At its annual Recognition Program, held September 10, 2002 , the UMKC School of Dentistry awarded nearly $305,000 in scholarships to 207 dental, dental hygiene and graduate students. Of the school’s 66 separate endowed scholarship funds (a minimum of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship), six were new in 2002:  the Class of 1958 Scholarship, Class of 1965 Scholarship, Class of 1970 Scholarship, Class of 1976 Scholarship, Adam E. Ericsson Scholarship, and Kansas Dental Student Silver Lining Scholarship. The successful growth of endowed scholarships and the continuing generosity of the school’s alumni and friends are evidenced by the fact that the school awarded $35,500 in scholarships for the 1989-90 academic year.

DR. GEORGE H. ABNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Dr. Matt Hlavacek
DR. WARD ADAMS DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
Adam Diliberto
Richard A. Franklin
DR. KENNETH ADAMSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jaime C. Jaax
DR. CHARLES CHANNING ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew R. Healy
BROCKMANN-BELL SCHOLARSHIP
Gail Lee
Deanna Pappan
NOVETA BROWN SCHOLARSHIP
Melanie Simmer-Beck
Rakhi Bhakta
Crystal Blades
Courtney Main
Ella Mullokandova
ROBERT MICHAEL BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew W. Hillman
JAMES H. BUTLER I.B.E.W. SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew F. Strohmeyer
DR. CARL N. AND LOUISE CHAPMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Jaime C. Jaax
ROBERT P. AND PENELOPE A. CHAPPELL SCHOLARSHIP
Jill Saia
CLASS OF 1947 SCHOLARSHIP
Stacy L. Wince
CLASS OF 1949 SCHOLARSHIP
Wendy L. Harless
Shelliann Kawamoto
CLASS OF 1958 SCHOLARSHIP
Hannah H. Gee
CLASS OF 1959 SCHOLARSHIP
Adam J. Diliberto
CLASS OF 1960 SCHOLARSHIP
Mark T. Fretz
CLASS OF 1965 SCHOLARSHIP
Bryson D. LeMone
Glenn Takaki
CLASS OF 1967 SCHOLARSHIP
Nellie A. Kim
CLASS OF 1968 SCHOLARSHIP
Mark T. Fretz
CLASS OF 1970 SCHOLARSHIP
Lauren J.M. Imai
CLASS OF 1972 SCHOLARSHIP
Grant P. Harris
CLASS OF 1973 SCHOLARSHIP
Wendy L. Harless
CLASS OF 1976 SCHOLARSHIP
Kerri Thompson
CLASS OF 1988 SCHOLARSHIP
Stacy L. Wince
JOHN B. AND FRIEDA R. COBB AND OSCAR E. AND INGEBORG M. PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP
Gregory C. Bohle
DR. DANIEL L. CRUZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Howard G. Brauer, Jr.
DENTAL ALUMNI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Michael A. LeBlanc
DR. FRED H. ENLOE DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
Tracy D. Davis
Larinda L. Estes
Rachel E. Pitts
ADAM E. ERICSSON SCHOLARSHIP
Michael D. Arnett
Dorinda Ball
Alexa Carrara
Melissa Johnson
Gezi Mebratu
DR. GEORGE ADEN ESTERLY SCHOLARSHIP
Kelly A. Bovaird
Aaron J. Cregger
Kevin P. Cunningham
Phillip Harvey
Craig E. Kubina
Amy J. Nery
Ruchi V. Parikh
Neepa Patel
Megan T. Robl
Jacob R. Sylvester
Rachel M. Walker
DR. ROY L. AND HELEN H. FELKNER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Camille E. Hostetter
DR. FRANK R. FULLERTON SCHOLARSHIP
Bart J. Carney
Lauren J.M. Imai
Alison L. Ingram
Harleen K. Kochhar
DR. OTIS B. GENTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Emily C. Cummings
Shauna Greener
Jessica M. Halley
Tara D. Mank
Emily M. Price
Ashley Shearer
Eric W. Vesper
DR. DAN HEDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Kerri Thompson
DR. JAMES HERBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP
Delilah Williams
JEAN M. HITE AND LESLIE SUCHMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Jeffrey M. Sindelar
HOCOTT/MUNN SCHOLARSHIP
Earl M. O'Hara
LYNDAL G. AND GRAY W. HOLMES SCHOLARSHIP
Brian L. Kynaston
DR. THOMAS A. AND PHYLLIS J. JONES SCHOLARSHIP
Lewis E. Cook
Dawud Raamah
Sara M. Vizcarra
JONES/LONG SCHOLARSHIP
Tara D. Mank
KANSAS DENTAL STUDENT SILVER LINING SCHOLARSHIP
Mariah Frazier
Galen Kellenberger
Kelly L. Kramer
Robert A. Pierce
Bradley C. Wood
ROY J. KEMPER HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Tracy D. Davis
