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

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My place or yours? Gordon, suffering from combat fatigue. ' s;-? ' . Tucson, Ar ' iiona B.S. University of Arizona; Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, Lab D Diver. No, I didn ' t sleep in this clinic coat! Gordon hails from Arizona, w here one can breathe the air without having to see it first. Early in his first year, Gordon surprised us all by excelling in the mass production of quality jewelry. We often thought that Gordon only came to dental school to develop new techniques in jewelry manufacturing. He quickly moved on to wholesaling gold and silver to other students while becoming a teaching assistant in his favorite classes, Jewelry 153A and 153B. Through careful and purposeful dedication, Gordon developed a very keen eye for selecting the B ' n B (Blonde and Beautiful) of the school. You could often find Gordon at a TG bedazzeled by a bevy of B ' n B ' s. At the end of his first year, Gordon went home for a long weekend and returned with his new bride, Jan. It didn ' t take long until Jan was going to school and working on campus to support the newlyweds. Academically, Gordon seldom attended classes due to previous business committments. However, in spite of his absences, and thanks to class notes, he usually performed very well. Many times, in fact, he would be the first to leave from exams. Clinically, Gordon has shown to have the gSden hands of a jeweler. After graduation, Gordon will be going back to Arizona, hopefully to practice dentistry. In this regard we want to wish Gordon and Jan all the best of luck and success. Vacations and days off will probably give Gordon the opportunity to glide the skies of Arizona or sit in his lab making more jewelry. I am sure that a visit to Gordon ' s office will show a small glass case filled with silver seaguls, and gold pendants and rings. I regret not being able to more fully expound on Gordon ' s future, however, I ' m very late for meeting with . . . I really miss those drive-in liquor stores in Tucson.

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A. 3 j0Ktk fl Wi;9k W H s J ( Jh. : H i % i ' Kdl ll ;e4irfa2 ::!! .fl Los AngeleSi Eafifornia .■■ | U.C.L.A. A.B. Psychology, Vice Pre sident Alpha Omega Fraternity, Instructor Dental Morphology. .. M ' s sHU yi (2. f 1 Marty Feldman Roberts. ' Yes, I missed you Joel. What do you mean Academic Affairs doesn ' t know who I am? Of course, I wax off every night. When Marty walked into dental school he had a very distinct advantage. It would have to be called hereditary odontopsycosis or congenital manifest dentistry. It was in the stars for Marty to enter our honored profession. It wasn ' t enough for his father, brother and countless other blood relatives to be dentists but he had to marry the daughter of a dentist. Marty knew more about teeth the first day of class than a lot of us knew after three trimesters. He did prove to be up to the challenge of carrying o n with some of the best performances of D lab . While the rest of the lab would be polishing their castings due the next morning, Marty would be marginating or waxing up or something else about twelve steps behind the rest of us. At these most trying times for the average dental student, Marty would say, I ' m not worried and go on playing his game of chess or cribbage. The sad part about it was the way every project would turn out great. All he really needed was a mobile polishing unit for the last minute dash down the hall. Marty was always there to help anyone who may need it. He has always wanted to teach and I ' m sure he ' ll be very good at that too. Best of luck to Marty and Andrea in the future.

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' You ' re absolutely right, he swallowed itl ' C.S.U. Northridge, B.S., M.S., Student Body Vice President, Finance, Alpha Omega; Secretary and President, A.T.E., Mobile Clinic Israel 1977. , !«S! From the beginning, Joel has had a certain air about him. He started right out as Freshman Secretary-Treasurer and found himself a niche in student politics. We in D lab gained a phantom lab partner though because Joel was always attending meetings . At least that is what we told the instructor. Joel was also elected as Sophomore Vice President and Student Body Vice President of Financial Affairs. He worked on the yearbook staff his junior year. Joel ' s other extracurricular activities were just as service oriented. Joel spent his Saturdays helping on the Mobile Clinic and became a staff member. He even dabbled in foreign diplomacy when he and his wife, Valinda, went to Israel with the Summer ' 77 Overseas Mobile Clinic. On the way home they spent a beautiful week touring Switzerland. He finally reached the top as President of the Alpha Omega dental fraternity after serving a term as Secretary. One may have thought that Joel came to school to learn the ins and outs of politics, but that wasn ' t so. He assured us that he wanted the better life as a dentist. Preclinically Joel ' s main concerns were sclerotic dentin and finesse on the lack thereof. Many memories were captured by Joel ' s camera: Tom O ' Keefe showing off to Tina Javier and Dan Armistead on the march. His experience in dealing with people helped him do well in clinic and graduate in April. In closing, it should be pointed out that Joel gave a lot of himself to his peers and society. Good luck to Valinda and Joel in the years to come and I expect we ' ll see Joel ' s name on the ballot for some office in CDA. What about embezzlement. ' ' I know you ' ve got it. '