Dr. Joseph Califano, Richmond, Va., was appointed program director in the department of periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
Dr. Thomas A. Howley Jr., Perkiomenville, Pa., was elected president of the Academy of General Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Bruce A. Burton, Hood River, Ore., president-elect; Dr. Bruce R. DeGinder, Williamsburg, Va., vice president; Dr. David F. Halpern, Columbia, Md., secretary; Dr. Kevin D. Anderson, Jamul, Calif., treasurer; Dr. Robert E. Roesch, Fremont, Neb., speaker of the house; and Dr. Roger D. Winland, Athens, Ohio, editor. Dr. John D. Chandler, Huntsville, Texas, is immediate past president.
Dr. Joy A. Jordan, East Cleveland, Ohio, was elected president of the National Dental Association. Other officers are Dr. Aljernon J. Bolden, Chicago, president-elect; Dr. Sheila R. Brown, Chicago, treasurer; Dr. Hugh V. McKnight Sr., Baton Rouge, La., assistant treasurer; and Dr. Edward H. Chappelle, Bowie, Md., speaker of the house.
Dr. Linda M. Kaste, Chicago, received the Leader Luncheon Racial Justice Award from the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
Dr. Carla Spatafore, Carnegie, Pa., was appointed secretary of the American Association of Endodontists.
