AAE Awards & Recognition - American Association of Endodontists

Please take the time to review the new criteria and guidelines for the AAE's most prestigious awards. Information on how to submit a nomination will be available early next summer.

Designed to encourage and acknowledge lifelong enhancement of knowledge and skills, the AAE awards honor significant contributions to the specialty and community. We encourage all members to participate in the AAE awards and recognition program at some point in their career.

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.

Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award
Spirit of Service Award
Honorary Membership
Student Achievement Award
President's 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

*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
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

*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

*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;
by the quality of former students and their impact on endodontics;
by 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

*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

*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

Lifetime Dental Community Volunteer
George T. Goodis ‘07
William D. Powell ‘08
John D. Hartness ‘09
Adolph Bushell ‘10
James Lance ‘11
John W. Gillan ‘12
Terryl A. Propper ‘13
Scott J. Hodges ‘14
David C. Funderburk ‘15
Steven G. Forte ‘17

New Practitioner Community Volunteer
Jessica L. Barr ‘07
Judy D. McIntyre ‘08
Robert A. Goldberg ‘09
Kimberly A.D. Lindquist ‘11
G. Matthew Brock ’14
Cameron M. Howard ’15
Jeffrey S. Albert ‘16

*Indicates deceased

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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

*Indicates deceased

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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

*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, 800-872-3636 (North America) or 312-266-7255 (International).

