OKU-OMEGA OMEGA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

The Dr. William S. Kramer Award of Excellence was created by the Supreme Chapter of OKU to recognize a rising junior dental student at each Component Chapter school who has demonstrated scholarship, character, and the potential promise for advancement of dentistry and service to humanity as shown by Dr. William S. Kramer's dedication to his profession, his specialty, and the principles and ideals of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. A two-thirds affirmative vote of the faculty members of the Component Chapter is necessary for selection.

The recipient of the Dr. William S. Kramer Award of Excellence also receives a $10,000 scholarship presented by the OKU-Omega Omega Scholarship Foundation.

The following criteria and protocol are used by Omega Omega Chapter to determine the recipient of these awards:

1. These awards are given to the rising junior dental student who after completion of 2 years of dental education at New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) has the highest grade point average (GPA) on file with the Office of the Registrar, barring no evidence of misconduct that would call into question his/her personal or professional integrity. (The GPA reported by the Registrar is carried to the thousandths decimal place.)

     2. The rising junior dental student must have completed both years of his/her dental education at NJDS, and be a full-time matriculated student taking a “full” academic course load as defined by the Office of the Registrar,
          a. “full” academic course load is defined as all course work for a particular class as published in the academic schedule, and
          b. the student must take all published courses for grade and credit.

3. If a student elects to waive a course either by credential review or examination, then that student no longer meets the definition of taking a “full” academic course load as defined in # 2 above and is therefore ineligible for consideration for these awards.

4. The rising junior student’s transcript must contain no incomplete grades at the end of his/her sophomore year.

5. The rising junior student must have received no “D” or “F” grades during his/her course of study at NJDS.

6. When this student has been identified by Omega Omega Chapter, the Dean, the Vice Dean, the Associate Deans of Student and Academic Affairs and the Registrar will be contacted to verify that there has been no evidence of misconduct that would call into question the candidate’s personal or professional integrity.

7. If after receipt of these reports the Kramer Award subcommittee has reason to question the candidate’s eligibility for the awards, and therefore does not feel able to recommend the candidate for the awards, the subcommittee will forward its concerns to the Executive Committee. If the Executive Committee is in agreement, then the candidate will be dismissed from consideration for the awards and the next highest ranked student in the class will be considered.

     In the event that there is a tie for the highest GPA at the end of the freshman and sophomore years, and both candidates successfully satisfy the requirements as outlined above, the following procedure will be used to break the tie:
     a. The tie will be broken by the candidate with the highest cumulative score on Part 1 of the National Board Examination,
     b. If both candidates still remain in a tie, then the sub-committee will use the individual score received on the Dental Anatomy and Occlusion section to break the tie,
     c. If both candidates still remain in a tie, then the sub-committee will use the individual score received on the Anatomic Sciences section to break the tie,
     d. If both candidates still remain in a tie, then the sub-committee will use the individual score received on the Biochemistry-Physiology section to break the tie,
     e. If both candidates still remain in a tie then the sub-committee will use the individual score received on the Microbiology-Pathology section to break the tie.

This candidate will then be presented to the chapter at its annual business meeting for final consideration.