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President Carl Lundgren called the Foundation Board of Trustees to order. Dr. James Long gave the Invocation. The agenda was approved. The Minutes from their April 2005 Interim Meeting in Chicago were discussed and approved

President Lundgren then gave his report, which was the same as included above in the Academy Board Meetings section.

Vice President Campbell’s report praised the increased communications between the Board members and the holding of the Interim Meeting, which gave the Board time enough away from the festivities to thoroughly discuss each and every important item that faced the Foundation. Dr. Campbell also praised Dr. Barrett’s efforts to establish a fund-raising opportunity for the Foundation, a goal for many years of the late Foundation President Robert Shira.

Treasurer Bill Kort, also Chair of the Finance Committee, discussed the financial investments needing to be made as the higher yielding bonds were being called in or coming due. Transferring the resultant funds, sometimes within days, to other investments was a serious decision since all other opportunities were at a lower rate of return.

Executive Director Fred Halik gave his report on the Scholarship Program, the Grants applicatons, the Foundation’s Web site page renovations, and necessary revisions and recommended date changes.

Academy President Michael Perpich addressed the Board concerning the work of the Academy. He had been spending much of his year improving communications within the Academy and particularly the Web site. His efforts have vastly improved a nearly instantaneous contact with every Fellow with a computer. He has made the Officers accessible online.

Academy President-elect Howard Mark, Chair of their Constitution & By-Laws Committee, presented amendments and changes for the Board’s consideration.

Trustee Larry Barrett gave his report on the success the Public Relations Committee has had in the past year. He then presented the results of his Fund Raising Committee, whose members Academy President Perpich and Editor Brophy were present.

After the installation of the Academy’s new Officers for 2005-2006, Immediate past President Michael Perpich was voted on the Foundation Board of Trustees. The Board also welcomed back the new Academy President Howard Mark and the new Academy President-elect William Winspear.

Grants Committee Chair Gary Lowder presented the Committee’s report on the grant applications. The Board as a whole went over each one, discussed them, and arrived at funding commensurate with the funds available. Then they went back over the grants and re-evaluated each one. Your Editor was very impressed with the thoroughness and seriousness that the Board gave to each grant application.

Finally, at the Sunday Board Meeting the election of new officers was held. Elected to serve three-year terms were:

• M. David Campbell for President
• C. F. Larry Barrett for Vice President
• William Kort for Treasurer

Under “new business,” the Board took on the topic of dealing with the Katrina Disaster. Like the Academy, debate and discussion explored all the many ways this could be accomplished, legally within the Foundation, and philanthropically. After much discussion, the Board voted to establish a PFA Disaster /Emergency Relief Fund with seed money coming from the Foundation’s operational fund. The total results of their combined information and ideas were referred to their Executive Committee for setting guidelines to operate the program. These guidelines will be reported to their Board for approval at their Interim Meeting in April next year.

Canadian Academy Trustee Barry Dolman presented a check for $1000 from the Fellows of Canada to the Foundation. Following that presentation, Editor Brophy presented his annual check to the Foundation Scholarship Program.

2006 Foundation
Committee Appointments

Executive Committee: President David Campbell, Chair; Vice President Larry Barrett, Treasurer William Kort, Grants Chair; Gary Lowder, Academy President Howard Mark, Executive Director Fred Halik as ex-officio

Grants Committee: Gary Lowder, Chair; Larry Barrett, Jim Long, Mike Perpich, Kevin Roach, Nick Saccone, Scott Welch

Budget & Finance: Treasurer William Kort, Chair; Jim Long, Gary Lowder, Howard Mark, Kevin Roach, Nick Saccone

Ex-officio: Executive Director Fred Halik and Academy President-elect William Winspear

Disaster/Relief Fund: Jim Long, Chair; Larry Barrett, Howard Mark, Nick Saccone, Mamoru Sakuda

By-Laws & Policy Committee: Academy President Howard Mark, Chair; Minoru Horiuchi, Jim Long, Scott Welch

Public Relations and Web Site: Mike Perpich, Chair; Academy Secretary General Richard Kozal, Editor Jim Brophy, Gary Lowder, Howard Mark

Memorial & Tribute Funds: Vice President Larry Barrett, Chair; Minoru Horiuchi, Carl Lundgren, Kevin Roach, Academy President Howard Mark
Editor Jim Brophy, Academy Trustees Barry Dolman and Steve Hedlund

PFA Museum Board–Foundation Member: William Kort

FOUNDATION DENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS for 2005

• Gregory Wayne Egbert, University of Alabama
• Kelton Stewart, Texas A&M-Baylor
• David Blackburn, Boston University
• Jennifer Crowe, UCLA
• Lee Akin University of California–San Francisco
• Dannelle Carpio, USC
• Scott Grant, Case Western Reserve
• Audra Myers, University of Colorado
• Lavanya Venkateswaran, Columbia University
• Christopher Mirucki, University of Connecticut
• Marie Halbur, Creighton University
• Rebecca Himm, University of Detroit-Mercy.
• Casey Born, University of Florida
• Amber Lawson, Medical College of Georgia
• Fatemeh Afshari, Harvard University
• Jerri Hines, Howard University
• Siddhi Doshi, University of Illinois
• Ava Lauren Hood, Southern Illinois University
• Jeremy Bruner, Indiana University
• Joshua Everts, University of Iowa
• Rachel Matthews, University of Kentucky
• Tomas Kutansky, Loma Linda University
• Matthew Waite, Louisiana State University
• Michael Gladwell, University of Louisville.
• Andrew Weirs, Marquette University
• John Mohler, University of Maryland
• Tibebu Tsegga, Meharry Medical College
• Anne Lin, University of Michigan
• Marika Middag, University of Minnesota
• Patrick Singley, University of Mississippi
• Christopher Dumas, University of Missouri
• Lennard Hopper, University of Nebraska
• Gina Marie Cuccurullo, University of New Jersey
• Harpreet Dhillon, New York University
• Allyson Stewart, SUNY-Buffalo
• Larissa Figari, SUNY-Stoney Brook

