Alumni News
 | Alumni Newsletter – Spring/Summer 2023 Get the latest on ULSD alumni events and goings-on at the school. This edition's stories include:
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 | Alumni Newsletter – Spring/Summer 2023 Get the latest on ULSD alumni events and goings-on at the school. This edition's stories include:
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 | Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2022/Winter 2023 Get the latest on ULSD alumni events and goings-on at the school. This edition's stories include:
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 | Alumni news - Alma Ljaljevic-Tucakovic, DMD '02 UofL news interviews ULSD alumna and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions Dr. Alma jaljevic-Tucakovic about how she overcame adversity and eventually made her way to UofL. UofL dental school assistant dean describes harrowing experience overcoming Bosnian war |
 | Dr. Amy B. Farnsworth selected as 2022 School of Dentistry Alumni Fellow A group of distinguished graduates who are exemplary ambassadors for the University of Louisville were celebrated at the University of Louisville Alumni Awards Celebration on Thursday, October 20. Amy B. Farnsworth, DMD ’92 and Orthodontics ’95, was honored as the School of Dentistry’s 2022 Alumni Fellow. |
 | Dr. Breacya Washington '95, Dr. Brian Marrillia '95, Dr. Gay Baughman ’81 Selected for Fellowships During the October 2022 meeting of the American Dental Association, three UofL School of Dentistry faculty members were selected for prestigious fellowships. Washington and Marrillia were named Fellows by the American College of Dentists and Baughman was named a Fellow by the International College of Dentists. |
| Alumni Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2022 Get the latest on ULSD alumni events and goings-on at the school. This edition's stories include:
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 | UofL Magazine - Spring 2022 Get the latest news from the University of Louisville, including a brief feature on ULSD DMD graduate and inventor Danny Snyder, DMD '15 (page 52). |
 | Alumni news - P. Gay Baughman, DMD ’81 In two articles published by UofL News, Dr. Baughman is featured for her work to support female dental students and her efforts to carry on the legacy of Lt. Claire Elizabeth VanLandingham, DMD '17. How one UofL dental alumna helped break the school’s gender mold in the 1970s A tragic story prompts UofL faculty member to educate students about relational violence |
 | Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2021/Winter 2022 This issue contains updates from our alumni councils, as well as stories including:
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 | Alumni news - Melissa Seibert, DMD ‘18 Dr. Seibert’s podcast, “Dental Digest,” is devoted to empowering dentists to stay on the cutting edge of evidence-based dentistry. “It takes years to publish a textbook, months to publish a dental study, but only a few hours to publish a new episode of the podcast. This means that dentists can stay informed in real time,” she said. |
 | Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2021 This issue contains the latest news on how ULSD is moving forward with plans for in-person events, including upcoming alumni gatherings. Plus, get updates from fellow alumni and a sneak peek at a renovation project in the basement. Read the Summer 2021 issue: |
Alumni Newsletter - Winter 2021 Click Here to read the Winter 2021 issue | |
Alumni news - Major Mitisha N. Martin, DMD '08 Maj. Martin hopes her story motivates other young women across Kentucky and beyond. “I just want girls and young women to know that women are awesome,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to go out there and do these things that some may think are generally geared toward men. We are women. We can do this. We can do anything.” | |
| Alumni news - President John N. Williams Jr., DMD '80, MBA '87 Alumnus, and former ULSD dean, Dr. Williams named Transylvania University's 27th president. |
 | Congratulations, Class of 2020! Click Here to read the names of our newest alumni. |
Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2020 Click Here to read the Summer 2020 issue | |
 | 2019 Alumni Fellow: Karen L. Pierce West ’77, D.M.D.’82, M.P.H. A group of distinguished graduates who are exemplary ambassadors for the University were honored as part of 2019 Homecoming celebrations. Karen L. Pierce West ’77, D.M.D.’82, M.P.H. is ULSD’s 2019 Alumni Fellow. Dr. West is President and CEO of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Prior to joining ADEA, she served as dean and professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. A longtime advocate for women’s health and diversity and inclusion in dental education, Dr. West began her career as a project director in the Augusta Dental Project/Children and Youth Dental Clinic. She was then recruited as a clinical team leader at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in 1990. Within the UK system she held several administrative positions. She gained academic tenure as an associate professor while serving as associate dean of Academic Affairs from 2002-2007.
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 | Dr. Baughman ’81 and Dean Bradley selected as Fellows of the American College of Dentists An honor extended to fewer than 5 percent of dentists in the United States was presented to Dr. P. Gay Baughman ’81 and Dean T. Gerard Bradley as they were inducted as Fellows of the American College of Dentists at the 2017 Annual Meeting. |
 | Alumni News - Dr. Krysta Forry Manning, DMD '10 Dr. Manning is not your average veteran, average dentist or average mom. She has served as a captain in the Air Force, recently opened a specialized dental clinic in Anchorage and is raising triplets with her husband Ryan. The Russellville, Kentucky native has gone above and beyond for her country, her patients and her children, and to say she is one-of-a-kind doesn’t begin to cover it |
 | Dental School Simulation Clinic Named in Honor of Alumnus Dr. Gary ’78 and Allyson Ball pledged $1 million to create an endowed fund for the expansion of the school’s clinical opportunities and new technologies for student education. In recognition of their gift, the School of Dentistry named the simulation clinic in their honor. |
 | Clinical operation expands to southeastern Kentucky Dental and dental hygiene students are expanding their education by rotating to a clinic in Beverly, Ky. The initiative is a collaboration on the School of Dentistry and Red Bird Clinic, Inc. and some alumni are part of the effort. |
 | Dental Hygiene Legacy Committee Presents Gift to the School In support of student education, the Dental Hygiene Legacy committee presented a gift to the school. |
