{"id":387,"date":"2022-01-31T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T20:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/svp-health-affairs\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:45","slug":"presidential-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/svp-health-affairs\/presidential-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711134556209{border-radius: 2px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c-news-article__headline\">Presidential Excellence Awards<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Distinguished Research Scholar<\/h4>\n<p>A distinction that recognizes the best of our research colleagues at UT Health San Antonio.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Clinical Excellence<\/h4>\n<p>Celebrates the outstanding practitioners whose skillful and compassionate care makes better the lives of our patients and their families.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Teaching Excellence<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Presidential Award for Emerging Excellence in Teaching<\/strong> recognizes faculty with less than 10 years&#8217; teaching experience who have demonstrated emerging excellence and innovation.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Presidential Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching<\/strong> recognizes the best of our academic colleagues. 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