DR. VINYARD KIES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lori E. Rush
JOHN AND KATHY KILLIP SCHOLARSHIP
Chia-Lung T. Hung
Matthew F. Strohmeyer
DR. WILLIAM J. KILLOY AWARD
Dr. Clinton Falk
Dr. Ann Fay
Dr. Melissa Gadzinski
Dr. Fatima Taylor-Robertson
Dr. Doug Walters
Dr. David Wong
DR. RALPH LOPEZ SCHOLARSHIP
Matt Felts
Paul Maupin
BEULAH MCCOLLUM SCHOLARSHIP
Danielle N. Bailey
Kamra M. DeFries
James G. Durfey
Eric Foss
Hannah H. Gee
Daniel Goodman
Gregory Grimaldi
Kyle Huntington
Lori E. Rush
Patrick J. Trauernicht
MENEES/NELSON SCHOLARSHIP
Timothy J. Altenburg
Lori E. Logsdon
Chun-Ting Shang
MIDWEST DENTAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Dorina Ball
Michael J. Barlow
Jessica Deuschle
Brian L. Kynaston
Tiffany Nasal
DR. ALBERT J. MONSEES SCHOLARSHIP
Darren Mahaffey
TRUDY PARKER SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Antes
Denise Giles
Maegen Philipps
Catherine Wagner
DR. D.L. POWELL SCHOLARSHIP
Daniel C. Heard
Marvin Heinbach
Kyong A. Kong
Michael A. LeBlanc
Johnathan L. Mallott
Joy L. Mosbacher
Michelle L. Sobba
Brian M. Stegmann
Sarah B. Stovall
Nancy T. Tran
Brent C. Wood
DR. V. LEROY RILEY SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew R. Healy
RINEHART GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
Joseph W. Baker
Kelly A. Bovaird
Delaina Dickason
Chong W. Fong
Matthew W. Hillman
Kelsey D. Snavely
Ryan M. Walker
Timothy A. Windham
MYRTLE RINEHART SCHOLARSHIP
Eric N. Blackwood
Eric L. Burton
Crystal R. Dickerson
Michael J. Miller
Meagan Olson
Anthony N. Tran
Christa C. Walker
ALICE ROGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sherry Allen
Kathryn Dockter
Mary Lorenz
Stacy Pepple
Terri Saeler
Valerie Whitmer
Rebecca Wood
DR. MIKE R. AND JERRIE RONEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jeremiah Danel
Bethaniel S. Jefferson
NORMAN L. SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Eric N. Blackwood
MAXINE TISHK SCHOLARSHIP
Anna Ebert
UMKC DENTAL ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Sarah Carter
William Chouinard
Elizabeth L. Fletcher-Noland
Andrew A. Johns
William Lyons
Clarisa Mantanona
Timothy R. McMann
Melissa A. Melton
Jeffrey H. Paskar
James M. Strand
Jacob D. Young
Jeffrey G. Zeller
UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY DENTAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Aurelija Bedard
Dana M. Boyd
Dustin S. Burleson
Jennifer Collier
Danelle Cortner
Anna Ebert
Michelle Gibbons
Mahdi A. Ghuloom
Damon T. Jensen
Andrew Kabele
Cammie Kipper
Nathan B. Klein
Stacey N. Miller
Micah A. Pope
John P. Roth
Kelly Simms
Lauren Stover
Emily M. Williams
UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Juliet Goldstein
Kelli Arricale
Jessica Cook
Kristen Crawford
Stephanie Doering
Patricia Fischer
Rachel Gerding
Tiffany Hosmann
Amber Newcomb
Hilary Peacock
Shelley Phipps
Rosalyn Summers
Laura Voss
Pamela Ettus
Haley Thomson
UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY SECOND CENTURY FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Danielle N. Bailey
Ann Battrell
Jennifer A. Dixon
Elaine B. Lam
Patricia Nickell
Christopher Palmer
Brandon A. White
UMKC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY STERILIZER MONITORING SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
Christopher J. Barreca
Daniel E. Boedeker
Tricia M. Canzonere
Sravanthi Ganne
Caroline L. Giles
Matthew R. Harmon
David J. Hart
Jamie Ingram
David N. King
Tae-Sok Kong
Jacob A. Laudie
Matthew Lenz
Patrick Moore
Adam L. Naler
Mandy M. Newcomer
Brian Sutton
Jon Y. Willingham
DR. RONALD M. WEST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Chris K. Igawa
Shelliann Kawamoto
Nellie A. Kim
Sarina Harman
Ryan Redfearn
DR. FRANK W. AND DR. JOHN C. WINDLE AWARD FOR GRADUATE PERIODONTICS
Dr. Clinton Falk
Dr. Doug Walters
Dr. David Wong
DR. HAW TUNG AND GILBERTE WONG SCHOLARSHIP
Marilyn B. Chun
Misty H. Fujii-Carr
Chris K. Igawa
Lauren J.M. Imai
David M. Itomura
Shelliann Kawamoto
Bryson D. LeMone
Glenn Takaki
Brandon T. Yokota

