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CONTENTS WINTER 2011 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1

Lifestyle 14

EDUCATION Education & Our Children

FINANCE The Fabulous Five

FITNESS Dispelling Exercise Myths

Events 22

Calendar of Events

Around Town The 100 Gala, Meharry Circle of Friends, Chick-Fil-a Leadercast, NSN Wine Tasting, 100 Kings Orientation, Kappa Alpha Psi Mansion Affair, Minority Physicians Dinner

Featured 20

Close-Up An Interview with Matthew Walker, III, Ph.D.

In Every Issue 6

Letter from the Publisher

Contributors

Know Your History

Common Grammatical Errors

On the Cover: Hailey, Carmen, and their dog, Raven.

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wo years ago I embarked on a journey that has taken me places that I never envisioned. I have met and enjoyed friendships with wonderful people that I had never heard of just a few years before. It all started with the website www. mochamarket.com which I created to highlight African American businesses, professionals, and civic organizations in and around Nashville. I had grown tired of seeing mostly negative stories in the media regarding African Americans. Though I certainly realize that if we weren’t doing xyz, then we wouldn’t be on the news for committing xyz; but when left with mostly negative or depressing images of our community, anyone would have a negative impression of the African American community. So instead of complaining, I decided to take action and launch MochaMarket.com. Although I received only positive comments about the website and what I was trying to accomplish, I still felt that it wasn’t reaching enough people. This led to the development of Mocha Market, the magazine. So as I was preparing to host a local leadership conference (Leadercast), I wondered what would be best to include in the magazine. I ultimately decided to show African Americans in a business/professional setting by featuring articles written by local African American business owners, interviews with C-level corporate African Americans, brief articles about our history and pictures of events that take place in our community. This, I felt, would help highlight and broaden the general perception of this nearly invisible segment of the African American community. I hoped to create a local magazine that would make Nashville 6

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proud and serve as an example and inspiration of what can be accomplished through perseverance and hard work. Even though the journey is just beginning, I have been pleasantly surprised at how many African American business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals we have in Middle Tennessee. People that I probably would not have had the honor of meeting had it not been for Mocha Market. Successful African Americans that are making it happen every day. I sincerely hope that as you read the magazine, you will have that same pleasant experience as you meet these people in the pages of the magazine.

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A Page from Our History

am always inspired when I learn historical accounts of African Americans that thrived under the harshest conditions. How can one be creative, and poetic, but yet oppressed beyond belief? Could you imagine being born into slavery in 1849? What about being blind, autistic and born into slavery when people with these conditions were “put away”? Thomas Wiggins, aka Blind Tom, was autistic, blind, and born into slavery in 1849. One year later, he and his family were sold to the family of James Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor. The Bethune children loved music and took lessons from the best teachers in the area. Tom paid close attention when they were practicing. When he finally had the chance to “play” on the piano, he amazed everyone with his ability to reproduce from memory the sounds and chords that he had heard. By the age of six, Tom was creating his own music. After his first public performance, a writer said that it was the most remarkable performance ever witnessed in Athens, GA; one that would put to shame many music professors. Mark Twain was also a big fan that enjoyed Tom’s playing as well as their unique conversations. Bethune would hire professional musicians to play for Tom. He would then reproduce their performances (often after only the first listen). By 1865, a 16-year-old Tom could play the works of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, and Beethoven. Tom went on to travel the United States and Europe performing for large crowds (usually filled with prominent musicians and scientist trying to “figure out” Tom). It is estimated that Tom earned between $50,000–$100,000 per year, but almost all of it went to the Bethune family. Tom died at the age of 59 as one of the most famous pianists of the nineteenth century, but relatively unknown today. You may also hear of him referred to as Thomas Bethune. Although Tom’s parents were married, the custom of the time dictated that female slaves and their children retain the names of their owners. Following slavery tradition, Tom received the name Thomas Greene Bethune.

(Sources: Riis, Thomas “ Blind Tom: The Legacy of a Prodigy Lost in Mystery” The New York Times, 5 March 2000; Black Past.org; Capeluto, Susanna “The Tale of ‘Blind Tom’ Wiggins Play Chronicles Life of Slave Pianist Who Awed Audiences in 1800s”: npr.org; twainquotes.com)

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Common Grammatical Errors

Your vs. You’re Your

is the possessive form of you.

