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Howard University College of Dentistry

OMI ONAL

DENTAL HONOR SOCIETY

PI PI CHAPTER

HONORS AND INDUCTION LUNCHEON

Congratulations

2025 OKU National Chapter of the of the Year

Omicron Kappa Upsilon had its inception with the class of 1914 at Northwestern University Dental School. A committee from a group of students submitted a petition to the faculty of the school and Dean G.V. Black which stated they were “desirous of organizing and funding a national honorary fraternity similar to other honorary fraternities now existing in the leading universities…but which shall consist of dental students exclusively; admission and membership to which shall be based upon scholarship and character as manifested by election by the faculty".

SOTERIA is Greek for conservation and illustrated in the Society's Key by the letter Sigma. ODOUS for teeth as represented by the letter Omicron (O), Kappa (K) being the initial letter of the Greek word for kai- meaning "and". Upsilon (Y) is the Greek letter which under certain conditions indicates the sound of the English letter ‘h" as in the Greek word HYGEIA for health. Using this information, the organizers selected that the name for the new Dental Honor Society be OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON.

A chapter of OKU is found in almost every dental school in the U.S.

The Pi Pi chapter was chartered at Howard University College of Dentistry May 15, 1948. The Charter Members were:

Dr. C. Carnot Evans

Dr. Russell A. Dixon

Dr. Percy Fitzgerald

Dr. Raymond Hayes

Dr. Emmett Scott

Dr. John Turner

Dr. Adolphus Walton

DR. RAND ALHIJA

PIPICHAPTER

DR LATOYA BARHAM, PRESIDENT

DR. CRAIG BUTLER, VICE PRESIDENT

DR BRIANA MCRAE, SECRETARY/TREASURER

DR MARIANNE SIEWE, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

DR REGINALD SALTER, PRESIDENT ELECT

DR. ANDREA D. JACKSON+, DEAN

DR. ALICIA AITCHINSON DR. OLUWABUKOLA AWOLEYE

DR ANTHONY BALDWIN DR ASHLEIGH BELLAMY DR NATASHA BHARUCA

DR RONALD BROWN DR CLAUDIA COBO DR TANZANIA DAVIS

DR KIARA DISLA DR KIROLLOS ESTEFANOUS DR ANDRE FARQUHARSON

DR CHERYL FRYER+ DR DONNA GRANT-MILLS DR JASMINE GEAR

DR ALISON GLASCOE DR LAUREN GORDON DR STEPHEN GRIMM

DR XINBIN GU

DR STEPHEN HARDEN DR ALEXIS HERRING

DR JAVAUNY HYDE DR DANA JACKSON+ DR DEBRA JEFFRIES+

DR ALICIA JOHNSON DR AUBREY KAALE DR ASHLEY LOFTERS

DR GIORDANNE LOGAN DR IAN MAHONE DR TERRI MATTHEWS

DR CRYSTAL MCINTOSH DR IRIS JEFFRIES-MORTON DR ARVIND NANDEDKAR+

DR JORDAN NGUYEN DR LONG BRYAN NGUYEN DR TEMIDAYO OBAYOMI+

DR ERROL REID DR JENNY RHEE DR LEO ROUSE*

DR CHARLES SANDERS* DR ASHLEY SEALS DR JEANNE SINKFORD*

DR MATTHEW STEPHENS DR TAMARA STOCKTON DR DUC TA

DR GEORGE THOMAS+ DR ANDREW THOMAS DR WILLIE WINFREE

DR SHARON WORZALLA DR DEXTER WOODS*

*DEAN EMERITUS +LIFE MEMBER

OKU ALUMNI INDUCTEES MORGAN ANDERSON KHODI DOBSON BARON EDMONSON

SULAN FUNG TIMOLIN HEACOCK GIANNA MUSE NESREDIN REDI

HENNY SHELTON ILHAM SPINGHER TAYLOR SPRUILL SYDNEY TOMPKINS

OKU LIFE MEMBERSHIP RECIPIENT DR. ARVIND NANDEDKAR

"O" CLUB HONOREES

MARIAM ALIBABI KAREEM MUSMAR AJA SHELTON AMANUEL SISAY DAWSON TRAN TYMARIN WARD

"K" CLUB HONOREES

AKBARI AZGHAR DEJENEE MILLER JELANI THOMPSON

"U" CLUB HONOREES

RAYMOND JOHNSON SYDNEY RODGERS CHARLES SLAPPEY GABRIEL THOMPSON

DR WILLIAM S KRAMER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE HONOREE

RAHEEM PIERRE

DR THOMAS E JETER AWARD OF DISTINCTION HONOREE

PROLOCUTOR

DR. CRAIG BUTLER

Morgan Anderson

Ft. Washington, MD

Orthodontics- Univ. Of MD

Presented by: Dr. Donna Grant-Mills

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” – Maya Angelou

Khodi Dobson Westmoreland, Jamaica

AEGD program at UT-Nashville

Presented by: Dr. Crystal McIntosh

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

Baron Edmonson Norfolk,

AEGD US Air Force

Presented by: Dr Reginald Salter

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

Sulun Fung

Georgetown, Guyana

Associate Private Practice

Presented by: Dr. Janis Mercer

Excellence in Dentistry is not just about skill, but about service-- serving patients with compassion, embracing life long learning, and giving back to the community that shaped me

Timolin Heacock

Macon, GA

AEGD- The University of Pennsylvania

Presented by: Dr Donna Grant-Mills

“ I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be.” - Michelle Obama

Gianna Muse

New York Orthodontics- Howard University

Presented by: Dr Reginald Salter

"For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self The journey doesn’t end " Michelle Obama

Nesredin Redi

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia AEGD

Presented by: Dr Donna Grant-Mills

"Verily, with hardship comes ease." (Quran 94:6)

Henny Shelton

New Orleans, LA

GPR Univ of Las Vegas

Presented by: Dr Reginald Salter

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

Ilham Spingher

Gainesville, WV

Orthodontic Residency - West Virginia Univ

Presented by: Dr Reginald Salter

“If you awaken from this illusion and understand that black implies white, self implies other, life implies death or shall I say, death implies life you can conceive of yourself Not conceive, but feel yourself; not as a stranger in the world, not as someone here on sufferance or probation Not as something that has arrived here by fluke, but you can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental. What you are, basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself ” - Alan Watts

Taylor Spruill

Prince George’s County, MD

AEGD Univ of North Carolina

Presented by: Dr Reginald Salter Dr LaToya Barham Dr Crystal McIntosh

“A Rising Tide Lifts All”

Sydney Tompkins

Savannah, GA

AEGD U.S. Air Force

Presented by: Dr LaToya Barham

"If I can help somebody, then my living will not be in vain." – Kenneth Dunham

At a young age, my late grandfather, Kenneth, instilled in me the importance of serving others. His words helped shape my perspective and allowed me to realize that my purpose on this Earth is to make a difference in the lives of those who need it the most. I strive to lead a life of service, ensuring that both my actions and my presence uplift those around me.