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 COLORFUL LIFE

During the accident, the 60-year-old Nigerian motorcyclist’s spleen had ruptured, and he was bleeding to death. With the hospital administrator — and the only trained surgeon — out of town for a meeting, Allen...

The MED SQUAD

On a small screen, a 30-second capsule flies by like a whirlwind. First-year medical student Irielle Duncan makes coffee, drives to campus, eats breakfast before class, shows a brief tour of a learning commons, walks...

Secret Lives

Michael Jensen. Photo by Phil Jones.

Secret Lives: Michael Jensen

Day job: Associate Professor, Medical Illustration Graduate program Secret life: Illustrator for Curious George books Chances are, you grew up reading the stories of a juvenile monkey who got into big trouble and had to...

Zach Kelehear examines a honeycomb

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...

Art Rahn and wood car

Secret Lives: Art Rahn

Carving Out a Niche When Dr. Art Rahn embarked on a dental career, he realized that, in a sense, he’d been practicing his craft since childhood. True, he was a novice at working on teeth when he enrolled in dental...

Kim Davies in Lego room

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...

In the Field

Naomi Monge

In the Field: Through Another’s Eyes

It’s 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. In a routine repeated nearly 2,000 times over 35 years, nonagenarian Naomi Monge sets the morning’s Augusta Chronicle in front of her on the desk and reaches for the phone. She dials a...

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