Baltimore, MD...As part of the Opening Ceremonies of their 83rd General Session and 34th Annual Meeting, convening today at the Baltimore Convention Center, the International and American Associations for Dental Research will present numerous prestigious awards and fellowships. Details follow:

IADR Distinguished Service Award
Presented to Tom Lehner (Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospital Medical and Dental School, King's College London, England), this prestigious award was established by the IADR Board of Directors for a member who has not served as an IADR Officer but who has performed outstanding service to the Association or distinguished service over a period of time. Dr. Lehner has been an IADR member since 1964 and won the Basic Research in Periodontal Disease Distinguished Scientist Award in 1976. The award consists of a plaque and travel expenses to the IADR General Session in Baltimore. This is the 8th year the award has been presented.

IADR Honorary Membership
The three most recent living IADR Past Presidents may select an Honorary Member who has made significant contributions to and/or supports dental research. This year, Honorary Membership is bestowed on David Ramsay, President of the University of Maryland since 1994. An Oxford-educated physician and academician, he has established the Presidential Scholarship Fund, totaling more than $8 million, to ensure that the next generation of deserving students have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of becoming dentists, doctors, and educators.

E.W. Borrow Memorial Award
Presented to George Stookey (Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA), this award, established by the Borrow Foundation, recognizes and stimulates research in oral health prevention for children, with a priority for caries prevention using fluoride in different formats. Dr. Stookey served on the faculty at Indiana University from 1964 until his retirement in 2001
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Contact: Linda T. Hemphill
lhemphill@iadr.org
703-299-8091
International & American Association for Dental Research
9-Mar-2005


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