School of Medicine. School of Nursing. Owen Graduate School of Management. Peabody College of education and human development. Vanderbilt is a member of the Association of American Universities. Total employment figure represents only faculty and staff of Vanderbilt University, plus Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty appointed by the university. Learn more at the Alumni website. Located a mile and a half southwest of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt is home to more than tree and shrub varieties and was designated an arboretum in The oldest building on the original campus was constructed around Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory , located about 9 miles from campus, also is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Board of Trust is the governing body of the university. The chancellor, who is chosen by the Board of Trust, is the chief executive officer of the university. Daniel Diermeier is chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Comprised of nine libraries, the Heard Libraries rank among the top 50 research libraries in the nation and are home to extensive physical collections, databases, e-books, journals and archival materials. The oldest item in the Special Collections Library dates to B.
The flagship Central Library was built in , enlarged in and renovated in It is a LEED gold-certified, 21st-century center for intellectual and community activity. The Peabody Education Library, which opened in , is housed in a historic Carnegie library building. View the Financial Report.
Managing more than 2 million patient visits each year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an independent, nonprofit corporation that shares Vanderbilt University's respected name and collaborates closely with the university through education and research. With the only Level 1 highest level trauma center in Middle Tennessee, the region's only Level 4 highest level neonatal intensive care unit, and the state's only dedicated burn center serving adults and children, VUMC includes Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr.
VUMC also helps coordinate care through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network of more than 6, clinicians, 70 hospitals, 15 health systems, and drop-in and urgent-care clinics throughout Tennessee and surrounding states, creating the largest health care network in the region.
Vanderbilt University. Close Menu Vanderbilt University. All Vanderbilt. His ninth and most recent studio album, The Mountain, was released on June 8, Shawn Johnson East is an American former artistic gymnast.
She is the Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also the all-around World Champion, and a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the team titles in and , as well as titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam in William Russell Geist is an American television personality and journalist.
Geist also frequently serves as a fill-in anchor on both the weekday edition and the saturday edition of Today. Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from to and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from to , where he helped the implementation of Education He was the 32nd Vice President of the United States, serving from to Andrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 63rd Governor of Kentucky since December Swanson attended Vanderbilt University, and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him first overall in the Major League Baseball draft, and traded him to the Braves during the —16 offseason. He made his MLB debut in He played college basketball for Vanderbilt before being selected with the 30th overall pick in the NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. He last appeared in the NBA Finals, and did not play basketball since his knee surgery in the season until coming back in Carroll formerly played for the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University.
He is the nephew of former Missouri and former Arkansas men's basketball coach Mike Anderson. Richard Scott Bakker is a Canadian fantasy author and frequent lecturer in the South Western Ontario university community.
He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area. In he attended the University of Western Ontario to pursue a degree in literature and later an MA in theory and criticism. Since the late s, he has been attempting to elucidate theories of media bubbles and the intellectual alienation of the working class.
After all but dissertation in a PhD in philosophy at Vanderbilt University he returned to London, Ontario where he now lives with his wife and daughter. He spends his time writing split between his fiction and his ongoing philosophic inquiry.
He is also an editor-at-large of CNN Business. He is known for his role as an anti-video-game activist, particularly against violence and sex in video games. During his time as an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture.
This included rap music, broadcasts by shock jock Howard Stern, and the content of video games and their alleged effects on children. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their College World Series championship team. Stephen Ira Cohen is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U. Representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. Richard Clay Travis is an American political commentator, sports journalist, writer, lawyer, radio host, television analyst, media personality and founder of OutKick.
He has been named by iHeartMedia to be one of two hosts of a three-hour weekday conservative talk show which replaced Rush Limbaugh on many radio stations beginning on June 21, He is joined by Buck Sexton on the program. Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism.
He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He is the only person to have won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and poetry. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems. John Irving Bloom, known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer.
Mark William Prior is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, he pitched for the team from to in a career that was marred by injuries. In his prime, his repertoire of pitches included a mids mph fastball, a curveball, and a changeup. He is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Amanda Grace Sudano Ramirez is an American singer-songwriter and model. She is a member of the musical duo Johnnyswim. After this victory, he moved into the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. On August 16, , he shot the tenth sub round in the history of the PGA Tour, firing an opening round 59 at the Wyndham Championship. James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet and novelist.
He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in He also received the Order of the South award. He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA draft. Henry Ross Perot Jr. George Michael MacIntyre is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator at Memphis.
Casey Hayward Jr. He played college football at Vanderbilt. He was a close friend and follower of Sun Yat-sen through the Xinhai Revolution in His children became some of the most prominent figures in the Republican China.
