Dr. Marc Ackerman, Jacksonville, Fla., received the Alumni Award of Merit from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Sheldon Baumrind, Berkeley, Calif., was awarded the 2008 Craniofacial Biology Research Award from the International Association for Dental Research.
Dr. Leonard Cole, Ridgewood, N.J., received the Alumni Award of Merit from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Terry Dickinson, Richmond, Va., was named the National Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association.
Dr. Basma Fallah, San Mateo, Calif., received the 2008 Harry Sicher Research Award from the American Association of Orthodontists.
Dr. Raymond George Sr., Lincoln, R.I., was elected president of the American Association of Orthodontists. Other officers are Dr. Robert J. Bray, Somers Point, N.J., president elect; and Dr. Lee W. Graber, Vernon Hills, Ill., secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Rowland Hutchinson, Louisville, Ky., received the Alumni Award of Merit from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Beverly Largent, Paducah, Ky., is the new president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Other officers are Dr. William C. Berlocher, Corpus Christi, Texas, president elect; Dr. John R. Liu, Issaquah, Wash., vice president; Dr. Rhea Haugseth, Marietta, Ga., secretary-treasurer; and Dr. H. Pitts Hinson, Lawrenceville, Tenn., parliamentarian.
Dr. Carolyn Majeran, Portland, Ore., received the 2008 John C. Peterson Alumnus Award from the Oregon Health and Science University.
Dr. Jason Parker, New Orleans, received the New Dentist Award from the Louisiana Dental Association.
Dr. John Stockstill, Evans, Ga., was named associate editor of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
