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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.

Dr. Samuel J. Cascio, Loyola DDS ’52, and Dr. Joseph V. Discipio, Loyola DDS ’52, will receive the Raffaele Suriano Award at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry’s 2012 Reunion.

Dr. Frank A. Maggio, a DDS alum of the Loyola School of Dentistry and a Periodontics alum of the U of IL at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry, will receive UIC’s F. William Towner Organized Dentistry Activity Award at the College’s Reunion.

'Milk and Oranges,' a collection of short fiction and essays examining life, love, and the tragedy and comedy of the human condition, has been published as an e-book by award-winning writer Charlene Wexler.

Dr. Kenneth W. Gehrke, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry, will receive the College’s E. Lloyd Du Brul Faculty Achievement Award at the College’s 2012 Reunion.

Dr. Samuel S. Wexler, who earned his DDS degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry in 1964, will receive the Distinguished Dental Alumnus Award from the College at its 2012 Reunion.

A video about "Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony," an art and astrology book, is available on YouTube. The book is by astrologer/artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike.

Get the latest dental knowledge at the 25th annual Clinic and Research Day, set for Thursday, March 8, at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry, 801 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL.