Lecture Series and Forums

S. Tanner Stafford Lecture Series

Since 1982, the Division of Health Care Management gathered for the first time to pay tribute to the late Mr. S. Tanner Stafford and to recognize his contributions to healthcare.  Mr. S. Tanner Stafford was a highly respected and recognized leader in the field of hospital administration.   During the fall semester of each year a male leader in healthcare management is invited to offer words of wisdom to the student body.  Dr. Donald T. Watson and Ms. Miaisha Mitchell established this lecture series.

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Florence S. Gaynor Lecture Series

During the spring semester, a female leader in healthcare management is invited to offer words of wisdom to the student body.  This lecture series honors the contributions of the late Florence S. Gaynor who was our nation’s first African American female hospital administrator, and the first female president of the National Association of Health Service Executives (NAHSE).   Mr. Nathaniel Wesley, Jr. and the Student Health Care Management Association established this Lecture Series.

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C-Suite Leadership Forum

As part of a lecture series, HCM presents a panel of C-Suite healthcare executives that provide an opportunity for students to engage in dialogue with leading professionals. Featured speakers share their success stories – as well as the failures that helped shape their professional development – to inspire achievement, build confidence and embolden students to forge pathways to excellence. The C-Suite Forum was the idea of a HCM alumnus Tonnette Graham. The first annual C-Suite Forum was held April 2019.