in t e r nat ional coll e g e o f d e n t is t s Dentist of The Year Award was J. B. Skibinski. New Fellow D’Orsay Winthers will be inducted into the College in Honolulu. There were six new nominees presented for induction and all were approved. The sponsors will proceed with appropriate applications. Mike Houk gave a brief presentation on his dental mission trip to South America. In December we lost one of our senior ICD and SD Association members, William (Bill) Dunn of Sioux Falls. Bill was one of the pillars of the SD Dental Association in the 50’s and 60’s. He was a pro bono secretary of our Dental Association for many years. He will certainly be missed. Pictured below is a 2008 picture of Bill receiving an Association award from then SD President and ICD member Tom Hajek.
Clinton, and ACD President Tom Wickliffe. Pictured above are (from left) Bill Fraser, ICD District XI Vice Regent; Jack Clinton; John Findley; Tom Wickliffe; Gayle Roset, Chair MT ACD; and Tom Lidahl, Deputy Regent MT ICD.
And Hawaii!!!
Shown above are the newest Fellows of the Montana ICD. From the left are Tom Lidahl, Deputy regent; Britt Chandler; Kevin Miltko; Deck Barnes, District 11 Regent; Brian Chisdak; Charles Wilson; and Bill Fraser, District 11 Vice Regent.
Washington Editor: Richard J. Mielke
DISTRICT 11 MONTANA Editor: Tom R. Lidahl
It was a great year for the Montana Chapter of the ICD! In Montana……..
The annual joint social evening of the ICD and the ACD was held in Great Falls, MT with over eighty Montana Fellows in attendance. Enjoying the evening and honoring us with their presence were ADA President John Findley, ICD Vice President Jack 62 t h e k e y / 2 0 1 0
Dr. Jeff Parrish (r) presents Burns Guthrie scholarships to Elizabeth Kim and Dr. Kip Pennau.
Once again the members of the Washington Chapter have honored outstanding scholars and leaders at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Kip Pennau, a graduating senior, and Elizabeth Kim, a fourthyear student, were awarded Frank Burns
Dr. Andrew Heidergott receives the ICD Leadership Award from Dr. Jeff Parrish. Guthrie $1,000 scholarships. The award is named for a past Deputy Regent noted for his leadership and devotion to dentistry. Dr. Pennau is now in the Oral Surgery Residency Program at the school, and Ms. Kim is finishing up her degree. Also honored was senior Andrew Heidergott, who received the ICD leadership award. The awards were presented at the school’s annual Honors Assembly by Jeff Parrish, now our past Deputy Regent. Jack Clinton, dean of the Oregon Health Sciences University Dental School and ICD Vice President, was the featured speaker at our Chapter annual breakfast meeting in July during the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference in Seattle. Two months later, at the annual Washington State Dental Association House of Delegates held at beautiful Lake Chelan, several ICD members were elected to offices of that association. James Ribary was installed as president, Douglas Walsh is now President-elect, Rodney Wentworth is Vice President, and Bryan Edgar is Secretary-Treasurer. Within our ICD Chapter, David Houten has been chosen Deputy Regent. Eleventh District Trustee Mary Krempasky Smith of Spokane has announced her candidacy for the office of ADA President. She is a past president of the WSDA and has been very active in that association in other important roles for a number of years. Bryan and Linda Edgar were selected by the Dean’s Club of the University of Washington School of Dentistry to receive that group’s 2009 Honorary Lifetime Member Award. The Edgars have made an enormous impact on the School of Dentistry for over 30 years – as stalwart volunteers,