‘Kyser Miree’
Kyser Miree Scholarship supporters rise to the challenge in memory of beloved alumnus
Jul. 14, 2021—2021 marks 10th anniversary of Miree’s passing; Scholarship match deadline is Aug. 31 This spring marked the 10th anniversary of the Kyser Miree Scholarship, which was established to recognize the life and leadership of the late Kyser Miree, BE’09. In recognition of this milestone and in hopes of reaching an endowment of $1,000,000, a matching gift challenge was...
Kyser Miree Scholarship supporters launch challenge to expand opportunities for engineering undergraduates
Sep. 8, 2020—Donors aim to grow endowment to $1M with matching campaign A $1 million matching gift challenge by a donor is marking the tenth anniversary of the Kyser Miree Scholarship for undergraduate students in the School of Engineering. This scholarship was established in 2010 to recognize the life and leadership of Kyser Miree, BE’09, a magna cum laude...
2009 engineering graduate killed in Mobile, Ala.
Apr. 18, 2010—Christopher Kyser Miree (Kyser), 23, a 2009 Vanderbilt University graduate, was found in his Mobile, Ala., apartment Friday with a gunshot wound to his head, and was pronounced dead Saturday, April 17, at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. The Mobile Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. Miree graduated magna cum laude with...