Thirty-year educator dies
Mr. Education as one colleague referred to him, William Bill B. Keene (Beta Epsilon - Delaware 52) of Newark, Del., passed away at his home in March.
He devoted most of his professional life to Delaware public education at all levels. He received both his BA and Masters from the University of Delaware and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.
In his career, he was a teacher and principal at Brandywine Springs Junior High School, Superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Director of School/University Partnerships at the University of Delaware.
He was also board member of the Wellness Community, Jobs for Delaware Graduates, Tech Prep Delaware, Delaware Council on Economic Education, Del-Mar-Va Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Teacher in Space Program; and a trustee of Goldey Beacom College. He was thrilled for being recognized for his contributions to education by the naming of the William B. Keene Elementary School in the Christina School District.
He retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lt. Col. with the 390th Civil Affairs Unit.
Former ADA president dies: The ADA and dentistry were his life
Dr. Frank Bowyer (Beta Zeta - Florida 35), former ADA president (1977-1978) and a well-known national and international leader in the profession, died Jan. 20 at his Knoxville, Tenn., home, just nine days shy of his 87th birthday.
If anyone loved dentistry it was Frank Bowyer, said Dr. William D. Powell, ADA 6th District trustee and longtime colleague from Knoxville. He was a gracious man, a true statesman for dentistry and he carried a great message for the profession.
Frank exemplified the adage about cream rising to the top, says Dr. Gibbs Prevost Sr., a friend and colleague for more than half a century. He certainly rose to the top of every organization he ever belonged to. He was the most dedicated to service as anyone I've ever known. Service should have been his middle name.
Born in Tampa, Fla., in 1917, Dr. Bowyer graduated from the University of Tennessee and practiced orthodontics. He was a trustee for UT for more than two decades and was recognized as outstanding alumnus for the dental school in 1973.
His prestigious awards include the Albert H. Ketcham Award from the AAO and ABO, the Thomas P. Hinman Distinguished Service Award, the PFA Man of the Year award and the American College of Dentists' Gies Award.
He coordinated a dentistry exhibit for the health pavilion dome constructed for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, which included a 9-foot-tall molar used for hands-on display.
Dr. Powell says the tooth wasn't quite ready yet when the World's Fair opened, and fair officials restricted deliveries and trucks during exhibition hours. When the deliverymen arrived with the molar, he entertained them in his office, took them to dinner, then - at midnight - Dr. Bowyer rolled up his sleeves and got busy with the men to install the tooth exhibit. At 7:45 a.m., as the tooth exhibit was ready to open, Dr. Bowyer returned to his office, took a shower and started seeing his patients. He had boundless energy.
He was also active in his community, serving as a member or advisor for numerous health, civic, business and charitable groups. He was a leader in the formation of the East Tennessee Speech and Hearing Center and was also a long-time president of the Tennessee Hearing and Speech Foundation. In 1968, the secretary of Health, Education and Welfare appointed Dr. Bowyer to a three-year term on the Region IV Health Advisory Committee.
Dr. Bowyer also put his love of the arts to good work, serving as a member of the board of the Knoxville Opera Company. In 1993, he established a memorial fund in his late wife Doris' name that supports the Knoxville Opera Studio at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Bowyer is survived by his second wife, Deane Bowyer, and three sons.
(reprinted from ADA.org)
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