University of Southern California School of Dentistry - El Molaro (Los Angeles, CA)

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4 • i to4 B - ' m is ' ' ' f t g w ' w K r V 1 -«a dt - ►.,. ' Oh no, another denture ruined by melite bur. ' U.C. Berkeley. ' I don ' t look like Dr. Kim. I remember meeting Matthew at orientation; he was smiling and friendly in every way. And somehow, with all the stress and stains of this institution, he managed to retain that composure while the rest of us went down the drain. If you ever needed help, (vlatthew would still be there anyway! In fact, I never knew anyone that worked as hard as he did . . . evenings and weekends included! Just about midway through the curriculum, Matthew decided to get married. Now that I think about it, it was about that time Matthew started coming in a little late every morning (Hmmm? Never lost that smile?) Even then, he always was consciencious and did well; and with all the competitive spirit, he ALWAYS supported and helped everyone with an encouraging word. Good luck to you Matthew! We all know you ' ll succeed out in the real world. Hollywood! Hollywood ' s exgirlfriend.

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till I John, one of your foil patients is on the phone. ' Dr. John G. Bishop West Covina, Calif. i.S. Zoology Cal Poly Pomona Calif., Vice President Delta Sigma Delta •raternity, A.A.D.S. Pacific Regional Correspondent. What do you say guys out? is she checking me Come on boys, let ' s go! ' Dr. Crawford, you mean I can ' t get n til ' 74! John was accepted to dental school the night before classes started. As an eager freshman, he was anxious to make an example of the Admissions Office ' s lack of ability to judge talent, and did so by being the only person in Lab A to get As in both operative and fixed prostodontics. In his sophomore year, Bish made his mark in Removeable Pros-thodontics (which he refers to as loose proctodontics ) by staging his own one man fire show. It started when Bruce Beard lit poor John ' s right sock on fire with droplets of flaming alcohol, resulting in the sock being burnt off to the shoe. The show continued 30 minutes later when his lab partner threw a flaming alcohol torch onto Bish ' s lab bench, spilling more liquid flames onto John ' s bench, scab box, and chair. The show was concluded when ex-Fresno fireman Richard Cohrs grabbed the lab fire extinguisher and put-out the bench, scab box, chair, and Bish. When he entered the clinic as a junior, John went through his first 1000 business cards in one week - a school record, which, however was broken by his roommate, Chris Truhan, this last fall. As a senior. John was Vice-President of the mighty Delta Sigma Delta fraternity and played a viscious cornerback for the school ' s football team (although he would have given his right testicular artery to play QB). In the last 4 years, John has proved to be a great friend to me as well as a credit to his school, his fraternity and most important, his profession. He was also an excellent student and a fine lab partner. I ' ll never forget you and I wish you the best . . . forever! 97

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I passed my cinics! Stanford University, Alpha Tau Epsilon, O.K.U., Commercial Pilot. „w I, r t ' f ' We 4Via+ ■Ji ever |od o d do .. Actually , p ,b ( , 7 I hope he doesn ' t make us turn this in. Finger rest, check! Wrist lock, check! Okay for take off! ■ You want me to fly what out of Mexico! The moment he finished carving the Right Central, Russell was designated to breeze through school, and I realized I was in for trouble. A gifted individual, Russell would succeed in any chosen profession barring, of course, sex counselor. Besides his excellence in both academic and clinical work, Russell is a talented musician, sometimes I wonder if he developed his dexterity by practicing on his banjo. During the preclinical days, school was so easy for him that he took up his latest hobby— flying; naturally he is a high flying pilot now. Having Russell as a partner actually is a blessing in disguise. Even though it had caused a lot of mental anguish and undue suffering, it pushed me to try harder. One had to, if you ever had Dr. Bryman grade your preclinical prep right after evaluating Russell. (The only solution is to work faster than Russell) I wish Russell the best whether he is flying or practicing dentistry. •s.