2017 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Induction Program

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INDUCTION CEREMONY & LUNCHEON OCTOBER 17, 2017

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Greetings!

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, created by Belmont University and The McWhorter Society with support from the Nashville Health Care Council, a Hall of Fame founding partner, serves to honor those health care pioneers, innovators and practitioners who have contributed to Tennessee’s status as a major player in our nation’s health care industry.

Today, we have the unique pleasure of honoring and inducting the Hall of Fame’s 2017 class. These individuals will join 14 previous inductees who, throughout many years of service, education, practice and research, have collectively built the health care industry we celebrate today. Together, these inductees’ careers span more than a century of medical and corporate accomplishments, and their commitment to health care has contributed to the status our state now celebrates as the nation’s health care capital.

It is our privilege to honor the 2017 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame inductees: Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D. William H. Frist, M.D. Joel C. Gordon Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. Stanford Moore, Ph.D. Donald Pinkel, M.D.

The Hall of Fame’s founding partners could not be more pleased with the representation provided by this most deserving group, and we are grateful for your continued support as we celebrate their lives and accomplishments.

Sincerely,

William M. Gracey Chairman, McWhorter Society at Belmont

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Good Afternoon!

Welcome to Belmont University and this year’s Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame induction ceremony!

Along with our founding partner, the Nashville Health Care Council, it’s our privilege to recognize health care leaders who have contributed so profoundly to the health care arena and made our state the health care capital it has become. Today we have the unique honor of recognizing six individuals who have made an immense impact on our city, state, country and beyond.

Here at Belmont, we offer health care programs including nursing, social work, public health, physical and occupational therapy and pharmaceutical sciences, along with our health care MBA. We devote our efforts to preparing students for their future careers in the health care sector, and we are exceedingly grateful for the work done by this year’s honorees. Their work has transformed health care for both patients and providers and has paved the way for our students and today’s health care professionals to continue to create new ways to improve the lives and health of others.

Our campus community upholds a set of five core values that are consistently practiced and discussed across our campus. With integrity, inquiry, collaboration, service and humility at the forefront of all we do, we eagerly provide opportunities for students to combine their knowledge, abilities and passions to meet the world’s needs. It’s these same values that are clearly exhibited by the lives and work of today’s honorees. We are thankful that our students have these inductees to emulate as they construct their own careers.

It is our privilege to recognize the practitioners, scientists, public servants, educators and business leaders who have contributed to the health care industry we celebrate today.

Thank you for joining us in honoring these inspiring individuals.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Fisher, Ph.D. President, Belmont University

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HCA Congratulates the 2017 class of the Tennessee Heath Care Hall of Fame Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D. William “Bill” Frist, M.D. Donald P. Pinkel, M.D. Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. Joel C. Gordon Stanford Moore, Ph.D.

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TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME 

Order of Events 

WELCOME............................................. Robert

C. Fisher, Ph.D., President, Belmont University

HEALTH CARE BLESSING..........................................................Belmont

Student Musicians

LUNCHEON

EMCEE REMARKS...........................................

John Seigenthaler, Senior Counsel, Finn Partners

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME VIDEO PRESENTATION

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME AWARD PRESENTATIONS ........

INDUCTION............................................................................

John Seigenthaler

Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D.

INDUCTION.........................................................................................William INDUCTION...................................................................................................

FOUNDING PARTNER REMARKS........

H. Frist, M.D.

Joel C. Gordon

Haley Hovious, President, Nashville Health Care Council; Thomas Burns, Ph.D., Provost, Belmont University; William Gracey, Chairman, McWhorter Society

INDUCTION.................................................................................... Harry

R. Jacobson, M.D.

INDUCTION........................................................................................ Stanford INDUCTION........................................................................................ Donald

Moore, Ph.D.

P. Pinkel, M.D.

McWHORTER SCHOLARS HIGHLIGHT

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SELECTION COMMITTEE  T E N N E S S E E H E A LT H C A R E H A L L O F FA M E  With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant contributions to the health and health care industry, the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame seeks to recognize and honor the pioneers and current leaders that have formed Tennessee’s health and heath care community and encourage future generations of health care professionals.

The Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee, comprised of health and health care leaders from across the state, selected this year’s inductees from all submitted nominations. This committee includes: Ms. Sharon A. Adkins, MSN, RN Executive Director, Tennessee Nurses Association

Mr. Robert Milton Johnson Chairman and CEO, HCA

Mr. Craig Becker President, Tennessee Hospital Association

Dr. Lynn Massingale Co-founder and Executive Chairman, TeamHealth

Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop Vice President for Health Affairs, COO, ETSU

Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin President of Clinical Services and CMO, HCA

Dr. Reginald W. Coopwood President and CEO, Regional One Health

Dr. C. Wright Pinson Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Chair, Nashville Health Care Council

Dr. William E. Evans, PharmD Former CEO, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Mr. Dennis Vonderfecht Retired President and CEO, Mountain States Health Alliance

Dr. Robert C. Fisher President, Belmont University

Dr. Hershel “Pat” Wall Special Assistant to the President, UT Health Science Center

Dr. Harry R. Jacobson Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Tristar Health Partners and Former Chair, The McWhorter Society

The Hall has been created by Belmont University and the McWhorter Society and is supported by the Nashville Health Care Council, a Hall of Fame Founding Partner.

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T H A N K YOU  TO OUR SPONSORS  The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the sponsoring organizations for this year's event. Dollars raised through sponsorship support help make the Hall of Fame possible and fund McWhorter Society scholarships that fuel the education of future Tennessee health care leaders.

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BELMONT UNIVERSITY  F O U N DIN G PA R T N E R P R O F IL E  Belmont University, ranked among the Top 5 Universities in the south region in U.S. News’s analysis of America’s Best Colleges, consists of more than 8,000 students who come from every state and more than 25 countries. Committed to being a leader among teaching universities, Belmont brings together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christian community of learning and service offering more than 90 areas of undergraduate study, 19 master’s programs and five doctoral degrees.

Built on a longstanding tradition of belief more than 125 years ago, Belmont was founded

by Susan Heron and Ida Hood in 1890. Committed to their belief in a better way to educate young women in that era, Heron and Hood began the school’s belief in something greater—a core value that Belmont continually celebrates today.

Fundamentally, the University’s purpose is to help students explore their passions and develop their talents to meet the world’s ever-changing needs. With programs in health care including nursing, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmaceutical sciences, public health and a health care focused MBA, Belmont is home to hundreds of students who are actively preparing to launch careers in the health care industry.

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T H E MCW HORT E R SOCI ET Y  F O U N DIN G PA R T N E R P R O F IL E  The McWhorter Society, named in honor of late Nashville businessman, health care leader and Health Care Hall of Fame inaugural inductee Clayton McWhorter, is a Belmont University Giving Society that supports the University’s health sciences through financial support for endowed scholarships, professorships and innovative educational efforts.

The Society directly supports students through its funding of the McWhorter Scholars, a scholarship program that provides assistance to students interested in pursuing careers in health care through Belmont’s Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing, College of Pharmacy and the Jack C. Massey College of Business.

Scholarships are awarded annually to students who exhibit great potential in the health care industry. Since its creation, more than 25 awards have been presented to students in Belmont’s Health Sciences programs.

For more information or to join The McWhorter Society, please contact Willie Young at willie.young@belmont.edu.

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McWhorter Scholar and College of Pharmacy student Evelyn Kisakye addresses the crowd at the 2016 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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MCWHORTER SOCIETY 2 017 DI S T IN GUI S H E D S E R V ICE AWA R D R E CIP IE N T 

Dr. Harry R. Jacobson 

The McWhorter Society Distinguished Service Award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the health and health care related academic programs at Belmont University.

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Dean of the College of Pharmacy Dr. Phil Johnston (left) presents the McWhorter Society Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Harry Jacobson (right).

