School of Dentistry Alumni Awards
Read about the history and criteria for each of the School of Dentistry Alumni Awards, and see a list of past winners.
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John C. Peterson Distinguished Alumni Award
This award is named in honor of John C. Peterson, D.M.D ’55 for his years of service to the OHSU School of Dentistry and the Alumni Association. This award recognizes alumni who embody the spirit of advocacy that Dr. Peterson was known for. Recipients reflect the highest ideals of the School of Dentistry through professional achievement and service to their communities.
2025 | Kimberly Wright, D.M.D. ’89
2024 | Hai Pham, D.M.D. ’06, R ’09
2023 | Gregory Williams, D.M.D. ’98
2022 | Larry M. Over, D.M.D. ’85, M.S.D.
2021 | Jill Shelton Wagers D.M.D. ’94
2021 | Barry J. Taylor D.M.D. ’95
2020 | Connie L. Masuoka D.M.D. ’88
2019 | Fred A. Bremner, D.M.D. ’64
2018 | Don Sirianni, D.M.D. ’64
2017 | Tom Pollard, D.M.D. ’74
2016 | Jill Price, D.M.D. ’97
2015 | Gary Chiodo, D.M.D. ‘78
2014 | Rick Asai, D.M.D. ’81
2013 | Teri Barichello, D.M.D. ’98
2012 | Jay Lamb, D.M.D. ’80
2011 | James Cain, D.M.D. ’70
2010 | Kenneth Johnson, D.M.D. ’63
2009 | Steven W. Beadnell, D.M.D. ’80
2008 | Cathryn Majeran, D.M.D. ’79
2007 | Lon Carroll, D.M.D. ’61
2006 | James S. Tinkle, D.M.D. ’79
2005 | Bruce Burton, D.M.D. ’80
2004 | J. Gordon Marshall, D.M.D. ’79
2003 | Ardon Overby, D.M.D. ’68
2002 | Eugene O. Kelley, D.M.D. ’59
2001 | Jack Clinton, D.M.D. ’64
2000 | James J. Bell, D.M.D. ’53
1999 | Richard Bates, D.M.D. ’58
1999 | J. Henry Clarke, D.M.D. ’61
1998 | Ann Brant, RDH ’77
1997 | John Peterson, D.M.D. ’55
1996 | George Ronning, D.M.D. ’62
1995 | Orville Boyle, D.M.D. ’55
1994 | John Peterson, D.M.D. ’55
1993 | Gary Mihelish, D.M.D. ’68
1992 | Bill Scharwatt, D.M.D. ’63
1991 | Bob Quinn, D.M.D. ’55
1990 | Bill Ten Pas, D.M.D. ’73
1989 | Ken Berg, D.M.D. ’52
1986 | Marge Empey Reveal, RDH ’69
1984 | A. Lynn Ryan, D.M.D. ’52
1983 | Collister Wheeler, D.M.D. ’23
1982 | Kenneth Cantwell, D.M.D. ’46
1981 | Robert Terkla, D.M.D. ’55
1980 | George Redpath, D.M.D. ’23
1978 | Ralph Frogley, D.M.D. ’47
1977 | Berne Howard, D.M.D. ’51
1976 | Bob Huntington, D.M.D. ’47
1975 | Louis Terkla, D.M.D. ’52
1974 | Jack Collins, D.M.D. ’49
1973 | Dan Haselnus, D.M.D. ’51
Early Career Achievement Award
The Early Career Achievement Award recognizes alumni for outstanding achievements within ten years of graduation. Recipients for this award show dedication to evidence-based practice, and have made significant contributions to health, patient care, research or academia.
2025 | Jonathan Yih, D.M.D. ’16, R ’18, M.S. ’18
2024 | Amy Pruett, D.M.D. ’13
2023 | Jacob Goertz, D.M.D ’18
2022 | Alyana Schoblaske, D.M.D. ’17
2021 | Samyia Chaudhry, D.M.D. ’17
2019 | Melissa Beadnell, D.M.D. ’08
2018 | Tobie Jones, D.M.D. ’11
2017 | Daniel Petrisor, D.M.D. ’03, M.D., FACS
2015 | Hai T. Pham, D.M.D. ’06
Agent of Change Award
New in 2024, this award honors alumni whose work and vision drives innovation in any field related to dentistry, clinical practice, education and research, or public health. By inspiring and influencing others, change agents become catalysts for transformation in their discipline. Their work results in new or altered processes that beneficially impact individuals, communities or populations, and which signal a permanent adaptation of, or departure from, previous practice.
President’s Award
Selected by the President of the School of Dentistry Alumni Association, recipients of the President’s Award exemplify outstanding service to the School, the dental profession and the community.
2025 | Jack Ferracane, Ph.D.
2024 |Kimberly Wright, D.M.D. ’89
2023 | Vickie Bonar, D.M.D. ’87
2023 | Paul Bonar, D.M.D. ’87
2022 | H. Clayton Stearns, D.M.D. ’73, R ‘77
2021 | E. Robert Quinn Jr., D.M.D. ‘55
2020 | David R. Burton, D.M.D. ‘80
2018 | Steven W. Beadnell, D.M.D. ‘80
2018 | Dennel H. Beadnell, B.S. ’77
2017 | Sean Benson, D.D.S.
2016 | Mark Kemball, M.A., M.B.A.
2015 | Phillip T. Marucha, D.M.D., Ph.D.
2014 | John Snyder, D.M.D. ’86
2013 | Jack Clinton, D.M.D. ’64
2012 | Vance L. Taylor
2012 | Bernadette Taylor, Honorary Alumna ’03
2011 | Owen Kawakami, D.M.D. ’68
2010 | J. Craig Baumgartner, D.D.S., Ph.D.
2009 | Mary Clinton
2008 | Luciano Monetti
2008 | Kurt Ferre, DDS
2008 | Barry Evans, D.M.D. ’69
2007 | April Love, D.D.S.
2006 | Melissa Mariman, D.M.D. ’99
2004 | V. Kim Kutsch, D.M.D. ’79
2004 | John D. Rosenthal, D.M.D. ’76
2003 | D. Rick Wilson, DDS
2002 | Carl W. Perkins, D.M.D. ’68
2001 | John Misner, D.M.D. ’61
2001 | Jim Tinkle, D.M.D. ’79
2000 | Jim Tinkle, D.M.D. ’50
1999 | Tom Barrett, D.M.D. ’76
1999 | Amanda Foshay
1998 | Hank Van Hassel, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.
1998 | Fred Scott, D.M.D. ’63
1998 | Bill Scharwatt, D.M.D.
1997 | Yosh
1997 | Susan Berg
1997 | Punky Scott
1997 | Ann Brant, RDH ’77
1996 | Joe Consani
1996 | Dale Rhoney, D.D.S.
1996 | Alison Bruun
1995 | Sandy Olson, RDH ’62
1995 | Gordon Marshall, D.M.D. ’79
1994 | Ardon Overby, D.M.D. ’68
1993 | Peg Ryan, RDH
1993 | Liz Geiger
1993 | Jim Marshall, D.M.D. ’49
1992 | Paul Kunkel, D.M.D. ’53
1991 | Rachel Espey Holmes, RDH ’52
1990 | Gordon Bickler, D.M.D. ’51
1990 | Gordon Ballantyne, D.M.D. ’44
1990 | Gary Dixon, D.M.D. ’60
1989 | Norman Pope
1989 | Jack Oliver
1989 | Cliff Loader
1988 | H. Cline Fixott, D.M.D. ’38
1988 | A.G. (Bud) Lindstrand
