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 “There is an undeniable connection between business and community; there is a symbiotic relationship that must be nurtured and maintained. The importance of the Ingram Scholarship Program is that it teaches students how to do just that. By encouraging and educating tomorrow’s business and professional leaders about how to consider community, about how to examine social issues of importance, we instill in them a desire to serve their communities that never diminishes.”
— Martha Ingram |
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The program sponsors students who demonstrate a willingness and ability to combine a successful business or professional career with a lifelong commitment to finding solutions to critical societal problems.
Mr. Ingram’s own life exemplified volunteerism and an untiring commitment to mobilizing the resources of the business community to assist nonprofit community groups.
The Ingram Scholars Program challenges the vision and energy of Vanderbilt students to excel both inside and outside the classroom. Ingram Scholars must maintain the high academic standards that are Vanderbilt’s tradition as well as initiate and pursue volunteer projects in the community.
Among the largest gifts to the University was the multi-million-dollar gift to endow the Ingram Scholars Program, awarded each year to undergraduates who volunteer time while at Vanderbilt and demonstrate a commitment to combine a career in business or a business-related field with community service. The Ingram Scholars Program began in 1994 when four undergraduates and two incoming freshman were awarded scholarships. |
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