January 03, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A performance by the internationally renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, improving Black-Jewish relations through jazz, and music as a means of HIV/AIDS intervention are just some of the highlights Jan. 14-29 during Vanderbilt University’s 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series – “Music, Memory & The Movement: The Sounds of Liberation.” Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock will also perform as part of the series on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Langford Auditorium. “Music is a means for profound human creativity – giving voice to the times and conditions, hopes and lamentations, sufferings and joys, the wisdom of living – and is often a powerful force for progressive personal and social change. This is as true today as during the Civil Rights Movement,” Lucius Outlaw, director of African-American Studies at Vanderbilt, said. “This year we are using music to commemorate and draw inspiration from the convictions and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr., as we ask ourselves, ‘What work in behalf of peace and justice ought we to be about today?’” The Fisk Jubilee Singers will give an inaugural concert at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the newly completed Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music. Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee and Fisk University President Carolynn Reid-Wallace will attend the concert. Tickets are required for the free, public concert. For ticket information, call 322-7651. Vanderbilt ethnomusicologist Greg Barz will deliver a multimedia presentation on Thursday, Jan.17, at 4:15 p.m. about his study of the indigenous music of Uganda and its use in HIV/AIDS education efforts there. Barz’s talk will be held in Room 114 of Furman Hall on Vanderbilt’s campus. On Monday, Jan. 21, at 2:30 p.m. African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan will discuss their work to enhance Black-Jewish relations through transforming music from Jewish and African-American sacred traditions into jazz. The session will be held in Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music. At 8 p.m. the jazz duo will perform at Sarratt Student Center at Vanderbilt. Sweet Honey in the Rock, a group formed in 1973 by singer, composer, scholar and activist Bernice Johnson Reagon, draws from the Black church, jazz and blues and has African-American, African and Caribbean influences. The group’s performances blend lyrics, movement and narrative to relate history, expose injustice, encourage activism and speak out against oppression and exploitation. One member interprets the lyrics in American Sign Language. The group takes its name from a gospel song first recorded in 1927 in Memphis, Tenn., by blind sanctified singer Mamie Forehand. Forehand titled her song, “Honey in the Rock”; however, random congregations soon added “sweet” to the song’s title and the song has since been known as “Sweet Honey in the Rock.” The song is based on a sacred parable that tells of a land so rich that when you cracked the rocks, honey flowed from them. Sweet Honey in the Rock received a Grammy in 1989 for their work on the Smithsonian Folkways/Columbia recording “Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.” Their latest recording, “Still the Same Me,” a collection of songs for children, recorded for the Rounder Record label in 2000, also received a Grammy nomination. Tickets for Sweet Honey in the Rock’s 7:30 p.m. concert at Langford Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 27, are available through Ticketmaster. For a complete listing of events scheduled for the 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series at Vanderbilt, visit www.vanderbilt.edu/mlk/. **EDITOR’S NOTE: Please see the attached list for a complete schedule of events to be held at Vanderbilt as part of its Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series. -VU- 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Music, Memory & The Movement: The Sounds of Liberation Vanderbilt University Monday, January 14, 2002 Campus Kickoff 5:30 p.m., Benton Chapel Candlelight march from Benton Chapel to a community gathering and video presentation at Sarratt Cinema with the Blair School of Music African Drum Ensemble. Free parking: Wesley Place Garage, spaces 404-788. Tuesday, January 15, 2002 Fisk Jubilee Singers 8 p.m., Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music The Blair School welcomes the internationally renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers for an inaugural concert at the newly completed Ingram Hall. Free parking: Capers Garage. Limited seating; call 322-7651 for free tickets. Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Realizing Dr. King's Dream, or Not? – Personal Choices and Obstacles... Kevin Lavender, executive vice president, MediSphere Health Partners Noon, 202 Light Hall (Brown bag lecture) Pay parking, $2: 25th Avenue Garage; use 25th Avenue entrance. Thursday, January 17, 2002 Singing for Life: Music and HIV/AIDS Intervention in Uganda Greg Barz, Vanderbilt ethnomusicologist 4:15 p.m., 114 Furman Hall A multimedia presentation of the indigenous music used in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Free parking: Terrace Place Garage, spaces 93-640; use entrance closest to 21st Avenue South. Monday, January 21, 2002 Jazz Workshop 2:30 p.m., Turner Recital Hall, Blair School of Music African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan will discuss Black-Jewish relations and demonstrate the collaborative process of transforming sacred music into jazz. Free parking: 25th Avenue Garage, Levels 2-6; enter from Highland Avenue. Candlelight Vigil 6 p.m., Benton Chapel Free parking: Wesley Place Garage, spaces 404-788. Byrd/Chevan Jazz Concert 8 p.m., Sarratt Cinema Free parking: lots 16 (University Club, visitor spaces only), 18 (Garland Avenue), 71 (25th Avenue South). Thursday, January 24, 2002 Constitutional Allegory and Affirmative Action Babies: Stephen Carter's Talk of “Dissent' Houston Baker Susan Fox Beischer & George D. Beischer Arts & Sciences Professor of English, Duke University 4:15 p.m., 114 Furman Hall Free parking: Terrace Place Garage, spaces 93-640; use garage entrance closest to 21st Avenue South. Tuesday, January 29, 2002 MLK Lecture David Williams Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Vanderbilt University 4:10 p.m., Flynn Auditorium, Law School Free parking: Terrace Place Garage, spaces 93-640; use garage entrance closest to 21st Avenue South. FEBRUARY Saturday, February 9, 2002 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Trip The Office of University Chaplain and Affiliated Ministries will sponsor a bus trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama for Vanderbilt students. For more information, call 322-2457. Wednesday, February 27, 2002 Sweet Honey in the Rock 7:30 p.m., Langford Auditorium This Grammy Award-winning, a cappella group draws from the Black church, jazz and blues and has an African-American, African and Caribbean influence. The performance examines history and injustice and promotes activism. The performance is also interpreted in American Sign Language. Tickets: $15, $10 with student ID, available through Ticketmaster and the Sarratt Box Office. Free parking: 25th Avenue Garage, Levels 2-6; enter from Highland Avenue. Events sponsored by: African-American Studies Program Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Blair School of Music Chancellor’s Lecture Series Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Committee Office of Student Life Office of University Chaplain and Affiliated Ministries Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students The Presbyterian Student Fellowship Project Dialogue School of Engineering School of Nursing and the School of Medicine Vanderbilt Catholic Community Vanderbilt Hillel Vanderbilt News Service The Wesley Foundation Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

January 04, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cultural critic and physiologist Jared Diamond had studied bird evolution in New Guinea for 34 years when one day a local politician asked him two very direct evolutionary questions: Why had New Guineans continued to use stone tools until relatively recently, and why had Europeans and Americans been the ones to introduce them to steel tools, books and ships? Diamond was stumped. Indeed, why had Europeans and Asians conquered, displaced or decimated Native Americans, Australians and Africans instead of the reverse? In order to answer these questions, the UCLA School of Medicine professor spent five years researching evolution in terms of geography—why people in some regions of the world prospered while others failed—and the answers he found shed light not only on the development of society in New Guinea, but that of the entire world for the last 13,000 years. Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work on the subject and the topic of a Jan. 30 address at Vanderbilt University. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall of the newly completed Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts at the Blair School of Music. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the Ingram Hall lobby. Diamond will sign his book at 3 p.m. in the Vanderbilt University bookstore. Diamond’s theory of geographical evolution resonates in light of current events. His odyssey of human evolution touches on war, genocide, technology, genetics, pestilence, weather, geography and just plain luck to explain, in his words, “how we got where we are and what it may mean for where we are going.” The New Yorker has called the scope and explanatory power of Guns, Germs & Steel astounding. In his book, Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history and replaces them with geographical and environmental factors. According to Diamond, the development of human societies began to diverge greatly 13,000 years ago when those living in agriculturally rich parts of the world, such as the Fertile Crescent in the Near East, China and the southeastern United States, began to domesticate wild plants and animals allowing them to abandon their hunter-gatherer society for a more sedentary way of life. Societies that were stationary were more likely than the itinerant hunter-gatherers to develop writing, technology, government and organized religions, as well as some of man’s darker creations—deadly