Alumni
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Inaugural ’Dores in Dialogue Event Examines Racial Disparities
A new Vanderbilt event series highlighting diverse voices on vital issues, ’Dores in Dialogue, kicked off on Dec. 2, 2020, with a conversation on eliminating racial disparities in public safety and policing. The event was presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association and the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni. Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
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Bob Rolfe, EMBA’88, Community Investor
Lessons learned in the executive MBA program at Owen have helped Bob Rolfe, EMBA'88, in business and as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
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Kim Wolensky: Creative Philanthropy
Kim Wolensky, BS'79, MBA'80, has documented her intent to establish the Kim E. Lazarus Scholarship to provide need-based financial support for deserving students at Owen by designating Vanderbilt as the beneficiary of an individual retirement account to endow the scholarship, with a separate portion directed to her sorority Alpha Delta Pi–Zeta Rho chapter. Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
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Dr. Jill Moses, MD’91, and Annie Moon, MSN’03, lead the fight against COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation
Two Vanderbilt alumnae—Dr. Jill Moses, MD’91, and Annie Moon, MSN’03—are helping lead the fight against COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation, the country’s largest Native American reservation. Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Edwin Wilson, BA’50, recalls a life devoted to the theater
Edwin Wilson, BA'50, recounts his journey in theatre, from Nashville to New York, in a memoir, Magic Time: Notes on Theatre & Other Entertainments (Smith and Kraus, 2020). Read MoreFeb 18, 2021
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Vanderbilt chemist wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Steven D. Townsend, PhD’10, has been awarded a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the highest honors for young scientists who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study. Read MoreFeb 16, 2021
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Alumni couple makes $5M gift to establish center dedicated to presidential scholarship
Vanderbilt University announced today that alumni Carolyn Thomas Rogers, BA’75, and Robert Moss Rogers, BA’75, have made a $5 million gift to establish the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency in the College of Arts and Science. Read MoreFeb 15, 2021
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Shamble to oversee Vanderbilt’s Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management office
Costin Dawn Shamble, JD’01, has been appointed director of the Office of Conflict of Interest and Commitment Management at Vanderbilt University. She joins Vanderbilt from Austin Peay State University, where she was university attorney. Read MoreFeb 5, 2021
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Vanderbilt Changemakers series kicks off with event featuring Owen alumni entrepreneurs
The inaugural Vanderbilt Changemakers event featured a discussion with Owen Graduate School of Management alumni Nat Robinson, MBA’07, JD’18, and Tori Samples, BMus’12, MBA’18, about the company they created to provide virtual banking services to refugees and migrants. Read MoreJan 29, 2021
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’Dores in Dialogue: A conversation on the history and complexities of the term Latinx Jan. 29
The Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic and Latinx Alumni and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association invite the university community to attend the virtual event, "’Dores in Dialogue: A Conversation on the History and Complexities of the Term Latinx," on Friday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreJan 26, 2021
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Barney Ellis-Perry named associate vice chancellor for alumni engagement and annual giving for Development and Alumni Relations
Barney Ellis-Perry, an accomplished higher education advancement leader, will join Development and Alumni Relations as associate vice chancellor for alumni engagement and annual giving beginning Feb. 1. Read MoreJan 25, 2021
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Alumni co-founders of Leaf Global Fintech to discuss social entrepreneurism Jan. 27
Two Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management alumni will discuss the company they created to provide banking services to refugee populations. The event, "Vanderbilt Changemakers: Leaf Global Fintech," will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreJan 20, 2021
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Zibart, first woman associate dean in Vanderbilt’s College of Arts and Science, has died
Ruth Grace Zibart, professor of French, emerita, and the first woman to serve as associate dean of the College of Arts and Science, died in Nashville on Dec. 26. She was 101. Read MoreJan 15, 2021
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Alumni and faculty among Nashville Business Journal ’40 under 40′ honorees
(Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Nashville Business Journal recently released its 2021 “40 under 40” list of honorees, featuring six Vanderbilt alumni and two faculty members: Maya Bugg, EdD’18, president and CEO, Tennessee Charter School Center Christiane Buggs, MEd’14, board chair, The Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education and founding board member… Read MoreJan 12, 2021
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Alumna joins faculty as research professor in political science and law
Samar Ali, JD’06, BS’03, has joined the faculty of Vanderbilt University as a research professor in political science and law. Her appointment was announced by John Geer, the Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, and Chris Guthrie, dean and John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law. Read MoreJan 12, 2021
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Vanderbilt alum and faculty member named to 2021 ‘Forbes’ 30 under 30
Vanderbilt alumnus Graham Gaylor and Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Cody Siciliano have been named to the 2021 Forbes “30 Under 30.” Read MoreJan 8, 2021
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Team works around the clock to bolster Vanderbilt safety during COVID-19 pandemic
They’ve worked together for months to keep a bustling urban campus with thousands of members open and running in the midst of a pandemic: Meet the team instrumental in leading Vanderbilt’s ambitious and successful Return to Campus Plan. Read MoreJan 8, 2021
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Vanderbilt community salutes retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander
Members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities pay tribute to retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, BA’62, for his influential roots as a Vanderbilt undergraduate, his many years of dedicated public service, and his legacy of support for higher education, research and innovation. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Vanderbilt alumnus named Schwarzman Scholar
Bryan Stromer, BS’17, has been chosen from more than 3,600 applicants to be one of 154 Schwarzman Scholars for the Class of 2022. The Schwarzman Scholars Program is one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships and was designed to bring together the best minds from around the world to study the economic, political and cultural landscape of China. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Godchaux family’s transformational legacy continues with $6.6 million in gifts to Vanderbilt School of Nursing
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing received gifts this year totaling $6.6 million from the estates of Agnes G. Kirkpatrick Godchaux and Frank Godchaux III, BS’49, and Charles Godchaux, BA’52. These are among the largest scholarship gifts that the nursing school has ever received. Read MoreDec 15, 2020