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Obituaries 2024

Mary Jane Fuller Albert, BSN’44, of Paducah, Ky., April 25, 2023. She graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University Nursing School. At Vanderbilt, she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. In 1943, she met her husband, John on a blind date; they were married a year later in Nashville. She was a member of St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah and a registered nurse at Western Baptist and Lourdes Hospitals for more than 20 years, continuing her friendships with her coworkers at Lourdes for 40 years. She loved the outdoors, especially going to the Smoky Mountains in the fall for family reunions. Gardening and watching hummingbirds were favorite pastimes. She is survived by seven children, including John Edward Albert, BA’68, and Carolyn Davis, ’69; son-in-law Dr. C.K. Davis, MD'64; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Roe David McBurnett Jr., ’45, ’49, of Boulder, Colo., Dec. 22, 2022. Roe grew up in Nashville and attended Vanderbilt from 1941 to 1942. He played on the golf team and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He transferred to Georgia Tech with the V-12 college training program in the Naval Reserves and served on the USS Dehaven in World War II. From 1946 to 1947 he attended Vanderbilt Law School, before marrying Patricia Ann Davis and transferring to George Washington Law School. Roe practiced patent law for General Electric in Schenectady and Utica, N.Y., and for Western Electric in New York City, and Greensboro, N.C. He later moved to Sun City West, Ariz., and finally Boulder, Colo. Roe and Trish were happily married for 73 years before she died in 2021. He is survived by his two sons and two grandchildren.

Margaret Wilkerson Fort Meggs, BSN’47, of Adams, Tenn., June 7, 2023. Preceded at Vanderbilt by her brother, George Fort, BA’41, she was a cadet nurse during her Vanderbilt training. After graduation she joined the first staff of the Robertson County (Tenn.) Public Health Department and met and married Emerson Meggs. Later she was a nursing supervisor for the Tennessee Department of Public Health district covering Robertson, Montgomery, Houston and Stewart counties. She became a certified teacher in the early 1960s and retired from teaching second grade at Robertson County elementary schools in 1990. She was active in several local, state and national organizations, including the National Education Association, the retired teachers associations of Tennessee and Robertson County, and the alumni associations of Vanderbilt and Austin Peay State University. She is survived by two of her children, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Martha McCown McClure, BA’49, of Malvern, Ark., June 8, 2023. Martha graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She was married in 1950, then spent some time teaching high school biology and in lower grades. After moving to Malvern, she focused on her family and community and was a church leader. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, which promotes educational opportunities for women, for more than 50 years. She is survived by her four children, 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and niece Sue McCown Clark, BA’77.

Dorothy Hopper McGrath, BS’50, MS’76, of Atlanta, June 8, 2023. After earning degrees in education at Peabody College, Dorothy taught high school 15 years. In El Paso, Texas, she was on the board of the YWCA, president of the Civic Ballet and a member of Western Hills UMC. She loved gardening, playing bridge, cooking and taking classes at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is survived by daughter Susan McGrath Mason, son James P. McGrath, two grandchildren, a brother, nieces and a nephew.

James William “Jim” Cunningham, BE’51, of Nashville, May 11, 2023. At Vanderbilt, Jim studied electrical engineering and was a member of Tau Beta Pi honor society and Sigma Nu fraternity. He earned his master’s in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He worked at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tenn., after graduating from Vanderbilt, served in the Air Force 1953–58, then returned to AEDC to continue his career with Arnold Research Organization and Sverdrup Technology, retiring in 1993. Jim was an expert on electrical power supplies for arc-heated wind tunnels and after retirement continued as a consultant for the U.S., European and Japanese space programs until age 86. He was an AEDC Fellow (2006) and received the NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal in 2016. He is survived by two daughters, including Kay Cunningham O’Connell, BS’88, EMBA’96, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Heber Cullom Rogers, BA’51, MA’57, of Nashville, Aug. 4, 2023. Heber was a lifelong educator and spent 37 years at Peabody Demonstration School/University School of Nashville. He played a leading role in the school’s transition from the demonstration school to USN in the 1970s. After retiring from USN, he supervised student teachers for the Teaching and Learning Program at Peabody College. Heber traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe, where he first led cultural exchange tours with high school students. He was an avid rockhound, and his collection includes beautiful specimens from around the world. He was passionate about horses, especially Tennessee Walking Horses, and spent years riding the trails in Cheatham County, Tenn. Survivors include a sister, four children, four stepchildren, 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Bernd Kahn, MS’52, of Atlanta, July 13, 2023. Bernd emigrated from Germany with his parents in 1938, earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology), a master’s in physics from Vanderbilt, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Environmental Protection Agency and enrolled in the U.S. Public Health Service, from which he retired with the rank of captain. In 1974 he joined the Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics program at Georgia Tech as a professor, retiring as an emeritus professor after 48 years. He was a fellow of the Health Physics Society and received their Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award (1984) as well as the Meritorious Service Medal from the U.S. Public Health Service (1972). He is survived by his wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.

