This prestigious recognition continues to be awarded at Alpha Omega's annual convention, acknowledging individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to dentistry or its allied professions. It's a testament to the ongoing dedication and excellence within the dental community.
| Year | Name | Convention City |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | LeRoy MS Miner, DDS | Boston |
| 1937 | Arno B. Luckhardt, MD | Chicago |
| 1938 | Thomas Parran, MD | Cleveland |
| 1939 | William J. Gies, ScD | Newark |
| 1940 | Gen.Leigh Fairbank, DDS | Baltimore |
| 1941 | J.Ben Robinson | New York |
| 1942 | No Awards World War II | |
| 1943 | No Awards World War II | |
| 1944 | No Awards World War II | |
| 1945 | Ernest A. Hooton, ScD,PhD | New York |
| 1946 | Alpha Omega Service Men WWII | Detroit |
| 1947 | Issac Schour, DDS,PhD | Palm Beach |
| 1948 | Basil G. Bibby | Washington DC |
| 1949 | Selamn A. Waksman, MD, PhD | Chicago |
| 1950 | Herbert M. Evans, MD, ScD | Los Angeles |
| 1951 | Albert Einstein, PhD | Atlantic City |
| 1952 | Charles H. Best, FRS | Toronto |
| 1953 | W.K. Kellogg Foundation | New York |
| 1954 | Myron S. Aisenberg, DDS | Detroit |
| 1955 | Jonas E. Salk, MD ScD | Pittsburgh |
| 1956 | Harry Lyons, DDS | Boston |
| 1957 | Alpha Omega Founders | Baltimore |
| 1958 | Abram L. Sachar, PhD, LittD | Cleveland |
| 1959 | Lester W. Burket, MD, DDS | Chicago |
| 1960 | Hon. John Fogarty | Washington DC |
| 1961 | Raymond J. Nagle, DMD | Montreal |
| 1962 | Harry Sicher, MD, ScD | Phildelphia |
| 1963 | Geo. C. Paffenbarger, DDS, ScD | Miami Beach |
| 1964 | Joseph Volker, DDS | Toronto |
| 1965 | Albert B. Sabin, MD | New York |
| 1966 | Hadassah | Detroit |
| 1967 | Harold Hillenbrand, DDS | Los Angeles |
| 1968 | Henry M. Goldman, DMD | Cleveland |
| 1969 | William B. Walsh, MD | Mexico City |
| 1970 | Maynard K. Hine, DDS | New Orleans |
| 1971 | Gen.Robert B. Shira, DDS | Atlanta |
| 1972 | Ino Sciaky, DMD | Jerusalem |
| 1973 | D.Walter Cohen, DDS | Montreal |
| 1974 | Gen.Surindar Baskar, DDS, PhD | San Diego |
| 1975 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Baltimore |
| 1976 | Hans Selye, MD, PhD | Vancouver |
| 1977 | Morton Amsterdam, DDS | Detroit |
| 1978 | Maury Massler, DDS, DSc | Orlando |
| 1979 | Ephraim Katzir, MSc, PhD | Tel Aviv |
| 1980 | Avraham Harmon | Toronto |
| 1981 | Rosalyn Yalow, PhD | Atlanta |
| 1982 | Alpha Omega -75th Anniversary | New York |
| 1983 | Robert B. Greenblatt, MD, CM | Palm Springs |
| 1984 | Saul Schluger, DDS | Cleveland |
| 1985 | John I. Ingle, DDS, MSD | Boston |
| 1986 | Harold Loe, DDS, Dr.Odont. | Washington DC |
| 1987 | John J. Bonica, MD, DSc | Seattle |
| 1988 | Bernard Sarnat, MD, DDS | Ft. Lauderdale |
| 1989 | Israeli Medical Corps | Jerusalem |
| 1990 | Baltimore College of Dentistry | Detroit |
| 1991 | Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, PhD | New York |
| 1992 | Daniel J. Laskin, DDS, MS | San Diego |
| 1993 | John A. DiBiaggio, DDS, MA | Atlanta |
| 1994 | Harold R. Stanley, DDS, BS, MS | Toronto |
| 1995 | Julius Axelrod, PhD | Tampa |
| 1996 | Harold C. Slavkin, DDS | Palm Springs |
| 1997 | Ronald Goldstein, DDS | Orlando |
| 1998 | Yoram Dinstein, LLD | Jerusalem (Tel Aviv host) |
| 1999 | Omer K. Reed, D.D.S. | San Francisco |
| 2000 | Herbert Schilder, D.D.S | Phoenix |
| 2001 | Per-Ingvar Branemark, M.D., PhD | New York City |
| 2002 | Rafael L. Bowen, DDS | Washington DC |
| 2003 | Dushanka V. Kleinman, D.D.S. | Indian Wells, CA |
| 2004 | Judah Folkman, M.D. | Vancouver, BC |
| 2005 | Phil Gold, M.D., PhD. | Hollywood, FL |
| 2006 | No Award Granted | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2007 | Gerald Niznick, DDS, MDS | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2008 | Arthur A. Dugoni, DDS | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2009 | No Award Granted | Caribbean (Cruise) |
| 2010 | Stanley M. Bergman | San Diego, CA |
| 2011 | R. Bruce Donoff, DDS, MD | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 2012 | Adam Stabholz, DMD | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2013 | Arnold Weisgold, DDS | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 2014 | Zehev Tadmor, DDS | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2015 | Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD | Washington, D.C. |
| 2016 | Michael C. Alfano, DMD, PhD | San Francisco, CA |
| 2017 | Amid Ismail, BDS, MPH, MBA, DRPH | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 2018 | Robert S. Langer, ScD | New Orleans, LA |
| 2019 | Robert J. Genco, Ph.D., DDS | Los Angeles CA |
| 2020 | No Award Given | |
| 2021 | John D B Featherstone, MSc, PhD | Virtual Convention |
| 2023 | George Zarb, DDS | Toronto, Canada |