ALUMNI

Howard Golan (DDS 1998) of Hyde Park, New York, said he has graduated from Concord Law School and passed the California bar examination this spring. He was also appointed chief of laser dentistry at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, and is a faculty member at Biolase University training dentists in laser-assisted dentistry.

Ray Sanai (DDS 1992) of Highland Park, Illinois, recently became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. After completing his oral and maxillofacial surgery internship at Northwestern University, he opened two general practices in the Chicago area and also taught at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) dental college until 2003. He entered the UIC periodontal program and passed the NERB periodontics examination in 2005. His wife, Nina, is a dentist.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Bakeman (DDS 1983) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has achieved Fellowship status in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She's the first dentist in Michigan to have attained the designation, the group's highest level of clinical achievement. Only 40 others worldwide have achieved the designation.

Joanne Dawley (DDS 1980) of Northville, Michigan, was recently elected president-elect of the Michigan Dental Association during the organization's annual meeting in Detroit. She was elected to the 5,800 member group's Board of Trustees in 2001 and served three years as secretary and one year as vice president before becoming president-elect. She also serves on the MDA's executive committee. A past president of the Detroit District Dental Society and member of the ADA and delegate to the ADA's House of Delegates, Dawley is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry International, and the International College of Dentists.

Alita Marlowe (DH certificate 1980), of Farmington Hills, Michigan, recently received a consulting contract with Ameriprise Financial Advisory in Farmington Hills. She is president of Marlowe & Associates, a consulting firm she founded that works with dentists and their staff to increase their efficiency and profitability.

Since he retired about two years ago, George Missias (DDS 1965) of Ocean View, Hawaii, said he's enjoying living in a rural part of the state "on two acres of land with trees and lava."

George Goodis (DDS 1964) of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, was one of four members of the American Association of Endodontists appointed to the organization's Board of Directors in April. Founded in 1943, the organization represents more than 6,900 members worldwide, including approximately 95 percent of all eligible endodontists in the U.S. Goodis, speaker at the School of Dentistry's White Coat ceremony in the fall of 2004, represents AAE District IV, which includes Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

He also was the first recipient of the organization's Lifetime Spirit of Service Award bestowed earlier this year. Goodis, who has held numerous positions with the ADA and the Michigan Dental Association, is chair of the AAE's continuing education committee.

Verne Primack (DDS 1956) of Greenwood Village, Colorado, wrote to say he's keeping busy in his new environment. In addition to teaching adults how to read, he's been a court-appointed advocate for abused children, and teaches immigrants how to study for and pass their citizenship exam. He also participates in children's Dental Health Week by visiting schools in the area and teaching good dental health habits. "I enjoy traveling, cycling, and being with my family," he added.

Jack Bates (DDS 1941) [DentalUM, Fall 2001, p. 20-25] and his wife, Janet, recently moved to a retirement home in Grand Rapids. "I'm keeping the computer humming with my e-mails and the work I do here," he wrote. "I suggested, and received approval, to write the many stories that people here were anxious to tell me about events during their early days. They publish five in their monthly newsletter, and I have enough to get published into the fall."

He continued, "As an extra, I suggested they start a pictorial directory, and guess who is chairman of that? I've done six of them for various churches, so I know the ropes."

"I'm still keeping track of my Class of '41 and not happy that the count is continually diminishing. One classmate, at 92, is still playing bridge, plays golf, and drives a car. He should outlast the rest of us."

In addition to writing the newsletter, he also wrote, "I'm still doing nearly a quarter mile a day jog every morning as I have been doing for the past sixty years. Gotta keep the rust out of my pipes. In July, I hit the big 9-0."