Chancellor Amaridis and Dean Stanford visited with happy graduates before the ceremony. The National Anthem was performed by DMDAS Class of 2015 student Tarnit Kapoor. Greetings were given by Dr. Michael D. Amiridis, Chancellor; and student Syed Rehman, President, DMDAS Class of 2015. Dr. Stanford gave the keynote address. Recognizing the postdoctoral education graduates were Dr. Michael Miloro, Department Head, and Dr. Antonia Kolokythas, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ’04, MS Oral Sciences ’11, Postdoctoral Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Dr. Carla Evans, Department Head, Orthodontics; Dr. Marcio de Fonseca, Department Head, and Dr. David Avenetti, Postdoctoral Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry; Dr. Salvador Nares, Department Head and Dr. Praveen Gajendrareddy, Periodontics ’08,
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Postodoctoral Program Director, Periodontics; Dr. Stephen Campbell, Department Head, Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Postdoctoral Program Co-director, and Dr. Rand Harlow, ’92, Prosthodontics ’97, Postdoctoral Program Co-director, Prosthodontics. Conferral of MS and PhD in Oral Sciences degrees was by Chancellor Amiridis. Recognition of MS and PhD in Oral Sciences degrees was by Dr. Alison Doubleday, Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and Dr. David Crowe, Interim Associate Dean for Research. Chancellor Amiridis and Dr. Darryl Pendleton, Associate Dean for Student and Diversity Affairs, conferred DMD and DMDAS degrees. DMDAS graduates were recognized by Dr. Adriana Semprum-Clavier, Co-Director of the DMDAS Program, and DMD graduates were recognized by Abigail Goben, Assistant Professor.
Tarnit Kapoor sang the National Anthem. Conferred were 63 DMD degrees; 39 DMDAS degrees; three PhD degrees; 25 MS degrees; four Certificates in Endodontics, two Certificates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; eight Certificates in Orthodontics; nine Certificates in Pediatric Dentistry; four Certificates in Periodontics; and four Certificates in Prosthodontics. Distribution of diploma covers and awards was by Mark J. Valentino, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement; Dr. Blasé Brown, Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences; and Dr. Anne Koerber, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry. Hooders were Dr. Ashrafi; Dr. James Bryniarski, ’78, Managing Partner, Brahms Clinic; Dr. Terry Parsons, ’82, Co-Director, DMDAS
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