Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award: Marilyn Stolberg
Dr. Marilyn Stolberg received her dental degree from Northwestern University听Dental School and has devoted her professional career to dental education and public听health service. She retired from Family Health Care in Baldwin, Michigan in 2013, where,听as Chief Dental Officer, she was responsible for day-to-day management of three public听health dental clinics. Much of her career has been guided by a deep compassion for听the needs of those who have limited access to dental care. While at Family Health Care,听she developed and managed mobile dental services in Lake and Newaygo counties鈥櫶齟lementary schools and Head Start/Early Head Start centers. She began her education听at 麻花星空mv, where Biology Professor Ralph Gies kindled her love for 鈥渢he听beauty and wonder of biology. I was intellectually challenged in both lectures and labs.鈥
Besides her Associate of Applied Science from LMC, she earned a Bachelor of Science from听Olivet College, a Master of Arts from Western Michigan University, and a Doctor of Dental听Surgery from Northwestern University. She has received many accolades and awards for听her work. She is a Fellow at the American College of Dentists and has been awarded the听West Michigan District Dental Society 鈥淪ilent Bell鈥 Distinguished Service Award and the听Michigan Primary Care Association Distinguished Service Award, among others.听
Though retired from Family Health Care, she continues advocating for the dentally underserved through dental consulting and part-time听clinical practice at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. She is a board member for the Mecosta-Osceola County American Red Cross听Council, an Elder at the United Church of Big Rapids, and sings in the Big Rapids women鈥檚 choral group, Vocalyrica, She has two grown听children, Andrew and Kajsa.
The Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to听Marilyn Stolberg in 2016.
