Title
Dr. Steve Doran
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Award Date
2018
Award Description
Dr. Steve Doran '79 is an oral surgeon in Bloomington, Illinois. He is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan and SIU School of Dental Medicine, and completed his oral surgery residency at Cook County (Ill.) Hospital. His activities in the Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) include participation in the Gary S. Johnson '71 free extraction clinic twice per year and participation in four ISDS Mission of Mercy clinics. In 2011, he received the ISDS President's Award for outstanding contributions to the dental profession. He has also twice received the McLean County Dental Public Health Award. Steve's passion is overseas mission work; he has made 12 oral surgery mission trips to Haiti and Honduras since 2011. He presently serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal and John Scott Health Services. Steve is a proud member of the Alpha Iota Sigma Chi fraternity and is a former board member of the Illinois Wesleyan Associates. He and his wife Joy, a retired IWU piano instructor, have provided generous financial support and summer employment for many IWU students.