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December 2006 |
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Dear Penn Dental Medicine Alumni: Welcome to the December 2006 issue of Alumni Connections, the e-newsletter for Penn Dental Medicine alumni. This is sent periodically to keep you connected to the institution and each other. Please share this message with your alumni colleagues. For more information on alumni activities and upcoming events, visit the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni web site. Best wishes to you and your family for a happy holiday season and the New Year! We hope to see you at a Penn Dental Medicine alumni event in 2007! Joshua E. Liss |
» Contents |
| » Alumni Weekend 2007/Reunions for Classes Ending in "2" or "7" |
» 2007 Alumni Award of Merit Nominations Sought Nominations are being sought for the Penn Dental Medicine 2007 Alumni Award of Merit, which will be presented during Alumni Weekend 2007, May 11-12. The Alumni Award of Merit recognizes love for and loyalty to the School of Dental Medicine, excellence in the profession of dentistry, and community involvement. The award is given to those graduates who have maintained their ties with the School through their support of alumni activities, who have demonstrated leadership in the dental profession, and who have fostered and maintained the ideals that the School of Dental Medicine has stood for since its founding. Members of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society Executive Committee select the recipients, limited to five individuals per year, from the pool of nominees. Nominations are due by December 31, 2006. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Joshua E. Liss, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs, at 215-898-3542 or via email at lissj@dental.upenn.edu. For a list of all previous Alumni Award of Merit recipients, please visit the Alumni Awards web site. To make a nomination, please send a letter of explanation to: Joshua E. Liss |
| » Spring 2007 Continuing Dental Education Course Schedule As a courtesy to our alumni, a 25% discount is offered for all Penn Dental Medicine Continuing Dental Education courses. We are pleased to present our Spring 2007 program and appreciate your continued participation. Remember: If you are a practitioner licensed in Pennsylvania, the biennial renewal period ends on March 31, 2007. Dentists must complete 30 hours of continuing dental education and hygienists must complete 20 hours by that date. Complete course descriptions are available on the Continuing Dental Education web site. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Lauren M. Rocca Continuing Dental Education Coordinator, at 866-PENN-CDE or via email at lmrocca@pobox.upenn.edu. Friday, January 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (7 lecture credit hours) Friday, February 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (5 lecture credit hours, 2 hands-on hours) Wednesday, February 21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (3 lecture credit hours) Friday, March 16-Saturday, March 17 (7 lecture credit hours, 7 hands-on hours) Friday, March 23 (7 lecture credit hours) Saturday, March 31 (7 lecture credit hours) Saturday, April 28 (7 lecture credit hours) |
| » Support the Training of Today's Students, Tomorrow's Leaders As the cost of excellence continues to rise, so does the need for increased support of the Dental Annual Giving Fund. Whatever the level of your support, your gift will make a difference to our students. For your convenience, gifts to the Dental Annual Giving Fund can be made in several ways: • Through a secure online transaction with a credit card at the Online Giving web site. • By sending your check, made payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania," to: • Owners of appreciated securities can obtain substantial tax benefits by transferring those assets directly to Penn. First, you will receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the effective date of the gift. In addition, you avoid capital gains tax on the transfer. For transfer instructions, please contact the Office of the Treasurer at 215-898-7254 or via email at gifts@pobox.upenn.edu. This will help to ensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation of the gift. |
» Yankee Dental Congress Alumni Reception |
| » Senior Farewell 2007 |
| » Give Penn Dental Medicine Apparel for the Holidays Apparel with the official Penn Dental Medicine logo can be purchased through the Club Colors web site. You can choose from a great selection of merchandise including polos, sweatshirts, outerwear, bags and luggage, and gift items. |
| » At the Penn Museum: "Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun" Tutankhamun, ancient Egypt's famous boy pharaoh, grew up 3,300 years ago in the royal court at Amarna, the ancient city of Akhet-aten, whose name meant the "Horizon of the Aten." This extraordinary royal city grew, flourished—and vanished—in hardly more than a generation's time. "Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun," a new exhibition at the Penn Museum, offers a rare look at the meteoric rise and fall of this unique royal city during one of Egypt's most intriguing times. For more information on the exhibition, which opened on November 12 and runs through October 2007, visit the Amarna web site. |
| » Share Your News Send your submission (we welcome your photos, too!) to: Mary McCarron |
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