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Phil and me 7/31/12. What a great mentor
and friend. He gets my REBL Award
(Richard E. Bradley---like) . Even
though the 2012 Accrediation shaved
off some locks, he came out looking better
than ever. Thanks for all your support Phil!
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This
post is NOT about the bike, bicycling or childhood memories. It's about the
niceGeorgia folks who have been friends, colleagues and supporters for the
past six plus years. The "Retirement" pictures on this post will
always remind me of super people who I will never forget. Dr. Phil, as in
Hanes, has been one of the best fellows I have worked under. What a loyal hard
working gentleman! I award him the Richard E. Bradley Like Award (REBL). Another fellow who fits the criteria of the REBL
is my golf mentor, Randy.
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Coach Randy, a tough mentor
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Not only has he been a great clinician, teacher and
friend but he is a super golf partner. The only hic up I had with coach Randy
was, his impatience with my golfing
skills, especially my putting and hitting "The Green Stick" (7.5
degree driver). He often threatened to turn the Green Stick into a tomato
stake. Luckily I was able to escape
Randy’s disparagement so the Green Stick reminds in my bag. Although my goal was to break 85 at Jones
Creek (JCGC) before I retired, I never made it before leaving Augusta. Now I
need to retake a few lessons from Sean, the pro at Brown Deer Golf Club (home
away from home). A highlight living in Augusta was my Saturday morning routine
beating the white ball around with the guidance of my dental golf buddies:
Randy, Steve, Travis, Mike and Mike, Bill, Harry, Dick, and Roger. When snow is
on its way in Iowa, I hope to escape to Augusta and join the JCGC dental group,
hoping to lower my score. I would be remiss not to mention some really
wonderful departmental faculty and staff that gave me support throughout my
tenure at MCG (GHSU and soon to be GRU). Keshia will forever be remembered as a
favorite, being the first staff that stepped up to help me direct the residency
program. What a loyal, hard working person! Ruth, with the same characteristics
came on board after my first year and really did a great job helping with the
multiple necessities of the program. In fact the program would not have
improved without her. Gail was a champ, dealing
with my flack and growing into a MVP in my eyes. Other staff, and there are
more than I will mention, were so helpful like Tonya (Dr. Shores), Kim, Annette,
Regina, Sonia, Lisa, Brittany, Marlena, Bonnie, Chandra, Dora, Angela to name a few.
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Super Stars---Thank you! |
Thanks to all these staff and the departmental faculty including the Tar Heal
Man, Dr. Pat; terrific smiler, Rany; 200 projects at a time, Kobi and Cristino;
and my former Nebraska colleague, Nick. And, last but not least, residents
Jack, Trisha, Darron, Aaron, Jabaum, Jamie, Sia, Chris, Brent, Nick, Yolanda,
Danny, Josean, Yeritxa and Shahin. What a great group of periodontists! Next post I will write about the trip from Augusta to Coralville. It was quite a project finding room to unload my stuff.
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Great Cake--- what I need for the 100 milers. A compass! Thx Chris. Never lost???
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