Thanks to the generous support of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, six 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, helping us raise $50,000 this fiscal year (July 2023-June 2024)?

DSLE Recipients: Stephanie Colon, DDS Class of ’24, and Wongelawit Tadesse, DDS Class of ’23; Frederick Flanagan, DDS Class of ‘22; LaShonda Shepherd, DDS Class of ‘21; Justin Maxwell, DDS Class of ’22; Kelly O’Keefe, DDS Class of ’23.  

Get your 2023 socks today as a thank-you for your donation or pledge of $100 or more to the Dean’s Scholarship for Excellence & Leadership!