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News, comments, and service announcements
IADR awards William Wallert of Potomac, Md, re-
ceived the Founders Award for his ex-
The International Association for Den- ceptional distinguished service to the
tal Research (IADR) honored Sheldon college. The 2009 College of Diplomates
Baumrind, professor and director of the Annual Meeting will be July 17-21 at the
University of the Pacific dental school’s American Club in Kohler, Wis. Registra-
Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Lab- tion materials will be mailed to members
oratory, with the 2008 Craniofacial Biol- next spring.
ogy Research Award. He accepted it at the
86th General Session of the IADR in To-
ronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 2. Anne
George, professor of oral biology at the Greg Huang the new
University of Illinois at Chicago, received
the 2008 Distinguished Scientist Award for chair of the University of
Pulp Biology and Regeneration. Sheldon Baumrind accepts the Washington Department
Supported by Unilever Oral Care, the Crainofacial Biology Research Award
Craniofacial Biology Research Award was of Orthodontics
from Dr Deborah Greenspan during
established to recognize those who have the opening ceremony of the 86th Greg Huang, a full-time faculty
contributed to the body of knowledge in General Session of the IADR in July member at the University of Washington
craniofacial biology over a significant
in Seattle since 1999, was named chair of
time, and whose research contributions
its Department of Orthodontics. He has
have been accepted by the scientific com-
been the director of the Orthodontic
munity. Baumrind earned the award for his The College of Graduate Program since 2005.
expertise, ranging from the application of
devices and engineering concepts to clini- Diplomates announces Huang received his DMD from the
cal investigation. He is well known for the new officers and University of Florida in 1987 and his
archive of craniofacial growth records certificate in orthodontics and MSD de-
available to other investigators on the den-
councilors gree from the University of Washington
tal school’s Craniofacial Research Instru- in 1989. He also holds an MPH degree in
The College of Diplomates of the
mentation Laboratory website ([Link]) ABO installed new officers and a coun- epidemiology from the University of
A native New Yorker, Baumrind cilor during its annual meeting July Washington. He practiced orthodontics
earned his DDS degree from New York 13-17 in Big Sky, Mont. in Florida for 10 years before becoming a
University. He practiced general den- Installed were Tucker Haltom of Al- full-time faculty member at the Univer-
tistry in Berkeley, Calif, for several years buquerque, NM, president; Philip Mar- sity of Washington. He has served as the
before earning an orthodontic specialty kin of Columbia, Md, president-elect; chair of the AAO’S Council on Scientific
certificate and a master of science degree Dorothy Whalen of Glen Cove, NY, Affairs for the past 2 years and was
in cell biology from the University of secretary; Jim Morrow of McKinney, recently appointed as a consultant to the
Oregon. Before joining the University of American Dental Association’s Commis-
Tex, treasurer; Michael Guess of El Do-
the Pacific, he served as a professor of sion on Dental Accreditation. He is the
rado Hills, Calif, senior councilor; and
growth and development at the Univer- associate editor for Evidence-Based
Kimsey Anderson of Albuquerque, NM,
sity of California at San Francisco. Orthodontics for the AJO-DO and re-
junior councilor. Rodney Hyduk of Troy,
Baumrind also received the AJO- views for several other dental journals.
Mich, Steven Marshall of Barrington, Ill,
DO’s most outstanding annual contribu- Huang’s research interests include
and Robert Moss of Albany, Ga, will
tion to the literature in 1997 with his open-bite stability, orthodontic out-
continue to serve on the council. Thomas
important 2-part study published in the
Skafidas of Atlanta, Ga, honored for his comes, third molar removal and tem-
AJO-DO in 1996 on the basis of clini-
contributions as 2007-2008 president, poromandibular disorders, and access to
cians’ judgments for extraction vs non-
will continue to serve on the board as the orthodontic care. He is a diplomate of the
extraction treatment.
immediate past president. ABO and has lectured extensively on
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2008;134:594 AJO-DO editor-in-chief David Tur- evidence-based dentistry.
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pin of Federal Way, Wash, received the Greg King, outgoing chair of the
Copyright © 2008 by the American Association of
Orthodontists. Award of Merit for his support of and department, is stepping down after 12
doi:10.1016/[Link].2008.08.012 dedication to the College of Diplomates. years of leadership and service.
594 American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics /October 2008
