Dr. Jim Swift ’76

Dr. Jim Swift ’76 received the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Distinguished Service Award, given in recognition of significant contributions to education, research, and the ADEA. Jim is a professor and director of the division of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He teaches in the predoctoral and residency programs, conducts basic science and clinical research, and provides service to the institution and the dental community. He also has been involved with ADEA’s advocacy work and is the only ADEA president in recent decades to have testified before both houses of Congress (pictured with Sen. Edward Kennedy).