Background
Fowinkle, Eugene W. was born on September 2, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
medical center administrator physician
Fowinkle, Eugene W. was born on September 2, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Student, Southwestern U., 1952-1955; Doctor of Medicine, University Tennessee, 1958; Master of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1962.
Intern, City of Memphis Hospitals, 1959;
resident in neurosurgery, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, 1960;
director communicable disease control, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 1962-1965;
assistant director, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 1965-1966;
director, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 1966-1969;
clinical instructor, U. Tennessee, 1964-1965;
assistant professor, U. Tennessee, 1965-1974;
clinical professor community medicine, U. Tennessee, 1974-1983;
commissioner public health, State of Tennessee, 1969-1983;
associate vice chancellor for health affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, since 1983. Member National Advisory Committee Occupational Safety and Health, 1976-1977. Member of advisory committee National Center for Health Statistics, 1974-1977.
Chairman American Board Preventive Medicine, 1984-1988. Member, board of trustees Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, 1985-1994.
Member Milbank Memorial Fund Commision on Higher Education in Public Health, 1972-1975. Chairman Governor's Committee on Health Care Cost Containment, 1984, Tennessee Coalition for School Health Education, 1985. Fellow American College Physicians.
Member American Medical Association, American Public Health Association (governing council 1969, Charles Jordan award 1972, governing council southern br.1965-1969), American College Preventive Medicine (regent 1974-1978), American Association Public Health Physicians (past president), Association State and Territorial Health Officials (chairman health reporting system advising committee 1972-1974, president 1975, McCormack award 1980), Tennessee Medical Association (house delegations, Distinguished Service award 1983), Nashville and Davidson County Medical Society, Junior Chamber of Commerce (named Man of Year Tennessee 1967).
M. Ruby; children: Greta, Frieda, Brenda.