Honors & Awards

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual, member or non-member, who has demonstrated exceptional service to ACPA. Nominate someone for the Distinguished Service Award.

Past Winners

Hughlett L. Morris, PhD 1970 Duane C. Spriestersbach, PhD 1973 Kenneth R. Bzoch, PhD 1974 Peter Randall, MD 1974 Betty Jane McWilliams, PhD 1975 Robert L. Harding, MD, DDS 1976 Asa J. Berlin, PhD 1977 Charlotte G. Wells, PhD 1977 Michael L. Lewin, MD 1978 Ross H. Musgrave, MD 1978 Mohammed Mazaheri, DDS, MSc 1979 Herold S. Lillywhite, PhD 1980 Morton S. Rosen, DDS 1980 Flora P. Berk 1982 Albert H. Guay, DMD 1984 Donald W. Warren, DDS, PhD 1984 William C. Trier, MD 1987 Ralph L. Shelton, PhD 1989 Betty Jane Philips, EdD 1993 Patricia A. Landis, MA 1995 Robert W. Parsons, MD 1996

Mary Helen Hough 1997 Beatrice G. Kilwein 1997 Ronald P. Strauss, DMD, PhD 1998 James A. Lehman, Jr., MD 2000 Sally Peterson-Falzone, PhD 2001 Jeffrey L. Marsh, MD 2002 Marilyn C. Jones, MD 2003 Ross E. Long, Jr. DMD, MS, PhD 2005 Robert M. Mason, DMD, PhD 2006 Samuel Berkowitz, DDS, MS 2007 Katherine Vig, BDS, MS, D.Orth, FDS(RCS)2008 Marilyn A. Cohen, BA, LSLP 2011 Judith E. Trost-Cardamone, PhD 2012 Kim S. Uhrich, MSW 2012 Don LaRossa, MD 2014 Jerald B. Moon, PhD 2016 David Kuehn, PhD 2018 Helen Sharp, PhD 2020

The Emerging Leader Award is given to an early career professional who is a member of ACPA for at least three years and not more than 15 years, who exhibits exemplary accomplishment and dedication to the issues affecting people with cleft and craniofacial conditions. Nominate someone for the Emerging Leader Award.

Past Winners

• Thomas Sitzman, MD 2018
• Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, MD, DMD 2019
• Albert Oh, MD 2020

The ACPA Family Services Leadership Award recognizes an individual or group, such as a parent, patient, advocate, or community organization, who has demonstrated exceptional service and leadership on behalf of individuals with cleft or craniofacial anomalies. Nominate someone for the Family Services Leadership Award.

Past Winners

Hyman Gardsbane, DO 1988 Elisabeth Bednar 1989 Donnie Schlereth 1990 Bernice Bergen 1991 Karen Schudson 1992 Pamela Onyx 1993 Peg Bryner, EdD 1994 Betsy Wilson 1995 Rochelle “Rickie” Anderson 1996 Joanne Greene 1997 Hope E. Charkins, MSW 1998 William D. Eiserman, PhD 1999 Arthur and Shelly Green 2000 Karen Le Clair 2001 Julie DeLaurier 2002 Ginny Patzer 2003 Carrie Gruman-Trinkner 2004

Debbie Oliver 2005 Cheryl Hendrickson 2006 Paula Goldenberg, MD 2007 Claire Crawford 2008 Harriet Fisher 2010 Paula Miller 2011 Zeb and Meaghan Carabello 2012 Maria Teresa 2014 Timothy and Pamela Baker 2015 Cleft India Parents Association (CIPA) 2016 Rick Guidotti 2017 Drew Davis 2018 Marley Dunnberg 2019 Dina Zuckerberg 2020

The Honors of the Association represents the highest expression of respect and gratitude ACPA bestows. It is granted to those individuals whose lifetime of research, healthcare delivery, or leadership has advanced, significantly and uniquely, the amelioration of physical, behavioral or social conditions of cleft lip and palate or other craniofacial differences. Nominate someone for the Honors of the Association Award.

Past Winners

Robert H. Ivy, MD, DDS 1963 Herbert K. Cooper, DDS 1965 Josef Warkany, MD 1966 Herbert Koepp-Baker, PhD 1967 Poul Fogh-Andersen, MD 1973 F. Clarke Fraser, PhD, MD 1974 Samuel Pruzansky, DDS, MS 1976 Muriel Morley, DSc, FCST, FACST 1977 Joanne D. Subtelny, PhD 1980 J. Daniel Subtelny, DDS, MS 1980 Hughlett L. Morris, PhD 1982 Wilton M. Krogman, PhD 1983 D. Ralph Millard, Jr., MD 1985 Peter Randall, MD 1986 Betty Jane McWilliams, PhD 1987 Mohammad Mazaheri, DDS, MSc 1989 Paul L. Tessier, MD 1991 Donald W. Warren, DDS, PhD 1992 Robert J. Gorlin, DDS, MS, DSc 1993

