a
clinical faculty fellow in the Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr.
Safdari earned a doctor of medicine
degree in 2000 at Central America Health
Science University School of Medicine,
in Belize City, Belize, Central America.
In May 2008 he completed his doctor of
dental surgery degree at Meharry Medical
College School of Dentistry in Nashville,
Tenn. From July 2008 through June 2009
he served as an intern in the Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at
Truman Medical Center/Children Mercy
Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. John A. Stone serves as a clinical
assistant professor in the Department of
General Dentistry. Previously Dr. Stone
practiced general dentistry in Stanley,
Kan., since graduating from the UMKC
School of Dentistry in 1980. He has been
a continuous member of the ADA, KDA
and 5th District Dental Society since
1980. He served as 5th District Golf
Committee chairman for many years and
received the Chairman of the Year award
in 2001. He also served on the Advisory
Board for JCCC Dental Hygiene Program
for many years and was chairman for
several years.
Dr. Yasuyoshi Ueki, serves as an
assistant professor in the Department of
Oral Biology. Previously he served the
Harvard School of Dental Medicine in
Boston, Mass., as an instructor in the
Department of Developmental Biology
(2007–2008) and as a research fellow
in the Department of Developmental
Biology (2004–2007) and the HarvardForsyth Department of Oral Biology
(2000–2004). Dr. Ueki earned an M.D.
degree (1994) and Ph.D. degree (1998)
from Okayama University Medical School
in Japan. From 1998 to 2000 he served
that institution as an instructor in the
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biochemistry. A member of the UMKC
Bone Biology Research Program, Dr.
Ueki is engaged in research in the areas
of molecular and cellular pathogenesis
of the human craniofacial disorder,
Cherubism. Dr. Ueki’s current specific
interest is molecular composition of
signaling complexes mediated by SH3BP2
in myeloid cells that can explain how
mutant SH3BP2 enhances TNF-alpha
production and osteoclastogenesis. 
Donors Continued
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Gwyn Johnson
Dr. Glenn Y. Kadohiro
Ms. Donna F. Kaelke
Kansas Dental Association
Dr. Shanon T. Kirchhoff
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Terri Klein
Dr. Roy M. Kurisaki
Dr. John C. LaBarca
Dr. Estel & Mrs. Arlene Landreth
Dr. Arthur Sit-Kuen Leung
Dr. Joan Loehr
Dr. Edwin V. Long, Jr.
Dr. David & Mrs. Mary Maddox
Dr. Jay Main
Dr. Alan J. Martin
Dr. Scott S. Masunaga
Dr. Sidney & Ms. Carole McKnight
Dr. M. William & Mrs. Ann Meyer
Dr. Thomas J. Meyer
Dr. Michael & Ms. Connie Milford
Miller Dental Associates, Inc.
Dr. E. Lynn Miller
Dr. Paul E. Miller
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Maria Mingos
Dr. Jacob H. Moberly
Dr. Robert & Ms. Recie Mobley
Dr. Arthur B. Montoya, Jr.
Dr. Albert K. Nakakura
Dr. Timothy P. Nary
Dr. Donald F. Nelson
Dr. Merle A. Nunemaker
Oak Park Dental Group, P.A.
Dr. Bert W. Oettmeier, Jr.
Olson & White Orthodontics
Dr. Robert S. Olson, Jr.
Oral & Facial Surgery Assoc., P.A.
Dr. Brian & Ms. Lisa Osgood
Dr. Glen H. Petteway
Dr. Jeffery C. Platt
Dr. Ronald L. Poltera
Dr. Phillip M. Poynter
Dr. Joel W. Pratt
Dr. Grady Price, Jr.
Dr. Jerry S. Redd
Dr. Michael G. Rehme
Dr. Donald M. Reinhardt
Dr. Marvin Elwood Rice
Dr. Ron & Mrs. Sandra Riley
Dr. P. Nick Rogers
Mr. Dan Root
Root Laboratory, Inc.
Dr. G. Bob Ruwwe, Jr.
Dr. Cecil & Mrs. Alberta Sandoval
Dr. Albert & Ms. Nancy Schanda
Dr. Andrea L. Schloegel
Dr. Thomas J. Schugel
Scientific Voice
Dr. Douglas J. Sjogren
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Tamara Smith
Dr. Joseph & Mrs. Elizabeth Spalitto
Dr. Daniel G. Stamos
Stillwater National Bank
Dr. Ross W. Stryker
Dr. Jerry E. Theilen
Dr. Charles S. Thompson
Dr. Ed & Mrs. Ann Tillman
Dr. Mark C. Tindall
Dr. Robert J. Tippin
Dr. James Torchia & Ms. Norma
Torchia
Dr. Steven F. Twietmeyer
Dr. Stephanie A. Wagner Kethcart
Dr. David W. Wardlaw
Dr. Suzanne Watson
Drs. Robert & Loretta White
Dr. John F. Williamson
Dr. Steven A. Witkowski
Dr. Bradley & Ms. Kay Wright
Dr. Richard K. Yokoyama
Dr. Dallas & Mrs. Donna Ziegenhorn
$250 – $499
Dr. Marc & Ms. Marilyn Abrams
Dr. Eugene & Mrs. Jeanne Anderson
Dr. Richard & Ms. Marylen Anderson
Dr. Michael J. Armijo
Astra Tech
Dr. Alan & Mrs. Beverly Babigan
Dr. Louis J. Badeen
Dr. Richard & Ms. Pam Barlet
Mr. Clifford & Mrs. Mary Barr
Dr. Lloyd G. Baumwart
Dr. Charles E. Beadles, Jr.
Dr. Daryl K. Beam
Bender, Weltman, Thomas, Perry &
Co.,
Dr. Robert E. Blundell, Jr.
Boyson Dental
Dr. Justin Brown
Dr. Melvin Brown
Dr. Dana L. Browning
Dr. Steven L. Buffer
Dr. Mary Hagan Burke
Mr. William C. Byrnes
Mr. Joseph C. Camarata
Dr. Raymond L. Campbell
Dr. Mark L. Carr
Dr. Russell L. Coad
Commerce Bank
Dr. Grant & Ms.Linda Cookson
Dr. Carl H. Dahlquist
Dr. Sarah Dallas
Ms. Deborah E. Darnall
Dr. Todd Davidson
Dr. Scott & Mrs. Angela Dempsey
Dr. Fred W. Distelhorst
Dr. Daniel J. Duello
Dr. Marvin B. Edgington
Dr. A. C. & Mrs. Wilma Edwards
Dr. Jerald & Ms. Janet Elrod
Dr. Rex & Mrs. Constance Esau
Dr. Willis & Ms. Eunice Esau
Mr. Ramin Esfandiary
Dr. Robert & Dr. Nan Evanson
Dr. Vincent A. Fallert
Family Dental Center
Fine Art of Family Dentistry, PA
Flack & Stone, DDS
Dr. John C. Flucke
Dr. L. Thane Frazier
Dr. Mark J. Gordon
Government Employees Hosp Assoc
Inc
Dr. Lloyd E. Grant
Dr. Arthur & Dr. Deborah Griffiths
Dr. Jean M. Hagan
Mr. Gale & Mrs. Joyce Hankins
Dr. Robert N. Hanson
Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Linda Harvey
Hayes Handpiece Repair
Dr. Robert V. Herwig
HHB Periodontics Inc.
Dr. William R. Hixson
Hoffman Orthodontics
Dr. Kurt W. Hoffman
Dr. Glenn & Ms. Dee Hough
Dr. Garry D. Hudson
Dr. Terry & Ms. Marilyn Imel
Dr. Fred C. Inman III
Dr. Laura R. Iwasaki
Jadlow Dental Laboratory
Jenkins & LeBlanc, P.A.
Dr. Eric R. Johnson
Dr. Jay J. Jones
Dr. Michael R. Jones
Dr. Jon M. Julian
Dr. Kurt & Ms. Stephanie Kavanaugh
Dr. Spencer J. Kemmer
Dr. Scott C. Kennedy
Dr. Lyle L. Kimbrough
Dr. Dean F. Kirn
Lakewood Dental Care
Dr. Richard A. Landy
Dr. Craig Lashley
Dr. Matthew & Ms. Julie Lenz
Dr. Gregg A. Lindsey
Mallow-Tru Dental Studio
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Donna Malmstrom
Dr. Mark S. Mancin
Dr. Corbin Marchack
Mr. Bob & Ms. Ann McCaa
McKnight Family Charitable Fund
Dr. John H. McKnight
Dr. George & Mrs. Lois Melton
Dr. Joy M. Miller
Dr. Steven D. Miller
Dr. William D. Miller
MO Coalition for Primary Healthcare
Inc
Dr. Peter & Dr. Addy Mohn
Dr. Stephen P. Moore
Myron’s Dental Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. J. Gary & Mrs. Janet Nail
Dr. James G. Nail
Dr. Howard L. Nelson
Dr. Darrell & Mrs. Katherine Newman
Mr. Jon Newman
Dr. Harry R. Niehaus
Dr. Norma Niles-Moore
Nobel Biocare
Norman Endodontics, P.L.L.C.
Mr. Grant & Ms. Lauren Olson
Dr. Gary Morgan & Ms. Cindy
Parkans
Dr. Lisa M. Parker
Dr. Gregory J. Partridge
Mr. Steve & Ms. Lisa Paschang
Pass Dental Center, P.A.
Dr. Kevin Pass
Ms. Jacqueline Perry
Dr. Steven E. Powell
Dr. Michael B. Price
Dr. Felix G. Quiason
Ramin’s Hair Design Studio
Ms. Jennifer Rapini
REB Farms, LLC
Dr. Robert W. Rechtien, Jr.
Dr. Douglas J. Recker
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Susan Reynolds
Dr. W. Russell Riggs
Dr. B. Ronald Rommel
Dr. Al O. Rueb
Dr. Paul E. Scruggs
Dr. William E. Shellhart
Dr. David E. Stamos
Dr. Randall E. Stone
Drs. David & Kelly Suchman
Mr. Sean M. Sullivan
Sullivan-Schein Dental
Dr. Alan M. Tamashiro
Dr. Steven L. Thompson
Dr. Jon W. Tilton
Mr. Matthew Tinnel
Dr. Robert & Ms. Patricia Tinnin
Dr. Douglas M. Triplett
Tull Oral & Facial Surgery, P.A.
UMB Financial Corporation
UMKC Alumni Association
Dr. Kurt & Ms. Sharon Uyehara
Mr. Richard E. Veatch
Dr. Mary P. Walker
Dr. Thomas J. Ward
Mrs. Suzette Waters
Dr. Brian L. West
Dr. J. Craig Whitt
Dr. Brian J. Williams
Dr. Daniel J. Wilmes
Dr. Richard Wittenauer
Dr. David H. Wong
Dr. W. Victor & Mrs. Lavenia Wood
Dr. Lynn R. Wuthnow
Dr. Kwai & Mrs. Mary Young
$100 – $249
Dr. Ramon J. Aberle
Dr. Robert & Ms. Marlene Adams
Advanced Dental Care
Dr. Jeffrey J. Ahlert
Ms. Adelaide Allen
American College of Dentists
Dr. Justin R. Anderson
Dr. W. Alan Andrews
Dr. Larry J. Anthony
Dr. Dean & Ms. Maggie Arashiro
Dr. Eugene & Ms. Helen Atkins
Dr. Jack B. Austerman
Dr. Bradley R. Babcock
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Shelly Baker
Drs. Bruce & Gerry Barker
Dr. Timothy M. Barry
Dr. Victor J. Barry II
Dr. Tom L. Barth
Dr. Mark G. Beck
Drs. Robert & Julie Becker
Dr. Brenton & Ms. Jennifer Bennett
Dr. Sergio Berkstein
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Sarah Beyer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Mr. Terry & Mrs. Jana Boschert
Dr. John A. Brammer
Dr. Gary L. Brown
Dr. Thomas R. Bunton
Dr. Brett L. Ferguson& Dr. Rita M.
Burnett
Dr. David Robert Burns
Dr. Jeffrey H. Byram
Dr. Fred V. Cabaniss
Dr. Steve B. Cain
Dr. Lyndon J. Campbell, Jr.
Dr. John R. Carnahan
Mr. John & Mrs. Marsha Carothers
Ms. Val H. Carter
Mrs. Joann B. Casey
Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Shara Cash
Dr. Brian C. Blalock& Dr. Christine
M. Casteel
Central Arkansas Oral &
Maxillofacial
Dr. Doug Chambers
Mr. Kristopher & Ms. Sara Chilcutt
Dr. Robert A. Chod
Class of 2010 - School of Dentistry
Dr. Douglas J. Cochran
Dr. R. Bruce Cochrane
Dr. Jon W. Conrad
Dr. Lawrence & Ms. Connie Cooper
Dr. Joseph C. Creech, Jr.
Dr. Steven & Ms.Toni Cross
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Rinehart Honor Roll of Donors
Every effort has been made to list
accurately the name of each donor who
supported the School from November
1, 2008 through October 1, 2009. If
your name is misspelled, omitted, or
incorrectly listed, we sincerely apologize.
Please contact us so that corrections can
be made.
$100,000+
UMKC Dental Alumni Association
$50,000—$99,999
Anonymous
Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy
Foundation
Missouri Dental Foundation
Dr. Roy J. Rinehart Memorial
Foundation
S. Orlando Somers Trust
$25,000 – $49,999
Mr. John & Ms. Patricia Brierley
Jim & Grace Hobbs Family Fund
Dr. James M. Hobbs II
Victor E. Speas Foundation
$10,000 – $24,999
Mr. Donald R. Brunker
First Hand Foundation
Goetze Dental Company
Greater Kansas City Health Care
Found.
Procter & Gamble Distributing
Company
Project Ready Smile, LLC
University Dental Study Club
Dr. Dean G. Zervas
$5,000 – 9,999
Dr. Stephen M. Cito
Mr. Derek & Ms. Tamara Dunn
Stanley H. Durwood Foundation
Dr. L. Wayne & Ms. Cheryl Goodin
Dr. Sam & Mrs. B. Jeannene Hayes
Dr. Robert B. Henson
Dr. D. Stanley & Ms. Sydney Hite
Mr. Bob & Mrs. Carolyn Abney
Hodges
Dr. Frank J. Holtz
Hazel Johns Estate
McReynolds Orthodontics, P.A.
Dr. William Russell McReynolds
Drs. Randal & Tammy Chang
Motooka
Robinson Orthodontics
Dr. W. Scott Robinson
Smiles Change Lives Fund
Dr. R. Wayne & Mrs. I. Joyce
Thompson
Dr. Clyde S. & Mrs. Vivian Umaki
UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Assoc.
$2,500 – $4,999
Dr. Michael D. Albright
Mr. Bernard & Dr. Cynthia Amyot
Dr. Richard L. Barnett
Dr. Lynda Bonewald
Dr. William D. Booth
Mr. Mark & Ms. Marcy Brown
Drs. Dustin & Amy Burleson
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Sally Cobb
Mrs. Georgia M. Compton
Dr. David & Ms. Mary Eick
Dr. Harvey & Mrs. Julie Eplee
Dr. Jeremy Fry
Dr. Barton J. Girdwood
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Leigh Hechler
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Dr. James B. Indiveri
Gladys Kelce Charitable Lead Trust
Dr. Hoanh Ba Le
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Angela Leins
Mr. Bill Marse
Dr. Gerald F. Marsico
Mr. William H. Matthews& Dr. Joy S.