Mary Wyatt Upham Allen, BA’54, of St. Petersburg, Fla., May 19, 2023. After graduating from Vanderbilt, Mary returned to her native St. Petersburg with her husband and began the volunteer community service to which she devoted more than 70 years. She volunteered for local charitable organizations, such as the YWCA, HeadStart, The Palladium Theater and The Arts Center, and she served on many city and regional boards and committees. She mentored community volunteers and leaders, and her lifetime of community service and philanthropy was recognized with awards, including Leadership St. Petersburg’s Community Service Award, Queen of Hearts Community Service Award, City of St. Petersburg’s Senior Hall of Fame, and St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Woman of the Year Award. She was predeceased by husbands Tom Chris Allen Jr., BA’54, and George Freiss. Survivors include two sons and five step-grandchildren.

Ann Blair Adams Parke, BA’54, of Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 19, 2023. At Vanderbilt she majored in history, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and met the man she would marry, Frank Herbert “Bert” Parke Jr., BA’52. Ann Blair trained in opera throughout her life and sang in local opera companies. She served on the board of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and she and Bert chaired the first Opus Ball fundraising gala in 1985. She was a member of the Junior League of Little Rock and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Arkansas, and she and Bert were passionate baseball fans. She is survived by her three children, including John Blair Parke, BS’83, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and her sister.

Dr. Walter P. Griffey Jr., BA’55, MD’58, of Paris, Tenn., June 17, 2023. After earning his bachelor’s, Walter followed in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Walter P. Griffey Sr., BA’24, MD’28, and studied medicine at Vanderbilt. After his medical internship and residency at the University of Mississippi at Jackson and a stint in the U.S. Navy, he joined a clinic in Paris, Tenn. In 1980 he established the Griffey Clinic, retiring in 2008.

Walter also played a key role in establishing the Carey Counseling Center and served on Carey’s board for 30 years. He was a member of the board for Henry County Medical Center and president of the West Tennessee American Heart Association. He is survived by his wife, his four sons, including Dr. Walter Plummer “Bo” Griffey III, BA’86, six grandchildren and his brother, Dr. Richard Thomas Griffey, BA’61.

George W. Nordhaus, BA’55, of Santa Fe, N.M., April 24, 2023. As a member of the Commodores basketball team, George was the top scorer in the first game ever played in Memorial Gym. He also was a pitcher for the baseball team and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After a stint in the U.S. Navy, he became executive director of Insurors of Tennessee in 1959. He founded Insurance Marketing & Management Services in the 1970s, Agencies Online in 2008 and later the USA Insurance Network. He was inducted into the Insurance Hall of Fame in 2011 and won the Insurance Marketing Communications Association Golden Torch Award. In 1982, George and then-wife Katherine Nordhaus Starke established the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award at Vanderbilt in memory of their son to recognize excellence in teaching in the College of Arts and Science. George is survived by his wife, Sue Nordhaus; his former wife, his daughter, granddaughter, stepdaughter and stepson; and his brother, John David Nordhaus, BA’65.

W. Dillon Johnston, BA’60, of St. Louis, Dec. 26, 2022. Raised in Atlanta, Dillon was a high school All-State athlete and president of his class all four years. At Vanderbilt he was a running back for the Commodores football team and led the SEC in kick returns toward the end of his senior year. He was a strong student, earning a master’s degree in English literature from Columbia and later a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Virginia. He taught for 27 years at Wake Forest University, where he founded WFU Press, still the leading publisher of Irish poetry in the U.S. He later taught and directed the creative writing program at Washington University. He is survived by his wife, Guinn Batten; former wife, Anne Johnston; children Kathleen and Devin, three grandchildren, and brothers Richard Boles “Dick” Johnston Jr., BA’57, MD’61, Charles Louis “Chuck” Johnston, BA’62, MAT’67, and Warren Nelson Johnston.

Mary Gilbert “Polly” Armistead Cummins, BA’61, of Nashville, March 11, 2023. Polly had fond memories of her college experience, including professors such as Donald Davidson, a founder of the Fugitives literary group. After graduating from Vanderbilt, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Polly worked for the Project Head Start pilot program as a Metro Nashville school teacher and was an active community volunteer. She was a member of Junior League of Nashville and other organizations and enjoyed reading a daily newspaper, having grown up as a member of “a newspaper family,” owners of The Review-Appeal in Franklin, Tenn. She is survived by her three children and six grandchildren.

