Journal of the American College of Dentists

2011 ACD Annual Meeting
The recipient of the
Outstanding Service
Award is Dr. Frank C.
Andolino II. Dr. Andolino
is recognized for his
exceptional service to dentistry, his
community, and mankind. Dr. Andolino
has been a driving force in numerous
meaningful service efforts, national and
international. A summary of his record
of accomplishments and service includes:
• BS, Zoology, Michigan State
University
• DDS, Georgetown University School
of Dentistry
• Certificate of Orthodontics, Columbia
University, School of Dental and
Oral Surgery
• Cultural Attaché, Visiting Exchange
Students, Georgetown University
• Participant, Exchange Program,
Kings College Dental School, London
• Certificate of Appreciation for
Services to Delta Sigma Delta
Fraternity
• Fellow, New York Academy of
Dentistry
• Fellow, American College of Dentists
• Fellow, International College of
Dentists
• Co-Founder and Secretary, American
Lingual Orthodontic Association
• Ethics Instructor, New York
University dental students through
New York Academy of Dentistry
• Taught English as a second language
to Laotian refugees
• Volunteer, Oral Awareness Program,
Golden Harvest Nursing Home
• Volunteer, Children’s Identification
Program, Washington, DC
• Volunteer, Health Screening at DC
Dental Society meeting
• Volunteer, Oral Screening Program,
New York Public High School
• Volunteer and Chair, Child Care,
Covenant House, NY
• Dance Committee Member, Habitat
for Humanity
• Crew Chief, U.S. Olympic Committee
Drug Testing
• Health Volunteer Overseas, two
weeks of lectures and clinics in
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
• Health Volunteer Overseas, site
assessment, Phnom Penn, Cambodia
• Himalayan Health Care, lecture and
dental clinic in Nepal
• Miracle Corners of the World Dental
Outreach Program, Songea,
Tanzania, and exploratory visit to
Sierra Leone
• Health Volunteer Overseas, Former
Director, Vietnam, and Director,
Tanzania
• FDI World Dental Federation
Representative to the United Nations
Section Achievement Award
The Section Achievement Award recognizes
ACD Sections for effective projects
and activities in areas such as professional
education, public education, or
community service. The 2011 recipient
is the New York Section, recognized for
teaching and promoting ethics at three
New York dental schools: Columbia University,
New York University, and State
University of New York at Stony Brook.
Section Newsletter Award
Effective communication is a prerequisite
for a healthy Section. The Section
Newsletter Award is presented to an ACD
Section in recognition of outstanding
achievement in the publication of a
Section newsletter. The award is based
on overall quality, design, content, and
technical excellence of the newsletter.
The Florida Section and the Tennessee
Section are the 2011 co-winners.
Model Section Designation
The purpose of the Model Section
program is to encourage Section
improvement by recognizing Sections
that meet minimum standards of
performance in four areas: Membership,
Section Projects, ACD Foundation
Support, and Commitment and
Communication. This year’s Designation
goes to the British Columbia Section.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is
presented to a Fellow who has been a
member of the College for 50 years.
This recognition is supported by the
Dr. Samuel D. Harris Fund of the ACD
Foundation. This year’s recipients are:
David A. Bensinger
Julius J. Bentman
Charles D. Carter
D. Walter Cohen
Floyd E. Dewhirst
Robert E. Doerr
Arthur S. Gorny
Campbell H. Graham
J. Paul Guidry
Frank J. Kratochvil
Theodore E. Logan, Sr.
Melvin R. Lund
Ernest B. Mingledorff
Mary Lynn Morgan
Claude L. Nabers
Kenneth D. Rudd
Leo Stern, Jr.
Robert W. Thompson
Robert B. Underwood
Daniel E. Waite
Elmer J. White
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2011 Volume 78, Number 4