2025 School of Dentistry Award Recipients

Event Details:

School of Dentistry Awards Conferral
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Reception: 5:45 p.m. | Conferral: 6:30 p.m.

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Distinguished Alumna in Dentistry Award
Lisa J. Koenig, D.D.S., Dent ’87
Pewaukee, Wis.

Passionate about sharing her expertise with future dentists, Lisa Koenig, D.D.S., has a history of valued service to the School of Dentistry, as professor emerita of oral medicine and oral radiology and former associate dean for academic affairs.

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Outstanding Dental Service Award
Charles A. Hajinian, D.D.S., Dent ’79
Oconomowoc, Wis.

While he is semi-retired from private practice, Charles Hajinian, D.D.S, continues to work hard living out the Marquette value of service. Through stand-up comedy, Chuck raises funds for dental facilities in orphanages that he has visited in Armenia.

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Young Alumna of the Year Award
Susan Angel Meinerz, D.D.S., Arts ’09, Dent ’13
Wauwatosa, Wis.

As a pediatric dentist with her own practice, Wonderkind, Susan Angel Meinerz, D.D.S., sees success in terms of the good she creates. She aims for “good care for the families in my practice, good days for me, a good environment for my team to work in, and good laughs,” she says.

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Friend of the School of Dentistry Award
William K. Lobb, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.
Mukwonago, Wis.

Emeritus Dean William Lobb, D.D.S., retired in 2023, completing a distinguished 26-year tenure as dean of the Marquette School of Dentistry. One of the longest-serving deans in university history, he left a lasting imprint on the school, leading efforts to build and expand its state-of-the art facilities, redefining dental education in the process.

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