Alumni Recognized for Excellence During the Ohio Dental Association’s Annual Session

Six College of Dentistry alumni were recognized for their distinguished careers, leadership, and service during the Ohio Dental Association’s (ODA) Annual Session in October. Alumni Mark Bronson, ’91 DDS, and Thomas Paumier, ’87 DDS, were honored with the 2021 Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award, and Kenneth Clemons, ’54 DDS, received the 2020 award. The ODA’s highest honor, the award is presented to Ohio dental leaders who are committed to the advancement of dentistry and who are dedicated to organized dentistry at the local, state and national level. 

The college’s Dental Alumni Society (DAS) also presented its annual awards during the ODA’s Annual Session. Jeanne Nicolette, ’78 DDS, was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award; Jessica Kile, ’12 DDS, received the Young Alumni Award; and Denise Bowers, PhD, was honored with the Dental Hygiene Alumni Award.

“We are proud of these honored dental professionals who represent some of our most dedicated and service-minded alumni,” Dean Carroll Ann Trotman said. “The standard they have set will be an inspiration for our current students and our recent graduates who are our newest colleagues and alumni.”

Joseph P. Crowley Distinguished Dentist Award Recipients

Mark Bronson, ’91 DDS

Past President of the Ohio Dental Association and the Cincinnati Dental Society,

General dentist in Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Kenneth Clemens, ’54 DDS

Past President of the Dental Alumni Society 

Board of Governors,

General dentist in Lima, Ohio

 

Thomas Paumier, ’87 DDS

Past President of the Ohio Dental Association and the Stark County Dental Society,

General dentist in Canton, Ohio

 

Columbus Dental Society Award Recipients

Denise Bowers, PhD

Dental Hygiene Alumni Award

Past President of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, 

Chair and Professor, Dental Hygiene Program, Rhodes State College

 

Jessica Kile, ’12 DDS

Young Alumni Award 

General dentist in Mechanicsburg, Ohio

 

Jeanne Nicolette, ’78 DDS

Distinguished Alumni Award

Past President of the Ohio Dental Association and the Columbus Dental Society,

General dentist in Columbus, Ohio