Wylie-Matthews
Dr. Thomas W. McDonald Donor
Adv. Fund
Dr. Thomas Walsh McDonald
Dr. Ronald K. Neugent
Dr. Donald C. Nielson
Dr. James Osborne& Dr. Catherine
Taylor
Drs. Michael & Ingrid Reed
Dr. Daniel & Ms. Lori Sheldon
Silpada Designs Inc.
Dr. Charles & Mrs. Margit Squire
Dr. Donald C. Wilson
$1,000 – $2,499
Dr. Steven D. Aeschliman
Dr. Ronald C. Albright
Dr. Robert H. Altomare
American Assn of Endodontists Fdtn
Dr. Edward M. Amet
Arkansas Periodontal Associates, P.A.
Drs. Mark & Melodee Armfield
Mr. Stan Avery
Dr. Jeffrey & Dr. Emily Barlow
Dr. William S. Barr
Dr. Wylie L. Bell
Dr. Steven P. Billings
Dr. Oscar E. Boomsaad
Dr. Richard L. Briscoe
Mr. James & Ms. Pansy Brown
Dr. Orville & Mrs. Sandra Brown
Dr. Robert E. Butler
Drs. Chris & Jayne Buttner
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Nancy Callan
Ms. Kathryn L. Chilcutt
Dr. Joanthan Cooper& Dr. Brenda
Chockley
Dr. Armand & Ms. Cathy Chong
Dr. Wesley & Ms. Frances Choy
Dr. Robert L. Claassen
Class of 1959
Dr. Gary H. Conover
Cooper & Chockley Orthodontics,
P.C.
Mr. Steve Cooper& Dr. Jolynn Galvin
Creative Dental Arts, Inc.
Crossroads
Dr. Kevin Cunningham
Mr. Barry & Mrs. Patricia Daneman
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Pat Darnall
Dental Harmony Lab, Inc.
Dr. Paul & Ms. Paula Dooley
Dr. James & Mrs. Mary Dryden
Dr. David & Mrs. Gloria Dung
Dr. Tomas L. Duran
Dr. David A. Durham
Dynamic Management Solutions Inc.
Dr. James D. Elias
Dr. Mitchell D. Esquibel
Dr. James & Ms. Mary Fanning
Finnane-Robison Dental LLC
Dr. Scott R. Francois
Dr. Mary Jo Frazier
Dr. Lawrence M. Fujioka
Dr. Jeffrey S. Geist
Dr. Richard H. George
Dr. Steven D. Green
Dr. F. Stanley Hall
Hawaii TMJ Institute, LLC
Dr. William J. Hayden, Jr.
Mrs. Paula M. Hiatt
High Desert Orthodontics
Dr. Jay & Mrs. Judith Hildreth
Dr. Craig Hoffmann
Dr. Randall S. Honda
Dr. John D. Hume
Dr. L. Ronald Ingram
Dr. Mark S. Jensen
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Jett Fund
Dr. Harry & Mrs. Ann Jett
Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Mary Johnson
Dr. Eric S. Kapustka
Dr. C. Ed Kavanaugh
Dr. Allen & Mrs. Judith Keenan
Dr. John & Ms. Kathy Killip
Dr. James C. Kulild
Dr. Michael A. LeBlanc
Mr. Gary W. Lewis
Dr. T. Wayne & Ms. Linda Lewis
Dr. Gary D. Lohr
Dr. Terry Leon Lowry
Dr. Gerald P. Maese
Mahaffey Family Dentistry, LLC
Dr. Charles L. Mahaffey
Dr. Anthony Marengo, Jr.
Dr. Glenn & Ms. Harriet Masunaga
Dr. Kenneth R. McCanon
Mr. Thomas & Dr. Nancy Mills
Miner Family Dentistry, P.A.
Drs. Daniel & Melinda Miner
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Debra Mitchell
Dr. Mark E. & Ms. Darcie Mosier
Dr. Wade L. Murphy
Dr. Jack W. Nelson, Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey Nickel
Dr. Crystal A. Obee
Dr. Jerry & Mrs. Annie Ogilvie
Dr. Vicki E. Okamoto
Mr. Steve & Dr. Pamela Overman
Dr. Gregory L. Palozola
Drs. Todd Pankratz & Jessica Meeske
Dr. James L. Parrott
Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.
Dr. Vasilios Pavlakos
Dr. Laura W. Plue
Dr. Bart W. Putnam
Dr. Lidio G. Rainaldi
Dr. D. Dean & Ms. J. Natalie Ray
Dr. Mark Revels
Dr. G. Raymond Rhoades, II
Dr. Ed & Mrs. Marie Robison
Dr. Guillermo P. Rodriguez
Dr. Brett & Ms. Michelle Roufs
Ms. Judy S. Ruckstuhl Wright
Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Patricia Russell
Dr. James & Ms. Margaret Samples
Mr. William P. Schaetzel
Mr. Kevin Shull
Dr. Fred P. Shulski
Dr. William F. Slagle, Jr.
Dr. John & Ms. Ruth Smith
Dr. Kathryn Nielson Stanley
Dr. Edward G. Stephens
Dr. Eugene & Ms. Carol Swaney
Dr. Russell & Mrs. Loretta Tabata
Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Mary Tira
Treasure Valley Endodontics, PLLC
UMKC Sch of Dental Class of 2009
United Way of Central New Mexico
Dr. Lloyd Y. Uto
Dr. Brian Vierthaler
Dr. Nevin & Mrs. Lois Waters
Ms. Margaret Ruth White
Mr. Stanton Widmer
Dr. Terry & Mrs. Nancy Williams
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Mary Lee Woolsey
Ms. Judy Wright
Dr. Carla A. Yamashiro
Mrs. Mary Feder Yoon
Mrs. Annie K. Yoshimoto
$500 – $999
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Mona Ackerman
Dr. Robert J. Adams
Dr. James & Mrs. Linda Allinder
Dr. Dennis & Mrs. Marta Anglim
Dr. James A. Atchison
Dr. James H. Atkinson
Dr. John & Mrs. Beth Ball
Dr. Richard A. Bass
Dr. Rufus E. Bell
Ms. Margaret W. Berger
Dr. Michael W. Berry
Mr. Keith & Dr. Brenda Bohaty
Dr. Jimmy C. Boley
Dr. Hugh H. Bruner, Jr.
Mr. Benjamin Brunker
Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Linda Buckley
Dr. James A. Burgess
Terry L. Carter
Dr. Gregory C. Cohen
Mr. Abe Cole
Dr. Santiago E. Colon
Dr. William D. Cook
Creekwood Endodontics
Dr. Keigm & Mrs. Susan Crook
Dr. Donald & Ms. Dixie Dennington
Dental Class of 1958
Dr. Gary V. DeWitt
Dr. Michael E. Dix
Dr. James J. Dixson
Dr. J. Timothy Doerner
Dr. Dennis & Ms. Marilyn Donley
Dorsett Dental Group
Dr. Darrell & Mrs. Kathy Drissell
Dykhouse Orthodontics, D.D.S., PC
Dr. James B. Theilen& Ms. Donna J.
Edmonds-Theilen
Dr. James W. Elliott
Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Sara Evans
Dr. Walter H. Eylar
Dr. David L. Farley
Dr. Howard E. Farran, II
Gage Center Dental Group
Dr. Lisa R. Gonzales
Dr. John R. Gordon
Professor Jeffrey & Mrs. Mary Gorski
Dr. Dale & Mrs. Paula Greer
Dr. Robert W. Haggerty
Dr. Scott D. Hamilton
Dr. Harlan L. Hassen
Dr. John & Mrs. Judith Haynes
Dr. Michael T. Heiland
Dr. William F. Helms, Jr.
