[Oradlist] FW: Bereavement Notice-Francis Sippy

[Allan G Farman]

He was one of the generation of gentlemen that exceeds our class by at least an order pf magnitude. He was nor a "Dr."as a radiographer but did more for oral and maxillofacial radiology than most. I treasure his test and the memories of so many interactions at AAOMR Congresses. I learnt more about Angus Cattle than I wish to e=remember also! The AAOMR has lost more than its fair share of Gentlemen over the recent past and those of my generation have not filled their enormous shoes well.  We have lost AAOMR Past Presidents Francis Sippy and  Don Weismann, as well as Past Executive Bill Wege and radiation dose minimizer Fred Medwedeff in a very short time. My thoughts are with these gentlemen giants who welcomed me as a neophyte radiologist to AAOMR. As the new AAOMR President, I ask that AAOMR members look to these giants for guidance. Mentor and support our newer members.... and do so in the memory of true gentlemen such as Francis Sippy.  Allan  

Allan G. Farman, BDS, PhD, MBA, DSc, Diplomate ABOMR

Prof. Radiology & Imaging Science
Univ. Louisville School of Dentistry: SUHD
501 South Preston Street,
Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA 

Tel: +1(502) 852.1241
Fax: +1(502)852.1626


>>> "Abramovitch, Kenneth" <Kenneth.Abramovitch at uth.tmc.edu> 10/29/2009 05:27 PM >>>
I did not know Francis as well as you and Pete Benson did but my recollections of Francis Sippy is that he was a real Gentleman.

Ken A.

From: oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu [mailto:oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Brooks, Sharon
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [Oradlist] FW: Bereavement Notice-Francis Sippy

Thank you for posting the notice about Francis Sippy, Axel.

Since he has been retired for so long, many of the "younger generation" may not be familiar with him and his work. He was one of only two (that I know of) non-dentists (the other was Albert G. Richards) to be president of AAOMR (formerly AADR). He was a co-author of a textbook of dental radiology with Olaf Langland and Robert Langlais in the '80s.

Francis was active in the Academy at the time that I started attending meetings and I remember him as always being very welcoming. I always enjoyed talking with him whenever I saw him there.

Sharon Brooks

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Sharon L. Brooks, DDS, MS
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 USA
Tel: +1 734-764-1595   Fax +1-734-764-2469
slbrooks at umich.edu 




On 10/28/09 10:51 AM, "Ruprecht, Axel" <axel-ruprecht at uiowa.edu> wrote:
The attached is from the College of Dentistry Dean's office.

Francis Sippy was a past president of the AAOMR (back when it was the AADR). Francis was at The University of Iowa until the year before I arrived. I had known him for many years prior to that.

Rgds

Axel Ruprecht D.D.S., M.Sc.D., F.R.C.D.(C)
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Gilbert E. Lilly Professor of Diagnostic Sciences
Professor and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Director of Advanced Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Professor of Radiology
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
http://ruprecht.radiology.uiowa.edu <http://ruprecht.radiology.uiowa.edu/><http://ruprecht.radiology.uiowa.edu/>
319-335-7341




From: Abbott, Deborah A
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:39 AM
To: Dentistry Faculty & Staff
Subject: Bereavement Notice-Francis Sippy

Attached is a bereavement notice for Francis Sippy, Assistant Professor Emeritus.




Deb Abbott
Secretary, Office of the Dean

The University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
309 Dental Science Bldg. North
Iowa City, IA  52242-1010
319-335-7147
319-335-7155 (fax)
deb-abbott at uiowa.edu