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Stephen Sanders, JD’78, has built a successful law career advocating for people affected in some way by the coal mining industry in Eastern Kentucky. The Vanderbilt Law School recognized his contributions by naming him the 2014–2015 Social Justice Fellow. Sanders spent three days on campus in February presenting to the… Read More

Three publications produced by Vanderbilt University News and Communications and an engagement event series sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Development and Alumni Relations division have received top awards in the 2015 CASE District III competition. Read More

Who are you wearing? This Oscar season, expect to hear Dannijo answered among some of the leading brands of fashion. Founded by Danielle Snyder, BS’07, and her sister, Jodie, the jewelry startup has become a favorite among celebrities. Inc.com shares their story. Read More

Nine years ago, the Rice quadruplets entered the world too soon. They were born at 26 weeks, barely over halfway through the normal 40-week pregnancy gestation period. The staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt did everything they could to ensure… Read More

A familiar face greets frequent customers at Twice Daily convenience stores—a life-size cardboard cutout of Dalton Waggoner, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. For five years, Dalton has been the face that customers at the convenience stores associate with all the children they are helping through… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos jumped in the dance line to join students, volunteers, sponsors and special guests for Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon’s Big Event 2015 on Saturday at the Student Life Center. Read More

Waverly Crenshaw, BA’78, JD’81, a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, has been nominated to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Middle Tennessee by President Barack Obama. Read More

Through creative thinking and a relentless drive, Vanderbilt friends Kyle McCollom, BA’11, and Chris Cole, BA’11, are establishing a strong regional grocery store presence for Everly, a natural ingredient drink mix. In only two years of production, Everly is sold in 1,100 stores in the Southeast and online through Amazon.com,… Read More

Vanderbilt professor David Hess received the James Thornton Fant Chair in Sustainability Studies only this week, but the chair’s story dates to 1899. Read More

Commodore Classrooms present an accessible--and increasingly popular--opportunity for alumni to hear from Vanderbilt faculty and fellow alumni on a variety of topics. Read More

Forbes has named Caitlin Donovan, BA’10, an associate vice president at Christie’s to the inaugural retail and e-commerce category of its 2015 30 under 30. Read More

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… Read More

Vanderbilt has announced season ticket information for its 2015 home schedule which features six games, including four against teams coming off bowl victories. Season tickets start at $120 and are available at a lower per-game price than they were in 2014. Read More

The new facility will serve all 350 student-athletes and span more than 9,200 square feet. It will include dietary, examination and treatment rooms, a conference room, two team doctor offices, new office space for Vanderbilt’s 13 athletic trainers and a welcoming student-athlete entrance and lobby. It will also include three… Read More

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has appointed Professor Emine Nur Günay, MA’95, PhD’95, who is a renowned innovation and trade specialist, as his chief economic adviser. Read More

Meg Bryson Pirkle, BE’89, is the first female chief engineer for Georgia’s transportation department. In the following Q&A, she explains her role in implementing a task force’s recommendations after the January 2014 Atlanta “Snowpocalypse,” her time at Vanderbilt, and being a woman in a male-dominated profession. Read More

Belmont University has named music industry veteran Doug Howard, EMBA’85, dean of the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, effective Jan. 1. The founder of Vandermont Music Group and former senior vice president of A&R for Lyric Street Records/Walt Disney Co., he will oversee 75 faculty and nearly 2,000… Read More

The 2014 MOGUL 35 under 35 includes an impressive list of women in a variety of fields. Among them is Liz McDaniel, BA’03, director of brand communications at Diane von Furstenberg. The list honors “women worldwide under the age of 35 who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and innovation within the… Read More

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Corporate partners engage the imagination of our strong, caring community in rallying support for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Through campaigns, sponsorships and gifts, corporations like Bank of America, Daily’s and Walmart are investing in the future of children by supporting our mission to provide care, conduct groundbreaking research and educate the next generation of pediatric leaders. Read More