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Benefactors host special reception honoring Dental Branch milestone

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston President Larry R. Kaiser, M.D., addresses guests at a Dec. 11 reception in the home of Dr. Meherwan Boyce (right foreground) and his wife, Zarine (seated). Photo by John Everett.
Alexis McClain; fourth-year dental student John Loeffelholz; B.J. Westbrook, D.D.S.; health science center Chief of Staff Charles W. “Bill” McClain; and Susan Coulter, J.D., vice president, Institutional Advancement. Photo by John Everett.
Dr. Catherine Flaitz, Dr. Meherwan Boyce, Zarine Boyce. Photo by John Everett.
From left: Dr. Leslie Roeder, Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. Meherwan Boyce. Photo by John Everett.
Dental Branch Interim Dean John A. Valenza, D.D.S.; Carolyn Taylor and Dr. S. Ray Taylor. Photo by John Everett.
Maria Jose Angarita and husband Dr. Sergio Ortegon; Dr. Graciela Hernandez. Photo by John Everett.
Dr. Byron Novosad, Dr. John Valenza, Susan Ley. Photo by John Everett.
From left: Open to Health Vice-Chair S. Jerry Long, D.D.S.; Development Board President Eugene Vaughan, Open to Health Chair Stephen Schwartz, D.D.S. Photo by John Everett.
Dr. Phil Pierpont, Amy Scott, Dr. Craig Mabrito, Dr. Judith Mabrito. Photo by John Everett.
UTDB Alumni Association President Les Fullerton, D.D.S.; Tricia Fullerton; Margaret Coker and Mack Coker, D.D.S. Photo by John Everett.
From left: UT Health Science Center at Houston President Larry R. Kaiser, M.D.; UT System Regent Jim Dannenbaum, Dr. Meherwan Boyce, Dr. Stephen Schwartz. Photo by John Everett.

As the Dental Branch celebrated the start of construction of the new building the week of Dec. 11, 2009, Dr. and Mrs. Meherwan Boyce hosted a special reception in their River Oaks home for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston guests, including Dental Branch faculty, university officials and members of the development board. The event concluded a week of special festivities at the school related to the $155 million construction project.

Special guests at the reception included Denton A. Cooley, M.D., who was awarded an honorary professorship at the Dental Branch, and UTDB alumnus Billy Joe “B.J.” Westbrook, D.D.S., who has been a major contributor to the school’s building campaign. Other notable guests included UT System Regent James “Jim” Dannenbaum, Development Board President Eugene Vaughan and development board members Phil and Suzanne Conway, Katharine Orton, Dr. Stephen Schwartz; Dr. S. Jerry Long, Dr. Leslie Fullerton and Dr. Craig Mabrito. Approximately 130 people attended the reception in all.

John A. Valenza, D.D.S., interim dean of the Dental Branch, thanked the Boyces for their hospitality and interest in the school. “We are deeply grateful to Dr. and Mrs. Boyce for opening their home to us on this historic occasion,” Valenza said. “It was an elegant evening and a memorable ending to a very special week in the history of the UT Dental Branch".

Date Updated: 1/19/2010