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Frank Pavel (’46), D.M.D., attended ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University on the V12 Navy College Training Program, playing both baseball (as a left-handed pitcher) and basketball, before going on to complete his surgical training at Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic.

(The 1942 ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Men's Basketball team; Frank Pavel is in the top row, second from the left.)

In celebration of his 100th birthday this October, Dr. Pavel returned to his ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ roots. He toured the Volker Center for Athletic Achievement, Patterson Baseball Complex and the McCarthey Athletic Center, and even popped in on ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ President Thayne M. McCulloh.

Dr. Pavel was born in Lewiston Idaho, where he married his high school sweetheart Marilyn Ruth Lester. He now resides in San Diego, where he raised his six children and practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery for over 60 years. His son Frank Pavel Jr. (’76) and niece Gracie Pavel Schultz (’28) followed in his footsteps, carrying on his ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ legacy.

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ University is grateful to have been part of Dr. Pavel’s life and 100th birthday celebration.