Odessa Settles Archive — Page 1 of 1

Smiling woman with her hair in a bun stands at the center of a retirement celebration, facing the camera while three other attendees are seen from the side or back.

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

Four people pose beneath a “HIDDEN VUMC FIGURES” presentation slide at Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Jesse Britton Sr., Martha Young, Adrienne Ames, and Odessa Settles.

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