Example: I really like your dress. You forgot your phone.

You’re is a contraction (a combination of you and are). Example: I hope you’re happy. You’re beautiful. These words should NEVER be interchanged (even when texting or using social media – Facebook, Twitter, etc.)! Now that we know better, let’s do better!

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Education

& Our Children by Gretchen Campbell, MD

e have all heard the expression “our children are our future” or have said it multiple times ourselves, but how much are we doing to make sure they are prepared? What is their overall level of performance, and what factors contribute to this performance? To what degree is the school system responsible? In my experience, and consistent with my personal philosophy, a child’s education starts at home, and WE are responsible for making sure our children are protected and meet their potential. (I am well aware that not all parents are equipped to do this, but that is a separate issue that I will not address in this article.) Teachers are not able to ensure that every child reaches his/her potential, so if we continue to rely solely on them we will continue to fail miserably. My story is very illustrative of why parents have to be at the helm. My husband and I have two wonderful girls, Carmen and Hailey, born 18 months apart. In Richmond, Virginia, Carmen started kindergarten at 4 and was reading fluently before she started school. She actually had to take a standardized bubble sheet test for admission (at four years of age)! At this school, from very early on, people thought Carmen was ADHD (side note, gifted children are OFTEN misdiagnosed this way; they can be very tiresome). During naptime, my child pulled the covers off of the other children…. Now let’s fast forward to our move to Williamson County, TN. Hailey was in pre-K and performing well, while Carmen was starting first grade. Once again, due to the boredom of my child, I got so many notes about her behavior that I could no longer open her back pack. I had to defer this responsibility to my husband; I just 14

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couldn’t take it. Why was she so disruptive? Well, for starters, her first grade class was being taught the sounds of the alphabet. She had been reading fluently since the age of four. Once again, the issue of ADHD was raised and I promptly transferred her (after one semester) to a school close to our home in Franklin. When I asked the school for her records (needed for transfer), no one even cared to ask why I was pulling my child from the school. While the second school was better, once again, being immature and bored was confused with ADHD (she 1-2 years younger than her classmates because she started school early). After noticing that her math homework wasn’t challenging, I asked her in a very nonchalant way the following question: “So Carmen, how many brown people are in your math class”? I wanted to shield her from what I was really asking. She responded, “Oh, about 5 or 6.” I nearly passed out. In a school of around 400 students, there couldn’t have been many more than that in the whole school. She had been placed in a decelerated class, without my knowledge or consent. (If you are not aware, public schools begin to stratify students into different classes at about the 3rd grade.) She knew she was in a math class for the “slow students” and was ashamed to tell me. I knew her spirit had been hurt by teachers she trusted, and it had affected her performance. To her, this meant she was not as smart as mommy had always told her she was. Mommy was just mommy. I was livid. This was MY child. I immediately contacted the principal and had her transferred to the highest math class they offered (which they were legally obligated to do at my request as a

parent), and I began the process of repairing the damage to my child’s spirit. I started with telling her that they made a mistake and put her in the wrong class. Next, I promptly requested a meeting with her teacher, the gifted teacher, the school psychologist and a couple of other people that I don’t recall. (I also remembered that her 2nd grade teacher felt she was gifted and wanted me to know that they typically don’t test until the 3rd grade. My child had not even been selected for testing.) At the meeting (to make a long story short), I realized they did not know she was at least a year younger than her classmates, they indirectly accused me of doing a Power Point project for her (and if anyone reading this article knows me, then you know that didn’t happen), they told me that the reason her standardized testing scores had declined while at their school was that “some children mature early” and that she did not need to be tested for the gifted class because they did not believe she was appropriate for testing and they were more concerned that she was ADHD. I am a physician with a history of gifted placement in elementary school, my husband is an engineer with the same accelerated placements in school, and they outright refused to test her. They suggested I get testing and treatment for ADHD, otherwise “she would have great difficulty in middle school”. Now in their limited defense, Carmen had taken a standardized test that year, and her math score was awful. Bad enough that at the very least it should have raised the question regarding a learning disability in that subject (40ish percentile in math). All other subject areas were above the 90th percentile. That kind of spread just doesn’t happen. It is absolutely not normal and should have prompted further investigation on their part. Either she fell asleep, chose not to do it (because at that time she hated math) or she had a problem in one specific subject. Either way, it was not appropriately managed. She was just placed in the lowest level math class they had to offer. (Oh, and in the highest level math class to which I had her transferred, she was making A’s and B’s from the start without difficulty). Well, as a mother, you always wonder how biased you are, so I let it go and moved on. We decided on Brentwood Academy for her 6th grade year and the rest of her secondary education. In the 7th grade, due to her high standardized test scores, she was accepted to the Duke TIPS program (Duke University Talent Identification Program Serving the academically gifted and talented youth). What? Gifted? She took the SAT in the 7th grade and won awards for her performance. So I finally just paid for the test. I was admittedly nervous. Multiple educators who supposedly knew what they were talking about had firmly told me that she was likely ADHD and clearly not

