Call for 2025 Award Nominations

The GDA’s Awards Council is actively seeking nominations for 2025 award recipients for Honorable Fellow, Oral Discoveries and Inventions, Community Service,  and Award of Merit. All nominations and corresponding documentation should be submitted to the GDA office via email to jeannie@gadental.org by November 1, 2024.

In order to be considered for one of these awards, candidates should exhibit the following qualifications:

Honorable Fellow:

Distinguished service to the GDA, either through active participation in the GDA or the local component society. Candidates must have active membership in the GDA for at least 10 consecutive years.

Nominations for Honorable Fellow must include:

  • Completed Biographical Profile (click here to access form)
  • Curriculum Vita of Nominee
  • Letter from the District Awards Chair attesting to the district’s support of nominee
  • Letter from the District President attesting to the district’s support of the nominee


Oral Discoveries and Inventions: 

A GDA member who has made significant contributions in the area of oral discoveries or inventions. Self-recommendations will not be accepted.

Nominations for the Oral Discoveries and Inventions Award must include:

  • Completed Biographical Profile (click here to access form)
  • Curriculum Vita of Nominee
  • Letter from the District Awards Chair attesting to the district’s support of nominee
  • Letter from the District President attesting to the district’s support of the nominee
  • Supporting documentation as to the value of the invention or discovery

 

Community Service: 

This award recognizes GDA members who distinguish him or herself by extraordinary service to the quality of life and health of persons in their local, state, national, or international community via the field of dentistry. Qualifications include contributing significantly to enriching the quality of life and improving the health of those served, and outstanding leadership and humanitarian volunteer accomplishments. Candidates must have active membership in the GDA for at least 10 consecutive years.

Nominations for the Community Service Award must include:

  • Completed Community Service Profile (click here to access form)
  • Curriculum Vita of Nominee
  • Letter from the District Awards Chair attesting to the district’s support of nominee
  • Letter from the District President attesting to the district’s support of the nominee
  • Supporting documentation as described on the Community Service Profile form

 

Award of Merit: 

It is the intent that this award be given only when a candidate has truly exhibited service and merit above recognized standards and may not necessarily be given each year. It is not necessary that the exemplary service and merit shall have been exhibited in the specific year of consideration. It is the intention that the GDA Award of Merit be the highest honor that the GDA can bestow upon a member, and in keeping, the standards for judging a candidate shall be the highest possible.

Nominations for the Award of Merit must include:

  • Completed Biographical Profile (click here to access form)
  • Curriculum Vita of Nominee
  • Letter from the District Awards Chair attesting to the district’s support of nominee
  • Letter from the District President attesting to the district’s support of the nominee
  • As many supporting letters or pieces of documentation as would be sufficient to convey the accomplishments of the nominee