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in memoriam
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Remembering Perry A. Ratcliff, DDS
Perry A. Ratcliff, DDS, teacher and mentor, who served as an
intellectual inspiration to residents and faculty in the Division of
Periodontology during his tenure as chairman of the division until he
retired from the University as professor emeritus, passed away on
Oct. 6, 2008, in Scottsdale, AZ. He is survived by his wife, Roberta
Ratcliff of Scottsdale; son, James Ratcliff (Barbara) of Pueblo, CO;
brother, Harold Ratcliff (Camille) of Peoria, IL; stepsons Todd Cretors
(Kellie) of Phoenix and Kurt Cretors (Sharlee) of Scottsdale; and
granddaughters Jordan and Kasey Cretors.
Born August 25, 1915, Ratcliff obtained his DDS degree from Indiana University in
1939. During World War II, he served in the US Navy Dental Corps and was awarded the
Presidential Unit Citation and five campaign Bronze Stars. A board-certified periodontist,
Ratcliff was past president of the American Academy of Periodontology. He was a
member of the AAP, ADA, FACD, FICD, FAAAS, the Western Society of Periodontology
and the Arizona Society of Periodontists.
Ratcliff had a private practice in Scottsdale for 25 years. He received many honors
and awards, published hundreds of papers and several books, and led countless
seminars nationally and internationally. As an inventor, he developed and formulated
dental products marketed through Rowpar Pharmaceuticals.
The UCSF Foundation has created a fund in Ratcliff’s name. With sufficient
financial support, the fund will be used to establish an endowed chair to honor him
and support a full-time faculty member in the Division of Periodontology. Memorial
donations in Ratcliff’s name can be made to the UCSF Foundation, Perry A. Ratcliff
Endowed Fund (S0478), and mailed to: Chris Ruetz, Senior Director, Development
and Alumni Relations, UCSF School of Dentistry, 745 Parnassus Ave., Box 0970,
San Francisco, CA 94143-0970. Ruetz can also be contacted at 415/476-3645 and
creutz@support.ucsf.edu. n
Remembering William H. Ware, DDS, MDS
It is with deep regret that the School of
Dentistry notes the death on Aug. 24,
2008, of William H. Ware, DDS, MDS,
former professor and chairman of the
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, who gave a lifetime of service
to UCSF. Our sympathies extend to his
wife, Carmen, and his family, including
his brother, Robert, also a dentist, his
sister, Betty, and children Bill, Julie and
Nancy from his first marriage to Elise.
Ware was a graduate of the
The late Dr. William H. Ware (center) with former Dean
Charles Bertolami (to the immediate left of Dr. Ware), OMFS
Chair Tony Pogrel (to Dean Bertolami’s left), and OMFS
faculty. Taken at the William Ware lecture in January 2007.
University of California, Berkeley, the UCSF School of Dentistry in 1954, and the UCSF
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program in 1957. His 51-year academic career began as
instructor in dental medicine and oral surgery at UCSF in 1957, and culminated as
professor and chairman of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from 1976 to
1983. He remained on the faculty as professor emeritus of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Ware made many contributions to the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery
during his distinguished career. Among the most important was his pioneering effort in
the field of growth-center costochondral graft transplant for temporomandibular joint
reconstruction in children. He was also an internationally recognized expert in the fields
of orthognathic surgery and temporomandibular joint surgery.
Throughout his career, Ware was a dedicated teacher beloved by students, residents
and faculty alike. He was a recipient of the UCSF Dental Alumni Medal of Honor, and
in recognition of his contributions, his former residents, patients and friends established
the William Ware Visiting Professorship in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery in 1990. In 2007, when an appeal was launched to establish the William Ware
Endowed Chair in Orthognathic and Reconstructive Surgery, the necessary funds were
raised in a record time of three months, with many of his former students, residents
and colleagues contributing. n
Alumni Deceased
Leonard Bellanca, ’29
James H. Kleiser Jr., ’35
Andrew J. Perry, ’37
Alvin H. Barbanell, ’45
Ralph P. Sanguinetti, ’47
A. Irving Jacks, ’50
M. Harvey Lee, ’50
Fenimore Cady Jr., ’51
Stanley B. Corwin, ’54
Thomas L. Gross, ’54
James V. Marino, ’54
Donald Soo Hoo, ’54
Dale A. Thompson, ’54
D. Stanley Powell, ’58
George S. Payne, ’59
O. L. Shoemaker, ’59
Park O. Stompro, ’60
Mary Wheeler Barnard, ’61
David M. George, ’66
Arthur Allen Amos, ’69
James K. Millsop, ’70
Dirk Richard Payne, ’93
Faculty Deceased
Sanford Plainfield, DDS