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Alumna: How my great-grandfather’s bravery helped secure a woman’s right to vote
The Hon. Claudia Bonnyman, JD’74, discusses the role her great-grandfather, Gov. A.H. Roberts, played in Tennessee's ratification of the 19th Amendment and the battle for women's suffrage. Read MoreAug 20, 2020
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Alumni brothers pioneer groundbreaking method of cybersecurity
Worst-case scenarios of cyber warfare are motivating Brad and Tim Potteiger, twin brothers and Vanderbilt alumni who are pioneering a new method of cybersecurity known as "moving target defense." Read MoreAug 7, 2020
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Alumni Association Board announces new leadership, adds six members
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board announces new leadership and the addition of six new members. Read MoreJul 1, 2020
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Future Partners: Owen School supporters commit more than $13 million toward Management Hall renovation and expansion
A group of prominent Vanderbilt University alumni and supporters has committed more than $13 million toward an extensive renovation and expansion of Management Hall at Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreJun 23, 2020
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Alumni Association Board announces 2020 alumni award recipients
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce its 2020 alumni award recipients. Read MoreJun 23, 2020
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Vanderbilt receives $5M commitment to honor Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos
An anonymous foundation has made a $5 million commitment to Vanderbilt University in honor of Nicholas S. Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus. Read MoreJun 18, 2020
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Ten first-year students chosen as newest Ingram Scholars
Ten incoming first-year Vanderbilt University students have been named to the newest class of the Ingram Scholars Program. Read MoreJun 15, 2020
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Peabody alumna launches COVID-19 resource page to help small nonprofits
Laura Love, BS’93, established the Get Grounded Foundation in 2015 with the goal of offering crucial seed money to help small Colorado nonprofits focusing on at-risk youth launch innovative ideas or programs. When COVID-19 hit, she recognized a void her organization was uniquely positioned to fill. Read MoreJun 12, 2020
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VU alumni’s startup empowers refugees with financial security
How can the world’s roughly 70 million forcibly displaced people, who may not have access to smartphones or the internet, access and secure their finances with ease? That’s one of the questions that Vanderbilt alumni Tori Samples and Nat Robinson teamed up to answer with their startup company, Leaf Global Fintech. Read MoreMay 29, 2020
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Vanderbilt establishes Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship with $8 million gift
Vanderbilt University has received an $8 million commitment to create the Nicholas S. Zeppos Scholarship, honoring the institution’s eighth chancellor. The Sarah and Ross Perot Jr. Foundation made the gift to recognize Zeppos’ extraordinary tenure as Vanderbilt chancellor from 2008 through 2019. Read MoreMay 22, 2020
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A classical singer pivots during pandemic to bring cheer through parody
When Chris Mann, a Vanderbilt alumnus with a degree in opera, started making music parody videos and posting them online, he struck a positive chord with millions of people also struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 19, 2020
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CEO A.J. Kazimi, MBA’94, is ramping up production of vital COVID-19 drugs
A.J. Kazimi is chief executive officer of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, which is ramping up production of a vital drug needed to treat pneumonia resulting from COVID-19. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Engineering alum leads DENSO’s effort to donate face shields to Tennessee hospitals
Britt Autry, vice president of DENSO, is spearheading an effort to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to Tennessee hospitals in need. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Vanderbilt grads are ‘Feeding the Front Line’
Vanderbilt Peabody College alumni Allie Golden, BS'18, Jacqueline Gottuso, BS'18, Andrea Liberman, BS'19, Ben Schecter, BS’18, and Josh Ulino, BS'18, have started the nonprofit Feed the Front Line to support local restaurants while providing meals for health care workers. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Buddy Creech, BS’95, MPH’06: Leading COVID-19 treatment trials
Buddy Creech, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, is helping lead some of the NIH-funded treatment trials of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Alex Jahangir, MMHC’12, coordinates Nashville COVID-19 response
As chairman of Metro Nashville’s Board of Health, Alex Jahangir is coordinating the city’s COVID-19 response and providing leadership that has likely saved lives. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Alumni help Fuel the Fight
As the coronavirus pandemic forced stay-at-home orders around the country, Woody Klemmer, BA’13, and his coworkers spent the morning of March 20 seeking a way to help. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Andy Beshear, BA’00: Leading Kentucky through COVID-19 response
Gov. Andy Beshear is receiving praise for how he is leading Kentuckians through the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Dr. Liza Weavind, MMHC’14, is on the frontlines at VUMC
Dr. Liza Weavind, professor of anesthesiology and surgery and associate division chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, is on the frontlines of caring for patients affected by COVID-19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Katie McGinnis, MPH’17: Caring for orphans during COVID-19
Katie McGinnis is the director of psychosocial service for Family Legacy, a large nonprofit that serves 15,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia. Her team is providing developmentally appropriate COVID-19 disease education resources and have even left their own families to move into the residential care facility for the duration of their lockdown (at least three months) to provide counseling and psychosocial services to the 650 children who live full-time at the facility. Read MoreMay 15, 2020