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2016 ZIP DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD


Jean Schwarz and Supreme Chapter President, Dr. Fabio Apolito presented the 2016 Joseph L. Schwarz Distin- guished Alumni Award to Dr. Michael Schafhauser during the Xi Psi Phi Hospitality Reception while attend- ing 2016 ADA meeting in Denver, Colorado.


2017 ADA DISTINGUISED SERVICE AWARD


Dr. Patricia Blanton, Alpha Pi ’74, former vice president of the ADA, received the ADA Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the profession at the Atlanta, GA meeting on October 20, 2017.


Dr. Patricia Blanton, Alpha Pi ’74 DR. SPALITTO INDUCTED INTO ICD


Dr. Joseph Spalitto Chi’72 and 2015 Xi Psi Phi FRANKEL AWARD winner was honored and inducted as a Fellow of the ICD at the 88th Annual Convocation in Atlanta, GA, on October 19, 2017. For over ten years Dr. Spalitto and his wife, Liz, a


Jean Schwarz, Honorary Member ’12, Dr. Michael Schafhauser, Phi ’79, and Dr. Fabio Apolito, Supreme President- Beta Mu ’90.


2017 ZIP DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD


Dr. Robert Bitter Tau ’78, ADA Eighth District Trustee, presented the 2017 Joseph J. Schwarz DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD to Dr. Gary L. Roberts, Alpha Pi ’77, ADA President, during the American Dental Association meeting in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, October 22, 2017.


dental hygienist, traveled to Guatemala to perform den- tal missionary work. He eventually became director of numerous dental and medical missions to that country and was made Honorary Consul of Guatemala for part of the midwest region and a member of the U.S. State Department. Dr. Spalitto knows and has compassion for the needy. Tere is a long list of recipients who have received his care, both here and abroad. One can say the world smiles a little brighter because of Spalitto’s many humanitarian efforts.


Dr. Robert Bitter Tau ’78, ADA Eighth District Trustee and Dr. Gary L. Roberts Alpha Pi ’77, ADA President


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Dr. Joseph Spalitto, Chi ’72 and his wife Liz pose with a statue of Mary that was given to them by the people of San Andres, Itzapa, Guatemala, in gratitude for their annual missionary visits. Photo by Kathy Feist.


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