Lawrence Bauman Stumb Jr., BA’61, of Nashville, Dec. 8, 2021. Larry was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at Vanderbilt. After graduation he served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant in Germany from 1961 to 1963. He began working for Merrill Lynch after his discharge from the military and retired in 2013 after 50 years with the firm. Larry was a life member and past president of both the Nashville Sertoma Club and the Nashville Sierra Club. He is survived by his wife, four children, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

George Bew McGugin, BA’62, LLB’65, of Nashville, April 16, 2023. George was named to the All-SEC Sophomore First Team while playing for the Commodores. After earning his law degree and serving in the National Guard, George began practicing law with his father at the firm that traces its roots to his grandfather, longtime Vanderbilt Coach Dan McGugin. He was elected president of the International Association of Defense Counsel and was chosen as a fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys. George also assisted his high school alma mater’s football team in the 1960s and 1990s. He is survived by his wife, Anne Applegarth McGugin, BA’72; son Daniel George McGugin, BS’02, and his wife, Jennifer Simmons McGugin, JD’05, who is division counsel at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; son William Applegarth McGugin, BA’00, MEd’04, and his wife, Nancy Rankin Williams McGugin, PhD’11, who is a research assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt; daughter Susan Anne McGugin Davis, BS’04, and her husband, Joseph Marshall “Jay” Davis, BA’03; and 10 grandchildren.

Dr. Frank Chambers Robert, MS’62, of Hampton, Va., May 24, 2023. After earning a bachelor’s in physics at Davidson College and a master’s at Vanderbilt, Frank did radiation research at Oak Ridge, Tenn. He moved to Williamsburg, Va., when he was chosen to work with NACA, the precursor to NASA. In 1958, he was chosen for NASA’s original Space Task Group. As he worked with the astronauts, Frank became intrigued with the human body and decided to change careers and attend medical school. In 1967 he earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, completed a residency at the Medical College of Virginia, and eventually chose to practice family medicine in Hampton. He was president of the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, which later merged with other organizations to become the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. He is survived by his wife, six children, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

James Vaughn “Jim” Hunt Sr., BA’63, of Nashville, July 24, 2023. Jim was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Vanderbilt cheerleading team and continued to be an avid Commodores fan as an alumnus. After six years on active duty in the U.S. Navy—followed by 20 years in the Naval Reserve, reaching the rank of captain—he returned to Nashville and started a successful career in the insurance industry. In 2005 he was inducted into the Tennessee Insurance Hall of Fame. In 2011 he retired from Benefit Communications Inc., one of several insurance-related businesses he started. Jim also served as commissioner and mayor of Belle Meade, Tenn., and chairman of the board for the Nashville Zoo and Cheekwood Botanical Garden. He is survived by his wife, Sally Beasley Hunt, ’66, two sons, including James Vaughn Hunt Jr., BA’90, three grandchildren and two brothers.

Gerald Marc Hamburger, BA’64, of Atlanta, March 7, 2023. Marc built many deep friendships throughout his life, including those with his Zeta Beta Tau fraternity brothers at Vanderbilt, where he studied political science. He earned an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and for 33 years was vice president of marketing at Coca-Cola. After retiring, Marc was committed to community volunteerism and mentorship and was a lifelong supporter of Camp Coleman, a Jewish overnight camp for which Marc’s father was a founding member. He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren.

Ernest Keesee “Willie” Hardison III, BE’64, of Nashville, April 16, 2023. Willie studied electrical engineering at Vanderbilt, where he was president of Sigma Chi fraternity, ran track and met the woman he would marry. He spent three years as a captain in the U.S. Army (1965–68), then worked with Continental Oil in Texas before returning to Tennessee to work with National Life and Accident Co. Willie subsequently formed The Hardison Co., specializing in commercial real estate. He worked to provide affordable housing for veterans, was president of the Rotary Club of Nashville and served as treasurer of the Nashville Humane Association. Two of his favorite trips were traveling to Omaha with his son to cheer on the Vanderbilt baseball team in 2019 and 2021. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Lynn Northcutt Hardison, BA’64, MS’65, two children, four grandchildren and his sister, Nancy H. Williams, BA’60.

