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Health Sciences Calendar
2005 - 2006


2.3.3 Medals and Prizes

FOURTH YEAR:
C.D.A. President's Award,
donated by the Canadian Dental Association, awarded to the graduating student who, over the undergraduate years, has shown outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, character, and humanity and who may be expected to have a distinguished career in the dental profession and society at large. The student must be a member of the Canadian Dental Association.
Dr. J.K. Carver Award,
donated by l'Ordre des Dentistes du Québec, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the second highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.
Dr. Leanore K. Feine Prize,
awarded to the student in the final year who has best demonstrated commitment to the oral health of the local community throughout the clinical undergraduate program.
Dr. W.G. Leahy Prize,
awarded to the student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Clinical Dentistry throughout the clinical undergraduate program.
Dr. Paul A. Marchand and Maurine McNeil Marchand Prize,
awarded to the student in the final year who has demonstrated the highest degree of professionalism and patient management.
Dr. James McCutcheon Medal,
awarded to the member of the graduating class who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship and professional achievement throughout the four years of the program in Dentistry.
McGill Alumnae Society Prize,
presented annually upon graduation to a distinguished student for excellence and high academic standing. Preference given to women students.
Quebec Dental Surgeons Association Prize,
awarded to a student in the graduating year who has best served the interests of his/her colleagues throughout the university years.
Dr. A. Gerald Racey Prize,
awarded to the student in the final year who has excelled in the comprehensive oral examination in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dr. A.W. Thornton Gold Medal,
donated by the Montreal Dental Club, awarded to the student in the final year attaining the highest overall standing in the four years of the dental undergraduate program.
Prix d'excellence Jean-Robert Vincent,
donated by the Quebec Association for Special Care Dentistry, awarded to a graduating student who attains the highest grade in Geriatric Dentistry.
Dr. A.L. Walsh Prize,
awarded to the student in the final year for meritorious achievement in Oral Medicine throughout the clinical undergraduate program.
THIRD YEAR:
Dr. L.A. Cohn Prize,
awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in Prosthetic Dentistry in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.
Pierre Fauchard Academy Prize,
awarded to the junior Canadian Dental Association Student Governor for demonstrating leadership in the profession.
Dr. Lyman E. Francis Prize,
awarded to the student in the third year of the program who has obtained the highest standing in the subjects of Pathobiology, Treatment and Prevention of Disease, Dental Pharmacology, Oral Pathology and Medicine over the second and third years of the dental undergraduate program.
Dr. Gerald Franklin Prize,
awarded to the student attaining the highest standing in the examinations in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.
International College of Dentists Prize (Canadian Section),
awarded to the student attaining the second highest standing in the third year of the dental undergraduate program.
Dr. Morton and Dr. Jonathan Lang Prize in Dentistry,
awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry Scholarships Committee to an outstanding undergraduate student on the basis of academic merit.
SECOND YEAR:
Dr. W.C. Bushell Award,
presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Oral Disease unit in the second year of the dental curriculum.
Dr. M. Donigan Award,
presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Introduction to the Patient and Introduction to the Practice of Dentistry unit in the Basis of Medicine component of the curriculum.
Dr. Leanore K. Feine Prize,
presented to the student in the second year of the dental curriculum who has best demonstrated commitment to the oral health of the local community.
Dr. Maxwell and Betty L. Goldenberg Prize,
established by a generous bequest from the estate of Mrs. Betty L. Goldenberg in honour of her husband Dr. Maxwell Goldenberg, D.D.S. 1925. Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to the student attaining the highest standing in the Practical Clinical Component of Cycle Two (PreClinical Studies), in the second year of the dental undergraduate program. Value: minimum $500.
Dr. I.K. Lowry Award,
presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Management of Oral Disease unit in the second year of the dental curriculum.
Dr. K.I. Melville Award,
presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the Oral Health unit in the second year of the dental curriculum.
Dr. D.P. Mowry Award,
presented to the student attaining the highest overall standing in the second year of the dental curriculum.
FIRST YEAR:
James Q. Bliss Annual Book Award,
awarded to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Gas, Fluids and Electrolytes unit. Value: $100.
Joseph Morley Drake Prize,
founded by the late Joseph Morley Drake, M.D. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Pathobiology, Prevention and Treatment of Disease unit. Value: $300.
Shirley Nancy Endman Prize,
established in 1982 by Louis Endman in memory of his wife. Awarded to the student who obtains the second highest standing in the Gas, Fluids and Electrolytes unit. Value: $70.
Charles E. Frosst Medical Prize and Bronze Medal,
a bronze medal and prize of $1,000 are awarded annually to a student, in the Basis of Medicine, who has achieved excellence in the Unit on Pathobiology, Treatment and Prevention of Disease and has demonstrated, on the basis of interviews, the most promise in the field of Pharmacology.
Robert B. Greenblatt Prize,
endowed in 1987 by Dr. Robert B. Greenblatt, an eminent endocrinologist and professor emeritus at the Medical College of Georgia, who graduated from McGill with a B.A. in 1928 and an M.D.,C.M. in 1932. Awarded by the Faculty Scholarships Committee to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Life Cycle unit.
Joseph Hils Prize,
founded by the late Dr. Joseph Hils, of Woonsocket, R.I. Awarded to the student obtaining the highest standing in the Musculoskeletal and Blood unit. Value: $175.
F. Slater Jackson Prize,
founded by Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Jackson in memory of their son, the late F. Slater Jackson, M.D. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Molecules, Cells and Tissues unit. Value: $175.
Francis McNaughton Prize,
established in 1980. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Nervous System and Special Senses unit. Value: $200 and a book.
Mark Nickerson Prize,
established in 1990 by the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in honour of Professor Mark Nickerson, a renowned McGill pharmacologist. Awarded to the student in the Basis of Medicine, who has achieved excellence in the unit on Pathobiology, Treatment and Prevention of Disease and has demonstrated, on the basis of interviews, an understanding of the role of pharmacology and therapeutics in contemporary society. Recipients will also receive a scroll. Value: $250.
Samuel Rosenfeld Prize,
awarded to the student with the highest standing in Host Defence and Host/ Parasite Relationships unit. Value: $125
Dr. Arthur S. Solomon Award,
presented to the student attaining the second highest standing in the Basis of Medicine component of the curriculum.Value: $150.
Mary and Louis Streicher Prize,
established in 1980. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition unit. Value: $150.
Sutherland Prize,
founded in 1878 by the late Mrs. Sutherland in memory of her husband, William Sutherland, M.D., formerly Professor of Chemistry in the Faculty. Awarded to the student who obtains the highest standing in the Basis of Medicine component of the medical undergraduate curriculum. Value: $250.
The Faculty of Dentistry is well aware of the many awards and prizes that are offered to students through various academies, associations and commercial dental manufacturers. However, due to Faculty policy which was initiated by the Dental Students' Society, only official prizes and awards that are listed in the health Sciences Calendar will be recognized on student records.

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