ADEAGies Foundation Presents William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement

The Gies Awards were presented at a celebration in conjunction with the 2010 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, held February 27-March 3 in Washington, DC. The premier 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.

The 2010 honorees were selected by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees. The winners in alphabetical order are:
Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington School of Dentistry
Outstanding Innovation – Academic Dental Institution

The Forsyth Institute    
Outstanding Achievement – Academic Dental Institution

Israel Kleinberg, D.D.S., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.D.
Outstanding Innovation – Dental Educator

Patricia Nunn, R.D.H., M.S.
Outstanding Vision – Dental Educator

Ms. Mary Otto
Outstanding Achievement – Public or Private Partner

No-Hee Park, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Outstanding Achievement – Dental Educator

Barbara J. Sabol, M.A., W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Outstanding Vision – Public or Private Partner

International Association of Student Clinicians-American Dental Association (SCADA) Program
Outstanding Innovation – Public or Private Partner

Mr. Michael R. Sudzina
Outstanding Achievement – Public or Private Partner

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Outstanding Vision – Academic Dental Institution  

“The ADEAGies Foundation is proud to recognize the exemplary work of those in dental education, research, and leadership,” 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). “In recognizing the 2010 ADEA Gies Award recipients, we continue to honor the work and legacy of Dr. Gies.”  
 
The Gies Awards are presented by the ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association. 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, Inc.
 
GRANT CONTRIBUTOR                                                    
W.K. Kellogg Foundation                                                       

DIAMOND SPONSORS                               
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc.
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc.
OraPharma, Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company

GOLD SPONSORS
A-dec
AEGIS Communications
DentalEZ Group
Liaison International, Inc.
National Dental Association
RAFFA, P.C.

DEANS’ LIST SUPPORTERS
ADEA Board of Directors
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry
New York University College of Dentistry
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
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 Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry