ADEAGies Foundation awards

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Individuals and organizations from across the country were recognized March 14, 2011, in San Diego, Calif., with the ADEAGies Foundation’s annual awards for upholding the highest standards of dental education.

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Named after William J. Gies, a pioneer in dental education, the William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement were presented at a celebration in conjunction with the 2011 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.

The 2011 honorees were selected by a panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees.

The winners in alphabetical order are:

American College of Dentists
Gies Awards for Achievement-Public or Private Partner
California Dental Association
Gies Awards for Vision-Private or Public Partner

Center for Women's Health at Trover Health Systems
Gies Awards for Innovation-Private Partner

Caswell A. Evans Jr., DDS, MPH
Gies Awards for Achievement-Dental Educator

Michelle M. Henshaw, DDS, MPH
Gies Awards for Innovation-Dental Educator

J. Bernard Machen, DDS, MS, PhD
Gies Awards for Vision-Dental Educator

Diarmuid B. Shanley, BDS, MA, MScD
Gies Awards for Achievement-Dental Educator

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Gies Awards for Achievement-Academic Dental Institution

University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Gies Awards for Vision-Academic Dental Institution

“It’s no mistake that the award winners span individuals, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions. The innovations of all these segments are vital to the future of oral health and dental education,” said Richard W. Valachovic, DMD, MPH, president of the ADEAGies Foundation and executive sirector of the American Dental Education Association.

The Gies Awards are presented by the ADEAGies Foundation, ADEA’s philanthropic arm. For more than 50 years, the ADEAGies Foundation has enhanced the oral health of the public through programs that support dental education, research, leadership, and recognition.

The ADEAGies Foundation thanks the sponsors whose generous support has made the Gies Awards possible:

PREMIER SPONSOR
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, Division of McNEIL-PPC

DIAMOND SPONSORS
AEGIS Communications
California Dental Association
Colgate-Palmolive Company
DENTSPLY International
Henry Schein
Hu-Friedy Mfg.
OraPharma, Inc.
Procter & Gamble
Septodont
Sunstar Americas

PLATINUM SPONSOR
California Dental Association

GOLD SPONSORS
A-dec
Aspen Dental Management
DentalEZ Group
Liaison International
Nobel Biocare AB
University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry

DEANS’ LIST SPONSORS
ADEA Board of Directors
Baylor College of Dentistry
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
Howard University College of Dentistry
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
New York University College of Dentistry
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
University of Florida College of Dentistry
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
University of Southern Nevada College of Dental Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

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