Giving Back: Distinguished Alumnus a Pillar of His Community

Dr. Ben W. Jernigan Jr. has been on the fast track most of his life. “I think I was born to be a dentist,” says Jernigan (’76), who grew up in the Atlanta area. “I’ve been very fulfilled my entire career. I’ve never regretted a single day.” That being the case, he was a prime candidate when DCG...

Wide Open: Endodontic Research has Countless Applications

Drs. Franklin Tay and Fucong Tian have cumulatively traveled tens of thousands of miles to get where they are today, but the journey has been well worth the effort. Tay, chair of the Department of Endodontics, left Hong Kong 16 years ago to join the DCG faculty. Prior to that, he spent eight years...

A Heart for Service

“I believe we are all leaders, if not leaders of people or projects, then of our own lives.” This is Dr. Scott T. Wallace’s summation of one of the most vital lessons he believes educators can impart to students. And he thinks the philosophy should be reinforced both in and out of the classroom. As...

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A Lifetime of Service

Being named The Dental College of Georgia’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnus is a mixed bag for Dr. J. Ben Deal. “I’m very grateful for the honor, but I’m uncomfortable with the attention,” he concedes. Yet Deal is a master...

IN MEMORIAM

George P. Sessions, MD, ’55, a physician who guided the establishment of the anesthesia departments at three Atlanta hospitals, died March 1. In 2021, he and his wife, Martha, made one of the first gifts to the MCG 3+...

Secret Lives

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Secret Lives: Reaping What She Sews

While growing up in a working-class neighborhood in Michigan, Dean Carol A. Lefebvre remembers her parents designating a strict budget for school clothes. Once the money was gone, it was gone, so Lefebvre and her sister...

Secret Lives: Winging It

ROBERT LONDON WAS a college freshman utterly uncertain of his career goals when his brother’s graduation from the U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp offered the shot of motivation he was looking for. “I thought, holy cow, I’ve...

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Angela Morgan

“I saw a sign for dog agility lessons, and I thought, ‘You know — that would be fun.’”

Greer Falls

Secret Lives: Greer Falls

Day job: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Second-Year Class, Medical College of Georgia Secret life: Snow globe collector When Dr. Greer Falls went on his first — and last — ski trip in March 1985, he may have been...

In the Field

For nearly 200 years, Augusta University and its legacy institutions have been centers of learning and drivers of discovery and innovation in Augusta, the state of Georgia and beyond. Our community of alumni, students, faculty and friends are amazing people living incredible lives and making invaluable contributions to our world.

We are pleased to publish four magazines in which we get to tell their stories: