Six members of the D.D.S. Class of 1942 came from as far as New Mexico and celebrated at the Peppercorn Duck Club. After dinner they showed slides of former reunions in their hospitality suite. They attended the Rinehart Recognition Breakfast Saturday morning and enjoyed the rest of the day visiting with friends and looking over the Technical Exhibits.

Fourteen of the original 40 members of the D.D.S. Class of 1947 gathered for their 55th reunion. They wanted to pass on some of their professional achievements:  four members served the ADA; five members served as state dental association presidents; Thomas White was president of the Missouri Dental Board twice; four members served on their district/city dental associations; three members served as president of the Kansas City University Dental Alumni; two members were career military officers; and J.P. Chancey served on the Rinehart Foundation Board of Trustees, was UMKC Dental Alumnus of the Year, and received the Alumni Achievement Award for the School of Dentistry and the Distinguished Service Award from Arkansas. Bill Duensing Jr. noted the passing of his close friend and mentor, Dr. Bill Hulen, who died January 23. “We have been bombarded with stories of heroes doing great things in dangerous times and places these past months. I think it is also heroic to do our job and do the right thing day-in and day-out without fanfare or recognition. Bill was a great example for me, and I am sure each of you knows someone like him. Treasure them now. . .”  

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