John Allemang:
CLASS OF 1969
Hatboro-Horsham High SchoolClass of 1969
Horsham, PA
John's Story
Life
Married Claudia Rinker (of Allentown and Emmaus, PA) in 1975 best thing I ever did !!
We met at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. We got married after she graduated (between my Sophomore and Junior year of dental school)
We've traveled the world and had a blast. She even packed up all our stuff into storage and followed the USS Saratoga as I made 2 cruises to the Mediterranean. She traveled with a few other wives and the USO and met us in nearly every port we visited, including Greece and Egypt. Between port visits she traveled around Europe on a Eurrail pass!
Truly, she has been the driving force of my (our) life experiences. An incredibly dynamic individual. I am lucky to have found her as a soul mate!
School
Truthfully, High School was not my favorite time of my life!
However, several things were memorable and helped shape my future:
Had a terrific girlfriend, Joan Steffner. Although we drifted apart after I graduated, I treasure the memories. I wonder where she is now???
Played drums and a bit of guitar in a number of bands. Larry Carlin and Dave McCullough and I had a blast as The Destinations!
Worked part time as a janitor for Simmons Elementary School to make money for band gear and gas for my VW beetle. I will always remember Mr. Benjamin Neff, the head janitor of Simmons. A truly wonderful grass-roots kind of guy who instilled in me the integrity and moral value of putting in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay.
College
1973 BS in Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
1977 DDS from Temple University School of De...Expand for more
ntistry in Philadelphia, PA
1984 Completed residency in Endodontics (root canal specialist) at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD
1990 Board Certified in Endodontics
1997-2001 Assistant Professor, Naval Postgraduate Dental School Endodontics Program, Bethesda, MD
2001- current - Adjunct Clinical Professor (volunteer) in the above program at Bethesda, MD
Workplace
Pretty much fully retired now but currently doing volunteer work in a number of organizations:
1) Naval Postgraduate Dental School Endodontics Residency Program, Bethesda, MD
2) Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
3) Catoctin Aqueduct Restoration project for the C&O (Chesapeake and Ohio) Canal
Military
Received US Navy Scholarship to dental school
Commissioned as a Lieutenant upon graduation in 1977
Never planned to make the Navy a career, but got hooked on the "see the world" aspect!
Served in the USS Saratoga(aircraft carrier)and made two cruises to the Mediterranean as well as work-ups in the Caribbean Sea.
Also served as Dental Department Head in USS Orion (submarine tender) homeported in LaMaddelena, Sardinia (an island off the coast of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea)
Lived in Italy for 4 years and Japan for 4 years.
Other tours were in Gulfport, MS, Jacksonville, FL and Beaufort, SC
Spent my last 4 years on active duty as a professor teaching in the Endodontics Residency Program at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, MD.
Retired in 2001 as a Captain (O-6) and have been volunteering as an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the program since then.
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