AAE Awards & Recognition - American Association of Endodontists

The purpose of the AAE awards and recognition program is to:

Celebrate the excellence and unique qualities of recipients.
Reward and acknowledge important contributions.
Engender pride and excitement in the organization.
Inspire and motivate future leaders.

Have a question about awards and recognition? Contact awards@aae.org or call 800-872-3636.

Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award
Spirit of Service Award (Career Dental Community Volunteer)
Spirit of Service Award (New Practitioner Dental Community Volunteer)
Honorary Membership
Student Achievement Award
President's Award

Congratulations to the 2025 Award Recipients!

Kenneth M. Hargreaves
Edgar D. Coolidge Award

Paul V. Abbott
Louis I. Grossman Award

Bradford R. Johnson
I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award

Carla Y. Falcon
Edward M. Osetek Educator Award

Brian A. Mykleby
Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award

Demetrick W. LeCorn
Spirit of Service Career Dental Community Volunteer Award

Francisco Nieves
Spirit of Service New Practitioner Dental Community Volunteer Award

Edgar D. Coolidge Award

Named for Edgar D. Coolidge, a pioneer in endodontics who was instrumental in establishing the AAE, this award recognizes individuals who exemplify Dr. Coolidge’s extraordinary vision, leadership, and dedication to the specialty. Recipients of this award—the AAE’s highest honor—are an elite group of individuals who serve as role models for the entire endodontic community.

Award Criteria

This award recognizes individuals who have displayed leadership and exemplary dedication to dentistry and endodontics.

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be an Active, Life, Disabled Active, Educator, International, or Retired member of the AAE at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.
The individual must have had active participation in the AAE during the individual's professional lifetime.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Five additional letters supporting the nomination (for a total of 6 letters.)

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.
A letter submitted with several signatures will be counted as one letter towards the nomination.

Past Recipients

Edgar D. Coolidge* ’69
Harry B. Johnston* ’70
Henry A. Bartels* ’71
Bertram L. Wolfsohn* ’74
Vincent B. Milas* ’75
Worth B. Gregory ’78
Jacob B. Freedland* ’80
Alfred L. Frank* ’81
George G. Stewart* ’82
F. Darl Ostrander* ’83
Maynard K. Hine* ’83
George C. Hare* ’84
Irving J. Naidorf* ’85
Harry Blechman* ’86
I.B. Bender* ’87
Dudley H. Glick* ’88
Samuel S. Patterson* ’89
Robert A. Uchin ’90
Michael A. Heuer ’91
Edward M. Osetek* ’92
Harold Gerstein* ’93
Henry J. Van Hassel ’93
Donald E. Arens* '94
Harold A. Maxmen* ’94
Herbert Schilder* ’95
Stuart B. Fountain ’96
Joseph D. Maggio ’97

Gerald C. Dietz Sr. ’98
John I. Ingle ’99
James C. McGraw ’00
Charles J. Cunningham ’01
Richard C. Burns* ’02
Noah Chivian ’03
Eric J. Hovland ’04
Philip W. Cohen* ’05*
Harmon R. Katz ’06
Stephen F. Schwartz ’07
Seymour Oliet ’08
Jeffrey W. Hutter ’09
Carl W. Newton ’10
Denis E. Simon III ’11
Jerome V. Pisano '12
Samuel O. Dorn '13
A. Eddy Skidmore '14
Sandra Madison '15
Mahmoud Torabinejad '16
James L. Gutmann '17
Gary R. Hartwell '18
Louis E. Rossman '19
Clara M. Spatafore '21
John S. Olmsted '22
Terryl A. Propper '23
Gerald N. Glickman '24
Kenneth M. Hargreaves '25

*Indicates deceased

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Louis I. Grossman Award

This award recognizes an author for cumulative publication of significant research studies that have made an extraordinary contribution to endodontology.

Award Criteria

This award is given for cumulative publication of significant research studies that have made an extraordinary contribution to endodontology.

