April 26 - May 3, 1999
Martha Ingram named chair of Vanderbilt Board of Trust

Martha R. Ingram
     Martha R. Ingram, chair of Ingram Industries Inc., was elected chair of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust April 23.
    The unanimous vote came during the first day of the Board’s two-day spring meeting. Ingram succeeds John R. Hall, who was elected chair in November 1995.
    “I am honored to serve as chair of the Board of Trust,” said Ingram, who was first elected to the Board in November 1995. (see story)
Wyatt announces plan to retire as Chancellor in July 2000

Photo by Billy Kingsley
Chancellor Wyatt speaks about his upcoming retirement. (see story)
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‘It’s really nice to hear your voice,’ inmate’s son says    by Thomas Goldsmith
    Each volunteer walks into prison with a book, a cassette recorder and a blank tape. And each leaves carrying a mother’s love.
    The two dozen volunteers who have driven out to the Tennessee Prison for Women Annex every other week this semester are part of Aiding Inmate Mothers, a program started by Vanderbilt Prison Project chair Jenny Chang. The program allows inmate mothers in the lower-security facility to connect with their children by reading books onto tape: both the tape and the book go to the children. (see story)
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