History of the Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. Presidential Award for Excellence in Education
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Education was established to recognize faculty for outstanding educational contributions to the College. This highly competitive award was designed in conjunction with the campaign for development of a pro-teaching environment at Baylor College of Medicine. Established in 1998 by President Ralph Feigin, this annual award is funded through the generosity of Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., and was first given in 1999. It recognizes exceptional teaching, instructional activities, and educational leadership.
Over the years, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Education has been given to faculty members who have made sustained and highly valued contributions to the educational mission of Baylor College of Medicine.
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Forty full-time faculty members have received this award since its inception in 1999 (about 1.8 percent of total full-time faculty).
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From 1999 to 2008, 12 (30 percent) were from basic science departments, 27 were from clinical departments (67.7 percent) and one recipient was from Allied Health Sciences (<1 percent). There were 32 male and 8 female awardees.
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Twenty-six Full professors (26/40=65 percent) and 14 Associate professors (14/40=35 percent) have received the award.
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Fourteen BCM departments have at least one award recipient. Medicine (12), Pediatrics (6), and Molecular and Cell Biology (5) lead in the total number of recipients.
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The selection committee members were interdisciplinary groups of faculty members from throughout the College who were appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Senior Vice President and Dean of Medical Education.
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Six BCM faculty members have served as chair of the selection committee (1-3 years each).
October 2009