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be an Active, Life, Disabled Active, Retired, Educator, International, or Associate member of the AAE at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Nomination letter must cite the specific publications for which the individual is nominated and describe their significance.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.

Past Recipients

Louis I. Grossman* ’73
Birger Nygaard-Ostby* ’76
I.B. Bender* ’78
Samuel Seltzer* ’80
Harold R. Stanley* ’81
Kaare Langeland* ’82
Henry J. Van Hassel ’84
Melvin Goldman* ’89
Syngcuk Kim ’90
Calvin D. Torneck ’91
Henry O. Trowbridge ’92
Mahmoud Torabinejad ’93
Herbert Schilder* ’96
Geoffrey Heithersay ’00
Richard E. Walton ’01

Martin Trope ’02
Franklin S. Weine* ’03
Larz S.W. Spångberg ’04
James H. Simon* ’05
Leif Tronstad ’06
Kenneth M. Hargreaves ’07
Shimon Friedman ’08
Al Reader ’09
J. Craig Baumgartner ’10
Ove A. Peters '12
Jose F. Siqueira Jr. '14
Markus Haapasalo '19
Anil Kishen '21
Domenico Ricucci '23
Paul V. Abbott '25

*Indicates deceased

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Ralph F. Sommer Award

This award is given to the principal author(s) of a publication of specific significance to the science and art of endodontology. The award may be given for articles describing developments or advances in methodology and/or materials and devices and for constructive influence on clinical practice. The paper(s) need not necessarily be based on research, but can be philosophical, social, technological, etc., and pertaining to endodontics.

Award Criteria

The award is given for recognition to the principal author(s) of a publication of specific significance to the science and art of endodontology. The award may be given for an article describing developments or advances in methodology and/or materials and devices and for constructive influence on clinical practice. The paper need not necessarily be based on research, but can be philosophical, social, technological, etc., and pertaining to endodontics.

Nominee Requirements

The award may be given to an AAE member or a non-AAE member.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, copy of publication for which the individual is nominated, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Nomination letter must cite the specific publication for which the individual is nominated and describe its significance.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.
Previous recipients are ineligible to receive the Sommer award again.

Past Recipients

Calvin D. Torneck ’84
Alfred L. Frank* ’85
Mahmoud Torabinejad ’86
John I. Ingle ’87
Leif Tronstad ’90
Jens O. Andreasen ’91
I.B. Bender* ’93
Samuel Seltzer* ’93
Goran Sundqvist ’94
Gunnar Bergenholtz ’96
Miomir Cvek* ’03

Henry J. Van Hassel ’05
Harmeet D. Walia ’05
Syngcuk Kim ’06
Samuel Kakehashi ’09
John T. McSpadden ’11
Peter E. Murray '13
Stephen Cohen '15
P.N. Ramachandran Nair '16
Mahmoud Torabinejad '21
James C. Kulild '23
James L. Gutmann '24

*Indicates deceased

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I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award

This award acknowledges a member whose contributions to endodontics in the field of education have demonstrated excellence through selfless commitment to full-time educational pursuits, and whose valuable contributions have instilled in his/her students the desire to pursue excellence in their careers.

Award Criteria

Recipients of this award have demonstrated status as an outstanding educator and mentor by:

earning the esteem and respect of peers and colleagues, faculty association and current/former students;
the quality of former students and their impact on endodontics;
earning the national/international reputation as an outstanding contributor to the art and science of endodontics as evidenced by invited presentations, the extent of scholarly activity including original research, textbook contributions, teaching material development and continuing education involvement.

Strong consideration should be given to those individuals whose many accomplishments have not been sufficiently recognized previously by the AAE.

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be an Active, Educator, Disabled Active, Retired, International, or Life member at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.
Nominee must be a current or retired full-time educator, with a minimum of 15-years of service as a full-time educator.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Five additional letters supporting the nomination, from present/former students, endodontic educators/administrators, including deans.
One letter of verification from Program Director, Department Chair, or Dean of the nominee's educational institution, verifying the nominee's rank and years of experience. (For a total of seven letters.)
Other evidence may be submitted as appropriate, but is not required to complete a nomination. Examples include: awards, nominations, innovations in teaching etc.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.
A letter submitted with several signatures will be counted as one letter towards the nomination.

