Lois Whitford Memorial Scholarship

The Lois Whitford Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship that was formed in 1997 by ODHA's Professional Development Council to honor the memory of Lois Whitford. Lois was a very influential leader within Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association and the American Dental Hygienists' Association. She graduated from the University of Oregon Dental Hygiene School and taught there several years before establishing the dental hygiene program at Mt. Hood Community College in 1970.

Lois retired in 1984 and continued her spirited leadership through various ODHA activities. She was the first recipient of the Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association's Outstanding Dental Hygienist Award now renamed the Lois Whitford Outstanding Dental Hygienist Award. In June of 1994 Lois Whitford passed away and is greatly missed.

This scholarship is offered annually in the spring to the graduating dental hygiene students and is based on the submission of an essay selected by a committee of former students of Lois Whitford.

The honor roll of recipients are:

  • 2026 - Kaela Tindall, Pacific University
  • 2025 - Areicy Aguillar, Pacific University
  • 2023 - Jaymie Lynn Willis, OIT Chemeketa
  • 2021 - Silvia Santellano, Pacific University
  • 2021- Ruthaitip Glaser, Mt. Hood Community College
  • 2019 - Yana Khriptiyevskiy, Mt. Hood Community College
  • 2018 - Yvette Ly, Pacific University
  • 2017 - Georgina Mendoza, Mt. Hood Community College
  • 2016 - Shelly Gregory, Pacific University
  • 2015 - Shayla Quynh Coffman, Pacific University
  • 2014 - Teri Pardue, Oregon Institute of Technology
  • 2013 - Monica Smith, Pacific University
  • 2012 - Tracy Campos, Carrington College
  • 2011- Mostafa Alaoui, Portland Community College
  • 2010 - Christina Wilson - Pacific University
  • 2009 - Krista Moore - Mount Hood Community College
  • 2008 - Alyssia Puente, Mount Hood Community College
  • 2007 - Sandra LaVine - Oregon Institute Of Technology
  • 2006 - April Cherney - Portland Community College
  • 2005 -Jennifer Schweitzer - Portland Community College
  • 2004 - Rebecca Sinn - Mt. Hood Community College
  • 2003 - Sarah Wheeler - Portland Community College
  • 2002 - Mary Ann Ruth Boss - Lane Community College
  • 2001 - Brenda Monia - Lane Community College
  • 2000 - Hildie Oliver - Oregon Health Sciences University
  • 1999 - Stephanie Fry - Lane Community College
  • 1998 - Lorie Gerard - Lane Community College
  • 1997 - Tracie Moser - Oregon Institute of Technology

For more information, contact Lori Killen Aus: [email protected]