John “Buddy” Fisher, BA’50, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board of Director’s Alumni Volunteer Award.
Fisher is a longtime supporter of Vanderbilt and, through many roles, has been a dedicated volunteer. He provided valuable leadership while serving on the Alumni Association Board and for many years served as the face of Vanderbilt in his hometown of Columbia, Tennessee, as the president of the Maury County Vanderbilt Club. He has also served as a volunteer for the Commodore Recruitment Programs since 2008.
As his class weekend chair, Fisher helped connect his classmates to Vanderbilt and encouraged them to make attending their Reunions a priority. He even took the initiative to plan a 60th Reunion gathering for his class—a first for any volunteer. That commitment extended to his time as Quinq chair, a role he embraced as an opportunity to strengthen the ties between those who graduated half a century ago and their alma mater.
“Buddy has been a faithful volunteer in numerous ways through the years. He is extremely loyal to Vanderbilt and always goes above and beyond the job,” says Jonathan Glasgow, BA’98, awards chair for the Alumni Association Board.
The Alumni Volunteer Award is presented annually to an alumnus/alumna with a significant pattern of volunteer service to the university that has positively represented the university and its mission. Recipients will have been actively engaged in volunteer work on behalf of the university.
Fisher will receive the award in a ceremony held in the fall during Reunion/Homecoming 2015.
The Alumni Association Board encourages alumni, faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Alumni Volunteer and other awards.