Dr. Steven Beal, Temecula, Calif., received the North County Philanthropy Award from Fresh Start Surgical Gifts.
Dr. Donald E. Demkee, Wooster, Ohio, was appointed to the University of Akron’s Board of Trustees.
Dr. Gayle Glenn, Dallas, was honored as the American Business Women’s Association’s Woman of the Year.
Dr. Henry A. Gremillion, Gainesville, Fla., was named the 2001 Louisiana State University School of Dentistry alumnus of the year.
Dr. Arthur Nimmo, Gainesville, Fla., was appointed commissioner of the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Dr. Francis V. Panno, New York City, was named associate dean for clinical affairs at New York University College of Dentistry. Other appointees are Dr. John G. Poulos, New York City, acting chair of the department of prosthodontics; and Dr. Warren I. Scherer, New York City, acting chair of the department of general dentistry and management science.
Dr. Keith Savage, Abilene, Texas, was elected president of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Ross Epstein, Newport News, Va., president-elect; Dr. Robert L. Nelson, Kansas City, Mo., vice president; Dr. Jack W. Gottschalk, Cincinnati, member-at-large; Hannelore T. Loevy, Ph.D., Chicago, editor; and Aletha Kowitz, Arlington Heights, Ill., secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Venita Sposetti, Gainesville, Fla., was appointed assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at the University of Florida College of Dentistry.
Dr. Dennis P. Tarnow, New York City, was elected president of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics. Other officers are Dr. Dennis N. Morea, New York City, vice-president; and Dr. Kenneth M. Schweitzer, New York City, secretary. Dr. Gary R. Goldstein, New York City, is immediate past president.
