Inductees

Lawrence, Massachusetts — 1874-1959 Dr. Frederick S. McKay was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on April 13, 1874. He was educated in the public schools in Milford and Boston, Massachusetts. At an early age he wanted to become a musician, but his health problems did not permit that to happen. As a young man he worked in his father's dry goods store in Milford and played with local bands. When his health failed due to what was thought to be tuberculosis, he moved to Colorado in 1894. After numerous odd jobs he became discouraged and returned to Massachusetts. He worked as a street car conductor and developed a lifelong love for trains and locomotives.

Butler, Pennsylvania — 1910-2002 Dr. Shira was born on December 2, 1910 in Butler, Pennsylvania. In 1912 his parents and four children moved to Dewey, Oklahoma. His early education was in the public schools in Dewey. He received his D.D.S. degree in 1932 from Kansas City Western Dental College and was selected as a member into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Fraternity...

Adelaide, Australia — 1898-1983 Dr. Percy Raymond Begg was born in a tent in the goldfields of Coolgardie, Western Australia, on 13th October 1898, the son of accountant and business manager Percy William Begg and his wife Fannie Elizabeth (nee Jacob). In 1900 the family moved to Adelaide and Begg attended Pulteney Grammar School and St. Peter's College, where he was a classmate of Nobel Prize winner, Howard Florey (q.v.). In 1923 he received his Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Melbourne and then spent two years at the Angle School of Orthodontia in Pasedena, California, under Dr. Edward Angle, who is remembered as the father of modern orthodontia.

Chicago, Illinois — 1906-1986 Harold Hillenbrand was born in Chicago on July 19th,1906, and died there on May 31st, 1986. He was one of a family of nine, and his father practiced dentistry in Chicago for over 50 years. He graduated as Doctor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Science in 1930, and conducted a private practice in Chicago for 15 years during which time he taught ethics and social relations and started a long series of editorships, which culminated with his appointment as editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association in 1945...

London, England — 1903-1991 Dr. Gerald H. Leatherman was born in London, England on February 18, 1903. His family moved to South Africa when he was nine years old. His early education was at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg and Witwatersrand University, where he studied chemistry and physics. In 1918 he visited the dental office of his father's close friend, Lemuel Morgan-Davis, who had graduated from Harvard Dental School in Boston, Massachusetts six years previously. He was fascinated by what he saw in Morgan-Davis' office; crowns, dentures and the use of plaster of Paris for

Coldwater, Kansas — 1886-1973 Dr. George M. Hollenback was born on a small homestead farm in Coldwater, Kansas on September 27, 1886. He was not born to a wealthy family, and did not receive prominence as a result of his early environment, but rather in spite of it. His mother, a highly educated woman, taught his early education. She taught him to read, write and the rudiments of mathematics before he entered school at the age of seven. His entire formal education consisted of 42 months. He attended a school 4 miles from his home and to attend he had to walk in all kinds of weather. At the age of nine, upon completion of his early education, he began working on the family farm.

Key Biscayne, Florida — 1901-1989 Dr. L.D. Pankey, Sr. Was born on July 31, 1901. He received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery degree from the College of Dentistry at the University of Louisville, practiced in New Castle, Kentucky for one year, then relocated to Coral Gables , Florida, where he practiced dentistry until 1969. In 1932, he became a member of the Florida State Board of Dental Examiners and served 12 years, including his term as secretary and chairman. Concurrently , he was a member of the American Association of Dental Examiners, serving as Vice President in 1942 and President in 1943...

Paris, France — 1854-1923 Dr. Godon was born on September 18, 1854 in Paris France. He attended local schools, but his studies were interrupted by the death of his father during the war of 1870 and the loss of his family's business due to a fire. In 1871 he started an apprenticeship in dental laboratory and continued his education in England. He founded the "Paris Dentiste Group" in 1879 and also founded the Paris Odontological Society in 1882. In 1894 her graduated as a Dental Surgeon from the Medical Faculty of Paris. He subsequently held positions as Director of the dental school in Paris, Chief of Clinics, Associate Professor and Professor of Clinical Dentistry.

Chicago, Illinois — 1836-1915 Dr. Black was born near Winchester, Illinois, on August 3rd, 1836. When he was nine the family moved to a farm in Cass county. He spent a great deal of his time in the nearby woods, learning directly about nature. Later he traveled around the countryside with his brother, a practicing physician, and acquired a great deal of knowledge about the human body, its ailments and their treatment. He later met a dentist , under whom he studied...