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NASH V ILLE HEA LTH CA R E COU NCIL  F O U N DIN G PA R T N E R P R O F IL E  The Nashville Health Care Council is a premier association of health care industry leaders working to inspire global collaboration to improve health care by serving as a catalyst for leadership and innovation. Supported by nearly 300 corporate members, the Council serves as a trusted source for information on trends that influence the health care industry.

The organization provides members with one-of-a-kind networking opportunities and access to Nashville’s elite health care business community.

Worldwide, Nashville’s health care industry generates more than 500,000 jobs and $84 billion in annual revenue. The industry is Nashville’s largest and fastest-growing employer.

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D O R O T H Y L AV I N I A B R O W N Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1919, Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown spent her youth at a New York orphanage. After graduating at the top of her class, Dr. Brown attended Bennett College before coming to Nashville to attend Meharry Medical College and fulfill her life’s dream of becoming a doctor.

Dr. Brown went on to intern for a year at Harlem Hospital in New York City but was rejected when she applied for a surgical residency because of her race and gender. She turned to Dr. Matthew Walker, Meharry’s longtime chief of surgery, for help who, against the advice of his staff, offered Dr. Brown a faculty position she held for more than 20 years.

She went on to become the first woman to practice general surgery in the south, Chief of Surgery at Nashville’s Riverside Hospital and the first African American woman to be made fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

But her personal life included great accomplishments, too. In 1956, Dr. Brown became the first single adoptive mother in Tennessee, and in 1966, when redistricting opened the door, she was asked to run for a seat in the state legislature and won, making her the first African American woman representative to the Tennessee State Legislature. In her position, Dr. Brown was successful in passing a law that allowed single women to adopt children throughout the state.

Among her many honors include the Dorothy L. Brown Women’s Residency at Meharry College, the Humanitarian Award from the Carnegie Foundation and the prestigious Horatio Alger Award, among others. As she often said, Dr. Brown was proud to be a role model, “not because I have done so much, but to say to young people that it can be done.”

A dedicated mentor, avid civil rights advocate and decorated physician, Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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WILLIAM H. FRIST A Nashville native, Dr. William H. Frist graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy, Princeton University and Harvard Medical School before completing his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Soon after, Dr. Frist joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he began a heart and lung transplant program and served as founder and director of the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center. Throughout his career, he has performed more than 150 heart and lung transplants.

In 1994, Dr. Frist was elected to the U.S. Senate and represented the state of Tennessee from 1995–2007. During that time, Frist served as U.S. Senate Majority Leader, from 2003–2007, a position to which he was elected after having served fewer total years in Congress than any person chosen to lead that body previously. During his time as Senator, Dr. Frist led efforts to enact the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act and the historic PEPFAR legislation that helped reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Since then, Dr. Frist has gone on to help lead public education reform through his work with SCORE, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education and has contributed significantly to global health care efforts. He founded Hope Through Healing Hands, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote and improve the lives of citizens and communities around the world.

Most recently, Dr. Frist founded NashvilleHealth, an organization intended to directly impact the health and quality of life for citizens throughout the city.

Dr. Frist also serves as partner and chairman of Cressey & Company’s Executive Council and co-founder of Aspire Health, the country’s largest non-hospice, community-based palliative care organization. He currently serves on the boards of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the Kaiser Family Foundation, AECOM, Teladoc and Select Medical Corporation, among others.

A devoted physician, dedicated public servant and committed humanitarian, Dr. William H. Frist is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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JOEL C. GORDON Joel C. Gordon graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in business management in June of 1951. After spending three years as an officer in the United States Air Force stationed in Europe, Gordon began his business career in Tennessee in 1955 with the Cain Sloan Company as a merchandise manager. He went on to co-found General Care Corp. in 1969, a hospital management and operating company which was later purchased

by HCA, and Surgical Care Affiliates in 1982, a major operator of outpatient surgery centers later acquired by HealthSouth. He also served as a key architect of HealthWise of America, which was acquired by United Healthcare.

Throughout his career, Mr. Gordon worked as a dedicated advocate for health care and was one of the first health care entrepreneurs to introduce the concept of physician ownership/ joint ventures as a business model in hospitals and surgery centers, now a common structure within the industry. He was an early pioneer of freestanding outpatient surgery centers and was one of the first health care entrepreneurs to see growth opportunities in outpatient surgery, a trend that continues to thrive.

As a known health care pioneer, Mr. Gordon served as one of the ten original founders of the Nashville Health Care Council. He was named a distinguished graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University’s Business School Hall of Fame. He was also one of the original members of the Alexis de Toqueville Society of the United Way in Nashville.

Mr. Gordon has received countless honors throughout his life including the United Way’s Alexis de Toqueville Award, the Community Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Community Foundation’s Joe Kraft Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Applause Award, among many others.

A savvy businessman, dedicated health care advocate and pioneer entrepreneur, Joel C. Gordon is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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H A R RY R . JACOB SON At the age of four, Dr. Harry Jacobson’s family immigrated to the United States from Germany. After growing up in Chicago and completing medical school at the University of Illinois, Dr. Jacobson trained in medicine at Johns Hopkins and in nephrology at Texas Southwestern in Dallas, where he specialized in kidney failure and diseases. Following his training, he spent two years as a Major in the Army Medical Corp at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

After seven years as a faculty member at Texas Southwestern Medical, Dr. Jacobson moved his family to Nashville to join the Vanderbilt faculty. There, he was dedicated to growing Vanderbilt’s Nephrology Program, which went on to become one of the top 10 programs in the country. In 1997, after a dozen years building the program and launching what became one of the world’s largest and best quality dialysis companies, Renal Care Group, Dr. Jacobson was named Vanderbilt’s Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs.

During his tenure, the Medical Center’s budget grew more than 300%, became a top 10 funded research university and was named as a Fortune Magazine top 100 places to work. But Dr. Jacobson’s favorite achievement was the creation of the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital.

Since retiring from Vanderbilt, Dr. Jacobson has focused on investing in and growing health care companies that impact the lives of millions of people. He is past chairman of the Nashville Health Care Council, has received the Crystal Leaf award given to recognize some of Nashville’s greatest health care leaders, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine and remains active with several non-profit organizations including the American Red Cross and The Family Foundation Fund, Inc. A health care executive, dedicated physician and decorated community leader, Dr. Harry Jacobson is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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STA N FOR D MOOR E Dr. Stanford Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1913 and went on to attend and graduate from Nashville’s Peabody Demonstration School, now the University School of Nashville, and Vanderbilt University, where he earned summa cum laude honors and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. He received his doctorate in organic chemistry in 1938 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison before going on to become an accomplished scientist and professor. During his successful career, Dr. Moore developed many significant scientific breakthroughs that changed the way the world conducted research.

In 1949, he published the first method for the complete analysis of the amino acid composition of a protein, redesigned an automated amino acid sequencing system for ribonuclease and contributed to the growing understanding of how protein functions on a structural and chemical basis. This work ultimately resulted in his 1972 receipt of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in Stockholm and changed the field of genetic medicine throughout the world. Dr. Moore spent the majority of his career as a biochemist and professor at the Rockefeller Institute (later Rockefeller University) in New York. Dr. Moore also served his country in World War II, the only time he was away from Rockefeller Institute.

He was the recipient of the Founder’s Medal at Vanderbilt University and was chosen by the University School as the institution’s first Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Moore is also the namesake of Vanderbilt’s recently completed residential college, Moore College.

A decorated scientist, life-long educator and dedicated academic, Dr. Stanford Moore is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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D O N A L D P. P I N K E L Born in Buffalo, New York, Dr. Donald Pinkel joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and was sent to Cornell University as a pre-med student officer candidate before graduating from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1951. While there, he developed an interest in hematology and served as a pediatric resident at the Buffalo Children’s Hospital where he started a clinic for hematology-oncology patients.

Soon after, Dr. Pinkel was recalled to active service during the Korean War and served as a pediatrician when he contracted paralytic poliomyelitis. During his rehabilitation, he worked with Dr. Sydney Farber at Boston Children’s Jimmy Fund Clinic and was recruited to develop pediatric service at Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo. There, he established research and clinical programs and was an early member of the national Acute Leukemia Group B. In 1961, Dr. Pinkel was recruited to Memphis while St. Jude was under construction.

The facility’s principal focus was research of management of childhood malignancies and blood disorders and their causation, and significant research resulted in first time discontinuation of treatment and a long-term cure. Over the next 11 years, the institution became a world leader in pediatric hematology and oncology, which Dr. Pinkel attributes to the staff, patients and families at St. Jude. Beyond their medical accomplishments, Dr. Pinkel and Danny Thomas pioneered racial integration of staff and patients in Memphis through their work at St. Jude.

For his decades of service, Dr. Pinkel was awarded the Lasker Award and the Kettering GM Medal for his contributions to pediatric research. After leaving St. Jude in 1974, Dr. Pinkel went on to develop pediatric oncology programs at hospitals across the country. He retired to California in 2001 where he taught many years in the Biology Department of Cal Poly State University and continues to keep contact with many students who went on to forge successful careers in medicine.

A respected physician, dedicated scientist and life-long educator, Dr. Donald Pinkel is a 2017 inductee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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C H A R L E S R . F. T R E A DWAY  MCW HOR T ER SOCIE T Y FOUNDING CH AIRM A N  Dr. Richard Treadway, past chairman of the McWhorter Society at Belmont, graduated from Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt School of Medicine and completed a psychiatry residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He also received his MBA from Belmont’s Massey School of Business and served as a longtime member of The Massey Graduate School’s Board of Advisors.

In 1996, Dr. Treadway co-founded Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. and served as its chairman until 2000. In 1998, along with Clayton McWhorter, he founded Medical Properties of America, Inc., a medical real estate corporation.

During his successful career, Dr. Treadway was appointed commissioner of mental health for Tennessee by Governor Winfield Dunn and served as commissioner under Governor Lamar Alexander. Additionally, he served as chairman of the Tennessee State Health Planning and Resources Development Authority, medical director of HCA’s Parthenon Pavilion and vice president for psychiatric operations of the Tennessee division of HCA. Dr. Treadway also served as a clinical associate for the National Institute of Mental Health and was appointed to the National Advisory Mental Health Council by President Nixon.

Along with his academic and business accomplishments, Dr. Treadway was a dedicated philanthropist. He was among the founders of the Canby Robinson Society that honors and encourages financial support for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He also served in numerous board positions including Cumberland Heights Foundation and the Metropolitan Hospital Authority. In 2012, Dr. Treadway was instrumental in founding Belmont’s McWhorter Society which supports the institution’s health sciences through providing scholarships and program support. Dr. Treadway was also the driving force behind the creation of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

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A LOOK BACK  TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME’S 2016 INDUCTEES  The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame inducted six members, who joined the Hall of Fame’s eight inaugural honorees, at a luncheon ceremony held at Belmont University on Monday, October 10, 2016.

These six inductees—Jack Bovender, Dr. Stanley Cohen, Dr. Henry Foster, Dr. Frank Groner, Dr. Paul Stanton and Dr. Colleen Conway Welch—created the foundation for health care across our state and together, formed the industry we celebrate today.

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1. JACK BOVENDER, Retired Chairman and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America, accepts his award from Dr. Thomas Frist, Jr., an inaugural Hall of Fame inductee.

2. Marlene Jayne, a close family friend, offers remarks after accepting the award for family friend and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine DR. STANLEY COHEN. 3. DR. HENRY FOSTER, longtime practitioner and Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of Meharry College’s School of Medicine, accepts his Hall of Fame honor.

4. Jennifer Groner Kobel accepts the award and offers remarks for her grandfather and Hall of Fame inductee, DR. FRANK GRONER, President Emeritus of Memphis’s Baptist Hospital.

5. DR. PAUL STANTON, President Emeriti and Professor Emeriti of Surgery of East Tennessee State University, accepts his induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

6. Hall of Fame Inductee and Dean Emerita of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing DR. COLLEEN CONWAY WELCH accepts her award.

