Among the Eskind family’s many contributions were the establishment of the comprehensive Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic and the Annette Schaffer Eskind Chair at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.

A portion of the funds will go to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation and fund statewide education and outreach for organ donation.

Currently, children in Tennessee must travel out of state, often hours away from home, to receive the intensive rehabilitation care they need, creating significant hardships and burdens on families.

The science fair exhibited research projects, including Lamb’s, that are funded by the NIH, with topics ranging from inflammation to congenital heart conditions, cancer clinical trials and personalized medicine.  

“We are delighted that this endowment will fulfill our parents’ plan for this money to not go for a ‘thing,’ but rather toward people,” Lynne Wolfe said.

Vanderbilt men’s hoops great Shan Foster, who now works at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be inducted into the 2025 Allstate Sugar Bowl’s New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.