Awards

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

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.

This award award is designed to be used to enhance an outstanding junior faculty member's teaching, research or service efforts.

Learn more about the ADEA/ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Junior Faculty Award.

This award supports dental educators who demonstrate exemplary standards and promote excellence in dental education.

Learn more about the ADEA/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award.

This award provide the opportunity for a dental educator with demonstrated interest and work in equity and diversity to participate in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

Learn more about the ADEA/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc./National Dental Association Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

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

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

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

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

Through this award, the faculty recipient who exemplifies Dr. Sinkford’s beliefs and values will influence and encourage others to model Dr. Sinkford’s contributions to dental education. This award is supported by a gift from The Leonard and Valachovic Fund.

Learn more about the ADEA Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Faculty Leadership Award.

This award provides the opportunity for a dental educator to concentrate and conduct research on issues affecting women faculty and develop leadership skills.

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

This scholarship was created to enable a woman dentist faculty member in dental education to participate in the ADEA Emerging Leaders Program.

Learn more about the ADEA/Gillette Hayden Memorial Foundation/AAWD Woman Dentist Tuition Scholarship.

This award support predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry.

Learn more about the ADEA/Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarships.

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

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

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

Learn more about the ADEA/Foundation for Endodontics Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute.

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

This scholarship was created to enable an early career faculty member (up to three years of experience) to participate in the ADEA Emerging Leaders Program. It is supported by the ADEA Leadership Phase V Fund.

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

This scholarship is awarded to a dental hygiene student who expresses the desire to transform oral health through leadership and innovative care delivery.

Learn more about the ADEA/MouthWatch Patti DiGangi Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Innovation.

This award supports a full-time student pursuing a career in dentistry who demonstrates professional excellence and strives to make a difference in the profession of dentistry.

Learn more about the ADEA/MouthWatch Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship for Innovation.

This award supports an individual studying allied dental education at the baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree level.

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