Ingram Scholar Advisors

The Reverend Jennifer E. Fouse, a graduate of Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC and Columbia Theological Seminary, thoroughly enjoys serving as the Presbyterian (USA) Campus Minister at Vanderbilt. Before coming to Vanderbilt in 2003, she was the Chaplain at a Psychiatric hospital and Drug and Alcohol Detox Facility outside Atlanta, GA.

Anything creative and fun is right up Jennifer's alley. Her loves include: travel, great vegetarian food, Goodwill jaunts, reading, the outdoors, gardening and live music.


Joel Harrington is associate provost for global strategy, a responsibility that includes: identifying institutional needs and opportunities in order to fulfill the university's internationalization goals; developing selective international partnerships at the university, school, and departmental level; coordinating international faculty and student exchanges; enhancing international dimensions of the undergraduate learning experience (both on-campus and abroad); and promoting Vanderbilt's academic reputation abroad. He has direct administrative oversight of the Vanderbilt International Office (VIO), the Office of Study Abroad, and the English Learning Center. He also chairs the Advisory Council on International Affairs, a board composed of representatives from Vanderbilt's ten schools, as well as from the Office of International Advancement, the Division of Public Affairs, the Office of Study Abroad, the English Language Center, International Student and Scholar Services, and the Office of International Services (HR).

Harrington is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A. English & History 1981) and the University of Michigan (M.A. History 1983; Ph.D. History 1989). He has taught at Vanderbilt since 1989 and is currently a professor of history and member of the Graduate Department of Religion. He teaches courses on the history of Christianity, the Renaissance and Reformation, religion and the occult in the early modern era (ca. 1500-1800), and other topics in European history. His research specialty is early modern Germany and he has published widely on various aspects of social history, particularly marriage, children and the family.


Elizabeth Latt is assistant vice chancellor for news and communications and director of the Vanderbilt News Service. She is responsible for planning and implementing Vanderbilt's relationship with the local and national news media. A graduate of and former instructor at the University of South Carolina College of Journalism, Liz spent her early career as a newspaper reporter and city editor and as an Associated Press writer. She is secretary of the Vanderbilt Employees Credit Union, a member of the YW Marketing and Public Relations Committee, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, a past president of the Nashville chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and a past member of the board of Nashville Dismas House. In her more than 15 years at Vanderbilt, Liz has served on a number of university committees and task forces, including the Margaret Cunningham Women's Center Advisory Task Force, the Community Giving Campaign Allocations Committee and the Quality of Work Life Task Force. She has a son who is attending the University of Dayton and another who is a junior at Martin Luther King Magnet School. She is active in the MLK School PTSA and edits a weekly e-newsletter for parents, teachers and students.


John McDaniel is Vanderbilt's associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. In this role, John serves as the chief financial officer for academic affairs and is responsible for the provost's office of Finance and Administration. He represents the provost on the Financial Advisory Council (FAC) and works closely with the Integrated Financial Planning Council (IFP). Additionally he plays a leadership role on issues related to budgets, financial planning, human resources, compliance, BOT affairs, and facilities/capital planning for the provost areas.

Prior to joining the provost's office, John served as an assistant director of Vanderbilt Internal Audit from 1999 until 2004. Before joining the Vanderbilt community, John was employed by the accounting and consulting firm Deloitte, and from there he joined one of his primary clients, Bridgestone/Firestone as the manager of budgeting and strategy.

He is a 1988 graduate from Lipscomb University and he is also a certified public accountant. Additionally, he is a life long resident of Nashville.


Lucius T. Outlaw (Jr.)

B.A., Fisk University (1967); Ph.D., Boston College (1972). Service as a full-time member of the faculties of Fisk University (1970-1976), Morgan State University (1977-1981), Haverford College (1981-2000), and Vanderbilt University (2000-present); and as visiting faculty at Haverford College, Spelman College, Hamilton College, Howard University, and Boston College. Academic administrative experiences: program directorships, department chairperson, chair of educational policy and search committees; service on the Board of Managers and on Academic Council (faculty appointment, promotion, and tenure committee) of Haverford College; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, Vanderbilt University (2003-2010); member and chairperson of External Review Committees evaluating academic programs and departments; service on the Board of Officers, a divisional Executive Committee, and other national committees of the American Philosophical Association. Currently, Professor of Philosophy and of African American and Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University.


Brent Tener currently serves as an Associate Director of Financial Aid at Vanderbilt University and has been at Vanderbilt since 1992.He oversees undergraduate operations and loan processing at Vanderbilt. Prior to Vanderbilt, Brent worked at Wichita State University in Admissions and in Financial Aid.