Award Criteria

Past Recipients

Recipient Name	School	Award Year
Emily E. Bujnoski	A.T. Still University at Arizona	2020
Michael Chon	A.T. Still University at Missouri	2020
Philippe Mansour	Augusta University	2020
Erika Silverberg	Boston University	2020
Morgan Celistan	Case Western Reserve University	2020
Mara Nobel	Columbia University	2020
Strater Crowfoot	Creighton University	2020
Dakota Peachee	East Carolina University	2020
Ola Abuaita	Howard University	2020
Basal Hassan	Indiana University	2020
Andrew Yoon	Loma Linda University	2020
Michael D. Diny	Marquette School of Dentistry	2020
Mitchell Pinto	McGill University	2020
Reed Houck	Medical University of South Carolina	2020
David McNutt	Meharry Medical College	2020
Andrea Tsatalis	Midwestern University	2020
Alexander Collins-Horynak	New York University	2020
Anastasia Talalenko	Nova Southeastern University	2020
Katie Keck	Ohio State University	2020
Tembré DeLong	Oregon Health & Science University	2020
Lawrence Anderson	Roseman University	2020
Lara Bachour	Rutgers University	2020
Luke Revelt	Southern Illinois University	2020
Yigit Gol	Stony Brook University	2020
Leila Maki	Temple University	2020
Christian Diego Lepure	Texas A&M College of Dentistry	2020
Seba Torfah	The University of British Columbia	2020
Zachary Glaus	Touro College of Dental Medicine	2020
Anika Solanki	Tufts University	2020
Alexandra Bissonnette-Lauzon	Université Laval	2020
Jacob J. Altmire	University at Buffalo	2020
Ann Marie O'Connor	University College Cork	2020
Yan Xin Rachel Tan	University of Adelaide	2020
Kevin P. Bryant	University of Alabama at Birmingham	2020
Jordan Henke	University of Colorado at Anschutz	2020
James Balloch	University of Connecticut	2020
Andrea Callaway	University of Detroit Mercy	2020
Ricardo Obando Altamirano	University of Florida	2020
Philip Cannizzaro	University of Illinois at Chicago	2020
Logan Sardzinski	University of Iowa	2020
Nathan Kartchner	University of Louisville	2020
Sheena Sikka	University of Maryland	2020
Kristin Schemine	University of Michigan	2020
Daniel Fama	University of Minnesota	2020
Ryan Mitchell	University of Mississippi	2020
Shan Ao	University of Missouri-Kansas City	2020
Justin Fang	University of Nevada at Las Vegas	2020
Nathan J. Yip	University of North Carolina	2020
Damian M. Slaczka	University of North Carolina	2020
Austin Brasher	University of Oklahoma	2020
Adam P. Forbes	University of Pennsylvania School	2020
Salil Kawatra	University of Pittsburgh	2020
Kevin Duque	University of Puerto Rico	2020
Brenna Glow	University of Saskatchewan	2020
Ariella Glodowski	University of Southern California	2020
Donald T. Mauney	University of Tennessee	2020
Vashti Bueso	University of Texas at Houston	2020
Juan Verastegui	University of Texas at San Antonio	2020
Jordan L. Barnett	University of the Pacific	2020
William Richards	University of Utah	2020
Rachel Kehr	University of Washington	2020
Craig Luskey	Virginia Commonwealth University	2020
Morgan Kesecker	West Virginia University	2020
Matthew Janbou	Western University of Health Sciences	2020
Brian Jankowski	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona	2019
Shaughn McCormick	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Missouri	2019
Marta Agnieszka Tomaszewska	Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine	2019
Rachel Schaulewicz	Columbia University College of Dental Medicine	2019
Kai Ezell	Creighton University School of Dentistry	2019
Mitchell Hanna	Dalhousie University	2019
Mac Morrison	Dental College of Georgia	2019
Zachary Williams	East Carolina University	2019
Andre Halabi	Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC	2019
Arjun Gohil	Indiana University School of Dentistry	2019
Jessica Goldenstein	James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine	2019
Jason Bendas	Loma LInda University School of Dentistry	2019
Jeffrey Toler	Louisiana State University School of Dentistry	2019
Jacob Soenen	Marquette University School of Dentistry	2019
Nadine Zaki	McGill University	2019
Kennedy Germany, Jr.	Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry	2019
Tanner Dahl	Midwestern University	2019
Reza Hadioonzadeh	New York University Dentistry	2019
William Sainsbury	Nova Southeastern College of Dental Medicine	2019
Skylar Penbarthy	Oregon Health & Science University	2019
Katherine Jie Shi	Penn Dental Medicine	2019
Isaac Garrett	Roseman University of Health Sciences	2019
Noeli Minaya Pereyra	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	2019
Nicholas Sampalis	Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	2019
Sharon Lee	Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine	2019
Tedi Vatnika	Temple University School of Dental Medicine	2019
Kyu Hur	Texas A&M College of Dentistry	2019
Mai J. Awadallah	Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	2019
Myriam Lamarche	Université de Montréal	2019
Isabela Machado Zanon	Université Laval	2019
Matthew Fenigstein	University at Buffalo	2019
Laura Baker	University College Cork	2019
David Chubb	University of Adelaide Dental School	2019
Bright Chang	University of Alabama Birmingham School of Dentistry	2019
Douglas Whitelaw	University of British Columbia	2019
Mariah Aron	University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry	2019
Emily Tovar	University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry	2019
Sarah Crepps	University of Colorado at Denver School of Dental Medacine	2019
Isabella Chen	University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	2019
Janine Matos	University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	2019
Cindy Castillo	University of Florida	2019
Jacob Groselak	University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry	2019
Olivia Meier	University of Iowa College of Dentistry	2019
Tori Wilson	University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	2019
Kristin Nelson	University of Louisville School of Dentistry	2019
Michael Weber	University of Maryland School of Dentistry	2019
