Student Support

Investing in the next generation of medical professionals. Meet the students and trainees supported through the Schweitzer Fellowship, the Ho Din Award, the Ida M. Green Award, the Priddy Award, and donor-supported scholarships. See what that support makes possible for them and for the patients they will serve.

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Student Support

Graduate Student Receives 2026 Ida M. Green Award for Suicide Risk and Prevention Research

Savannah Dieste has been honored with the 2026 Ida M. Green Award for her work studying how trauma influences clinical outcomes for high-risk suicidal adolescents.
Student Support

Ho Din Winner has a Heart for Helping Children with Skin Conditions

In recognition of her excellence in academics, patient care, and community service, UT Southwestern Medical School graduate Hannah Chang, M.D., received the 2026 Ho Din Award.
Student Support

Carolyn and David Miller Honored as Recipients of The Sprague Award 2025

Southwestern Medical Foundation names Carolyn and David Miller the 2025 recipients of The Sprague Award, our highest community distinction.
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Graduate Student Yehui Sun Receives 2025 Ida M. Green Award for Gene Therapy Research

Yehui Sun has been honored with the 2025 Ida M. Green Award for her work developing nanoparticles for promising cystic fibrosis treatment.
Prajwal Gowda, MD
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Grandfather’s Care Inspires Ho Din Winner’s Journey into Medicine

Prajwal Gowda, M.D., named 2025 Ho Din Award Recipient
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Graduate Student Maggie Wang Receives 2024 Ida M. Green Award for Cancer Immunotherapy Research

Maggie Wang, a graduate student in the Gao Lab, has been honored with the 2024 Ida M. Green Award for research that could advance nanoparticle-based cancer immunotherapies.

May 8, 2024

Ho Din Winner Alexa Wilden Inspired by Her Mother’s Health Journey

Student Support

Standout medical student Alexa Wilden awarded the 2024 Ho Din Award, joining a Southwestern Medical Foundation legacy that dates back to 1943.
female researcher working on covid-19's viral disguise method

July 7, 2023

Ida M. Green Award Winner Solves Mystery Tied to COVID-19’s Viral Disguise Method

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Leading graduate student and researcher, Gina Park, received the 2023 Ida M. Green Award for her work in COVID-19 and viral disguise research.

May 23, 2023

An Everlasting Legacy: Dedicating the White Coat of Dr. Charles Sprague

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Honoring the everlasting legacy of Dr. Charles C. Sprague by dedicating the white coat he once wore to be on display in Sprague College at UT Southwestern.
Where are they now - past ho din award winners featured image of past winner dr. goldstein.

May 16, 2023

Past Ho Din Award winners: Where are they now?

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Looking back at 80 years of excellence for recipients of UT Southwestern Medical School’s top graduate award, presented by Southwestern Medical Foundation.
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