Dr. Mark A. Herzog
Heumann & Associates
Mr. Daniel J. Hiegert
Hobb E. Horse Carousel Works
Dr. James & Mrs. F. Gene Hocott
Dr. Gregory C. Houston
Dr. Mark A. Huenergardt
Dr. Glenn E. Hurst
Dr. Laura J. Huyett
Dr. Gregory K. Johnson
MISSOURI GOVERNOR JAY NIXON VISITS
UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
To Promote Caring for Missourians Initiative
G
ov. Jay Nixon held a press
conference at the UMKC School
of Dentistry, Tuesday morning, October
20, 2009, to discuss the implementation
of Caring for Missourians, a new state
program that will significantly expand
educational opportunities for healthcare
professionals in high-demand fields. Under
the innovative grant program, UMKC
will receive special funds to increase
enrollment in its Doctor of Dental
Surgery program by 17 students over the
next four years. The UMKC School’s of
Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing also
are receiving special funding to increase
their class size. Other two- and four-year,
public institutions in Missouri also are
expanding their capacity for training
doctors, dentists, nurses and other health
care professionals through Caring for
Missourians. While visiting the UMKC
School of Dentistry, Gov. Nixon toured
the building and met with faculty and
students as well as members of the press. 
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MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT
By Nan Evanson,
Ed.D., Leadership
Gift Officer for the
School of Dentistry
It is an honor for me
to serve the students
and faculty of the
UMKC School of
Dentistry by promoting opportunities for
our alumni to give back to the school.
Since my arrival at the school in 2007, I
have been impressed and grateful for the
generosity of our alumni and community
friends. We here at the school are surrounded by signs of your kindness: over
$400,000 awarded annually in scholarships to our students, and other resources
for faculty development, teaching awards,
an outstanding general clinic, specialty
clinics, and community outreach programs. The quality of these areas would
not be what they are without the generous
support you have given to your school.
I know it may seem like we are always
asking for support — it is true that,
despite your generosity, our needs remain
abundant. I would like to tell you about
another cause that is a bit different, however. Let me explain:
At the Midwest Dental Conference
this coming spring, Charles Dunlap (DDS
’60) will be recognized as Alumnus of
the Year. I am sure that Dr. Dunlap is
known to you as an excellent teacher,
mentor, and accomplished scientist and
clinician. For nearly half a century he has
taught and practiced oral pathology at our
school.
A small group of alumni has begun a
campaign to raise money in Dr. Dunlap’s
honor. When asked what cause he would
like to have his name associated with, he
responded that he was interested in a fund
to help indigent patients at our clinic. Dr.
Dunlap has been a steadfast contributor to
our existing small indigent care fund, and
he has now expressed the desire that an
endowment be established to provide assistance to patients who have acute dental
needs and who have no resources to pay
for treatment. This fund, to be held in the
Rinehart Foundation, will ensure that the
compassion Dr. Dunlap shows for people
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in need can continue after his retirement,
and even after his lifetime.
Charles Dunlap describes himself as a
man of humble beginnings. He was born
near the end of the great depression, in
a small farm five miles removed from
Stigler, Okla. His grandmother delivered
him because a phone, hospital and doctor
were not available. His father worked in a
saw mill for 50 cents a day. When he was
seven years old, a better job for his father
took the family to Muskogee. Life became
more difficult, however, when his mother
died of tuberculosis soon after the move.
World War II took his father to the Army
and Europe, and took Charlie back to the
farm to be cared for by a neighbor and his
grandparents.
In 1964 Charlie was offered the position of assistant professor in oral pathology at the UMKC School of Dentistry…
and the rest is history. He became board
certified in oral pathology in 1967 and
after years of service, became president of
the American Academy of Oral Pathology
and eventually president of the American
Board of Oral Pathology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Dunlap’s
passion has been the pursuit of knowledge
and the sharing of it with students and fellow dentists. The school’s Faculty Practice
has provided a steady stream of patients
referred to Dr. Dunlap for diagnosis
and treatment. He has never declined a
patient, and he does not charge a fee for
patients referred to him in the practice.
Charlie believes that he has an obligation
to use his knowledge and skill to help others.
When asked why he is interested in the
establishment of an indigent care fund,
Charlie responds that he thinks it must be
because of own beginnings. He understands hardship because he has known it.
Charlie believes that his life has taught
him that among all human traits that
mold us and make us what we are, kindness and the desire to help others are the
best measures. One who is kind to others
almost invariably has the “whole package”
— all the traits and attributes that make
for a good person.
I invite you to honor this good person
by making a contribution to the Charles
Dunlap Indigent Care Fund which will
ensure that Charlie’s good works will
continue.
I hope you agree that the giving opportunity I have described is different
from our usual appeals. Your gift to this
fund will not only help patients who
have acute dental needs and who have no
resources to pay for treatment, but your
gift will also honor a man who himself has
given so much to so many.
Thank you for your friendship and support. 
Colleagues and friends of Charles Dunlap (DDS
‘60) have taken the initiative to honor his 45-year
UMKC carer by establishing the Charles Dunlap
Indigent Care Fund
Scholarships Continued
Kristen Mann — DH Class of 2010
Dr. Mike R. and Jerrie Roney
Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Maley — DDS Class of 2010
Lindsay Pauly — DDS Class of 2010
Garret Huck — DDS Class of 2013
Dr. Norman L. Schwartz
Memorial Scholarship
Robert Knapp — DDS Class of 2013
James S. and Katheryn W.
