Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards and Professorships
Recognition and support for students, faculty and staff
These awards make a tangible difference to the school’s students, faculty and staff. We are thankful for your generous support of these important recognitions.
Scholarships
On behalf of the students that benefit from these awards, the Dental Foundation of North Carolina thanks the generous donors of these scholarships. These awards make a tangible difference to the school’s students and are appreciated by all.
Scholarship list
First-, Second-, Third-, or Fourth-year DDS Scholarships
Dr. Claude Adams Jr. and Mrs. Grace Phillips Adams Scholarship
Dr. Claude Adams Jr. and Mrs. Grace Phillips Adams Merit Scholarship
The Rosemary B. Allen Scholarship
John and Charles Aycock Scholarship
Dr. Rex B. Card Scholarship
Carolina First Campaign Scholarship
Dr. Robert Russell Clark Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Roslyn Crisp Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Dailey Scholarship
Dr. Eddie N. and Mrs. Susan T. Clark Scholarship
Delta Dental Plan of North Carolina Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Glenn Bitler
Dental Friends Scholarship
Janet and Dr. Charles Edrington Scholarship
Dr. Randy and Mrs. Bobby Fussell Scholarship
Glazener Family Scholarship
Dr. Delores L. Hammer and Ms. Kim S. Clarke Scholarship
Harris Family Scholarship
Miguel and Carolina Hernandez Memorial Scholarshi
Hinman Scholarship
Dr. Edmund Baxter Hopkins Memorial Scholarship
Linville Family Scholarship
Loblolly Dental Study Club
Dr. Keith T. Macdonald and Family Scholarship
M. Rhett and Mary W. Macomson Scholarship
Kenneth N. and Georgia S. May Memorial Scholarshi
Dr. Bettie R. McKaig Scholarship
Medical Mutual Scholarship for Leadership in Dentistry
Morgan Family Scholarship
Dr. Charles H. Norman and Mrs. Sharon B. Norman Merit Scholarship
Old North State Dental Society Scholarship
Dr. Eldon and Zetta Parks Scholarship
Dr. George and Nina Patterson Scholarship
Dr. John P. Pruitt Memorial Merit Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret and Dr. Bobby C. Raynor and Mrs. Jane and Dr. George W. Ferguson Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret and Dr. Bobby C. Raynor and Mrs. Gretchen and Dr. Robert A. Garcia Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret and Dr. Bobby C. Raynor-Harrell, Stamm, Gardner Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret and Dr. Bobby C. Raynor and Mrs. Helen and Dr. Murry W. Holland Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret and Dr. Bobby C. Raynor and Mrs. Myra and Dr. Monte G. Miska Scholarship
Mrs. Bertie Eleanor Raynor and Mr. Dervy William Raynor Scholarship
The Margaret and Dr. B.C. Raynor, Betty T. and Dr. James C. Thompson, and DDS Class of 1967 Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Uday Reebye Scholarship
Dr. Scott R. Rehm Scholarship
Providenza Riccobene Scholarship
Eric M. and Robin Rivera Scholarship
Eugene Rossitch Family Scholarship Fund
Dr. Jason and Lisa Sain Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Sain Scholarship
Selden Family Merit Scholarship
Sims Family Scholarship
Dr. Troy B. Sluder, Jr. Scholarship
John Harvey Spell, Jr., D.D.S. Memorial Scholarship
Dr. E. Lynn Styers Scholarship in Honor of Donald and Sarah Styers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. “Dink” Styers Scholarship
Tarrson Family Scholarship
Dr. Lynn H. and Jane J. Smith Scholarship
Dr. Michael A. “Mickey” Webb Scholarship
Dr. Matthew T. Wood Student Scholarship
Dr. Douglas and Ursula Young Scholarship
Dr. Jonathan and Ms. Ginger Zsambeky Scholarship
First-Year DDS Students only
Dr. Lawrence Jeffrey Gaskin MED Scholarship
Dr. Robert B. Outland Jr. And Sr. Scholarship
Dr. Clarence Lee Sockwell Scholarship
Lois E. Taylor Scholarship
James Gurney and Ruth Williams Scholarship
Second-Year DDS Students Only
Dr. Harald and Karen Heymann Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Second-, Third- or Fourth-Year DDS Students
Kendrick, Kendrick and Petersen Scholarship
Dr. James Baldwin Hancock Memorial Scholarship
Bryant Wicker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Third- or Fourth-year DDS Students
University Dental Associates Scholarship
Third-year DDS Students Only
Dental Alumni Association Scholarship
Fourth-Year DDS Students Only
Asset Protection Group and Fortress Insurance Company Scholarship
Dr. H.V. Murray, Jr. Scholarship
To learn more or direct a gift to any of our scholarships, please contact the Dental Foundation at (919) 537-3257 or asod_dfnc@unc.edu.
Dental Hygiene Scholarships
Dr. Claude A. Adams, Jr. & Mrs. Grace P. Adams Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Carolina First Campaign Scholarship
Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Alberta Beat Dolan Scholarship
Katherine Dunn Finley Scholarship
Priscilla Levine Scholarship
Linda Paschall Jarvis Memorial Scholarship
Markie Wicker Thomas Scholarship
Fellowships
The Dental Foundation of North Carolina works closely with the school’s advanced dental education programs to aid in the selection of fellowship recipients. Each of these awards are made possible by the generosity of donors and friends of the school. On behalf of the residents and graduate students that benefit from these fellowships, the DFNC thanks those donors and friends for their investment in the future of dentistry.
