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Oren Oliver Distinguished Service Award – Bob Calcote
Sims Tompkins
The criteria for receiving this honor include:
The individual must be an orthodontist and an SAO member in good standing.
The achievements of the recipient rise above the ordinary and are far beyond the normal expectation of member leadership and service to the SAO.
The achievements of the recipient go to the heart of and significantly advance the mission of the SAO.
The award itself will reflect not only honor on the individual, but reflect credit upon the Association.
The recipient has consistently supported the SAO with attendance at Annual Meetings.
Dr Calcote is best known to his patients and friends as Dr Bob. He has been practicing the specialty of orthodontics
for over thirty-five years. He has been president of the South Carolina Association of Orthodontists, has served as both a Director and a Delegate from South Carolina to the SAO, has served on the Executive Board of the SAO and was President of the SAO in 2011.
Dr Bob, a native of Charleston, SC, joined his father’s orthodontic practice in 1985. His father, Dr Clarence Calcote, served as President of the SAO in 1981. Bob “grew up” in the
orthodontic community and learned early on about service
and giving back to the specialty that we all love. After his Presidency, Bob stepped up to help South Carolina and served as a Delegate for three years. This selfless devotion to the SAO and the orthodontic specialty goes to the heart of the Oren Oliver Award and I was honored to present this special award to my good friend and colleague Dr Bob Calcote.
Sims Tompkins
(pictured below on the left with Bob Calcote)
