AAO Humanitarian Award Past Winners
The award recognizes significant contributions to improve the quality of human life that extend beyond the usual scope of private practice, academic functions or organized dentistry. Any AAO member, AAO constituent organization, component organization or any outside individual is eligible to nominate an AAO member in good standing for the AAO Humanitarian Award. The recipient will be selected by the AAO Board of Trustees.
Created: June 2011
Updated: August 29, 2023
* Awarded posthumously
| YEAR | AWARD RECIPIENT(S) |
| 2024 | Cheryl K. Anderson-Cermin |
| 2023 | Robert Merrill |
| 2022 | Angeline Loo |
| 2021 | Michael Callan |
| 2020 | Karin Vargervik |
| 2019 | James Moody Alexander |
| 2018 | E. David Engst |
| 2017 | Jerry R. Clark |
| 2016 | Jacqueline (Jackie) M. Miller |
| 2015 | Joseph C. Cole |
| 2014 | Julian C. Metts |
| 2013 | Timothy J. Alford |
| 2012 | J. Franklin Whipps and * Francis J. Miller |
| 2011 | Jeremiah Lowney Jr. |