publications
Love Amid the Ledgers: Alumni love story inspires scholarship gift
Jun. 18, 2015—Liz and Russ Fleischer are living a Vanderbilt Owen love story. What began as a chance meeting when they were paired as foursome partners at an Owen-sponsored golf tournament in the summer of 1990 soon blossomed into a relationship set against the backdrop of study sessions for finance class and visits to local hangouts like...
The Long Road Back: Ebola patient and VU alumnus Ian Crozier shares his story of survival
May. 1, 2015—In early September 2014, Ian Crozier, M.D.,’97, supervised the jet evacuation of a critically ill patient from Kenema, the epicenter of the raging Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. An exhausted Crozier told the medical team that he hoped he didn’t have to see them again. One week later, he did. This time he was the...
Everywhere @ Once: Alum Oliver Luckett’s influence on social media reaches far and wide
Apr. 28, 2015—Oliver Luckett, BA’96, never saw it coming. When he stepped off the curb to cross the busy San Francisco street, the taxi cab was moving much too fast for him to react. And in the blink of an eye, his life was never the same.
Farewell to Wcislo: Looking back at the legacy of The Commons’ first dean
Apr. 9, 2015—Seven years ago, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons did not exist. Now, “The Commons” says goodbye to its inaugural dean, opening a new chapter in Vanderbilt history. “We all have to remember that before Dean Wcislo, no one had an idea what The Commons was, or could be,” said Professor Vanessa Beasley, incoming dean of...
Investing in Life
Mar. 12, 2015—Even with his 50th birthday just around the corner, Mark Tillinger, BA’81, MBA’82, did not have a midlife crisis: He was too busy fighting for his life. Emerging on the other side of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, he sought opportunities to make small investments in the lives of others—with hope that those small changes...
Ebola patient and VUSM alum shares his story of survival
Mar. 2, 2015—In early September 2014, Ian Crozier, M.D.,’97, supervised the jet evacuation of a critically ill patient from Kenema, the epicenter of the raging Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. An exhausted Crozier told the medical team that he hoped he didn’t have to see them again. One week later, he did. This time he was the...
Amy Grant, ’82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community
Feb. 26, 2015—As singer Amy Grant figures it, there’s no greater blessing than being part of a community that cares, and the least she can do is take the light she has been given and shine it toward those who need it most.
Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Feb. 13, 2015—See all of our favorite photos – along with a round up of other Vanderbilt-related social media – on the Get Social website. Share your photos with the Vanderbilt community by tagging them #vandygram.
Snapchat COO: From Sarratt to Snapchat
Jan. 13, 2015—After Emily White graduated from Vanderbilt in 2000 with a degree in fine arts, she headed straight for Silicon Valley. With stints at Google as employee No. 230, Facebook as director of mobile partnerships and Instagram as director of business operations, she settled in as the COO of Snapchat in January 2014. The Hustler caught...
Divinity students leave large footprint on Nashville’s nonprofit scene
Jan. 5, 2015—GQ calls it “Nowville.” Time magazine has dubbed it “The South’s Red-Hot Town.” Indeed, these are heady times for Vanderbilt’s hometown, now one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. The signs of ambitious new building projects are everywhere. In October the think tank City Observatory released a report identifying Nashville as second only to Houston in cities attracting an...
Meet the student and the alumna shaping two of Owen’s most vital constituencies
Jan. 4, 2015—Catalina Lizarralde—“Cata” to her friends—seems to operate at the accelerated pace of time-lapse photography. Or at least that’s how it can appear to those who, like Dean Eric Johnson, describe her as a powerhouse of energy and innovation.
Q & A with alum Ryan Williams – entrepreneur, writer and a former stand-up comedian
Dec. 3, 2014—Ryan Williams is an entrepreneur, writer, and a former stand-up comedian. He hosts and produces a weekly podcast called “The Influencer Economy,” where he interviews entrepreneurs who have launched revolutionary ideas online. Williams graduated from Vanderbilt in 2000 with a B.A. in Human and Organizational Development. While at Vanderbilt, he started a clothing brand called...