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by Nelson Bryan, BA’73 | Five Minutes With— Spring 2009
Nashville and Vanderbilt benefitted when Malah Tidwell returned to her hometown nine years ago. An administrative assistant with the College of Arts and Science’s development and alumni relations office, she takes care of alumni, students and colleagues with a loving hand. “Malah is the heart and soul of the Arts and Science development team,” says Jonathan Petty, associate dean for development and alumni relations.
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by Mardy Fones | Fall 2008— Five Minutes With
His license plate proclaims “SAFTBOB.” That moniker conveys Bob Wheaton’s mission as Vanderbilt’s executive director of environmental health and safety, sustainability and environmental management. Is there a funny smell in Benson Hall? Wheaton and his staff of 34 want to know about it.
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by Mardy Fones | Five Minutes With— Spring 2008
For Antillon, strangers are just people she has not yet transformed into friends.
“Norma Antillon is the glue that holds us together,” says Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies (CLAIS). “She is our public face, the person who shepherds students through the program. She knows where our alums are and what they’re doing, and through her, gives them a tight connection to the center. When alums call, they always ask about Norma.”
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