Officers & Commitees - 2007

Officers     Committees     Past Presidents and Meeting Sites    
Past AAOMS Presidents of SSOMS     Distinguished Educators Award

Officers

President: Steven M. Holmes, DDS 1117 Albambra Circle Coral Gables, FL 33134 Phn: 305-661-5297 Fax: 305.667.3505	Executive Board (2nd yr): Heath McAlvin Stewart, DMD 1755 St. Julian Place Columbia, SC 29204 Phn: 803.254.2972 Fax: 803.799.2515
President-Elect: Ronald L. Tankersley, DDS 1404 Riversedge Rd. New Port News, VA 23606 Phn: 305-661-5297 Fax: 305-667-3503	Executive Board (1st yr): J. David Johnson, Jr, DDS 420 Laboratory Rd. Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Phn: 865.482.1319 Fax: 865.481.3067
Vice President: John S. Cockerham, D.D.S. 1421 S. 28th Avenue Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Phn: 601-264-7611 Fax: 601-268-0693 macrebel@comcast.net	Secretary / Treasurer: Warren W. Arrasmith, DDS 2148 46th Place, West Birmingham, AL 35208 Phn: 205-787-9636 Fax: 205-788-3388 arrasmith@bellsouth.net
Past President: Lanny R. Garvar, DMD 7401 N. University Suite 102 Tamarac, FL 33321 Phn: 954-721-7990 Fax: 954-720-9484	Executive Director: J.W. (Hank), Holderfield 3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee, Suite F Suwanee, GA 30024 Phn: 770-271-4483 Fax: 770-271-0634

Committees

Annual Scientific Program:	Myron Tucker, DDS
Health Care and Legislation:	James Davis, DDS
Local Arrangements:	Gerald Laboda, DDS
Credentials and Membership:	David Frost, DDS
Past Presidents Advisory:	Lanny Garvar, DDS
Necrology:	Jim Peltier, DDS
Future Sites:	James Lemon, DDS
Auditing:	Kim Swanson, DMD
Budget and Finance:	Warren Arrasmith, DDS
Constitution and Bylaws:	Keith Cox, DDS
Historian:	J. David Johnson, Jr., DDS
Nominating Committee	Tony Traynham  , DDS

Past Presidents and Meeting Places from 1949-2006

Organizational Meeting Atlanta, Georgia, 1949
Thomas Conner, Sr., Chairman, George Albright, Secretary