Past Recipients

Gerald W. Harrington ’01
Raymond G. Luebke* ’02
F. James Marshall* ’03
Leif K. Bakland ’04
William J. Meyers ’05
Thomas P. Mullaney ’06
Nijole Remeikis ’07
Arne M. Bjorndal* ’08
Gary R. Hartwell ’09
Billie G. Jeansonne ’10
James L. Gutmann ’11
Richard E. Walton '12

H. Robert Steiman '13
M. Lamar Hicks '14
Christopher Wenckus '15
Daniel B. Green '16
Paul A. Rosenberg '17
Shimon Friedman '18
James D. Johnson '19
Kenneth N. Namerow '21
Al Reader '22
Scott B. McClanahan '23
William "Bill" Johnson '24
Bradford R. Johnson '25

*Indicates deceased

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Edward M. Osetek Educator Award

This award is given to a member that has demonstrated status as an outstanding educator by earning the esteem and respect of his/her students and faculty associates; by the quality of former/current students and their impact on endodontics; and by receiving invitations to present endodontic seminars, lectures or workshops at other educational institutions.

Award Criteria

Recipients of the Edward M. Osetek Award have demonstrated status as an outstanding educator by:

earning the esteem and respect of students and faculty associates
the quality of former/current students and their impact on endodontics
receiving invitations to present endodontic seminars, lectures or workshops at other educational or research institutions.

Nominee Requirements
Nominee must meet these requirements at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors:

- - Nominee must be an Active or Educator AAE member
  - Full-time faculty at the rank of instructor or assistant/associate professor in endodontics at an accredited U.S. dental school.
  - Must have less than ten years full-time teaching experience.

Nomination Requirements

- - Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
  - Five additional letters supporting the nomination, from colleagues, present/former students, endodontic educators/administrators, including deans.
  - One letter of verification from Program Director, Department Chair, or Dean of the nominee's educational institution, verifying the nominee's rank and years of experience. (For a total of seven letters.)
  - Other evidence may be submitted as appropriate, but is not required, to complete a nomination. Examples include: awards, nominations, innovations in teaching, etc.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle. However, in order for a nomination to be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle, the nominee must still fit all award criteria, including fewer than ten years of full-time teaching experience.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.
A letter submitted with several signatures will be counted as one letter towards the nomination.
Previous recipients are ineligible to receive the Osetek award again.

Past Recipients

Gordon D. Mattison* ’95
Eric M. Rivera ’96
Asgeir Sigurdsson ’98
David E. Witherspoon ’99
Roberta Pileggi ’00
André K. Mickel ’01
Donna Mattscheck ’02
Shahrokh Shabahang ’03
Stephen J. Clark ’04
Karl Keiser ’04
Alexandre A.P. Fleury ’05
Andris Jaunberzins ’06
John M. Nusstein ’06
Jarshen Lin ’07
Anne E. Williamson ’08

Adam Lloyd ’10
Marc E. Levitan ’11
George A. Bruder III '12
Anthony T. Borgia '13
Melissa M. Drum '14
Jordan L. Schweitzer '15
Natasha M. Flake '16
Frederic Barnett '17
Richard D. Archer '18
Avina K. Paranjpe '19
Anibal R. Diogenes '21
Kent A. Sabey '22
Adham Azim '23
Nikita B. Ruparel '24
Carla Y. Falcon '25

*Indicates deceased

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Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award

The Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award recognizes AAE member endodontists whose contributions to endodontics in the field of education have demonstrated dedication to endodontics as a part-time teacher of endodontics in a predoctoral program, or in an advanced specialty education program in endodontics, and whose valuable contributions have instilled in his/her students the desire to pursue excellence in their career.

Award Criteria

The recipient must have demonstrated status as an outstanding part-time educator and mentor by earning the esteem and respect of peers, colleagues, faculty, and current or former students.

