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

Dr. David C. Johnsen
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics

Dr. Johnsen's biography may be found in the 2021 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. Melanie Mayberry University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry	Dr. Monty MacNeil University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Rear Admiral Dr. Timothy Ricks U.S. Public Health Service	Prof. Donna Warren-Morris University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

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

Dr. Hiroe Ohyama
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

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

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

Dr. Jacqueline Burgette
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

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

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. Heba Elkassaby
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Dental Medicine

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

ADEA LIAA Award to Honor Jack Bresch

This ADEA Leadership Institute Alumni Association (LIAA) award honors the memory of John Edward “Jack” Bresch and the role he played for ADEA and its members, both in advocacy and leadership.

Dr. Homa Amini
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA LIAA Award to Honor Jack Bresch.

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

ADEA/AADR/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Dr. Dominick P. DePaola Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute fellowship provides an academic dental institution faculty member who has shown potential for leadership with the opportunity to participate in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

Dr. John Mitchell
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine—Arizona

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

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

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has partnered with the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation to sponsor an endodontic educator’s participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

Dr. Carla Falcon
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Dental Medicine

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

ADEA/American College of Dentists Dr. Jerome Bright Miller Scholars in the ADEA Leadership Institute

The scholarships are in memory of Dr. Jerome Bright Miller, who was widely known for his extraordinary record of accountable leadership in dentistry. Throughout his life, Dr. Miller championed educational and leadership opportunities for legions of individuals through the Jerome B. Miller Family Foundation.

Dr. Carlos Smith Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

Dr. Aditya Tadinada, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co./National Dental Association Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute

The Sinkford scholarship provides the opportunity for a dental educator who is closely aligned with the promotion of equity, diversity and inclusion to participate in the ADEA Leadership Institute. Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., was the first woman to become a dean of a U.S. dental school (Howard University College of Dentistry) and a renowned scholar and champion of the advancement of women in dental education, the dental profession and the medical sciences.

Dr. Cristiane Squarize
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Learn more about the ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co./National Dental Association Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Scholarship in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

These scholarships promote leadership development of faculty members in allied dental education.

Prof. Lisa Mallonee Texas A&M School of Dentistry

Prof. Kathryn Walker University of Maine at Augusta

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

Dr. Ashland Doomes University of Washington School of Dentistry	Dr. Brittaney Hill University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
Dr. Jyoti Sonkar Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Carlos Soucy University of Florida College of Dentistry

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

Dr. Alba Dugarte
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Learn more about the ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship.

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. Meagan Inclan St. Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education	Dr. Avigael Lerman The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University
Dr. Reginald O’Neal Salter Howard University College of Dentistry	Dr. Carlos S. Smith Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

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

Ms. Shivalika Katyal University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry

Ms. Adair Pardi Pacific University

These scholarships support dental students who demonstrate firm commitments to becoming dental educators.

Ms. Kristen Horstmann University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

Ms. Manavi Nagai Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

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

Ms. Jennifer Chou University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine	Dr. Shveta Duggal Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Mr. Evan Fry University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry	Ms. Shivali Govani University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Ms. Riley Hewgley University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry	Ms. Alisha Jimenez-Thompson Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Mr. David Kornmehl Harvard School of Dental Medicine	Ms. Irene Lang Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Ms. Lauren Lubowitz Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	Ms. Kaitlyn O’Connell Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Mr. David Seiler UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry	Ms. Natalie Wen Harvard School of Dental Medicine

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship recognizes the memory and the 30-year dental education career of Linda Rubinstein DeVore. Professor 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 President of the Supreme Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha, the national honorary society of the dental hygiene profession, from 1997–98.

Ms. Mallory Edmondson
Indiana University South Bend

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