photo l.a. 2011, the longest-running art fair west of New York, will host a preview reception for the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Jan. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Programming will include panel discussions and lectures.

Directed by Stephen P. Cohen MFA ’73 in cinematic arts, photo l.a. 2011 brings together photography dealers displaying contemporary photography, video and multimedia installations along with masterworks from the 19th century.

The exhibition will run Jan. 13-17 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Five New Members Inducted into Hall of Fame

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has honored five faculty members with induction into the school’s Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony and reception, held Nov. 19 at Town & Gown, lauded each for his or her important contributions to dentistry and their legacy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry.

The five inductees included pioneering orthodontist Harry Dougherty; restorative sciences leader Richard Kahn; removable prosthodontics educator and author Bernard Levin; renowned dental hygienist and researcher Anna Pattison, and organized dentistry leader and mentor Lawrence Warner.

The Ostrow School of Dentistry Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to recognize graduates who have made extraordinary contributions to the art and science of dentistry through scholarly research, teaching, professional leadership and/or development of treatment techniques that advance dental science.

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