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