Doctors’ Hall of Fame
An event to honor physicians who have contributed to the improvement of healthcare in Hattiesburg, and to the growth and excellence of Forrest General Hospital. Any physician serving Forrest General who meets the specified criteria, whether they are still practicing, retired, or deceased, may be nominated for this award. Nominees must have 10 years of service on Forrest General’s medical staff, and be highly involved, not only at Forrest General, but in the community, medical societies and academia, and be considered a leader in their specialty. Inductees are chosen by a nomination sub-committee made up of members of Forrest General’s medical staff, administration and Foundation, as well as community members and retired physicians.
2018 Honorees
- Nagen Bellare, M.D.
- Michael J. Stonnington, M.D.
- Steven Murphy, M.D.
- William Strong, M.D.
2016 Honorees
- W. Darrell Burnham, M.D.
- Gerald P. Gable, M.D.
- Carl R. Hale, M.D.
- S. Kimble Love, M.D.
- W. Mark Molpus, M.D.
- Glen T. Pearson, M.D.
- William R. Raulston, M.D.
- William E. Walker, M.D.
2014 Honorees
- Thomas Messer, M.D.
- Stoney Williamson, M.D.
- William Peters, M.D.
- Alphonso, Willis, M.D.
2012 Honorees
- Milam S. Cotton, M.D.
- David M. Owen, M.D.
- John R. Jackson, M.D.
- Robert J. Robbins, M.D.
- John A. McLeod, III, M.D.
- Steven W. Stogner, M.D.
- John C. Nelson, M.D.
2011 Honorees
- Charles D. Burgess, M.D.
- Frederick E. Tatum, M.D.
- A. Jerald Jackson, M.D.
- Clinton B. White, M.D.
- T. Erskine Ross, III, M. D.
- William A. Whitehead, M.D.
2010 Honorees
- Kate N. Aseme, M.D.
- K. Ramsay O’Neal, M.D.
- Benjamin M. Carmichael, M.D.
- Thomas Franklin Puckett, Jr., M.D.
- Francis R. Conn, M.D.
- Van Carlton Temple, M.D.
- Hilton Lamar Gillespie, Sr., M.D.
- Bennett V. York, D.D.S.
- Thomas Eric Hale, M.D.
2009 Honorees
- Ralph E. Abraham, M.D.
- Lewis E. Hatten, M.D.
- Joe H. Campbell, M.D.
- Charles J. Parkman, M.D.
- Mary Clark, M.D.
- Philip W. Rogers, M.D.
- Richard H. Clark, M.D.
- Thad F. Waites, M.D.
- Dawson B. Conerly, M.D.
- Ralph T. Wicker, M.D.