Nominee Requirements
Nominee must meet these requirements at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.

Must be an Active, Life, Disabled Active, International or Retired AAE member.
Minimum of 20 years' service as a part-time educator. The 20 years may be an accumulation of teaching years at different institutions.
Part-time shall be defined as an educator who is not considered full-time by the dental school or hospital where the educator taught endodontics in predoctoral programs or advanced specialty education programs in endodontics. The nominee may or may not have received compensation for their teaching.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Five additional letters supporting the nomination, from colleagues, present/former students, endodontic educators/administrators, including dean.
One letter of verification from Program Director, Department Chair, or Dean of the nominee's educational institution, verifying the nominee's rank and years of experience. (For a total of seven letters)
Other evidence may be submitted as appropriate, but is not required to complete a nomination. Examples include: awards, nominations, innovations in teaching, etc.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.
A letter submitted with several signatures will be counted as one letter towards the nomination.

Past Recipients

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Spirit of Service Award (Career Dental Community Volunteer)

The Spirit of Service Award (Career Dental Community Volunteer) recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the true spirit of leadership through the following criteria:

devoted time and expertise
created effective partnerships in the dental community
impacted dental organizations
benefited patients by volunteering their time and expertise in treating the underserved

Award Criteria

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be an Active, Life, Disabled Active, Educator, International, or Retired member of the AAE at time of nomination and approval by board of directors.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Nomination letter must cite specific volunteer activities and results.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.

Past Recipients

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Spirit of Service Award (New Practitioner Dental Community Volunteer)

The Spirit of Service New Practitioner Dental Community Volunteer award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the true spirit of leadership through the following criteria:

devoted time and expertise
created effective partnerships in the dental community
impacted dental organizations
benefited patients by volunteering their time and expertise in treating the underserved

Award Criteria

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be an Active, Life, Disabled Active, Educator, International, or Retired member of AAE at time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.
Nominee must have been practicing endodontics for less than 10-years.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV, submitted by lead nominator.
Nomination must cite specific volunteer activities and results.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.

Past Recipients

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Honorary Membership

Honorary Membership is awarded to individuals for significant contributions which have furthered the advancement of endodontics.

Award Criteria

Honorary membership is awarded to individuals for significant contributions which have furthered the advancement of endodontics.

Nominee Requirements

Nominee must be a non-endodontist.
Nominee must be living at the time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.

Nomination Requirements

Completed nomination form, letter of nomination, and current CV or resume, submitted by lead nominator.

Guidelines

Nominations remain active for two years: the year in which the nomination was submitted, and the following year’s nomination cycle.
In order to remain active for a second year, nomination materials must be submitted to completion as outlined above. Nominations that are incomplete at the time of review by the Honors and Awards Committee will not be carried over to the following year’s nomination cycle.

Past Recipients

Edgar D. Coolidge ʼ48*
W. Clyde Davis ʼ48*
Bernhard Gottlieb ʼ48*
Edward S. Hatton ʼ49*
Walter Hess ʼ49*
Hermann Prinz ʼ49*
Francisco Pucci ʼ49*
Sir E. Wilfred Fish ʼ56*
Birger Nygaard-Ostby ‘58*
Mary Crowley ‘66*
Ralph F. Sommer ʼ67*
Harold R. Stanley ʼ68*
Maynard K. Hine ʼ69*
Maury Massler ʼ71*
Louis I. Grossman ʼ73*
Oscar A. Maisto ʼ79*
Henry O. Trowbridge ʼ86

David H. Pashley ʼ92
Irma S. Kudo ʼ94
Frank N. Lentine ʼ94
Michel Maillefer ʼ94
Margaret R. Byers ʼ99
Jens O. Andreasen ʼ01
Shiro Kudo ʼ02*
Ivar Mjör ʼ04
Rafael Miñana ʼ06
Jill E. Cochran ʼ09
Gunnar Bergenholtz ʼ10
Mark A. Oliver ʼ10
Rebecca Funderburk ʼ11
Margie Hannen '17
Donald R. Nixdorf '18
Lynda L. Davenport '21
Scott Fehrs '22

*Indicates deceased

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Student Achievement Award

The Student Achievement Award in Endodontics and certificate is presented annually to an undergraduate dental student who has demonstrated an above-average skill level in endodontics. While all students who show a keen interest in endodontics are encouraged to join the AAE as Predoctoral Student members, program directors are invited to nominate one student for this award each year.

