2015
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Pioneer in online computing, emeritus professor Bill Rowan Jr. dies
William (Bill) H. Rowan Jr., 81, died Jan. 6, 2015. Rowan’s ties to Vanderbilt run deep and wide – as an alumnus, as a faculty member, as an alumni volunteer, and as a donor. Bill Rowan Jr. Rowan (BE ’55, Professor Emeritus) joined the engineering faculty in 1964 and became… Read MoreJan. 8, 2015
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SEC pioneer, Vanderbilt hero credits engineering degree for crucial successes
Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director David Williams helped recognize Vanderbilt basketball great Perry Wallace (center) and author Andrew Maraniss (second from right) during halftime of the Dec. 4 men’s basketball game. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) By Andrew Maraniss He wasn’t going to trade one… Read MoreJan. 8, 2015
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Remains of Vanderbilt chemical engineering grad lost in WWII returned to U.S.
WATCH: In Loving Memory of Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr. The remains of a Vanderbilt University chemical engineer who died in a World War II fighter plane crash were laid to rest last week in Montgomery, Ala. Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr. played football for Vanderbilt and… Read MoreJan. 7, 2015
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7 Vanderbilt engineers who found winter break was prime time for research
Relieved undergraduates turned in their finals and jetted off for winter break a few weeks ago, leaving the halls at Vanderbilt University School of Engineering almost unnervingly empty. But there’s no break for research. Anyone in need of company could find labs full of Ph.D. candidates working practically… Read MoreJan. 2, 2015