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June 2006 |
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Dear Penn Dental Medicine Alumni: Welcome to the June 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 families for a healthy and relaxing summer! Joshua E. Liss P.S. If you have not already done so, please help Penn Dental Medicine continue to mold the profession's future leaders by making your gift before June 30, the end of Penn's fiscal year. For more information, please read "Support the Dental Annual Giving Fund by June 30" below. |
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| » Alumni Weekend 2006 In addition to tours of the Dental School, an open house in the DentSim Lab, and the Alumni Picnic, new activities this year included "Swashbuckling Dentists," a presentation about Penn Dental Medicine's legends, including Thomas Evans, Zane Grey, and Doc Holliday; and a Dental School Admissions Seminar. Reunion class dinners were held again this year at the Union League of Philadelphia. Make plans now to return to campus for Alumni Weekend 2007, May 11-12, and reunions for classes ending in "2" and "7." View photos from Alumni Weekend 2006. |
» Penn Dental Medicine Faculty Awards Presented by Class of 2006 Penn Dental Medicine faculty members were recognized for their contributions and achievements as part of the School's Senior Farewell 2006, a special celebration of the Class of 2006 by the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society. Nearly 240 alumni, faculty, students, and staff gathered for the evening's festivities, which included a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, and presentation of the faculty awards by the Class of 2006. |
| » Dr. Thomas Sollecito Receives University's Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Thomas Sollecito, D'89 GD'91, Associate Professor/Clinician Educator of Oral Medicine and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Penn Dental Medicine, has been recognized for his excellence in teaching as one of the recipients of the 2005-2006 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching. The University presents the awards annually to eight faculty members, four within the health schools and four within the non-health schools. Award winners are determined by recommendations and nominations made by faculty and students. Read the news release. |
| » Support the Dental Annual Giving Fund by June 30 Call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-8951 and make a gift with a credit card. Visit Giving to Penn to make a gift with a credit card through a secure online transaction. Send your check, made payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania," to: Transfer appreciated securities directly to Penn for substantial tax benefits. 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 gifts@pobox.upenn.edu. This will help to ensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation of the gift. For more information, please contact Joshua E. Liss, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs, at 215-898-8951 or lissj@dental.upenn.edu. |
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