Honors & Awards

Honors of the Association

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.

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
Dr. Muriel Morley, England 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 William Rosenstein, DDS, MSD 2010
Ross Eugene 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 Vig, BDS, MS, D.ORth, FDS(RCS) 2017

Distinguished Service Award

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

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
R. Bruce Ross, DDS, MSc 1991
Mary Pannbacker, PhD 1992

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

Emerging Leader Award

ACPA is introducing a new award in 2018. 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.

Samuel Berkowitz, DDS, MS Long-Term Outcomes Study Award

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. ACPA membership is not required. One $500 award is made per volume year of the Journal.

Evaluation Criteria

Relevance of Research Topic
Organization and Clarity of Manuscript
Methodological Soundness
Appropriateness of Conclusions Based on Results
Clinical Significance of Conclusions/Potential Impact on Patient Care
Follow Up Period of Adequate Length to Fully Evaluate Outcome

Past Winners

“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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

Stewart Rood Section Editor of the Year Award

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

Peer Reviewer of the Year Award

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