Dr. John A. Colgan, Paducah, Ky., was elected president of the Kentucky Association of Orthodontists. Other officers are Dr. Greg Inman, Elizabethtown, president-elect; and Dr. Jeri L. Stull, Ft. Thomas, secretary/treasurer. Dr. Paul E. Tran, Louisville, is immediate past president.
Dr. Theodore T. Fortier, Los Angeles, received the Humanitarian Award from the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Hector R. Maldonado, Metairie, La., was elected president of the Louisiana Association of Orthodontists. Other officers are Dr. Emma M. DiCarlo, Sulphur, president-elect; Dr. John B. Whitley Jr., Baton Rouge, vice-president; and Dr. Mark N. Coreil, Ville Platte, secretary/treasurer. Dr. Lee M. Romine, Nachitoches, is immediate past president.
Dr. Ernest Newbrun, San Francisco, was honored for service by the Dental Health Foundation.
Dr. Russell J. Nisengard, Buffalo, N.Y., was installed as a trustee in the American Academy of Periodontology. Other trustees are Dr. John E. Crosland, Shelby, N.C., and Dr. Steven W. Seibert, Champaign, Ill.
