b'AAP FOUNDATIONAAP Foundation Virtual Annual Meeting recapWhile 2020 threw a wrench in our visions of Mai Tais onour exclusive Hawaiian backgroundit was *almost* as good as the beach and visiting with each of you in person, the AAPbeing there! Foundation was grateful for the opportunity to see you all virtually. Whether you stopped by our booth (if you did,Once again, Treloar & Heisel sponsored a fascinating Estate keep your eye on your mailbox!), answered a poll question,Planning Session, with presentations from estate planning made a donation, bid on the silent auction, made a Maiattorney Michael Markhoff, a partner in the White Plains law Tai and did a little magic with us, or snapped a Hawaiianfirm of Danziger & Markhoff LLP, and Shawn Johnson from themed selfie, we are so happy to have you as part of theTreloar & Heisel Wealth Management. Our thanks to them for an AAP Foundation family. Your support allowed us to give ourinformative session with actionable steps. full complement of awards; more than $300,000, to the2020 AAPF Award recipientsperiodontists who will shape the future of the specialty. The AAPF Selection Committees once again had the difficult Even though this was a trying year for our corporatetask of selecting this years award recipients. The caliber of sponsors, too, many came through with silent auction itemsapplicants continues to grow each yearthe future of the that helped make this years event a success. Severalspecialty is bright indeed.Foundation and AAP leaders donated auction items, as well, that added some fun variety.Our congratulations to the 2020 award recipients:Drs. Gajendrareddy, Rios, Geisinger, and ChandrasekaranDr. D. Walter Cohen Teaching Awarddemonstrated return on donor investment by showcasingAdam Lietzan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilltheir research at the AAP Foundation Future Horizons in Periodontology session, Periodontal Disease, InflammationAAP Educator Scholarshipand Healing: Current and Emerging Concepts. All speakersMartinna Bertolini, University of Connecticutat Future Horizons sessions are past AAP FoundationKyle Diehl, University of Coloradoaward recipients. We were proud to feature the 2020 AAP Foundation award recipients on a special Award RecipientDr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Kramer Scholar Award for Showcase website, with video messages from many of thisExcellenceyears awardees. In lieu of our annual Donor AppreciationAdam Saltz, University of Texas Health ScienceReception, we hosted a fun Foundation Reception that wasCenter at San Antonioopen to all. We heard from Dr. Bannister, President of the AAP Foundation, and from several past award recipients. ANevins Teaching and Clinical Research Fellowshipmaster mixologist showed us how to make a Mai Tai stepThomas Nguyen, Harvard Universityby step, and those who ordered a cocktail box had all they needed at the ready! After that, we played along with ourNevins BioHorizons Fellowshiplive magic show, and were surprised and amazed by whatElena Sanz-Miralles, Columbia Universitywe saw. Attendees snapped selfies and got them back with AAP Periospectives| 44'