CADILLAC --
A resident in the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s graduate endodontic program and another in the pediatric dental program are recipients of scholarships awarded by a community foundation whose funds were gifted by two School of Dentistry alumni.
The residents, Dr. Ryan Brandt of Lake City and Dr. Samuel Blanchard of Cadillac, have each been awarded $2,500 from the Cadillac Area Community Foundation to help them continue their education at the U-M School of Dentistry.
The two received the financial assistance as a part of the Ardis/Lueder Northern Lower Michigan Endowed Scholarship Fund. Dr. Michael Lueder (DDS 1975) established the scholarship at the suggestion of his mentor, Dr. Charles Ardis. The endowed fund provides scholarships to dental students so they can complete their dental education. The Fund may give preference to students who are from Wexford, Missaukee, and Osceola counties in northern lower Michigan, or students who demonstrate an interest in practicing in those counties.
Blanchard, who is completing his pediatric dentistry residency at U-M, said he appreciates the financial support he has received. Although Blanchard said he hasn’t yet decided what he will do after graduating in December, “I have enjoyed teaching while I have been in the residency program, and am hoping to balance dentistry and teaching.”
For Brandt, who earned his dental degree from U-M in 2005, this is the third year he has received the scholarship. Although he said that he has not made any final decisions about his future plans, “I hope to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Ardis and Dr. Lueder and offer my care and compassion the same way they have,” he said.
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