DCG Alumni and Friends

The Dental College of Georgia cannot accomplish its mission without the support of our alumni, friends, and community. Our alumni are an integral part of the DCG family, carrying forward the college’s tradition of excellence in dental education, patient care, research, and service.

Whether you stay connected through alumni events, support current students, share your expertise, or make a gift, your involvement helps strengthen the DCG community and shape its future. We are grateful for the many ways our alumni and friends continue to make a difference for the college, the profession, and the communities we serve.

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Alumni & Friends

Lesley Hamm

DCG Director of Philanthropy

706-877-2467

LEHAMM@augusta.edu

DCG Alumni Association Board of Directors 2025-2026

Dr. Kevin Kirkland

  • President

Dr. Fred Hedrick

  • Immediate Past-President

Dr. Darron Alvord

  • Board Member

Dr. Patrick Cook

  • Board Member

Mr. Dale Crail

  • Board Member

Dr.Celia Dunn

  • Board Member

Tyler Diamon

  • Class of 2029 President
  • Board Member

Lesley Hamm

  • DCG Director of Philanthropy

Wesley James

  • Class of 2029 President
  • Board Member

Dr. Theron Jones

  • Board Member

Dr. Grant Loo

  • Board Member

Dr. Nancy Napier

  • Board Member

Dr. Caylor Orr

  • Board Member

Dr. Mike Pruett

  • Board Member

Dr. Annette Rainge

  • Board Member

Carter Shelton

  • Class of 2026 President
  • Board Member

Dr. Rhoda Sword

  • Board Member

Dr. Paul Trotter

  • Board Member

Colton Villa

  • Board Member

Ex-Officio Members

  • Nancy B. Young, DMD, Med, Dean, AU, The Dental College of Georgia
  • Wes Zamzow, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
  • Allison Toney, Director of Alumni Engagement
  • Rhonda Banks, Senior Director of Development

Interested in joining the alumni board? Contact alumni@augusta.edu.

DCG Media

DCG Magazine

 focuses on Georgia’s only dental school, The Dental College of Georgia at Â鶹AV University, and its alumni. It is produced biannually by the DCG in collaboration with DCM.

Filling in the Details

Filling in the Details is a Dental College of Georgia publication that shares news about students, faculty and staff of the dental college.

Filling in the Details

Jagwire – Â鶹AV News

Jagwire is your source for news and stories from Â鶹AV. Daily updates highlight the many ways students, faculty, staff, researchers and clinicians "bring their A games" in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Â鶹AV and locations across the state of Georgia.

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (The JPD) is the leading peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to prosthetic and restorative dentistry, and it's located right here in The Dental College of Georgia.Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

DCG News

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SGA Dental Partners plans $2.5M gift to Dental College of Georgia Savannah

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Volunteers roll out the blue carpet during on-campus move-in 

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New school year, new growth for AU’s School of Public Health