The Annual Faculty, Staff and Student Variety Show was held on February 25th, 2022 before an enthusiastic and very receptive audience.

The program featured an array of musical talent from members of the School of Dentistry and was hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Student National Dental Association/Hispanic Student Dental Association (SNDA/HSDA).

This year’s event was emceed by Sunghee Choi, DDS 2022, and featured:
Casey Aschinger, DDS 2023 – guitar and vocals; “Fast Cars” by Tracy Chapman and “Coffee Shop on First Street” by Aschinger.
Erin Gilmore, Biomedical Communications – “How could I ever know” from the Secret Garden (video performance)
Brenda Everhart, Dental Clinic – “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel and “Cry Out to Jesus” by Third Day
Anh Nguyen, DDS 2023 – guitar and vocals; “River” by Bishop Briggs
Luke Komotos, DDS 2022 – ukulele and vocals; “Picture” by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
John Cottrell, Director of Minority Special Programs – “Going Up Yonder” by Edwin Hawkins and “Only for One Night” by Luther Vandross.
Adbullah Akbar, DDS 2023 – “Umbrella” by Rhianna (video performance)
Shanon Black, DDS 2022 – parody performance of “Surface Pressure” from Encanto, with Dr. Todd Brower, Assistant Clinical Professor, Dr. Linda Seabaugh, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Sarah Dunlap, Assistant Clinical Professor, Dr. Like Wezeman, Clinical Assistant Professor (all faculty in the Department of Restorative Clinical Sciences) and Stephanie Stewart-Towns, Office of Clinical Programs, on props and as background dancers.

Photos here.