The family of a well-known UNMC College of Dentistry alumnus, Doug Eversoll, D.D.S., has established an endowed fund to benefit students of the college’s orthodontics program. Dr. Eversoll, who died last June at the age of 43, had an orthodontic practice in Lincoln and a satellite clinic in York.
The Dr. Douglas K. Eversoll Memorial Fund was established through the University of Nebraska Foundation to recognize Dr. Eversoll’s contributions to orthodontics and encourage students to become involved in professional organizations and activities, and volunteer their time. It will give UNMC College of Dentistry orthodontic students an opportunity to attend local, state, regional and national meetings.
Friends, family and colleagues have donated more than $8,000 to the fund. A goal of $75,000 is set to fully fund the endowment and make it a self-sustained benefit to students.
Dr. Eversoll received his doctor of dental surgery degree from UNMC in 1984 and his orthodontic post-graduate degree in 1986.
The Eversoll family said the fund reflects Dr. Eversoll’s life themes of building group strength through leadership. Dr. Eversoll demonstrated leadership qualities at an early age through membership in Boy Scouts, school clubs, and student councils. He had many professional memberships and was an active community volunteer. He served as president of the Midwestern Society of Orthodontists and belonged to the American Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Nebraska Dental Association, the Lincoln Orthodontic Society and the Lincoln District Dental Association.
“Doug was passionate about supporting organized dentistry, notably his own specialty of orthodontics,” said Peter Spalding, D.D.S., associate professor and chair of the UNMC College of Dentistry department of growth and development. “The fund honors Doug’s enthusiasm for his profession and inspires future generations of orthodontists to the same level of commitment. It supports our students’ early involvement in orthodontic organizations.”