Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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JOHN JAMES LUCCA — Johnny is our perpetual motion ma- chine. It fatigues one just to watch this conglomeration of energy. Having as a foundation an A.B. from New York Uni- versity John has been a member of Psi Omega for three years, a class vice president and has been wearing a single breasted suit for the past year (long for Jarvie convert). Married in June of last year he now has little time for his hobbies: chemistry and photography. Lucca expects a turn in the Army after gradua- tion but we wonder — if he is mixing plaster with one hand, eating a lab lunch with the other, who will hold the gun. (page 43 — 1947 Dental Columbian) In the ensuing fifteen years, the perpetual motion machine has not run down. To students attempting to corral him on the clinic floor. Dr. Lucca is known as the Galloping Ghost. He is engaged in a busy private practice, participates in research and countless organized dental activities, and has given clinics and taught postgraduate courses in various parts of the coun- try. All of this over and above his teaching duties. And yet, this is a man who is never too busy to be called upon for advice and assistance, by the individual or by the class as a whole. In the years of our clinical training no problem was too large or too small for his concern and attention. In acknowledgement of his friendship and interest, his knowl- edge and ability, with thanks for the sympathetic ear and help- ing hand, to Dr. John J. Lucca we dedicate the 1962 Dental Columbian.

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, JOHN J. LUCCA, A.B., D.D.S. Associate Professor of Dentistry Dedication

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GRAYSON KIRK, Ph.D., LI. D. President of the University