June 2007  

Dear Penn Dental Medicine Alumni:

Welcome to the June 2007 issue of Alumni Connections, the e-newsletter for Penn Dental Medicine alumni. This is sent periodically to keep you connected to the institution and each other.

Please share this message with your alumni colleagues. For more information on alumni activities and upcoming events, visit the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni web site.

Best wishes to you and your families for a healthy and relaxing summer!

Joshua E. Liss
Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs

P.S. If you have not already done so, please help support excellence at Penn Dental Medicine by making your gift to the Dental Annual Giving Fund before June 30, the end of Penn's fiscal year.  For more information, please read "Every Gift Counts!" below.

» Contents

•  Alumni Weekend 2007
•  Penn Dental Medicine Faculty Awards Presented by Class of 2007
•  Class of 2010 Facts
•  Every Gift Counts!
•  University President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Passes Away
•  On Campus: Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum
•  Join QuakerNet!
•  Share Your News

» Alumni Weekend 2007

More than 225 alumni and their guests attended Alumni Weekend 2007, May 11-12. There was much to celebrate, including reunions for classes ending in "2" or "7" and the recipients of the 2007 Alumni Award of Merit. Some of this year's activities included "Swashbuckling Dentists," a presentation about Penn Dental Medicine's legends, including Thomas Evans, Zane Grey, and Doc Holliday, student-led tours of the Dental School, an open house in the DentSim Lab, and the Alumni Picnic. Reunion class dinners were held again this year at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Make plans now to return to campus for Alumni Weekend 2008, May 16-17, and reunions for classes ending in "3" and "8."

View photos from Alumni Weekend 2007.

» Penn Dental Medicine Faculty Awards Presented by Class of 2007

Penn Dental Medicine faculty members were recognized for their contributions and achievements as part of the School's Senior Farewell 2007, a special celebration of the Class of 2007 by the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society.

More than 225 alumni, faculty, students, and staff gathered for the evening's festivities, which included a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, and presentation of the faculty awards by the Class of 2007.

Read about the award recipients. View photos from Senior Farewell.

» Class of 2010 Facts

The Class of 2010, which began at Penn Dental Medicine last fall, is comprised of 70 women and 47 men from 26 states and 10 foreign countries. It is the fourth consecutive class to have more women than men.

For more statistics, visit Class of 2010 Facts.
» Every Gift Counts!

"The excellence and leadership of Penn Dental Medicine are a direct reflection of the commitment and achievements of each and every one of you, and I am most appreciative of all you do to support the School and advance the dental profession."
–Morton Amsterdam Dean Marjorie K. Jeffcoat

Please help sustain Penn Dental Medicine's leadership in the profession by making your gift before June 30, the end of Penn's fiscal year. As the cost of excellence continues to rise, so does the need for increased support of the Dental Annual Giving Fund. Whatever the level of your support, your gift will make a difference to our students.

For your convenience, gifts to the Dental Annual Giving Fund can be made in several ways:

• Through a secure online transaction with a credit card at the Online Giving web site.

• By sending your check, made payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania," to:

Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Robert Schattner Center
University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030

• Owners of appreciated securities can obtain substantial tax benefits by transferring those assets directly to Penn. First, you will receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the effective date of the gift. In addition, you avoid capital gains tax on the transfer. For transfer instructions, please contact the Office of the Treasurer at 215-898-7254 or via email at gifts@pobox.upenn.edu. This will help to ensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation of the gift.

» University President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Passes Away

University President Emeritus Martin Meyerson passed away on June 2. As Penn's fifth president from 1970 to 1981, Dr. Meyerson drew upon his expertise as one of the nation's preeminent city planners to articulate an integrated vision of "One University," in which all of Penn's schools would collaborate to produce leading-edge teaching and research that benefited society.

A University-wide memorial service will be held this fall. Read a message from President Amy Gutmann.

» On Campus: Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum

The Garden Railway is a miniature world of model trains running on a quarter mile track, set in the splendor of the Morris Arboretum's summer garden. The miniature world features historic buildings created entirely of natural materials, each meticulously detailed with leaves, bark, vines and twigs. Logs and branches are also used to create unique tunnels and overhead trestles. Nestled among woody plants, colorful annuals and perennials, the finished product is an enchanting landscape that never ceases to delight visitors both young and old.

Located in Chestnut Hill, the 92-acre Morris Arboretum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For more information, visit the Arboretum web site.

» Join QuakerNet!

Penn's Alumni Online Community has a new name — QuakerNet — and a new web site address: http://www.alumniconnections.com/penn/.

Membership is free! Using QuakerNet, you can update your alumni record, find a former classmate, and sign up for an email forwarding service. As a member, you can search the Online Directory — a great resource for personal and professional networking and an easy way to keep up-to-date on fellow alumni. You can also sign up for a permanent email forwarding service, which will forward messages received at your permanent Penn address to the email address of your choice.

Join 60,000 other Penn alumni in becoming a registered QuakerNet member today!

» Share Your News

We want to hear from you. Share your news on personal and professional accomplishments with your fellow Penn Dental Medicine alumni through the Class Notes section of the Penn Dental Journal.

We have made it easy for you to make a submission — simply go to the online form where you can quickly send us your information — we welcome photos as well. Or, you can send your submission to:

Mary McCarron
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Robert Schattner Center
University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
Phone: 215-898-8951
Fax: 215-573-1791
mrmccarr@ben.dev.upenn.edu

Contact Us

We're here to help you. Please contact us with your questions, comments, requests, and suggestions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Robert Schattner Center
University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
Phone: 215-898-8951
Fax: 215-573-1791
lissj@dental.upenn.edu