The American Association of Women Dentists presents the Eleanor J. Bushee Senior Dental Student Award each year to honor senior dental students who have achieved academic excellence and have demonstrated outstanding leadership.
Dr. Bushee graduated from Northwestern Dental School in 1944. After 15 years in private practice, she entered the academic world. She attained the position of Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics as well as Assistant Dean for Administration at Southern Illinois University of Dental Medicine. Dr. Bushee was an accomplished author and lecturer. She lived her life with verve and style. The recipient of this award should demonstrate enthusiasm in her career in dentistry and in her life as a colleague, friend and mentor.
| Awardee | School |
| Sababa Chisty Anan | University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine |
| Caroline Carlock | The Dental College of Georgia |
| Madison Chumbler | University of Louisville School of Dentistry |
| Kristen Forehand, DMD | Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine |
| Isabella Christianson Galina | University of Minnesota |
| Madison LeBlanc | University of Michigan School of Dentristry |
| Uchechukwu Ogechi Nwasuruba | UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry |
| Kelly O’Keefe | University of Maryland School of Dentistry |
| Casey Park | University of Mississippi Schoolof Dentistry |
| Michelle Pinon | Nova Southeastern University |
| Sydney Plotner | The Ohio State University College of Dentistry |
| Sydney Elisabeth Pannella | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine |
| Alexandra Fong | University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry |
| Hannah Swift | UNLV School of Dental Medicine |
| Payton M. Ledman | University of Florida College of Dentistry |
| Christina Beausoleil Gordon | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry |
| Awardee | School |
| Alia Kabbara | Western University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine |
| Lori Ann Gossett | Texas A&M School of Dentistry |
| Caroline Puskas | Columbia University College of Dental Medicine |
| Monica Hochberg | University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry |
| Rachel Michelle Hodo | Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health |
| Tisha Marie General | Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine – IL |
| Morgan Engelbrecht | University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| Addison Vitols | University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine |
| Talia Just | Southern Illinois Univesity School of Dental Medicine |
| Sophia Hall | University of New England, College of Dental Medicine |
| Kallie Marie Holte | A.T Still Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health |
| Nicole M. Radzius | Creighton University School of Dentistry |
| Jessica Ho | University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine |
| Margaret Elizabeth Miller | Marquette University School of Dentistry |
| Vivian Lee | Penn Dental Medicine |
| CyVanie Ramkelawan | Meharry Medical College |