Dr. Colin Bell, Class of 1979, 1984

On Oct. 3, Dr. Colin Bell was inducted as president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which oversees the certification of specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The leadership role marks Bell’s seventh year on the eight-member board of directors. Following his presidency, he will serve for a year as past president.

A part-time faculty member at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry since 1986, Bell last made headlines in his specialty in fall 2013, when he received the Presidential Achievement Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.