Fellowship List
Advanced Education Fellowships
Ann and G. Randolph Babcock Fellowship
Freedland Advanced Dental Education Fellowships
Elsie and Baxter Sapp Fellowship
Endodontic-Specific Fellowships:
Jacob Freedland Fellowship in Endodontics
Worth Gregory Fellowship in Endodontics
Olmsted, Torney, Mohorn, Morhon, Morgan and Baird Fellowship in Endodontics
Orthodontic-Specific Fellowships:
Miriam Easterling Baker Fellowship
Dr. D. Gregory Brooks and Andrew M. Brooks Fellowship
Jack and Renee Dunlevy Fellowship
Gary and Sandy Smiley Orthodontic Fellowship
OMFS-Specific Fellowship:
Vaiden Blankenship Kendrick Fellowship
Pedodontic-Specific Fellowships:
Mary Jean Breeland Fellowship
Caldwell-Christensen Fellowship
Dr. Bryan and Renea Cobb Fellowship
Dr. Jim Congleton Fellowship
Dr. Diane Dilley Fellowship
Dr. Robert Elliot Fellowship
Fetner Family Fellowship
Dr. Eugene F. Howden Pediatric Dentistry Fellowship
Dr. Sandy Marks Fellowship
Dr. F. Thomas McIver Fellowship
Dr. Jack Menius Fellowship
Dr. Theodore Oldenburg Fellowship
Dr. Mike Roberts Fellowship
Dr. William F. Vann, Jr. Fellowship
Dr. Tim Wright Fellowship
G.W. Robinson and Julie R. Molina Fellowship
Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry San Francisco Fellowship
Periodontic-Specific Fellowship:
Anne & Henry Harrelson Fellowship
To learn more or direct a gift to any of our fellowships, please contact the Dental Foundation at (919) 537-3257 or asod_dfnc@unc.edu.
Awards
The Dental Foundation of North Carolina is grateful for the support of all its donors. The following awards were made possible by the generosity of school alumni and friends.
Awards List
DDS Class of 2024 Lauren T. Call Hardship Award
Tanya E. Ashe Award
Zane E. Eargle Jr. Award
Dr. Dave and Mrs. Arnica Foulkes Award
Dr. Roger Alexandre Gause SNDA Award
Dr. Murry Holland & Mrs. Helen H. Holland Award in Prosthodontic Dentistry
Richard F. Hunt Memorial Award in Teaching Excellence
Dr. Mark Hyman Family Student Travel Award
Dr. Rhonda L. Kearney Award
Jim & Alice Ann Kelly Clinical Faculty Award in Honor of Matt Wood
Dr. William Kelly III and Mrs. Casey Kelly Award
Prosthodontic Faculty Award
Dr. Uday and Laura Reebye Award
Rotary International Award
Clarence Sockwell Award
Dr. Shawna Steele-Battier Memorial Award
Dr. Ron Strauss Student Award
Dr. Robert E. Tormey Jr. Award
Raymond J. Tseng Research Travel Award in Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. and Mrs. Jody P. Wallace Family Award
Dr. Shizuko Yamauchi Endodontics Graduate Student Award
Zaytoun Professionalism and Ethical Demeanor Award
To learn more or direct a gift to any of our awards, please contact the Dental Foundation at (919) 537-3257 or asod_dfnc@unc.edu.
Professorships
The Dental Foundation of North Carolina is proud to support the school’s faculty through professorships, which allow the school to recruit and retain outstanding faculty. The school and the DFNC are grateful for the investment made by the following donors to strengthen the quality of the school’s faculty.
Professorships
Dr. Claude A. Adams Jr. and Mrs. Grace P. Adams Craniofacial Professorship
Dr. Claude A. Adams Jr. and Mrs. Grace P. Adams Distinguished Professorship in Dental
Ecology
Dr. Claude A. Adams Jr. and Mrs. Grace P. Adams Term Professorship
Dr. James W. Bawden Distinguished Professorship
Dr. D. Gregory Brooks Distinguished Professorship
Jacob and Charlotte Freedland Term Professorship
G. Fred Hale Professorship of Orthodontics
Harrell Distinguished Professorship of Family Dentistry
Dr. Donald Henson and Mrs. Alexandra Henson Distinguished Professorship of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Thomas P. Hinman Distinguished Professorship in Restorative Dentistry
The Kaneda Family Professorship
Mr. Dalton McMichael Professorship
Olmsted Family Distinguished Professorship in Endodontics
Dr. William R. Proffit Distinguished Professorship Fund
R. Gary Rozier and Chester W. Douglass Distinguished Professorship in Dental Public Health
Stallings Distinguished Professorship Fund
Dr. John W. Stamm Distinguished Professorship
Straumann Distinguished Professorship in Implant Dentistry
Sunstar Distinguished Professorship in Oral Biology
Dr. Clifford M. Sturdevant Term Professorship
Dr. Raymond P. White Distinguished Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Ray C. Williams OraPharma Distinguished Professorship of Periodontal Medicine
Dr. Mitsuo Yamauchi Term Professorship of Basic Science Research
The Henry S. and Martha N. Zaytoun Professorship
To learn more or direct a gift to any of our professorships, please contact the Dental Foundation at (919) 537-3257 or asod_dfnc@unc.edu.