Medicine alumni council members
2024–25 alumni council members
Officers
President
MICHAEL S. GREER, MD ’78
Chattanooga, TN
President-Elect
RYAN MIRE, MD ’98
Nashville, TN
Vice President
JEFF KERLAND, MD ’98
Memphis, TN
Secretary
JESSICA MINOR-RUFFIN, MD ’00
Memphis, TN
Past Presidents
MICHAEL D. CALFEE, MD ’95
Union City, TN
ANN M. GROOMS, MD ’66
Gainesville, FL
JOHN P. LITTLE, MD ’92
Knoxville, TN
LEONARD H. HINES, MD ’64
Lenoir City
ROBERT KERLAN, MD ’69
Germantown, TN
THOMAS WHITAKER, MD ’70
Myrtle Beach, SC
PAUL HUFFSTUTTER, MD ’73
Lenoir City, TN
JAMES W. MORRIS, MD ’72
Lebanon, TN
WILLAM A. SIMS, MD ’61
Decatur, AL
JAMES C. FLEMING, MD ’74
Germantown, TN
MARY C. HAMMOCK, MD ’81
Chattanooga, TN
JERRALL PAUL CROOK, MD ’58
Nashville, TN
ALBERT J. GROBMYER III, MD ’62*
Memphis, TN
WILLIAM N. WILLIFORD, MD ’70*
Knoxville, TN
OLIN O. WILLIAMS, MD ’53*
Murfreesboro, TN
JOHN (MAC) HODGES, MD ’63
Memphis, TN
JOE W. BLACK, JR., MD ’57*
Knoxville, TN
JOHN K. WRIGHT, MD ’59
Nashville, TN
JOHN H. BURKHART, MD ’45*
Knoxville, TN
ARTHUR R. EVANS, JR., MD ’50*
Louisville, TN
ROBERT E. CLENDENIN, JR., MD ’60
Union City, TN
JOHN P. NASH, MD ’56*
Memphis, TN
JOHN K. DUCKWORTH, MD ’56
Nesbit, MS
Council Members
UT Medical Center—Knoxville
WES WHITE, MD ’03
UT Medical Center—Chattanooga
MICHAEL S. GREER, MD ’78
Chattanooga, TN
St. Thomas Campus—Nashville
RYAN MIRE, MD ’98
Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee At-Large
TYLER CANNON, MD ’08
Memphis
SUZANNE BRYANT, MD ’11
Nashville
PAXTON DICKSON, MD ’02
Germantown
WILLIAM C. GIBSON, MD ’00
Knoxville
LEONARD H. HINES, MD ’64
Lenoir City
DAVID MCMILLAN, MD ’82
Memphis
ANTWAN ROBINSON, MD ’04
Jackson
ROBERT BICE, MD ’73
Kingsport
J. SCOTT MAJOR, MD ’97
Hermitage
East Tennessee
WILLIAM L. BURKHART, MD ’82
Knoxville
MACK PATTON, MD ’66
Kingsport
DAVID HARRIS, MD ’78
Knoxville
STEPHEN JACKSON, MD ’84
Cleveland
JEFFREY H. JOHNSON, MD ’88
Knoxville
Middle Tennessee
MARY MOSS, MD ’87
Murfreesboro
E. DWAYNE LETT, MD ʼ88
Lebanon
SUBIR PRASAD, MD ’95
Brentwood
CHRISTINE WHITWORTH, MD ’83
Nashville
West Tennessee
JEFF KERLAN, MD ’98
Memphis
BOB SOUDER, MD ’74
Jackson
STANLEY THOMPSON, MD ’96
Collierville
DAVID LAVELLE, MD ’79
Memphis
JESSICA MINOR-RUFFIN, MD ’00
Memphis
Out-of-State At-Large
A. AUSTIN FITE, MD ’71
Pacific Palisades, CA
KELLY HUNT, MD ’86
Houston, TX
DAVID TAIT, MD ’87
Charlotte, NC
LEV BARATS, MD ’92
Slingerlands, NY
JOHN LOWRY, MD ’89
St. Louis, MO
Region I
VACANT
Region II
RONALD JONES, MD ’57
Dallas, TX
Region III
ED SALCEDO, MD ’93
Bethesda, MD
Alabama
MELANIE MORRIS, MD ’03
Arkansas
CHARLES JAMES, MD ’86
Florida
VACANT
Georgia
CORBI MILLIGAN, MD ’00
Mississippi
VACANT
North Carolina
VACANT
South Carolina
JOHN MITCHELL, MD ’86
Texas
STEVE BYNON, MD ’85
Virginia
VACANT
Emeritus
A. MITCHELL BURFORD, JR., MD ’57*
LARRY P. ELLIOTT, MD ’57
ALBERT M. HAND, MD ’42*
EVELYN B. OGLE, MD ’47*
LEROY SHERRILL, MD ’52*
DAVID H. TURNER, MD ’52*
RALPH HAMILTON, MD ’52*
JOHN NASH, MD ’56*
ROBERT KAPLAN, MD ’73
RODNEY WOLF, MD ’61*
Honorary
JOE E. JOHNSON, EdD*
JAMES HUNT, MD*
Campus Leadership
Chancellor
Peter F. Buckley, MD
Chancellor Emeritus
Hershel “Pat” Wall, MD*
Deans
G. Nicholas Verne, MD
Interim Executive Dean
Robert Craft, MD
Dean of Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville Campus
James Haynes, MD
Dean of College of Medicine
Chattanooga Campus
Brian Wilcox, MD
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Nashville
St. Thomas Campus
Advancement Office
President/CEO of Foundation
Kerry Witcher
Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Brigitte Grant
Associate Vice Chancellor of Development
Bethany Goolsby
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni & Constituent Engagement
Chandra Tuggle
Executive Director of Development
Kelly Davis
Director of Development
Jay Atkinson
Director of Development
Cameron Mann
Director of Alumni Programs
Bettye Durham
Assistant Director of Alumni Programs
Blair Duke
*Indicates deceased member