THE ART OF DENTISTRY - School of Dental Medicine - Case ...
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1998<br />
Martin Hritz and his wife, Dolly, reside<br />
in Columbia Station, Ohio, with their<br />
children Salena, Amelia, Zachary, and<br />
Liliana. He has been busy with his<br />
practice and his children. He also recently<br />
returned from a stint in Iraq with the<br />
Army Reserve. To relax, he and his family<br />
spend the summers on their boat. “I<br />
couldn’t do it without my hardworking,<br />
lovely wife,” he says.<br />
EMAIL: mahritz@aol.com<br />
Thomas Turner and<br />
his wife, Vikki, stay<br />
busy with their<br />
children, Ryan,<br />
Brooke, Kelly, and<br />
Sean. In his spare<br />
time, Thomas enjoys<br />
“scuba, scuba, and more scuba.”<br />
EMAIL: TCTIIIDDS@yahoo.com<br />
2000<br />
Eric Johnson lives in<br />
Alpharetta, Georgia,<br />
with his wife, Kara,<br />
and daughter, Alyssa.<br />
He is in private<br />
practice and<br />
maintains memberships in the American<br />
<strong>Dental</strong> Association and the Georgia<br />
<strong>Dental</strong> Association.<br />
WEB SITE: www.ejohnsondds.com<br />
Jason Schermer and his wife, Michelle,<br />
welcomed their daughter, Leah, into the<br />
world on June 6, 2007.<br />
EMAIL: drjschermer@adelphia.net<br />
2002<br />
Shahin Etemadi opened an endodontic<br />
practice in Everett, Washington in 2005.<br />
His wife, Emma ’03, practices dentistry<br />
in Seattle. They have two children, Kian<br />
and Alexander.<br />
EMAIL: emtoothfxr@hotmail.com<br />
2003<br />
Efrat Cohen-Nehemia has finished her<br />
specialty certification on orthodontics.<br />
She has moved back to her native Toronto<br />
from New York City. She married Joel<br />
Pearlman in September. She says, “I still<br />
keep in touch with many <strong>of</strong> my friends<br />
from dental school especially Dawn<br />
Polasky ’03, who is the best friend a<br />
girl could have!”<br />
EMAIL: ecohen20@hotmail.com<br />
Irvin Kaw got married in August <strong>of</strong><br />
2007 to longtime love Jenny Wang.<br />
The reception was in Los Angeles.<br />
“Hope everyone is doing well!” he says.<br />
Joanna Kleckner went to Tamil Nadu,<br />
India, in March <strong>of</strong> 2005 with The Chapel<br />
(based in Akron, Ohio) to provide medical<br />
and dental relief for tsunami survivors.<br />
She returned to India in October 2007 to<br />
provide dental/medical care to the Dalit<br />
people with a group from The Chapel.<br />
EMAIL: drkleck@sbcglobal.net<br />
Heather Petr<strong>of</strong>f and her husband,<br />
Michael Yondo, welcomed their son,<br />
Caden James Yondo, into the world<br />
on October 8, 2007.<br />
2006<br />
Benjamin Hale’s wife, Tara, gave birth<br />
to their son, Seth, on August 23, 2007.<br />
2007<br />
John Bogle and fiancé,<br />
Rachel enjoy hiking, biking<br />
and traveling. They live<br />
near the Mississippi River<br />
with their, Blue Heeler,<br />
Lucy. John plans to return<br />
to Canada to open a private practice.<br />
Ryan Speirs has been honored with a<br />
Delta <strong>Dental</strong> Foundation Student<br />
Leadership Award, consisting <strong>of</strong> a $2,500<br />
cash gift for his “outstanding leadership<br />
and volunteer activities in the dental<br />
CLASS NOTES<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and community.” He served as<br />
class representative and president to the<br />
American Student <strong>Dental</strong> Association,<br />
and as a liaison to the Ohio <strong>Dental</strong><br />
Association subcouncil for new dentists.<br />
He also organized a lobby day for students.<br />
He participated in community health<br />
activities, including an externship in the<br />
Dominican Republic. He lives in Shaker<br />
Heights, Ohio.<br />
Corrections to Summer 2007 Issue<br />
1967/Stanley Koss – We incorrectly<br />
listed his information. Stan’s <strong>of</strong>fice has<br />
been in the same location for over 35<br />
years. He is a member <strong>of</strong> the Lorain<br />
County <strong>Dental</strong> Society Board, Past<br />
President <strong>of</strong> the Amherst Rotary, and a<br />
part time instructor at Lorain County<br />
Community College Hygiene <strong>School</strong>.<br />
He and wife, Jane, have been married<br />
over 45 years.<br />
2002/Mohammad Razavi – We<br />
incorrectly listed Mo’s title at the <strong>Case</strong><br />
Western Reserve University <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Dental</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>. He is a Clinical<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
IN MEMORIAM<br />
We mourn the loss <strong>of</strong> these <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Dental</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> alumni and<br />
extend heartfelt condolences to<br />
their loved ones.<br />
Homer G. Bagley, D.D.S. ’66<br />
Isadore E. Benis, D.D.S. ’48<br />
Wendell A. Bircher, D.D.S. ’51<br />
Donald B. Blair, D.D.S. ’52<br />
Weldon G. Blodgette, D.D.S. ’50<br />
Thomas W. Conklin, D.D.S. ’65<br />
John Colella, D.D.S. ’94<br />
Farrell T. Gallagher, D.D.S. ’58<br />
Joseph R. Gould, D.D.S. ’33<br />
Gary J. Guttmann, D.D.S. ’67<br />
Alan G. Hadley, D.D.S. ’60<br />
Charles G. Hippler, D.D.S. ’60<br />
Michael A. Hosmer, D.D.S. ’74<br />
Irving Kammen, D.D.S. ’39<br />
Myron F. Levenson, D.D.S. ’51<br />
Ray N. McClave, D.D.S. ’68<br />
Sanford Neuger, D.D.S. ’53<br />
Robert C. Nicol, D.D.S. ’63<br />
Dan E. Reiss, D.D.S. ’81<br />
Thomas Perry Render, D.D.S. ’53<br />
Manuel M. Stier, D.D.S. ’42<br />
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