He has been involved in varying capacities with both the Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA) and the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA), and served as TASFAA President during the 2001-2002 year and SASFAA President during the 2006-2007 year.

Brent graduated from Wichita State University with a B.A. in Political Science and a M.Ed. in Counseling, with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration. He and his wife Stacy have two sons: Mitchell, born in April, 2000; and Bryson, born in February, 2002. His hobbies include watching football, basketball and baseball and playing softball.


Frank W. Wade is a native of Nashville and a 1972 graduate of Birmingham-Southern College with a degree in Business Administration. For the past 36 years Frank has been employed by Wade & Egbert Insurance Partners where he is a Vice-President. A lifelong member of Westminster Presbyterian Church he is an Elder and has taught 4 year old Sunday School for the past 20 years. Frank is the past President of the Nashville area Birmingham-Southern Alumni Association, Battle Ground Academy Alumni Association, and the Insurors of Nashville. He is past Board Chair of the Martha O'Bryan Center, the Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Westminster School for Young Children. Currently Frank is the board Chair for the Nations Ministry Center, and is on the board of Travellers Rest Historic Home and Plantation, and Cumberland Heights, and serves as Scholarship Chair for the Tennessee Bleeding Disorders Association,as well as Co-chair for the Cystic Fibrosis Life Trustees. Frank has been a nominee for The Mary Catherine Stobel Volunteer Award, was Martha O'Bryan Volunteer of the Year in 2002, and was one of 3 finalists for Board Member of the Year. Frank and his wife Sissy have two sons, Will 26 is a basketball coach and Director of Recruiting at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and Jay 22 is a senior at the University of Notre Dame.

Frank Wade works with sophomore Ingram Scholars as they explore local community and service organizations.


Joe Wehby is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at Peabody College. He has been at Vanderbilt since 1990. His primary focus is working with K-12 students with special needs and his research focuses on children with emotional and behavioral disorders. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Memphis and received his Ph.D from Vanderbilt University in 1990. While at Vanderbilt, Joe has served as a faculty advisor to the Mayfield Living and Learning Lodges and as a Faculty Associate for freshman students. Joe has lived in Nashville most of his life and has been active in a number of community organizations including Special Olympics, United Cerebral Palsy sports camp, and is on the Camp Marymount Board of Trust.

Joe lives in Nashville with his wife Kim and 3 children Emily, Andrew, and Matthew (who are all vocal supporters of Vanderbilt athletics). In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, camping, and fishing.


Gail Carr Williams is Assistant Director of Community, Government and Neighborhood Relations in the Division of Public Affairs at Vanderbilt University. She is responsible for building community relationships on behalf of the university. Prior to her work with Vanderbilt, Gail had similar responsibilities at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Other career experiences have been as a Human Resources Employee Relations Specialist with emphasis on conflict resolution and mediation. Gail also practiced law in Oakland County, Michigan for ten years before relocating to Columbus.

Gail received her undergraduate degree from The University of Michigan in 1979 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law in December of 1982.

Gail is a member of the following public service and community boards: Metropolitan Transit Authority; OUR KIDS CENTER; University School of Nashville, The Arc (The Association of Retarded Citizens) of Davidson County, The Ladies’ Hermitage Association, Community IMPACT! Nashville and the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Gail and her husband David reside in Nashville and have two children.

Gail Carr Williams works with senior Ingram Scholars as they engage in local business or nonprofit board internships.

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Key Dates

Prospective Students:
Early Fall 2011: Scholarship application available online.

December 1, 2011: Postmark deadline for Ingram Scholarship applications AND letters of reference.

Late January 2012: Ingram Scholar Finalists invited to interview on campus.

February 19-21, 2012: Ingram Scholar Finalists interview on campus.

Late February 2012: Notification via online posting for Ingram Scholarship recipients.

Current Vanderbilt Students:
February 1, 2012: Scholarship applications available online.

March 1, 2012: Postmark deadline for Ingram scholarship applications AND letters of reference.

Mid-April 2012: Current Vanderbilt students are interviewed.

  • Chandler Anthony
  • Hometown: Ridgeland, MS

An advocate of diabetes awareness, Chandler has lead teams to participate in the Walk to Cure Diabetes and multiple other fundraising projects all in efforts for the race to cure type I diabetes. Representing his home state of Mississippi, Chandler traveled to Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2007 to participate in a biannual event called Children's Congress.


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