A c t L o c A L Ly – t h i n k G L o b A L Ly AO f R AT E R S I n T H E n E w S D. walter Cohen was recently presented with the 2013 William J. Gies Award, which recognized his achievements and contributions to dental education. Dean Bruce Donoff, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, presented the award to D. Walter in March during the American Dental Education Association (AdeA) Annual Session. Please click here to read the Penn dental Journal Spring 2013 edition. refer to Page 23. D. wALTER COHEn JSSA AO DC Chapter Members The Montgomery County Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA) AO Washington recently recognized several AO dC chapter members for their participation in the Holocaust Survivors Pro Bono Dental Program. Ben Williamowsky closely worked with local Maryland/dC JSSA to help recruit AO dentists. We wanted to recognize each individual for participating in this important program: Please click here to see the DC Chapter participants. Click here to read more. Gary Scharoff has been selected to receive the ninth district dental Association’s 2013 d. Austin Sniffen Medal of Honor Award. The annual award is the most prestigious honor given by the ninth district, a component of the new York State and American dental Associations covering Westchester, rockland, Putnam, dutchess and Orange Counties. Please click here to learn more about the award. GARy SCHAROff fred Margolis has been appointed to the Illinois State Board of Health by Governor Patrick Quinn, The State Board of Health advises the director of the Illinois Board of Health in meeting the functions of needs assessment, statewide health objectives, policy development, and assurance of access to necessary services. The board is composed of 17 people, all appointed by the governor. fRED MARGOLIS David Dano joined the Department of General Dentistry as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of dental Medicine (GSdM) in August 2012. david oversees the clinical activities of third- and fourth-year students in the pre-doctoral patient treatment centers, is involved in direct patient care at the Boston University Dental Health Center, and serves as Alpha Omega Faculty advisor for our students. DAvID DAnO David is a member of the AO Boston Alumni chapter and has received degrees from Boston University, the University of Connecticut, and the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine. Haim Tawil, an AO Beta member and d’14, was recently featured in the Penn dental Journal. He is pursuing a dual degree program in Bioengineering, which is a serious pursuit for a student keeping busy with dental studies. Please click here to read the Penn dental Journal Spring 2013 edition. refer to Page 13. a l p h a o m e g a | a o HAIM TAwIL www.ao.org n o w 6