During the very early stages of the dental schools development, a local orthodontist, Emory Fraser in a meeting with the new Dean, Ernie Jones, successfully lobbied to include a graduate training program in orthodontics at the new school. Dr. Fraser along with his orthodontic colleagues Paul Lewis and Allen Bishop of Seattle and William McGovern and Milton Fisher of Tacoma then played a very instrumental role in the ultimate selection of Alton Moore as the first department chair. They then served a very important role as clinical faculty for a number of years afterwards. For obvious reasons these individuals are known as our Founders.