The Outstanding Alumni and Philanthropy Awards recognize and celebrate McGill Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences alumni, students and faculty for their exceptional contributions to the Faculty’s development and the dental profession more broadly.
- Outstanding Alumni Award
- Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- Outstanding Student Philanthropy Award
- Outstanding Faculty Philanthropy Award
Requirements for each nomination include a biographical summary, a minimum of two letters of recommendation, and supporting documents. On the form, the nominator should explain how the nominee is making a positive impact on a range of areas related to the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and the dental profession, including but not limited to:
- fundraising efforts in support of the Faculty;
- volunteerism;
- committee work;
- fostering a sense of belonging;
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives.
Nominees must be involved in some form of philanthropic support of the Faculty.
Along with being honored for their work, the recipient will receive an award bearing their name.
The nomination period for the 2026 Outstanding Alumni, Young Alumni, and Faculty Philanthropy Awards will be announced in summer 2026.
Past Recipients of the Outstanding Alumni Award
2025 - Myrna Halpenny, DDS’74
2024 - Joel Berger, DDS'73
2023 - Doreen Laszlo, DDS'69
2022 - Gregory Jones, DDS'95
2021 - Mervyn Gornitsky, DDS'53
2020 - Julia Pompura, DDS'89
2019 - Marco Caminiti, DDS'91
2018 - Jung Wan Martin Kim, DMD'07
2017 - Bruce Ward, DDS'76
2016 - Yu Kwong Li, DDS'90
2015 - Melvin Schwartz, DDS'77
2014 - Robert David, DDS'62
2013 - Herb Borsuk, DDS'72
2012 - Michael Wiseman, DDS'85
2011 - Bruce Dobby, DDS'81
Past Recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Philanthropy Award
2025 - Frances Power
Past Recipients of the Outstanding Student Philanthropy Award
2026
- Paolo Bastone, DMD'29
- Hunter Bradley, DMD'28
- Danae Christopoulos, DMD'28
- Olivier Daniel, DMD'28
- Yasmina Di Lullo, DMD'28
- Yerim Hwang, DMD'29
- Hannah Kwon, DMD'29
- Isabella Mignacca, DMD'28
- Jessica Staicu, DMD'29
2024
- Mackenzie Salmon, DMD'24
- Eric Krochmalnek, DMD'25
- Tyler Baliesh, DMD'25
- Arieh Bouhadana, DMD'25
- Nathaniel Mellul, DMD'25