| Volume 4 - Number 6 | November/December 1998 |
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Gov. Don Sundquist recently appointed Evelyn Robertson, Jr., and Dr. Richard Treadway to lead the Mental Health/Mental Retardation revision commission. "These new members will help lead the commission in its job of reforming the mental health and mental retardation code for Tennessee," Sundquist said. "They have seen the issues first-hand and each is uniquely qualified for this position. I am confident they will help us to better meet the needs of all of our citizens." Robertson will serve as chairman of the commission. He is the executive director of the Southwest Tennessee Development District located in Jackson. He has held numerous positions in the mental health field and served as the commissioner of the Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation from 1991 through 1995. During his tenure as commissioner, the mental health master plan was completed and endorsed by the Legislature. Treadway, a Nashville psychiatrist, will serve as vice-chairman of the commission. He is the chairman of the board for Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., and also chief executive officer of Medical Properties of America, Inc., a medical realty corporation. Top of next column |
 
Treadway served as commissioner of the Department of Mental Health from 1971 to 1975 and was appointed to the National Advisory Mental Health Council in 1973. Mary Rolando, former DMHMR assistant commissioner for mental health services, was named director for the commission. As assistant commissioner, she was instrumental in the development of the mental health services master plan. She is presently involved in mental health, women's and community issues and serves as president of the Mental Health Association of Nashville. Dr. William Bernet was also appointed to the commission. He is medical director of the Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt Medical Center and is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Sundquist appointed the commission to review and rewrite the mental health and mental retardation code in Tennessee. The commission is expected to take 18 months to finish its task. |
Progress, which began 26 years ago, recently held
ground breaking
ceremonies for its new four-unit complex. Participating, from left
are
Pete Bird (Frist Foundation), Louie Buntin (Phillips Foundation),
J. D. Elliott (Memorial Foundation), Donna Goodaker (Progress
Director),
Bob Lawhon (NationsBank), Don Chalus (Progress Board President) and
John Ferguson (Commissioner, State Department of Finance &
Administration).
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