Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader to speak at TTUHSC commencement
Sen. Frist graduated from Princeton University and received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. During his two terms in the U.S. Senate, he took a leadership role in the fight against global HIV/AIDS. Frist, a long-time friend of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center President John C. Baldwin, M.D., still travels at least once a year to Sub-Saharan Africa to care for those afflicted with this disease as well as operate on and care for those with other deadly diseases.
Frist’s wife, Karyn McLaughlin Frist, is a published author who grew up in Lubbock. Her book, “Love you, Daddy Boy,” released in 2006, features stories from famous fathers and daughters including Condoleezza Rice (John W. Rice), Kay Bailey Hutchison (Allan Bailey), Glenna Goodacre (Homer Glen Maxey) and Rachel Ripken (Cal Ripken Jr.).
William H. Frist, M.D.