2025 ADEA Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
Presented by the American Dental Education Association during the 2025 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
Each year, ADEA recognizes achievement and distinction among its members. The following dental educators, researchers and students are being honored.
For more information about ADEA scholarships, awards and fellowships, please visit adea.org/awards.
The 2026 awards cycle will open in August 2025.
2025 ADEA Distinguished Service Award
The ADEA Distinguished Service Award recognizes significant
contributions to ADEA and its members through teaching, research and
service.
Marsha A. Pyle, D.D.S., M.Ed.
ADEA Senior Chief, Knowledge, Engagement and Development
President, ADEAGies Foundation
Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors Citations
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. Cynthia Gadbury-Amyot
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry
Dr. Lisa Cain
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
Dr. Karl Haden
Academy for Advancing Leadership
Dr. Nicole Kimmes
University of New England College of Dental Medicine
Prof. Lisa Mallonee
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Mr. Josh Mintz
CHP Mintz, LLC
Dr. Ryan Quock
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
Dr. Danielle Rulli
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Ms. Rebecca Stolberg
American Dental Education Association
Mr. Dheemanth Manjunath
American Dental Education Association
ADEA/ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Junior Faculty Award
This award award is designed to be used to enhance an outstanding junior faculty member's teaching, research or service efforts.
Dr. Ivy Lin
University of Washington School of Dentistry
ADEA/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award
This award supports dental educators who demonstrate exemplary standards and promote excellence in dental education.
Dr. Carlos Kose
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
ADEA/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc./National Dental Association Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute
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.
Dr. Lina Sharab
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarships for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Careers
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. Vanessa Johnson
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
Ms. Victoria Lohr
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarships for Predoctoral Dental Students Pursuing Academic Careers
These scholarships support predoctoral dental students who demonstrate firm commitments to becoming dental educators.
Ms. Nicole Setterington
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Mr. Andrew Chen
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
ADEA Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Faculty Leadership Award
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.
Dr. Kady Rawal
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
ADEA Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence Program
This award provides the opportunity for a dental educator to concentrate and conduct research on issues affecting women faculty and develop leadership skills.
Dr. Ariel Snell
NYU Langone Health
ADEAGies Foundation Faculty Achievement in Allied Oral Health Education
Dr. Yvette Reibel
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
ADEAGies Foundation Junior Faculty Achievement in Oral Health Education
Dr. Tien Jiang
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
ADEA/Gillette Hayden Memorial Foundation/AAWD Woman Dentist Tuition Scholarship
This scholarship was created to enable a woman dentist faculty member in dental education to participate in the ADEA Emerging Leaders Program.
Dr. Yvette Alania
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
ADEA/Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarships
This award support predoctoral dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry.
Mr. Delbert Oxborrow
University of Washington School of Dentistry
Ms. Hind Aljarahi
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Ms. Juanna Xie
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Mr. Kyle Wright
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Mr. Kiarash Mahmoudidizaji
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Ms. Ji Heon Chung
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry
Ms. Chaunice Johnson
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Ms. Aliceson Drollette
McGill University Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
Mr. RayJ Jackson
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ms. Abigail Musgrave
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Ms. Kendra Domotor
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Mr. Jay Shah
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
ADEA Leadership Institute Alumni Association Award to Honor Jack Bresch
Prof. Kelsey Norton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
ADEA/AADOCR/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Dr. Dominick P. DePaola Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute
Dr. Sivaraman Prakasam
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Drs. Connie L. and Richard R. Drisko Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute
Dr. Diana Nguyen
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
ADEA/Foundation for Endodontics Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute
Dr. Ana Andrada
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
ADEA/American College of Dentists Dr. Jerome Bright Miller Scholars in the ADEA Leadership Institute
Dr. Pinar Emecen-Huja
Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Donald Lapine
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship
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.
Dr. Andres Davila
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
ADEA/MouthWatch Patti DiGangi Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Innovation
This scholarship is awarded to a dental hygiene student who expresses the desire to transform oral health through leadership and innovative care delivery.
Ms. Kristen Valenzuela
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
ADEA/MouthWatch Predoctoral Dental Student Scholarship for 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.
Ms. Camila Tussie
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship
This award supports an individual studying allied dental education at the baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree level.
Ms. Natasha Smith
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
ADEA Student Poster Awards, sponsored by Dentsply Sirona
First place
PO-024. How Noncognitive Traits of Grit and Resilience Coincide with Academic Performance of Dental Students
McKenzie Nutter, Taylor Steiner
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
Second place
PO-042. Transforming Dental Education: Empowering Tomorrow's Dentists via Aging-Disability Simulation for Collaborative, Empathetic Care
Karin Arsenault, Troi Davis, John Morgan, Sarah Pagni
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Third place
PO-029. Optimization of Health and Wellness Screening Recommendations for Older Adults
Nina Anderson, Dolores Cannella, Dana Lee, Elina Nourmand, Eric Pun, Deepak Sharma, Mary Truhlar
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
