The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation recently awarded five AAP student scholarships. The scholarship is a $5,000 one-time cash award made to qualified candidates during their final year of dental school who have been accepted into a postgraduate periodontal program.
The AAP scholarship was created with an endowed gift from the AAP to encourage outstanding dental students to consider a future in periodontics. The scholarship recognizes students with outstanding academic backgrounds. Other criteria weighed by the selection committee are financial need, community service, and extracurricular activities.
Recipients for 2002 are Julie Bacon (University of Illinois-Chicago), Cortney Davis (Medical College of Georgia), Cindy Hsu (Baylor), Heather Huffer (Michigan), and Matthew Slaven (Indiana).
