Groundbreaking for the IU School of Dentistry's Expansion
Groundbreaking for the IU School of Dentistry's Expansion
From left, front row: Lana Fritts, Dr. James Fritts, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar and IU School of Dentistry Dean James N. Williams. The clinical addition of the IU School of Dentistry will be named the James J. Fritts, D.D.S. Clinical Care Center. IUPUI Chancellor Nasser Paydar (right) takes a selfie with Lana Fritts (left), Dr. James Fritts and IU President Michael A. McRobbie as the IU School of Dentistry students watch in the background.IU President Michael A. McRobbie welcomes the audience to the IU School of Dentistry groundbreaking ceremony and talks about the history of the dental school. The groundbreaking is for a three-story, 45,000-square-foot, $21.6 million clinical building at the IU School of Dentistry. The school has been operating in facilities that were built in the 1930s, 1960s, and 1970s, and the new space will provide state-of-the-art clinics. IUPUI Chancellor and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Nasser Paydar talks about the need for updated facilities and additional space in the IU School of Dentistry.IU School of Dentistry student listen to the speakers during the groundbreaking ceremony.IU School of Dentistry Dean John N. Williams Jr. delivers his remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony. Christianne Guba, associate dean for academic affairs in the IU School of Dentistry, delivers her remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony.Josiah Smith, a student in the IU School of Dentistry, talks about how the expansion of the building will help students who are in training to become dentists or other types of dental professionals. Dental students provide treatment to more than 30,000 patients a year.IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar (left), IU Trustee James T. Morris, IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU Trustee MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, break ground using ceremonial shovels.IU School of Dentistry Dean John N. Williams (left), Dr. James Fritts and IU President Michael A. McRobbie unveil the name of the clinical addition to the school. During the groundbreaking, President McRobbie announced that the clinical addition will be named the James J. Fritts, D.D.S. Clinical Care Center. Dr. James Fritts is a 1965 graduate of the dental school from Rochester, Indiana. Fritts and his family made a generous donation toward the new building.