gifted. The test was expensive (about $600), but worth it. After the test, the psychologist was stunned at Carmen’s scores and told me directly that she “rarely sees scores this high”. She gave me a bell curve graph demonstrating low, normal, and high IQs. The highest number on this particular bell curve was 140. I won’t divulge her global IQ for her privacy reasons, but I will say that it is CLEARLY in the gifted range and her VERBAL IQ is 140. Think about that. How do you miss a verbal IQ of 140?? As much as this child talks? Remember she is “ADHD”. I’ll let you hypothesize about that one. Oh and by the way, as part of the test, she was evaluated for ADHD. She CLEARLY was not; not even close. How many of our gifted children have been mislabeled, placed in decelerated classes, and then started the slow

“How do you miss a verbal IQ of 140??” spiral to academic mediocrity? Gifted children that are not identified and educated properly often fall to the middle. Their spirits are often broken by a single teacher who won’t even remember your child’s name next year. One teacher can completely change the trajectory of your child’s life. So mothers and fathers out there, don’t be fooled and think that just because you are affluent doctors, dentists, financial advisors, etc. and in a Williamson county school that YOUR child will get the best education. I am convinced that I am not an anomaly. How many of our best and brightest have been lost to this? If we are really serious about education, we have to attend to these children with the same ferocity as we attend to the disadvantaged. There are many, many programs for the underserved minority child to bring them from below average to the middle, but how many can you name that are in place for our gifted? Any?? Well, that is about to change, but I’ll leave that for the next issue…

Gretchen H. Campbell, MD is a married,

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M O C H A M A R K E T 17

FITNESS

Dispelling

Exercise Myths by Mario Jordan

any people have been misinformed about the health and fitness industry over the years. With so many weight loss and muscle building gimmicks on the market, it’s very difficult to know what works and what doesn’t. Well it’s time to put a few of these myths to rest for good!

Myth 1: Cardio workouts are all you need to get in shape. TruTh: Cardiovascular exercises are important to include in your weekly workout routine, but they shouldn’t be the only type exercise that you perform. The next time you’re in the gym check out the cardio area. It will be dominated by the Cardio Kings and Queens. While cardio exercises are great for the heart and for burning subcutaneous, visceral and retroperitoneal fat, too much cardio can cause skeletal and organ muscle loss. A loss of muscle tissue means your metabolism will slow down. Did you know that muscle tissue burns more calories than fat? So, the more muscle you have the more calories you burn, even when you’re not exercising. Weight lifting burns calories and fat too. It all depends on the intensity and design of the workout program. Cardio training is great, but weight training is needed as well. Mix the weight/ resistance training with cardio training to make the workout more interesting. Do cardio intervals in between weight training sets.

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Myth 2: Weight lifting will make you bulky and masculine. TruTh: Wrong! This is usually a concern of women (so I’ll direct this to them). It takes much more than lifting weights to make a female get bulky and/or masculine and for most women it’s extremely difficult. High levels of testosterone hormones, genetics, high caloric intake and weight load percentage are all factors

for getting bigger or bulky. So ladies, unless you meet these criteria, you don’t have anything to worry about. In fact, weight lifting is needed because other than increasing lean muscle mass and giving definition and curves to the body, it also increases bone mass density.

