Faculty members submit a mini-portfolio specific to a category.
A Peer Review Panel, modeled after a NIH grant-review study section, will review the portfolios for evidence of quality, quantity and breadth to ensure they meet established standards for the designated category. Jr. Presidential Award for Excellence in Education recognizes up to four faculty members annually who have made long-standing, consistent, and highly valued contributions to the educational mission of the College. Awardees become members of the Baylor Society of Presidential Educators and receive a cash honorarium. The John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes faculty for outstanding teaching in the Medical School Curriculum. Established in 1986, the McGovern Award is given to two faculty members each year one for Pre-Clinical Teaching and one for Clinical Teaching.