John Paul McDonald, BA’64, of Atlanta, Oct. 27, 2022. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After graduation he attended the U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., serving in the Vietnam War as an ensign in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer escort radar ship. His first job was with Blue Bell Industries in New York. He stayed with Blue Bell and moved to their corporate headquarters in Greensboro, N.C. It was there he met and married Rebecca Garrett. John continued his academic career at the Kenan/Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina where he earned an MBA in finance. John was a successful CPA in his own accounting firm in Greensboro. He is survived by his wife, Becky, and his son, Garrett; a sister, Raleigh McDonald Hussung, ’66, and a brother, Morris I. McDonald Jr.

Larry Kenneth Harrington, JD’65, of Owensboro, Ky., March 24, 2023. After earning a law degree at Vanderbilt, Larry began his law career in Washington, D.C., while also attending George Washington University where he earned an L.L.M. in 1967. He returned to Owensboro in 1967 and entered private law practice, ultimately founding the firm of Harrington & Fowler. He was a trusted and capable advocate to individuals, families, businesses and hospitals throughout his career. He also was the city attorney for Owensboro and founding legal counsel for the International Bluegrass Music Association. He was recognized by the Kentucky Bar Association in 2015 for 50 years of membership. He is survived by his wife, Hadley Roberts Harrington, BS’65, daughter Elizabeth Keeley Harrington, BA’88, sons John Kirtley Harrington, BA’91, MBA’95, and Robert Burnett Harrington, BA’95, MBA’01, daughter-in-law Chandler Coker Harrington, MEd’95, five grandchildren, including John Kirtley Harrington, BS’23, and three siblings.

Chester L. Parker Jr., BE’66, of Hoover, Ala., Sept. 24, 2022. Chester played center for the Commodore football team and studied civil engineering. After graduation he began his career with Shell Oil Co. in Birmingham, Chattanooga and Nashville. He also was employed by RIME Construction and Edgewater Beach Construction and was president and owner of Park Lane Construction until his retirement. He served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves with 87th Maneuver Area Command, Birmingham, and 334 Engineering Detachment, Nashville. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Parker; son, Scott Parker; and two grandchildren.

John Wharton Lowe III, BA’67, of Athens, Ga., Aug. 5, 2023. He earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University, was a senior Fulbright Professor at the University of Munich, an Andrew Mellon Fellow at Harvard, the Robert Penn Warren Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at LSU, and the Barbara Lester Methvin Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Georgia. In 2017 his Calypso Magnolia: The Crosscurrents of Caribbean and Southern Literature received the Society for the Study of Southern Literature’s Hugh Holman Award. He earned the MELUS Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Ethnic American Literatures, including a study of Zora Neale Hurston’s Jump at the Sun. His authorized biography of Ernest J. Gaines and Black Hibiscus: African Americans and the Florida Imaginary are to be published in 2024. He is survived by his wife and two brothers.

Robert Franklin Kimberlin III, MLS’69, of Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 15, 2022. Bob studied library science at Peabody College and began his career at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He then joined the federal library system beginning at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. His career took him to White Sands, N.M., Fort Belvoir, Va., and the U.S. Department of Energy Library in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, two children and one grandson.

Gloria Jean F. Knight, BS’71, of Nashville, Dec. 10, 2022. After getting her teaching certificate, Gloria taught business subjects for several years at Falls Business College and was their placement director. In 1977 she accepted employment with the American Red Cross in Nashville and worked her way through the ranks, retiring in 2003 as the administrative assistant to the general manager. She was preceded in death by her sister, Rebecca F. Tarkington, BS’70. She is survived by her husband, Roger D. Knight, BS’70, and nephew, Bruce Tarkington, BA’98, JD’01.

Richard Overton “Rick” Royce, MBA’78, of Franklin, Tenn., Sept 28, 2022. Originally from Louisville, Ky., Rick earned his undergraduate economics degree from Hampden-Sydney in Virginia before earning his MBA at Owen. After a short return to Louisville, he continued his finance career in Nashville and Brentwood, Tenn. Rick loved nature and especially enjoyed fishing the streams and lakes around Middle Tennessee. He was fond of fun practical jokes. Family legend recalls that one December, Rick and a co-conspirator secretly removed many round brass doorknobs from office doors. Co-workers were amazed when they eventually discovered the knobs were hiding in plain sight, hanging as ornaments on the Christmas tree. Beginning many years ago, Rick faced challenges caused by health issues, but he did not let this situation define him. He is survived by his wife, Denise D. Royce, BA’77, MBA’81, and one daughter.

