Stephen Threlkeld '86
Dr. Stephen C. Threlkeld ’86, who specializes in infectious diseases and internal medicine, has been in the forefront helping Memphis and the Mid-South combat the Covid-19 pandemic. He has been a leader in Rhodes’ partnership with Baptist Memorial Health Care, providing Covid-19 prevention, testing, and healthcare services to the college. Threlkeld has made himself available to the college all while caring for critically ill patients, appearing on media outlets to educate the general public on Covid-19 research and guidelines, and providing counsel to government and business leaders on the most recent protocols.
Threlkeld was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa while a student at Rhodes, and graduated magna cum laude and with honors with a B.S. in biology. His tireless efforts to keep the Rhodes community healthy and safe during Covid-19 and his overall work in the Memphis community have brought honor to the college.
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Established in 1983, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an alum who has brought honor to Rhodes through extraordinary achievement in their profession and community. Recipients enter the Alumni Hall of Fame, which is located outside of Hardie Auditorium in Southwestern Hall. The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented at the Annual Convocation of the Rhodes College Alumni Association during Homecoming each October,
Eligibility and Nominations
All living alumni who are members of a class that graduated at least 10 years prior to the nomination date are eligible, with the exception of:
- Members of the Rhodes Board of Trustees
- Current faculty and staff
- Members of the Alumni Executive Board
- Recipients of a Rhodes honorary degree
Nominees for the BSA Distinguished Alumni Award will also be considered for the Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations are invited from any Rhodes alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents or friends of the college. You can make your nomination today by filling out the online form on the front page.
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
2020 Allen Reynolds '60
2019 William Van Davidson '62
2018 Dr. Herbert Hill '67
2017 Dr. Joe McCord '66
2016 Mike Cody '58
2015 Vicki Gilmore Palmer '75
2014 Mary Frances Files Silitch '57
2013 Harry L. Swinney '61
2012 Sidonie Sansom '82
2011 Brian R. Wamboff '96
2010 Dr. William O. Coley ’50
2009 Raymond E. Bye, Jr. ’66
Jocelyn D. Wurzburg ’62
2008 Robert S. Edington ’50
2007 Martha Ellen Maxwell ’51
Robert H. Crumby ’53
2006 William Cleage Threlkeld ’53
2005 Jason Turnbow Pettigrew ’96
Louis Ruffin Pounders ’68
2004 Ray U. Tanner ’54
2003 Katherine Hinds Smythe ’53
William Hamilton Smythe ’52
2002 Margaret Rose Gladney ’67
Sidney Strickland ’68
2001 W. Henry Mosley ’55
R. Susan Wood ’70
2000 Jacquelyn Dowd Hall ’65
1999 Arthur L. Kellermann ’76
1998 Pauline Jones Hord ’29
1997 C. Stratton Hill, Jr. ’50
1996 William G. Mankin ’62
1995 Richard B. Dixon ’50
1994 James T. Robertson ’53
1993 James H. Fall, III ’65
1992 Mary Jane Smalley Roberts ’58
1991 Charles J. Ping ’51
1990 S. Shepard Tate ’39
1989 Susan Burnside Fleming ’73
1988 John B. Ricker, Jr. ’38
1987 J. Thayer “Toto” Houts ’37
James G. Hughes ’32
1986 Ada Jane Walters ’56
J. Russell Perry ’33
1985 Elder L. Shearon, Jr. ’42
Margaret Boisen Nash ’50
Jere B. Nash, Jr. ’50
1984 Judith Deavenport Mitchener ’56
Steven J. Schmidt, Jr. ’72
Robert K. Armstrong ’37
1983 Lewis R. Donelson ’38
James F. Gladney, Jr. ’38