Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2018 -– Lynn Johnson, an associate dean at the School of Dentistry, has won a national award for innovation among dental educators. The award is one of nine 2019 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement announced by the ADEAGies Foundation, an affiliate of the American Dental Education Association. Selected by …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 15, 2018 -– Dr. William Giannobile, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, has received the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 1, 2018 -– Dr. Mark Fitzgerald, Associate Dean for Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education at the School of Dentistry, has received an award for his leadership and design work in the development of interprofessional education. The Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center (MIPERC) announced that Fitzgerald, along with Joseph House, MD, …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 27, 2018 -– Three dental hygiene students and a DDS student at the School of Dentistry received scholarships from CEW+ Sunday during the organization’s 48th annual awards program. The organization, formerly known as the Center for the Education of Women, presented 58 scholarships and four fellowships. The scholarship program was established in …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 25, 2018 -– Dr. Niklaus Lang is the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Periodontics Alumnus Awardpresented by the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry. Lang, who earned his master’s degree in periodontics at the school in 1975, received the award during a dinner at the school on Sept. …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 14, 2018 -– The School of Dentistry Class of 1968 marked its 50th anniversary Thursday during the school’s annual Reunion Weekend, which included the presentation of three awards honoring past and present service to the school and profession. Nineteen alumni from the class – 15 with DDS degrees and four with Dental …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 6, 2018 -– Dr. Renée E. Duff has been reappointed to a second five-year term as Assistant Dean for Student Services for the School of Dentistry, effective Sept. 1. The position oversees the Office of Student Services, which focuses on recruiting, retaining and fostering the educational and career development of students in …
Ann Arbor, MI — January 30, 2014 — Dr. Carol Lefebvre, who earned her dental degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1983 and a master’s degree in prosthodontics in 1988, will become the new dean of the Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine on Feb. 1. She has been the …
Ann Arbor, MI — January 20, 2014 — Dr. Bonita Neighbors (DDS 1986), director of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry – Community Dental Center, has been honored for her service to the community. She received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Servant Leadership in Building a Beloved Community from the Church of the Good …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 25, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, the Richard Kingery Endowed Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was among 388 scientists nationwide to …