From left, Dr. Roger Rupp, Dr. Connie White, Chancellor 
Martha Gilliland, Dr. Stan Hite, Ms. Kimberly Krust Bray 
and Dean Michael Reed.

The School of Dentistry was extremely well represented this year at the UMKC Alumni Awards celebration, Jazzaroo, on Thursday, October 3.  Chancellor Martha Gilliland personally congratulated the awardees at a reception at her home before the banquet celebration at Pierson Hall.

Alumnus of the Year,
Roger P. Rupp (D.D.S. ’69), Winfield, Kan.,

Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award for Dentistry,
Connie L. White (D.D.S. ’81), Associate Professor, Department of General Dentistry

Alumni Achievement Award for Dentistry,
D. Stanley Hite (D.D.S. ’72), Independence, Mo.

Alumni Achievement Award for Dental Hygiene, Kimberly Krust Bray (DH ’86, M.S. ’88).