Alumni

  • Vanderbilt University

    California alum celebrates 100th birthday with fetes in Nashville

    Nearly 100 guests attended a dinner party in Nashville hosted by Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in honor of engineering alumnus Ben Schulman’s 100th birthday. Several hundred well-wishers at Vanderbilt University marked Ben Schulman’s 100th birthday during a celebration weekend – Jan. 20-22 – in Nashville. The university honored Schulman… Read More

    Feb. 6, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Distinguished alumnus McCleskey was engineering scholarship donor

    McCleskey Samuel Warren McClesky died Jan. 10, 2017, at his home in Rome, Georgia. He was 87. McCleskey earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1951.  He was a dedicated supporter of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering. He created the McCleskey Honor Scholarship in 1998 for… Read More

    Feb. 3, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two civil engineering alums named to firms’ top spots

    Two civil engineering graduates have been appointed to leadership roles in their companies. E. Surface Elizabeth “Ibba” Surface (B.E.’78) is the new president of Ross Bryan Associates Inc. and the first woman to lead the 67-year-old Nashville-based structural engineering firm. Bryan Tharpe (B.E.’94) has been named division vice president of… Read More

    Feb. 2, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    From Ironman to Vanderbilt engineering

    Opportunity Vanderbilt creates a tech entrepreneur out of an engineer Chandler Barnes, class of 2018, never saw himself as a Vanderbilt student back when he was in high school. Mainly, he worried that the university was out of reach financially. “When I was applying to schools, my dad… Read More

    Feb. 1, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt biomedical engineer receives presidential award for advanced wound healing research

    Craig Duvall, right, in the lab discussing his research with a student. (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt) Craig L. Duvall has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early… Read More

    Jan. 31, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Four in civil engineering elected to American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

    Three Vanderbilt civil engineering professors and one senior research scientist who are nationally recognized experts in environmental sustainability and hazardous waste management have been elected for membership in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists and recognized as board certified environmental scientists. Philip Craig Philip, George Hornberger, Doug Adams… Read More

    Jan. 30, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering alums Capps, Card pass along advice to athletes, ROTC members at banquet

    From left, Prof. Shannon Capps,, Dean Philippe Fauchet and Ret. Vice Admiral Kendall Card at Monday’s Engineering Athletic/ROTC Banquet. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) A  Drexel University professor and a retired vice admiral, both School of Engineering alums, addressed a crowd of engineering undergraduates active on Vanderbilt’s athletic teams and in ROTC… Read More

    Jan. 24, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering school staff member receives Commodore Award

    The Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor, was presented to an engineering school staff member during the Service Award Celebration Jan. 18 in the Student Life Center. Karen Page, department administrator in civil and environmental engineering, received a cash prize and an engraved crystal bowl from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read More

    Jan. 20, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt ranked 20th among world’s 100 most innovative universities

    Vanderbilt University has been named one of the world’s most innovative universities. Vanderbilt ranked 20th in the second annual Reuters Top 100, which aims to identify the institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy. Vanderbilt climbed 14… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt’s Camp is new TSPE president; dual focus will be membership growth, licensing

      Research Associate Professor Janey Camp is in expert at using GIS tools for research in transportation and resiliency. (Alan Poizner for Vanderbilt University) Candy wrappers and reports littered the conference table, evidence of hours of debate among the 14 engineers seated around it. At issue: Growing membership and covering… Read More

    Jan. 17, 2017