The ADEA Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Faculty Leadership Award, recognizes faculty members at U.S. and Canadian dental or allied dental education institutions who are passionately dedicated to academia, diversity and social justice; demonstrate compassion, integrity and humanism in their interactions with one another; and encourage the larger oral health education community to embrace and model these characteristics. The award is intended to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders in oral health education. This annual award and its awardee will support Dr. Sinkford's belief in lifelong learning and passing the gift of compassion, integrity and the value of service, research, leadership, equity, diversity and inclusiveness to future generations to inspire and empower new leaders in dental education and allied dental education. Self-nominations are accepted. An applicant must hold a full-time faculty position for at least ten years at an ADEA Member Institution. They must be an ADEA individual member. Applicants must submit a letter of support from a supervisor, college dean, program director, or department chair. (One nomination per institution). They must also submit a letter of endorsement from the Dean (for Predoctoral and Advanced Dental Education programs) or Program Director (For Allied Dental programs). Please visit the award's website for more information.