UCLA School of Dentistry - Impressions Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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ALAN G. LURIE As assistant director of the UCLA athletic department, the Coach has had to limit his other activities in concert piano, chess and bridge tournaments, tropical fish breeding and dental school. While being Joe Namath ' s personal advisor, Big Al will earn his PhD in radiation physics from the University of Rochester. His interest in the area started during Fresh- man radiology classes and was continued to earn Al national recognition. RICHARD A. MANDEL When Coach Lurie fainted from tit first injection given by Rick, there was no doubt that he was going into Oral Surgery, this was later confirmed when he began wearing white pants and pink shirts. With his marriage in October and a four year internship, Rick has his life well planned, now if he could grow a funny little beard Rick was also elected into the OKU honorary fraternity. ELMER R. MATHER His humble beginnings in the avocado center of the world, El Cajon , proved no major obstacle to success. He has distinguished himself as a Hawk and leader of the champion- ship dental intramural teams. He was recently selected by Pam as the dentist most likely to do her bridge. Following a tour in the Navy, he plans to set up practice in Santa Barbara. DAVID M. MEIROVITZ Dave will be in a Public Health Internship at South Carolina during his first year out of school. As the shylock of the Alpha Omega Fraternity, Dave has maintained the organization on stable financial footing, while at the same time losing his shirt at bridge. Dave and his wife, Ruth, are expecting their first child in November and plan to have a basketball team bv 1975. 43

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JOHN F . LAING John studied hard in dental school at scuba diving, skiing, basketball, and the Kismet. After delaying his requirements for a year, he turned on so to speak and mass produced crowns, partials, and extractions. John is looking forward to a pleasure cruise with the Navy around Viet Nam and buying a Porsche. ALAN J. LIGHT No one could pronounce his name right, but Al has become well known during dental school as a class officer, student clinician, x egents scholar and co-founder of the Alpha Omega fraternity at UGLA. In his spare time, he will attend the USG orthodontics program, while spending most of the day playing basketball and water skiing. Al has amassed many honors in dental school among them the election to the OKU honor fraternity. RICHARD J. LIEBIG After the state boards, if he arrives on time, Big plans a tour in the Navy and extensive travel through Europe. Rich will have little trouble adjusting to Navy life after his four year tour of UGLA, and eating sorority house food. Aside from nitrous oxide and sports a girl from Loma Linda are his major loves. ROBERT G. LINDL Bulky, during the Freshman year, acquired the name of Dirty Bob because of his one track mind and act ivities during anatomy class. He has been a vocal mouth of Da Hawks and was convicted of being a hard core agitator during the Sopho- more year. After a Navy tour of Guam, he plans to surf and practice dentistry in Santa Barbara and breed sheep for illicit purposes. 42

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ROBERT L. MERIN Bob, known as the class commadore, plans to open a floating perio practice after his two year post graduate training at Illinois. His activities include participation in the Basket Weaving and Snake Charming Study Club concerning himself with studies of the pathological pocket and sleeping on a bed of Perio-pack. A good sport, Bob will be serving as the class secretary for the rest of his life. JOHN R. MEYER John will be starting on his own practice in Sherman Oaks in a few months, after his fourteenth floor penthouse office is completed. Currently, the Dr. Rosen twin is in the Dr. Mintz Study Club to find out where centric really is, he was one of the charter meiT±)ers of Delta Sigma Delta and as such, was a champion drinker. At present, he is running a numbers racket in South Burbank with his uncle Julio. JAMES M. MILLARD Next to his wife Nancy, Jim ' s major loves are golf, fishing and bridge. Jim claims that having his wife on the staff has not helped in school, however, the forty pounds of scrap gold foil she collected over the two years helped pay the rent on their Bel Air home. Jim is in the Air Force Internship Program and plans later to go into oral surgery. ALAN MILLER Big Al, the kiddies pal, has distinguished himself with the longest losing streak in the bridge for lunch bunch. Al has managed an apartment building during dental school and it was skillfully redecorated by Ralph about a year ago. Al served as the founding president of the Alpha Omega Chapter at UCLA. The Navy, private practice and marriage are all in die near future. 44