SOD honors accomplished alumnus
Dr. Gary Reeves, left, interim dean of the School of Dentistry, and Dr. Carla Webb, president of the Dental Alumni Chapter, visit with Dr. John Smith, center, who was named the 2012 Dental Alumnus of the Year during the School of Dentistry's Alumni and Friends dinner April 20 at the River Hills Club in Jackson.
A member of the school's first graduating class in 1979, Smith has remained involved with the school and its students while maintaining a practice in Forest. He will soon join the school as a full-time faculty member.