SELECTION COMMITTEE

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. Lucinda Baier
Former President and CEO, Brookdale Senior Living
Chairwoman, Nashville Health Care Council

Mr. Craig Becker
Retired President, Tennessee Hospital Association
Chairman, The McWhorter Society

Dr. Mary Bufwack
CEO Emeritus of Neighborhood Health

Dr. André L. Churchwell
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor on Inclusion and Community Outreach, Vanderbilt University; Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Ms. Carol Etherington
Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita,
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

Dr. L. Gregory Jones
President, Belmont University

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

Dr. Betty Sue McGarvey
Retired President of Baptist Health Sciences University

Dr. Ching-Hon Pui
Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Chair of Leukemia Research and co-Director, Hematological Malignancies Program, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and American Cancer Society

Dr. Randy Wykoff
Founding Dean, East Tennessee State University’s
College of Public Health

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