School Prepares for 50th Anniversary
In January 2013, GSDM will begin a year-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our School. GSDM was founded in 1963, under the leadership of Dean Henry M. Goldman. Originally located in a three-and-a-half-story brownstone building on East Concord Street, the School moved to our current location at 100 East Newton Street in 1970. The three-story building was constructed in response to the dynamic expansion of teaching activities, enrollment, and research. Building on a foundation of strength in post-doctoral education, in 1972, the School initiated a pre-doctoral program leading to the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. In 1973, the School added four more floors, bringing the East Newton building to its current seven stories. In 1996, the School had outgrown its designation as a school of graduate dentistry and accordingly was renamed the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) to better reflect the scope of the School’s education, research, patient care, and community missions.
In 2013, our 800 students, 325 faculty, 250 staff, and 6,500 alumni will launch a year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration at the 2013 Yankee Dental Congress. The celebration will then continue throughout the year, both here in Boston and at alumni events throughout the United States and around the globe.
Said Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, “In order to successfully celebrate this special moment in the history of our School, I have established a Committee to oversee our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of GSDM, and within the Committee, a Working Group to plan the events that will comprise our celebration. I am very pleased that Dr. Thomas Kilgore has accepted my invitation to chair the Committee and the Working Group. As chair, Dr. Kilgore will be responsible for the scheduling of meetings and conducting the business of the Committee and its Working Group.”
Committee and Working Group members will include: Ms. Mary Becotte, Dr. Joseph Calabrese, Dr. Laisheng Chou, Ms. Lindsay Corrigan, Dr. Shadi Daher, Dr. Neal Fleisher, Dr. Paula K. Friedman, Dr. Michelle Henshaw, Mr. Kevin Holland, Mr. Timothy Mcdonough, Dr. Carl Mcmanama, Ms. Stacey Mcnamee, Dr. Janet Peters, Dr. Stephen Polins, Dr. Tina Valades, and Dr. Mitch Sabbagh. The full Committee will be named shortly.
Dr. Kilgore said, “I’m very excited to be involved in the planning for the 50th anniversary of our School and for the great group of colleagues who will be working with us on this important project. We have a lot of work to do and we’ll be scheduling a meeting of the working group. I would also like to encourage all members of our GSDM family to feel free to come to me with ideas and suggestions for our celebration.”