James C. Alder, DMD '82 2008-2009 Alumni Association President

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Message from the Association President:

I am a 1982 graduate of our dental school and am in a family practice in Cedar Hills, Ore., just outside Portland.

My father, Alf, is a 1951 graduate of our dental school, and I grew up seeing his commitment to dentistry, to his patients, and the satisfaction in his life.  We worked together in private practice for nine years before he retired.

I have two sisters who are graduates of the dental hygiene program, Barbara (1973) and Joann (1968).

I have always appreciated being a dentist: the challenges each day brings and the wonderful lifestyle my family enjoys.  In recent years, I have realized more how important OHSU School of Dentistry is to each of us and to our community.  Though I’m not at the school every day now, it is in my roots.
I share a bond with my classmates from the class of 1982.  Like many of you, I am a member of the OHSU School of Dentistry Alumni Association.

I appreciate the dedicated School of Dentistry leaders, faculty, and staff that make it happen every day.
Years ago, I looked at the list of donors to the school that is printed every year and slowly learned and came to admire those alumni who had the vision to financially contribute to the next generation of dentists.  One of my classmates, who I didn’t think even liked the school, was one of the largest donors!

I have learned to give like many of you.

As alumni Association president, I see firsthand how important your generous financial support is to the school, and I encourage you to continue giving to help ensure the success of dentistry’s future.  We are now a third of the way to an endowment for dental student scholarships, an endowment that has been entirely funded through the good will of alumni.

I trust Dean Jack Clinton, D.M.D. ’64, to make good use of all funds we provide him.

James C. Alder, D.M.D. 82’

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