A c t L o c A L Ly – t h i n k G L o b A L Ly With Ao wE EnCOuRAGE nEw ARTICLE IDEAS fOR AO nOw. PLeASe COnTACT MICHAEL STERn International Editor msstern2478@gmail.com OR HEIDI wEbER Association Director hweber@ao.org TO SHARE THEM. KEEP In toUch AO fRATERnITy bOARD OPEnInGS fOR 2014 On behalf of Immediate Past International President Michael Spektor, Chair of the AO Search and Qualifications Committee, we want to remind you that there are several open positions on the AO International board of Directors for 2014. We encourage candidates who wish to take a more active role in AO to apply. If an applicant needs more information on the expectations, please contact Michael Spektor (drmds@spektor.com) or Heidi Weber (hweber@ao.org). Please click here to read more. 2013 ALPHA OMEGA AwARDS ACHIEvEMEnT MEDAL CERTIfICATE Of MERIT Each of us has been touched in some way by a frater or friend of Alpha Omega. Why not put his/her name forward by nominating them for an award. The fraternity’s awards are: organization. Contact PIP Charlene Berkman at csberkman@aol.com to make a nomination. GOAL: The recipient shall be a person(s) who is outstanding for contributions to dentistry or its allied sciences. Contact PIP Michael Tenenbaum at tenedent@gmail.com to make a nomination. MERITORIOuS SERvICE AwARD GOAL: To bring forth an appropriate candidate who has shown special service to the international fraternity or at the chapter level. Contact PIP dan Uditsky at dnu@aol.com to make a nomination. GOAL: To bring forth a frater who has not been an international president or a current member of the board of directors who has demonstrated outstanding and exemplary service to Alpha Omega over a ten year period. Contact IPIP Michael Spektor at drmds@ spektor.com to make a nomination. GOAL: Awarded to the alumni, student and auxiliary levels for outstanding chapter achievement and cooperation with the International Council. Please bring your continuity binders to conventions or submit them digitally to Steve Spitz at drspitz@smileboston.com. CHAPTER EffICIEnCy AwARD GOAL: To recognize the individual(s), group or chapter, which has performed exemplary service to their community. Contact Mervyn druian at mervyndruian@gmail.com to make a nomination. TRuDI bIRGER COMMunITy SERvICE AwARD Alpha Omegan Alpha Omegan now available online at ao.org for members only! GOAL: To bring forth an appropriate candidate who is not an Alpha Omega who has made an outstanding contribution to dentistry or to the allied health professions or has otherwise made an outstanding contribution to the HOnORARy MEMbERSHIP GOAL: To evaluate a frater who has been a chapter member for at least five years and shown exemplary service and potential as a future leader. Contact IPIP Michael Spektor at drmds@spektor.com to make a nomination. THE yOunG ALuMnI LEADERSHIP AwARD www.ao.org a l p h a o m e g a | a o n o w 5