philanthropy Archives

Philanthropists Steve and Judy Turner have endowed a new faculty chair in the Department of Neurology.

New faculty chair is latest gift from Steve and Judy Turner

Jan. 28, 2021—Nashville philanthropists Steve and Judy Turner, adding generously to their longtime support of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University, have endowed a new faculty chair in the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: the Judith Payne Turner Chair in Neurology.

COVID doesn’t slow Friends of Children’s Hospital’s support

Oct. 29, 2020—In the thick of the pandemic, friends are as important as ever. Since 1972, Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, a volunteer organization, has been supporting the hospital through fundraising, outreach and patient and family programs.

Donna and Jeffrey Eskind, MD, have committed to endowing a chair in autism spectrum disorder research in the School of Medicine.

Eskind gift to boost research on autism spectrum disorder

Sep. 17, 2020—Donna and Jeffrey Eskind, whose generous gifts have advanced Vanderbilt research that is improving lives, have made a new commitment of $2 million to endow a new chair in autism spectrum disorder research in the School of Medicine.

Vanderbilt University Women’s Basketball team members showed their support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and spent time with patient ambassador Gabee Barnes during the Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon in February.

Vanderbilt students recognized for support of Children’s Hospital

Jul. 29, 2020—Vanderbilt University was recently awarded the 2020 Community Service Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl for its Dancing Dores program and Dance Marathon. Both programs raise funds for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

The Reed family includes, from left, Nicole, holding Alice, Ed, Sam, Micaela, Brenda, Nicholas, Olivia and Colin Reed. (Photo taken prior to social distancing.)

Reed family’s gift helps support new fetal clinic space

Jul. 9, 2020—Brenda and Colin Reed, chair and CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties, are thankful they get to watch their two curious, blue-eyed, 3-year-old twin granddaughters, Olivia and Alice Reed, grow up.

Metro vice mayor Jim Shulman and Dena McCormick, vice president of Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative, pose for a photo with boxes of masks being donated to Vanderbilt University Medical Center after packing the masks into a car at a temporary storage location on Monroe Street Monday, May 4, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ferrell McDaniel Company donated thousands of masks to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Crucial donation

May. 7, 2020—Metro Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman and Dena McCormick, vice president of Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative, pose for a photo after picking up boxes containing thousands of masks that were donated to VUMC by the Ferrell McDaniel Company.

Donating from the heart

Apr. 30, 2020—Tyler Hubbard of country music’s Florida Georgia Line and his wife, Hayley Hubbard, delivered meals to VUMC last week.

Dolly Parton makes generous gift to advance COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt

Apr. 2, 2020—Legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton has made a generous gift to Vanderbilt University Medical Center that will increase scientific knowledge and advance the battle against COVID-19.

Advocacy group’s gift boosts lung cancer research efforts

Feb. 13, 2020—An advocacy group for patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive lung cancer has awarded a $500,000 grant dedicated to overcoming treatment resistance to the cancer.

Joyce Jackson, right, established a fund in honor of her parents, Hazel and George Fellendorf, to support programs that benefit children with hearing loss.

Jackson’s gift to help children with hearing loss

Feb. 13, 2020—In honor of her parents, Joyce Jackson established The Hazel J. and George W. Fellendorf Childhood Deafness Fund at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center to support programs that benefit children with hearing loss.

Andrew Whitaker, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, holds the check for the 15th annual River of Hope Radiothon. The Children’s Miracle Network Hospital event raised $136,552 for the hospital. Shown in Seacrest Studio, from left, are Robyn Fomusa, promotions director, Kerri Arnold, Miss Tennessee, Champ, Jonathan Shuford, program director, and Savannah Grimm, on-air host.

Radiothon results

Dec. 19, 2019—The 15th annual River of Hope Radiothon event raised $136,552 for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Couple’s bequest allows them to reciprocate the gift of life

Nov. 21, 2019—Larry and Sue Hill, of Norris, Tennessee, decided after Larry’s life-saving kidney transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2012 that they weren’t satisfied just saying thank you and moving on. They wanted to pay it forward.