Alumni Association Board Convenes During Yankee Dental Congress Once Again

On Friday, January 30 the bi-annual Alumni Association Board Meeting was held in the Constitution Room of the Seaport Hotel during the Yankee Dental Congress (YDC). It was the first meeting that Bing Liu DSC 90 DMD 03 presided over since being appointed new Alumni Association Board President in the Fall of 2014.
The meeting included:
- A welcome from Dr. Liu;
- An update on School news from Dean Hutter;
- A presentation on the branding initiative to be conducted throughout 2015 by Interbrand;
- A presentation on “Evertrue,” an app for BU Alumni by Associate Director of Alumni Online Engagements Ms. Kristy Kime;
- A University update by Vice President for Alumni Relations Mr. Steve Hall;
- A Development and Campaign Update by Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Relations Mr. Kevin Holland;
- An update on:
- Dr, Liu’s efforts with alumni in Texas;
- Post-doctoral Alumni Associations;
- Nominations for Secretary and President Elect;
- And, creation of a Task Force to Review the Alumni Association bylaws.
Dr. Liu thanked all for their time and efforts and adjourned the meeting in time for everyone to attend the YDC alumni reception, also being held at the Seaport Hotel.
Members in attendance at the meeting were: Elizabeth Benz DMD 11, Nazila Bidabadi CAS 82 DMD 87, Joseph Calabrese DMD 91 AEGD 92, Shadi Daher DMD 90 OMS 94, Puneet Kochhar DMD 03, Bing Liu DSC 99 DMD 03, Monique Mabry Bamel DMD 90, Zhimon Jacobson PROS 80 DMD 86, Josephine Pandolfo CAS 74 DMD 79 PERIO 82, Sean Rayment DMD 97, Mitch Sabbagh DMD 87, Frank Schiano CAS 01 DMD 06 AEGD 07, Ronni Schnell DMD 81, and Tina Valades DMD 84.