Scott's passion for serving started from a young age. At the age of 8, he founded a program called "Take a Treat", which involved taking puzzles, books, and games to young children in hospitals to cheer them up. After entering this idea in a nation wide contest, he was given a $100,000 grant to implement his idea, as well as the opportunity to be interviewed on "Good Morning America".

During her four years at Vanderbilt, Grace was committed to learning about the needs of high-poverty communities and using her passion for psychology, sports, and education to serve these communities. Her academic focuses included public policy, international relations, and human psychological development.

In high school, Linzy founded the Myers Park March of Dimes Team, which was the first high school program in the Charlotte area to raise money and awareness for the March of Dimes. To plan fundraisers for the program, she partnered with Brentson Buckner of the NFL Carolina Panthers to raise over $10, 000 and awareness for the March of Dimes.

In high school, Rachna focused her efforts on tutoring inner-city children at an after school site called the One Room Drop-In School (ORDIS). Every afternoon after school, she and some of her classmates would spend a couple of hours helping the children with their homework and building lasting relationships at the same time.

From an early age, Tyler has been engaged in various community service activities either through Boy Scouts or independently, often playing piano at nursing homes. In high school, he was highly involved in community service.

In high school, Lindsey founded a chapter of Glamour Gals, a national non-profit that aims to end elder loneliness by having young women visit and provide complimentary facials and makeovers to residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers.

Wyatt Smith is a sophomore in Peabody College double majoring in Human and Organizational Development and Economics. He attended Pickens Academy in rural Carrollton, Alabama, where he served as President of the Student Government Association, captain on the varsity football and basketball teams, and valedictorian of his graduating class.

Jessica's community service work focuses on helping people with special needs. In addition, Jessica performs and teaches music, and serves as a facilitator for religious youth organizations. In high school, Jessica was active in the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, a social, religious, and community service youth organization in which she served as Regional President, responsible for all of the chapters in northern Ohio.

In high school, Andy enjoyed spending his time tutoring underprivileged children in West Nashville. He has also worked helping at Soup Kitchens, clearing trails for a new park, and playing with kids at Special Olympics. He also organized a program through the Red Cross to raise awareness for the importance of CPR in high schools.

In his high school years, Mark began his service as a literacy tutor to Latino immigrant men working at the Churchill Downs Racing Facility in his hometown. He went on to acquire his certification as a teacher of English as a Learned Language, later leading classes in English, computer proficiency for both English and Spanish speakers, and GED and citizenship test preparation.

In high school Stefan became involved with the Timmy Foundation, a local non-for-profit organization in Indianapolis that focuses on providing necessary housing, education, and medical care in impoverished third world countries.

Although throughout high school Tiffany focused mainly on community service involving children, her time here at Vanderbilt thus far has greatly broadened her interests as far as service is concerned. The biggest project that she is currently undertaking is the revival of Vanderbilt Prison Project, a multi-dimensional service organization dealing with all aspects of the criminal justice system.

Amber has always had a passion for service. In high school she volunteered with the Red Cross during blood drives and at her local hospital working at the help desk. She was also a very active member in her church's youth group. With this group she participated in many different service activities across her community and traveled to Honduras in 2003 to help with numerous community development projects.

Jennifer is a passionate human rights, environmental and social justice activist. Since her sophomore year, she served as the President of STAND- Students Taking Action Now, Darfur, an anti-genocide coalition that focuses on human rights, refugees, and genocide.

In high school, Brad's service focused on his work at his public high school and efforts to improve the education conditions for all students. Along with two friends, he raised $30,000 for a renovation of the school's landscape, providing a more welcoming atmosphere and a green space that all could appreciate.

Kristen was involved in numerous community service activities in high school including helping to found Interact, the high school branch of Rotary International. Through this organization she created the "Help the Homeless Sleepout".

As a high school student, Danielle founded and directed the National Awareness Committee (NAC) in Louisville, KY. This organization was dedicated to serving impoverished, forgotten communities in the United States. In particular, Danielle coordinated fundraising events and letter-writing campaigns that raised over $10,000 to support mission trips to the Rosebud and Pine Rigde Indian Reservations.

John entered Vanderbilt University with a passion for strengthening communities, particularly through youth leadership initiatives, coherent policy development, and social mobilization. As a freshman, John traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to speak at a conference called "Education for Values and Social Change". His interest in Central and South America led him to the Vanderbilt Chapter of Manna Project International, where he served as the Chair of a monthly Hunger Lunch campaign that raised support for a Nicaraguan feeding program.

Prior to his career at Vanderbilt, Andrew focused his volunteer efforts on disaster relief preparedness and community education through the Red Cross. His involvement included everything from staging puppet shows at local elementary schools to working in shelters during the 2004 hurricane season.

While in high school, Jake was heavily involved in tutoring efforts at a local elementary school for underprivileged Hispanic students. After volunteering at the school for several months, he began to bring his classmates along with him, and soon was coordinating over twenty five volunteers to help provide students and parents with a much needed after school program.

Believing in Mark Mathabane's idea that "Education will open doors where none seemed to exist," throughout high school, Vishruth spent his afternoons at the Boys' and Girls' Club of Chattanooga tutoring children living in the inner-city area. After researching and documenting a grant proposal during his sophomore year and receiving funding, he designed a course focused on improving reading skills and worked with a group of children at the Club.

Vanessa Rodriguez is a second year pre-med student in the College of Arts and Science. In high school Vanessa was on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization, FUNDVEC, whose mission is to build libraries in rural regions of Venezuela. Through extensive fundraising efforts and continued awareness, FUNDVEC was able to build its first public library in El Paramo, Venezuela by the end of 2004.

At the end of his freshman year at Vanderbilt, Nakul founded his university's chapter of Unite for Sight, an organization that empowers communities to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. In Nashville, Unite for Sight provides free vision screenings, health referrals, and medical education programs to underserved populations.

In 2001, Christen's passion for service was inspired when she rose over $3500 for the World Trade Center Disaster relief fund to help children affected by 9/11. Throughout her high school experience, Christen continued to serve her community in connection to the American Cancer Society, the American Reading Corps, the Anti-Defamation League and several music organizations.

At Vanderbilt, Rob founded Vanderbilt Students for Students (VSS), a student organization helping inner-city high school students get into college through mentoring and financial aid support. During the three years Rob directed the non-profit, VSS disbursed $8,000 to three scholars from funds the organization raised through its annual event, the Vandy Mile Bonanza, and other donations.

In high school, Carlos was involved with community service programs that dealt with the inner city youth. At Xavier School, there were many community service opportunities for the students to choose from. This really helped expose him to a variety of issues, but it was with the youth that he was really involved in.

At Vanderbilt, William has worked with volunteer groups both on-campus and in the greater Nashville community. During his freshman year, he participated in the inaugural Urban Plunge in Washington, D.C. as part of Vanderbilt's Alternative Spring Break.

While at Vanderbilt, Andrew was the founder and president of the Vanderbilt Wishmakers student organization, which has the dual missions of advocating for and funding the wishes of children through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Lindsey Franks is a senior from Omaha, Nebraska double majoring in Child Development and Medicine, Health, and Society. Throughout high school, Lindsey centered her volunteer efforts on serving the Sudanese refugee population in her hometown through ESL tutoring and health education, where she touched on issues such as personal and environmental hygiene, domestic violence, and child health and safety.

In high school, Bryan was very involved in his local community, serving as Student Body President of historic Little Rock Central High School and as the Chairman of the Mayor's Youth Council. The Youth Council is a service organization for high school students that runs through the Mayor's office.