Ethan Kolderman	University of Michigan School of Dentistry	2019
Jason Yick	University of Minnesota	2019
Toby Brandon	University of Mississippi School of Dentistry	2019
Mahshid Farahani	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry	2019
Kiya Stack	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	2019
Shannyn Holder Little	University of North Carolina	2019
Cooper Pasque	University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry	2019
Ai Tran	University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	2019
Stephanie Pastrana-Sánchez	University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine	2019
Trevor Zlatnik	University of Saskatchewan	2019
Brady Pope	University of Tennessee College of Dentistry	2019
Caroline Rog	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	2019
Nicholas Dybdal-Hargreaves	University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Dental Branch	2019
Michelle Fat	University of the Pacific	2019
Conner Cockrell	University of Utah School of Dentistry	2019
Elise Ellingsen Miller	University of Washington	2019
Trenton Smith	Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry	2019
Michael Petrides	West Virginia University School of Dentistry	2019
Ian Prins	Western University of Health Sciences	2019
Christina Sperou	Western University Schulich Dentistry	2019
Ryan Magnuson	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona	2018
David Hatch	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Missouri	2018
Ramneek K. Batth	Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine	2018
Jennifer Lynn Barrord	Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine	2018
Jeffrey Levine	Columbia University College of Dental Medicine	2018
Raymond Power	Cork University Dental School & Hospital	2018
Trevor M. Grant	Creighton University School of Dentistry	2018
Ramneek Khatter	Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry	2018
Jon Brian Hartley	East Carolina University	2018
Sally Abdelkarim	Howard University College of Dentistry	2018
Ethan Isaac Hamer	Indiana University School of Dentistry	2018
Kelly Ann Barbera	Kelly Ann Barbera Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	2018
Minna Chun	Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	2018
Bryce Cordell	Louisiana State University School of Dentistry	2018
Michael Smoljan	Marquette University School of Dentistry	2018
Marla Kabawat	McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry	2018
Ian Alexander Alvey	Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine	2018
Carmen Ruth	Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry	2018
Joshua Shaw	Midwestern University, Arizona	2018
Ramin Rahmani	New York University College of Dentistry	2018
Jon-Michael Scalercio	Nova Southeastern Univ College of Dental Medicine	2018
Nathaniel D. Frye	Ohio State University College of Dentistry	2018
Charles Carriere	Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry	2018
Brett Sommerville	Roseman University of Health Sciences	2018
Anthony Arena	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	2018
Clayton A. Liesen	Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	2018
Aliza Kaye	SUNY - Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine	2018
Aabhar Patel	Temple University School of Dental Medicine	2018
Joshua Fountain	Texas A&M University Collge of Dentistry	2018
Sunkun Kim	The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University	2018
Ida Gorshteyn	UCLA School of Dentistry	2018
François Proulx	Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine Dentaire	2018
Jerren M. Alcalde	University at Buffalo School for Dental Medicine	2018
Alex Khominsky	University of Adelaide	2018
Ayodele Ifarajimi	University of Alabama School of Dentistry at UAB	2018
Harjun Punni	University of Bristol Dental School	2018
Steven Schadinger	University of British Columbia	2018
Keely Walgama	University of California San Francisco	2018
Luke Harden	University of Colorado at Denver School of Dental Medacine	2018
Rachel Kalman	University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	2018
Sarah Eissa	University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	2018
Bradley Sleeth	University of Florida College of Dentistry	2018
Sebastian Przybylo	University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry	2018
Craig D. Kozeluh	University of Iowa College of Dentistry	2018
David Eccker	University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	2018
Logan Schuiteman	University of Louisville School of Dentistry	2018
Saurabh Gupta	University of Maryland School of Dentistry	2018
Ha Bin Park	University of Michigan School of Dentistry	2018
Mehrdad Hairani	University of Minnesota School of Dentistry	2018
Hairani Mehrdad	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	2018
Gatlin Glover	University of Mississippi School of Dentistry (UMMC)	2018
Andrew Kutina	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry	2018
Landon R. Peterson	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	2018
Matthew Thacker	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine	2018
Feifei Huang	University of North Carolina School of Dentistry	2018
Ryan Flake	University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry	2018
Hina Ejaz	University of Pennsylvania, Penn Dental Medicine	2018
Matthew L. Kulinski	University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	2018
Nermine Batniji	University of Southern California (Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry)	2018
Jenny Huang	University of Southern California School of Dental Medicine	2018
Brian Brodine	University of Tennessee College of Dentistry	2018
Emily J. Creighton	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	2018
Matthew Miller	University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Dental Branch	2018
Hannah Janette Christine Hurley	University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry	2018
Hannah Janette Christine Hurley	University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry	2018
