Thanks to the generous support of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), ten outstanding dental students have been awarded a $25,000 Dean’s Scholarship for Leadership & Excellence since the scholarship’s inception in 2019.

Your donation or pledge will help fund this current-use scholarship and support our students on their journey to becoming the next generation of oral health professionals. And for your gift or pledge of $100 or more, we’ll send you a pair of this year’s custom-designed UMSOD socks as a thank-you!

Will you step forward today to be a part of our Socks for Scholarships initiative?

Make your donation today!


DSLE Recipients, from left: Justin Tabatabai, DDS Class of ’24; Allison Orlosky, DDS Class of ’24; Allison Keyes, DDS Class of ’24; Marilyn Okine, DDS Class of ’25; clockwise from top left: Stephanie Colon, DDS Class of ’24, and Wongelawit Tadesse, DDS Class of ’23; Frederick Flanagan, DDS Class of ’22; Kelly O’Keefe, DDS Class of ’23; Justin Maxwell, DDS Class of ’22; LaShonda Shepherd, DDS Class
DSLE Recipients, from left: Justin Tabatabai, DDS Class of ’24; Allison Orlosky, DDS Class of ’24; Allison Keyes, DDS Class of ’24; Marilyn Okine, DDS Class of ’25; clockwise from top left: Stephanie Colon, DDS Class of ’24, and Wongelawit Tadesse, DDS Class of ’23; Frederick Flanagan, DDS Class of ’22; Kelly O’Keefe, DDS Class of ’23; Justin Maxwell, DDS Class of ’22; LaShonda Shepherd, DDS Class of ’21.

 

Photos

Leslie Grant, DDS Class of 1986, holding up a pair of colorful socks

Leslie Grant, DDS '86

 

Dean Reynolds in socks

Dean Mark Reynolds, DDS ‘86

Albert Pizzi, DDS ’62, shows off a pair of socks

Albert Pizzi, DDS ’62

Marc Nuger, DDS ’79

Marc Nuger, DDS ’79

 

Melvin Kushner, DDS ‘66

Melvin Kushner, DDS ‘66

Adam Eisner, DDS ’89

Adam Eisner, DDS ’89

Barry Cohan, DDS ’74

Barry Cohan, DDS ’74

 

Corey Smith, DDS ’10

Corey Smith, DDS ’10

Karen Faraone, DDS ’78

Karen Faraone, DDS ’78

 

Joanne Block Rief, DDS ’86

Joanne Block Rief, DDS ’86

Joyce Huey, DDS ‘81

Joyce Huey, DDS ‘81

Jessica Lindler, DDS ‘24

Jessica Lindler DDS ‘24
Designer of the 2021-22 socks

 

Dean Reynolds sits in a chair, showing off a pair of colorful socks

Dean Mark Reynolds, DDS ‘86

Adam Eisner, DDS ‘89

 

Dean Mark Reynolds wearing a pair of colorful socks

Dean Mark Reynolds, DDS ‘86

 

Melvin Kushner, DDS ‘66

A woman wearing a pair of colorful socks

Karen Faraone, DDS ’78

 

A man wearing colorful socks

Barry Cohan, DDS ’74

 

Dr. Douglas Barnes holding four pairs of colorful socks

Doug Barnes, DDS '83

Howard Freundlich, DDS Class of 1980, holding up a pair of socks

 Howard Freundlich, DDS '80

Previous Designs

A pair of red socks with a dental tooth pattern.

2019 Design

 

 

A pair of socks

2020 Design

A pair of socks

2021 Design

A pair of socks

2022 Design