The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame
Third Annual Event on October 17, 2017
About
With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the 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 health care community and encourage future generations of health care professionals.
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.
Nominees can be practitioners, executives, entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers, scientists, researchers, innovators or any person with a connection to the health or health care field.
Nominations are accepted annually beginning in January, with inductees announced each May. The induction ceremony will be held every October. A limited number of individuals will be inducted each year.
2017 Inductees
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Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D.
First female African American
surgeon in the South
Longtime practitioner and professor
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William “Bill” Frist, M.D.
First heart and lung transplant surgeon at Vanderbilt
Former U.S. Senator and Majority Leader
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Donald Pinkel, M.D.
First Director and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.
Physician, entrepreneur and investor
Former CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Joel Gordon
47-year health care veteran
Introduced physician ownership/joint ventures as a business structure
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Stanford Moore, Ph.D.
Nobel Prize winning biochemist
Longtime scientist and researcher
Key Dates & Deadlines
September 2017 Event & Table Sponsorship deadline
September 2017 Individual event ticket deadline
October 17, 2017 Induction Ceremony at Belmont University
October 18, 2017 Nominations for 2018 class open
Sponsorship
For information about sponsoring the October 17 induction ceremony, click here.
Contact
Questions or requests for information about The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame should be directed to:
Matthew Seaton, Belmont University
615-460-6958
tnhealthcarehall@belmont.edu
