Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman
Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman was invested Wednesday as recipient of the Muriel Balsam Kohn Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Henry-Tillman is chief of breast oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery.
The endowed chair, established with gifts of more than $1 million, is the result of a donation from the Tenenbaum Foundation, which aims to give humanitarian assistance to central Arkansas residents, promote awareness of breast cancer and funding research into the disease.
The chair is named in honor of Muriel Balsam Kohn, mother of Judy Tenenbaum, who died of breast cancer in 1993.
“I am thankful for the generosity and foresight of the Tenenbaum Foundation in establishing this endowed chair, which has enabled valuable breast cancer research to be conducted in Arkansas for the past 10 years,” UAMS Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner said in a news release. “This legacy will continue for many years to come through the work and dedication of Dr. Henry-Tillman.”
Henry-Tillman has been on the UAMS faculty since 1998. She holds the positions of professor in the Department of Surgery, co-director of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research in the UAMS College of Medicine, and co-leader of the Breast Tumor Disease Oriented Committee in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. She previously served as director of the UAMS Cancer Control program.
In 2016, Henry-Tillman was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission and was voted chairman in 2017. She also is a member of the Breast Cancer Control Advisory Board and is a Pulaski County health officer for the Arkansas State Board of Health.
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