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He was not only generous in Toronto, but he was just as generous in Boston. Each year, for a number of years,Herb was a major contributor to The Jack G. Dale Residency in Orthodontics at Harvard University. In thisinstance, he traveled a similar distance to teach approximately 20 Harvard orthodontic students and between 5 to 6Toronto dental graduates aspiring to become orthodontic students. Again, he was barely paid for his expenses.Professor Emile Rossouw in Toronto, Professor Leslie Will at Harvard, the students, both from Toronto and Boston, andI are eternally grateful to Herb for his participation and his contribution. When he presented his beautiful clinicalmaterial, you could hear a pin drop all day long. On top of all that … we had a lot of fun with the students in the evening.“On behalf of both groups, I say ‘ThankYou Herb!’ I know that you have been justas engaging and generous with many othergroups around the world throughout yourincredible career of 44 years.”For those many reasons I am delightedthat The American Board of Orthodonticshas honored Herb Klontz with what manyrefer to as the most prestigious award inorthodontics … worldwide: The Albert H.Ketcham Memorial Award.For health reasons in our family, I wasunable to attend the AAO Meeting in SanFrancisco last year, but I will leave no stoneunturned in my effort to be present to witnessHerb Klontz receiving this high honor, thisyear, at the AAO Meeting in Las Vegas.All of us in The Tweed Foundationshould be very, very proud of our CourseHerb Klontz appointed Course Coordinator, 1976.Director for his wonderful achievement. I urge all our membership to travel to Las Vegas to pay tribute to Herb and toenjoy the Friday night reception in his honor.Herb has received many awards for his leadership throughout his career, and he has been recognized on manyoccasions. He is the first to tell you, and he expresses himself with his characteristic enthusiasm, that this would notbe possible without the constant companionship and support of Karen, his partner in life and wife of 47 years. He iseternally grateful to her for the passionate and loving care of their two children. Their son Kelly, an outstanding youngorthodontist himself, is married to Terrie, and together they are parents of Morgan, age 9 and Lilly age 6. Kathy (Klontz)Nassimbene, their daughter, is in real estate, and she is married to a dentist. They live in Denver, Colorado.Herb elevated to Course Director, 1983.A familiar scene at Tucson.8