Belmont University has announced five volunteers for the 2023 Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame Class.
In conjunction with the McWhorter Association, Belmont University, and the Nashville Health Care Board, the Hall of Fame has had nearly 50 members since its founding in 2015.
The 2023 recruits are:
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A pioneer in critical care neonatal nursing, Wilsie S. Bishop has dedicated a large portion of her career to higher education in health care at East Tennessee State University, the Southern Association of Colleges, and the Colleges’ Schools Commission.
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Andre L. churchwell, DEI Executive Officer, chief development officer, and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University. He was the first African American medical resident at Grady Memorial Hospital and the first minority affairs officer at Emory University School of Medicine, both located in Atlanta.
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Vicki Gregg, who was one of the first women to lead a major health plan as a former CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, as well as a founding partner of Guidon Partners. It is listed as the first person to bring commercial health maintenance organization plans to the state of Tennessee, and one of the first to adopt the preferred provider organization model in the state.
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Stephen Reynolds, Chair Emeritus and Senior Consultant at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis. He worked for the organization for 43 years in pastoral, teaching and teaching roles.
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Philip A. Wink, the current CEO of Inc Delta Dental Tennessee who has worked with the company for over 25 years. He founded the Smile 180 Foundation to support philanthropic dental clinics in Tennessee, children’s hospitals, and oral health education.
the 2022 recruits They are Reginald Coppwood, David W. Gregory, Ned Ray McWhirter, Cheng Hoon Boy, and Randy Wyckoff. This year’s honorees will be honored at a reception in October.
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