Roy Brasfield Herron, JD’79, MDiv’80, of Dresden, Tenn., July 9, 2023. Roy graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin and then became one of the first students to earn dual law and divinity degrees at Vanderbilt. He was ordained in 1980. Roy was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1986 and served 26 years in the state Senate and House from 1986 to 2012. In 2010, Roy was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress (8th Congressional District), and he chaired the state Democratic Party 2013–15. His legislative career focused on health care, public education, consumer protection and victims’ rights. He is the author of four books and numerous articles and was an athlete who competed in marathons, ultramarathons and triathlons. Roy is survived by his wife, Nancy Carol Miller-Herron, JD’83, MDiv’83; his three sons; his brother, Benjamin Grooms “Ben” Herron, MBA’86, and extended family.

Roger Milam, JD’81, of Nashville, Jan. 17, 2023. After graduating from Washington & Lee University, and starting Vanderbilt Law School, Roger joined the U.S. Navy and spent three years on active duty, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. Roger came home to Tennessee, earned his law degree at Vanderbilt, entered private practice and then served with distinction as the U.S. District Court Clerk, Middle District of Tennessee, in Nashville. He is survived by his wife, Margy Milam, and numerous children and grandchildren.

William Wiley “Bill” Horton, BA’82, of Birmingham, Ala., March 7, 2023. Bill majored in business administration and economics at Vanderbilt then earned a J.D. in 1985 from Duke University and joined the Birmingham law firm of North, Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Lewis. He left private practice in 1994 and joined HealthSouth Corp. as general counsel. In 2003 he rejoined the Haskell Slaughter firm and later the Johnston Barton firm in Birmingham. He was chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section in 2015–16 and was active in the American Health Law Association as a practice group leader, book editor and speaker. Among his many honors was a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ABA Health Law Section in 2023. He eventually joined the Jones Walker firm, for which he managed the Birmingham office. He is survived by his wife, five children and one grandchild.

John Harold Finen III, BMus’92, of Brooklyn, N.Y., June 8, 2023. John developed his love of music and the arts as a member of the band at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn. After earning a degree in musical arts and computer science at Vanderbilt, he moved to New York City, working for 30 years in productions at Lincoln Center, New York City Center, the Joyce Theater, the World Science Festival, and with artists like Dave Matthews in Central Park, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, MOMIX, Lewis Black, Fela! The Concert, Blackstar Symphony—The Music of David Bowie and many others. John performed around the globe and with productions on Royal Caribbean and Atlantis Cruise Lines. He co-founded VACAYA in 2018, a travel agency that focused on the LGBTQ+ community. He is survived by his brother, stepfather and hundreds of chosen family members around the world.

Candace Ann “Candie” Banks Riehl, MSN’04, of Mayfield, Ky., Aug. 18, 2023. Born in St. Louis, Candie joined the 21st General Hospital Army Reserves Unit at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1981 and served 11 years, reaching the rank of sergeant. In 1992 she earned an associate of applied science in nursing and in 1996 a certificate for nurse-midwifery and began working at a small clinic in Mayfield. In 2004 she graduated from the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt as the School of Nursing’s Founder’s Medalist. Candie’s nursing career was dedicated to caring for women. She delivered more than 1,700 babies during her 25-year career and was personal midwife to many friends and family members. She is survived by her husband, her four children, nine grandchildren, three siblings, a stepsister and two stepmothers.

Willem Jager, Class of 2021, of Rogers, Ark, May 12, 2023. He died after a courageous, lifelong battle with lung disease. Born July 16, 1999, in Chicago, he was enrolled at Vanderbilt to pursue an engineering degree, and his dream was to be able to return to complete his studies. Everywhere Willem went, he touched the hearts of those he met with his loving smile, contagious laugh and distinct sense of humor. He loved to write and play music and brightened rooms with his guitar, keyboard and ukulele. Willem was also driven by intellectual curiosity, homing in on topics like the universe and quantum mechanics and keen on sharing his interests with others. He is survived by his father, Maarten, mother, Diane, and brother, Erik.

Thanvi Dola, Class of 2024, of Newark, Del., Oct. 1, 2023. She was an undergraduate student at Peabody College majoring in human and organizational development while completing the pre-med track with the goal of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon. Thanvi was a wonderful student and accomplished researcher with numerous co-authored articles in scientific publications. She loved Vanderbilt and was an engaged member of the campus community. She was editor-in-chief of The Vanderbilt Review literary journal for the 2021–22 academic year, and under her direction, the review was a finalist for Literary Magazine of the Year. She was a two-time winner of the VINES 1000 pitch competition held through the Wond’ry. Thanvi also attended a South by Southwest Special Ideator Bootcamp in March 2023 for an immersive experience with a group of fellow student entrepreneurs. She participated in the Vanderbilt Initiative for Public Health Equity. She was beloved by her family and friends.