b'PERIO PEOPLEDr. Ken Kornman, Editor-in-Chief of JOP and CAP, retiresAfter 17 years of dedicatedDr. Kornman launched the AAPs best evidence consensus service, Dr. Kenneth Kornman,(BEC) model of scientific inquiry; served as a vital contributor Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ofto several groundbreaking AAP initiatives such as the 2008 Periodontology (JOP) and ClinicalWorkshop on Inflammation and the 2017 World Workshop on Advances in Periodontics (CAP),the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and retired in October. Conditions; and mentored a strong team of Associate Editors who helped JOP achieve record impact factor levels.Under his leadership, Dr. Kornman was responsible for innovating JOP,At its October meeting, the AAP Board of Trustees voted to including expanding its contentname Dr. Kornman Editor Emeritus of JOP and CAP. This pres-and modernizing its format, astigious designation acknowledges Dr. Kornmans extraordinary well as introducing CAP, thecontributions to the Academys scientific publishing enterprise as AAPs clinical journal. In addition,well as the practice of periodontics. Task ForceThe Task Force held its first meeting in October at the Annual Meeting in Phoenix to develop a strategy and appointed to selecttimeline for soliciting and evaluating qualified applicants and making a recommendation to the Board of new Editor-in-ChiefTrustees in May 2023. We had a very robust discussion about the journals and the type of candidate were seeking for the Editor position, Dr. Reddy said. We of JOP and CAP look forward to recommending a unique individual who will not only continue to elevate the stature of both JOP and A Task Force has been appointed to select a successorCAP but also guide them through the to Dr. Kenneth Kornman, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ofrapidly evolving research and scholarly Periodontology (JOP) and Clinical Advances in Periodonticspublishing environments and maximize (CAP), who announced his retirement in October 2022.current and future opportunities.Members of the Task Force to Appoint an Editor-in-ChiefFor details on the Editor-in-Chief are Dr. Michael Reddy, chair; Drs. Donald Clem, Williamapplication process and requirements of Giannobile, Pamela McClain, Brian Mealey, Chris Richardson,the position, see pages 36 and 37. and Paul Rosen; Drs. Mia Geisinger and John Gunsolley, consultants; and Dr. Joseph Fiorellini, Board liaison.AAP Periospectives| 41'