For more information, contact the Membership Department at membership@aae.org.

Congratulations to the 2025 Predoctoral Student Achievement Award Winners!

Award Criteria

The student must show a broad interest in endodontics and demonstrate more involvement than is required of the average graduate in his/her class.
The student must show above average grades in clinical treatment of endodontic problems.
The student should have better than average grades in the didactic endodontic courses.
The chair of the endodontic department or section should take part in selecting the student for the award.

2025 Winners

A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Dr. Cade Cox
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Dr. Timur Souchiski
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Han Chao Shi
California Northstate University - College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Ali Shahcheraghi
Case Western Reserve University	Dr. Hounein Riad Arbaji
Columbia University	Dr. Matthew Tiberino
Creighton University School of Dentistry	Dr. Asay Connor L.
Dalhousie University	Dr. Vidhi Shetty
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University	Dr. Kole Fisher
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Miguel Sanchez
Harvard School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Summer Tan
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	Dr. Aaron Harouni
Howard University	Dr. Sydney Tompkins
LECOM School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Monica Tran
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	Dr. Zachary Payton Evangelista
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	Dr. Zachary Evangelista
LSUHSC School of Dentistry	Dr. David Rainwater
Marquette University, School of Dentistry	Dr. Kyle Mayfield
McGill University	Dr. Reza shahmohammadi
Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry	Dr. Perez Newton
Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry	Dr. Dilan Rutland
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona	Dr. Emily Tarr
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - IL	Dr. Jeremiah Penberthy
New York University	Dr. Erick Jung
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Arsalan Montazer
Oregon Health & Science University	Dr. Tyler McCreadie
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Gabrielle Berg
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Matthew Epstein
Schulich Dentistry, Western University	Dr. Anas Salloum
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Angelica Song
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Anthony Monaco
Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry	Dr. Evangelos Rossis
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry	Dr. Emily Vu
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry	Dr. Mohamed Alodat
Touro College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Sarah Danesh
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Carley McAlarney
UAB School of Dentistry	Dr. Trevor McLemore
Université Laval	Dr. Camille Tremblay Dionne
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Johan Olav Kjorven
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Johan Olav Kjorven
University College Cork	Dr. David Harris
University Mississippi Medical Center / School of Dentistry / Admissions	Dr. Bayley Graves
University of Adelaide	Dr. Acacsia Lord
University of British Columbia	Dr. Rose (Ru Jing) Zhou
University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry	Dr. Samah Abbaker
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Maiti Grabow
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Olivia Dort
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	Dr. Rachel Madar
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Dentistry	Dr. Richard Ong
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry	Dr. Minwoo Choi
University of Iowa	Dr. Zachary Graham
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	Dr. Spencer Romney
University of Louisville School of Dentistry	Dr. Jorge Casanas Marrero
University of Maryland School of Dentistry	Dr. Austin DiNofrio
University of Michigan School of Dentistry	Dr. Abhay Vora
University of Minnesota	Dr. Quyen Nguyen
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Dr. Michael Gimotty III
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine	Dr. William Taylor Robison
University of New England	Dr. Kareem Abdelaal
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry	Dr. Divya Reddy
University of Pennsylvania	Dr. Mira-Belle Haddad
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Thomas Palumbo
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE	Dr. CAROLINA BESOSA - COLON
University of Saskatchewan	Dr. Kristen Diakow
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry	Dr. Summer Youssef
University of Utah School of Dentistry Utah	Dr. Caleb Wood
University of Washington School of Dentistry	Dr. Noor Momi
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry	Dr. Carlos Garcia Balderrama
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry	Dr. Alan Ho
Virginia Commonwealth University	Dr. James "Jed" Londrey
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	Dr. Caitlin Murphy
Western University of Health Sciences	Dr. Layla Eltejaye
Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Michelle McAden

