ADEAGies Foundation Announces Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement Gies Awards Celebrat

ADEAGies Foundation Announces Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. Premier Sponsor of William J. Gies Awards  for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement Gies Awards Celebration to be held February 27, 2010, in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC (January 19, 2010) — The ADEAGies Foundation today announced that Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. will return as the premier sponsor of the 2010 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement (The Gies Awards).
 
The 2010 Gies Awards will be presented February 27 at the Gaylord National Harbor in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the 2010 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. The black-tie celebration will take place immediately prior to the opening of the 2010 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, convening February 27 – March 3.
 
The sponsorship by Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. of the 2010 Gies Awards program is part of the company’s overall support of ADEAGies Foundation initiatives for advancing excellence in dental education in the nation’s dental schools.
 
“The generous support of Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. allows us to sustain the Gies Awards’ tradition of honoring excellence,” said Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H., President of the ADEAGies Foundation and Executive Director of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). “Recognition for dental and oral health leadership is an important part of the Foundation’s mission.”
 
“The work of the Gies Award honorees has transformed the paradigm of dental education, research, and leadership by forging paths of vision, innovation, and achievement. We are honored to continue our support of this program that will drive the advancement of dental education and ultimately help the public achieve their healthiest smiles in the years to come,” said Josh Ghaim, Ph.D., Vice President, Oral Healthcare Research, Development & Engineering, Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide, Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
 
The Gies Awards, named after dental education pioneer William J. Gies, Ph.D., debuted in 2008 and honor individuals and organizations exemplifying dedication to the highest standards of vision, innovation, and achievement in global oral health and dental education, research, and leadership.

For more information about the 2010 Gies Awards, please visit www.adeagiesfoundation.org.