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Bell Leadership Institute Achievers Program


Questions

Please contact Marsha Pyle, ADEA Senior Scholar in Residence at PyleM@adea.org with questions.

Overview

Through the generosity of Dr. Rick Workman and his wife, 10 spots for the Bell Leadership Institute Achievers Program are being offered tuition free as part of a leadership development trajectory with a goal of preparing promising mid-career dental faculty for future deanships. The Achievers Program is a three-day in-person meeting held at The Carolina Inn on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

The program is offered at several independent times during 2024. Travel expenses, hotel and some meals are the participant’s responsibility. 

This initial program offering is restricted to full-time U.S. dental faculty.

To be considered for the Bell Leadership Institute Achievers Program, individuals must be nominated. All nominees and their representative institutions must be ADEA members.

Nomination criteria are below:

  • A brief letter of endorsement by the dental faculty member’s dean that indicates the nominee’s promise for a future higher education leadership role.
  • Nominee is a full-time employee of the institution.
  • Nominee holds title of Assistant/Associate Dean or Department Chair.
  • Nominee has been in the above leadership role a minimum of two years.
  • Nominee has a desire for a future deanship or other leadership position in higher education

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How to Apply

Applications will only be accepted from July. 15, 2024 until Sept. 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET through ADEA’s online application. 

The following application materials are required and must be uploaded to the online application:

  • Brief letter of endorsement by dean.
  • Nominee’s curriculum vitae.
  • Nominee’s brief statement of one paragraph (no more than one-half page) indicating their desire and readiness for an additional leadership role, including future deanship.

Nominations will be reviewed by a volunteer committee and nominees will be notified of their application status around Dec. 12, 2024.

2025 Achievers Program Dates:

  • February 11–13
  • April 29–30 & May 1
  • June 10–12
  • July 23–25
  • Sept 16–18
  • Oct 21–23
  • Nov 11–13