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The ADA and Its Staff Have Been Recognized by Outside Agencies

for Outstanding Service to Their Members

We often take for granted those who are closest to us, not realizing all they contribute to our lives. Sometimes it takes an
outsider to make us realize just what we have. Your ADA is consistently recognized as a top organization staffed by award
winning individuals serving their membership. Here is a list of awards the ADA and its staff have received in the last year:

Silver Stevie Award – (American Business Awards): Most Valuable Non-Profit COVID-19 Response

Golden Trumpet Award – from the Publicity Club of Chicago – COVID-19 External Response: The ADA Leads
Dentistry Through COVID-19

Special Friend of Canadian Dentistry Award 2021 – Dr. Kathleen O’Loughlin, ADA Executive Director

2021 Samuel B. Shapiro Award (Association Forum Foundation) – Dr. Kathleen O’Loughlin, ADA Executive
Director

Notable Leaders in HR (Crain’s Chicago Business) – Judith Fleeks, ADA Chief Human Resources Officer

American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry – Award to the ADA for supporting
changes to CODA standards that improve training and experiences

Peyton-Skinner Award – From the International Association for Dental Research for outstanding contributions to
innovations in Dental Materials

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Tempo Award (Chicago Association of Direct Marketing) – 1 Place in the pharma/healthcare sector for the 2020 ADA
Member Advantage Program

Incisal Edge Magazine’s 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry – Mike Graham, ADA SVP Government
Affairs and Marco Vujicic, ADA VP Health Policy Institute together named #7 on the list of 32.
Profiles in Diversity Journal selected April Kates Ellison, ADA VP Member & Client Services as a “Woman Worth
Watching in Leadership”

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