Spring 2010 - Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

A L U M N I NE W out&about
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STAYING CONNECTED
ABOVE: David Stahl, D51, with
his brother, Bob. LEFT: The 1991
etching and engraving Train
from Munich, by Peter Milton,
about the 1939 British effort to
rescue Jewish children from Nazi
Germany, was part of the Currier
exhibition.
David Stahl, D51, hosted a preview of the exhibition “Evolution of
a Shared Vision: The David and Barbara Stahl Collection” at the
Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H., last October 28. Over
the decades, the Stahls acquired between 400 and 500 prints,
according to exhibition curator Kurt Sundstrom. “Evolution of a
Shared Vision,” which was shown through January 3, highlighted
just over 100 of them. The couple’s collection contains works
from the early part of the 20th century, especially German
Expressionist prints, and the social realism of Americans such as
Edward Hopper, Reginald Marsh and John Sloan. The show also
featured works by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Whistler and Picasso.
“The collection is very impressive,” Dean Lonnie H. Norris,
DG80, said. “However, just as impressive is Dr. Stahl’s extensive
knowledge about each artist, the details and influences of
each piece and the decision-making process involved in acquiring
each piece.”
Stahl is retired from practice. His wife, a longtime professor
of biology at Saint Anselm College, died in 2004. As the predental
advisor at Saint Anselm, Barbara Stahl had established a
respected relationship with the admissions office at Tufts Dental.
From left, Tannaz Shapurian, D92, DG00, DG04;
Monica Vicario; Wai Cheung, DG02, DI06; Nikolaos
Efthimiadis, DG01; Anas Jan, DG98, DG01, DG02;
and Georgios Kontovazainitis, DG04.
The Department of Periodontology hosted its fourth international conference in
Boston on September 11, “The Building Blocks of Periodontology.” Periodontal
alumni and current faculty presented nine lectures on how they use skills gained
from their postdoctoral training to practice and teach modern-day periodontology.
The conference culminated in an international alumni party at the Ritz, attended
by more than 200 alumni and friends. Dean Lonnie H. Norris, DG80, and conference
chair Terrence Griffin, D71, DG75, who leads the perio department at Tufts, presented
awards to six periodontal alumni for their service to Tufts and their contributions to
the specialty: Violeta Arboleda, DG51, a former Tufts faculty member; Mark Hirsh,
DG68, a dental overseer and former faculty member; Max Perlitsh, D56, DG65, J87P,
J89P, D91P, DG94P; Gerald Shklar, G52; Jerome Smulow, G61, DG64, J92P, A95P,
former chair of the department; and Esther Wilkins, D49, DG66, a clinical professor.
This was the first perio department international conference held in the United States.
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