About Rusel P. Hollister, DDS
I am a California native and lived most of my first 24 years a half mile from Disneyland, where my youth was filled with the beaches, mountains and the deserts of Southern California. I attended the University of California Irvine graduating with an Honors degree, of Bachelor of Science in the Biological Sciences (1972) and then completed my Master of Science in Medical Pharmacology & Toxicology (1974). I gladly left California in late 1974 when I was offered a research position at The Upjohn Company. After three years in research, I decided I wanted to help people in the field of healthcare and chose dentistry. While living in Kalamazoo I met my wife Ann and we were married in the Kalamazoo Nature Center's bird watching room in 1975. In 1977, I went to the University of Detroit Dental School, where, after four long years, I graduated in 1981 with my Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree. I was now a dentist. When I first visited Michigan in '74, I was greatly impressed with the friendly & kind residents of the Kalamazoo area, along with Ann being a Kalamazoo native we decided it was the place to start my dental practice. I worked for another dentist as an associate for the first one & a half years, then in 1983, we opened our office on the downtown Kalamazoo Mall. We moved to our present location on KL Ave. in 1995. Ann has been my dental assistant since we began our dental practice. We have two children, our daughter, Eleanor and our son, Richard, both Western Michigan University students. Ann & I enjoy winter and summer sports, camping, hiking and road trips. I became a certified shooting coach and instructor for the 4-H Junior Shooting Team. We both go to Michigan and National competitions and Championships. We live on a small farm in Cooper Township.
