2020 Award Honorees
ADEAGies Foundation® Announces Recipients of the William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement in Academic Dentistry and Oral Health
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2020 Honorees
The honorees were selected by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Advisory Committee.
The 2020 Gies Award recipients are:
| VISION |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
Neal Demby, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Gies Award for Vision – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Gies Award for Vision – Academic Dental Institution |
| INNOVATION |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
Cynthia Gadbury-Amyot, Ed.D.
Gies Award for Innovation – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Gies Award for Innovation – Academic Dental Institution
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARTNER
National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health
Gies Award for Innovation – Public or Private Partner |
| ACHIEVEMENT |
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DENTAL EDUCATOR
Valli Meeks, D.D.S.
Gies Award for Achievement – Dental Educator
Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S.
Gies Award for Achievement – Dental Educator
ACADEMIC DENTAL INSTITUTION
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
Gies Award for Achievement – Academic Dental Institution
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARTNER
AAE Foundation for Endodontics
Gies Award for Achievement – Public or Private Partner |