Dr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Kramer Scholar Award for Excellence

The AAP Foundation is grateful to the hundreds of donors who have supported this award.

Dr. Gerald M. Kramer was an internationally renowned practitioner, teacher and lecturer–a lifelong champion of continuing education and excellence in dentistry. In addition to maintaining a private practice in Swampscott, Massachusetts, for 45 years, Dr. Kramer shared his broad knowledge with others during his tenure as professor and chairman of the Department of Periodontics at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry and, later, in his role as co-director of the Institute of Advanced Dental Studies and co-editor of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He received numerous distinguished awards including the Master Clinician Award and the Gold Medal Award, presented to him by the American Academy of Periodontology. But, when asked of his proudest accomplishment, Dr. Kramer spoke of the number of students he had the privilege of teaching; he helped train more than 400 periodontists. He felt the accomplishments of his students would be his legacy to dentistry. Equally important, throughout his long and distinguished career, Dr. Kramer relied on the unwavering support and counsel of his wife, Sylvia. Students and professionals benefited from her genuine interest in them and her warm hospitality. She was a motivating force for Dr. Kramer and an indispensable partner. In honor of their life of service, family members, friends and colleagues of the Kramers were proud to create this scholarship.