germs and weapons of war. When those societies—especially the Europeans—went in search of precious metals and spices in the last 500 years, they took with them the desire to invade and conquer native lands, decimating inhabitants and introducing diseases in the process. Diamond is also the author of The Third Chimpanzee, a best-selling book, and Why is Sex Fun? A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, he is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Genius Award and has published more than 200 articles in Discover, Nature, Natural History and Geo magazines. Diamond’s appearance is part of Vanderbilt’s Chancellor’s Lecture Series. The series is designed to advance and integrate classroom learning with broader social issues and concerns and to connect the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. For more information, call (615) 322-4959. Contact: Emily Pearce, (615) 322-NEWS emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu

January 14, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pledging “simplicity, clarity, agility and accountability” in Vanderbilt University’s senior leadership, Chancellor Gordon Gee today announced a reorganization and two key appointments in the areas of academic affairs and student life. Nicholas Zeppos, a legal scholar who has served for the past year as vice chancellor for institutional planning and advancement, has been named to the newly created position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. He succeeds Thomas G. Burish, who is returning to the faculty after 10 years as provost. Meanwhile, David Williams, the University’s general counsel and secretary and interim vice chancellor for student life, has been named vice chancellor for student life and university affairs, also a new position. “Nick Zeppos and David Williams share the characteristics that are most important to Vanderbilt at this point in our history: great intelligence and creativity, boundless energy and enthusiasm, and a zealous commitment to excellence,” said Gee. The reorganization and new appointments come after extensive consultations with faculty, students, staff and alumni in which several common themes emerged, Gee said, notably a “united passion and ambition for excellence.” “The Vanderbilt of the future is a university that is intensely focused on scholarly excellence and innovation, a unique and intimate student experience, and service to the community and the world,” said Gee. “But turning the plans into reality will require a streamlined, energetic structure that brings simplicity, clarity, agility and accountability to our efforts.” As the chief academic and advancement officer, Zeppos will oversee Vanderbilt’s academic activities and planning, as well as the forthcoming capital campaign, and “will ensure that development and alumni efforts are inextricably linked to our mission,” Gee said. Zeppos will also chair the Integrated Financial Planning (IFP) Council, which was established last year to bring a comprehensive approach to the University’s budget process and ensure that academic priorities drive funding decisions. “We must have a process and structure to ensure a straight line from our academic goals, as developed by the faculty and deans, to the allocation and growth of our resources,” Gee added. “In short, a seamless integration of mission and resources.” Zeppos joined the Vanderbilt Law School faculty in 1987. He has served as associate dean of the Law School and subsequently associate provost for academic affairs. In his current role, Zeppos has spearheaded a number of important academic initiatives, including the residential college planning process, the strategic academic planning group, innovative efforts in undergraduate admissions and financial aid, and the development of new programs in Jewish Studies, as well as leading planning for the campaign. Zeppos’ appointment will be effective following a transition period this semester. Williams will lead the Division of Student Life, as well as the University’s legal affairs and Office of the Board of Trust. His appointment is effective immediately. He, too, will continue his teaching and research as professor of law. Over the past year, Williams directed the creation of a new student affairs office as part of the University’s renewal of student life. In addition to a comprehensive restructuring of student services, housing and activities, Williams has streamlined the University’s student judicial system and addressed longstanding concerns about Greek life on campus. Williams came to Vanderbilt in 2000 as vice chancellor, general counsel and secretary. He previously served as vice president for student affairs and professor of law at Ohio State University. Contact: Michael Schoenfeld, (615) 343-1790 michael.schoenfeld@vanderbilt.edu