• Jason Pollei, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Cameron Jolley, Nova Southeastern University
• Mitzi Hines, Ohio State University
• Felipe and Lauren Avery-Miranda, University of Oklahoma.
• Cameron Wagner, Temple University
• Sterling Card, Oregon Health Sciences University
• Sean Rockwell, University of the Pacific
• Elizabeth Prada, University of Pennsylvania
• Joseph Karam, University of Pittsburgh
• Cristina Abreu, University of Puerto Rico
• David Hicklin, Medical University of South Carolina
• Joshua Keener, University of Tennessee
• Ashley Farrar, University of Texas-Houston
• Zachary Paukert, University of Texas-San Antonio
• Brant Jones, Tufts University
• Peter Pellegrini, University of Washington
• John Hubbard, University of West Virginia
• Eleisha Nickoles, University of West Virginia (2004)
• Megan Olson, University of the Pacific.
• Daniela Venegas Aeloiza, Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)
• Keelin Fox, Trinity College (Ireland)
• Cinthya Pamela Rojas, University of Costa Rica
• Elise Boersma, University of Sydney (Australia)
• Adam Hamilton, University of Western Australia
• Aitziber Fernandez, University of Basque (Spain)
• Atsuko Kida, Osaka Dental University (Japan)
• Harumi Kawaki, Okayama University (Japan)
• Gaitho Njogu, University of Nairobi (Kenya)
• Romain de Pape, University of Paris
• Vincent Berthelot, Brest Dental School (France)
• M. G. Shruthhi, JSS Dental College-Mysore (India)
• Patricia Flores, Universidad de la Salle Bajio (Mexico)
• Canada (see list above in Montreal Gala article)
• Amit Chhabria, Government Dental College-Indore (India).

PFA Relief Fund

Inauguration Announced!

The Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Board unanimously approved the establishment of a PFAF Disaster and Emergency Relief Fund at its meeting in Philadelphia on 9 October 2005. Recognizing its international Fellowship, and appreciating the fact that natural disasters and similar emergency situations can devastate the ability of Fellows to continue to practice under these circumstances anywhere in the world, the Board felt an obligation to use its resources to assist in practical ways. While this use of Foundation funds may seem out of keeping with its mission, this will not interfere with the continuance of the grants and scholarship program.

The Foundation Board’s recently installed President, Dr. M. David Campbell of Michigan, is proud of this action and states,

From the Desk of Foundation President M. David Campbell…

Over the years since the Foundation’s inception, we have had some tremendously able leadership under Drs. Robert Shira and Carl Lundgren as Presidents, George Hique as Treasurer, and Shig Kishi and Fred Halik as our Executive Directors. They established such a firm basis for our Foundation that the Board of Trustees has been able to operate effectively right from the beginning. Their dedication to serving is unquestioned. Your Foundation would not be where it is today without their brilliant and unselfish devotion to our mission.

Being the new President is not going to be an easy task for the next three years. Times are always changing. What was a firm foundation in the past now faces new problems in the coming years. But the Board and Officers realize that and have begun preparations to confront them.

Our new Vice President Larry Barrett has not only opened doors for us in our public relations, he has crafted several plans for the necessary fund-raising program we have thought about for some time. Larry has brought it forward and is ready to launch it. This is probably the greatest task we have before us.

Howard Mark, now the Academy President, has modernized our Constitution & By-Laws to bring them more in line with what the Board wants in facing the new century. He and our new Trustee Michael Perpich, the Academy’s Immediate Past President, have opened up a vast avenue of communications between the Academy and the Foundation. Our relations with the Academy are better now than ever before.

Gary Lowder has done an unbelievable job in handling all the Grant application reviews, completing them on time, and guiding them through approval. He is to be highly commended for his devotion.

We have an excellent Board of Trustees that give so much of their time so freely to our Foundation that meeting with them is a warming experience. Debate is friendly; discussion is honest and open; and we have become a family.

However, as we plan our fund-raising effort, the multiple disasters of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Tammy, and Wilma, along with the devastating earthquakes in Pakistan and Guatemala, have hurt our hearts in knowing about the massive loss of life and billions of dollars in property. As fellow humans serving humanity in so many ways, we are touched by these losses. The Foundation, like the Academy, is eager to help out. But we debate what is the most effective way we can—as individuals and as an organization. This matter deserves serious reflection. Though we desire to charge right in with help, we are advised to wait and see how we can do this in the best and most effective manner. After an afternoon of debate on the matter, the Board, with as many varied ideas as there are Trustees, has referred the situation to the Executive Committee to generate a final plan of action that befits our mission as a Foundation serving our fellow man.

Through this column I hope to continue to make you aware of our progress.

PFA Foundation Interim Board Meeting, Chicago Airport Hilton Hotel

PFA Management Team Meeting, Anaheim, California

FDI Congress, Shenzhen, China

147th ADA Annual Session, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday-Friday: PFA Academy Board Meetings
PFA Foundation Board Meetings