VUMC Giving

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Dolly Parton and longtime friend, Naji Abumrad, MD. (photo Courtesy of Dolly Parton)
June 15, 2022

Dolly Parton donates $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such as coronavirus that have worldwide ramifications.

By Craig Boerner
Attendees at the Spring Donor Celebration included, from left, Jane Corcoran, Melinda Balser, Alice Coogan, MD, Edie Carell Johnson, Amy Schoeny, PhD, and David Johnson.
June 2, 2022

Event honors VUMC donors for their loyal support

By Nancy Humphrey
From left, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, Orrin Ingram, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, Mary Brock, John Brock III, John Brock IV, Major Brock, Morgan Brock, Adam Dixon, Rebecca Brock Dixon.
May 31, 2022

$10 million gift from Brock family to establish Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation

By Nancy Humphrey
April 13, 2022

Iroquois Steeplechase set for May 14, ambassador named

The Iroquois Steeplechase, one of America’s premier horse racing events, is getting ready for the annual ride set for Saturday, May 14. A time-honored tradition and long considered Nashville’s rite of spring, the Iroquois Steeplechase will once again benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
March 31, 2022

Clip In 4 the Cure

More than 300 riders participated in the inaugural Clip In 4 the Cure, a relay-style, team cycling event that supported cancer initiatives at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
Debra Friedman, MD, left, and Meg Rush, MD, presented Rinne with a custom-made version of his Predators jersey, which will permanently hang inside Seacrest Studio. (photo by Cayce Long)
February 28, 2022

Rinne’s long history of supporting Children’s Hospital celebrated

Last week, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated retired Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne’s long history of strong support.

By Christina Echegaray
January 27, 2022

New fund supports appendiceal cancer research

By Tom Wilemon
January 20, 2022

Vanderbilt mourns loss of tireless philanthropist Dugas

Laura Jo Turner Dugas, who along with her brothers Cal Jr. and Steve Turner and their families, have been longtime supporters of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, died on Dec. 26, 2021. She was 84.
By Nancy Humphrey
January 13, 2022

Eve of Janus event benefits Children’s Hospital

The Eve of Janus, the longest-running fundraising event for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a $1 million milestone gift to the hospital’s Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic.
By Christina Echegaray
December 9, 2021

Vision foundation’s longtime support key to Penn’s research efforts

By Nancy Humphrey
December 2, 2021

Directorships honor VUMC leaders and philanthropic partners

Ten Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders from across the enterprise in clinical care, research, education and administration have been named as holders of endowed directorships.
By Doug Campbell
November 17, 2021

Hockey Fights Cancer comes through for Children’s Hospital

The Nashville Predators hockey team continued its longtime support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with this week's Hockey Fights Cancer game.
By Christina Echegaray
November 4, 2021

VUMC named a NORD rare disorders center of excellence

By Nancy Humphrey
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