The Andrew J. Ackerman Memorial Award
This award was established to commemorate the monumental contributions of Dr. Andrew Ackerman of New York City. Dr. Ackerman died in June of 1960 when he was President-Elect of the Academy. This award is bestowed upon a member of the Academy that has made significant contributions to the advancement of Maxillofacial Prosthetics. The first recipient of the award was Dr. Ackerman himself. The award was given posthumously to his wife at the Academy's Ninth Annual Meeting which was held in Philadelphia in October of 1961.
The Ackerman Award is not given annually, but only when the Awards Committee determines that an individual has distinguished oneself at a level that merits special recognition.
Recipients of the Ackerman Award
Recipients of the Ackerman Award
| 2024 | Mark S. Chambers, DMD, MS |
| 2021 | Betsy Davis, DMD |
| 2020 | Lawrence Brecht, DDS |
| 2017 | Steven E. Eckert, D.D.S. |
| 2016 | Robert M. Taft, D.D.S. |
| 2015 | Mark T. Marunick, D.D.S., M.S. |
| 2014 | Johan Wolfaardt, BDS, MDent, PhD |
| 2013 | Rhonda F. Jacob, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P. |
| 2009 | Jonathan Wiens, D.D.S. |
| 2008 | Thomas R. Cowper, D.D.S. (Posthumously presented to his family) |
| 2007 | Salvatore J. Esposito, D.M.D. |
| 2004 | John Beumer, III, D.D.S., M.S. |
| 2003 | Carl J. Andres, D.D.S. |
| 2002 | Clifford Van Blarcom, D.D.S. |
| 2001 | James B. Lepley, D.D.S. (Posthumously presented to grandson and daughter) |
| 2000 | Stephen M. Parel, D.D.S. |
| 1999 | Dorsey J. Moore, D.D.S. |
| 1998 | Gordon E. King, D.D.S. |
| 1997 | Luis R. Guerra, D.D.S. |
| 1995 | Richard J. Grisius, D.D.S. |
| 1994 | Norman G. Schaaf, D.D.S. |
| 1991 | Ronald P. Desjardins, D.M.D. |
| 1989 | Mohammad Mazaheri, D.D.S. |
| 1984 | Sebastian A. Bruno, D.D.S. |
| 1982 | Arthur O. Rahn, D.D.S. |
| 1981 | John E. Robinson, Jr., D.D.S. |
| 1980 | Thomas A. Curtis, D.D.S. |
| 1978 | Varoujan A. Chalian, D.D.S. |
| 1976 | Herbert Metz, D.D.S. |
| 1974 | Joseph B. Barron, D.M.D. |
| 1972 | I. Kenneth Adisman, D.D.S. |
| 1971 | William R. Laney, D.M.D. |
| 1969 | Totten S. Malson, D.D.S. |
| 1968 | Victor J. Niiranen, D.D.S. |
| 1966 | Joe B. Drane, D.D.S. |
| 1964 | Arthur H. Bulbulian, D.D.S. |
| 1962 | Mervin C. Cleaver, D.D.S. |
| 1961 | Andrew J. Ackerman, D.D.S. (Posthumously presented to Mrs. A.J. Ackerman) |