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Congratulations
Students & Faculty
Along with
the other five schools of
LSU Health New Orleans,
LSUSD held its annual
commencement on Thursday,
May 17, 2018, at the UNO
Lakefront Arena. Dr.
Rebekah Gee, secretary of
the Louisiana Department
of Health, delivered the
commencement address. At
this 47th commencement of
the Dental School, 63
students received the
doctor of dental surgery,
37 received bachelors of
science in dental hygiene,
and two received the
associate degree in dental
laboratory technology
(DLT).
Top students from each
program received
Chancellor's and Dean's
Awards. Chancellor's Award
recipients were Jonathan
Doucet
(Dentistry), Caitlin
Domingues
(Dental Hygiene), and Lillie
Bourgeois
(DLT). Recipients of the
Dean's Award were Hannah
Knott
(Dentistry), Sidney
White (Dental
Hygiene), and Anthony
DiVincenti, IV
(DLT).
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Alumni
Association
Leadership Award
winners (l-r)
Erin Moore,
Trace Favre,
Eddie Starr,
Chancellor Larry
Hollier, Dean
Henry
Gremillion,
Alumni
Association
President Ike
House, Sarah
Bourgeois (DH),
Lillie Bourgeois
(DLT), Jonathan
Doucet.
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Drs.
Winkler and Lallier
Receive Copping Awards
Each year at graduation,
deserving faculty members
from each school of the
health sciences center
receive the Allen A.
Copping Excellence in
Teaching Award. Mark
Winkler, DDS, MS, PhD,
associate professor,
comprehensive dentistry
and biomaterials, is the
2018 Dental School
recipient. A graduate of
the LSUSD class of 1981,
Dr. Winkler received his
MS and PhD in biological
materials at Northwestern
University. After
teaching at LSUSD for five
years, he joined the
Indiana University School
of Dentistry Department of
Dental Materials in 1992.
Since returning to LSUSD
in 1998, Dr. Winkler has
served as director of
numerous courses in
operative dentistry and
dental materials. He has
many publications in
research and dental
journals. Among his
contributions to the
improved teaching of
dentistry are "The
Wrinkler", a device he
created to assist students
in pouring up impressions
for full dentures, an
improved project book, and
over 16 hours of digital
videos for operative
dentistry courses.
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Dean
Gremillion
presents the
Copping Award to
Dr. Mark Winkler
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Thomas
Lallier, PhD,
professor of cell biology
and anatomy and member of
the Center for Excellence
in Oral and Craniofacial
Biology, received the 2018
Copping Award for the
Basic Sciences. A graduate
of the University of
Virginia, Dr. Lallier
received his PhD in
developmental and cell
biology from the
University of California,
Irvine, where he also
completed a post-doctoral
fellowship. He then
returned to the University
of Virginia in the
position of research
associate in the
Department of Cell
Biology. A member of the
LSUHSC Department of Cell
Biology and Anatomy since
1997, he is based at the
dental school. Teaching in
both the medical and
dental schools, Dr.
Lalier's primary
responsibility has been
for dentistry. He is
director of the histology
courses for dental and
dental hygiene students as
well as past course
director for a core
Graduate School
Interdisciplinary course.
In addition to his
research and numerous
publications, Dr. Lallier
has focused on mentoring
dental student
researchers. He is an
active member of the
Dental Grand Rounds
course, the Curriculum
Committee, and the
Teaching Academy.
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Dean
Gremillion
presents the
Copping Award
for Basic
Sciences to Dr.
Thomas Lallier
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Golden
Apple Awards
Each class honors faculty
members for excellence in
teaching with Golden Apple
Awards. During the
Recognition Ceremony held
on May 16, graduating
classes presented awards
to Suleiman
Hamdan, BS, CDT,
associate professor of
prosthodontics, for
dentistry; Heather
Allen, RDH, MSHCM,
assistant clinical
professor, for dental
hygiene; and David
Vela, associate
professor of
prosthodontics, for dental
laboratory technology. The
remaining three dental
classes presented teaching
awards during class
sessions to Adriana
Wilson, DDS, MSD,
clinical assistant
professor of
prosthodontics (D3); Kavas
Thunthy, BDS, MS, MEd,
professor of diagnostic
sciences (D2); and Dr.
Mark Winkler
(D1).
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