Vanderbilt University honors 22 as emeriti faculty

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Retiring faculty received emeritus or emerita distinction at Vanderbilt’s 2018 Commencement ceremony May 11. (Vanderbilt University)

Twenty-two retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 11, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty.

Read about Vanderbilt’s emeritus and emerita professors for 2018.

  • Clifford A. Ball, professor of finance, emeritus
  • Dale Ballou, professor of leadership, policy and organizations, emeritus
  • Victoria A. Burrus, professor of Spanish, emerita
  • David L. Carlton, professor of history, emeritus
  • James A. Epstein, Distinguished Professor of History, emeritus
  • Volney P. Gay, professor of religious studies, emeritus
  • Malcolm Getz, professor of economics, emeritus
  • Roy K. Gottfried, professor of English, emeritus
  • John P. Greer, professor of medicine and pediatrics, emeritus
  • Jon W. Hallquist, professor of theatre, emeritus
  • Terryl W. Hallquist, professor of theatre, emerita
  • Deborah D. Hatton, professor of special education, emerita
  • Salvatore T. March, professor of information technology, emeritus; David K. Wilson Professor of Management, emeritus
  • Leah S. Marcus, professor of English, emerita; Edwin Mims Chair in English, emerita
  • Calvin F. Miller, professor of earth and environmental sciences, emeritus; William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in Earth and Environmental Sciences, emeritus
  • Lillian B. Nanney, professor of plastic surgery, emerita
  • Akunuri V. Ramayya, professor of physics, emeritus
  • David Robertson, professor of medicine, emeritus
  • Jayant P. Shenai, professor of pediatrics, emeritus
  • Stephanie E. Spottswood, professor of radiology and radiological sciences, emerita
  • Jeffrey S. Tlumak, professor of philosophy, emeritus
  • Ronald G. Wiley, professor of neurology, emeritus