Community & Giving Archive — Page 26 of 35

April 21, 2017

Ingram family honors father with $20 million gift to Vanderbilt’s College Halls

Three Ingram family members are making gifts totaling $20 million to name Vanderbilt University’s newest College Hall in honor of their late father and former Board of Trust member, E. Bronson Ingram.

April 20, 2017

Graduate student’s research lauded by P.E.O. Sisterhood

Nicole Perry, a graduate student in Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is one of 100 doctoral students in the United States and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award this year from the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization based in Des Moines, Iowa.

April 13, 2017

Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon, Vanderbilt’s largest student-led philanthropic organization, raised a record $282,332 to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during its recent annual event.

March 30, 2017

Research support

DS Services of America Inc. recently presented a $100,000 gift to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to support breast cancer research.

March 23, 2017

Gavin family’s new gifts expand support for Trauma program

When Carol Ann Gavin was transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 2010 after being gravely ill for weeks, one of the first people she met was critical care surgeon Richard Miller, M.D. She immediately trusted Miller’s assurance that he would get her well. He delivered on his promise.

March 23, 2017

Volunteer leaders added to VUMC advisory boards

Thirteen volunteer leaders have been named over the past year to fill vacant positions on three Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) advisory boards and councils.