Dr. Lawrence B. Caplin, Chalfont, Pa.; Dr. Daniel B. Green, Boston; Dr. Louis F. Rose, Philadelphia; Dr. Carl L. Tinkelman, Philadelphia; and Dr. Robert J. Tisot, Moorestown, N.J.; received the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Alumni Society’s Alumni Awards of Merit.
Dr. Eleanor Gill, Olive Branch, Miss., was the first woman elected president of the Mississippi Dental Association. Other officers are Dr. A. Roddy Scarbrough, Richton, president-elect; Dr. Joseph S. Young, Jackson, first vice president; Dr. Walter Diaz, Maben, second vice president; Dr. Robert Rives, Jackson, secretary/treasurer; and Dr. David Lee, Greenville, editor.
Dr. Jacqueline Plemons, Dallas, was recognized by the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center with its My Brother’s Keeper Award.
Dr. William D. Powell, Knoxille, Tenn., received the Dr. Jack Wells Memorial Dedication to Dentistry Award from the Tennessee Dental Association.
Dr. Pollene Speed, Seattle, was appointed chair of the University of Washington School of Dentistry Admissions Committee.
Dr. Roy Thompson, Murfreesboro, Tenn., was elected president of the Tennessee Dental Association. Other officers are Dr. Tom Underwood, Nashville, president-elect; Dr. Ray Fossick, Nashville, secretary; Dr. Fred Heros, Memphis, treasurer; and Dr. Carl Sebelius, Memphis, speaker of the house of delegates.