January 15, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University and seven members of the 2000-2001 women’s track and field and cross country teams have agreed to settle a lawsuit the athletes filed in May 2000. Charging a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the athletes claimed that the quality and compensation of their coaching staff, as well as the program funding and quality of facilities were not equal to that of men’s teams. In agreeing to resolve the lawsuit, the University and the students have agreed to a timetable for the reconstruction of the track and field facilities, as well as an increase in funding for the program and an increase in the full-time coaching staff from 2.5 to 3 positions. As a result of the settlement, the students’ lawsuit against the University was dismissed. Improvements to the facilities, which were being planned before the suit was brought, will begin in May or June 2002, following completion of the spring athletic programs. “We are pleased that this lawsuit has been settled,” Athletic Director Todd Turner said on behalf of the University. “The women’s track and field and cross country programs are major contributors to the Vanderbilt athletic program. We are proud of their accomplishments, both as students and athletes. The new facilities will enhance their program and will improve the quality of student life not only for the student-athletes, but for all students at Vanderbilt.” The student-athletes, speaking through their attorney Charles R. Ray, said they are pleased that the University has agreed to make these much needed investments in the track and field and cross country programs. They said they are hopeful these investments represent renewed long-term commitment of resources and support to these and all other women’s athletics programs at Vanderbilt. In addition to the track and field program, the reconstructed field will be available to other athletic programs, such as women’s lacrosse and women’s and men’s soccer. The track will remain available for all University students and residents in the neighboring community when it is not being used by the track team. The suit was brought by former students Shelly Dove and Kelly Howisey and current students Tara Gregory, Colleen Byrne, Cyndy Merse, Lauren Price and Kylene Kownurko. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

January 17, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Robert K. Rasmussen has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University Law School. Rasmussen, who joined the faculty in 1989 and is also a professor of law at the school, follows Nancy King as associate dean. King, also a professor of law, had served in this capacity since July 1999. Professor King currently holds the FedEx Research Chair. As associate dean for academic affairs, Rasmussen will promote research programs and foster interaction with other schools within Vanderbilt University. “I am very pleased that Bob Rasmussen has agreed to assume the additional responsibilities of associate dean for academic affairs,” said Kent D. Syverud, dean and Garner Anthony Professor of Law at the Law School. “His experience both on the Law School faculty and within the University community as a whole will continue to advance the scholastic reputation of our faculty.” Rasmussen is the director of the Joe C. Davis Law and Economics Program and is a leading scholar in the field of bankruptcy. He has served as chair of the University’s Faculty Senate, has been awarded the Hartman Award for outstanding teaching in 1997, 2000 and 2001 and has been a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School. “I am looking forward to working with my colleagues as we continue our efforts to build upon Vanderbilt’s tradition of path-breaking scholarship and rigorous teaching,” Rasmussen said. “The contributions of Nancy King on these fronts have enriched the intellectual atmosphere for all members of the Vanderbilt community.” Contact: Susanne Loftis, (615) 322-NEWS susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu

January 21, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- W. Michael Reisman Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, will speak about 'Unratified Treaties and Other Unperfected Acts in International Law' at Vanderbilt University Law School on Wednesday, Jan. 23. His speech, the second in the Victor S. (Torry) Johnson III Lecture series, begins at 4:10 p.m. in the Renaissance Room. The lecture is free and open to the public and is followed by a reception with Reisman. Endowed by Johnson, a 1974 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, the lecture series features distinguished speakers who address the law and its relation to public policy. Reisman’s speech will address what he sees as a growing trend in international law—that of legal acts, such as treaties, deliberately left incomplete being treated as if they’d been ratified. “With increasing frequency, the International Court of Justice has been treating certain legal acts which the parties to them had begun to conclude but had manifestly and intentionally not completed as if they had nonetheless created binding legal obligations,” Reisman said. “This apparently progressive trend, which depreciates legal ritual by elevating substance over form, fails to take account of certain important constitutive and political functions of a class of international unperfected legal acts and may impose heavy costs on the political system which international law serves.” Reisman has been on the faculty of the Yale Law School since 1965. He has served as arbitrator and counsel in many international cases and was vice president and then president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States