Obituary
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Colleen Conway-Welch, nursing education pioneer and emerita dean, has died
Conway-Welch, who transformed nursing education at Vanderbilt and nationally, died Oct. 12 following a courageous battle with cancer. Read MoreOct 12, 2018
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Larry Dowdy, emeritus computer science professor, dies
Larry Dowdy, former chair of the Department of Computer Science who served as Vanderbilt Dean of Students from 1998 to 2001 and long supported the university's Alternative Spring Break program, died Sept. 11. Read MoreSep 21, 2018
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James Sandlin, former Sarratt director who championed arts on campus, dies
James Sandlin, a former Sarratt Student Center director who worked tirelessly to expand cultural offerings on campus, died Sept. 18 after a brief illness. Read MoreSep 20, 2018
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Hatton, scholar and advocate for the visually impaired, dies
Deborah Hatton, an emerita faculty member in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College, has died. Read MoreSep 9, 2018
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Fassinger, chief admissions and recruiting officer at Owen School, dies
Tami Tinsley Fassinger, a beloved member of the Owen Graduate School of Management community for more than 20 years, died Aug. 15 in Nashville. She was 55. Read MoreAug 15, 2018
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Virginia George, originator of VUSN’s family nurse practitioner program, dies
Virginia Maxwell George, professor of nursing, emerita, and an early champion of nurse practitioners, died July 26 in Nashville. George was founding director of Vanderbilt’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program, one of the first in the Southeast. Read MoreAug 1, 2018
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Tommy Howe, longtime scientific glassblower for Department of Chemistry, dies
Before his retirement in 2016, Howe made major contributions to the chemistry department’s teaching and research programs as well as to other science departments in the College of Arts and Science, School of Engineering and School of Medicine. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt mourns death of Owen Professor Gary D. Scudder
Gary Scudder, the James A. Speyer Professor of Production Management at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, has died at the age of 65. Read MoreJun 15, 2018
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Alumna, BOT member with prominent estate jewelry business dies
Camilla Dietz Bergeron, a Vanderbilt University alumna and emerita trustee whose passion for collecting jewelry led her to found a noted antique and estate jewelry firm, died May 20. Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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Emeritus English professor who wrote Jane Austen biography dies
John W. Halperin, Centennial Professor of English, emeritus, died this spring at his home in La Jolla, California, from heart failure. He was 76. Read MoreMay 16, 2018
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Nancy Ransom, first director of Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, has died
Nancy Ransom, founding director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center at Vanderbilt and a champion of women’s rights, education and gender equality, died recently in Wilmington, Delaware, from complications of ALS. She was 89. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt Divinity professor and committed community activist dies
Eugene TeSelle, a retired Divinity School professor who was a strong advocate on community issues ranging from urban neighborhood preservation to integrated schools, died March 1. Read MoreMar 7, 2018
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In Memoriam: Perry Wallace, BE’70, 1948-2017
By Andrew Maraniss, BA’92 “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perry Wallace, who through quiet strength and courage blazed a trail that still serves as a lesson in resilience and perseverance in the face of incredible obstacles. We are more fortunate for having known him and for… Read MoreFeb 26, 2018
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Passages, Winter 2018
William W. Bain Jr., BA’59: Long-Term Strategist William W. Bain Jr., an alumnus and emeritus member of the Board of Trust, died Jan. 16 at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 80 years old. Bain founded Bain & Co., a corporate strategy consulting… Read MoreFeb 26, 2018
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VUMC mourns renowned neurotologist Glasscock
Renowned neurotologist Michael E. Glasscock III, MD, adjunct professor of Otolaryngology, died Feb. 17 in the home he shared with his daughter, Martina Glasscock Barnes, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 84. The cause of death was kidney disease. Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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Ohde remembered as consummate teacher, researcher
Ralph Ohde, PhD, professor emeritus of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, died Jan. 8. He was 73. Read MoreFeb 15, 2018
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Vanderbilt alumnus who founded Bain & Company dies
William W. Bain Jr., a Vanderbilt alumnus and emeritus member of the Board of Trust who founded Bain and Company, a global corporate consulting firm, died Jan. 16. Read MoreJan 22, 2018
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Perry Wallace, pioneer who integrated SEC basketball, has died
Perry Wallace, BE’70, the Vanderbilt University student-athlete who integrated Southeastern Conference varsity basketball, died Dec. 1. He was 69. Read MoreDec 4, 2017
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Statement on the passing of Perry Wallace
"Vanderbilt, the sports world, and the entire country lost a civil rights icon today. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perry Wallace, who through quiet strength and courage blazed a trail that still serves as a lesson in resilience and perseverance in the face of incredible obstacles," said Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Friday. Read MoreDec 1, 2017
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Research symposium, memorial service to honor Webb Sept. 21
The Department of Biological Sciences will host a research symposium and memorial service in honor of Donna Webb on Thursday, Sept. 21. The professor of biological sciences and of cancer biology died May 15 at age 50. Read MoreSep 15, 2017