For more than 30 years, John M. Powers, PhD, played an integral role at UTHealth School of Dentistry, publishing extensively in oral biomaterials research while serving as department chair and associate dean for research. In 1994, he helped found the Houston Center for Biomaterials and Biomimetics, and he and his wife, Susan, began a tradition of giving in 1999. In honor of their continued commitment, with a recent blended gift, the school will rename the center as the John M. Powers, PhD, Houston Center for Biomaterials and Biomimetics.
