Local dental practitioner Dr. Leslie Rye was inducted as a fellow of the International College of Dentists at its 84th annual convocation in New Orleans on Nov. 1. ICD is an honorary organization for the recognition of outstanding and meritorious service to the profession and community. The college presented Dr. Rye with a membership plaque and a gold key symbolic of this fellowship for conspicuous service rendered in the art and science of dentistry. Rye has provided general dental care, originally in Falls Church, for more than 30 years. She has served on many professional boards and committees and has directed and participated in several local community and school health outreach and clinical programs. (Courtesy Photo)