Myth 5: If you eat fewer meals, then you will lose more weight.

TruTh: This myth needs to be put to rest for good and thrown in the river! So many people think if they eat 1-2 meals per day they will lose weight. You might lose some weight initially, but the body will quickly plateau and the weight loss will stop. You are essentially starving the body and that is never a good thing! In reality, most people gain weight when they only eat a couple of times per day. Once the body goes into starvation mode and then is given a lot of calories at one time (binge eating), your body will hold on to all of the macronutrients and store them as fat because it doesn’t know when it will receive more food. The recommended number of meals This is especially important in the female population per day is 5-6. That’s breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, because osteoporosis (bone density loss) is common dinner, snack (optional). Depending on the current amongst women. On average, a woman’s bone density weight and goals of an individual, the caloric intake for starts to decrease after the age of 30. So don’t be afraid to each meal will vary. pick up a barbell, dumbbell or a kettle bell the next time you‘re in the gym! “Lift hard and heavy to really stand out amongst the Cardio Queens.”

“Spot reduction of fat is not possible. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it isn’t true.”

Myth 3: You can burn fat in targeted areas of the body. TruTh: Spot reduction of fat is not possible! Sorry to burst your bubble, but it just isn’t true. The only way you can lose fat from a targeted area is through surgery, and that’s not the best option to consider. The body produces energy from the fat stored throughout the body. Even though running on the treadmill mainly only uses the, This is obviously only a few of the many myths that are the muscles in the legs, fat is being burned in multiple out there misleading people. I could probably write a areas (abdominal, chest, back, and arms). rather long book dedicated to this. Remember, when someone gives you advice about health and fitness, make Myth 4: Carbohydrates (Carbs) are bad. sure you do your own research to see if it makes sense. TruTh: Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body. Before fat is used as energy, carbs are used first. There are two types of carbohydrates, complex and simple. Complex carbohydrates are the type that should be a part of your daily diet. They consist of whole wheat bread and pastas, brown or wild rice, green leafy vegetables, sweet potatoes, fruit and etc. The simple carbohydrates such as cake, pie, white bread, candy, sodas and sugar filled juices are bad. Stay away from that stuff! Remember, complex carbs are not your enemy, they are your energy!

Mario Jordan

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An interview with

Matthew Walker III, Ph.D. “My family believes wholeheartedly in pulling oneself up by one’s own boot straps, but they make sure we are all provided with boot straps to pull. ...”

f you’ve lived around Nashville, then you’ve probably heard the name Matthew Walker. Some may associate the name with the building, the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, and some may associate it with the man, Dr. Matthew Walker, who founded the clinic. In either instance the name conjures a sense of pride in the accomplishments and contributions that African Americans have made to Nashville’s history. In this article we’ll interview grandson, Matthew Walker III, an accomplished physician and researcher in his own right. We’ll find out what it was like to grow-up in the Walker family.

I am the Co-Founder of the Association of UNCF/Merck Medical Research Fellows and multiple other scientific societies and other research awards. I have been blessed with 40 medical publications. I am currently writing two books related to personalized medicine and research at the highest level of technology. Since living in either New York City or Boston for the past 12 Years, I am now enjoying my move back “home” to Nashville with my new wife, Anna, and my faculty position at Vanderbilt. MM: What influence did your grandfather have on your direction in education?

MWIII: My grandfather, Dr. Matthew Walker Sr., was MM: For those who may not know you, tell them a bit able to identify a person’s passion and connect it to their about yourself (where you were born/raised, attended purpose. One of his prevailing legacies of thought was college, and your work experience). that one should guard against distractions. He would often say “Do not let the poverty of materialism, distract MWIII: I spent my early childhood in New York City and you from the wealth of service”. He was about the then moved to Nashville for later elementary school and development of everyone, not just himself. high school. I received my doctorate in Cardiovascular Biophysics and Pharmacology from Tulane University My father, Matthew Walker, Jr. was also very influential School of Medicine. I continued my post-doctoral in my life. He was known for his roles in the sit-in and education and early faculty appointment at Harvard Freedom Rider campaigns of the civil rights movement. Medical School and MIT in the Division of Health Science He and three fellow Fisk students were the first blacks and Technology, prior to joining Merck Pharmaceuticals to integrate a lunch counter in downtown Nashville. Of where I led a team of pharmacology and biomarker note, a movie about the Freedom Riders was just released development imaging drug discovery campaigns. this past Spring where Matthew Walker Jr. was featured. 20

