IDHA Scholarship Award (Nominations due by February 15 of each year.)
Award Criteria as of September 2008The Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association Scholarships are awarded to full-time students (11-12 credit hours) at the associate, baccalaureate and master’s degree levels. General eligibility requirements are as follows:
Have completed a minimum of one semester in and IU or USI dental hygiene program.
Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for the time enrolled in the IU or USI dental hygiene program.
Have TWO recommendations: one from the director, supervisor, or faculty member of the dental hygiene program in which the applicant is enrolled; one from an individual outside the university. Recommendations should indicate the applicant’s potential for success as a dental hygiene student who meets the ADHA Code of Ethics and represents the attributes of a dental health professional.
Complete and submit the application form by the deadline.
1980
Kimberly Knickerbocker
IUNW
Marcia Murdock
IUSB
1981
Susan O’Neill
1982
Rhonda K Howery
IPFW
1983
Deborah Marie Meyer
1984
Amy Ewing
IUSD
Laura Gerber
USI
1986
Phyllis Rae Allen
Tersa M. McGinley
Laura Jane Stearley
Mary Jo Hursey
Sheila Schafer
1988
Karen Harmon
1991
Dessa Sullivan
1992
Lisa Marie Segally
1993
Donna M. Knotts
1994
Denise Hitchins
1995
Penny D. Pletcher
1996
Angela Heape
1997
G. Scott Louderback
1998
Kristin Hire
1999
Sara E. Johnson
2000
Alaina Judd
2001
Connie Keller
2002
Rebecca Marquardt
2003
Lori Miller
2004
2005
2006
2007
None given
2008
NOTE: This listing of recipients was compiled to the best of our ability and knowledge. If you know of an error or can provide additional recipients, please contact Central Office.
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION
To improve the public’s health, the mission of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral health care, increasing awareness of the cost-effective benefits of prevention, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research, and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists.