The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame
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.
2018 Inductees
- Monroe Carell, Jr.
Former CEO of Central Parking Corporation; Longtime philanthropist; Namesake of The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
- John Henry Hale, M.D.
President of the Board of Directors of the Millie E. Hale Hospital; Former Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Chief of Staff & Chair of the Department of Surgery at Meharry Medical College
- Millie E. Hale
Former Head Administrator, Chief Nurse and Founder of the Millie E. Hale Hospital
- Carol Etherington
M.S.N. R.N., F.A.A.N. - First nurse employed by the Davidson County Police Department; Chair of the Metro Nashville Board of Health; Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
- Lynn Massingale, M.D.
Founder, Former CEO and Current Chairman of TeamHealth; “Hero of Emergency Medicine” by the American College of Emergency Physicians
- William Schaffner, M.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Medical Director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
- Matthew Walker, Sr., M.D.
Founder of the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.; Former Meharry Medical College Chair of the Department of Surgery, Provost for External Affairs & Professor of Surgery & Gynecology
Key Dates & Deadlines
August 1, 2019
Induction Ceremony and Luncheon individual tickets on sale
September 1, 2019
Induction Ceremony and Luncheon Sponsorship deadline
October 4, 2019
Individual Ticket deadline
October 2019
Induction Ceremony and Luncheon at Belmont University
October 2019
Nominations open for 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee Class
February 15, 2020
Nomination submission deadline for the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee Class
May 2020-2020
Hall of Fame Inductees announced at McWhorter Society Luncheon at Belmont University
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
