Eneida Roldan (2003) of Miami is a bariatric specialist and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians’ 2000 Bariatrician of the Year. She is active in fighting obesity in adults, adolescents, and children. Dr. Eneida Roldan is senior vice president, associate chief medical officer, and chief administrative officer of Jackson Health System in Miami, FL.

Mark Rabold (1979) has summitted the highest peaks on seven continents. He is an emergency physician at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana.

Dr. Arthur T. Porter (1998) is CEO of the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada. He has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and has worked to establish international medical research and treatment programs in several nations.

Bergein F. “Gene” Overholt attended UT in Knoxville and graduated from the UT Health Science Center in 1961. He designed an early version of the flexible fiberoptic colonoscope, an important tool in cancer detection. He has been president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Society of Outpatient Surgeons.

Fred R. Mynatt (1962, 1964, 1969) received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in atomic energy in 1981.

Chris Leichtweis (2003) is founder and CEO of Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC), an environmental and infrastructure services company that ranks among the top environmental companies in the United States.

Patricia Welesko Garland (1995) was named one of 10 Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2000. She is a chemical engineer and program manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Mark Dean (1979) developed the technology that effectively launched the personal computer. His PC-AT (personal computer–advanced technology) is the interface that allows users to plug modems, printers, and scanners into computers. He is an IBM fellow and vice president of systems in IBM Research. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and [...]

Henry Hartsfield Jr. (Space Institute 1971), was a NASA astronaut. He made three space flights and was mission commander aboard Discovery in 1984 and Challenger in 1985. He is vice president of Raytheon Aerospace Engineering Services.

Condessa Curley (2004) is vice president and chief medical officer of Project Africa, which provides medical, educational, and humanitarian services to the people of Africa.  She is a faculty member at the University of Southern California family practice residency program and a faculty scholar of the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care. As a [...]