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The University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro Names

Hershel P. Wall Chancellor Emeritus of

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Memphis, Tenn. (August 7, 2012) - The University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro recently named Hershel "Pat" Wall, MD, Chancellor Emeritus for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The appointment reflects unparalleled service and dedication to UTHSC during a professional career that spans more than 52 years.

 

"It is a truly humbling experience to be named Chancellor Emeritus," said Dr. Wall. "It continues to be a great honor and pleasure to teach medical students, meet with donors and alumni, and serve the institution at which I have spent nearly my entire professional life." Outside of military assignments in Europe, Dr. Wall has been part of the UTHSC community since he enrolled in medical school some 55 years ago. As Chancellor Emeritus, he will continue to support development and alumni relations initiatives for UTHSC.

 

A UTHSC alumnus who graduated from the College of Medicine in 1960, Dr. Wall has served the Health Science Center in a wide variety of roles. For the past three years, he focused on fundraising, capital development and alumni relations with one year as a special assistant to the UTHSC chancellor, and two years as a special assistant to the UT president (2009 to 2011). A longtime UTHSC faculty member and administrator, Dr. Wall has served as UTHSC chancellor (April 2007 through September 2009), interim dean for the UT College of Medicine, associate dean for admissions and student affairs, and division chief of General Pediatrics. In September 2008, UTHSC established the Hershel P. Wall, M.D., Legacy Society to honor the distinguished alumni and special friends who have made a commitment to the UT Health Science Center through a planned gift arrangement.

 

"Pat Wall embodies the spirit of the UT Health Science Center in its education, research and outreach capacities," said President DiPietro. "As a proud graduate of the UT College of Medicine, he is as passionate today about the work of the Health Science Center, its faculty, students and alumni as the day he became a pediatrician and taught his first students."

 

During his career at UTHSC, Dr. Wall has won numerous awards, including the Outstanding Public Service Award and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UT College of Medicine Alumni Association, and Board Volunteer of the Year by Volunteer Memphis. He has been recognized twice by the American Academy of Pediatrics as Pediatrician of the Year and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare honored him as one of its Living Awards for Physician Community Inspiration in Faith and Health.

 

As the flagship statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service. In 2011, UT Health Science Center celebrated its centennial: 100 years advancing the future of health care. Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. The UTHSC campus in Knoxville includes a College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and an Allied Health Sciences unit. In addition, the UTHSC Chattanooga campus includes a College of Medicine and an Allied Health Sciences unit. Since its founding in 1911, UTHSC has educated and trained more than 53,000 health care professionals on campuses and in health care facilities across the state. For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

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