Alumni
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Small-firm lawyer David Wasinger, JD’88, takes on Wall Street and wins, twice
David Wasinger, JD’88, had been the sole partner at a five-attorney firm in St. Louis, Mo. that was mostly focused on local business litigation and had never represented a whistleblower. But that changed in January 2012 when an old business acquaintance turned to him when he was ready to go… Read MoreFeb 18, 2014
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Q&A with a Vanderbilt alumnus on Forbes’ 30 Under 30: Marketing and Advertising list
Matt Rubinger, at age 25, is director of luxury accessories for Heritage Auctions, an international auction house. Three years after graduting from Vanderbilt University in 2010, Rubinger made $9 million for his company, according to Forbes. Rubinger made his career in sales after spending his high school and college years… Read MoreFeb 17, 2014
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Engineering Distinguished alumnus John Gass joins Canada’s Suncor Energy board
John Gass, BE’74, former vice president of Chevron Corporation and former president of Chevron Gas and Midstream, has been appointed to the board of directors of Suncor Energy, Canada’s leading integrated energy company. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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Founder of Black Girls CODE to give keynote address during 2014 E-Week
A talk by engineering alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder and executive director of Black Girls CODE, will be the highlight of Vanderbilt events celebrating National Engineers Week Feb. 16-22. Read MoreFeb 10, 2014
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YP Appoints Allison Checchi, BS’99, Chief Marketing Officer
YP, the largest local search and advertising company in the U.S., announced that Allison Checchi, BS’99, has been appointed chief marketing officer. In this role, Checchi will be responsible for leading YP’s marketing, advertising, branding and communications efforts to improve the way the company connects consumers with local businesses. Read MoreFeb 9, 2014
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Phantom of the Opry: Steve Buchanan, BS’80, MBA’85, minds Nashville’s legacy
Over the past 28 years with the parent company of the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium, Steve Buchanan, BS’80, MBA’85, the president of Opry Entertainment Group, has resurrected the Ryman into a beloved performance space. Buchanan used his rebranding and rebuilding skills to lead the Grand Ole Opry into… Read MoreFeb 7, 2014
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Curt Welling, JD’75, joins Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business as a senior fellow
Former AmeriCares president and CEO Curt Welling, JD’75, has joined Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business as a senior fellow in its Center for Global Business and Government and the Center for Business and Society. Welling assumed the joint appointments Jan. 1, following his 11-year tenure at the nonprofit global health… Read MoreFeb 6, 2014
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Harry Howe Ransom, CIA expert, has died
Harry Howe Ransom, a leading authority on the intelligence community in the United States, died Jan. 28 at home. He was 91. Read MoreJan 31, 2014
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ETSU names Robert T. Means Jr., MD’83, new dean of Quillen College of Medicine
Robert T. Means Jr., MD’83, has been named dean of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, effective March 1. He comes to ETSU from the University of Kentucky where he currently serves as executive dean and professor of internal medicine and is a member… Read MoreJan 31, 2014
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A portrait series by Hannah Stahl, BA’12 remembers women killed at Auschwitz
Hannah Stahl, BA’12, received Vanderbilt’s Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award, allowing the means for travel and independent art activity for one year. She visited Italy, Amsterdam and Poland—where her trip to Auschwitz inspired 10 paintings of the faces of female prisoners, shortly before execution. The display is currently on view… Read MoreJan 30, 2014
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Dr. Christine Benz Smith, BSN’76, named Director of UTC School of Nursing
Following a nationwide search, Dr. Christine Benz Smith, BSN’76, has been selected as the Director of the UTC School of Nursing. She has served in several capacities at the university since she joined the UTC School of Nursing faculty in 1997. Read MoreJan 30, 2014
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JPMorgan Chase Names Kristin Lemkau, BA’89, Chief Marketing Officer
Kristin Lemkau, BA’89, will become Chief Marketing Officer for JPMorgan Chase. In this role, she will oversee brand strategy and advertising, sponsorships, market research and event marketing across the firm. She will work closely with each of the businesses on their product strategies and marketing approaches, and work to build… Read MoreJan 28, 2014
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Stewart named associate vice chancellor for alumni relations
Graham Stewart, new associate vice chancellor for alumni relations Graham Stewart has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni relations at Vanderbilt University. He comes to the role from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville where he served as associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director… Read MoreJan 22, 2014
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Nissan is fan of grads’ fantasy football stock market game
Combining their love of college football and knowledge of the New York Stock Exchange – and some savvy and sophisticated technological skills – Will Schreiber (BA ‘13, economics) and McArthur Gill (BE ’13, mechanical engineering) developed Stadium Stock Exchange during their final semester. In one year, the venture has… Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Young alumna’s passions fuel sustainable solutions globally
Vanderbilt alumna Leslie Labruto’s early career trajectory illustrates just how many ways a young civil environmental engineer can accommodate both her heart’s leaning and her tangible talents – in as many places as possible. Before she graduated from the School of Engineering in 2011, Leslie’s studies and service work had… Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Moses to receive Vanderbilt Distinguished Alumni Award
Harold “Hal” Moses, the Hortense B. the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University, is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award — the highest honor for a member of the Vanderbilt alumni community. Read MoreJan 20, 2014
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Strong Convictions — America’s Drug War Has Led to a ‘New and Improved’ Racial Caste System, Argues Michelle Alexander
“The truth is this: We have allowed a human-rights nightmare to occur on our watch,” she told a packed house at Langford Auditorium back in January while delivering the keynote address for Vanderbilt’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. “In the years since Dr. King’s death, a vast new system of racial and social control has emerged from the ashes of slavery and Jim Crow.” Read MoreJan 20, 2014
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New head football coach Derek Mason sets path to greatness
Nobody’s expectations for the Vanderbilt football team under new head coach Derek Mason will exceed those of Mason himself. Mason, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and Vice Chancellor David Williams spoke to reporters about the next era in Vanderbilt football Jan. 18. Read MoreJan 18, 2014
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Todd Jackson, BA’96, EMBA’08 to receive new Alumni Volunteer Award
Todd Jackson, BA’96, EMBA’08, is the recipient of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Director’s new Alumni Volunteer Award. As founders and co-chairs of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Young Ambassadors, Jackson and his wife, EB, have helped raise $250,000 and award seven Discovery Grants to innovative cancer… Read MoreJan 17, 2014
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Evan Mack, B.Mus’03, receives Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award
Evan Mack, B.Mus’03, is the recipient of one of the newest awards presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors — the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Read MoreJan 16, 2014