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Cochran to be honored at Army ROTC Leadership Symposium Sept. 27
Sep. 7, 2016—Sandra Cochran, president and chief executive officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., and Vanderbilt engineering alumna (ChemE’80), will be honored at a campus Leadership Symposium and a celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the national ROTC program on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos and the Vanderbilt University Army Reserve Officers’ Training...
School recognizes students in athletics, Army and Navy ROTC
Feb. 16, 2016—When a former trial lawyer with the United State Department of Justice and the first African American varsity athlete in the SEC, and the president and CEO of an American chain of over 600 restaurants offer you some advice, listen. Two nationally known Vanderbilt engineering alumni recently spoke to about 50 students who find time...
Alumna named president and CEO of Cracker Barrel
Aug. 1, 2011—Sandra B. Cochran has been named president and chief executive officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., effective Sept. 12, 2011, at which time she is also slated to become a member of the Board of Directors. Cochran holds a chemical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University. She received a Distinguished Alumnus Award and was...
Engineering alumna named Cracker Barrel president and COO
Nov. 5, 2010—Cracker Barrel Old Country Store named its current chief financial officer and executive vice president as president and chief operations officer on Nov. 3. Cochran, former CEO of Books-A-Million, joined the restaurant chain last year. Cochran holds a chemical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and a master of business administration from Pacific Lutheran University. Following...