Distinguished Alumni

The Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association honors alumni whose career achievement in the medical profession reflects honor on Vanderbilt University School of Medicine or Medical Center. Recipients are selected based on contributions to the field of medicine as a distinguished clinician, exceptional educator, progressive leader, and/or research scientist. Any active medical alumnus/alumna may be considered for this honor which is bestowed biennially in conjunction with VUSM Reunion festivities.

The VMAA recognized the following three alumni in 2024.  Click the links below to learn more about each winner.

2024 Distinguished Alumni

Major General (Ret.) Stephen L. Jones, M.D. (VUSM 1978)

Ann Hutcheson Price, M.D. (VUSM 1978)

Ellen Ann Hutcheson Price, MD FACP, ‘78, is an Associate Professor Emerita of Medical Education and Administration with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Price’s relationship with, and contributions to, Vanderbilt and VUSM span more than 50 remarkable years.

A Nashville native, Dr. Price graduated from Hillsboro High School and completed her B.S. in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University in just three years, graduating Magna Cum Laude, earning an induction into Phi Beta Kappa, and receiving the Chemistry Department’s Award of Achievement. 

As a member of the women’s tennis team, Price was a national standout in both singles and doubles. She was the three-time Tennessee State Collegiate singles champion, the winner of the Southern Championship in 1976, and she made round 16 of the National Women’s Tennis Tournament in 1970 and 1971. She has been inducted into the Hillsboro High School Athletics Hall of Fame, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame, the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame, and the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame. Read More

John L. Tarpley, M.D. (VUSM 1970)

Past Distinguished Alumni Winners