Mary Lynn Froeschle, D.D.S., associate professor, UNMC College of Dentistry
Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry and director of patient care,
has been selected as the American Dental Education Associations 2002 Warner-Lambert/Enid
A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence.
Dr. Froeschles selection was announced recently at the ADEAs 79th
Annual Session and Exposition in San Diego.
It will be a rewarding and valuable opportunity to look at dental education
from a national perspective, Dr. Froeschle said.
The Scholar-in-Residence Program for Women, co-sponsored by the Warner-Lambert
Consumer Healthcare Division, Pfizer, Inc., was named for Dr. Enid A. Neidle,
the second woman appointed president of the ADEA in 1986.
Dr. Froeschle said she was impressed by the collegiality of the group
of women she competed among.
The selection process was a positive experience. Past recipients of
the award have been very supportive and enthusiastic about the program
and the time they spent in Washington, Dr. Froeschle said.
The program provides the scholar with a three-month residency at the
ADEA office in Washington, D.C. The fellowship enables the scholar to focus
on a broad range of issues facing dental faculty members such as promotion,
advancement and tenure policies, advanced education and research opportunities,
leadership, mentoring and other education-related issues.
I hope to gain a better understanding of workforce issues. I also want
to address recruiting and retaining women and minority faculty locally
and nationally.
During her residency experience, Dr. Froeschle will collect data from
dental colleges across the country and survey faculty to evaluate departmental
work patterns with the aim of identifying areas in need of improvement
to recruit and retain a diverse dental faculty and to foster a more productive
workforce, particularly for women and minorities. She also will be exposed
to a broad range of activities, including visits on Capitol Hill, the National
Institutes of Health and other federal agencies in the D.C. area.
She said she became interested in leadership, motivation and organizational
behavior while working on her Masters Degree in Business Administration.
Her interest was further piqued through various experiences, including
attending the ADEAs First International Women’s Leadership Conference.
I appreciate the support from the dental college and look forward to
working in Nebraska with mentors like Valda Ford and Fred Luthans, Dr.
Froeschle said.
The mission of the American Dental Education Association is to lead
individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address
contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of
oral health care for the improvement of the health of the public.