Winter 2012 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University

alumni events
Alumni Honor Louis Rubins ’60
at May Reunion
Louis I. Rubins ’60 was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Service
Award during the CDM Reunion Day program on Friday, May 4, citing his
service as a volunteer faculty member for more than 42 years in the Senior
Clinic and Preclinical Lab, as a facilitator in the Ethics program, and as a
member of the Admissions Committee. Accepting the award, Dr. Rubins
thanked his wife, Zel, (who chaired CDM's 75th and 90th Anniversary Galas,)
and his sons, Scott and Mark, for supporting his commitment to CDM.
He noted that his incentives for volunteering have included: an excellent Dean
who is responsive to the needs of the faculty; inquisitive students, who
appreciate all they are taught, and the enthusiastic fellow faculty members
who teach with him on Thursdays. Dr. Rubins also remarked that, because
his service on the Admissions committee had made him realize how many
excellent students were unable to attend CDM due to finances, he now
makes annual donations of appreciated securities—with only a 40% out-ofpocket
cost to him—to support scholarships at CDM. In closing, Dr. Rubins
commented on how rewarding teaching is, and encouraged reunion
attendees to join him in volunteering at the school.
Alumni President Renee Litvak ’02, Endo ’04,
and Senior Associate Dean Martin Davis ’74,
Peds ’75, present Dr. Rubins with the
Distinguished Alumni Service Award at
Reunion Day.
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