Annual Session Award

The Annual Session Honoree Award is an award given to a PCSO member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional qualities and who has given unselfishly of their time and talent to promote the association and the orthodontic profession. It may be given each year, if chosen, or as decided upon by the Board of Directors of the PCSO through their awards committee.  The Annual Session Honoree Award is not necessarily awarded each year.

Criteria for the award are:

  • Years of service
  • PCSO committee positions;
  • Terms as an AAO Delegate;
  • AAO Council positions held;
  • PCSO Officer positions held;
  • Willingness to serve;
  • Effectiveness as a leader;
  • Role model and mentor potential;

Recipients:

2023 – Robert Meister
2022 – Patrick Turley
2021 – Frank Beglin
2020 – Ron Jawor
2019 – Robert Merrill
2018 – Lesley Williams
2017 – Steven Dugoni
2016 – Ken Fischer
2015 – Lili Horton
2014 – Howard Hunt
2013 – Ronald Wolk
2012 – Robin Jackson
2011 – Robert Varner
2010 – Norman Nagel

2009 – Gary Baughman
2008 – Dale Rhoney
2007 – Gerald Nelson
2006 – Charles Wear
2005 – Don Joondeph
2004 – Terry McDonald
2003 – Robert Kuhn
2000 – Vince Kokich
1999 – Donald Poulton
1998 – Harry Hatasaka
1997 – Alton Moore
1996 – Robert Ricketts
1993 – Terrance Root
1992 – Oliver Choy
1990 – Gene Brain
1989 – Art Dugoni
1988 – Dave Turpin and Ronald Koster
1987 – Past Presidents
1986 – Ketcham Award winners
1982 – Robert Payne
1981 – Richard Railsback
1980 – Clu Carey
1978 – Emery Fraser and Paul Lewis
1976 – Cecil Steiner and Cecil Neff
1971 – Fred West and Eugene West
1970 – Charles Tweed and Spencer Atkinson