Luis Franco	University of Utah	2018
Kristofer Harris	University of Washington School of Dentistry	2018
Claire Krueger	Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry	2018
Aldrene Manasan	Western University of Health Sciences	2018
Anas Saleh	Western University, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry	2018
Chad M. Gidel	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona	2017
Daryl Grigsby	A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Missouri	2017
Kirsten Ochala Jordan	Augusta University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Adam Bruce Caraway	Augusta University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Ashley O. Farmer	Augusta University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Kerolos Ragaey Elsayed	Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine	2017
Andrew Tod Wirtz	Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Deborah Yeh	Columbia University College of Dental Medicine	2017
Jane O'Regan	Cork University Dental School & Hospital	2017
Forest N. Hulet	Creighton University School of Dentistry	2017
Christopher Bernard	Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry	2017
Michael Brandon Landreth	East Carolina University	2017
Grace Beck	Harvard University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Ravinder Singh	Howard University College of Dentistry	2017
Benjamin Isaac Fischer	Indiana University School of Dentistry	2017
Hussam Aloka	Loma Linda University School of Dentistry	2017
Andrew Elmer	Louisiana State University School of Dentistry	2017
Thuy Nguyen	Louisiana State University School of Dentistry	2017
Badia Zahdan	Marquette University School of Dentistry	2017
Michael Bybelezer	McGill University, Faculty of Dentistry	2017
Lindsay Warren	Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine	2017
Sebastian Isaza	Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry	2017
Peter Vogen	Midwestern University, Arizona	2017
Christopher Schiller	New York University College of Dentistry	2017
Ana Meneses Zambrano	Nova Southeastern Univ College of Dental Medicine	2017
Chris Stryker	Ohio State University College of Dentistry	2017
Bryce Holmes	Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry	2017
Martha Bartelmus	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	2017
Aram Sexenian	Roseman University of Health Sciences	2017
Arthur Royzner	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine	2017
Seth T. Barnett	Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Rita O'Dwyer	Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine	2017
Jennifer Danielle Hirsch	Temple University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Leah Chrystene Stelly	Texas A&M University Collge of Dentistry	2017
Francis Joseph Daniel II	Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	2017
Johnny Duy Huynh	UCLA School of Dentistry	2017
Laurent Bussiéres	Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine Dentaire	2017
Sevag Donabet	Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine Dentaire	2017
Philippe-Antoine Baril	Université Laval Faculté de Médecine Dentaire	2017
Maryam Mozayani	University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine	2017
Brett Whitaker	University of Alabama School of Dentistry	2017
Kiavash Hossini	University of British Columbia	2017
Homam Sebti	University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry	2017
Brett Nelson	University of Colorado at Denver School of Dental Medacine	2017
Ryan Germann	University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine	2017
Austin Leske	University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	2017
Monique R. Belin	University of Florida College of Dentistry	2017
Steven Kyongmin Kim	University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry	2017
Amy Vermeer	University of Iowa College of Dentistry	2017
Chase Hodge	University of Kentucky College of Dentistry	2017
Nicholas Olinger	University of Louisville School of Dentistry	2017
Jessica Nixon	University of Maryland School of Dentistry	2017
Paramvir Singh J. Guram	University of Michigan School of Dentistry	2017
Jay Feuillerat	University of Minnesota School of Dentistry	2017
Kellie M. Watts	University of Mississippi School of Dentistry (UMMC)	2017
Paul Harris	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry	2017
Kyle J. Hascall	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry	2017
Tyler Davis	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine	2017
John Silvaroli	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine	2017
Tran Ung	University of North Carolina School of Dentistry	2017
Meghan Jane Harley	University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine	2017
Eric J. Feuer	University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine	2017
Jose Rodriquez-Lantigua	University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry	2017
Marina Jones	University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry	2017
Mohammad Sirjani	University of Southern California (Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry)	2017
Steven Oxner	University of Tennessee College of Dentistry	2017
Marcelo D. Uriegas	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	2017
Collette Edwards	University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Dental Branch	2017
Hannah Gray Cohen	University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry	2017
Jordan Christensen	University of Utah	2017
Yelena Chuvashova	University of Washington School of Dentistry	2017
Michael Tiedemann	University of Western Ontario	2017
Chezdan Leigh Baker	Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry	2017
Mehran Malakpour	West Virginia University School of Dentistry	2017
Meng Ju Du	Western University of Health Sciences	2017

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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

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