General Criteria for the Awards

Award nominees, and thus award recipients, should be representatives of excellence that reflects an activity, accomplishment or ongoing effort that significantly enhances the Texas A&M Health Science Center (HSC) and/or the health of its target communities and populations.

Given the awards are designed to recognize truly outstanding achievements, it is neither required nor expected that each award be given annually. Awards given, and awardees, will be at the discretion of the president of the health science center.  

Descriptions, criteria and eligibility are outlined below for each of the awards. The awards are intended to recognize excellence across the breadth of the HSC, inclusive of HSC-affiliated programs and centers, regional centers, institutes, offices, and clinical settings that may reside either within or outside the official structure of a specific school or college, but are within the HSC. In some instances, awards may be given in recognition of significant contributions from individuals or entities outside of the HSC, but whose acts significantly contribute to the mission of the institution. 

Nominations Process

Nominations are solicited from across the HSC by the Office of the President.  Before the nomination will be given due consideration, nominations must be reviewed and endorsed by the appropriate dean, director or vice president (in cases of nominees from within central administration or outside the purview of a specific component or program).  The 2010 nominations are due November 20, 2009.

Award Categories and Criteria

Six separate awards have been established:   

• Presidential Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Research
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Community Outreach
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Administrative Support
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Institutional Advancement
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Health Care Services and Delivery

Award Recipients

• 2010 Awardees
• 2008 Awardees
• 2006 Awardees

Regents Professor Awards

Baylor College of Dentistry

• Peter Buschang (2012)
  Professor in Orthodontics
• Robert J. Hinton (2010)
  Professor in Biomedical Sciences, School of Graduate Studies Faculty
• Kathy Svoboda (2009)
  Professor and Graduate Program Director in Biomedical Sciences
• William H. Hallmon (2006)
  Professor and Chair of Periodontics
• John M. Wright (2005)
  Vice Chair of Diagnostic Sciences and Director of Pathology
• Larry L. Bellinger (2003)
  Professor of Biomedical Sciences; Director and Chair of Animal Resource Unit and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• David S. Carlson (2002)
  Gaylord Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences and Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Education
• William H. Binnie (2001)
  Professor and Chair of Diagnostic Services
• Toru Okabe (1999)
  Professor of Biomaterials Science
• Gilbert R. Triplett (1998)
  Professor and Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology
• N. Sue Seale (1997)
  Professor and Chair of Pediatric Dentistry

College of Medicine

• David Zawieja (2012)
  Professor in Systems Biology & Translational Medicine and Director in the Lymphatic Biology Division
• George Chiou (2011)
  Professor in Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics 

• Arthur Johnson (2008)
  Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
• Allison Rice-Ficht (2004)
  Professor of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics and Veterinary Pathobiology and Director of Center for Microencapsulation and Drug Delivery
• C. Nick Pace (2001)
  Professor of Medical Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
• David N. McMurray (2000)
  Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
• Gerald Meininger (1999)
  Professor of Medical Physiology

Institute of Biosciences and Technology

• Stephen Safe (2005)
  Distinguished Professor and Director of Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine
• Richard Finnell (2004)
  Professor and Director of Institute of Biosciences and Technology
• Wallace L. McKeehan (2003)
  Dunn Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Director of Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition
• Magnus Höök (2002)
  Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Director, Center for Extracellular Matrix Biology
• Robert D. Wells (2000)
  Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics

School of Rural Public Health

• Larry Gamm (2011)
  Professor in Health Policy and Management

• Kenneth R. McLeroy (2010)
  Professor of Social and Behavioral Health
• K.C. Donnelly (2009)
  Head and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
• Charles Phillips (2008)
  Professor of Health Policy and Management
• Marcia Ory (2007)
  Professor and Program Director of Social and Behavioral Health
• Catherine Hawes (2006)
  Professor of Health Policy and Management