The Kent Trinkle Educational Lectureship was dedicated to J. Kent Trinkle, MD, (STSA President, 1981-1982) his contributions to cardiothoracic surgery and STSA. Each year, in honor of Dr. Trinkle's remarkable dedication to student education, an STSA member is selected to present on his/her training program. Presenters are selected by the STSA President.
THE KENT TRINKLE LECTURERS
1993 - Benson R. Wilcox............................ Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1994 - George C. Kaiser........................................ St. Louis, Missouri
1995 - J. Kent Trinkle.......................................... San Antonio, Texas
1996 - Irving L. Kron..................................... Charlottesville, Virginia
1997 - William A. Baumgartner........................... Baltimore, Maryland
1998 - Donald C. Watson, Jr............................... Memphis, Tennessee
1999 - Fred A. Crawford, Jr........................ Charleston, South Carolina
2000 - Robert A. Guyton............................................ Atlanta, Georgia
2001 - Joel D. Cooper............................................ St Louis, Missouri
2002 - W. Steves Ring................................................ Dallas, Texas
2003 - Joseph Coselli................................................ Houston, Texas
2004 - Joseph Coselli................................................ Houston, Texas
2005 - Neal Kon................................... Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2006 - Joe B. Putnam, Jr.....................................Nashville, Tennessee
2007 - Walter Merrill...................................................Cincinnati, Ohio
2008 - Curt Tribble..................................................Gainsville, Florida
2009 - Irving Kron...........................................Charlottesville, Virginia