Excellence at Howard

Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S., dean of the College of Dentistry, has been honored again, this time as the recipient of a 2009 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Presidential Citation.

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Excellence at Howard

Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S., dean of the College of Dentistry, has been honored again, this time as the recipient of a 2009 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Presidential Citation. This award recognizes individuals and institutions that have significantly contributed to the mission of ADEA, which is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address issues influencing education, research and the delivery of oral health care. In December, Rouse was selected to serve as one of ADEA’s four commissioners on the Commission on Dental Accreditation, which is an arm of the American Dental Association.

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Curdella Forbes, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of English, recently signed and discussed her book, A Permanent Freedom, in the Howard University Bookstore. A Permanent Freedom weaves nine stories about love, death and migration into a single compelling narrative that seizes the imagination with the profound courage, integrity and folly of which the human spirit is capable.

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The following alumni have been selected to receive the Alumni Awards for Distinguished Postgraduate Achievement at the Charter Day Dinner on March 14: Sylester Flowers, in the fields of Business and Public Health Service; Dr. Eon Nigel Harris, in the fields of Medical Research and Education; Marian Johnson-Thompson, Ph.D., in the fields of Government and Public Service; Charles D. King, Esq., in the field of Entertainment Law; William E. Matory, M.D., F.A.C.S. (posthumously) in the field of Health Education; and Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ph.D., in the fields of Humanities, Civil Rights and the Arts. Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad will be the Charter Day speaker.