Alumni
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Women in STEM panel seeks to define, overcome challenges
Alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, will discuss the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields with Vanderbilt professors Alyssa Hasty, Bonnie Miller and Nicole Joseph. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Maria Renz, MBA’96, is new Amazon VP of delivery experience
Maria Renz, the first female adviser to Jeff Bezos, has been named Amazon’s vice president for delivery experience. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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‘Serpent King’ author Jeff Zentner on quitting music and finding ‘the best kind of fame’
Jeff Zenter, JD’06, left the music industry to start writing young adult fiction. His debut novel, The Serpent King, made multiple Best of 2016 book lists and won the William C. Morris award from the American Library Association. Zenter explains his shift from music to writing in this article from… Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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Shirley M. Collado, BS’94, named Ithaca College’s ninth president
Vanderbilt alumna Shirley M. Collado, BS’94, has been selected as Ithaca College’s ninth president. Read MoreMar 1, 2017
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Tennessee Names Ann McGauran State Architect
The Tennessee State Building Commission voted unanimously to appoint Ann McGauran, MMHC’09, as State Architect. McGauran is the first woman to serve Tennessee in this capacity since the position was created in 1955. Read MoreFeb 15, 2017
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Robert and Diane Levy announce $10 million gift to support Vanderbilt financial aid program
Longtime Vanderbilt University supporters Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane, have announced a new gift of $10 million to continue support for their scholarship fund. Read MoreFeb 8, 2017
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Susanne McAvoy, BS’93, McAvoy to receive television and media industry honor
On March 23, Multichannel News will honor Susanne McAvoy, BS’93, at the 2017 Wonder Women Luncheon in New York. She is one of 13 leading female executive in the television and media industry who will be honored for their extraordinary accomplishments. Susanne is executive vice president, marketing creative and communication… Read MoreFeb 2, 2017
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Baroud receives inaugural Littlejohn Dean Faculty Fellowship
A civil engineering professor who develops tools that improve infrastructure systems’ reliability and recovery from disasters like hurricanes and floods has received the inaugural Littlejohn Dean Faculty Fellowship. Read MoreFeb 2, 2017
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From Ironman to Vanderbilt
Chandler Barnes talks about his vision for artificial intelligence and how technology can help solve global problems. Read MoreJan 26, 2017
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Travel with Vanderbilt in 2017
Vanderbilt Travel offers exciting trips with alumni and friends who seek lifelong educational experiences. Read MoreJan 25, 2017
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Arts and Science alumna is turning a love for literature into a career in art
Lucy Mensah, who graduated with a Ph.D. in English in 2016, is drawing on her humanities training and taking a path less traveled. Read MoreJan 24, 2017
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A Vanderbilt romance
Ann, MBA’96, and David Kloeppel’s, BS’91, MBA’96, story is in many ways a Vanderbilt romance—as students, they fell in love with each other and the university. Read MoreJan 24, 2017
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Vivien Fryd impresses Portland alumni at Warhol exhibit
Art lovers in Portland recently enjoyed discussing the work of Andy Warhol with Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art. Read MoreJan 19, 2017
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Three Vanderbilt alumni named to Forbes ’30 Under 30′
Three Vanderbilt alumni—a content development manager at Twitter, an integrated business planning manager for Cisco Systems, and the cofounder of the online interior design firm Havenly—have been named to the 2017 Forbes “30 Under 30.” Read MoreJan 11, 2017
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Lovers of writing and reading gather in Denver
Commodore Classrooms are popular Vanderbilt chapter events that bring alumni and friends together for an engaging evening with a university professor. Read MoreJan 10, 2017
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From generation to generation: One family’s Vanderbilt legacy
Alumna Lillian Harpole Hazelton keeps a family tradition alive by supporting a scholarship established by her mother for Divinity School students preparing for United Methodist Church ministry. Read MoreJan 6, 2017
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Folgarait shares French art expertise in Houston and Paris
Leonard Folgarait, distinguished professor of history of art, joined the Houston Vanderbilt Chapter to discuss the work of Edgar Degas. Read MoreJan 5, 2017
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Reunion General Chairs Jeanne, BA’67, and Jerry Southwood, BA’67, are loyal Commodores
Each fall alumni return to campus for Reunion Weekend to reconnect with dear friends and reminisce about their Vanderbilt days. Thanks to the efforts from nearly 650 volunteers who encourage classmates to come back and give back, it is a memorable fun-filled weekend. Jeanne, BA’67, and Jerry Southwood, BA’67, will… Read MoreDec 19, 2016
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MFA graduate named NEA Creative Writing Fellow
Edgar Kunz, a 2015 graduate of Vanderbilt's MFA Program in Creative Writing, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship in poetry for 2017. Read MoreDec 16, 2016
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Vanderbilt receives $20 million gift thanks to Facebook founding engineer and his wife
Vanderbilt University has received a transformational $20 million gift from a donor-advised fund of alumnus and Board of Trust Vice Chairman-Elect Jeffrey Rothschild and his wife Marieke that will accelerate ongoing development of its residential colleges program, College Halls. Read MoreDec 16, 2016