True to the heritage of Meharry Medical College, the Meharry National Alumni Association, Inc., pledges to support the College and provide activities that foster the interests of the College by promoting the art and science of medicine, dentistry, health-related research, graduate studies, and allied health professions. The Association further pledges to provide information about the College to alumni and foster relationships among Alumni that advance the Mission of the College.

Meharry Medical College’s original Alumni Association was chartered in 1925. Records indicate that there was no activity for a period of time that resulted in the loss of the charter. In December 1986, the corporate charter was reinstated as the Meharry National Alumni Association, Inc.

The Association became a freestanding organization in 2002, separate from the College. It retains its original mission, goals, and objectives in partnership with Meharry Medical College, as outlined in the Operational Agreement between the College and the Association.

And in the tradition of its founders, the Association enhances and shapes the focus of its activities to promote:

• Support and assistance to students;
• Congeniality among Alumni;
• Good will among Alumni toward the College;
• Information to Alumni about the activities of the College;
• Chapter establishment and development; and
• Financial development that support the endowment of the College as well as other priority needs identified by the College.

The Association operates administratively through a central office, Alumni Affairs, located on the Meharry Medical College campus, with chartered chapters throughout the United States. Currently, there are 38 chartered chapters.

The Meharry National Alumni Association, Inc. is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization. The governing board (Board of Management) consists of officers of the Association and local chapter presidents and officers. The Executive Committee and the Board of Management meet two or three times annually, during:

• Commencement/Reunion weekend
• Fall, prior to the fall convocation
• Mid-winter (January or February)

The general membership meets annually, usually during the College’s Commencement Reunion weekend.