Ashley Graham, Dr. Matt Graham, Dr. John McCravey and Dr. Jennifer Baleeiro, from left.
Deborah Holzmark, Robert Kiskaddon, Dr. Joe Cofer and Juanita Cofer, from left.
Seated, from left, are Jimmy Seal, Dr. Molly Seal, John Sullivan, Alana Sullivan and Donna Bourdon. Standing are Dr. Ned Giles, Patti Giles, Dawn Abel and Dr. Channappa Chandra.* What: Erlanger Health System Foundations honored Dr. Larry Sargent, Dr. John McCravey and Grady Williams during its annual Dinner of Distinction recently at The Chattanoogan. The two physicians were honored for their medical service and Williams was presented the second Gordon Street Distinguished Leadership Award.
* Benefits: The dinner raised more than $25,000 to benefit the Believe campaign to build a new children’s hospital.
About the honorees:
* Dr. Larry A. Sargent is the senior partner at the Plastic Surgery Group, founder and director of the Tennessee Craniofacial Center at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger and founder of the Craniofacial Foundation of America. He has served as professor and chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga for 20 years. His mission work has appeared in award-winning documentaries that have been broadcast on The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel.
* Dr. John M. McCravey practices with University Oncology and Hematology Associates. He is the former president of the Chattanooga and Hamilton County Medical Society and the American Cancer Society. He was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as 1995 Young Philanthropist of the Year and is a board member of the Boys Club of Chattanooga.
* Grady P. Williams is a certified public accountant with more than 50 years of experience and has received multiple honors for his leadership. He was named Fundraiser of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 1999 and Chattanooga Manager of the Year in 2010. Tennessee Technological University’s School of Business named him its 2014 Outstanding Alumnus Award, and he was also honored by the American Heart Association in 2014. He has served on numerous boards, including the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, University of Chattanooga Foundation, American Diabetes Association and American Red Cross.