Four Ostrow alumni endow scholarships to help future generations of dental students pursue their dream careers. This year, as Ostrow held its Friends of Dentistry Scholarship Recognition Dinner — an annual event that brings scholarship recipients face-to-face with their benefactors — there were four new faces among the donors. Drs. Bradley Baum, Jerald Medway and Gary and Jay […]
Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 was awarded the Alumni Service Award this week by the University of Southern California Alumni Association for his longtime contributions to USC dentistry. Above: Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 was awarded the Alumni Service Award this week by the University of Southern […]
The USC dental alumni join scholarship donors and awardees for the 2015 Friends of Dentistry Scholarship Recognition Dinner, a unique event bringing Ostrow students face to face with their generous benefactors. GIVING BACK IS IMPORTANT to the Adishians. Throughout the years, Lee Adishian ’78 and Scott Adishian ’75, DDS ’79, PROS ’82 have given […]
Carol Gomez Summerhays DDS ’78 will serve as president-elect for a year before ascending to presidency in 2015. Above: Carol Summerhays DDS ’78 The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has yet another alumna landing in high places. The American Dental Association announced Oct. 13 that Carol Gomez Summerhays DDS ‘78 has been elected president of […]
Above: Morris N. Poole DDS ’76 Ostrow alumnus Morris N. Poole DDS ’76, an orthodontist with offices in Logan and Smithfield, Utah and Preston, Idaho, has been elected the 2014-15 president-elect of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), the world’s oldest and largest dental specialty organization with more than 17,000 members. The election was recently […]
Above: Rafael “Ray” Bowen DDS ’53 In 1963, Ostrow School of Dentistry alumnus Rafael “Ray” Bowen DDS ’53 published “Properties of a Silica-Reinforced Polymer for Dental Restorations” in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Essentially introducing the idea of dental composites to the world, it would eventually be considered one of the most pioneering […]
Dr. Rex Ingraham, 1941 DDS graduate and preeminent faculty member of the Ostrow School of Dentistry, passed away on September 21, 2013 at the age of 99. Above: Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rex Ingraham Born March 25, 1914, Ingraham grew up on a ranch on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. After graduating from Mesa […]
The Charlotte J. Sullivan Award, given by the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine to a dental hygiene alumnus who has made significant contributions to advancing the profession, was recently presented to Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC faculty member Ann Eshenaur Spolarich. Above: Ann Eshenaur Spolarich Spolarich was presented with the award […]
Gerald Lee Vale, a forensic dentistry expert as well as an alumnus and retired faculty member of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, passed away July 19, 2013 at the age of 87. Above: Gerald L. Vale MDS ’54 Born July 14, 1926, Vale obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from New […]
Robert K. Avakian, an alumnus, former faculty member, and supporter of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, passed away July 1, 2013 at the age of 84. Above: Robert Avakian ’50, DDS ’54 (center) receives a custom USC cane from Dean Avishai Sadan and Scott Adishian ’75, DDS ’79, PROS ’82 during the […]
