Nominate a PCSO Colleague
We encourage nominations for PCSO awards as well as a variety of awards given by the AAO, ABO, and AAOF. Recommendations may be presented to the nominating committee by any active or retired PCSO member. If you have a recommendation for the Nominating & Awards Committee to consider, complete the form (one for each recommendation).
Arthur A. Dugoni Lifetime Achievement Award
This PCSO award recognizes exceptional personal effort by an individual to advance the art and science of the orthodontic specialty. The Arthur A. Dugoni Lifetime Achievement Award is given only under exceptional circumstances. It is presented at the PCSO Annual Session. This award is not necessarily given each year.
Recent Recipients:
2023 – Norman Nagel
2022 – Robert E. Varner
2021 – Gerald Nelson
2019 – Gary R. Baughmann
2014 – Vincent Kokich, Sr. (posthumously)
2012 – Donald Joondeph
Award of Merit
Established in 1987, the Award of Merit recognizes and honors an orthodontists or paraprofessional who has made a significant contributions to the specialty over a number of years.
Recent Recipients:
2023 – Paul Kasrovi
2022 – Ronald P. Wolk
2021 – Jae Hyun Park
2020 – David Kennedy
2019 – Norm Nagel
2018 – Bryan Williams
Annual Session Award
The Annual Session Honoree Award is an award given to a PCSO member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional qualities and who has given unselfishly of their time and talent to promote the association and the orthodontic profession. It may be given each year, if chosen, or as decided upon by the Board of Directors of the PCSO through their awards committee. The Annual Session Honoree Award is not necessarily awarded each year.
Recent Recipients:
2023 – Robert Meister
2022 – Patrick Turley
2021 – Frank Beglin
2020 – Ron Jawor
2019 – Robert Merrill
2018 – Lesley Williams
PCSO Rising Stars Award
Established in 2019, the PCSO Rising Stars Award is given to a PCSO member who has recently become more involved in leadership in the orthodontic profession. This award is given to an individual who has demonstrated strong and improving leadership qualities and generously given their time and ability to promote the association and the orthodontic profession. This award may be given annually and will highlight the individuals’ future leadership potential.
Recent Recipients:
2023 – J DeMeo
2022 – Adam Welmerink
2021 – Dean Heinrichs
2020 – Michael Feinberg
2019 – Trista Felty
Legends of the PCSO Award
The Legends of the PCSO Award was established in 2018 to honor and showcase deceased PCSO members who have made significant contributions to the field of orthodontics and the PCSO. Nominee(s) are presented to and selected by the BOD at the PCSO Interim Board Meeting for that year.
Recent Recipients:
2023 – Harry Dougherty, Sr.
2022 – Arthur A. Dugoni
2021 – Vincent Kokich, Sr.
2020 – Cecil Steiner and Eugene West
2019 – Robert Ricketts and Ronald Roth
2018 – Edward H. Angle and Charles H. Tweed