Kathleen Jordan D’Ambrisi Wins Linda DeVore Leadership Scholars Program Award

Chicago—June 27, 2005—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Kathleen Jordan D’Ambrisi, RDH, MS, of Cockeysville, Md., as the recipient of the 2005 Pfizer/ADHA Linda DeVore Leadership Scholars Program Award.

The award, sponsored by Pfizer Inc, is designed to facilitate professional growth of entry-level junior faculty. The recipient receives a cumulative two-and-one-half-month visit to the University of Maryland, Pfizer Inc, and ADHA headquarters in Chicago. The recipient is also granted $8,500 to cover travel and living expenses during the course of the visits.

D’Ambrisi received her associate in applied science in dental hygiene from Baltimore City Community College in 1998. She received both her bachelor of science and master of science in dental hygiene from the University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1999 and 2002, respectively. She is currently pursuing her graduate certificate for online teaching and training from Capella University in Minneapolis and expects to have the work completed in September of this year. She is currently an assistant professor at Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania, as well as practicing dental hygienist at a private practice.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of more than 120,000 dental hygienists across the country. Dental hygienists are preventive oral health professionals, licensed in dental hygiene, who provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services that support total health through the promotion of optimal oral health. For more information about ADHA, dental hygiene or the link between oral health and general health, visit ADHA at http://www.adha.org.

Pfizer Inc is the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical company, providing a broad range of human and animal pharmaceuticals, as well as consumer products.

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