Alumni Society

The mission of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society is to advance the interests of the Dental School and the Alumni Society, and to promote good fellowship among all members of the School community.

Led by an Executive Committee, the Alumni Society takes an active role in encouraging students to be active in the life of the School and remain engaged as alumni through events such as the White Coat Ceremony, Senior Farewell, and the Alumni Career Series.

The Alumni Society also encourages the participation of alumni in the Dental Annual Giving Fund and other fund-raising initiatives. The generosity and commitment of alumni ensures that Penn remains at the forefront of dental education and makes a difference to the people who count on it the most – students.

All predoctoral, postdoctoral, and Dental Hygiene alumni are members of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society.

Alumni Society By-Laws (PDF, 98.6 KB)

Executive Committee

President
Spencer-Carl Saint-Cyr, D'97

President-Elect
Open

First Vice-President
Bernard W. Kurek, D'73 WMP'03 WEV'04

Second Vice-President
Open

Immediate Past President
Tara Sexton, D'88

Secretary-Treasurer
Patti Lee Werther, D'78 GED'78 GD'81

Student Representatives
Derek Conover, D'08
Student Council President

Farid Shaikh
Class of 2008 President

Samuel P. Tam
Class of 2009 President

Philip Fava
Class of 2010 President

Markus S. Hill
Class of 2011 President

Members-at-Large
John David Beckwith, D'87
Jeffrey R. Blum, D'80
D. Walter Cohen, C'47 D'50
Marc Anthony Cozzarin, D'87
Robert J. Diecidue, D'88
Aaron Elkowitz, D'91 GD'93 GD'94
Joseph W. Foote, D'74 GD'80
Howard P. Fraiman, D'91 GD'93 GD'94
Marshall J. Goldin, C'60 D'64
Ronald J. Gutman, D'74
Kathleen E. Herb, C'88 D'92
Erika Johnston, D'04
Christine M. Landes, D'94
Lawrence M. Levin, D'87 GD'92
Keith D. Libou, D'84
Jerald Samuel Matt, D'88
Brian M. Schwab, D'06
David Richard Silver, D'85 GD'86 GD'88
Donald H. Silverman, D'73 WG'74
Dean Ford Sophocles, D'87
Robert Marc Stern, D'87
Robert J. Tisot, GD'70
Richard S. Tobey, Jr., D'75 GD'79
Orhan C. Tuncay, GD'74
Joshua B. Wolgin, D'98

Past Presidents (Last 7 Years)
Marc B. Ackerman, D'98
Anna Kornbrot, D'79 GD'82
Lewis E. Proffitt, D'73 WG'80
Margrit M. Maggio, D'87
Laurence G. Chacker, D'85
Michael D. Yasner, C'79 D'83 GD'84 GD'86

Ex Officio Member
Dr. Jaclyn M. Gleber, DH'74
President, Penn Dental Medicine Dental Hygiene Alumni Association

School Administration
Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, D.M.D.
Morton Amsterdam Dean

Joshua E. Liss
Acting Director of Development