Honorary Life Members

Honorary Life Membership of IAOP is the highest award conferred by the Association.

Under the bylaws of IAOP, Honorary Life Membership may be conferred on distinguished oral pathologists who have made profound and sustained contributions of international significance to the field of oral pathology and medicine. Nominations for the category of Honorary Life Member are made by the Nominating Committee to Council, which determines whether such an honour shall be bestowed. Honorary Life Membership confers full membership rights, but no annual dues are payable.

Previous Honorary Life Memberships have been awarded to:

Jens Pindborg 1988

Harold Fullmer 1988

Ivor Kramer 1992

Gerhardt Seifert 1994

Mervyn Shear 1996

Rod Cawson 1998

Robert Gorlin 1998

Karl Donath 2000

James Main 2002

Bryan Radden 2002

Alan Drinnan 2002

Finn Praetorius 2004

Colin Smith 2006

Isaäc van der Waal 2006

Hiromasa Nikai 2006

Peter Reichart 2008

William Binnie 2008