Spring 2017
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SEC Champs: Women’s Tennis and Men’s Golf
The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team and men’s golf team both won the Southeastern Conference tournament championships in their respective sports in April. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Perfect Vision: Stephanie Zundel
When she was 3 years old, a dose of Children’s Motrin triggered a rare life-threatening allergic reaction in Stephanie Zundel, resulting in blindness. But this medical crisis was no match for Zundel’s competitive spirit. Just before graduating from Vanderbilt in May as a child studies major, she completed the Boston Marathon. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Opportunity Expanded: Levys Announce $10 Million Gift to Support Financial Aid
Longtime Vanderbilt University supporters Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane, have announced a new gift of $10 million to continue support for their scholarship fund, which provides need-based aid to undergraduate students as part of Opportunity Vanderbilt, the university’s initiative to meet 100 percent of students’ financial need without loans. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Dr. Michael Caruso, BA’72, PhD’16: A Tale of Two Doctors
Caruso graduated with his Ph.D. in philosophy in 2016, and today he uses what he learned to teach ethics to medical school students. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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The World Is Yours with the Vanderbilt Travel Program
Each Vanderbilt Travel trip offers unparalleled educational opportunities, many with Vanderbilt professors, for an exclusive “beyond the classroom” experience. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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AVBA President: ‘Vanderbilt Is Our Home’
After participating in the spring 2016 meeting of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors, Tamara Baynham, BE’93, set a personal goal to become engaged with the AVBA, the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Tatum Hauck Allsep, BS’97: Health Care High-Note
In 2012 Allsep founded her own nonprofit, Music Health Alliance (MHA), to help members of the music community protect themselves through health insurance and health care planning, and now serves as its executive director. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Young Alumna Helps Plan for Future of Vanderbilt Athletics
Through her planned gift to Vanderbilt athletics, Hollis is helping to ensure that the student-athletes who come after her will continue to excel. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Ariana Fowler, BS’17: Skyscrapers for the Homeless
Fowler graduated from Vanderbilt in May after having received the Allison A. Poarch Scholarship for four years. During her time on campus, she put that investment to good use, giving back to her community as much as she had received. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Obituary: Sen. Douglas S. Henry Jr., BA’49, JD’51, Statesman and Gentleman
Tennessee Sen. Douglas S. Henry Jr., a giant of the state legislature for six decades and a force in Nashville politics, died March 5, 2017, at age 90. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Obituary: C. David Stringfield, BA’61, MA’64, Health Care Giant
C. David Stringfield, the former president and CEO of Nashville’s Baptist Hospital (now known as St. Thomas Midtown Hospital), died March 24, 2017, when a commuter train hit his vehicle in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was living in retirement. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Obituary: David J. Wilson, Citizen Scientist
David J. Wilson, emeritus professor of chemistry, of Belleville, Michigan, died Jan. 12, 2017, after a three-year bout with melanoma. Read MoreMay 29, 2017
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Obituary: Courtney Nicole Salters-Henderson, BA’98, Student Mentor
Courtney Nicole Salters-Henderson, who spent much of her career helping Vanderbilt students develop their leadership skills through student organizations, died Jan. 26, 2017, in Nashville at age 41. Read MoreMay 29, 2017