The District Notes

My first order of business as the new Regent for District One is to recognize and thank my good friend and predecessor, Marie Christine Benoit, for her outstanding tenure as our Regent. Christine gave the ICD her heart and soul for many years, and the District experienced tremendous growth under her leadership. Her energy and enthusiasm may never be matched, but I promise to try to live up to her legacy. It is my pleasure to announce that the College will not lose Christine’s talents; she has been appointed by USA Section President Ted Roberson to serve the College at Large as an International Councilor.

The recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Service Award, Jeremiah Lowney’s Haitian Health Foundation received a $5000.00 grant from the ICD’s USA Section Foundation. Dr. Lowney has been working to improve the health of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country for many years, long before the devastating earthquake brought public attention to the plight of its people. The grant money was used to hire a dentist to provide oral hygiene education and dental care to children in Southwest Haiti. Another project that has some District One ties, Mission of Mercy, also received a $5000 grant from the Foundation. The Foundation has been recently realigned with the USA Section to enhance its success.

This year, District One is proud to honor Tufts’ Dean Lonnie Norris as our 2011 Distinguished Fellow. I had the pleasure of having Lonnie as a clinical instructor during my final years as a dental student, and I remember him as a kind and caring educator. He moved into the Dean’s position in 1995, and the school’s growth and development since then has been phenomenal. Please attend our Annual Luncheon at noon on the Friday of Yankee Dental Congress, January 28, 2011, and help us honor one of the most accomplished Deans in the long history of the dental program at Tufts.

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