Dean, Graduate School, University of Colorado Health Sciences
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
1992
Citation:
Your longstanding dedication to the advancement of dentistry has led to your national recognition as a leading expert in the dental care field. In addition to your consulting, speaking, editorial and research activities, you currently hold several academic positions at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, including Dean of the Graduate School and Professor in both the School of Dentistry and the Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics. Since earning your degree from the University of Detroit, School of Dentistry, you have distinguished yourself as a dedicated and enthusiastic leader in dental education. For more than two decades, you have been an active member of numerous professional dental organizations and are in frequent demand as a speaker at major dental conferences worldwide. Your expertise in the field of dentistry and your concern for quality dental education has led you to serve as a consultant to many government agencies, dental associations and university dental schools. Your name has become synonymous with educational excellence in dentistry, as evidenced by your earning more than two dozen honors and awards. Through your many published works which cover a wide range of dentistry-related subjects, you have shared your research, insight and knowledge with your colleagues around the world. For your significant involvement in the advancement of dental care technology and education, the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry is proud to confer upon you an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree. Commencement, University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry, June 7, 1992.