Graduation ceremonies held Sunday, May 27 on campus mall
Graduation ceremonies held Sunday, May 27 on campus mall
On Sunday, May 27, graduation ceremonies for the School of Dentistry were
held on the Campus Mall.
Graduates, their families and friends gathered under large
tents which faced the University’s Chan Shun and Coleman Pavilions,
and grey skies gave way to an occasional ray of sunshine as the ceremonies
progressed.
The guest speaker, Richard A Simms, DDS, MS’63, first
vice president, ADA, asked graduates to consider their futures in his
addresss, titled “Careers in the health professions: the realities,
responsibilities, and rewards.”
At the end of the program, attendees were invited to a reception
sponsored by the Alumni Association near the Good Samaritan Statue.
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| Cakes with edible class photos of the dentistry and dental hygiene classes of 2001 were served after graduation. | Dr. Charles J. Goodacre, dean, addresses the audience during School of Dentistry graduation ceremonies on May 27. |
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| LLU chancellor
Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH (left) and B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president
(right), present the LLU Distinguished Service Award to Derrill Yaeger,
partner of the law firm of Clayson, Mann, Yaeger, and Hansen. |
Leif K. Bakland, DDS, associate dean and professor of endodontics, receives the School Distinguished Service Award. |
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| Dr. Ronald Blank (left) presents a key to Mark Honce, signifying that he is a receipient of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society Award. | Dr. Richard A. Simms, first vice president, ADA, presents the graduation address. |
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| Jack Kavanagh, president of his class, provides the response for graduates. | Bryan Nickell reaches down to pick up his daughter, Kalesta |
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| Heidi E. Burt, president, DH’01, gives the response for graduates. | Jennifer Hoffer, Eddie Chang, and Jennifer Barry received professional certificates in pediatric dentistry. |
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| After the ceremonies (l-r) Paul Richardson, SD’72, associate dean for clinic administration; Ron Dailey, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs; Dr. Simms; Dr. Goodacre; and Dr. Bakland pose for the camera. | Classmates (l-r) Jeremy Abbott, Jonathan Vongschanphen, Minnie Lee, Eric Kim, and Eunice Hong celebrate on their graduation day. |
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