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MM: Did or do you feel a great deal of pressure carrying that name?

and giving, and he knew how to meet people where they were, because he was intentional about cultivating a connection no matter what their station in life. He taught MWIII: In a word, “Yes”, (of course), but let me be me, that your worth as an individual will be measured by clear, I am blessed to be my grandfather’s biological and the value others place on themselves, when they encounter intellectual offspring. However, it is perhaps also the you, not on how haughty you present yourself. reason I left and lived in Boston and New York for so long. I had to create my own legacy, for my son (Matthew MM: What motivated your grandfather to become a Walker IV, smile) and my son’s sons. My family believes physician in a time where most black people couldn’t wholeheartedly in pulling oneself up by one’s own boot imagine having more than a basic education? Who straps, but they make sure we are all provided with were his influences? boots with straps to pull. It’s funny, now that I’m back in Nashville I’ve noticed that his name is more of an MWIII: Because Grandpa’s brother died at a very young institution than a person. I have people say that they age, Grandpa grew up with the idea that his brother have heard of me, yet have very little knowledge of the may have lived if they had access to better medical care. origins of the Matthew Walker Health Center, or that Grandpa grew up in the small town of Waterproof, LA, grandpa conceived the idea of this Health Center, and where the poor did not receive the same health care as sought the funding for it directly from a meeting with the wealthy. He was determined to not only be a great President Richard Nixon. doctor, but also one that advanced the notion of equitable medical distribution. Grandpa became a physician to I grew up thinking that everyone’s parent was a physician cultivate a higher standard of life for the medically and or surgeon, so that was all I knew that one should socially underserved. He emphasized that “we should be become. The reason I ended up focusing on research and more concerned about maintaining our health than just pharmacology initially is that as a child witnessing my curing our sickness”, which turned out to be the governing grandfather and aunt, Dr. Charlotte Walker, providing value statement for the Matthew Walker Health Center medical care, I once asked, “Who makes the medicine (MWHC). that you are dispensing”? This is when I first learned that there is a great deal of medical, biomedical and Please allow me to quote an excerpt from the book “A engineering research that must be done, prior to the Century of Black Surgeons: The USA Experience.” by therapy reaching the patient. Claude H. Organ, Jr., and Margaret M. Kosiba, which further details who my grandfather was. “In 1944, the MM: In your words, what is the legacy that your chair passed to Dr. Matthew Walker, who held that grandfather left the Nashville community? position until 1973. Through vision and discipline, he produced a cadre of outstanding surgeons under his MWIII: The legacy of my family is intimately linked to tutelage. Despite limited resources, he brought a spirit of the legacy of this city, where both my family and the city scientific investigation to his department. His research of Nashville were called to a substantial challenge. We was primarily in the important area of wound healing, had to address the issues of civil rights and integration peritonitis, and cancer. He was a dynamic speaker, at a time when neither were popular in Nashville. This effective teacher, and an unusually capable surgeon. included Grandpa training surgeons at a segregated Moreover, he was a humanitarian. Without a doubt, Dr. Vanderbilt University. Grandpa would often say that God Matthew Walker and Dr. Charles Drew established the is more concerned about His purpose in your life than archetype by which all subsequent surgeons are vetted”. your plans for your life. Once Grandpa was asked, “How are you able to train so many great doctors at Meharry MM: If you could give one piece of advice to someone and Vanderbilt”? He answered, “I start with “great wood. (young or old) that would assist them in reaching their Have you ever tried to carve rotten wood? If you do, you goals, what would it be? end up with dust. God gave me men that were made of great wood and then blessed me with the gift to carve MWIII: Never allow the trappings of “success” to stand great surgeons out of them”.. Dr. Walker was caring, kind, in the way of your God inspired greatness!! M O C H A M A R K E T 21

MM | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

OCTOBER 2011 07

Blues artist, Keb ‘Mo, performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville at 8:00 PM.

