Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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MILLARD E. GLADPETER PRESIDENT To the Class of 1961 To come to the time when one enters the practice of a profession is to realize a long anticipated experience and become excited by the possibility of extending without bounds one’s service and creativity. This is particularly true of those who begin the practice of dentistry. You will soon establish yourselves in new environments. Whether these be villages or cities, industrial or governmental services, they will offer for the first time an opportunity to relate oneself through his profession to the problems and progress of man and his society. That each member of the Class of 1964 has had the strength in academic experience and clinical study to do this well, no one can doubt. Let us hope together, then, that as the years pass, each will feel a growing identification with society’s forward move and that society, in turn, will be increasingly in debt to you and your profession. Sincerely yours, Millard E. Gladfelter President

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Dean Timmons received the following awards during his career: Con-, well Award for distinguished service, Temple University. 1953; Annual Award, Sigma Epsilon Delta, 1957; William J. Geis Award, highest award of the American College of Dentists, 1959; Rhode Island State Dental Association Award, I960 Clarence J. Shaffery Medal for distinguished contributions to medical science, St. Joseph’s College, 1960; Delta Sigma Delta Meritorious Award, 1961 and “Health—U.S.A.” Award, 1962 presented jointly by the Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade and the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. Other awards include the award of the Pennsylvania Dental Association, Jones Medal of the Connecticut State Dental Association and an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the University of Manitoba. His most recent and cherished award was his appointment as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, England in July, 1963. At a presentation of the American Dental Association’s National Convention, it was stated that although he is never at a loss for words and ideas, he is also never lacking consideration and thoughtfulness which make a person a genuine human being. Therefore, for his leadership, guidance, inspiration and friendship we, the Class of 1964, are proud to present Dean Timmons with our yearbook, the last he will receive before he retires as Dean of Temple University School of Dentistry. If this guy would leave, I could still get in nine holes.

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 To the Class of 1964: It is with great pleasure that 1 extend my congratulations to all of you upon your graduation. Since 1942, when 1 came to Temple University as the Dean of the Dental School, dentistry has grown in its position as a rapidly growing segment of the healing arts professions. Now as I greet you, the twenty-third and last graduating class in my tenure as Dean, I should like to offer a few words of counsel. Dentistry will continue to expand only through your search for new truths. This can only be done by a continuation of your studies. The basic knowledge which you take with you should act as a stimulus for excursions into the vast unexplored territories which still exist in the health sciences. Without a continuation of your studies you will fall back into the mediocrity of the stereotyped practitioner. Do not permit yourselves to fall into this mediocrity. The desire to do your absolute best, the expression of individuality on your new profession, and the continuation of your quest for knowledge will allow you to rise above that position and help you to attain success. It is with pleasure that I welcome my last graduating class into the fold of a great profession. Gerald D. Timmons Dean 7 GERALD D. TIMMONS DEAN