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BENJAMIN A. BLACKBURN II ’61
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Year Elected: 1988
Board Title: Secretary
Board Committee(s):
- Executive
- Athletics
- Development
- Educational Policy
- Physical Plant
Professional Affiliations Include:
- Founding Member, Health First Foundation
- Member, Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics
- Member, Fifth District Dental Society
- Member, North Georgia Dental Society
- Member, Georgia Dental Society
- Member, Georgia Dental Association
- Board Member,Meharry Medical College
- Retired Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
Education:
- Bachelor of Science,Morehouse College, 1961Doctor
of Dental Science, Meharry Medical College,
1965
- Internship, Sydenham Hospital, New York,
1965-66
- Postgraduate Certificate in Prosthodontics,
New York University College of Dentistry, 1968
Achievements Include:
- American Board of Prosthodontics, Certified
Diplomat
- First African American to pass the Tennessee
Specialty of Prosthodontics boards exams
- First African American to teach at the Medical
College of Georgia School of Dentistry
- First African American to teach at EmoryUniversity’s
School of Dentistry
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