1950 Atlanta, Georgia -Thomas Conner, Sr. *
1951 New Orleans, Louisiana -George C. Albright*
1952 Hollywood, Florida -Thomas L. Blair*
1953 Birmingham, Alabama -Irwin T. Hyatt*
1954 Louisville, Kentucky -Frank W. Jordan*
1955 Havana, Cuba -George W. Matthews*
1956 Richmond, Virginia -Charles F. Landis, Sr.*
1957 New Orleans, Louisiana -Julian C. Harlowe*
1958 Daytona Beach, Florida -Edward L. Thompson, Sr.*
1959 Gatlinburg, Tennessee -L. C. Templeton*
1960 Biloxi, Mississippi -James E. Skaggs
1961 Miami Beach, Florida -Jack H. Beckwith*
1962 Charleston, South Carolina - P. B. Whittington, Jr.*
1963 Point Clear, Alabama -Benjamin C. Gore*
1964 Tampa, Florida - J. Leon Schwartz
1965 Birmingham, Alabama - Thomas W. Jones
1966 West End, Grand Bahama Island -Edward H. Martin
1967 Charlotte, North Carolina -Grady L. Ross*
1968 New Orleans, Louisiana -James H. Quinn
1969 Asheville, North Carolina -T. Edgar Sikes, Jr.
1970 Ponte Vedra, Florida -Charles A. McCallum
1971 Las Croabas, Puerto Rico -Henry H. Davis, Jr.
1972 Miami, Florida -Edward U. Austin
1973 Costa del Sol, Madrid, Spain -Elmore Hill
1974 Atlanta, Georgia -Joseph O. Kuebel
1975 Acapulco, Mexico -William W. Ashley
1976 Hilton Head, South Carolina -William H. Fields*
1977 The Homestead, Virginia - James R. Peltier
1978 Hamilton, Bermuda -Charles F. Landis, Jr.
1979 Innisbrook, Florida -Edward C. Brown*
1980 Louisville, Kentucky -S. Elmer Bear*
1981 New Orleans, Louisiana -George W. Matthews, Jr.
1982 Nashville, Tennessee -W. Joseph Porter
1983 Palm Beach, Florida -N. J. Strull
1984 Orlando, Florida - Don E. Tillery, Sr.
1985 London, England -Wade R. Hammer
1986 Hilton Head, South Carolina -Leon F. Fournet
1987 Point Clear, Alabama -Thomas Conner, Jr.
1988 Frenchman's Reef, St.Thomas -Daniel D. Sanders
1989 Sea Island, Georgia -J. W. Barts, Jr.
1990 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia -Richard K. Green
1991 Litchfield Park, Arizona -Wilbur McL. Davis, Jr.
1992 Naples, Florida -Brian Alpert
1993 Munich, Germany -Ronald Marks
1994 Williamsburg, Virginia -J. David Allen
1995 Palm Beach, Florida -Sorrell Strauss
1996 Hamilton, Bermuda -John N. Kent
1997 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Ryland T. Traynham
1998 Amelia Island, Florida -Wayne E. Tipps
1999 Charleston, South Carolina - Gerald Laboda
2000 Barcelona, Spain - Charles L. Cuttino, III
2001 Fajardo, Puerto Rico - Frederick L. Nance, III
2002 Dana Pointe, California - Wayne T. Mostiler
2003 Palm Beach, Florida - Richard W. Kinsey
2004 Scottsdale, Arizona - David M. Carlton, Jr.
2005 Sea Island, Georgia - James R. Ingrassia
2006 Florence, Italy - Lanny R. Garvar

Past AAOMS Presidents of SSOMS

1966 Robert B. Shira - Silver Springs, MD
1967 Leroy W. Peterson - Town & Country, MO
1970 S. Elmer Bear * - Richmond, VA
1972 J. Leon Schwartz - Tampa, FL
1975 Joseph F. Karpinski - Auburn, NY
1976 Charles A. McCallum - Vestavia Hills, AL
1977 Daniel M. Laskin - Richmond, VA
1978 Terry W. Slaughter - Salinas, CA
1980 Jack W. Gamble - Shreveport, LA
1988 Louis S. Belinfante - Cumming, GA
1989 Francis A. Connor, Jr. - Providence, RI
1990 Gerald Laboda - Fort Myers, FL
1991 Robert R. Keen - Vilas, NC
1992 Michael C. Matzkin - Woodbury, CT
1993 Ronald B. Marks - Alexandria, LA
1995 Thomas P. Osborn - Bloomfield Hills, MI
1996 Edward I. Parnes - Miami, FL
1997 Kent Cohenour - Oklahoma City, OK
1999 David A. Bussard - Fishers, IN
2000 Donald F. Booth - Boston, MA
2001 Francis P. DiPlacido - Fort Myers, FL
2002 Boyd J. Tomasetti - Littleton, CO
2003 Larry W. Nissen - Merritt Island, FL
2004 Elgan P. Stamper - La Canada, CA
2007 W. Mark Tucker - Tampa, FL

Distinguished Educators Award

The Distinguished Educators Award was established in 2005. The recipient of this award must be a current or former member of SSOMS and a distinguished educator in the southeastern region for over fifteen years.

2005 Brian Alpert, DDS and John N.Kent, DDS
2006 William B. Irby, DDS and S. Elmer Bear, DDS