PDA Distinguished Service Award

Each year, the Annual Awards Committee selects for the PDA Distinguished Service Award a dentist whose contribution of time and effort to PDA has been exceptionally significant, whose significant achievements and high standards have been of such character as to have materially aided and advanced the science and art of dentistry or whose public life and activities have been of such a nature as to reflect great credit upon the profession. The nominee shall have the endorsement of their local or district society or of at least 25 PDA members in good standing.


 

Past Recipients of the PDA Distinguished Service Award**


1946 - Dr. George T. Gregg
  1974 - Dr. Isaac Sissman

2003 - Dr. John W. Staubach
1947 - Dr. John J. Stetzer Sr.
1975 - Dr. Lester W. Burke

2004 - Dr. Eli Stavisky
1948 -  Dr. R. Hamill D. Swing 1976 - Dr. Jay H. Eshleman
  2005 - Dr. Augustine J. Chialastri
1949 - Dr. Milon P. Eaton 1977 - Dr. Charles F. McDermott
  2006 - Dr. Ronald B. Gross
1950 - Dr. Cris S. Van Horn
1978 - Dr. Laurence L. Lathrop
  2007 - Dr. Ronald D. Bushick
1951 - None
1979 - Dr. Bernard Shair
  2008 - Dr. George A. Kirchner
1952 - Dr. George S. Schlegel 1980 - Dr. Dale F. Roeck
  2009 - Dr. William G. Glecos
1953 - Dr. Joseph D. Whiteman 1981 - Dr. W. Arthur George
  2010 - Dr. Judith A. McFadden
1954 - Dr. W. Earle Craig 1982 - Dr. Edward J. Forrest
  2011 - Dr. Richard J. Galeone
1955 - Dr. Zachary Jackaway 1983 - Dr. John L. Bomba
  2012 - Dr. Charles R. Weber
1956 - Dr. Cloyd S. Harkins 1984 - Dr. George P. Boucek
  2013 - Dr. Craig A. Eisenhart
1957 - Dr. Albert R. Pechan 1985 - Dr. Alex J. McKechnie Jr.
  2014 - Dr. Robert S. Runzo
1958 - Dr. Leroy M. Ennis 1986 - Dr. Waldo G. Gamba
  2015 - Dr. Linda K. Himmelberger
1959 - Dr. Herbert K. Cooper  1987 - Dr. William A. Booth
  2016 - Dr. Jerrold H. Axler
1960 - Dr. William F. Swanson 1988 - Dr. Eugene E. Katz
  2017 - Dr. Andrew J. Kwasny
1961 - Dr. Walter Wade 1989 - Dr. James W. Smudski
  2018 - Dr. William T. Spruill
1962 - Dr. Charles H. Patton 1990 - Dr. William B. Trice
  2019 - Dr. Raymond R. Lancione
1963 - Dr. Gerald D. Timmons 1991 - Dr. Nicholas D. Saccone
  2020 - Dr. Ronald K. Heier
1964 - Dr. George A. Coleman 1992 - Dr. Lester L. Levin
  2021 - Dr. Jay R. Wells, III
1965 - Dr. Harry K. Willits 1993 - Dr. Marvin Sniderman
  2022 - Dr. Stephen T. Radack, III
1966 - Dr. Clarence Hagan 1994 - Dr. Frank J. Sammartino
  2023 - Dr. John F. Erhard, III
1967 - Dr. Thomas P. Fox
1995 - Dr. Simon A. Horkowitz
 
1968 - Dr. Albert Goho
  1996 - Dr. George W. Brett
   
1969 - Dr. R. E. V. Miller Sr.
  1997 - Dr. Marlin A. Miller
   
1970 - Dr. W. Harry Archer    1998 - Dr. Kay F. Thompson
   
1971 - Dr. Homer D. Butts Jr.
  1999 - Dr. Herman M. Aqua
   
1972 - Dr. Albert L. Borish
  2000 - Dr. Jack H. Neff*
 
1973 - Dr. Victor H. Frank
  2002 - Dr. John B. Lathrop
   
         
         
         
         
       

 *Posthumously
**Formerly known as the PDA Annual Award, renamed in 2008.




1973 - Dr. Victor H. Frank