AAWD congratulates the recipients of the 2003 Colgate-Palmolive Research Award. The Colgate-Palmolive Research Award is a monetary award that was established in 1980 to salute and encourage students to excel in the field of research. This award is presented to junior and/or senior dental students who have shown academic distinction and demonstration of excellence in research.
Students received their awards on July 20 at AAWD's 82nd Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Congratulations to the following award-winning students:
- Mary Anne S. Baysac — University of California/San Francisco School of Dentistry
- Leena Bitar — Tufts University
- Kecia Leary — University of Iowa
- Talisha Mason — Meharry Medical College/School of Dentistry
- Britny Coyle Massey — University of Texas
- Nicole E. Melendez — University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
- Zehra Pradhan — SUNY at Stony Brook
- Bobbi Smith — Meharry Medical College/School of Dentistry
- Cathy L. Wiltshire — Meharry Medical College/School of Dentistry