Alumni Society

The mission of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society is to advance the interests of the Dental School and the Alumni Society, and to promote good fellowship among all members of the School community.

Led by an Executive Committee, the Alumni Society takes an active role in encouraging students to be active in the life of the School and remain engaged as alumni through events such as the White Coat Ceremony, Senior Farewell, and the Alumni Career Series.

The Alumni Society also encourages the participation of alumni in the Dental Annual Giving Fund and other fund-raising initiatives. The generosity and commitment of alumni ensures that Penn remains at the forefront of dental education and makes a difference to the people who count on it the most – students.

All predoctoral, postdoctoral, and Dental Hygiene alumni are members of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society.

Alumni Society By-Laws (PDF, 98.6 KB)

Executive Committee

President
Ronald J. Gutman, D'74

President-Elect
Keith D. Libou, D'84

First Vice-President
Bernard W. Kurek, D'73, WMP'03, WEV'04

Second Vice-President
Open

Immediate Past President
Spencer-Carl Saint-Cyr, D'97

Secretary-Treasurer
David Richard Silver, D'85, GD'86, GD'88

Student Representatives
Prem Patel, D'10
Student Council President

Philip Fava, D'10
Class of 2010 President

April Wallden, D'11
Class of 2011 President

Matt Sones, D'12
Class of 2012 President

Members-at-Large
John David Beckwith, D'87
Jeffrey R. Blum, D'80
D. Walter Cohen, C'47, D'50
Marc Anthony Cozzarin, D'87
Joseph W. Foote, D'74, GD'80
Howard P. Fraiman, D'91, GD'93, GD'94
Marshall J. Goldin, C'60, D'64
Lawrence M. Levin, D'87, GD'92
Michael B. Rulnick, D'74, GD'76
Donald H. Silverman, D'73, WG'74
Thomas L. Snyder, D'71, WG'74
Dean Ford Sophocles, D'87
Robert Marc Stern, D'87
Robert J. Tisot, GD'70
Orhan C. Tuncay, GD'74
Robert E. Weiner, C'72, D'79
Patti Lee Werther, D'78, GED'78, GD'81

Past Presidents (Last 7 Years)
Spencer-Carl Saint-Cyr, D'97
Tara Sexton, D'88
Marc B. Ackerman, D'98
Anna Kornbrot, D'79, GD'82
Lewis E. Proffitt, D'73, WG'80
Margrit M. Maggio, D'87
Laurence G. Chacker, D'85
Michael D. Yasner, C'79, D'83, GD'84, GD'86

Ex Officio Member
Dr. Jaclyn M. Gleber, DH'74
President, Penn Dental Medicine Dental Hygiene Alumni Association

School Administration
Denis F. Kinane, BDS, PhD
Morton Amsterdam Dean
Professor of Pathology and Periodontics

Kathleen M. Watson
Interim Director
Development and Alumni Relations

Mary McCarron
Annual Giving and Alumni Programs