- Died 6 March 2019, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Inaugural Address delivered at Acapulco, Mexico, 17 April 1991:
“The Trust and the Agenda”
(J Dent Res 70(8):1102-1104, 1991)
- School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1967-1969
Editor, J Periodontal, 1988-
- ADA Gold Medal Award, 1991
- American Academy of Periodontology Gold Medal,1993
- Stockton-Kimball Award, SUNY at Buffalo, 1995
- Isadore Hirschfeld Award, Northeastern Society of Periodontists, 1995
- Award for Technology/Discovery, Health Care Industries Association, 1999
- American Dental Education Association, Presidential Citation, 2002
- William J. Gies Foundation Award, American Dental Association, 2002
- American Dental Association Norton Ross Award, 2003
- Excellence in the Pursuit of Knowledge Award, SUNY Research Foundation, 2004
- SUNY Research Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008
- AADR Distinguished Scientist Award, 2016
