Dr. Roger E. Alexander, Dallas, received the 2007 Daniel M. Laskin Award for Outstanding Predoctoral Educator from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. David A. Bitonti, Bethesda, Md., received the 2007 Outstanding Fellow Member Political Activist Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Robert M. Brandjord, Burnsville, Minn., received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo, San Francisco, was named president of the International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations and an honorary fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International.
Dr. Donald Findlay II, Elkhart, Nev., received the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s humanitarian award.
Dr. G.E. Ghali, Shreveport, La., received the William J. Gies Foundation Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Mary J. Hayes, Chicago, is the new president of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Jed Best, New York City, president-elect; Dr. Jeffrey Mabry, Lackland AFB, Texas, vice president; Dr. Diane Dilley, Chapel Hill, N.C., secretary-treasurer; and Dr. Michael Roberts, Bethesda, Md., immediate past president.
Dr. Richard Haug, Lexington, Ky., received the 2007 Donald B. Obson Award for an Outstanding Educator from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. James D. Hudson, New York City, is the new president of the New York Academy of Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. Anthony Curinga, New York City, president-elect; Dr. George Sferra Jr., Montrose, N.Y., vice president; Dr. Jonathan Roberts, New York City, secretary; Dr. Henry Chalfin, New York City, treasurer; and Dr. John J. Young Jr., New York City, editor.
Dr. Donald P. Lewis, Euclid, Ohio, received a Special Citation Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Michael Maihofer, Roseville, Mich., is the new president of the American Association of Dental Editors. Other officers are Dr. Christopher Anderson, Lubbock, Texas, vice president; Dr. Fred Bremner, Wilsonville, Ore., secretary/treasurer; Dr. John O’Keefe, Ottawa, immediate past president; and Dr. Michael Nash, Pearl, Miss., editor.
Dr. Max E. Murrison, Salina, Kan., received the Community Service and Leadership Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Lee D. Pollan, Pittsford, N.Y., is the new president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Other officers are Dr. R. Lynn White, Austin, Texas, president elect; Dr. Ira Dr. Cheifetz, Princeton Junction, N.J., vice president; and Dr. Edwin W. Slade, Doylestown, Pa., treasurer.
Dr. Louis K. Rafetto, Wilmington, Del., received the 2007 Committee Person of the Year Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Paul Sims, Butte, Mont., received the 2007 Presidential Achievement Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
