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

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San Diego Sweetheart. in Diego State College, B.S., M.S., Mobile Clinic Staff, Psi Onnega aternity, L.A.D.S. rCLO l ' r S+rac. V-o rs ujUo nno-cie -H e. asi- -ouLr netxr- : uPor-Hi Hxe -time. «M Mo-oe John, perfecting the nose rest. ome any closer and I ' ll goose you! 1 haven ' t been in San Diego for two weeks, why? f» 1 4 Jonathan: My partner, C.U. Ruzich, creator of the proverbial phrase, Dr. just one more question incurred the honorable distinction as one of the very few to receive an 0 faculty evaluation in Operative. What hands! (He might as well have been at the beach all trimester). Johnathan C. who was continuously plagued with shrinking gold crowns, bent gold margins, open margins everywhere, bubbled impressions, 69 mm orthomodels, and who spent many hours in the head, who was afraid of getting caught for blowing a hole through lab wall, and who typed his quizzes for human behavior, thought of dental school as a circus. But then Johnathan has always enjoyed the circus. You can imagine then how thrilled he was to think of himself as a clown, a real circus clown playing and enjoying clown games and tricks. He marveled at the enthusiasm the clowns would show while performing hilarious tricks. One such circus movement was the juggling of little bits of hot, soft, gold then hammering these pieces into handsomely prepared holes. More enjoyable to him was having the opportunity to be evaluated on his ability to perform during special clown clinics (SCC) by a red-striped crowd. It was during special clown clinics that Johnathan C ' s exceptional talent to imitate a wild duck, blossemed, he loved to quack-quack! Johnathan C ' s circus movements with the funny, soft-hot gold will truly be missed here at S.C. All clowning aside, Johnathan C. Is an exceptional clinician and operator who no doubt will perform as a fine dentist. I wish him and his wife Judy all the best and hope they live the good life as deser folk In Escondido.

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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. '

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(MUJ c This place is really the pits. P I wonder if I should have an instructor look at this? O.K. you guys, where ' s my mobile cabinet? Eric came to USC by the way of West Covina and Cal State, L.A. He actually wanted to become a bush pilot but came to dental school because he was drafted . Early in his dental school career Eric became known for his cartoon drawings and for his sense of humor. Few people could tell whether he was joking or telling the truth. Eric had some unique problems in dental school. One problem was to determine which girlfriend to take to each football game - would it be A, B, C, D, all of the above or none of the above. Another was making sure that no two girlfriends showed up at Lab E at the same time. Also he had a tough time trying to explain why the student directory indicated that he was married. In his preclinical days Eric ' s pet parrot was very sick, making it necessary for Eric to leave school at a moments notice. One Thursday he left so quickly that he could not finish his TPE for Fixed Pros, However, to show his meaningful intentions, he turned in an I.O.U. Seriously, Eric is a fine human being and will be an asset to the dental profession. He has a deep concern for people and treats his patients with loving care. He is a true friends and like a brother to his lab partner. His future after dental school is uncertain, but one thing is for sure - anywhere he goes, everyone will love and laugh with Eric Sandoval. Good Luck Eric J.