ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Awards Presented at 2013 ADEA

ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Awards Presented at 2013 ADEA

Annual Session & Exhibition

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Supported by educational

grants from the Colgate-Palmolive Company, the American Dental

Education Association (ADEA) presented several awards to dental

educators during the 2013 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, held March

16-19, in Seattle, Washington.

“ADEA is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these dental

educators, with the support of the Colgate-Palmolive Company. The

future of dental education depends on the hard work and habits of

excellence which the awardees have demonstrated,” says ADEA Chair of

the Board, Stephen K. Young, D.D.S., M.S.

The ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Allied Dental Educators Fellowship was

presented to Dr. Donna F. Homenko, Cuyahoga Community College. It

provides support for participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute or

a three-month fellowship at the ADEA office in Washington, DC.

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The ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Excellence in Teaching Award was

presented to Dr. H. Wayne Lambert, West Virginia University School of

Dentistry. The award provides support to educators to enhance teaching

efforts.

The ADEA/ADEA Council of Students, Residents, and

Fellows/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Junior Faculty Award was presented to Dr.

Jompobe Vuthiganon, Medical University of South Carolina James B.

Edwards College of Dental Medicine. The award provides support to

educators to enhance teaching efforts.

“Colgate-Palmolive’s ongoing support of these awards exemplifies the

dedication and commitment to dental education, dental educators, and

students that it shares with ADEA,” says Barbara Shearer, B.D.S.,

M.D.S., Ph.D., Director of Scientific Affairs at the Colgate-Palmolive

Company. “We are proud to invest in the rising generation of dental

educators, and offer our sincerest congratulations to Dr. Homenko, Dr.

Lambert, and Dr. Vuthiganon for their achievements.”

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