The University of Michigan School of Dentistry - Victors for Dentistry (1962–2017): Decades of Innovation and Discovery

American Dental Association

1959–1960: Paul H. Jeresich—Ann Arbor (DDS 1924, Dean 1950–1962)

1967–1968: Floyd. D. Ostrander—Ann Arbor (DDS 1934, MS 1940)

2003–2004: Raymond F. Gist—Grand Blanc (DDS 1966)

Michigan Dental Association

1876: University of Michigan School of Dentistry awards first dental degrees.

1873–1874: D. Claude Hawxhurst[a]—Battle Creek (DDS 1876)

1875–1876: John W. Finch[a]—Adrian (DDS 1879, Honorary)

1883–1884: William H. Dorrence[a]—Ann Arbor (DDS 1879)

1902–1903: E. Alan Honey—Kalamazoo (DDS 1890)

1904–1905: Frederick H. Essig—Dowagiac (DDS 1888)

1908–1909: James W. Lyons—Jackson (DDS 1885)

1912–1913: Marcus L. Ward—Ann Arbor (DDS 1902, DDSc 1905)

1918–1919: Chalmers J. Lyons—Ann Arbor (DDS 1898, DDSc 1911)

1920–1921: Clare G. Bates—Durand (DDS 1897)

1921–1922: Russell W. Bunting—Ann Arbor (DDS 1902, DDSc 1908, Dean 1937–1950)

1924–1925: W.W. Gibson—Grand Rapids (DDS 1915)

1926–1927: J.D. Locke—Grand Rapids (DDS 1918)

1927–1928: William E. Brown—Benton Harbor (DDS 1913)

1928–1929: Percival C. Lowery—Detroit (DDS 1910, Honorary Degree ScD 1940)

1935–1936: Harry F. Parks—Jackson (DDS 1908)

1936–1937: William F. Northrup—Detroit (DDS 1911)

1937–1938: U. Garfield Rickert—Ann Arbor (DDS 1916)

1938–1939: J. Orton Goodsell—Saginaw (DDS 1918)

1939–1940: Paul H. Jeserich—Watervliet (DDS 1924, Dean 1950–1962)

1940–1941: Frederick J. Henry—Grand Rapids (DDS 1918)

1941–1942: Clarence J. Wright—Lansing (DDS 1916)

1942–1943: Lewis E. Hooper—Grosse lle (DDS 1919)

1943–1944: Oliver C. Applegate—Ann Arbor (DDS 1917, DDSc 1937)

1946–1947: Charles H. Matson—Venice, FL (DDS 1916)

1947–1948: J.F. Spencer[b]—Grand Rapids (DDS 1913)

1948–1949: Laverne H. Andrews—St. Joseph (DDS 1918)

1950–1951: David Seligson—Detroit (DDS 1920)

1951–1952: Harlow L. Shehan—Jackson (DDS 1929)

1952–1953: Glenn R. Brooks—Rochester (DDS 1925)

1954–1955:D.M. Teal—Yale (DDS 1921)

1955–1956 R.W. Walmoth—Auburn Hills (DDS 1923)

1956–1957: Raymond A. Hart—Saginaw (DDS 1929)

1957–1958: Floyd. D. Ostrander—Ann Arbor (DDS 1934, MS Endodontics 1940)

1957–1958: Alfred H. Lowther[b]—Detroit (DDS 1916)

1958–1959: Jack P. Beukema—Grand Rapids (DDS 1925)

1959–1960: Murray A. Leitch—Farmington Hills (DDS 1926)

1961–1962: Frederick A. Henny—Boynton Beach, FL (DDS 1935)

1961–1962: Fred Wertheimer[b]—Farmington (DDS 1949)

1962–1963: J. Robert Short—Spring Hill, FL (DDS 1942)

1963–1964: Edward A. Cheney—East Lansing (DDS 1942, MS Orthodontics 1944)

1964–1965: Kenneth J. Ryan—Flint (DDS 1932)

1967–1968: O. Lee Ricker—Grand Rapids (DDS 1934, MS OMS 1947)

1968–1969: William E. Brown—Ann Arbor (DDS 1945, MS OMS 1947)

1973–1974: Max S. Hart—Flint (DDS 1930)

1974–1975: H. Ward Fountain—Sun City, AZ (DDS 1945)

1975–1976: Joseph M. Cabot—Unknown (DDS 1945, MS Ped Dent 1947)

1976–1977: Richard A. Shick—Flint (DDS 1954, MS Periodontics 1960)

1980–1981: William M. Creason—Grand Haven (DDS 1945)

1981–1982: Robert E. Doerr—Traverse City (DDS 1950, MS Op Dent 1953, Interim Dean 1981–1982)

1983–1984: Wilbert C. Fletke—Lansing (DDS 1945)

1985–1986: Anthony E. Dietz—Bloomfield Hills (MS Endodontics 1955)

1988–1989: David F. Cooley—Kalamazoo (DDS 1966)

1989–1990: Eugene L. Bonofiglo—Grand Rapids (DDS 1958)

1990–1991: John G. Nolen[b]—East Lansing (DDS 1958)

1991–1992: Lawrence R. Marcotte—Grand Rapids (DDS 1967, MS Endodontics 1972)

1992–1993: Ronald J. Paler—Westland (DDS 1961)

1993–1994: Jay A. Werschky—Flint (DDS 1976)

1995–1996: Arnold M. Baker—Holland (DDS 1968, MS Res Dent 1976)

1997–1998: Richard L. Jankowski—Lansing (DDS 1976)

1998–1999: Michael D. Jennings—Grosse Pointe (DDS 1977)

1999–2000: Gary L. Zoutendam—Battle Creek (DDS 1973)

2000–2001: Robert D. Mitus Jr.[b]—Grand Rapids (DDS 1978)

2003–2004: Raymond F. Gist—Flint (DDS 1966)

2004–2005: George T. Goodis—Grosse Pointe (DDS 1964)

2005–2006: Josef N. Kolling—Ann Arbor (DDS 1981, MS Rest Dent 1984)

2007–2008: Steven M. Dater—West Michigan (DDS 1988)

2008–2009: Joanne Dawley—Detroit (DDS 1980)

2009–2010: William L. Wright—Jackson (DDS 1975, MS Ortho 1984)

2011–2012: Connie M. Verhagen—Muskegon (DDS 1986, MS PedDent 1988)

2012–2013: Jeffery W. Johnston—Sterling Heights (DDS 1982, MS Periodontics 1986)

2015–2016: Mark M. Johnston—Lansing (DDS 1985)

2017–2018: Michele Tulak-Gorecki—Warren (DDS 1990)