Dr. Thomas F. Nowlin served in several roles within the Council of Sections and was well known for his collegiality, positive attitude, creativity, honor, ethics and dedication to the craft of dental education. This award honors his memory, contributions, and leadership

ADEA Section on Operative Dentistry and Biomaterials

Learn more about the ADEA Thomas F. Nowlin Award for Best Performance by a Section. 

The ADEA Distinguished Service Award recognizes significant contributions to ADEA and its members through teaching, research and service.

Dr. Karen P. West
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine

Dr. West’s biography may be found in the 2018 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition Awards Program.

The Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors presents these citations to leaders who have demonstrated exceptional service to the Association and the dental education community.

Dr. Brian Alpert
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Dr. Colleen Brickle
Normandale Community College

Dr. Ana López-Fuentes
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Keith A. Mays
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Dr. M. Raynor Mullins
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Dr. John W. Reinhardt
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

Dr. Karl Self
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Dr. Timothy J. Treat
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Dr. Harold Tu
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

This award provides support to educators to enhance teaching efforts. It is supported by an educational grant from the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Dr. Janice Townsend
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA Colgate-Palmolive Co. Excellence in Teaching Award. 

ADEA/AADR/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Dr. Dominick P. DePaola Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute

This fellowship provides an academic dental institution faculty member who has shown potential for leadership with the opportunity to participate in the ADEA Leadership Institute. The fellowship is in memory of Dominick DePaola, D.D.S., Ph.D., who for nearly four decades was a leader in dental education, research, patient care and academic administration.

Dr. Thomas Kunkel
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about the ADEA/AADR/Colgate-Palmolive Co./Dr. Dominick P. DePaola Scholarship in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

ADEA/American Association of Endodontists Foundation Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute

Each year, the American Association of Endodontists Foundation partners with ADEA to sponsor an endodontic educator’s participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

Dr. Avina Paranjpe
University of Washington School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/American Association of Endodontists Foundation Scholarship in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. Drisko Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute

The Drisko Scholarship provides the opportunity annually for a mid-career dental school faculty member who has shown evidence of leadership potential to participate in the ADEA Leadership Institute. Funding for the scholarship is provided through the generosity of Drs. Drisko. 

Prof. Amy Coplen
Pacific University

Learn more about the ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. Drisko Scholarship in the ADEA Leadership Institute. 

ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Dr. Anthony R. Volpe Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute

The Volpe scholarship provides an annual opportunity for one mid-career dental school educator who has shown evidence of leadership potential and has been accepted into the ADEA Leadership Institute. This award was established by a generous commitment by Dr. Anthony R. Volpe to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and its ADEAGies Foundation.

Dr. Juliana da Costa
Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Dr. Anthony R. Volpe Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship - ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders

This scholarship was created to enable a junior faculty member (up to three years of experience) to participate in the ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders. The awardee was nominated by an ADEA Leadership Institute alumnus or alumna. 

Dr. Cameron Jeter
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Learn more about the ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship: ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders. 

This award provides support for participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute or a three-month fellowship at the ADEA office in Washington, DC. It is supported by an educational grant from the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Prof. Michelle McGregor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Allied Dental Educators Fellowship. 

Under the leadership of Enid A. Neidle, ADEA President from 1985-6, the Association adopted its policy of promoting the advancement of women in dental education. The program offers a unique opportunity for a dental educator to concentrate on issues affecting women faculty.  

Dr. Michelle Brady
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence Program for Women.

This award provides support to educators to enhance teaching efforts. It is supported by an educational grant from the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Dr. Edmund Khoo
New York University College of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/ADEA Council of Students, Residents, and Fellows/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Junior Faculty Award.

The fellowship supports advocating for public policy that positively impacts dental education and oral health care. The recipient works with the staff in the Advocacy and Governmental Relations portfolio of ADEA’s Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Since its inception in 1985, ADEA's Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellowship has been generously underwritten by Sunstar Americas, Inc., manufacturer of GUM^®, Butler^® and GUIDOR^® oral care products.

Ms. Jane M. Walsh
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Learn more about the  ADEA/Sunstar Americans, Inc. Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellowship. 