Her work on NBC News Overnight was recognized by the jurors of the duPont Columbia Awards as "possibly the best written and most intelligent news program ever. Benjamin Eugene Quayle is an American lawyer and politician who is a former U. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. James Oliver Eastland was an American politician from the state of Mississippi who served in the United States Senate as a Senator in ; and again from until his resignation on December 27, He played college basketball for Vanderbilt.
Yun Chi-ho was an important political activist and thinker during the late s and early s in Joseon Korea. He was a strong nationalist especially in his early years; pushing for reform and modernization of the Joseon government. He also served in various government positions and was a strong supporter of Christianity in Korea.
Jerry S. Parr was an American Secret Service agent who is best known for his act of bravery in defending President Ronald Reagan during the attempt on the president's life on March 30, , in Washington, D. Parr pushed Reagan into the presidential limousine and made the critical decision to divert the presidential motorcade to George Washington University Hospital instead of returning to the White House.
He was honored for his actions that day with U. Congress commendations, and is widely credited with helping to save the president's life. Greg Fischer is an American businessman, entrepreneur and 2nd mayor of Louisville metro. In , he was elected vice president of the U. Conference of Mayors and served as its president in James Morris Lawson Jr. He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement.
He was expelled from Vanderbilt University for his civil rights activism in , and later served as a pastor in Los Angeles for 25 years.
William Worthington Bain Jr. Leonard John Lance is an American politician and attorney who served as the U. Representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district, from to He ran for re-election in , but was defeated by Democrat Tom Malinowski. He is the all-time leader for blocked shots in the school's history and the NCAA all-time leader for three-pointers made by any player 7 feet tall or taller.
Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette underground, and his influence is particularly felt in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop artists of the post-millennium. Since , he has self-released approximately albums, while about three dozen "official" albums largely compilations have been issued on various labels. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt. Kemp won the World Series with the Astros in Henry Grantland "Granny" Rice was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose.
His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio. Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician who twice served as governor of Mississippi —20, —32 and later was elected a U.
Senator — A lifelong Democrat, he was a filibusterer whose name was synonymous with white supremacy—like many Southern Democrats of his era, Bilbo believed that black people were inferior; he defended segregation, and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Adena T. Friedman is an American businesswoman. Initially joining Nasdaq in , she returned to Nasdaq from Carlyle in May as President of Global Corporate and information technology solutions. Donald "Dee" Margo is an American businessman and politician who served as the 54th mayor of El Paso, Texas from to He served on the Court from October to his retirement in January He is best known today for his sustained opposition to the domestic programs of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt and his overt racism and anti-semitism. Allen Lucas Messer is an American politician and lobbyist who represented Indiana's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from to He is a member of the Republican Party. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and was drafted by the Giants as the 14th pick in the first round of the MLB draft. Beede made his MLB debut in In , and , he was elected the city's public defender.
Zachary Latrell Stacy is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was drafted by the St. John Lawrence Seigenthaler was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights. Ryan Edward Flaherty is an American professional baseball former infielder and current coach. Flaherty was a utility player, having played every position including pitcher except for center field and catcher.
James French Hill is an American businessman and politician serving as the U. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since Faisal Basri is an Indonesian economist and politician. He is a faculty member at University of Indonesia, specializing in political economics, and a member of KPPU, Indonesian competition regulator. Carson Springer Fulmer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds organization.
He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. John Crowe Ransom was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review.
Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 30th U. Ambassador to Japan from to Thomas Fearn Frist Jr. Truman from to The office later became the White House Chief of Staff. A Republican, he represented District , which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities from his first election to the House in until his retirement in He chose not to seek re-election to the state House in He was commonly known as E.
Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of the high proper motion of Barnard's Star in , which is named in his honor. Laurentino Gomes is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He is best known as the author of the trilogy of books that cover the history of Brazil and Portugal during the 19th century. He has already released two of the three books: , about the transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil; and , about the Independence of Brazil.
He is about to release the third and final book of the series, , about the Proclamation of the Republic. She was the first female governor of the state. She wrote her autobiography. Roy Alton Blount Jr. James Ralph Sasser is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney.
She is the first woman to hold the position. Over the past 25 years, she has worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam in David Nelson Farr is an American business executive.
Farr has worked at the company since and retired as CEO on Feb 5, He is married to Lelia Far, with whom he has two children, and is a resident of Ladue, Missouri. He made his major league debut in In , she was installed as commander of the Third Fleet, making her the first woman to lead a United States Navy ship fleet.
She retired from service in Joshua Alexander Zeid is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher. He plays for Team Israel. University of Pennsylvania. Wayne State University. University of Illinois at Chicago. Washington University in St Louis. University of Louisville. University of Kentucky.
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