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Endowments - Awards & Special Funds
Endowed awards and special funds are another important tool in recognizing and rewarding achievement with the university. These types of endowments may be designated for specific purposes, such as support of research of special interest to the donor. These endowments also may be used to establish awards for outstanding professors or students, scholarship or student loans or funds may be designated to support laboratories and research facilities. The amount necessary to establish an endowment for an award or special fund varies, depending upon the specific wishes of the donor and the design of the endowment.
For questions or comments, contact:
Ty Sponberg
Endowment Compliance Officer
(713) 500-3210
e-mail: Edward.Sponberg@uth.tmc.edu
Below are the current lists of endowed awards & special funds:
| Endowed Awards | School | Endowment Established |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron M. Blanchard Memorial Award in Medical Physics | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 6/29/2007 |
| C. Frank Webber, M.D. Prize for Student Research | Medical School | 10/13/1989 |
| Cheves M. and Isabella C. Smythe Endowed Award for Excellence in Resident Education | Medical School | 2/7/2002 |
| Dorothy A. Otto Award Fund | School of Nursing | 7/18/2001 |
| Elizabeth W. Quinn Oncology Research Award | School of Nursing | 6/26/2000 |
| Floyd Haar, M.D. Endowed Memorial Research Award in Memory of Freda Haar | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 6/29/2007 |
| Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award | Medical School | 1/12/2001 |
| Hitoshi Nikaidoh, M.D., Award for Humanism in Medicine | Medical School | 11/2/2004 |
| John P. McGovern Award in Health Promotion | School of Public Health | 3/29/1996 |
| Melva S. Ramsay Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 5/31/2005 |
| Paul Darlington, Ph.D. Faculty Mentor Award | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 10/1/2008 |
| S. Ward Casscells III, M.D. Student Award | Medical School | 12/5/1997 |
| The Harris County Medical Society Auxiliary Award for Clinical Excellence in Nursing | School of Nursing | 7/12/1986 |
| The John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Awards | Component Wide | 10/11/1984 |
| Walter G. Sterling Awards for Excellence | Medical School | 6/9/1978 |
| Endowed Special Funds | School | Endowment Established |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana Blood Endowed Research Fund in Neurology | Medical School | 4/9/1992 |
| Amelia McCarthy Memorial Fund for Dr. Walter Henry Scherer | Dental Branch | 9/24/1960 |
| Ashley Miller Wolf Endowed Teaching Fund | Medical School | 12/13/2007 |
| Bettie Collins and Helene Collins Sprong Fund | Medical School | 4/12/1984 |
| Carlos E. Nasjleti, D.D.S. Endowment Fund For Periodontal Research | Dental Branch | 3/18/1996 |
| Carlos R. Hamilton, Jr., M.D. Endowed President’s Excellence Fund | Component Wide | 12/1/2008 |
| Center for Outcome Study and Program Evaluation in Mental Health | UT Harris County Psyciatric Hospital | 3/27/1997 |
| Dr. Edward Randall, Jr. Memorial Fund | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 10/8/1993 |
| Ernst Knobil Ph.D. Memorial Endowment Fund | Medical School | 2/1/2000 |
| Ethel V. Hermosillo Dean’s Excellence Fund | Dental Branch | 3/17/2005 |
| Ethel V. Hermosillo Employee Benefit Endowment | Dental Branch | 3/17/2005 |
| Fayez Sarofim Research Fund | Medical School | 8/13/92 |
| Helen A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Renal Diseases | Medical School | 4/8/1998 |
| Henry W. Strobel Ph.D. Freshman Retreat Fund | Medical School | 5/2/2007 |
| Herman A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Orthopaedics | Medical School | 4/8/1998 |
| IMM General Endowment | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 5/12/2003 |
| James J. and Una T. Truitt Medical Educational Endowment | Medical School | 10/14/1955 |
| Jay Brent Sterling Research Fund | Medical School | 5/11/1995 |
| John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching | Component Wide | 6/9/1978 |
| John H. Freeman Fund | Medical School | 7/21/1972 |
| John M. and Susan M. Powers Dental Student Research Fund | Dental Branch | 8/9/1999 |
| John P. McGovern Medical Humanities Fund | Medical School | 11/9/2007 |
| John R. Ludington, Jr. D.D.S., M.S.D. Endowed Fund in Endodontics | Dental Branch | 1/10/2002 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund I | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 5/17/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund II | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 5/17/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund III | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 7/19/2004 |
| John S. Dunn Research Scholar Fund IV | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 1/18/2005 |
| Joseph N. Corriere, Jr., Research Fund in Urology | Medical School | 9/16/1977 |
| L. Maximilian and Donna K. Buja Chair Fund | Medical School | 9/16/1998 |
| Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Research Fund in the Department of Opthalmology and Visual Science (Held by the Hermann Eye Fund) | Medical School | 11/6/1998 |
| Marjorie B. Poyner Endowment for Medical Research in the IMM | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 1/18/2008 |
| Michael Farley Moyers Heavy Particle Therapy Graduate Student Travel Endowed Fund | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 5/18/2006 |
| Michael J. Jeansonne, DDS, Medical School ’90 Endowed Research Fund | Dental Branch | 6/13/1996 |
| Milton Yellen Memorial Fund | Dental Branch | 2/8/2001 |
| R. P. Doherty Memorial Fund | Medical School | 11/29/2000 |
| R. W. (Bill) Butcher Endowment | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/31/2001 |
| Research Projects in Academic Surgery Endowment | Medical School | 4/15/1988 |
| Rose Brigham Klepfer Research Fund | Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| Speros Martel Endowment for the Aging | School of Nursing | 8/5/2002 |
| Stephen C. Hofmann, M.D. Student Assistance Fund | Medical School | 3/27/1997 |
| Susan Cooley King Pediatric Literacy Fund | Medical School | 8/30/2007 |
| The Dental Hygiene Class of 2003 Endowment Fund | Dental Branch | 8/5/2002 |
| The Department of Anesthesiology Excellence Fund | Medical School | 8/10/1995 |
| The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Endowment in Honor of Judith Rosenberg Hoffberger | Medical School | 12/5/1997 |
| The John P. McGovern, M.D. Center for Health, Humanities, and the Human Spirit | Medical School | 11/9/2004 |
| The Roy M. Huffington Bicentennial Endowment Fund for the Benefit of The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston | School of Nursing | 6/28/2004 |
| The Weatherhead Fund | Medical School | 1/5/1998 |
| The Welch Foundation Endowment in Chemistry and Related Sciences | Institute for Molecular Medicine | 12/1/1994 |
| Theodore R. Levy Endowed Cardiac Research Fund | Medical School | 3/11/1997 |
| Thomas R. and Frances B. Clanton Endowment for Orthopedic Education | Medical School | 5/16/2007 |
| UT Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing Endowment Research Fund | School of Nursing | 3/29/1996 |
| UTDB Alumni Association Endowment Fund | Dental Branch | 10/9/1986 |
| UT Medical School at Houston Art Wall Fund | Medical School | 11/7/2008 |
| Walter Henry Scherer Fund for Dentistry | Dental Branch | 10/17/1952 |
| Weatherhead P.E.T. Center Fund (Quasi) | Medical School | 1/8/2001 |
Date Modified: 10/26/2009