The ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship recognizes the memory and the 30-year dental education career of Linda Rubinstein DeVore. Professor DeVore was active in dental hygiene education, scholarship, and public service. She served as President of the American Association of Dental Schools (now the American Dental Education Association, ADEA) in 1994, and President of the Supreme Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha, the national honorary society of the dental hygiene profession, in 1997-98.

Eligibility Requirements

An applicant must:

• be enrolled as a part- or full-time student in a course of study in dental hygiene, education, or public health (baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degree)
• demonstrate a commitment to leadership in education or health care; examples include serving as an exemplary class officer or organizing a major class or school-wide community service activity
• be in good academic standing in his or her program of study
• be an ADEA Individual Member