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    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...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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+...

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    Secret Lives: Kim Davies

    Day job: Professor, Chair of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work    Secret life: Lego Builder Had Kim Davies ever really played with Lego as a kid – and just to be clear, the colorful little bricks are called...

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    Secret Lives: Zach Kelehear

    Day job: Dean, College of Education Secret Life: Beekeeper When Dr. Zach Kelehear arrived on campus to start his tenure as dean of the College of Education in July 2015, one of the very first people he met was Tim...

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    Secret Lives: One Step Ahead

    Dr. Robert Kaltenbach is accustomed to moving seamlessly between different worlds. He joined the DCG faculty in 1976 not as a dentist, but as a psychologist, overseeing a program called Dental Practice Dynamics to teach...

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    Angela Morgan

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

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    A Positive Cycle

    “These grandparents are basically foster parents but without the resources.”

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