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New Scholarships

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Dr. S.V. Hanna Scholarship Fund
Created by Mary Matson to honor her late father, the Hanna Scholarship rewards third- and fourth-year DDS students who have financial need. Although Mary lost her father early in life she never forgot his love for the dental profession and is pleased to have this opportunity to honor his memory and help worthy students find the same joy in promising dental careers. Continue reading →

Scholarship Dinner

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Looking Like (Almost) a Million Dollars

AT THE 2018 Scholarship Recognition dinner Oct. 1, the UMKC School of Dentistry distributed 349 awards to 188 students from 171 endowed scholarship funds, totaling more than $993,000, an 8.17% increase over 2017. Additionally, 19 students received 25 awards from 15 regional and national scholarship funds. Continue reading →

Medallion and Pin Recipients

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PHILANTHROPY MEDALLIONS
The Rinehart Medallion honors the memory of Dr. Roy J. Rinehart, longtime dean of the UMKC School of Dentistry. The Rinehart Medallion is bestowed on alumni and friends of the school who have distinguished themselves through philanthropy or service. Each year Rinehart Medallions are given to recognize lifetime donors of $10,000 or more. Annual donations to the Rinehart Foundation provide the School of Dentistry invaluable support that enables it to improve the quality and expand the scope of its educational, research, clinical and outreach programs. Continue reading →

Going the Extra Mile

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Estate Gifts

THESE DONORS HAVE indicated that the UMKC School of Dentistry is in their estate plan.

We are grateful for the lasting legacy they are creating.

Dr. Lloyd Alquist*
Anonymous Donor
Dr. Dan L. Blackwell
Dr. Robert E. Butler
Dr. James M. Callender III
Ms. Louise G. Chapman*
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Lucille E. Cowan*
Florence Irene Dengel*
Dr. J. Dennis Dlabal
Dr. David K. H. Dung*
Dr. Adam Edwin Ericsson*
Mr. Leonard Faulconer, Jr.*
Dr. Newell O. Feeley*
Dr. Brett L. Ferguson
Dr. John E. Franks, Jr.
Dr. Frank R. Fullerton, Jr.*
Dr. Carl and Mrs. Marguerite Fyler*
Dr. John D. Gardner
Dr. Otis B. Gentry*
Mrs. Ruth Somers Gilman*
Dr. Patrick K. Hardman
Dr. Grant B. Hatfield, Jr.*
Dr. Richard M. Haun*
Dr. William J. Hayden, Jr.*
Dr. Phil E. Held
Mrs. Carolyn Abney Hodges
Dr. Frank J. Holtz*
Dr. Harry Jett*
Mrs. Hazel Johns*
Colonel Onas Johns*
Dr. Gregory K. Johnson
Dr. Michael G. Johnson
Dr. Theron C. Johnson
Dr. Thomas A. Jones
Dr. J. Edward Kendrick
Dr. Dan L. Lavitt
Dr. Carolyn S. Magnuson
Dr. Grant W. Merritt
Dr. Michael L. Milford
Dr. William and Mrs. Bonney Miller*
Ms. Ida Mae Niblo*
Dr. James W. Osborne
Dr. Robert E. Peterson
Dr. V. Leroy Riley*
Myrtle H. Rinehart*
Dr. Gary McCabe Ross
Ms. Tomiyo Seo*
Dr. William F. Slagle, Jr.
Mrs. Eloise Sloan*
Mr. John and Mrs. Effie Speas*
Dr. Charles F. Squire
Dr. Rodger L. Suchman
Dr. Donald J. Thompson*
Dr. George X. Trimble*
Dr. Terry C. Williams
Professor Emeritus Leslie Young, Jr.*

* Deceased

A Message from the Chair

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AS I SETTLE into my new role as the chair of the Rinehart Foundation, I continue to learn new and terrific things about my classmates, fellow alumni and the school that has given us so much.

This school year my 1999 classmates and I will be celebrating our 20-year reunion. Since then, many things have changed. Thankfully, the Rinehart Foundation has continued to grow. With the ever rising cost of dental education, the Rinehart Foundation has never been more important, and I am honored that so many of my peers are choosing to give back to the school and trust Rinehart to help you do it.

The School of Dentistry gave us a solid foundation for our practice; it gave us some of our closest friends; it gave some of us our life partners; and it continues to give us opportunities to give back and have an impact on a new generation. I am inspired by how many of you have chosen to do so, how many of you give selflessly of your time and philanthropy to effect change, and how many of you work daily to help the school continue to grow and shine.

For all of these things I want to express my gratitude. Because of your efforts we continue to increase the amount of money we are able to award in scholarships; we can help the school recruit the best faculty; and we are helping to produce some of the best clinicians in the business. Thank you. Together we help our alma mater and its tradition of excellence. It’s a tradition I, for one, am very proud of.

Dr. Andrew Moore (DDS ’99)
Chair, Rinehart Foundation