Winter 2012-13 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University
Winter 2012-13 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University
Winter 2012-13 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University
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Martin J. Davis ’74, Peds ’75 Retires<br />
Dean Martin Davis retired as Senior<br />
Associate Dean as <strong>of</strong> December 31, <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
ending 42 years at CDM. Holding a BA<br />
from Yale, Dr. Davis earned his DDS in<br />
1974, and his postdoctoral certificate in<br />
pediatrics the following year, both at <strong>Columbia</strong>,<br />
where he spent his entire career.<br />
After accepting a junior faculty position in<br />
Pediatric Dentistry in 1975, he soon rose<br />
to become Division Director, a position<br />
he held for more than two decades.His<br />
subsequent leadership responsibilities in<br />
the Office <strong>of</strong> Student and Alumni Affairs<br />
included overseeing admissions, financial<br />
aid, career counseling, academic advising<br />
and alumni affairs.<br />
A past president <strong>of</strong> the American<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> Pediatric Dentistry and a<br />
diplomate <strong>of</strong> the American Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), he serves<br />
as a trustee and is a past-president <strong>of</strong><br />
the American Society <strong>of</strong> Dentistry for<br />
Children (ASDC}, the AAPD Education<br />
Foundation, and the William J. Gies<br />
Foundation <strong>of</strong> the American <strong>Dental</strong><br />
Education Association. He is a Fellow<br />
<strong>of</strong> the American <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Dentists,<br />
AAPD, and ASDC, and a past chair<br />
<strong>of</strong> the American <strong>Dental</strong> Education<br />
Association Section for Development,<br />
Alumni Affairs, and Public Relations.<br />
Dr. Davis has published more than 65<br />
articles and textbook chapters, and has<br />
presented papers at numerous national<br />
and international symposia.<br />
In announcing the retirement, Interim<br />
Dean Ronnie Myers said that CDM has<br />
had “no greater or more dedicated<br />
individual. During the course <strong>of</strong> his<br />
tenure here at CDM, whenever asked,<br />
Dr. Davis delivered. There are not many<br />
hats that he hasn’t worn. Most importantly,<br />
I believe every student over the<br />
past four decades can honestly say that<br />
Dr. Martin Davis has been there for them<br />
whenever they needed him, and was a<br />
person who advocated for their needs<br />
in the fairest possible way.”<br />
4 primus | winter <strong>2012</strong>-<strong>13</strong>