Alumni

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America, also known as Fulbright Canada. Read More

As one of the few board-certified pediatric sleep specialists in the region, Atia Jordan works with a multidisciplinary team to address sleep concerns in an effort to improve the overall health and well-being of her patients. Read More

A Chinese art curator from the Ringling Museum of Art who is a Vanderbilt alumnus will speak at Cohen Memorial Hall Oct. 9. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will host three local writers with ties to Vanderbilt at Lyrical Brew: An Evening of Local Poetry, beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 3. Read More

These four School of Medicine alumni forged new paths—hedge funds, pharmaceuticals, management consulting, and health care entrepreneurship—to find success in business. Read More

Andrew Maraniss, BA’92, first wrote about SEC pioneer Perry Wallace, BE’72, as a sophomore history major. Nearly 25 years later, Vanderbilt University Press will release Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South in December. Popdose.com profiles Maraniss and his passion to tell Wallace’s… Read More

If Scott Potter, BE’86, is on your TV, it’s probably not going to be good news. He has the difficult job of telling residents when there’s a problem with their water service — but his clear, concise approach offers lessons on breaking down complicated engineering concepts for the public. Read More

Samar Ali, BS’03, JD’06, a member of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors, has joined Nashville law firm Bone McAllester Norton to practice international law and continue private diplomatic work in the Middle East and elsewhere. She previously advised Gov. Bill Haslam on economic issues and was a counterterrorism… Read More

The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has approved a new approach to involve recent graduates in the university beyond their student days while expanding the opportunities for trustees to interact with all students at Vanderbilt. Read More

Will Hedgecock, BE’08, MS’09, PhD’14, founder of PinPtr, a high-precision GPS that can detect a difference in location within centimeters instead of meters, took first place at Spark Nashville, a rapid-fire pitch competition. Read More

Alpha Omega Alpha elects Dr. Charles “Chipper” H. Griffith III, BA’84, MD’88, as a councilor director for its board. His three-year term begins Oct. 3. Read More

U.S. attorney and Vanderbilt alumnus Zach Fardon will discuss "From Blackacre to the Windy City: Perspectives on Law Enforcement" from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at Vanderbilt Law School. It is this year's Victor S. Johnson Lecture. Read More

The late Bishop Joseph Johnson, the Rev. Becca Stevens and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Ogletree are the 2014 Divinity/GDR Distinguished Alumni/ae. Read More

Alumnus and brother running orphanage in South Africa Read More

An engineering graduate’s app catches Apple’s eye Read More

Georgetown University law professor and Vanderbilt alumna Sheryll Cashin will discuss her new book on affirmative action Sept. 4 in the first Chancellor's Lecture of the academic year. Read More

Harvey Burrell (John Russell/Vanderbilt) The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy will sponsor a special screening Aug. 15 of Endless Abilities, a documentary co-directed by 2014 Vanderbilt graduate Harvey Burrell. Endless Abilities documents the cross-country road trip undertaken by four friends in the spring… Read More

Perseverance is a trait ingrained in Madeline Myers. In January the 2011 graduate of the Blair School of Music won the first Ken Davenport Songwriting Contest in New York City. The contest, sponsored by Davenport, who produced the 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Kinky Boots, served as a showcase… Read More

Internship program helps Vanderbilt athletes Read More

During the next 15 years, as the baby boomer generation ages, the number of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease is expected to double. But there is new hope if promising research by Robert Mahley bears fruit. Mahley is senior investigator and founder of the Gladstone Institutes, a nonprofit biomedical-research organization… Read More