Living legend saxophonist Sonny Rollins performs at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center at 8:00 PM.

The one and only Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin performs at the Ryman Auditorium at 7:30 PM.

NOVEMBER 2011

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Enjoy Franklin’s premiere wine-tasting event at Wine Down Main St in historic downtown Franklin at 7:00 PM. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Franklin/Williamson County.

Drumline (Live) brings the explosive energy and athleticism of HBCU marching bands to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center at 7:00 PM

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DECEMBER 2011 02

Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Misbehavin begins a 2 week run at the Amun Ra Theatre in Nashville.

A Christmas Story opens for a 2 week stay at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville.

Nashville Chapter of the National Sales Network (NSN) will host its Annual Holiday Gala. Location TBD

Have an Event Coming Up? Mocha Market places events on the calendar that we think you will find interesting. We realize that we are not aware of every event in the community, but with your help we can! If you have events that you would like placed on the calendar, go to www.mochamarket.com/events to submit your entry. All submissions are subject to approval and may or may not be placed in the magazine or on the website.

Check MochaMarket.com for the latest updates.

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he 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee held their 20th Annual Dinner Gala at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Tennessee Ballroom. The event honored the founding members of the Nashville Chapter, as well as recognized Mr. Jack Bovender and Mr. Colin Reed. The fundraiser was held to support the programming initiatives of The 100 and to continue its mission of “nurturing and enhancing the growth, development and opportunities for young black males of Middle Tennessee”.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY WALTER JONES

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Dr. Jesse Register, Guest, Mayor Karl Dean, and Joyce Searcy

Founding members of the Nashville Chapter of 100 Black Men: Sam Howard, Richard Lewis, Roland Jones, Walter Hunt, and current President, Lee Molette

Joe Johnson

Charles and Marie Sueing

Regina Hicks and Guest

Cathy and Walter Hunt

Alfonzo and Neischa Alexander

Darrell and Gloria Freeman, Barbara and Jack Bovender, Richard and Sara Bovender M O C H A M A R K E T 25

THE 100 GALA

Michael and Monique Lewis, LaDonna Bonner and Ricky Lewis, Richard and Delorse Lewis

Debbie Turner, Lee Molette, and Beth Fortune

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Mrs. Tracy Pointer and daughter

Kevin and Camille Whalum, Marie and Charles Sueing

The 100 Kings

THE 100 GALA

Members of the Nashville Chapter of 100 Black Men

Susan and Roland Jones

Guest, Melvin Malone, Esq., Willie Lewis Guest and Sen. Jim Cooper

James Crumlin, Esq., Lee Molette, Colin Reed

Jerry Maynard, Colin Reed, Ralph Schulz, and Walter Hunt M O C H A M A R K E T 27

eharry Medical College hosted its annual dinner to recognize its financial sponsors at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. The Meharry Circle of Friends was established in 1996 as a catalyst to solicit annual support from individuals in the Nashville Community. The attendeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were recognized for their contributions and enjoyed dinner, live jazz, and a parting gift. Photographs Courtesy of MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE Top Photo: Wayne Riley, MD, President of Meharry Medical College, and wife, Charlene Dewey, MD

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Front Row: Dick Eskind, Doris Medlin, and Jane Eskind, Back Row: Students Reuben Battley and Ashley Brown

Meharry Student Ambassadors

Inez Crutchfield and daughter, Beth Crutchfield

Jimmy B. Sheats, MD, Linda Witt, and Dr. Paul M. Rice

Kevon & Ruth Ross Edmonds, DDS, and Noralynn and Edward Hills, MD M O C H A M A R K E T 29

Robert Poole, Drs. Leslie and Keith Churchwell

Dr. and Mrs. Artmas Worthy

Doris Medlin and Annette Eskind

Charlene Dewey, MD, Vivian and Fred Fielder, MD, Clara Elam, and Annette Eskind

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Rear: Dick Eskind and Aubrey Harwell, Esq. Front: Jane Eskind, Doris Medlin, Guest, and Annette Eskind

Charlene Dewey, MD, Linda Witt, Jane Eskind, and Wayne Riley, MD

Rodney Dunigan, Master of Ceremonies