Philip J. Boyne, DMD, MS, DSc 1994 Malcolm Johnston, DDS, MSCD, PhD 1995 M. Michael Cohen, Jr., DMD, PhD 1996 Sylvan Stool, MD 1997 Ralph L. Shelton, Jr., PhD 1998 M. Samuel Noordhoff, MD 2000 Harold C. Slavkin, DDS, PhD 2001 Betty Jane Philips, PhD 2002 Leonard T. Furlow, Jr., MD 2004 Rodger M. Dalston, PhD 2005 Ronald P. Strauss, DMD, PhD 2007 Karlind T. Moller, PhD 2009 Sheldon W. Rosenstein, DDS, MSD 2010 Ross E. Long, Jr., DMD, MS, PhD 2012 Karin Vargervik, DDS 2012 Henry K. Kawamoto, Jr., MD 2014 R. Bruce Ross, DDS, MSc 2015 Samuel Berkowitz, DDS, MS 2016 Katherine W. Vig, BDS, MS, D.ORth, FDS(RCS) 2017 William C. Shaw, PhD, MScD, BDS & Gunvor Semb, DDS, PhD 2018 Court B. Cutting, MD 2019 Barry Grayson, DDS 2020

The Young Professional Service Award is given to a cleft lip and palate or craniofacial professional who has been in the profession for 10 years or less and demonstrates exceptional service to: 1) cleft lip and palate/craniofacial team, 2) professional society in a manner of serving or promoting cleft lip and palate/craniofacial interests, 3) community in a manner of serving or promoting cleft lip and palate/ craniofacial interests or 4) cleft lip and palate/craniofacial profession. Recipients of the Young Professional Service Award are given a $1,000 award. Nominate someone for the Young Professional Service Award.

The Young Professional Service Award was established by Dr. Ronald Hathaway in honor of the 2015 ACPA Board of Directors.

ACPA’s Junior Investigator Award recognizes outstanding presentations from investigators either recently graduated or currently enrolled in a training program dealing with cleft and craniofacial evaluation and treatment. The Junior Investigator Session is held at ACPA’s Annual Meeting and encourages and supports multidisciplinary research in cleft and craniofacial care.

Platform papers presented by Student Members or Active Members in their first year of practice may be considered for the Junior Investigator Award. The highest-rated eligible papers are selected to compete in the Junior Investigator session for recognition and a $1,000 award. Winners are selected based on demonstrated excellence in structure, impact, validity and delivery of their basic science or clinical work.

Past Winners

Artur Fahradyan, 2018 Samantha Maliha, 2018 Fransia S. De Leon, 2019 Catherine M. Pelland, 2019 Christopher L. Kalmar, 2020 Clara Warden, 2020

This award is given each year to the peer reviewer recommended and selected by the Editorial Board who best exemplifies the core values and missions of The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.

Past Winners

• Yusuf M. Albustanji, CCC-SLP, PhD, 2015
• Veerasathpurush Allareddy, BDS, MMSc, PhD, 2016
• Adriane L. Baylis, PhD, CCC-SLP, 2017
• David W. Low, MD and Rachel M. Roberts, PhD, 2018
• Emily Gallagher, MD, MPH, 2019
• Meredith Albert, PhD, 2020
• Kristin Billaud Feragen, PhD, 2021
• Dennis M. Ruscello, PhD, 2021

The Berkowitz Award is made annually to the primary author of the article judged to be the best long-term outcomes study published in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. The author may be from any discipline represented in the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, and the article may cover any cleft/craniofacial subject area.

Past Winners

• “The Americleft Study: An Inter‐Center Study of Treatment Outcomes for Patients With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Parts 1-5”
  The Americleft Team, 2012
• “Long-Term, Longitudinal Follow-Up of Individuals With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate After the Gothenburg Primary Early Veloplasty and Delayed Hard Palate Closure Protocol: Speech Outcome”
  Anette Lohmander, PhD and co-authors, 2013
• “Long-Term, Longitudinal Follow-Up of Individuals With UCLP After the Gothenburg Primary Early Veloplasty and Delayed Hard Palate Closure Protocol: Maxillofacial Growth Outcome”
  Hans Friede, DDS, ODr, 2013
• “Factors Related to Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Nasal Appearance in Patients Treated for Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate”
  Maria Marni, MD, PhD and co-authors, 2014
• “Speech and Phonology in Swedish-Speaking 3-Year-Olds with Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip and Palate Following Different Methods for Primary Palatal Surgery”
  Kristina Klinto, MS and co-authors, 2015
• “It Doesn’t All Just Stop at 18: Psychological Adjustment and Support Needs of Adults Born With Cleft Lip and/or Palate”
  Nicola Marie Stock, MSc and co-authors, 2016
• “A Multicenter Study Using the SWAG Scale to Compare Secondary Alveolar Bone Graft Outcomes for Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate”
  Kathleen Russell, DDS, MSc, 2017
• “Oral Clefts and Academic Performance in Adolescence: The Impact of Anesthesia-Related Neurotoxicity, Timing of Surgery, and Type of Oral Clefts”
  Nicola G. Clausen, MD and co-authors, 2018
• “Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients Born With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A 20-Year Follow-up”
  Fatemeh Jabbari, DDS, PhD and co-authors, 2019
• “Facial Growth of Patients With Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Treated With Alveolar Bone Grafting at 6 Years”
  Jean-Charles Doucet, DMD, MD, MSc, FRCDC and co-authors, 2020
• “Increased Risk of VPI in Patients Undergoing Staged Palate Repair”
  Hilary McCrary, MD, MPH and co-authors, 2021

This award is given each year to a section editor of The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal in recognition of their significant and substantive contributions to the journal.

Past Winners

• Christos Katsaros, DDS, DMD, Odont Dr/PhD, 2016
• Christos Katsaros, DDS, DMD, Odont Dr/PhD, 2017
• Tim Bressmann, PhD, 2018
• Justine Lee, MD, PhD, FACS, 2019
• Justine C. Lee, MD, PhD, FACS 2020
• Alexis L. Johns, PhD, ABPP, 2021