Classrooms 1176 &1177 dedicated
in memory of Dr. Robert James

A special Friday evening meal was provided at the home of Sylvia and Jerry Davis to honor and welcome Brian Preston, who has joined the School's Early Selection Program. Previous recipients of ESP awards were invited to meet Brian. Included were Mueni Mutinga, SD'01, the first student selected for the program in 1995, Phillip McIver, SD'03, and Trevor Fraser, SD'05. Ron Forde, SD'83, director, service learning, an Oakwood College alumni, assisted Ms. Davis as hosts for the event. Pictured are (from left): Mr. Fraser, Dr. Mutinga, Dr. Forde, Mr. McIver, Mr. Preston, and Ms. Davis. Ms. Davis is director of admissions for the dental school.

The Early Selection Program was established by the School in 1994 to identify qualified students enrolled in Adventist colleges and universities from under- represented communities in the student population, giving students an opportunity to learn about the dental profession and providing an early transition into dental school curriculum. ESP students participate in a four-week session at the School, visit alumni in their private practices, and attend summer courses.

Brian Preston from Atlanta, Georgia, who has been enrolled at Oakwood College in Alabama, was selected as the ESP student for the 2002-2003 school year. He brings to the program experience in mission work in Trinidad.

Brian came to LLUSD in August, and shadowed in the offices of faculty members and in graduate clinics. He will be taking coursework with the class of 2006 during the fall quarter, and is applying through AADSAS to the School in September, 2003.