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SCHOLARSHIP PROGR AM  T H E M C W H O R T E R S OCIE T Y  K E VIN NOFI College of Pharmacy, McWhorter Society Scholarship Recipient How will your scholarship assist your ability to further your education goals? This scholarship encourages me to push myself even harder and develop my skills as a future pharmacist to the best of my ability. The award lessens the financial stress of pharmacy school, allowing me to focus on maximizing my experiences in and out of the classroom.

"I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO EMBODY THE LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND ACADEMIC QUALITIES THAT PUT ME INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THIS AWARD. SO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ARE AS EQUALLY DESERVING AS I AM, AND I AM PROUD TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM AMONG THEM."

What do you hope to do long-term? One of my goals is to obtain a pharmacy board certification in a specialty. I also hope to improve the quality of life for all patients through an antimicrobial stewardship initiative.

Why pharmacy? Thanks to opportune timing, I started a job as a pharmacy technician at a community pharmacy. Over time I developed a passion for helping my patients. Attending pharmacy school felt like the natural progression for what I hoped would be a long career in pharmacy. 

S A R A H H AY D E N School of Nursing, McWhorter Society Scholarship Recipient What would you like to say to your scholarship supporters? It is through your generosity that I am able to continue to pursue my dreams of gaining a terminal degree in the field of nursing, and for that, I am so grateful.

Why did you choose this field? I have long known that I wanted to become a nurse practitioner as I enjoy the responsibility that comes with education and managing complex patients. Through my professional experiences, I began to realize the critical importance that patient education plays in achieving excellence in health outcomes. I knew that I wanted my future to be focused on empowering others through education. 

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"IT IS MY DREAM THAT I WILL USE MY DEGREE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES BY EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF NURSING LEADERS, WORKING WITH PATIENTS AND CONTINUING RESEARCH IN PATIENT EDUCATION."

K ARA MAE SHEFT School of Physical Therapy, McWhorter Society Scholarship Recipient What would you like to say to your scholarship supporters?

Thank you for believing in the professions within health sciences and for enabling me to pursue a meaningful career. Knowing there are people who support physical therapy helps to alleviate some stress.

"I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY, INCLUDING MY FAMILY. THIS JOURNEY IS DIFFICULT, BUT YOU ALL MAKE IT POSSIBLE."

What are your long-term goals? After graduation, I hope to make a career improving athletic performance and contributing to hippotherapy, the use of horses as a means of rehabilitation for those with coordination, strength and balance deficits.

What made you choose physical therapy? My oldest sister was born with autism and spent 15 years of her adolescence in hippotherapy. To ease her initial fear, I rode in the ring alongside her. For those 15 years, we rode horses together and I was able to witness the healing power of movement firsthand and how her life was transformed with improved balance, confidence and strength. I want to improve and transform lives through movement, just like I witnessed with my sister. 

TA RMESHIA M A R A BLE College of Pharmacy, Acadia McWhorter Society Scholarship Recipient What would you like to say to your scholarship supporters? Thank you! This scholarship lightens my financial responsibility and allows me to spend more time focusing on my education and outreach efforts.

What do you want to do long-term? After obtaining my degree, I'd like to practice in Tennessee, working in underserved communities. I want to help these communities better understand healthy living and how to properly care for themselves and loved ones to ensure a better quality of life.

Why pharmacy? I am intrigued by how science can be used to help individuals in need better navigate through life. I also love building relationships with patients.

Patient interaction is extremely important to me. 

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"THIS GIFT IS NOT ONLY A FINANCIAL GIFT—IT’S A FORM OF ENCOURAGEMENT THAT HELPS STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF STAY MOTIVATED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL GOALS."

JOHN SEIGENTHALER  IN DU C T IO N CE R E M O N Y E M CE E  John Seigenthaler, Finn Partners senior counsel, is an award winning communications professional and recognized as one of the most skilled storytellers in the broadcast industry. He helps clients tell their stories creating visual and thought-provoking narratives that positively impact target audiences. Seigenthaler, a former NBC News anchor, develops strategic communications plans for corporations and high profile C-level executives. His expertise spans crisis communications, social media strategy, media interview direction/training and video production.

