John P. McGovern Award

The late John P. McGovern, M.D., was a member of the Cosmos Club for more than 50 years and endowed the Foundation with a fund for an annual series of lectures in science, literature, arts and humanities. The Foundation Trustees select awardees who are distinguished leaders in their fields. Awardees then deliver lectures to Club members and the public at the Cosmos Club. A medal and an honorarium are presented to each awardee by the Foundation and a plaque is placed in the Cosmos Club for each award recipient.