Meharry Medical College

by Sandra Martin Parham

Overview

Originally founded in 1876 as a department of Central Tennessee College, Meharry Medical College was granted a separate charter of incorporation in 1915. The college was named to honor five Irish brothers, Samuel, Hugh, Alexander, Jesse, and David Meharry. They gave more than $30,000 in cash and real estate to fund an institution that would educate medical professionals to serve the black community. By the mid-20th century, Meharry Medical College graduated approximately half the black doctors in the United States. The evolution of Meharry Medical College is a compelling story that occurs during succeeding eras. In many ways, its evolution reflects the changing tides of race relations in America. Nearly 150 years later, Meharry continues to be a significant medical institution that holds true to its motto: "Dedicated to the worship of God through service to man."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467106535
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/03/2021
Series:	Campus History
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Author Sandra Martin Parham is executive director of the Meharry Medical College Library and Archives. She has been in library administration for over 35 years. Her publications include Barbara C. Jordan: Selected Speeches and The African Art Collection: Texas Southern University. Parham's goal in presenting this series of photographs and narratives is to showcase the vitality at the core of Meharry's existence and what Meharrians call "the spirit of this place called Meharry."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Pres. George W. Hubbard: 1876-1921 9

2 Pres. John Mullowney: 1921-1938 35

3 Pres. Edward L. Turner: 1938-1944 53

4 Pres. M. Don Clawson: 1945-1950 59

5 Pres. Harold West: 1952-1966 65

6 Pres. Lloyd C. Elam: 1968-1981; Pres. Richard Lester: 1981-1982 (Interim) 77

7 Pres. David Satcher: 1982-1993; Pres. Henry Wendell Foster Jr.: 1994 (Acting) 95

8 Pres. John. E. Maupin: 1994-2006 105

9 Pres. Wayne Riley: 2007-2013; Pres. Cherrie Epps: 2013-2015 115

10 Pres. James E.K. Hildreth: 2015-Present 121

Bibliography 127