Award Winners

Dallas County Dental Society honors our outstanding members each year with awards including Dentist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, New Dentist of the Year and many others. It is important for the Society to recognize our exemplary dentists that represent the high standards of DCDS. Awards are presented at the annual Installation Dinner.

Dentist of the year award

The following members have been recognized by their peers with the highest award bestowed by the Society upon members in honor of their contributions to the organization, the profession of dentistry and the community they serve:

Dr. Larry Herwig

2017 Dentist Of The Year

1963 Dr. S. L. Barron
1964 Dr. Horace B. Beachum
1965 Dr. Sam H. Brock
1966 Dr. A. C. Dodson
1967 Dr. Emmett R. Johnson
1968 Dr. Harry B. McCarthy
1969 Dr. Welden E. Bell
1970 Dr. Harold B. Younger
1971 Dr. Tommy Lipscomb
1972 Dr. Phelps Murphey
1973 Dr. Charles F. Bouschor
1974 Dr. L. M. Kennedy
1975 Dr. P. Earle Williams
1976 Dr. Robert E. Lamb
1977 Dr. O. V. Cartwright
1978 Dr. William J. Coulston, Jr.
1979 Dr. Robert V. Walker
1980 Dr. Robert D. Londeree, Jr.

1981 Dr. David B. Lynn, Sr.
1982 Dr. Lewis R. Eidson
1983 Dr. Bibb H. Ballard
1984 Dr. James P. Addison
1985 Dr. Leo G. Alexander
1986 Dr. H. Loren Miller
1987 Dr. A. Gary Rainwater
1988 Dr. D. Lamar Byrd
1989 Dr. Jerry M. Turner
1990 Dr. James H. Hill
1991 Dr. Robert E. Gaylord
1992 Dr. James H. Williams
1993 Dr. Robert M. Anderton
1994 Dr. Fred E. Aurbach
1995 Dr. John S. Findley
1996 Dr. M. Tim Dobbins
1997 Dr. John L. Rumley
1998 Dr. W. Paul Radman

1999 Dr. Paul P. Taylor
2000 Dr. James S. Cole
2001 Dr. Patricia L. Blanton
2002 Dr. Tommy W. Gage
2003 Dr. Terry D. Watson
2004 Dr. Tom M. McDougal
2005 Dr. Kevin L. Seidler
2006 Dr. Hilton Israelson
2007 Dr. Wayne Woods
2008 Dr. Terry A. Darden
2009 Dr. Frank L. Higginbottom
2010 Dr. Lee P. Oneacre
2011 Dr. T. Bob Davis
2012 Dr. James H. Reisman
2013 Dr. C. Moody Alexander
2014 Dr. Jacqueline Plemons
2015 Dr. Jean Bainbridge
2016 Dr. Danette McNew

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Larry White

The following members have been recognized for their lifetime contributions to the profession and the community:

1998 Dr. James P. Addison
2000 Dr. O. V. Cartwright
2001 Dr. Paul P. Taylor
2002 Dr. Robert V. Walker
2003 Dr. Robert M. Anderton
2004 Dr. D. Lamar Byrd
2004 Dr. H. Loren Miller
2005 Dr. James H. Hill
2006 Dr. Bibb H. Ballard
2007 Dr. John S. Findley
2008 Dr. Patricia L. Blanton
2009 Dr. W. Paul Radman
2010 Dr. C. Moody Alexander
2011 Dr. James S. Cole
2012 Dr. Terry D. Watson
2013 Dr. Hilton Israelson
2014 Dr. Michael L. Stuart
2015 Dr. Lee Oneacre
2016 Dr. Frank Higginbottom

New Dentist Of The Year

Dr. Shad Hattaway

The following members have been recognized for their contributions to the Society during their first 10 years out of dental school:

1991 Dr. Rebecca C. Matthews
1992 Dr. David L Roberts
1993 Dr. Judson D. Gililland
1994 Dr. Wayne Woods
1995 Dr. Ronald S. Stukalin
1996 Dr. Lee Fitzgerald
1997 Dr. Jina L. Kaiser
1999 Dr. Stephen L Bass
2000 Dr. Jodi D. Danna
2001 Dr. Jill Wade
2002 Dr. Elizabeth D. Jaynes
2003 Dr. Jeffrey R. Siebert
2004 Dr. T. Brad Crump
2005 Dr. Chi V. Trieu
2006 Dr. William R. Phillips, III
2007 Dr. Sarah A. Tevis-Poteet
2009 Dr. David R. Maxwell
2010 Dr. Aly A. Sergie
2011 Dr. Chad J. Capps
2012 Dr. Andrea K. Janik
2013 Dr. Stephen Walker
2014 Dr. Audrey Stansbury
2015 Dr. Drew Vanderbrook
2016 Dr. Rich Derksen

The President’s Award

Dr. Hilton Israelson

The following individuals have earned special recognition for their outstanding service and contributions bestowed by the Society's President during his/her term in office:

1996 Dr. Wayne Woods
1998 Dr. Fred A. Aurbach
2002 Dr. Jean E. Bainbridge
2003 Dr. Chi V. Trieu
2005 Dr. Frank L. Higginbottom
2006 Dr. Larry W. White
2007 Dr. William H. Gerlach
2008 Dr. C. Moody Alexander
2010 Dr. Roger E. Alexander
2011 Dr. Jean E. Bainbridge
2012 Dr. Debra E. Seznik-Thomas
2013 Dr. Marshal Goldberg
2014 DCDS Team
2015 Dr. John Findley and Dr. Sarah Poteet
2016 Dr. Chad Capps

Community Leader of the Year

Agape Clinic

The following individuals have been recognized for their contributions to the profession of dentistry through their works in the community:

1995 Reverend Bruce A Buchanan
1996 Mr. Harry R. Tanner
1997 Senator Royce West
1999 Harold Jeskey, PhD
2000 Senator Florence Shapiro
2003 U.S. Representative Sam Johnson
2004 Mr. Gene Niswander
2005 Mr. George Bramblett
2006 Ms. Moira Allen
2007 Mrs. Annette Simmons
2008 Mr. Erle Nye
2009 Ms. Lyn Berman
2010 Alliance of the Dallas County Dental Society
2011 Senator John J. Carona
2012 Mr. Robert J. Bigham, Jr.
2014 U.S. Representative Pete Sessions
2015 Jennifer Staubach Gates
2016 Terra McClelland

Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Faculty Award

Dr. Daniel Jones

The following members have been recognized as outstanding teachers; as active participants in the research, education or service missions of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry; and are active members of the Society:

2003 Dr. L. Kay Mash
2004 Dr. Roger E. Alexander
2005 Dr. Amp W. Miller III
2006 Dr. Mark E. Gannaway
2007 Dr. Jacqueline M. Plemons
2008 Dr. Robert G. Triplett
2009 Dr. Reginald W. Taylor
2010 Dr. Jordan L. Schweitzer
2011 Dr. Diane J. Flint
2012 Dr. Brent B. Hutson
2014 Dr. Hui Liang
2015 Dr. John Wright
2016 Dr. Pete Benson

Procter & Gamble Veteran’s Award

Dr. Terry Rees

The following members are recognized for their service to the nation during time of war:

2002 Dr. Chris S. Cartwright
2002 Dr. E. Earl Moore
2003 Dr. Joel F. Goodwin
2003 Dr. Richard K. Irwin
2003 Dr. George A. Smith
2004 Dr. James H. Hill
2005 Dr. O.V. Cartwright
2006 Dr. Lewis R. Eidson
2007 Dr. Jesse T. Bullard
2008 Dr. Robert D. Londeree
2009 Dr. Bill R. Brown
2010 Dr. John Kidwell
2011 Dr. Ronald D. Woody
2012 Dr. Charles E. Cavin
2013 Dr. Michael L. Ellis
2014 Dr. William J. Lawhorn
2015 Dr. Charles Wakefield
2016 Dr. Gil Triplett