Central Park Communications

University of Illinois (UIC) College of Dentistry and Loyola University Chicago dental alumni will gather on Friday, April 27, at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, IL, at the 2012 Reunion.

Dr. Alvin C. Atlas, a 1977 alumnus of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry, will receive the Irwin B. Robinson President’s Leadership Award at the College’s 2012 Reunion.

The magazine Foreign Policy honored the “100 Top Global Thinkers of 2011” in its Dec. 2011 issue, and ranked No. 1 was dentist and University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry alumnus Dr. Alaa Al Aswany, MS Histology ’85.

Award-winning astrological writer Anne Nordhaus-Bike has added a blog to her website at www.anbcommunications.com/blog.

Artist/photographer Anne Nordhaus-Bike has created a line of greeting and note cards especially for Valentine's Day. Each card design also is available as a poster.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry has turned to an experienced faculty member in Dr. James Kaszuba for the key role of Director of Initial Patient Care.

Dr. Praveen Gajendrareddy Now Clinical Director of Postgrad Periodontics; Dr. Simona L. Katona Joins Department of Periodontics as Clinical Assistant Professor

Dr. Kent Knoernschild, Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, recently was named the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) Educator of the Year.

The U of IL at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry announced the largest-ever gift in its history. The gift consists of $8.2 million worth of KaVo Group dental equipment and is made possible through the support of the Brunetti Foundation.

Dr. Robert B. Hurdle, a 1961 alumnus of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry, will receive the University of Illinois Alumni Association Loyalty Award at the College’s 2012 Reunion.