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2020 West Virginia
Health Care Hall of Fame
Induction
In 2020, West Virginia Executive launched its fourth awards
program, the West Virginia Health Care Hall of Fame, to
recognize those who go above and beyond the call of duty in
health care and its supporting industries.
The staff put out a call for nominations for surgeons, doctors,
nurses, hospital administrators, educators, researchers, scientists,
innovators and entrepreneurs who have been in their current
position and lived in West Virginia for at least two years and
have made a significant contribution to the field of health care,
demonstrating their unmistakable passion for making the
Mountain State a better, healthier and happier place to live.
From the nominations, 10 inaugural inductees were chosen.
These pioneers were honored at a reception on March 3, 2020,
at the West Virginia Culture Center, where a large crowd
of thankful peers, family, friends and coworkers gathered
to show their appreciation, admiration and respect. While
the inductees are diverse in specialty, background and
practice, they all share a fierce love for West Virginia and
a deep desire to improve the quality of life of her people.
The 2020 West Virginia Health Care Hall of Fame inductees
are: Dino Beckett, D.O., CEO and physician at Williamson
Health and Wellness Center, Inc.; Judie Charlton, M.D., chief
medical officer for WVU Medicine and vice dean for clinical
affairs for the West Virginia University School of Medicine;
David Clayman, Ph.D., owner and director of Clayman &
Associates, PLLC; Sami Ghareeb, D.D.S., MAGD, LLSR, founder
and dentist at Ghareeb Dental Group; Becky Harless, associate
administrator of the ambulatory division at Charleston Area
Medical Center; Tammy Jordan, president, executive pastry
chef and lead agriculture instructor for Fruits of Labor, Inc.;
Tom McClellan, M.D., founder and owner of McClellan Plastic
Surgery; Jill Scarbro-McLaury, CEO of Bright Futures Learning
Services; Joseph Shapiro, M.D., vice president and dean of
the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine;
and Rick Simon, CEO of Community Care of West Virginia.
Nominations for the West Virginia Health Care Hall of
Fame are accepted year-round and can be submitted through
the nomination form at www.wvexecutive.com/submitnomination-2020-health-care-hall-fame.
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