William Schaffner stands at a microphone on a dimly lit stage, wearing a suit and Vanderbilt identification badge. William Schaffner has chaired Vanderbilt’s Department of Preventive Medicine since 1982. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt)

After a storied history of achievement in the areas of teaching, research and advocacy in the fields of prevention and public health, Vanderbilt’s Department of Preventive Medicine is expanding and will be re-named.