Regional & National Student Awards

RICHARD ACKERMAN OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON SCHOLARSHIP
John P. Roth
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF DENTISTS, KC MIDWEST SECTION SCHOLARSHIP
Stacey N. Miller
DELTA DENTAL OF MISSOURI SCHOLARSHIP
Tyler N. Thornton
Joshua E. Whitford
DENTSPLY GRAND PRIZE TABLE CLINIC AWARD
Michael A. LeBlanc
Ryan M. Walker
FOUNDATION OF THE PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP
Michael A. LeBlanc
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
David R. Woodard
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS
Emily M. Williams
WILLIAM S. KRAMER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (OKU)
Stacey N. Miller
PRIMO LOAN PROGRAM
William A. Chouinard
Stuart Z. Samples
Dez E. Ziegenhorn
MISSOURI DENTAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Micah A. Pope
Ryan M. Walker
Emily M. Williams
THE GREATER KANSAS CITY DENTAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
Adam L. Naler
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP
Wendy L. Harless
Shelly K. Strohman
R. LOIS SCOTT SCHOLARSHIP
Melissa Johnson
SIGMA PHI ALPHA-ALPHA GAMMA ANNUAL CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP
Rakhi Bhakta
U.S. AIR FORCE HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Chad J. Barth
U.S. NAVY HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Shannon Munns

Faculty and Staff Recognition

AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Dr. Bonnie Branson
ELMER PIERSON OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD
Dr. Connie White
NEW FACULTY
Dr. Christos Angelopoulos, Assistant Professor, Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
Dr. Eileen Cocjin, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Gerald L. Foley, Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
Dr. Reem Haj-Ali, Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Dr. J. Lawrence Katz, Research Professor, Oral Biology
Dr. James C. Kulild, Director, Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Dr. Sotery Mamouzelos, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Tressa Parkinson, Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
Dr. Donald Sanchez, Clinical Assistant Professor, General Dentistry
Dr. Mary Walker, Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Kirk Weber, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science
DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS
Dr. Bruce Barker
Dr. Jim Beatty
Dr. Bonnie Branson
Dr. Alan Brown
Dr. Lewis Chambless
Dr. Tsau-Mau Chou
Dr. Charles Dunlap
Dr. Brett Ferguson
Dr. Ralph Peters
Dr. John Rapley
Dr. Chris Rice
Dr. Kim Skaggs
Dr. Connie White

