Hollenback Memorial Prize Recipients

The Hollenback Memorial Prize was established in 1975 as a memorial to the late George M. Hollenback for his distinguished research and leadership, the results of which have had so beneficial an effect on improving the quality of dental practice. The Prize is given for research that has contributed substantially to the advancement of restorative dentistry. Research of a broad range is considered, spanning the investigative spectrum from fundamental to applied, and encompassing all levels of investigation from prevention of dental discase to development of improved materials and techniques.

Previous winners of the Hollenback Memorial Prize:

• 1975 – Dr. Robert J. Nelsen
• 1976 – Dr. George C. Paffenbarger
• 1977 – Dr. Ralph W. Phillips
• 1978 – Dr. Miles R. Markley
• 1979 – Dr. Wilmer B. Eames
• 1980 – Dr. George W. Ferguson
• 1981 – Dr. Rafael L. Bowen
• 1982 – Dr. Lloyd Baum
• 1983 – Dr. Harold R. Stanley
• 1984 – Dr. Kamal Asgar
• 1985 – Dr. José E. Medina
• 1986 – Dr. Nelson W. Rupp
• 1987 – Dr. Gunnar Ryge
• 1988 – Dr. David B. Mahler
• 1989 – Dr. Gerald T. Charbeneau
• 1990 – Dr. Dennis C. Smith
• 1991 – Dr. Robert B. Craig
• 1992 – Dr. Marjorie Swartz
• 1993 – Dr. William V. Youdelis
• 1994 – Dr. Carl W. Fairhurst
• 1995 – Dr. Karl Leinfelder
• 1997 – Dr. Nobuo Nakabayashi
• 1998 – Dr. David Pashley
• 1999 – Dr. Takao Fusayama
• 2000 – Dr. Frederick C. Eichmiller
• 2001 – Dr. Richard D. Norman
• 2002 – Dr. Nairn H. F. Wilson
• 2003 – Dr. John W. Osborne
• 2004 – Dr. Ivar A. Mjör
• 2005 – Dr. Stephen C. Bayne
• 2006 – Dr. William H. Douglas
• 2007 – Dr. Guido Vanherle
• 2008 – Dr. Mathilde “Tilly” Peters
• 2009 – Dr. Dr. James B. Summitt
• 2010 – Dr. J. Rodway Mackert
• 2011 – Dr. John O. Burgess
• 2012 – Dr. Reinhard Hickel
• 2013 – Dr. Max Anderson
• 2014 – Dr. Edwina Kidd
• 2015 – Dr. Sally Marshall
• 2016 – Dr. Jack L. Ferracane
• 2017 – Dr. Fred Rueggeberg
• 2018 – Dr. Edward J. Swift
• 2019 - Dr. Hidehiko Sano
• 2020 - Dr. Sumita Mitra
• 2021 - (No Recipient due to Pandemic)
• 2022 - Dr. Valeria Gordan
• 2023 - Dr. Richard Price
• 2024 - Dr. Jeffrey Platt
• 2025 - Dr. Franklin Tay