Year: 2014
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Video: Blair School celebrates 50 years with gala concert March 16
Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. Watch Dean Mark Wait discuss Blair School history, what makes the ideal Blair student, the school's amazing alumni and the future of this unique institution. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt Blair School of Music: Celebrating 50 Years
Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. Watch Dean Mark Wait discuss Blair School history, what makes the ideal Blair student, the school's amazing alumni and the future of this unique institution. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Readers’ Letters
It was a special treat to find in your latest issue the article by Bronwen Dickey about her father, James Dickey, BA’49, MA’50. She nailed him and that entire era of Deliverance. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Memory Serves: Trista Fredell’s unforgettable week with tennis royalty
Paired with former Australian pro Mark Philippoussis at the Necker Cup, Trista Fredell played against some of tennis’ biggest stars, including John McEnroe. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Know Your Vanderbilts
With this handy cheat sheet, get ready to dazzle your friends the next time somebody asks which Vanderbilt family members had ties to your alma mater. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Lasting Impact
The theme for this year’s Impact Symposium, set for March 17–19, is “Exploring Our Contemporary Civil Rights and Responsibilities.” Speakers include Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Through a Glass, Darkly
The earthquake that rocked the Washington, D.C., area Aug. 23, 2011, left the National Cathedral with $26 million worth of damage, which will take years to fix. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Donor-Funded Program Boosts Undergraduate Research
The Littlejohn Undergraduate Research Program expands opportunities for students from summer-only experiences to full academic-year endeavors. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Tricia Rose Burt, BA’82
Tricia Rose Burt's one-woman show, How to Draw a Nekkid Man, was selected for the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Sam Nackman, BE’10
SpaceX launch engineer Sam Nackman is responsible for designing and overseeing construction of the launch pad’s hydraulic, fuel and nitrogen systems. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Brocks Support Cancer Research with Fellowship
John F. Brock III, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises—along with his wife, Mary, and their three children—have established an endowment to support an oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s Heard Library presents ‘Seigenthaler x 2’
Vanderbilt's Heard Library presents "Seigenthaler x 2: The Changing Face of the News" March 24 featuring John Seigenthaler and his son, John Seigenthaler Jr. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Nelson Mandela and health advocacy subject of panel March 17
A panel discussion titled “What Has Nelson Mandela Taught Us About Leadership and Health Advocacy?” is planned for noon Monday, March 17, in Light Hall, Room 202. The panel will feature Vanderbilt students, and George C. Hill, professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology and professor of medical education… Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Jackson and Mack to Receive New Awards
Todd Jackson, BA’96, EMBA’08, and Evan Mack, BMus’03, are the recipients of the Alumni Volunteer Award and the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award, respectively. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Alumni Association Board Expands Awards
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association is seeking nominations not only for the Distinguished Alumni Award but also for five additional awards. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Alumna Patton is executive director of Girls on the Run Nashville
Tiffany Patton, BA’03, is the executive director of Girls on the Run Nashville, an after-school program that runs for 12-weeks each spring and fall, teaching girls how to form positive relationships and live active lives. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Vanderbilt recognized for innovations in overcoming health care disparities
The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of nearly 400 large U.S. employers, has selected Vanderbilt University as a winner of an Innovation in Reducing Health Care Disparities Award. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: Walter Paul Gibson Jr., BA’50 | Mary Jane Knowles Gibson, MA’57
After 56 years of marriage, Walter Paul Gibson Jr. and Mary Jane Knowles Gibson died just three weeks apart last summer. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: F. Sheldon Hackney, BA’55
F. Sheldon Hackney served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and as president of both the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University in New Orleans. Read MoreMar 12, 2014
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Passages: Randall M. Falk, MA’66, DDiv’69
Rabbi Randall M. Falk was at the forefront of religious leadership in Nashville and made significant contributions to Jewish life, the civil rights struggle, community-building among the city’s increasingly diverse population, and to Jewish–Christian relations. Read MoreMar 12, 2014