Seigenthaler is a former partner at Seigenthaler Public Relations, now DVL Seigenthaler, a Finn Partners Company. As an award winning journalist, Seigenthaler anchored NBC Nightly News Weekend edition for almost a decade and appeared on Meet The Press, Dateline, TODAY, MSNBC, CNBC and Discovery Channel. He also worked at KOMO TV (ABC) in Seattle and WKRN TV (ABC) and WSMV TV (NBC) in Nashville.

He is a member of the Newseum Board and Newseum Institute Board, the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors and Duke University Alumni Magazine Advisory Board. Seigenthaler is an RFK Journalism Award judge and a member of the Public Relations Society of America.

He is a graduate of Duke University.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

2017 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame 

The Hall of Fame team would like to offer a special thank you to the following individuals who helped give life to this important initiative.

2017 SELECTION COMMITTEE:

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME STEERING COMMITTEE:

Ms. Sharon A. Adkins, MSN, RN Executive Director, Tennessee Nurses Association

Ms. Yolanda Chesley Dr. Henry Foster Mr. William Gracey Ms. Hayley Hovious Dr. Phil Johnston Ms. Jamie Lee Ms. Paula Lovell Ms. Katie Schlacter Ms. Joyce Searcy

Mr. Craig Becker President, Tennessee Hospital Association Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop Vice President for Health Affairs, COO, ETSU Dr. Reginald W. Coopwood President and CEO, Regional One Health Dr. William E. Evans, PharmD Former CEO, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

FOUNDING PARTNERS:

Mr. William F. Carpenter, III Ms. Yolanda Chesley Dr. Robert C. Fisher Mr. Landon Gibbs Mr. William Gracey Mr. Caleb Graves Dr. William Hinds Ms. Hayley Hovious Ms. Jamie Lee Ms. Janet McDonald Dr. Bethel Thomas Ms. Caroline Young Mr. Willie Young

Dr. Robert C. Fisher President, Belmont University Dr. Harry R. Jacobson Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Tristar Health Partners and Former Chair, The McWhorter Society Mr. Robert Milton Johnson Chairman and CEO, HCA Dr. Lynn Massingale Co-founder and Executive Chairman, TeamHealth Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin President of Clinical Services and CMO, HCA

Special thanks:

Dr. C. Wright Pinson Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Chair, Nashville Health Care Council

We wish to recognize and thank the late Dr. Richard Treadway for laying the initial framework and providing the visionary conceptualization for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Mr. Dennis Vonderfecht Retired President and CEO, Mountain States Health Alliance Dr. Hershel “Pat” Wall Special Assistant to the President, UT Health Science Center 41

A special thank you goes to HCA, our Grand Sponsor. The generosity of this company helped make the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony possible and also created an endowed scholarship through The McWhorter Society. This scholarship will help numerous students pursue careers in the health and health care industry for years to come.

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KEY DATES AND DEADLINES 

2018 Health Care Hall of Fame 

Next year’s celebration of Tennessee’s finest health care leaders will continue to be even bigger than this year’s—make plans to be involved! Nominate a worthy Tennessean, sponsor the Induction Ceremony and Luncheon or plan to attend. Below are key dates for the 2018 class. Visit tnhealthcarehall.com throughout the year for updates.

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Nominations open for 2018 inductee class at tnhealthcarehall.com FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Nomination submission deadline for the 2018 Hall of Fame class MAY 2018

Inductees announced at McWhorter Society Luncheon at Belmont University AUGUST 1, 2018

Induction Ceremony and Luncheon individual tickets on sale SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Induction Ceremony and Luncheon sponsorship deadline SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Individual ticket deadline OCTOBER 2018

Induction Ceremony and Luncheon at Belmont University

For information about being a sponsor of the 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon, please contact Belmont University at 615.460.6434 or email tnhealthcarehall@belmont.edu.

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