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