Carolyn Lentman Hunter Burford, a 1968 graduate of Woodland High School, has been selected for induction into the Woodland Hall of Fame for 2012.

The Woodland Education Foundation is in its 15th year of honoring Woodland alumni.

Burford's selection is based on leadership, high standards, uncompromising integrity and lifetime achievements.

Burford was born and raised in Streator. She graduated from Southern Illinois University dental hygiene school in Carbondale.

After practicing eight years as a dental hygienist, she went back to undergraduate school and continued her studies in dental medicine.

She received her dental medical degree in 1983 from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton.

In 1984, she purchased Dr. Estel Landreth's dental practice in Cassville, Mo., and has practiced in Cassville for nearly 29 years.

Burford has taken many continuing education courses to learn and develop the latest techniques pertaining to comprehensive, restorative and cosmetic dentistry.

In the spring of 2009, Burford built a state-of-the-art dental facility.

Burford is a member and president elect of the Cassville Rotary Club, serving as a member for 20 years. She and her husband, Craig, sponsored a foreign exchange student from Bolivia through the Rotary program. This was a very special and valuable experience for them as well as their foreign exchange student.

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