Dr. Max Anderson, Seattle, was appointed to the board of the Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Dr. Jane C. Atkinson, Washington, was appointed assistant dean for clinical affairs of the University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
Dr. Susan A. Bittner, San Jose, Calif., received the 2000 Medallion of Distinction award from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. Other recipients were Drs. Eddie Hayashida and Frank A. Brucia, both of San Francisco.
Dr. Robert Calcote, Charleston, S.C., was installed as president of the South Carolina Association of Orthodontists. Other officials are Dr. L.D. Edwards, Orangeburg, president-elect; Dr. Sam Arazie, Florence, vice-president; and Dr. Philip Bonds, Florence, secretary-treasurer. Dr. Frank Hines III, Lexington, is immediate past president.
Dr. James L. Ferguson Jr., Franklin, Tenn., was installed as president of the Tennessee Association of Orthodontists. Other officials are Dr. William G. Parris, Memphis, president-elect; Dr. Ray Fuqua, Kingston, vice-president; and Dr. David S. Williams, Columbia, secretary-treasurer. Dr. John Pryse Jr., Clinton, is immediate past president.
Dr. Gerald N. Graser, Rochester, N.Y., was elected president of the American Prosthodontic Society.
Dr. Gary F. Guest, San Antonio, was named a fellow of the Leadership Institute of the American Association of Dental Schools.
Dr. James L. Gutmann, Dallas, was named the 2000 Marquette University Dental Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Gutmann also was elected president of the American Association of Endodontics.
Dr. Marc Herman, Woodbury, N.Y., was named president of the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration.
Dr. Richard E. Jones, Munster, Ind., was nominated to the ADA’s Continuing Education Recognition Program Committee.
Dr. José E. Medina, Gainesville, Fla., retired after more than five decades in dentistry.
Dr. Robert L. Merin, Woodland Hills, Calif., was elected president of the California Society of Periodontists.
Dr. Edward Tipton, Lexington, Ky., was installed as president of the Kentucky Association of Orthodontists. Other officials are Dr. Christopher Edelen, Louisville, president-elect; and Dr. Robert Curtis, Maysville, secretary-treasurer. Dr. Chris Mattingly, Louisville, is immediate past president.
Dr. Mahmoud Torabinejad, Loma Linda, Calif., was re-elected treasurer of the American Association of Endodontics.