Taylor Scholarship
Emilee Wentz — DDS Class of 2012
Maxine Tishk Scholarship
Julia Brotzman — MS DH Education
Program
UMKC Dental Alumni
Association Scholarship
Adam McClellan — DDS Class of
2010
Amy Thompson — DDS Class of
2010
Mikeaya Truesdell — DDS Class of
2010
Ashlee Williams — DDS Class of
2010
Kimberly Winton — DDS Class of
2010
Adela Casa — DDS Class of 2011
Ryan Grieves — DDS Class of 2011
Emily Johnson — DDS Class of 2011
Melissa Kusiak — DDS Class of 2011
Michael Link — DDS Class of 2011
Blake Matsuura — DDS Class of
2011
David (Alex) Mitts — DDS Class of
2011
Christopher Vogel — DDS Class of
2011
Megan Westrich — DDS Class of
2011
Rachel Yamakawa — DDS Class of
2011
Erika Foley — DDS Class of 2012
Matthew Harden — DDS Class of
2012
Amon (Trey) Holt — DDS Class of
2012
Jacob Humphrey — DDS Class of
2012
Jeff Kohlmeier — DDS Class of 2012
Rebecca Parr — DDS Class of 2012
Elizabeth Barrett — DDS Class of
2013
James Burneson — DDS Class of
2013
Melissa Fish — DDS Class of 2013
Benjamin Golik — DDS Class of
2013
Benjamin Hechler — DDS Class of
2013
Garrett Huck — DDS Class of 2013
Robert Knapp — DDS Class of 2013
Anna Lillmars — DDS Class of 2013
Andrew Hinojosa — DDS Class of
2013
Hunter Smart — DDS Class of 2013
Fallon Stiens — DDS Class of 2013
Kevin Stock — DDS Class of 2013
David Sylvester — DDS Class of
2013
Matthew Tippins — DDS Class of
2013
Emilee Wentz — DDS Class of 2013
Melinda Felkins — DH Class of 2010
Jessica McCune — DH Class of 2010
UMKC Dental Alumni Golf
Tournament Scholarships
Andrea Boothe — DDS Class of
2010
Laura Darnall — DDS Class of 2010
Jim Fox — DDS Class of 2010
Christina Huynh — DDS Class of
2010
Jesse Jackson — DDS Class of 2010
Douglas Kummar — DDS Class of
2010
Robin Huenergardt — DDS Class of
2011
Tyler Webb — DDS Class of 2011
Lisa Dugan — DDS Class of 2012
Justin Orr — DDS Class of 2012
Anne Atha — DDS Class of 2013
Molly Winkelmann — DDS Class of
2013
Brandy Mosier — DH Class of 2010
Tiffany Zimmerman — DH Class of
2010
Melissa Lewis — DH Class of 2011
Angela Mayes — DH Class of 2011
UMKC Dental Hygiene Class
of 2001 Scholarship
Jennifer Bell — DH Class of 2010
UMKC Dental Hygiene Class
of 2005 Scholarship
Ashley Bolin — DH Class of 2010
Danielle Lasater — DH Class of 2011
Kara Wells — DH Class of 2011
UMKC Dental Hygiene Class
of 2007 Scholarship
Jamie Kennedy — DH Class of 2010
UMKC Dental Hygiene
Professional Scholarship
Katherine Butler — DH Class of
2010
UMKC Dental Hygienists’
Alumni Association
Scholarship
Molly Bauer — DH Class of 2010
Ashley Bolin — DH Class of 2010
Katherine Butler — DH Class of
2010
Finessa Goldstein — DH Class of
2011
UMKC School of Dentistry
Second Century Fund
Scholarship
Matthew Harden — DDS Class of
2012
Jeff Kohlmeier — DDS Class of 2012
Brandon Pollard — DDS Class of
2012
Eric Tolliver — DDS Class of 2012
Cassandra Strong — DH Class of
2011
Margaret Baker — DH Degree
Completion Program
Dale Corrigan — DH Degree
Completion Program
UMKC School of Dentistry
Sterilizer Monitoring Service
Scholarship
Evan Moody — DDS Class of 2010
Mohammad Nomani — DDS Class
of 2010
Lindsay Pauly — DDS Class of 2010
James Shaner — DDS Class of 2010
Rebecca Spencer — DDS Class of
2010
Cody Bell — DDS Class of 2011
Daniel Gilstrap — DDS Class of
2011
Heather Hassell — DDS Class of
2011
Natalia Henbest — DDS Class of
2011
Megan Lenahan — DDS Class of
2011
Grant Olson — DDS Class of 2011
Christopher Vogel — DDS Class of
2011
Angela Williams — DDS Class of
2011
Morgan Emery — DDS Class of 2012
Erin Maille — DDS Class of 2012
Adam Matthias — DDS Class of
2012
Daniel Pernoud — DDS Class of
2012
Katie Peterson — DDS Class of 2012
Ashley Popejoy — DDS Class of
2012
David Rainwater — DDS Class of
2012
Seth Rush — DDS Class of 2012
Erick Tolliver — DDS Class of 2012
Jennifer Bell — DH Class of 2010
Carmen Martin — DH Class of 2010
Hyuh Ah Kim — DH Class of 2011
UMKC Trustees Anniversary
Scholarship
Benjamin Hechler — DDS Class of
2013
Dr. Ronald M. West Memorial
Scholarship
Jared Atwood — DDS Class of 2010
Melissa Francisco — DDS Class of
2010
Evan Moody — DDS Class of 2010
Matthew Walker — DDS Class of
2010
Katie Nedig — DDS Class of 2013
Dr. Frank W. and Dr. John C.
Windle Award for Graduate
Periodontics
Dr. Marcus Blue — Periodontics
Program Resident
Dr. Eric Driver — Periodontics
Program Resident
Dr. Humaira Habib — Periodontics
Program Resident
Dr. Haw Tung and Gilberte
Wong Scholarship
Blake Matsuura — DDS Class of
2011
Rachel Yamakawa — DDS Class of
2011
Kenneth Choy — DDS Class of 2012
Nicholas Fujii — DDS Class of 2013
Erin Uwaine — DDS Class of 2013
Suzanne Zuber Scholarship
Kristen Harris — DH Class of 2011
Brittani Koehler — DH Class of
2011
Regional and
National Student
Awards
Richard Ackerman Omicron
Kappa Upsilon Scholarship
Missouri Section Scholarship
Esther Machen — DDS Class of
2010
Letrisha Thomas — DDS Class of
2010
Ashlee Williams — DDS Class of
2010
Heather Perdue — DDS Class of
2011
Delta Dental of Arkansas
Scholarship
Heather Adams — DDS Class of
2010
Delta Dental of Missouri Scholarship
Jessica Monroe — DDS Class of 2013
Dentsply Grand Prixe Table
Clinic Award
Trevor Blattner — DDS Class of
2010
Nathan George — DDS Class of
2010
Foundation of the Pierre
Fauchard Academy
Scholarship
Esther Machen — DDS Class of
2010
William S. Kramer Award of
Excellence (OKU)
Lauren Gossett — DDS Class of
2010
Missouri Dental Foundation
Scholarship
George Blaich — DDS Class of 2010
Andrew Ferris — DDS Class of 2010
Justin Guntil — DDS Class of 2010
Aaron Hiegart — DDS Class of 2010
Adam McClellan — DDS Class of
2010
Kevin Price — DDS Class of 2010
Danny Rome — DDS Class of 2010
Jeanine Sasek — DDS Class of 2010
Eric Stull — DDS Class of 2010
Ashlee Williams — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Roger P. Rupp Scholarship
for Academic Excellence
Esther Machen — DDS Class of
2010
PRIMO Loan Program
Brian Nagel — DDS Class 2013
Fallon Stiens — DDS Class 2013
Sigma Phi Alpha-Alpha Gamma
Annual Chapter Scholarship
Ashley Bolin — Senior DH Class
United States Air Force
Professions Scholarship
Program
Troy Decker — DDS Class of 2012
Jenna Chase — DDS Class of 2013
Michael Gu — DDS Class of 2013
Michelle Rowden — DDS Class of
2013
United States Navy
Professions Scholarship
Program
Melissa Fish — DDS Class of 2013
Evan Moody — DDS Class of 2010
Letrisha Thomas — DDS Class of
2010
American College of Dentists,
Kansas City Midwest Section
Scholarship
Lauren Gossett — DDS Class of
2010
American College of Dentists
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Scholarships Continued
Melissa Francisco — DDS Class of
2010
Grant Snider — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1972 Scholarship
Brooks Barefoot — DDS Class of
2010
Class of 1973 Scholarship
Grayson Burgardt — DDS Class of
2012
Class of 1974 Scholarship
Brent Carpenter — DDS Class of
2012
Class of 1975 Scholarship
Emily Carter — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1976 Scholarship
Bradley Green — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1977 Scholarship
Kenneth Choy — DDS Class of 2012
David Rainwater — DDS Class of
2012
Class of 1978 Scholarship
Laura Davies — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1979 Scholarship
Cody Bell — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1980 Scholarship
Morgan Emery — DDS of Class of
2012
Class of 1981 Scholarship
Amon (Trey) Holt — DDS Class of
2012
Class of 1982 Scholarship
Ryan Baker — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1983 Scholarship
Jeff Kohlmeier — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1984 Scholarship
Erika Foley — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1985 Scholarship
Erin Maille — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1986 Scholarship
Jacob Humphrey — DDS Class of
2012
Class of 1988 Scholarship
Rebecca Parr — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1991 Scholarship
Daniel Pernoud — DDS Class of
2012
John B. and Frieda R. Cobb
and Oscar E. and Ingeborg M.
