The UAB Dentistry Leadership Council is comprised of dental school alumni who are committed to advancing the school's mission of optimizing oral health locally and globally through fundraising initiatives and serving as an advisory board to the dean. With three year terms, the council’s forty-plus members participate in “friend raising” activities, such as hosting receptions across the region, and advocate for the school in a variety of ways.
Formed in 2000 by former dean Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto, the council played a prominent role in the 1999-2003 School of Dentistry capital campaign, helping the school surpass its $5.3 million goal. During the tenure of Dr. Huw Thomas, who was dean from 2004-2011, the council expanded its membership to thirty-plus members and added a chairperson. The school completed its $7.2 million "Maintaining the Momentum" Campaign (2004-2008), with the majority of private gifts designated for endowments, the specialty programs, and renovations. Under the leadership of Dr. Michael Reddy, dean from 2011-2018, the council helped the school reach unparalleled success with the "Campaign for UAB." With a university-wide goal of $1 billion, the dental school surpassed its $20 million goal by raising more than $25 million.
Now under the leadership of Dean Russell S. Taichman, along with J. Scott Huffman, CFRE, Executive Director of UAB Dentistry Development and Alumni Relations, the council continues to help the school achieve great success. Current fundraising projects include endowed professorships, chairs, scholarships and programs as well as renovations, community outreach, and department initiatives.2022 Leadership Council
- Dr. Renee Dyken (Chair, Orthodontics)
- Dr. Rex M. Adams (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Warren W. Arrasmith (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Dr. John Barnes (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Rosalyn Bassett (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Stanley Beard (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Paul Bishop (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Stephen Brewer (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Robert B. Burkhardt (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Kim Carr (Pediatric Dentistry)
- Dr. John Terry Carlson, Sr. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Dr. Bruce E. Cunningham (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Michelle Dandridge (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Larry Deep (Chair, General Dentistry)
- Dr. Jennifer Hirsch Doobrow (Periodontology)
- Dr. Christa Spann-Gibson (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Joel P. Hearn (Endodontics)
- Dr. Bayne Heersink (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Nancy Hein (General Dentistry)
- Dr. William L. Ingram V (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Adolphus M. Jackson (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Robert Jones (General Dentistry)
- Dr. William Green King, Jr. (General Dentistry)
- Dr. James M. Lewis (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Mike Maitre, Jr. (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Christopher J. McCallum (Endodontics)
- Dr. Lisa Miller (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Dr. Gary Myers (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Daniel M. Pittman III (Periodontology)
- Dr. John Poczatek (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Wendy Poczatek (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Joni Price (General Dentistry)
- Dr. G. Robin Pruitt, Jr. (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Clay Davis Reese (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Ralph David Roden, Jr. (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Dr. David M. Sarver (Orthodontics)
- Dr. James Shamburger (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Christy Stevens (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Christy Stevens (General Dentistry)
- Dr. Brian D. West (Periodontology)
- Dr. Russell Taichman (Dean)
- Mr. J. Scott Huffman (Executive Director)
- Mrs. Elizabeth Carlson (Development Director)
