Eligibility – Enrollment in a degree program offered by the Department of Dental Hygiene; good academic standing
Selection Criteria – Outstanding communication skills; role model for patients, community and peers; interest in health of others and improving oral health status; developing rapport with patients; ability to locate information to assist in patient education
Application – Not specified
Deadline – Contact Department of Dental Hygiene
Awards in 2005-2006 - $2000
Frances P. Plunkett Scholarship
Purpose – Support for first-year dental hygiene students who are members of the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association and indicate intent to join the American Dental Hygienists’ Association upon graduation
Eligibility – First-year enrollment in the Bachelor of Science degree program in the Department of Dental Hygiene; membership in the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association; intent ion to join the American Dental Hygienists’ Association upon graduation; good academic standing
Selection – Minimum of 3.0 cumulative grade point average for all dental hygiene courses completed; demonstrated financial need; demonstrated qualities of leadership, professional commitment, and positive approach toward becoming an oral health care provider
Application – Applicants submit names to the Department of Dental Hygiene Scholarship Committee; interview by the committee
Deadline – Not specified; scholarship is awarded at the end of the first year of the dental hygiene program
Awards in 2005-2006 - $2000