Peterson Scholarship
Seth Rush — DDS Class of 2012
Charles M. Cobb Graduate
Periodontics Award
Dr. Eric Driver — Periodontics
Program Resident
Dr. Daniel L. Cruz Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Brett Begnoche — TMC
Lakeside/General Practice Resident
Dental Alumni Memorial
Scholarship
David Rainwater — DDS Class of
2012
Dental Hygiene Class of 1954
Scholarship
Natallia MacDonald — DH Class of
2011
Christine Shost — DH Class of 2011
Dr. George Aden Esterly
Scholarship
Anna Boone — DDS Class of 2011
Adela Casa — DDS Class of 2011
Koby Ferguson — DDS Class of 2011
David Jackson — DDS Class of 2011
Nicole Stevens — DDS Class of
2011
Shan Wilson — DDS Class of 2011
Shannon White — DDS Class of
2011
Saher Ahmed — DDS Class of 2013
Dhaniele Akers — DDS Class of
2013
Jason Baker — DDS Class of 2013
Michael Gu — DDS Class of 2013
Derek Magers — DDS Class of 2013
Olga Martinez — DDS Class of 2013
Katherine Milles — DDS Class of
2013
Heather Rowden — DDS Class of
2013
Kristen Wellemeyer — DDS Class of
2013
Dr. Roy L. and Helen H.
Felkner Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Hinojosa — DDS Class of
2013
Dr. Frank R. Fullerton
Scholarship
Brett Cotham — DDS Class of 2012
John D. Gardner, DDS Scholarship
Melissa Fish — DDS Class of 2013
Dr. Otis B. Gentry
Scholarship
Rebecca Spencer — DDS Class of
2010
Brenton Gumminger — DH Class of
2011
Natallia MacDonald — DH Class of
2011
Drs. Patrick and Jill Hardman
Scholarship
Monica Henriod — DH Class of
2010
Dr. John I. Haynes Leadership
Award
Gena McGivern — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Dan Hedge Scholarship
Fallon Stiens — DDS Class of 2013
Dr. James Herbertson
Scholarship
Kayde Geisbauer — DH Degree
Completion Program
Jean M. Hite and Leslie
Suchman Scholarship
James Shaner — DDS Class of 2010
Hocott/Munn Scholarship
Lindsay Pauly — DDS Class of 2010
Ashley Davis — DH Class of 2011
Justin Jones — DH Degree
Completion Program
Lyndal Gray Holmes (DDS ‘65)
and Gray W. Holmes (DDS ‘28)
Scholarship
Erin Keevan — DH Class of 2010
Dr. Douglas H. Irwin Sr.
Memorial Scholarship
Dental Hygiene Golden Jubilee
Scholarship
Matthew Walker — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Fred H. Enloe Dental
Scholarship
Jared Atwood — DDS Class of 2010
Kimberly Winton — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Arthur E. Iwersen
Scholarship
Melissa Boerema — DDS Class of
2010
Andrew Ferris — DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Thomas A. and Phyllis J.
Jones Scholarship
Adam E. Ericsson Scholarship
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Nathan George — DDS Class of
2010
Maya Nunley — DDS Class of 2010
Jerrell Wilson — DDS Class of 2012
Erin Williams — DDS Class of 2013
Kansas Dental Student Silver
Lining Scholarship
Stacy Jackson — DDS Class of 2010
Evan Moody — DDS Class of 2010
Amy Thompson — DDS Class of
2010
Mikeaya Truesdell — DDS Class of
2010
Kelly Kavanaugh Memorial
Scholarship
Jennafer Feigenbaum — DDS Class
of 2013
Kemper Humanitarian Award
Addie Allen — DDS Class of 2011
John and Kathy Killip
Scholarship
Kimberly Petkovich — DDS Class of
2010
Phil Loida — DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Frederick J. Knapp
Memorial Scholarship
Brian Hollabaugh — DDS Class of
2012
Dr. Vere and Mrs. Mae Lane
Scholarship
Stephanie Graham — DDS Class of
2013
Dr. Ralph Lopez Scholarship
Jared Montano — DDS Class of 2012
Deborah Thornberry Manne
Scholarship
Tiffany Wimbush — DH Class of
2011
Beulah McCollum Scholarship
Tony Bai — DDS Class of 2010
Brooks Barefoot — DDS Class of
2010
Courtney Beussink — DDS Class of
2010
Elizabeth Melenbrink — DDS Class
of 2011
Heather Perdue — DDS Class of
2011
Meagan Rondeau — DDS Class of
2011
Jeffrey Seaman — DDS Class of 2011
Megan Westrich — DDS Class of
2011
Richard Zeller — DDS Class of 2011
Grayson Burgardt — DDS Class of
2012
Brent Carpenter — DDS Class of
2012
Emily Carter — DDS Class of 2012
Laura Davies — DDS Class of 2012
Jacob Humphrey — DDS Class of
2012
Menees/Nelson Scholarship
Jonathan Ehlers — DDS Class of
2010
Michael Isaac — DDS Class of 2010
Midwest Dental Conference
Scholarship
Mohammed Nomani — DDS Class
of 2010
Hillary Rice — DH Class of 2011
Dr. John J. Miller Scholarship
Heather Adams — DDS Class of
2010
Esther Machen — DDS Class of
2010
Letrisha Thomas — DDS Class of
2010
Jessica Yoon — DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Albert J. and Mary W.
Monsees Scholarship
Letrisha Thomas — DDS Class of
2010
Jessica Yoon — DDS Class of 2010
Terry and Kathleen Myers
Scholarship
Adela Casa — DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Pamela Overman
Scholarship
Ashley Patton — DH Class of 2011
Lauren Zelle — DH Class of 2011
Molly Bauer — DH Class of 2010
Trudy Parker Scholarship
Erin Keevan — DH Class of 2010
Dr. D.L. Powell Scholarship
Trevor Blattner — DDS Class of
2010
Jonathan Ehlers — DDS Class of
2010
Melissa Francisco — DDS Class of
2010
Nathan George — DDS Class of
2010
Michael Isaac — DDS Class of 2010
Stacy Jackson — DDS Class of 2010
Esther Machen — DDS Class of
2010
Ashley Maley — DDS Class of 2010
Ryan Baker — DDS Class of 2011
Jenny Bertz — DDS Class of 2011
Adela Casa — DDS Class of 2011
Ryan Kohlmeier — DDS Class of
2011
Shan Wilson — DDS Class of 2011
Preston White — DDS Class of 2012
Jennafer Feigenbaum — DDS Class
of 2013
Dean Michael J. Reed
Scholarship
Katie Peterson — DDS Class of 2012
Brandon Pollard — DDS Class of
2012
Ida and Harry Reed
Scholarship
Elizabeth Barrett — DDS Class of
2013
Rinehart General Scholarship
Bradley Green — DDS Class of 2012
Brian Hollabaugh — DDS Class of
2012
Amon (Trey) Holt — DDS Class of
2012
Edward Santee — DDS Class of 2012
Stephanie Graham — DDS Class of
2013
Beth Groenke — DDS Class of 2013
Arezo Hesaraki — DDS Class of
2013
Pamela Mandola — DH Class of
2011
Monica Henriod — DH Class of
2012
Kayde Geisbauer — DH Degree
Completion Program
Julia Brotzman — MS DH Education
Program
Myrtle Rinehart Scholarship
Tony Bai — DDS Class of 2010
Ashlee Williams — DDS Class of
2010
Tyler Aholt — DDS Class of 2012
Jay Joshi — DDS Class of 2012
Maria Wittman — DDS Class of
2012
Alice Rogers Memorial
Scholarship
Amy Cuba — DH Class of 2010
Dental Association Leadership
UMKC Dental
Alumni
Association
Leadership
2009-2010
Officers
President,
Dr. John Nelson
Officers
Chair
President
Dr. Charles Mahaffey, Mo.
Dr. John Nelson, Mo.
President-Elect Dr. R. Wayne Thompson, Kan.
1st V.P.
Dr. Chris Buttner, N.M.
2nd V.P.
Dr. Connie White, Faculty
3rd V.P. Dr. Gordon Kanemaru, Hawaii
Secretary
Dr. Charles Squire, Kan.
Treasurer
Dr. Gerald Foley, Mo.
Trustees
Term Expires in March 2014
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
At-Large
Dr. Hal Hale
Dr. Gary Henley
Dr. James West
Dr. Michael Tobin
New Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
Faculty
Dr. Steve Jenkins
Dr. Mark Armfield
Dr. Eric Johnson
Dr. Gerald Foley
Arkansas
Kansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hawaii Dr. Casey Jones
Dr. Charles Squire
Dr. Jon Tilton
Dr. John Lockard
Dr. Clyde Umaki
UMKC Faculty
Missouri
Missouri
Colorado
Florida
Dr. Greg Johnson
Dr. Stan Hall
Dr. John Flucke
Dr. Mark Gregston
Dr. Bill Rodriquez
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
UMKC-Faculty
Illinois
Dr. Dan Jones
Dr. Bob Henson
Dr. Robert Butler
Dr. Greg Houston
Dr. Noreen Salmon
Term Expires in March 2013
Term Expires in March 2012
Term Expires in March 2011
Term Expires in March 2010
Students
Class of 2010
Class of 2011
Danielle Zust Reardon
Grant Olson
Recent Grad Liaison
Class of 2007
Class of 2008
Class of 2009
Dental Hygiene Liaison
Division of Dental
Hygiene Director
Amy Tasca
Jeff Higgins
Josh Stone
Prof. Kim Bray
UMKC Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Association Leadership 2009-2010 Officers
President
Cat Saylor
President-Elect
Dee Dee Arps
Immediate Past-Pres.
Marcie Calvin
Chair of the Board
Ann Engemann
Secretary
Tamra Bendure
Financial Advisor
Tanya Mitchell
Committee Chairs
SPA Liaison
Tanya Mitchell
Local Arrangements Amy Antes &Trisha Knight
Historians
Kathy Dockter & Desni Sheller
Table Clinics
Jamie Schurig & Lorie Silcott
Community Service
Amy Werner
By-Laws & Audit
Dee Dee Arps
Nominations
Marcie Calvin
Past-Presidents’ Advisory Council Marcie Calvin
Awards
Marcie Calvin
Membership Support
Melanie Beck &
Trisha Knight
Fundraising
Tamra Bendure, Desni Sheller &
Jamie Schurig
Liasions
Division of Dental Hygiene
Kim Bray
Rinehart Foundation
Lorie Silcott
UMKC Dental Alumni Assn
Donna Weber
Karen Wilson
Graduate Dental Hygiene
Tanya Mitchell
& Degree Completion Programs
Alumni Achievement
Kim Bray
Award Committee
Marcie Calvin
UMKC Alumni Association
Trisha Knight &
Cindy Amyot
Senior Dental Hygiene Class
Amy Cuba
Junior Dental Hygiene Class
(open)
Board Member Terms
3-year term: Tanya Mitchell, Desni Sheller,
Kathy Dockter, Susan Duncan & Trisha Knight
2-year term: Tamra Bendure, Joan Tucker,
Jamie Schurig, Lorie Silcott & Ann Engemann
1-year term: Melanie Beck, Any Antes, Amy
Werner, Connie Jamison & Valerie Brand
Officers
Chair Dr. Bert Oettmeier
Chair-Elect Dr. Stan Hite
Vice Chair Dr. Brett Ferguson
Secretary Dr. Tim Taylor
Treasurer Dr. Joe Spalitto
Immediate Past Chair Dr. R. Wayne Thompson
Faculty Representation
Prof. Lori Holt
Dr. Becky Smith
Dr. Joe Parkinson
Dr. Joy Wylie
Dr. Len Lausten
Dr. James Kulild
Executive Committee
Dr. Brett Ferguson
Dr. Stan Hite
Dr. Marsha Pyle
Dr. Bert Oettmeier
Alumni Board
Chair
Dr. Charles Mahaffey, Mo.
President
Dr. John Nelson, Mo.
President-Elect Dr. R. Wayne Thompson, Kan.
1st V.P.
Dr. Chris Buttner, N.M.
2nd V.P.
Dr. Connie White, Faculty
3rd V.P.
Dr. Gordon Kanemaru, Hawaii
Secretary
Dr. Charles Squire, Kan.
Treasurer
Dr. Gerald Foley, Mo.
Dr. Joe Spalitto
Dr. Tim Taylor
Dr. Wayne Thompson
Directors at Large
Dr. John Haynes
Dr. Tom Jones
Dr. Jerry Ogilvie
Dr. James Osborne
Dr. Bert Oettmeier
Honorary Directors
Ms. Lorie Silcott
Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dr. Pam Overman
Dr. Karl Breuckmann
Dr. Dan Nielson
Ex-Officio Directors —
University Administration
Dean, UMKC School
of Dentistry
Director, Distance Education
& Faculty Development
Dental Hygienists Alumni
Association
Dr. Jim Parrott
Dr. Joe Spalitto
Dr. Tim Taylor
Dr. Terry Williams
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Dr. Marsha Pyle
Dr. Cindy Amyot
Prof. Kim Bray
Alumni Trustees
Dr. Casey Jones
Dr. Charles Squire
Dr. Jon Tilton
Dr. Clyde Umaki
Dr. John Lockard
Dr. Greg Johnson
Dr. Stan Hall
Dr. John Flucke
Dr. Mark Gregston
Dr. Bill Rodriguez
Dr. Dan Jones
Dr. Bob Henson
Dr. Robert Butler
Dr. Greg Houston
Dr. Noreen Salmon
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University Administrators
Dean, UMKC School
Dr. Marsha Pyle
of Dentistry
Alumni Relations Manager
Donna Weber
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CAMPAIGN FOR DENTAL EXCELLENCE SURPASSES
$12 MILLION GOAL
By Nan Evanson, Ed.D.,
Leadership Gift Officer for
the School of Dentistry
O
n July 1, 2004, the UMKC
School of Dentistry launched a
five-year $12 million campaign.
In the early part of this decade, a
national consensus had emerged among
dental professionals that excellence in
American dental education must be
promoted and sustained. The UMKC
effort was in partnership with Our
Legacy — Our Future, the American
Dental Association’s ten-year national
campaign for dental education.
Our school’s campaign leadership
identified four major challenges for the
school: difficulty in recruiting faculty because of non-competitive salary
structures; rising tuition for our students
due to reduced state financial support;
stress on our clinic and other safety net
organizations due to state and federal
budget cutbacks (especially for the
Medicaid Program); and the complexity of contemporary dental education
as research and practice introduce new
technologies, methods, and materials.
It had been determined at the
outset of the campaign that all gifts
and pledges received by the Rinehart
Foundation or by the UMKC School of
Dentistry between July 1, 2004 and June
30, 2009 would be counted toward the
overall goal of $12 million as well as the
sub-goals for each of the four areas of
need. The results, as of June 30, 2009,
are summarized below:
The funds and endowment which
have been established or augmented
through campaign fundraising are too
numerous to list. However, a few
examples are: the Robert and Lucille
Cowan Scholarship, the David Moore
Faculty Development Fund, the
Tanaka Hawaii Professorship in
Restorative Dentistry, the renovation of the orthodontic clinic,
support for the Special Patient
Care Clinic, and Project Ready
Smile.
The faculty, staff, and
students of the UMKC School
of Dentistry are grateful to
our alumni and other benefactors who have chosen
to promote excellence in
dentistry by supporting our
school. We owe a debt of
gratitude to so many who —
despite a difficult national
economy which has affected so
many of us — have still managed to be generous. The School
of Dentistry congratulates you on
a project well done! 
Area of Need
Goal
Total Raised in gifts and
pledges
Faculty Scholarships
Clinical Programs
Instructional Programs
/Technology
Other
Grand Total:
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,500,000
$1,500,000
$1,680,129
$10,058,792
$2,857,345
$1,508,601
None
$12,000,000
$3,414,027
$19,518,894
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECIPIENTS:
2009–2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
Students, faculty and
scholarship donors gathered
in Pierson Auditorium on
UMKC’s Volker Campus,
Tuesday evening September
15, 2009, to participate in the
school’s annual Scholarship
Recognition Dinner. Thanks
to the generosity of the UMKC
School of Dentistry’s alumni
and friends who have endowed
115 separate scholarship funds,
the school was able to distribute
298 monetary awards (totaling
$409,000) to 194 dental, dental
hygiene and advanced education
students. The ceremony also
included the recognition of 27
students who received 32 awards
from 14 regional and national
scholarships.
The following four scholarships
were awarded for the first time
in 2009:
F.L. Faulconer Scholarship
Fund
As a salesman, F.L. Faulconer
depended on his voice to earn his
livelihood. He nearly lost his voice,
his career and his life when he was
stricken with cancer of the palate. He
was referred to the UMKC School of
Dentistry where he received major
jaw reconstruction and was fitted for
dentures. The clinical care he received
at the school enabled him to continue
his career and to care for his family
for many more years. In gratitude for
the school’s impact on his life, Mr.
Faulconer made a provision for part
of his estate to come to the UMKC
School of Dentistry. In recognition
of Mr. Faulconer’s generosity and in
consultation with his son, Leonard
Faulconer, the school awards this
scholarship to students interested
in prosthetic dentistry. This year’s
distribution of the F.L. Faulconer
Scholarship Fund will be awarded
before December 31, 2009.
G.N. and Edna McDavid
Dental Scholarship
Dr. Gaillard N. McDavid practiced
in Fredricktown, Mo., from 1919
until two years before his death in
August 1974. Dr. McDavid was
the typical “old-fashioned country
dentist”: his hours matched the
needs of his patients, and his fees
for services matched his patients’
means. The McDavid family lived
a comfortable but prudent lifestyle.
Dr. McDavid preferred walking to
driving, and two years before his
death he gave up the keys to his car,
a 1947 Plymouth with only 20,000
miles on its odometer. Funds from
the G.N. and Edna McDavid Dental
Education Trust became available
to the UMKC School of Dentistry
early in the fall of 2009. This year’s
distribution of the G.N. and Edna
McDavid Dental Scholarship will be
awarded before December 31, 2009,
as one-time awards to dental students
from Missouri. Annual distributions
will continue to be made in the future
to perpetuate Dr. McDavid’s wish to
support dental education in Missouri.
University Dental Study Club
Scholarship
The University Dental Study Club
was established in the early 1970s.
Its members are committed to
professional development, engagement
with the UMKC School of Dentistry
and providing excellent oral health
care. This scholarship reinforces
the club members’ support of future
members of the dental profession.
Nominations for the University
Dental Study Club Scholarship are
solicited from each of the clinical
Team coordinators. Recipients of this
scholarship must exhibit a caring,
professional and ethical demeanor
and show strong restorative skills as
they provide care to their patients.
This year’s award was given to Adam
McClellan, DDS Class of 2010
Dr. Sperry G. Zervas
Scholarship Fund
In 2009, Dr. Dean Zervas, a 1965
UMKC DDS graduate, established
this scholarship in memory of his
brother, Dr. Sperry Zervas, a 1955
UMKC DDS graduate. Sperry served
with the U.S. Air Force for two
years in Anchorage, Alaska. After
his discharge from the military in
1957, he established his practice in
Bartlesville, Okla., and practiced
general dentistry there until 1966.
At that time, he entered the UMKC
Graduate Orthodontic Program,
receiving his M.S. degree in 1968. He
returned to Bartlesville to practice
orthodontics until his death in 2008.
He distinguished himself by serving
his community and profession, while
touching the lives of countless patients
by creating beautiful smiles through
his professional skills. His true passion
and joy was the close relationships
that he formed with his patients,
and seeing the transformation that
orthodontics created in them, not only
in appearance, but in their increased
self-esteem and self-confidence that
resulted from treatment. He also was
a devoted husband, father of two,
and friend and mentor to many.
This scholarship will be awarded
to an entire class of residents in
the UMKC Graduate Orthodontic
Program to enhance their education in
orthodontics.
UMKC Endowed
Scholarships
Dr. George H. Abney Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Justin Labart — Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Program
Resident
Dr. Patrick Moore — Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Program
Resident
Dr. Ward Adams Dental
Scholarship
Koby Ferguson — DDS Class of 2010
Lauren Gossett — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Kenneth Adamson
Memorial Scholarship
Jennafer Feigenbaum — DDS Class
of 2013
Dr. Eugene T. Beers
Scholarship
Beth Groenke — DDS Class of 2013
Jonathan and Julia Bredin
Scholarship
Medea Horrocks — DH Class of
2010
Dr. Delmas E. Brierley
Scholarship
Trevor Blattner — DDS Class of
2010
Lauren Gossett — DDS Class of
2010
Susan Brockmann-Bell
Memorial Scholarship
Shannon Crawford — DH Class of
2011
Kimberly Langwell — DH Degree
Completion
Kylie Siruta — MS DH Education
Program
Noveta Brown Scholarship
Amanda Sutton — DH Class of 2010
Jennifer Pieren — MS DH Education
Program
Robert Michael Brown
Memorial Scholarship
Eric Tolliver — DDS Class of 2012
Dr. Charles Channing Allen
Scholarship
Nathan George — DDS Class of
2010
Dr. Carl N. and Louise
Chapman Scholarship
Edward Santee — DDS Class of 2012
Class of 1943 (September)
Scholarship
Courtney Beussink — DDS Class of
2010
Class of 1947 Scholarship
Jared Atwood — DDS Class of 2010
Class of 1949 Scholarship
Mohammad Nomani — DDS Class
of 2010
Class of 1950 Scholarship
Trevor Blattner — DDS Class of
2010
Class of 1956 Scholarship
Daniel Harkey — DDS Class of 2010
Class of 1957 Scholarship
Ryan Grieves — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1958 Scholarship
Heather Hassell — DDS Class of
2011
Class of 1959 Scholarship
Letrisha Thomas — DDS Class of
2010
Class of 1960 Scholarship
Heather Adams — DDS Class of
2010
Class of 1962 Scholarship
Melissa Kusiak — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1963 Scholarship
Megan Lenahan — DDS Class of
2011
Class of 1964 Scholarship
David (Alex) Mitts — DDS Class of
2011
Class of 1965 Scholarship
Heather Perdue — DDS Class of
2011
Class of 1966 Scholarship
Angela Williams — DDS Class of
2011
Class of 1967 Scholarship
Natalia Henbest — DDS Class of
2011
Grant Olson — DDS Class of 2011
James H. Butler Scholarship
Class of 1968 Scholarship
Dr. Youngjune Chang / Dr.
Daniel Tira Scholarship
Class of 1969 Scholarship
Daniel Darrow — DDS Class of 2012
Adam Matthias — DDS Class of
2012
Daniel Gilstrap — DDS Class of
2011
Richard Zeller — DDS Class of 2011
Class of 1970 Scholarship
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