Faculty and Staff
Periodontics for the win
Dr. Carlos Parra, clinical assistant professor in periodontics, recently received the Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship at the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation’s annual meeting in Chicago. The $30,000 award, distributed evenly over three years, is given annually to one ... Read More
Our behind-the-scenes heroes
Every weekday, students queue up to a clinic dispensary, relying on the folks behind the counter to provide vital tools for their next extraction or root canal. Read More
Svoboda, Nair assume new roles
With the new Clinic & Education Building comes a new way of life, including job titles, at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Dr. Kathy Svoboda and Dr. M.K. Nair were recently named assistant dean for the oral biology graduate program ... Read More
Grogan wraps revered career
When Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery faculty and staff members speak of Dr. David Grogan ’81, ’86, words like “wonderful person” and “great guy” roll off their tongues. Grogan retired Aug. 31 as associate professor and department head after ... Read More
Miller named assistant dean
Dr. Barbara Miller has been named assistant dean for recruitment and admissions after serving as executive director of recruitment and admissions at Texas A&M College of Dentistry since 2005. This new title aligns with her peers who hold similar responsibilities at ... Read More
Retiring, not slowing down
When it was time to retire in May after 37 years on the faculty, Dr. Kay Mash chose to look forward and “fade away into the sunset.” “I turned 65 and it just naturally seemed like the perfect time to ... Read More
Celebrating research
Dr. Hongjiao Ouyang, associate professor in endodontics, seized the moment recently to represent Texas A&M College of Dentistry among the national craniofacial research community. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)’s craniofacial research symposium in May in Bethesda, ... Read More
Right at home
As Dr. Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng steps into Dr. John M. Wright’s role as diagnostic sciences department head, she knows he’s a tough act to follow. Her peers, it seems, have no doubt the transition will be a smooth one. Cheng, ... Read More
Women Who STEAM
Dr. Ernie Lacy, associate dean for student affairs, recently was honored with a Women Who STEAM award for her leadership in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Lacy was one of nine women celebrated by the Dallas Chapter of The ... Read More
Teachers of the Year
Faculty members Dr. Qian Wang and Mary Vu recently received the 2019 Teacher of the Year awards, presented annually by the Texas A&M College of Dentistry Alumni Association and selected by the college’s student body. Read More