Morton Melman, C’43 D’44, a former associate clinical professor of restorative dentistry in Penn Dental Medicine, died on August 6. He was 100.

Dr. Melman attended the College of Arts and Sciences as an undergraduate, then completed a dental degree at Penn Dental Medicine. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Dr. Melman opened a dental practice in Philadelphia. In 1964, he joined the faculty of his alma mater as an associate in dental restoration. After spending a decade as an associate in crown and bridge prosthesis, in 1974 he became an assistant professor in restorative dentistry. He eventually advanced to clinical associate professor in the same department before retiring from Penn in 1992.

Dr. Melman is survived by his wife, Roberta; his sons, Drew and Barry (Leslie); his grandchildren, Jake Melman (Antoinette Lee), Olivia Davis (Ben), Ben Melman (Jaime), and Mackenzie Melman; his great-grandchildren, Malakai Graham Melman and Eli Franklin Davis; his stepchildren, Ted (Sarah) Lodge, Terri Lodge (Steve), and Henry Lodge (Marit); and his step-grandchildren, Evan Lodge, Elspeth Lodge, Zachary (Gabriela) Ginsberg, and Garth Ginsberg. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Elaine; his sister, Ethel Seltzer; and his daughter-in-law, Maria. Contributions in Dr. Melman’s memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.