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■ In Memoriam: Alice Tronquet Alice Ann Weirich Tronquet , a 1956 graduate of the University Wash-ington Dental Hygiene Program and one of its ¿ rst dental hygiene faculty, passed away on October 30, 2011, at the age of 90. She taught radiology during the tenure of Esther Wilkins, RDH, DMD, who had founded pro-gram in 1949. She taught and practiced dental hygiene until the 1980s. She served as president of the Washington State Dental Hygienists’ Association (WSDHA), of which she was a life member, and she main-tained a lifelong membership in the American Dental Hygienists’ Associa-tion (ADHA). In the 1960s, in collaboration with the ADHA, she chaired the WSDHA committee that successfully produced A Bright Future , the ¿ rst and only ¿ lm about careers in dental hygiene. A Bright Future won a Golden Eagle Award from the National Geographic Society in 1965 as the best motivational/educational ¿ lm of the year. Tronquet accepted the award in Washington, D.C., on behalf of ADHA. Active academically, politically, socially and culturally her whole life, Tronquet lived the past seven years independently and remained involved in civic and religious organizations. She is survived by children, grandchil-dren, and many friends and colleagues. She will be remembered by the dental hygiene community for her heartfelt devotion to her profession. Sources: Patricia E. Doyle, RDH, BS, FADPD; Seattle Times  ■ Help ADHA Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Dental Hygiene ADHA is looking for antiquities from the history of dental hygiene to display at the 100th Anniversary of Dental Hygiene celebration at the 2013 Center for Lifelong Learning and Annual Session in Boston. If you have an item or a photo you think would be appropriate for inclusion, please send an email to communications@ adha.net—with the subject line “100th Anniversary” —that describes the item. ADHA will contact you with details if the item can be included. access FEB 2012 9

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In Memoriam: Alice Tronquet<br /> <br /> Alice Ann Weirich Tronquet, a 1956 graduate of the University Washington Dental Hygiene Program and one of its ..rst dental hygiene faculty, passed away on October 30, 2011, at the age of 90. She taught radiology during the tenure of Esther Wilkins, RDH, DMD, who had founded program in 1949. She taught and practiced dental hygiene until the 1980s.<br /> <br /> She served as president of the Washington State Dental Hygienists’ Association (WSDHA), of which she was a life member, and she maintained a lifelong membership in the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). In the 1960s, in collaboration with the ADHA, she chaired the WSDHA committee that successfully produced A Bright Future, the ..rst and only ..lm about careers in dental hygiene. A Bright Future won a Golden Eagle Award from the National Geographic Society in 1965 as the best motivational/educational ..lm of the year. Tronquet accepted the award in Washington, D.C., on behalf of ADHA.<br /> <br /> Active academically, politically, socially and culturally her whole life, Tronquet lived the past seven years independently and remained involved in civic and religious organizations. She is survived by children, grandchildren, and many friends and colleagues. She will be remembered by the dental hygiene community for her heartfelt devotion to her profession.

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