The John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award winner is presented each academic year to an educator from each of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston component schools. The faculty member who earns the award embodies excellence in teaching.
The award recognizes excellence in teaching based on knowledge of the subject, interest and enthusiasm for teaching, understanding of students, responsiveness to student inquiries, encouragement of independent thinking and accessibility to students.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
| 2019-2020 | Kimberly Smith, PhD |
| 2018-2019 | Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, PhD |
| 2017-2018 | Angela Ross, DNP, MPH |
| 2016-2017 | Todd Johnson, PhD |
| 2015-2016 | Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE |
| 2014-2015 | Kimberly Smith, PhD |
| 2013-2014 | Yang Gong, MD, PhD |
| 2012-2013 | Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD |
| 2011-2012 | Juliana J. Brixey, RN, PhD |
| 2010-2011 | Madurai Sriram Iyengar, PhD |
| 2009-2010 | Dean Forrest Sittig, PhD |
| 2008-2009 | Paul T. Macklin |
| 2007-2008 | Stefan Birmanns, PhD |
| 2006-2007 | Willy Wriggers, PhD |
| 2005-2006 | Kimberly Dunn, MD, PhD |
| 2004-2005 | Elmer V. Bernstam, MD, MSE |
| 2003-2004 | Wily R. Wriggers, PhD |
| 2002-2003 | Cynthia L. Phelps, PhD |
| 2001-2002 | Jiajie Zhang, PhD |
| 2000-2001 | Kathy Johnson, PhD |
| 1999-2000 | James P. Turley, PhD |
| 1998-1999 | Craig W. Johnson, PhD |
The School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) Dean’s Excellence award was first awarded in 2019. It is given annual and acknowledges SBMI faculty members for exceptional performance in three different categories: research, teaching, and innovation.
The measurement for this performance considers achievements like high impact publications, novel course development, and innovative projects in applied domains.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
| 2019-2020 Winners: | |
| Research – James Langabeer II, PhD, EdD | |
| Teaching – Angela Ross, DNP and Debora Simmons, PhD | |
| Innovation – Amy Franklin, PhD, Sahiti Myneni, PhD, MSE and Deevakar Rogith, PhD | |
| 2018-2019 Winners: | |
| Research - Luca Giancardo, PhD | |
| Teaching – Kimberly Smith, PhD | |
| Innovation – Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD |