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Our Students

Enrolled: Fall, 2011

David Airey
Yaoyi Chen
Liping Du
Sarah Fletcher		“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever his is.” C.S. Lewis I’m from New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Alaska, and now Tennessee! I love traveling, food and am happiest when I am enjoying the outdoors!! My love of honky tonks, country music , and fried chicken has significantly increased since coming to Nashville!
Qi Liu
Nathaniel Mercaldo		“Hi, I’m Nate. I am a Pacific Northwest transplant that is proud to call Nashville home. When not working, I like to go to Predators games, participate in runs around the city, create Pandora stations, and order ridiculous things off Amazon (like a didgeridoo and the Fraggle Rock 20-DVD collection).
Uche Sampson
Laurie Samuels		I returned to school after 16 years working in horticulture, science education, and data management (not all at the same time).

Jacob VanHouten
Valentine Wanga

Mark Giganti
Austin Lanser		“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” – Robert W. Service I’m from Prescott, Arizona. I enjoy cooking, tennis and live music of all kinds. Simply love ice cream, all varieties and most flavors.
David Schlueter		I’m from Michigan and I really enjoy playing electric guitar, doing math, running, playing hockey, and eating tacos. http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Main/DavidSchlueter

Derek Smith
Christina Tripp		“Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.” - Dr. Seuss I’m from Houston, Texas. Besides studying Biostatistics, I love going on walks, experimenting in the kitchen, spoiling Lily (my maltipoo puppy), and exploring new places and cultures! Chocolate is my favorite food.
Minchun Zhou		“Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosohy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.” Francis BaconI’m from Shanghai, China. I love traveling and sports of all kinds, especially playing soccer and swimming. Sushi, steak and cheesecake are my favorite foods.”