President’s Medallion Recipients
The President’s Medallion is awarded at the sole discretion of the President to individuals or organizations who have distinguished themselves by their support of the University of Houston.
- 2023, December
- Sylvester Turner
- 2022, December
- The Cullen Foundation
- 2020, May
- William A. Brookshire
- The John M. O’Quinn Foundation
- 2019, May
- HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- 2018, May
- Harris County “Hurricane Harvey Heroes”
- City of Houston “Hurricane Harvey Heroes”
- 2017, May
- Marvin D. Nathan
- 2016, May
- (no award given)
- 2015, May
- Rick Lowe
- Robert A. Welch Foundation
- 2014, December
- The Honorable Michael J. Cemo and Mrs. Rebecca Cemo
- 2014, May
- (no award given)
- 2013, December
- Inprint
- Joan Suit, Ph.D., and Herman Suit, Ph.D. M.D.
- Charles T. Bauer Foundation
- 2013, May
- Harold L. Kohn, Ph.D.
- Marvin E. Odum, III
- Dennis Quaid
- Ronald and Carolyn Yokubaitis
- 2012, December
- Jack B. Moore
- Houston Endowment
- 2012, May
- Alonzo Cantú
- 2011, December
- E. Kenneth “Ken” Bailey, Jr.
- The Honorable Wilhelmina E. “Beth” Robertson
- Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- 2011, May
- Richard E. Wainerdi, P.E., Ph.D.
- Bernard A. Harris, Jr., M.D.
- D. Ronald “Ron” Harrell
- 2010, December
- Rev. William A. Lawson
- Beth Madison
- 2010, May
- Carl Lewis
- Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Smith*
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- 2009
- The Honorable William P. Hobby, Jr.
- Greater Houston Partnership
* President’s Medallion awarded posthumously