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systems seeking to affiliate with the then-private dental school. Bramblett received the college's highest honor when he was inducted into the BCD Hall of Fame in 2003 for his service as a member and
officer of both the BCD board of trustees and the foundation's board of directors.
Thornton is a third-generation dentist practicing general dentistry in Dallas. Long interested in sleep disorders, he invented the Thornton Adjustable Positioner – a device to treat snoring and obstructive
sleep apnea – in 1994. He also owns Airway Management Inc., a company that markets and distributes parts for the device and other creative sleep solutions. Thornton has more than 25 U.S. and foreign patents for
appliances used in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, airway management during anesthesia and temporomandibular disorders. He is an internationally recognized guest lecturer and consultant on these topics
as well.
In addition to Bramblett and Thornton, four board members were re-elected to three-year terms: Richard M. Hart, retired trust banking executive with Bank One, Texas; V.J. Horgan, president of TXU Energy
Trading; Terry Kelley, chair of the Dallas-Fort Worth region of Southwest Bank of Texas, N.A.; and Dr. Bettye M. Whiteaker (BCD '68, '70), a Dallas periodontist, who will serve the board as secretary.
Dr. Robert V. Walker (BCD '47), retired chair of the division of oral surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, will continue in his role as vice chair of the board.
Other board members include: Joel Allison, president and chief executive officer of the Baylor Health Care System in Dallas; Dr. Phil Campbell (BCD '71, '73), an orthodontist in Huntsville, Texas;
Dr. Gary R. Cook, president of Dallas Baptist University; Ruben E. Esquivel, vice president with UT Southwestern; Dale V. Kesler, retired managing partner of Arthur Andersen & Co; Dr. Charles T. Ku
(BCD '74), a general practitioner in Lewisville, Texas; Fritzi Pikes, president of PrimeSource Food Service Equipment; Carol Seay, community leader; and Carl J. Thomsen, retired executive from Texas
Instruments. Clara Hoffman, civic leader, serves with Levy as an advisory director.
The Baylor Oral Health Foundation's mission is to provide Baylor College of Dentistry with funds and support to sustain institutional preeminence through excellence in students, faculty, research and
outreach. It does this by managing and raising private dollars for internationally recognized faculty, leading-edge research, academic programs and scholarships.
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