2021 Award Honorees
ADEAGies Foundation® Announces Recipients of the William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement in Academic Dentistry and Oral Health
2021 Honorees
The honorees were selected by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Advisory Committee.
The 2021 Gies Award recipients are:
| VISION |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
Mert Aksu, D.D.S., J.D., MHSA
Gies Award for Vision – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Gies Award for Vision – Academic Dental Institution |
| INNOVATION |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Gies Award for Innovation – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
No awardees selected.
Gies Award for Innovation – Academic Dental Institution
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARTNER
No awardees selected.
Gies Award for Innovation – Public or Private Partner |
| ACHIEVEMENT |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
Paul Gates, D.D.S., M.B.A.
Gies Award for Achievement – Dental Educator
Irvin B. Silverstein, D.D.S., M.Sc. Ed.
Gies Award for Achievement – Dental Educator
Mary E. Williard, D.D.S.
Gies Award for Achievement – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
Gies Award for Achievement – Academic Dental Institution
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARTNER
California Dental Association
Gies Award for Achievement – Public or Private Partner |