Alumni
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Buddy Fisher, BA’50, to receive Alumni Volunteer Award
John “Buddy” Fisher, BA’50, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board’s Alumni Volunteer Award. Read MoreJun 28, 2015
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Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board announces eight new members
The Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce eight new directors. Read MoreJun 26, 2015
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Alumni Association Board announces 2015 alumni awards
The Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2015 alumni award recipients—Helen Tuel, EdD’85, Hiram “Hi” Lewis, BS’99, MEd’01, David Price,’09, and John “Buddy” Fisher, BA’50. Read MoreJun 26, 2015
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Enhancements to Vanderbilt baseball facilities will focus on success
A plan to enhance Vanderbilt's baseball facilities focuses on the full development of student-athletes and would provide space for instruction, team building, coaching and settings that can foster interactions with returning professional players and fellow graduates. Read MoreJun 20, 2015
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The Alumni Association hopes to hear from you in August
We have commissioned Performance Enhancement Group Ltd. of Houston to conduct an Alumni Attitude Study©, which will measure alumni attitudes and how they impact your engagement with the university. Read MoreJun 20, 2015
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Mason addresses area coaches at MEND Forum
Vanderbilt head football coach Derek Mason was a featured speaker at the first forum for MEND, a program to end violence against women and girls by empowering men in the community to be positive role models. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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Noted VUSM alum Robert Heimburger dies at 97
Robert F. Heimburger, M.D., a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1943, died June 9. He was 97. Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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Young alumni secure $100,000 gift to Opportunity Vanderbilt for third consecutive year
Members of the classes of 2005 to 2014 have shown their commitment to Vanderbilt and its students by rising to the GOLD Challenge3 and securing a $100,000 gift to Opportunity Vanderbilt—the university’s initiative to replace all need-based undergraduate student loans with scholarships and grant assistance. Read MoreJun 10, 2015
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Perry Wallace biography honored at RFK Book Awards
Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South was honored at the Robert F. Kennedy Book Awards held May 21 at the Newseum. Read MoreMay 26, 2015
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Q&A: Top Boeing engineer, Vandy alum lauds aerospace club for wins
Paul Turczynski graduated Vanderbilt University in 1990 with dual undergraduate degrees in electrical and biomedical engineering and a plan to go to medical school. Today, he’s the director for The Boeing Company’s Solution Architectures Group with the Electronics & Information Solutions unit. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Shan Foster, BS’08, joins YWCA as MEND director
Shan Foster, BS’08, is joining the YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee as director of MEND, a primary prevention initiative dedicated to ending violence against women and girls in our community. A retired professional basketball player and the all-time leading scorer for Vanderbilt University men’s basketball team, he has served… Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Melvin Porter, LLB’59 honored on Oklahoma State Senate floor
Melvin Porter, LLB’59, Oklahoma’s first African-American state senator, was recently honored on the floor of the Senate, 50 years after his election to office. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Shirley Collado named Peabody Distinguished Alumna
Shirley Collado, a member of Vanderbilt's inaugural POSSE class, was honored by Peabody College with the 2015 Distinguished Alumna Award during Vanderbilt's Commencement. Read MoreMay 8, 2015
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Middle school teacher ignited Matt Belsante’s love of jazz
Matt Belsante, BS’06, an engineering science and economics major at Vanderbilt, didn’t grow up planning to be a professional musician, but he ultimately followed his love of jazz. Now he is a critically acclaimed writer and singer of jazz, pop and swing music similar in style to the crooners of… Read MoreMay 1, 2015
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Memorial service for Levi Watkins Jr. set for April 30
A memorial service celebrating the life of Levi Watkins Jr., renowned cardiac surgeon, champion of racial equality and diversity, and the first African American to be admitted to and graduate from Vanderbilt's School of Medicine, will be held Thursday at Benton Chapel. Read MoreApr 24, 2015
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VU alumna Nora Tyson tapped to command Navy’s 3rd Fleet
Vice Adm. Nora Tyson has been nominated to command the U.S. 3rd Fleet, which stretches from the Western coast of the United States to the International Date Line in the Pacific. Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Alumni Association honors Jim Lovensheimer for educational contributions
Jim Lovensheimer, associate professor of musicology, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Medical student follows call to practice family medicine thanks to scholarship support
A Canby Robinson Society scholarship enabled Mary Masterman to attend Vanderbilt and pursue her dream of practicing family medicine without the worry of impending debt. Read MoreApr 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt helps Arts and Science student frame his world view
Born in a northwest suburb of Chicago to parents who immigrated to the U.S. from southwestern India, Shawn Albert realized early on that he wanted to travel the world. Read MoreApr 22, 2015
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Cox Enterprises executive named to Vanderbilt Board of Trust
The newest member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust is Alexander C. Taylor, an executive with Cox Enterprises. Read MoreApr 16, 2015