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Calling All Alumni‘A Tree Can't Ignore Its Roots’
Alumni must stay proactive and involved with our alma mater. Because we are a product of this great institution, we have the opportunity to affect the school’s future. MCG’s Alumni Associations have provided networking opportunities for graduates, scholarships for deserving students, facility renovations and much more. MCG Alumni Associations also are interested in MCG’s future and the quality of education. The associations allow our voices to have optimal impact. I consider it a privilege to give back a token to an institution that has made me who I am today. I remember applying to dental schools in 1989. Northwestern offered me a scholarship to cover 50 percent of my tuition. But even that reduced figure was approximately four times the cost of attending MCG. That dental school no longer exists, and had I gone there, I would have been heavily loaded with debt. I am proud of MCG; it is an honor to give back to the school. I also love working part time with MCG students and residents. They keep me sharp. Some of the best things in life have no price tag. Participating in the Alumni Association gives me the personal satisfaction of giving back. It is a joy and an honor to support the institution in a small way. What could be more fulfilling than sharing the bounty of my education with the school that made it possible?
Allied Health SciencesPamela Strickland Bush (dental hygiene, ’86), Hephzibah, Ga., has been appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to a five-year term on the Georgia Board of Dentistry. She and her husband have two children and four grandchildren. She has been active for 20 years with the American Dental Hygienists Association and Central Savannah River Area Dental Hygiene Society. Ginger Bearden (physical therapy, ’91), Gainesville, Fla., has been certified as a clinical specialist in pediatric physical therapy by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She works with neonatal intensive care patients and with outpatients in follow-up at The Rehabilitation Institute of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. [Top] DentistryDr. Clark M. Carroll (’74), Eastman, Ga., has been appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Board of Dentistry. Dr. Carroll, a general dentist, is a member of the Steering Committee of the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, the American Association of Dental Examiners, the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Pierre Fauchard Academy of Dentistry, the Georgia Academy of Dental Practice and the Academy of General Dentistry. He is a former president of the Central District Dental Society and was named a Georgia Dental Association Honorable Fellow. He and wife Jolene have two children. Dr. George N. Snelling III (’75), Martinez, Ga., has been appointed to the Georgia Medical Center Authority by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue. He is an investor, real estate developer and owner of Snelling Properties LLP. Dr. Snelling serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Self-Storage Association and is a member of the Georgia Dental Association. He is married to Anne Snelling. Dr. Lorie Miller-Stevens (’88), Gainesville, Ga., recently received the prestigious Mastership Award during the Academy of General Dentistry’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver. This is the highest award in general dentistry and one of the most respected designations in the profession. Dr. Miller-Stevens practices dentistry at Quillian’s Corner in North Hall County. She is a member of the American Orthodontic Society, the American Dental Association and the Georgia Academy of General Dentistry Board of Directors. She and husband Britt have two children, Leandra and Breland. Dr. Michael B. Rogers, who completed an orthodontics residency at MCG in 1973, has been named the 2006-07 president of the Georgia Dental Association. He practices orthodontics in Augusta and is past president of the Eastern District Dental Society, Southern Association of Orthodontists, Augusta Dental Society, Georgia Association of Orthodontics, MCG School of Dentistry Alumni Association and Psi Omega Dental Fraternity. A fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists, Dr. Rogers was named a Georgia Dental Association Honorable Fellow in 1988 and is a Pierre Fauchard Academy Fellow. He received a Georgia Association of Orthodontists Exemplary Service Award in 1991 and an Oren A. Oliver Southern Association of Orthodontists Distinguished Service Award in 2002. [Top] Graduate StudiesDr. Brooks Keel (Ph.D. in reproductive endocrinology, ’82), former associate vice president for research at Florida State University, began his tenure July 17 as vice chancellor for research and economic development at Louisiana State University. His roles will include expanding research funding opportunities for faculty and students, encouraging entrepreneurial activity and broadening the university’s role as an economic engine for Louisiana. [Top] MedicineRear Admiral Joseph H. Miller (’55) recently published Mysteries of the Southern Baptist Beliefs Revealed (Authorhouse, 2006). He retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1986 after 30 years of service and served as chief of neurosurgery at Methodist Hospital and the University of Texas from1985 to 2000. He founded the Memphis Neurosciences Center at Methodist Hospital and the University of Tennessee and developed an international academic interchange in neurosurgery with 27 countries. He and wife Cathy live in Apollo Beach, Fla. Dr. Murray Freedman (’64), Augusta, has been appointed by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Board of Human Resources. Dr. Freedman is an MCG clinical professor of OB/GYN and maintains a private practice. He is a past president of the Georgia OB/GYN Society. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. He and wife Sandra have two children. Dr. Charles Williams (’66), director of ultrasound at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and a pediatric radiologist at Radiology Associates in Tallahassee, Fla., has been elected vice president of the American College of Radiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and a member of the college’s Board of Chancellors and Ethics Committee. He is a former chair of the college’s Commission on Human Resources and former president of the Florida Radiological Society. A native of Moultrie, Ga., he served in the U.S. Air Force before beginning his medical practice in 1974. He specializes in pediatric radiology and mammography. He and wife Patricia have six children and 14 grandchildren. Dr. Lloyd Schnuck (’68) has been selected the 2006 Outstanding Philanthropist by the Augusta Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. After earning his MCG degree, Dr. Schnuck interned at University Hospital in Augusta, then served in the U.S. Army from 1969-71. While in the service, he volunteered in Vietnamese orphanages and hospitals. His military honors include a Bronze Star, Air Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and National Service Defense Medal. After returning to the United States, he completed a diagnostic radiology residency at MCG, then practiced in Savannah, Ga., for more than 20 years. His many acts of generosity include founding MCG’s Schnuck Scholarship Endowment to benefit financially needy students. Dr. Thomas L. Hatchett Jr. (’89), Demorest, Ga., has been appointed by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce. Dr. Hatchett practices at Habersham OB/GYN Associates and is president of the Georgia OB/GYN Society. He is a member of the Hospital Authority of Habersham County. He and wife Lenora have six children. Dr. Mack H. Sullivan Jr. (’91) has joined The Centre, P.C., Comprehensive Plastic Surgery Practice in Elkhart, Ind. He offers cosmetic and reconstructive surgery to patients throughout the Midwest. He completed a general surgery residency at the Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a plastic surgery fellowship with the Mayo Clinic Department of Plastic Surgery in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Wood D. Pope (’01), Macon, Ga., has joined the practice of Forsyth Street Orthopaedics Surgery and Rehabilitation Center. He earned his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of Georgia and completed a five-year orthopedic residency at the University of Tennessee Campbell Clinic after graduating from MCG. He is a member of the American Orthopedics Association. Dr. Charles Frederick (Rickey) Gillespie (’02) has joined the Department of Psychiatry faculty at Emory University. Dr. Gillespie earned a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Georgia State University before earning his medical degree. He is married to Katrin Scholz Gillespie. Dr. Cory T. Carpenter (’03), Salisbury, Md., practices emergency medicine in the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Department of Emergency Services. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Christiana Care Health Services in Newark, Del., and has served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Dr. Arturo Aguillon-Bouche, who completed a fellowship in plastic surgery at MCG, has joined the medical staff of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, Mass., specializing in plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Edwin Hendricks, who completed a family medicine residency at MCG, recently enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard at age 57. He spent a month at Fort Sam Houston in Texas undergoing basic training for medical officers and received a direct commission to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He will serve one weekend a month and two weeks of active duty each year and could be deployed at any time. He lives with wife Nancy in Demorest, Ga., where he has practiced family medicine for 24 years. ObituariesDr. Charles Emory Bohler (’54) died Sept. 9 at age 81 in Bulloch County, Georgia, where he practiced for more than 50 years. Dr. Bohler, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps 20th Bomber Group, received a Purple Heart and Air Medal as a gunner on the B29 Bomber. He received the Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Award in 1991 and the Deen Day Smith Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. He had been on the medical staff of the Bulloch Memorial Hospital since 1955 and was the first physician on the Bulloch Memorial Hospital Authority. [Top] NursingSharon Cooper (M.S.N., ’76), Marietta, Ga., has been appointed to the Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical Treatment by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue. She is a state representative for the 41st District and chairs Georgia’s Health and Human Services Committee. Dr. Susan R. Layton (B.S.N., ’88 and M.S.N., ’88), Tybee Island, Ga., earned her education doctorate from the University of Georgia in August. ObituariesWinona Jean Dill Bellinger (’60) died Aug. 5 at age 67. She lived in Valdosta, Ga., and is survived by one daughter, two sons, five grandchildren and her mother. [Top]
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When asked why I support my Alumni Association, my
response is, ‘How can you not?’ A tree can’t ignore its roots. We have
all benefited immeasurably from this great institution and it behooves
us to support the school, especially at this critical juncture when
funds are needed to compete in the 21