Guey C. Mark, MD, and his wife Clara created the endowed Mark Brothers Lectureship to recognize nationally and internationally renowned medical scientists of Asian descent. The Mark Brothers Award was established in 1997 in honor of Dr. Mark’s brothers, who emigrated from Canton and settled in South Bend, Indiana, where they built a successful restaurant business. Because of their reverence and respect for higher education, the brothers supported their youngest brother, Dr. Mark (the youngest of six siblings), in his pursuit of a career in medicine. The late Dr. Mark was a member of the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Class of 1954.
The award is presented annually and consists of a plaque and a prize of $5,000.