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT
Gerry Barker - Promotion to Full Professor
Dr. Bonnie Branson - Central District Trustee, Sigma Phi Alpha, Honorary Dental Hygiene Society, Supreme Chapter
Kimberly Bray - President Elect, Sigma Phi Alpha
- ADHA Institue Grant Reviewer
Dr. Barbara Requa-Clark - Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, ed 4, St Louis, 2000, Mosby, Inc.
John Cottrell - UMKC Diversity Breakthrough Project Recognition
Dr. Jim Dryden - Chair, Missouri Division of Pierre Fauchard Academy
Dr. Brett Ferguson - People to People Ambassador Program, China, March 2002
- Elected Alternate Delegate, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Elected Vice President, American College of Dentists, Midwest Section
Dr. Alan Glaros - Editorial Board of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- President, Association of University Teachers of Orofacial Pain Programs, 2000-03
- National Institutes of Health Advisory Board
Dr. Sharon Glenn - 2001 Dr. Robert Menchetti Junior Faculty Award
Dr. John Haynes - President Elect, American College of Dentists
- Outstanding Chapter Advisor, Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity
Lorie Holt - Secretary, Section of Dental Hygiene Education, American Dental Education Association
Dr. Tom Jones - National Dental Association/Colgate-Palmolive Award for Demonstrating Excellence in Professional Development, Service Category
Dr. John Killp - Selected for the University of Missouri Leadership Development Program
Dr. Kathy Kula - 1st Place Award American Dental Education Association, World Wide Web Instructional Media
- Elected Secretary, Council of Sections, American Dental Education Association
- Site Reviewer, Postgraduate Orthodontic Programs, American Dental Association
- Selected for the University of Missouri Leadership Development Program
Dr. Michael McCunniff - Faculty Performance Shares Awards
Tanya Villalpando-Mitchell - Promotion to tenure-track Assistant Professor
Dr. Karen Williams - Promotion to Full Professor
Dr. Joy Wylie-Matthews - CRDTS Examiner (14 years)
RESEARCH
UMKC School of Dentistry received $6 million from external grant support in the 2001-02 academic year. The following are faculty members who received grants in excess of $50,000.
Dr. Brenda Bohaty, Pediatric Dentistry, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Dr. Lynda Bonewald, Oral Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Dr. Sarah Dallas, Oral Biology, National Cancer Institute
Dr. J. David Eick, Oral Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Dr. Jian Feng, Oral Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
University of Texas-Health Science Center
Dr. Alan Glaros, Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Dr. Stephen Harris, Oral Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Dr. John Killip, Student Programs, State of Kuwait
Dr. Michael Reed, Dean's Office and Oral Biology, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (NIH) (PHS)
Dr. Paulette Spencer, Robinson Professor,
Oral Biology and Pediatric Dentistry
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Center for Research Resources
Dr. Karen Williams, Professor, Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science; Director of Clinical Research, Proctor & Gamble Company
SERVICE AWARDS
5 Years
Dr. Shin Shi Chen, Oral Biology
Janet Ehlert, Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
Dr. E. Grant Eshelman, Restorative Dentistry
Lorie Holt, Dental Hygiene
Yolanda Jackson, Dispensary
Dr. Robert Peterson, General Dentistry
Dr. Clement Schmitt, Oral Surgery
Dr. Kim Skaggs, General Dentistry
Jennifer Smith, Oral Surgery
10 Years
Willy Escareno, Maintenance
Debby Evans, DAU
15 Years
Dr. Brenda Bohaty, Pediatric Dentistry
Cara Bradley, Faculty Practice
Dr. Jerald Katz, Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
Dr. Behjat Moghadam, Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
Harold Sherman, Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science
Dr. Thomas Vopat, Hospital Dentistry
20 Years
Lesley Anderson, DAU
Dr. James Lowe, Pediatric Dentistry
25 Years
Dr. John Dane, Hospital Dentistry
Dr. Shirley Hung, Restorative Dentistry
30 years
Connie Flaigle, Biomedical Communications
STAFF EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
Janet Bartosik, Business Office
Valerie Brand, Graduate Periodontics
Dana Dillon, Special Patient Care
Connie Jameson, Special Patient Care
Danita Johnson, Student Programs
DeeDee McGee, Roo Prints
Susan Mott, Biomedical Communications
Karen Wilson, Continuing Dental Education
STAFF EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR - 2001
Vicki Van Noy, Purchasing

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