2024 Winners

A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Dr. Niki Patel
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Dr. Jonathan Sorsok
Augusta University - Dental College of Georgia	Dr. Robert Griffith
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Jolmiry Campos
Columbia University	Dr. Jessica Hwang
Cork University Dental School & Hospital	Dr. Rebecca Browne
Creighton University School of Dentistry	Dr. Seyed A. Shokrollahi
Dalhousie University	Dr. Sivakumar Subramanian
Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, University of Manitoba	Dr. Taylor C. Kostyshyn
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Dalia Nashed
Harvard School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Glory Kim
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry	Dr. Arman Ohanyan
Howard University	Dr. Anthony Michael
Indiana University School of Dentistry	Dr. Alex Liang
Laval University	Dr. Emmy Roy-Veilleux
LECOM School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Marla Chavez
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	Dr. Sara Al Tally
LSUHSC School of Dentistry	Dr. Kyle Gaudet
Marquette University	Dr. Dana Tesneem Elchami
McGill University	Dr. Chandra Pulkit
Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry	Dr. Allexis Culton
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona	Dr. Cassandra Davis
Nova Southeastern University	Dr. Sarah Wilensky
NYU College of Dentistry	Dr. Judy Doyoung Kim
Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentitstry	Dr. Orin Osborne
Penn Dental Medicine	Dr. Bingjian Yang
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Oliver Atkinson
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Thomas Aloe
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University	Dr. Patrick Kendall
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Madlyn Lawrence
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Gabrielle Mercieca
Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry	Dr. Caleb Campbell
Texas A&M College of Dentistry	Dr. Madeline Elizabeth Willer
Touro College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Meilech Sonenblick
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Abby Katherine Zeller
UAB School of Dentistry	Dr. Zane Hood
Université de Montréal	Dr. Carole Nasri
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Kayla Schwartz
University Mississippi Medical center School of Dentistry	Dr. Paul Savage
University of British Columbia	Dr. Gavin Leung
University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry	Dr. Keyvan Nikghalb
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Daniel Carney
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Stephanie Quezada
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	Dr. Thaija Vincent
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry	Dr. Brian Remiasz
University of Iowa	Dr. Brooke Frazier
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	Dr. Kara Bauer
University of Louisville School of Dentistry	Dr. Bassel Hanna
University of Maryland School of Dentistry	Dr. Brianna Abraham
University of Michigan School of Dentistry	Dr. Clarence Cochran II
University of Minnesota	Dr. Stuart Jones
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Dr. Grant Powderly
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	Dr. Case McNally
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Dr. James Brigham Clawson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Dr. Fatemeh Sayyady
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry	Dr. Jack Koszykowski
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Max Chiu
University of Puerto Rico	Dr. Hali S. Perez-Malik
University of Saskatchewan	Dr. Alexis Siemens
University of the Pacific Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry	Dr. Rachel Healy
University of Washington School of Dentistry	Dr. Tanner Nieman
UT Health Houston School of Dentistry	Dr. Tyler F. Hanis
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry	Dr. Stephanie Lin
West Virginia University	Dr. Zachary Lynn
Western University of Health Sciences	Dr. Sebastian Lucar

2023 Winners

A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health	Dr. Robert H. Thueson
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Dr. Jonathan Abrams
Augusta University	Dr. Olivia Fraser
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Andy Lin
Case Western Reserve University	Dr. Joshua Fromel
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Michael Choi
Cork University Dental School and Hospital	Dr. Fadi Mansoor
Creighton University School of Dentistry	Dr. Timothy Balzen
Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry	Dr. Maan Singh
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Richa Vyas
Escuela de Medicina Dental	Dr. Christina Nieves
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Of USC	Dr. Farhan Hossain
Howard University	Dr. Aubrey Kaale
Howard University	Dr. Jennifer Lozada
Indiana University	Dr. Wade Troyer
LECOM School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Jordan Carey
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	Dr. Kimya Marefat
LSU Dental School	Dr. Hannah Battle
LSU Dental School	Dr. Jeffrey Sanders
Marquette University, School of Dentistry	Dr. Chloe Philip
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - IL	Dr. Ramzi Ihmud
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Benjamin Zsembery
Nova Southeastern University	Dr. Marco Geris
NYU College of Dentistry	Dr. Shahen Yashpal
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Dentistry	Dr. Britta Pihl
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Ashley Hillock
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Clayton Travis
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Mitchell Muller
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Parmvir Kaur
Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry	Dr. Amanda L. Bogue
Texas A&M University School of Dentistry	Dr. Kimberly Murguia
The Ohio State Univerity	Dr. Vi Dinh
The university of aBritish Columbia	Dr. Melissa Liu
The University of Texas School of Dentistry	Dr. Jefferson Henthorn
Touro College of Dental Medicine	Dr. Tapaswi Patel
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Sumona Akter Eity
UAB School of Dentistry	Dr. Fong Chu Tsang
UAB School of Dentistry	Dr. Sebastian Torres
Université Laval	Dr. Anna Maria Turcanu
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Fritz Mora
University of Adelaide	Dr. Alizafar Wahidi
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Patrick Mugabe
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Edward Amelemah
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	Dr. Daniel Middleton
University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry	Dr. Martin Ryan
University of Iowa	Dr. Chaz Konrath
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	Dr. Michael Skanchy
University of Louisville School of Dentistry	Dr. Kushani Shah
University of Maryland School of Dentistry	Dr. Benjamin Rahimi
University of Michigan School of Dentistry	Dr. Anne Corso
University of Minnesota	Dr. Luc de la Villefronoy
University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry	Dr. Landen Hajje
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Dr. Blake Clarke
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	Dr. Isaac Langan
University of Oklahoma College Dentistry	Dr. Teresa Le Vu
University of Pennsylvania	Dr. Shrey Patel
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	Dr. James Claiborne Blackwell
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry	Dr. Shady Kerolles
University of Utah School of Dentistry	Dr. Kevin Nasrieh
University of Washington School of Dentistry	Dr. Ryan Guske
UNLV School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Brandon Richards
UNLV School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Benjamin Moser
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry	Dr. Georges Ishak
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry	Dr. Alix Kloster
West Virginia University School of Dentistry	Dr. Dakota Bailey
Western University of Health Sciences	Dr. Seraphina Oney

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President's Award

Presented at the discretion of the AAE President and approved by the Board of Directors, the President's Award honors exceptional members who work behind the scenes to promote and advance the Association.

Award Criteria

Nominates and confers the President’s Award with the approval of the board of directors to an individual who meets the award criteria.
The recipient will be nominated by the AAE President.
The individual must have actively participated in the AAE during his or her professional lifetime.
The recipient must be a living member of the AAE at time of nomination and approval by the board of directors.
The award will not necessarily be given annually.
The award will be presented by the AAE President during the Annual Meeting.
The award recognizes an AAE member who may not be, or may not have been, eligible for any of the following AAE awards: Edgar D. Coolidge, Louis I. Grossman, Ralph F. Sommer or Endodontic Educator Award.

Past Recipients

Peter A. Paesani '97*
Bruce H. Seidberg '02
Wm. Ben Johnson '04
Darrell W. Zenk '05
Worth B. Gregory '07
Terryl A. Propper '09
John T. McSpadden '10
James A. Abbott '11
Ronald I. Deblinger '12

William D. Powell '13
David E. Witherspoon '15
Richard A. Rubinstein '16
Karl Keiser '17
Mark B. Desrosiers '18
Richard S. Schwartz '19
Paul M.H. Dummer '21
Ashraf F. Fouad '22
George Bogen '23

*Indicates deceased

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