Dr. Roseanna Graham Named ADEA/Alpha Omega Foundation/Leonard Abrams Scholar

Dr. Roseanna Graham Named ADEA/Alpha Omega Foundation/Leonard Abrams Scholar

SEATTLE, Wash., March 19, 2013 — Roseanna Graham,

D.D.S., Ph.D., M.A., was named the 2013 ADEA/Alpha Omega

Foundation/Leonard Abrams Scholar in the ADEA Leadership Institute at

the 2013 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session &

Exhibition, taking place March 16-19 in Seattle.

The ADEA/Alpha Omega Foundation/Leonard Abrams Scholar receives an

award in the amount of $20,000 that enables her to participate in the

ADEA Leadership Institute, a year-long program designed to develop the

nation’s most promising dental faculty to become leaders in dental and

higher education.

“The leadership and dedication that Dr. Graham has shown in her efforts

to provide interdisciplinary opportunities for her students, and

support to her fellow faculty members, is truly impressive,” says ADEA

President Gerald N. Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., J.D. “With the

collaboration of ADEA and the Alpha Omega Foundation, she will have the

opportunity to build upon her clear talents.”

Dr. Graham is Assistant Professor of Clinical Dental Medicine in the

Division of Operative Dentistry at the Columbia University College of

Dental Medicine. She has demonstrated a strong commitment to assisting

new educators and mentoring dental students who aspire to academic

careers.

The scholarship is named in honor of the late Dr. Leonard Abrams, an

internationally recognized educator and researcher in periodontology

and prosthodontics. It recognizes an individual who exhibits excellence

in teaching and compassion toward his fellow human beings, and upholds

exemplary ethical and professional standards.

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