Vanderbilt Board Of Trust
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2024 Volunteer Leadership Weekend showcases gratitude for alumni and parent leaders
More than 150 alumni and parent volunteers gathered on campus March 1–2 for Vanderbilt’s seventh annual Volunteer Leadership Weekend. Attendees of the weekend events included representatives from many alumni and parent groups across the university. Read MoreMar 6, 2024
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Ken Roberts: Visionary Community and Business Leader
Obituary for Kenneth Lewis “Ken” Roberts, BA’54, JD’59, of Nashville, emeritus member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust and an active and engaged leader in the Nashville community. Read MoreJun 15, 2023
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Vanderbilt Law School announces $10M gift from private-equity entrepreneur Justin Ishbia, JD’04
Alumnus and Vanderbilt University Board of Trust member Justin Ishbia, JD’04, has donated $10 million to Vanderbilt Law School to support key strategic priorities within the school and to strengthen its position as one of the nation’s premier institutions for legal scholarship. Read MoreOct 6, 2021
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Patricia Frist, BA’61, Philanthropist and Community Leader
Patricia Gail “Trish” Champion Frist, BA’61, of Nashville, who had a great impact as a philanthropist and business advocate, died Jan. 5. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Parental Perspective: Parents Abby and Jon Winkelried offer valuable insights for Vanderbilt leaders
Abby and Jon became involved in the Parents Leadership Committee, later serving as co-chairs for the 2011–2012 Vanderbilt Parents Campaign. Jon, now a Vanderbilt trustee who is co-CEO of TPG Capital and the former co-president of Goldman Sachs, joined the Board of Trust in 2012. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Adena Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq, delivers keynote at Owen Forward
Adena Friedman, MBA’93, president and CEO of Nasdaq and a Vanderbilt Board of Trust member, will give the keynote address on Friday, Nov. 13, as part of Owen Forward. Read MoreNov 9, 2020
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Michael Ainslie, BA’65: ‘A Nose for Trouble’
Michael Ainslie has a knack for seeking out—and solving—difficult problems, as he writes in his new book A Nose for Trouble: Sotheby’s, Lehman Brothers, and My Life of Redefining Adversity. Read MoreAug 4, 2020
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Strong Shoulders: Dr. David Patterson
Dr. David Patterson, BA’81, MD’85, is proof the Vanderbilt experience doesn’t have to end after graduation. Patterson has served Vanderbilt as a trustee since 2013. He also is a member of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Board of Directors, and past president of the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association. Read MoreAug 4, 2020
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Camilla Dietz Bergeron, BA’64, ‘From Stocks to Rocks’
Camilla Dietz Bergeron, an emerita trustee whose passion for collecting jewelry led to her founding a noted estate jewelry firm, died May 20 after a long illness. She was 76. Bergeron was president of Camilla Dietz Bergeron Ltd., a New York–based purveyor of fine antique, period and estate… Read MoreSep 6, 2018