The John P. McGovern Award

In furtherance of the activities of the Foundation, John P. McGovern, M.D., endowed the Foundation with a special fund for an annual series of lectures in science, literature, arts, and humanities. The Foundation Trustees select awardees whose endeavors have clearly distinguished them as leaders in their spheres of activity. The awardees are presented with medals commemorating their selection, and they deliver lectures at the Cosmos Club in their respective categories. The lectures are open to non-members, and a plaque is placed in the Cosmos Clubhouse memorializing each award recipient. An honorarium is presented to each awardee by the Cosmos Club Foundation.

John P. McGovern, a noted physician, educator, author, and medical historian, was a member of the Cosmos Club from 1953 until his death in 2007. He was the founder of the McGovern Allergy Clinic, Houston, Texas, the nation's largest private allergy clinic, and chairman of the boards of the McGovern Fund for Behavioral Sciences and the John P. McGovern Foundation.

The John P. McGovern Award Recipients