Alan J. Gross, 71, dental school faculty member
Services were held Monday in Delaware Park Memorial Chapel, Buffalo, for Alan J. Gross, a faculty member in the School of Dental Medicine and a practicing dentist for more than 44 years. Gross, 71, died Nov. 28 after a year's illness.
He was honored recently with the UB Dental Alumni Association's Humanitarian Award and last week at a ceremony, which he attended, with the creation of the Dr. Alan J. Gross Student Resource Center in Squire Hall.
Gross graduated from the UB dental school in 1952, after serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. In the 1960s he was a clinical instructor of operative dentistry at the dental school. He earned a master's degree in oral sciences in 1983 and, because of his interest in general dentistry, clinical research and dental education, enrolled in the doctoral program in education psychology at UB, receiving his doctorate in 1996.
A popular teacher in the dental school, he twice was honored as the Alpha Omega dental fraternity's Educator of the Year. He received the William M. Feagans Award for outstanding teaching and the Educator of the Year designation in the 1990 School of Dental Medicine yearbook.
Gross was director of faculty development for the dental school and taught an orientation course for new faculty members and a course on teaching skills for the dental faculty.
The author or co-author of 52 professional publications on dentistry and dental education, he served as president of the UB Dental Alumni Association, the local chapter of the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity and the UB chapter of the International Association of Dental Research.
A fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and the International College of Dentists, he was a member of the American Dental Association and the New York State, Erie County and Eighth District Dental societies, the American Association of Dental Schools and the American Educational Research Association.
A cross-country runner, Gross competed in the Boston Marathon five times and was one of the founders and directors of the Skylon International Marathon. A bicycle racer, he competed five times in the Empire State Games, winning a bronze or silver medal in his age group for each race. On several occasions, Gross rode his bicycle more than 150 miles to Watkins Glen. He also raced cars at Watkins Glen, served on the ski patrol and was a ski instructor at Glenwood Acres.
A musician, Gross was involved in community theater and served on the board of Young Audiences and on the board of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Susan Cooperman of Denver; a son, Charles Lester; his mother, Minnie S. Gross, and a brother, Gordon R., both of Amherst.

Donald L. Ehrenreich, 70, clinical professor of neurology
Services were held in Temple Beth Zion on Nov. 20 for Donald L. Ehrenreich, 70, a clinical professor of neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a neurologist with the Buffalo Medical Group. Ehren-reich, who suffered from cardiac and other medical problems, died Nov. 18 in Buffalo General Hospital's Hospice Unit.
His compassion, sensitivity and humanity touched not only his patients, but their families as well. When he became ill and announced his retirement, patients sent many cards and letters thanking him for his sense of caring and offering wishes for his recovery.
Ehrenreich earned a bachelor's degree from UB in 1949 and a medical degree from the UB medical school in 1953. He became an instructor in the Department of Neurology in the medical school in 1961. Since 1983, he had served as a clinical professor in that department.
He was acting head of the neurology department at Buffalo General Hospital for six years in the 1980s, served as president of the hospital's medical staff in 1986 and was a member of the board of trustees for six years. In 1978 he joined the Buffalo Medical Group and later served as chairman of its board of directors.
In 1984, Ehrenreich was among the first group of U.S. neurologists invited to China to teach neurology to Chinese physicians.
Survivors include his wife, Rivona H.; a son, Mark D. of Kenmore; a daughter, Beth E. Lichtenberg of Chicago; a brother, Arthur, of Phoenix; a sister, Margery Rabow of Sarasota, Fla., and eight grandchildren.

Richard H. Webber, 74, professor emeritus of anatomy
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 27 in St. Stephen's Church, Grand Island, for Richard H. Webber, 74, professor emeritus of anatomy in the UB medical school. Webber died Nov. 23 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
Webber was attending Cornell University in 1943 when he joined the Navy. Following his discharge, he completed his bachelor's degree at St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kan. He earned his master's degree in zoology from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 and a doctorate in anatomy from St. Louis University in 1954. He was an assistant professor of anatomy at the Creighton University Medical School from 1954-59, where he was principal investigator for several research grants from the U.S. Public Health Service, and was an associate professor at Temple University before coming to UB in 1961.
The author of numerous scientific papers, Webber received grants from the National Institutes of Health to study involuntary nerve pathways to blood vessels in the leg. Webber's major research interests involved studies of the autonomic nervous system. In later years, he studied neuropeptide changes in gingiva, related to aging and periodontal disease. He retired from UB in 1990.
He was a member of Phi Rho, a professional and neurological society; the American Association of Anatomists; the Cajal Club, an anatomy organization; Sigma Xi, and the American Association of Dental Schools. He was a fellow of the Human Biology Council.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Marie; six daughters, Michaeline Reining and Donna Goss, both of Grand Island, Margaret Hooper of Ogdensburg, Patricia Majtyka of North Tonawanda, Anne Smith of Pullman, Wash., and Kimberly Marshall of Buffalo; a son, Thomas, of Rochester, and eight grandchildren.