Honors and Awards

Community Awards and Honors

  • Honorary Award for Volunteer Dental Service for five years at Public Health Service Center for Special Care Patients, Seochogu, Seoul Korea (02/2005)

Professional Awards and Honors

  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon (05/2018)
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co.  (03/2017)
  • SCAD VITA Award for Excellence in Research related to Color and Appearance in Esthetic Dentistry, Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry  (02/2012)
  • Award for Contributions to Esthetic Dentistry, Korean Dental Association (07/2006)

University Awards and Honors

  • Society of Scholars, LLUSD (02/2017)
  • D1 Teacher of the Year Award, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry (05/2015)
  • Max Smith Award First Place for post-doctoral oral presentation, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry (02/2011)
  • ADA Post-Doctoral Table Clinic Award Third Place, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry (02/2010)
  • Honorary Award for Contributions to the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (09/2006)
  • Honorary Award for Contributions to the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (09/2005)
  • Honorary Award for Contributions to the Dental College, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (09/1999)
  • Honorary Award for Contributions to the Dental College, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (09/1996)
  • Honorary Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (05/1993)
  • Honorary Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (05/1989)
  • Honorary Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, Yonsei University College of Dentistry (05/1988)