Jean Strainer Scholarship

Jean StrainerMDA Executive Assistant Jean Strainer retired November 2025.  In honor of her 25+ years of service to the Montana Dental Association, a scholarship has been created in her name.  This award will take the form of a tuition waiver or assistance to the Annual Meeting for a dentist new to the MDA. The dentist should be active in their local dental society, and the award will serve as an encouragement to them and to others that the MDA appreciates all members and understands the importance of new members to strengthen and guide our future.

The idea and initial contribution to the scholarship fund came from Dr. John Smith.  Additional donors to the Fund are listed below (this will be updated as often as possible!):

  • Webb Brown
  • Dr. Joe Byington
  • Dr. Kurt Lindemann

More importantly, the first recipients are listed below and future recipients will be added, as well:

2026 Annual Meeting:

  • Dr. Keaton Sacry
  • Dr. Autumn Chapman
  • Dr. Mikayla McLaughlin
  • Dr. John Rausch
  • Dr. Destyni Travers

Scholarship Applications will be available here in the future.