George Bletsas Scholarship
The Dr. George Bletsas Scholarship is awarded annually to a third-year dental student attending the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.
Dr. George Bletsas has made funds available for the George Bletsas Scholarship. Dr. Bletsas is a past president of the Michigan Dental Association and former Ninth District trustee to the American Dental Association. His long record of contributions to dentistry includes service as chair of the MDA’s political action committee, service on the MDA Board of Trustees and MDA Insurance & Financial Group Board of Directors, and long involvement in public relations, dental benefits and legislative activities among all three branches of organized dentistry.
The recipient for the 2012-13 academic year is: