The NYSDA Council on Awards is seeking nominations for the Association’s two merit awards—the William Jarvie and Harvey J. Burkhart Award and the New York State Dental Association Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished Service Award. The council will consider nominees according to its criteria and guidelines for selecting recipients. The council expects to make its selection at its teleconference at noon, Wednesday, Dec. 11, although it reserves the right to withhold either of the awards if it feels no nominee meets the criteria. The 2025 Jarvie-Burkhart Award and Distinguished Service Award will be presented in June at the NYSDA Annual Session. Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, Nov. 22.
Awards
William Jarvie and Harvey J. Burkhart Award
Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, Nov. 22.
The William Jarvie and Harvey J. Burkhart Award (also referred to as the JarvieBurkhart Award) is the highest honor bestowed by the New York State Dental Association and is presented in recognition of great service rendered mankind in the field of dentistry. It may be awarded to an individual dentist, a non-dentist or an organization. To be considered for the Jarvie-Burkhart Award, nominees must have demonstrated advancement in at least one of the following areas:
- promotion of continuing dental education;
- advancement of dental research;
- philanthropic endeavors in the field of dentistry; or
- original contributions to the science and application of dentistry.
New York State Dental Association Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished Service Award
Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, Nov. 22.
The New York State Dental Association’s Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual in recognition of numerous years of meritorious service and commitment to the Association. The criteria to be considered in determining eligibility for the Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished Service Award include:
- contributions to the New York State Dental Association;
- contributions to organized dentistry as a whole;
- the offices and positions held; and/or
- the tenure of the individual’s service
