Gary Cheek
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Search committee announced to find next director of Bass Military Scholars Program
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has appointed a committee to conduct a national search for the next director of the Bass Military Scholars Program. Read MoreOct 19, 2020
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Hunter Parden awarded Bass Military Scholars Program’s John S. Beasley II Scholarship
Hunter Parden, an MBA student at the Owen Graduate School of Management, has been awarded the John S. Beasley II Scholarship as part of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program. Parden is one of nine U.S. military veterans included in the newest cohort of Bass Military Scholars this academic year. Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Cheek to step down as director of Bass Military Scholars Program
Gary H. Cheek, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who has served as the inaugural director of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program since 2019, has announced that he will be stepping down in 2021. Read MoreSep 11, 2020
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Nine students selected as newest cohort of Bass Military Scholars
Among the nine new Bass Scholars, who are pursuing graduate and professional degrees across several Vanderbilt schools, are a former Army Ranger who served in combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, a Naval Academy graduate who flew jet fighter combat missions from an aircraft carrier, and two of the first female officers to serve in previously all-male Army field artillery units. Read MoreAug 27, 2020
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Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus helps celebrate alumnus’ military career at Alumni Hall ceremony
Maj. Gen. William "Bill" Busby Hickman, BS'83, MBA'92, was recognized for his 36 years of service in the U.S. Army at a ceremony held Oct. 17 in Alumni Hall and attended by former CIA Director and Ret. Gen. David Petraeus. Read MoreOct 22, 2019
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Bass Military Scholars honored, first John S. Beasley II Scholarship recipient announced at campus reception
The inaugural cohort of the Bass Military Scholars Program, comprising seven U.S. military veterans who are pursuing professional degrees across several of Vanderbilt University’s schools, were honored at a reception in Alumni Hall on Sept. 19. Read MoreOct 3, 2019
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Vanderbilt welcomes first cohort of seven veterans to Bass Military Scholars Program
Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program begins its inaugural year with the arrival of seven new scholars on campus this semester. The scholars, all of whom are U.S. military veterans, are pursuing professional degrees across several of Vanderbilt’s schools. Read MoreAug 28, 2019
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Chancellor’s Letter: What Comes Next
It has been an honor to serve you during these past 11 years, and to devote more than three decades of my life to an institution so capable of driving enormous change. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Call of Duty: Q&A with Gary H. Cheek
Gary H. Cheek, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, joined Vanderbilt in April to direct the newly created Bass Military Scholars Program, established in 2018 with a $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gary Cheek to lead Bass Military Scholars Program
Gary H. Cheek, a retired United States Army lieutenant general with extensive experience mentoring and leading teams, has been named the director of the Bass Military Scholars Program at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 9, 2019