{"id":3554,"date":"2025-02-04T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/schools\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:49:58","slug":"in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/schools\/2025\/02\/04\/in-memoriam\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MICHAEL T. POTTER <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3570 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/mike-potter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Michael \u201cMike\u201d T. Potter, DDS, MS, died July 10, 2024, after battling progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative condition. Potter was a board-certified prosthodontist who served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring at the rank of colonel. After leaving the military, Potter continued his career with a geriatric fellowship at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans\u2019 Hospital and went into private practice. Potter joined the faculty at the School of Dentistry as a clinical associate professor teaching prosthodontics to dental students for over 17 years. Potter earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed a residency in prosthodontics at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, formerly known as Wilford Hall Medical Center, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GLENN R. WALTERS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3571 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/glenn-walters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Glenn R. Walters, DDS, died Aug. 23, 2024, at the age of 88. 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