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MANCHESTER — Five graduates of central Maine high schools have been selected to receive the 2020 Alva S. Appleby Scholarship from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation.
The five students receiveing the scholarships are among 21 across the state who were awarded $2,500. Local students receiving the scholarships are:
Alec Daigle, a graduate of Maranacook Community High School, in Readfield, who attends the University of New England College of Dental Medicine;
Garrett Fillebrown, a graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, in South Paris, who attends UNE;
Jenna Fongemie, a graduate of St. Dominic Academy, in Lewiston, who attends the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine;
Benjamin Harwood, a graduate of Kents Hill School, in Readfield, who attends UNE;
Christian Labonte, a graduate of Lewiston High School who attends the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
To be considered for the annual Appleby Scholarship, a student must be a resident of Maine, have completed their first year of dental school and be enrolled in a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association.
The MDA Charitable Foundation also provided $50,000 earlier in 2020 to the MDA to purchase personal protective equipment for dental offices in the state.
Daigle is the son of Mark and Diane Daigle of Manchester; Fillebrown is the son of Paul and Marlene Fillebrown of Waterford; Fongemie is the daughter of Jeffrey and Joline Fongemie of Augusta; Harwood is the son of Gregory and Diane Harwood of Winthrop; and Labonte is the son of Mark and Lisa-Marie Labonte of Lewiston.
Incorporated in 1867, the Maine Dental Association is a professional membership organization. The MDA works to support members in achieving excellence in dentistry and to be leaders in oral health in Maine. For more information about the MDA, go to www.medental.org.
