The awards are given to individuals and organizations that exemplify the highest standards in oral health and dental education, research and leadership.
Here are the 2015 winners:
Individuals
• Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Public or Private Partner: Carol A. Aschenbrener, MD, CMO, Association of American Medical Colleges
• Gies Award for Outstanding Innovation by a Dental Educator: Walter C. Guralnick, DMD, professor emeritus of oral and maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston; and Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, chair of the department of plastic surgery, director of the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center
• Gies Award for Outstanding Vision by a Dental Educator: Peter J. Polverini, DDS, DMSc, professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology, University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor; and Jeanne Craig Sinkford, DDS, PhD, senior scholar in residence, American Dental Education Association
• Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Dental Educator: Stuart M. Hirsch, DDS, vice dean for development, New York University College of Dentistry
Organizations
• Gies Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Academic Dental Institution: Tufts Dental Facilities Serving Individuals with Disabilities in Boston
• Gies Award for Outstanding Innovation by an Academic Dental Institution: University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry in Canada
• Gies Award for Outstanding Vision by a Public or Private Partner: The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia
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