‘engineering alumni’
Vanderbilt engineering alum named to 2021 ‘Forbes’ 30 under 30
Jan. 8, 2021—Vanderbilt alumnus Graham Gaylor has been selected for the 2021 Forbes “30 Under 30.” The 10th annual list recognizes 600 entrepreneurs, scientists, activists and entertainers changing the world. Graham Gaylor Gaylor, BS’14, is the cofounder of VRChat, a social network that allows users to build virtual worlds to hang out in and interact with each other...
Two engineering grads are 2018 alumni honorees
Jun. 5, 2018—Two engineering graduates are recipients of 2018 alumni awards. Kimberly Bryant, electrical engineering, BE’89, and Krista Donaldson, mechanical engineering, BE’95, will be honored by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Oct. 11 during Reunion/Homecoming weekend. “The honorees include alumni who are recognized around the world for their professional achievements, their services to communities at home and abroad,...
Alumni startup speeds up hospital device, technology procurement
Feb. 11, 2018—Three key experiences paved the way for Austin Dirks (BE’08) and Stephen Saine (BS’04) to launch a medical device and technology procurement platform together in July 2014. Both attended Vanderbilt as undergraduates, both were in the School of Engineering, and both were members of Sigma Chi. Their “immediate affinity” accelerated the relationship and likely put...
Engineering alumni Evans, Rothschild to lead Vanderbilt University Board of Trust
Apr. 22, 2016—The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has elected Bruce R. Evans to succeed Mark F. Dalton as chairman and Jeffrey J. Rothschild to succeed Jackson W. Moore as vice chairman, effective July 1, 2017. Officer positions are term-limited. Evans and Rothschild are graduates of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Evans graduated magna cum laude with a...
Three engineering grads named to university’s alumni board
Jul. 3, 2013—Three of seven new members of the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board are alumni of the School of Engineering. They were unanimously approved during the board’s April 12 meeting for three-year terms that began July 1, 2013. The engineering alumni taking seats on the board are: Cathy Cox, BE’95, a producer at Sony Computer Entertainment...