Former UMMC vice chancellor passes away

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) lost former Vice Chancellor A. Wallace Conerly earlier this month.
Conerly, who also served as the dean of the School of Medicine, died Jan. 10 at age 76 due to complications with Parkinson’s Disease.
The Tylertown native served as vice chancellor from 1994 to 2003, spent his last few days in the hospital that bears his name, the Wallace Conerly Critical Care Hospital.
Under his guidance, the medical center saw an expansion to the physical plant, research departments, enrollment and national presence.
A Millsaps alumni, Conerly received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Andrew Jackson Council of Boy Scouts of America. Former governors Ronnie Musgrove and Haley Barbour also recognized Conerly’s efforts. Musgrove declared March 19, 2003, to be “Wally Conerly Day in Mississippi.” Barbour honored Conerly with the Medal of Service for lifetime contributions to the state.
Conerly, who lived in Terry is survived by his wife, the former Frances Bryan of West Point and two sons, Al and his wife Rhonda, and Charlie and his wife Lynn and their two children, Chase and Anne Marie.