Odessa Settles

January 19, 2024

Retirement won’t slow down pioneering neonatal nurse Odessa Settles

Odessa Settles may have retired after spending more than 50 years as a neonatal nurse at Vanderbilt, but her career is far from over.

By Jessica Pasley
November 1, 2018

Hidden Figures event honors skills, resiliency, ingenuity

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office for Diversity Affairs held the second annual Hidden VUMC Figures event Oct. 29 in Light Hall.

By Kathy Whitney
October 24, 2018

Second annual Hidden VUMC Figures event set for Oct. 29

On Monday, Oct. 29, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office for Diversity Affairs will present the second annual “Hidden VUMC Figures” event — a tribute to employees who have made significant long-term contributions to the Medical Center, often behind the scenes.

By VUMC News and Communications