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Senior Day Speaker
In 2006, Vanderbilt Law School graduate Ed Nichols and his wife, Janice, in honor of Edward Carmack and Lucile Hamby Nichols, created and endowed The Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal. The medal includes a cash prize and is one of the university’s highest honors. It is given to individuals who define the 21st century and exemplify the best qualities of the human spirit.
Our 2012 Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal recipient and Senior Day speaker will be journalist and author Tom Brokaw
Senior Day – Thursday, May 10, 2012
Location – Memorial Gym
Time – 11 a.m. – Noon
Senior Day topic – “The Voice of a Generation”
Tom Brokaw draws on a rich career in network news, throughout which he has traveled the world to cover elections, summits, wars, political turmoil and major news events of every description. The legendary newsman entertains, enlightens and informs audiences with his experiences and observations on the current state of the United States and the world. His presentations, like his broadcasts, provide in-depth analysis of the important economic, political and social issues in the headlines and the people behind them. It is an unparalleled worldview that will provide a new understanding of the global village.
Watch live streaming video of Senior Day beginning at 10 a.m. Central Time at www.vanderbilt.edu
About Memorial Gym
- The main gym where Senior Day will be held is NOT air conditioned. Wear comfortable clothes in the event of unusually warm weather.
- Attendees with special needs
- Those with special needs and requiring the use of a wheelchair, will have priority seating on the East side of the gym.
- Wheelchair pickup will be located on the corner of Jess Neely Drive and 25th Ave. South (same corner as the baseball field and across from 25th Ave. Garage).
- More information available here.
- Holding seats is not permitted inside Memorial Gym as seating is limited.
- Senior Day will be streamed live on the Vanderbilt homepage and will also be available to watch after the event.
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