Class Notes
Dr. Michael Bell, Class of 1978
Dr. Michael Bell recently received the Lifetime Membership Award from the Texas Dental Association at the organization's 148th annual meeting in San Antonio. Life members are at least 65 years old and have been active in TDA for either 30 ... Read More
Dr. George Richards, Class of 1963
Dr. George Richards passed away on April 11 at the age of 79. Richards, a 1963 graduate, was a stalwart supporter of his class, organizing his 50-year reunion in 2013 and keeping boxes worth of mementos from gatherings with classmates. ... Read More
Dr. Irad Cochran Jr., Class of 1942
Dr. Irad Cochran Jr. passed away on Sept. 27 at the age of 99. This 1942 alumnus achieved a professional milestone in 2008 of which few can boast: He retired after 66 years of practicing dentistry, precisely on his 90th ... Read More
Dr. Pat Blanton, Class of 1967, 1974, 1976
Dr. Pat Blanton’s latest accolade could well eclipse her remarkable collection of previous honors. The American Dental Association presented Blanton its 2017 Distinguished Service Award Oct. 19 during the ADA’s annual session in Atlanta. This distinguished alumna, professor emeritus and ... Read More
Dr. James Clay Fuselier, Class of 1993
Dr. James Clay Fuselier recently was installed as president of the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons during the organization’s annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Fuselier received his dental degree from the college in 1993, went on to earn ... Read More
Dr. Colin Bell, Class of 1979, 1984
The Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons recently honored Dr. Colin Bell with the Dr. L. Jack Bolton Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented during the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons annual ... Read More
Dr. Robert Lamb, Class of 1976
Dr. Robert Lamb is the 2016 recipient of the Oklahoma Dental Association’s Distinguished Dental Service Award. Lamb, who maintains an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Edmond, Oklahoma, is a past president of the board of directors of Health Talents ... Read More
Dr. Jason Hui, Class of 2011
The Texas Academy of General Dentistry recently recognized 2011 alumnus Dr. Jason Hui with its Fellowship Award during the Academy of General Dentistry’s annual session in Boston. Hui, a Plano, Texas, native, practices in Allen, Texas, at Paragon Dentistry. Outside ... Read More
Dr. Radina Petkova, Class of 2012
The Texas Academy of General Dentistry recently recognized 2012 alumna Dr. Radina Petkova with its Fellowship Award during the Academy of General Dentistry’s annual session in Boston. Petkova, who was born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, and moved to Dallas as a ... Read More
Dr. Larry Tadlock, Class of 1984
Dr. Larry Tadlock, an alumnus and program director in orthodontics, was installed May 3 as secretary-treasurer of the American Board of Orthodontics. Tadlock, who earned his dental degree in 1984 from what was then Baylor College of Dentistry and his ... Read More