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A&M regents award emeritus title to Gage
 Dr. Tommy W. Gage
(BCD '61, '69), retired vice chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery/pharmacology and director of curriculum at Baylor College of Dentistry, was awarded "emeritus" designation Dec. 5 by The Texas
A&M University System Board of Regents. Emeritus titles are conferred upon individuals who have made significant contributions to the system through "long and distinguished service in administration,
teaching, research and/or service."
Gage joined the BCD faculty as associate professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology in June 1969. He was ultimately promoted to professor and awarded tenure by the college's board of
trustees. In 1992, the department merged with the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Gage was instrumental in facilitating the merger and assumed the role of vice chair. In 2000, he reduced his
time commitment to 50 percent and accepted the assignment of curriculum director for the college, implementing a major curriculum revision and conversion from the quarter to semester system. He retired May 31, 2002.
Gage received numerous accolades during his 33 years on the BCD faculty, both from students and colleagues at the college and from his peers on a national level. Among these are induction into the BCD Hall
of Fame in 2000; selection as the Dallas County Dental Society Dentist of the Year in 2002; life membership in the Texas Dental Association; selection for membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national
dental honor fraternity; fellowship in the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists; and numerous teaching awards from BCD students.
Gage served tirelessly on various committees for BCD and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, many of which he led
as chair. His leadership skills and expertise as a dental educator were invaluable to the institution. He also served in a leadership role on several national committees including the pharmacology section for the
National Board Examinations Committee.
Gage is the author of numerous publications, the most significant being a drug reference book for dentists, now in its 7th edition. This book
has become a basic reference tool in dental schools and dental practices throughout the United States and has been translated into Japanese. He also was invited to write a chapter in an international
pharmacology text that is now in its second edition.
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