Patricia C. Frist
Patricia C. Frist is an American businesswoman and philanthropist from Tennessee.
Patricia C. Frist | |
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Born | Patricia Champion |
Occupation | Businesswoman, philanthropist |
Spouse(s) | Thomas F. Frist, Jr. |
Children | Thomas F. Frist, III William R. Frist Patricia Frist Elan |
Relatives | Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (father-in-law) Bill Frist (brother-in-law) Charles A. Elcan (son-in-law) |
Early life
Patricia Champion Frist was born as Patricia Champion.
Career
Frist served as the President of Frist Capital, an investment firm.[1] She served on the Board of Directors of SunTrust Bank from 2000 to 2010.[2][3]
Philanthropy
She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Frist Foundation.[4] Additionally, she serves on the Boards of Directors of the Friends of Warner Park.[5] She also serves as an honorary trustee of the Harpeth Hall School.[6]
The Patricia Champion Frist Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville was renamed in her honor in 1998; it houses the School of Nursing.[7]
Political activity
She is a large donor to the Republican Party. In 1997, she donated US$100,000 to the Republican National Committee.[8]
Personal life
She is married to Thomas F. Frist, Jr., a billionaire who co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America. They reside in Belle Meade, Tennessee. They have two sons, Thomas F. Frist, III and William R. Frist, and a daughter, Patricia Frist Elan, who is married to investor Charles A. Elcan.
References
- Nashvillan elected to Suntrust's board, Nashville Business Journal, August 8, 2000
- Frist leaves SunTrust board, Atlanta Business Chronicle, September 10, 2010
- SunTrust director Frist steps down, Nashville Post, September 9, 2010
- The Frist Foundation: Directors
- The Friends of Warner Park: Board of Directors
- "Harpeth Hall: Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing: Patricia Champion Frist Hall Archived 2015-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Robert Dreyfuss, Especially Interested: Frist Aid: This senator handles his family company's legislative prescriptions., Mother Jones, May 1, 1997