This student legislative internship provides a unique learning experience in Washington, DC. The internship is designed to encourage students to learn about and eventually to become involved–as dental professionals–in the federal legislative process and the formulation of public policy as it relates to academic dentistry.

Ms. Kacie Crowell 
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Jack Bresch Student Legislative Internship. 

ADEA/AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development: ADEA/AAL Compass Program for Academic Advancement

These scholarships support professional development activities for faculty of color in dental and allied dental education who are in the early to middle stages of their careers. 

Dr. Hiroe Ohyama
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Adriana Wilson
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development: ADEA/AAL Compass Program for Academic Advancement. 

ADEA /AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarship for Professional Development: ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders

This scholarship supports professional development activities for faculty of color in dental and allied dental education in the early stages of their careers. 

Dr. Olga Luaces
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Dr. Ezinne Ogbureke
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Dr. Seena Patel
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Dr. Cheryline Pezzullo
New York University College of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development: ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders. 

ADEA/AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development: ADEA/AAL Institute for Teaching and Learning

This scholarship supports professional development activities for faculty of color in dental and allied dental education who are in the early stages of their careers. 

Dr. Ngozi Nwizu
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Dr. Patrick Smith
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry

Dr. Nikki Tucker
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Breacya Washington
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/AAL Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development: ADEA/AAL Institute for Teaching and Learning. 

A stipend of up to $15,000 will be awarded in 2016 for a dental educator to pursue a cumulative two to three-month fellowship at the ADEA office in Washington, DC, researching educational issues facing dental education.

Dr. Anita Joy
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about the ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Education Fellowship. 

ADEA/DENTSPLY International Student Poster Awards recognize dental students for outstanding research and innovation.

Seth Levitin 
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
3rd Place: Completeness of Electronic Patient Records in a Student Clinic

Mario Antonioni 
University of Michigan School of Dentistry 
2nd Place: Pediatric Dentists’ Considerations Concerning Silver Diamine Fluoride: A National Survey 

Roxanne M. Dsouza, RDH 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry 
1st Place: Implementation of Oral Health Education in Nursing Curriculum

The Olav Alvares Award was named in honor of Dr. Olav Alvares, Journal of Dental Education editor from 2000 to 2009, to encourage junior scholars (assistant professors, instructors, residents, students and staff) to conduct and publish outstanding research.

Dr. Rick Ken Biethman
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Gary M. Johnson
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona

Ms. Victoria M. Martin
Texas State Technical College

Dr. Shannon Myers Virtue
The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University

ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Preventive Dentistry Scholarships support predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry. 

Ms. Andrea Akabike
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry

Mr. Andres Alvarez
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Ms. Karen Ben-Elazar
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

Ms. Karah Brown
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Ms. Holly Fadie
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Mr. Marcus Hwang
University of Washington School of Dentistry

Ms. Jessica Latimer
University of Washington School of Dentistry

Ms. Yassmin Parsaei
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Ms. Kathryn Pawlak
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Mr. Katherine Shi
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Ms. Vrinda Tarneja
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Ms. Carolynn Vuong
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about the ADEA Preventive Dentistry Scholarships. 

These scholarships support dental hygiene students who are pursuing education beyond an associate’s degree and who have an interest in an academic career.

Prof. Amber Lovatos
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Ms. Uhlee Oh
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarships for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Careers.

Each year, with the support of The Procter & Gamble Company, ADEA presents this award to two predoctoral students who plan education beyond a doctoral degree and who have demonstrated an interest in a career in academic dentistry 

Dr. Devon Allison
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Dr. Kyle Diehl
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about the ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarships for Predoctoral Dental Students Pursuing Academic Careers. 

The ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship is awarded to an individual pursuing allied dental education studies at the baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree level. The scholarship memorializes the 30-year dental education career of Linda Rubinstein DeVore. Prof. DeVore was active in dental hygiene education, scholarship and public service. She served as President of the American Association of Dental Schools (now ADEA) in 1994 and as the 1997-98 President of the Supreme Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha, the national honorary society of the dental hygiene profession.

Ms. Bailey Wilson
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship.