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The Academy of Prosthodontics
Distinguished Service Award
The Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Service Award is presented to any Fellow of the Academy, who has distinguished her or himself through her/his devotion and service to the specialty of Prosthodontics and the Academy of Prosthodontics.
The Award was presented for the first time in 2005 during the Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Award Recipients
2022 - Jane Brewer, in Coronado, California
Presented by President Lisa A. Lang
2020 - Thomas Taylor, at the 2021 Virtual Meeting and in Coronado, California
Presented by President Lisa A. Lang
Presented by President Lisa A. Lang
2020 - Thomas Taylor, at the 2021 Virtual Meeting and in Coronado, California
Presented by President Lisa A. Lang
2019 - George Zarb was presented the 2019 Distinguished Service Award by Past President Dr. James C. Taylor in Banff, Canada
2018 - Brien Lang, in Chicago, Illinois
Presented by Past President David Brown
2017 - Niles F. Guichet, in Sarasota, Florida
Presented by President David Brown
2016 - Jonathan Wiens, in Palm Springs, California
Presented by Past President Sreenivas Koka
Presented by President David Brown
2016 - Jonathan Wiens, in Palm Springs, California
Presented by Past President Sreenivas Koka
2015 - Charles L. Bolender, in Austin, Texas
Presented by Past President Hans-Peter Weber
2014 - Charles J. Goodacre, in Bern, Switzerland
Presented by Past President Thomas Taylor
2013 - Ronand P. Desjardins, in Maui, Hawaii
Presented by Past President Steve Eckert
2012 - David H. Wands, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Presented by Past President Hans-Peter Weber
2014 - Charles J. Goodacre, in Bern, Switzerland
Presented by Past President Thomas Taylor
2013 - Ronand P. Desjardins, in Maui, Hawaii
Presented by Past President Steve Eckert
2012 - David H. Wands, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Presented by Past President David Eggleston
2011 - Edward J. Plekavich, in Hilton Head, South Carolina
Presented by Past President Charles Goodacre
2010 - Howard M. Landesman, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Presented by Past President Steve Campbell
2009 - Donald C. Kramer, in Chicago, Illinois
Presented by Past President Rhonda Jacob
2008 - William R. Laney, in Houston, Texas
Presented by Past President Gary Goldstein
2007 - J. Hart Long, in New York, New York
Presented by Past President Jonathan Wiens
2006 - Glen P. McGivney, in San Francisco, California
Presented by Past President William Laney
2005 - S. Howard Payne, in Scottsdale, Arizona
Ronald Desjardins presented the first Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Service Award
2011 - Edward J. Plekavich, in Hilton Head, South Carolina
Presented by Past President Charles Goodacre
2010 - Howard M. Landesman, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Presented by Past President Steve Campbell
2009 - Donald C. Kramer, in Chicago, Illinois
Presented by Past President Rhonda Jacob
2008 - William R. Laney, in Houston, Texas
Presented by Past President Gary Goldstein
2007 - J. Hart Long, in New York, New York
Presented by Past President Jonathan Wiens
2006 - Glen P. McGivney, in San Francisco, California
Presented by Past President William Laney
2005 - S. Howard Payne, in Scottsdale, Arizona
Ronald Desjardins presented the first Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Service Award