Ann Arbor, MI — May 30, 2012 — Dr. Lee Graber, who earned his dental degree, a master’s degree in anatomy, and a PhD in human growth and development from the University of Michigan, has received the highest honor bestowed by the American Board of Orthodontists.

Graber received the Albert H. Ketcham Memorial Award during the American Association of Orthodontists annual convention earlier this month for his contributions to the science and art of orthodontics.  It is also the first time the Ketcham Award has been presented to members of the same family.  Graber’s father, the late Dr. Thomas Graber, received the award in 1975.

Graber, who runs a private practice in Vernon Hills, Illinois, has served as president of the AAO, the World Federation of Orthodontists, the Midwestern Society of Orthodontists, and the Illinois Society of Orthodontists.  He is a Diplomate of the ABO and a member of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics.  He is also an honorary member of orthodontic societies in Britain, France, Japan, and Taiwan.

He has presented lectures worldwide on craniofacial growth and development, early orthodontic treatment, adult orthodontic care, psychological factors of malocclusion, and new technologies in orthodontics.  He is the co-editor of the just-released 5^th edition of Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques, a textbook first written by his father, Dr. Thomas Graber.

“This recognition from the ABO is internationally recognized as the highest award for contributions made to the art and science of our dental specialty,” Graber said.  “I am truly humbled to be placed on the list of distinguished recipients who have preceded me.  It is especially meaningful to me because my father also received this recognition.”

Graber earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the U-M School of Dentistry in 1971, a master’s degree in orthodontics from Northwestern University in 1973, a master’s degree in anatomy from the U-M Medical School in 1975, and a PhD in human growth and development from U-M in 1980.