and vice president and honorary vice president of the American Society of International Law. He is a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and a former member of its executive council. He is chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Bank for International Settlements, a member of the Advisory Committee on International Law of the Department of State, co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law, vice chairman of the Policy Sciences Center, Inc., a member of the board of The Foreign Policy Association, a member of the Institute of World Business Law of the International Chamber of Commerce and has been elected to the Institut de Droit International. Contact: Susanne Loftis, (615) 322-NEWS susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu

January 25, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Six teams of MBA students from top business schools have been named as finalists in the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest, to be held at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University next month. The contest is the largest case competition of its kind, awarding the winning team a check for $25,000. The finalists, chosen by a group of judges from Microsoft, will compete at the Owen School in Nashville on Feb. 16. Those teams represent the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, the Eller Graduate School of Management at the University of Arizona and Vanderbilt’s Owen School, which will have two teams in the competition. Business school students were invited to participate in the third annual competition by devising a strategy for the emerging interactive television market. Forty-one student teams from 20 business schools across the United States entered the first round of competition in January. For the final round of competition, the student teams expand on their first round submissions, going into considerably more depth and making final presentations before a panel of judges. They will analyze the U.S. interactive television market, identifying the opportunities and challenges that exist, and develop strategic recommendations and a detailed business model for execution of the plan. They will make their final presentations before a panel of judges to include representatives of Microsoft, KPMG Consulting and Gaylord Entertainment. Sponsors of the 2002 contest include Microsoft, Gaylord Entertainment and Compaq. Chris Wimmer, iTV strategist for the Microsoft TV Group, will be the keynote speaker for the Feb.16 awards ceremony. The case for this competition was written by Mike Scanlon, the Owen student who is directing this year’s competition. Considerable effort was made to ensure that the students are faced with real issues that the industry faces as it tries to grow market share for interactive television in the United States. Teams can consist of up to five students from a school, with the students having strengths in any area of study within the MBA curriculum. “Many times the teams will be made up of people with diverse interests--maybe marketing, finance and operations management,” according to Scanlon. Students are attracted to the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest not only because of the $25,000 purse, but also for the experience they acquire working on a team to solve a problem. “It’s good exposure for students who are in the market for internships and full-time positions. Anything students can do to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack is extremely important in today’s competitive job market,” Scanlon explained. “And there are also the bragging rights that come with winning this competition,” he said. A team from the University of Michigan won last year’s competition, which asked for a plan to make AT&T the leader in the U.S. wireless Internet market. For details about the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest, go to the competition’s web site at http://mba.vanderbilt.edu/contest/default.htm. Contact: Susanne Loftis, (615) 322-NEWS susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu

January 29, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Adrian Raine, an internationally known researcher on antisocial behavior, will speak at a free public lecture Thursday, Feb. 7, at Vanderbilt University's John F. Kennedy Center. Raine’s ’s talk, “Biological Processes in the Development of Antisocial Behavior,” is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. in Room 241 of the Kennedy Center/MRL Building on Vanderbilt's Peabody Campus. Raine is the Robert Grandford Wright Professor in Psychology at the University of Southern California. Raine has investigated the biological basis of antisocial behavior for 25 years. His lecture will cover his research on brain imaging, as well as psychophysiological, cognitive, temperamental and nutritional influences on the development of antisocial and aggressive behavior in children and their prevention implications. Raine’s research interests include the development of violent and antisocial behavior, schizotypal personality, alcoholism, brain imaging, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, and behavior genetics. After two years as an airline accountant with British Airways, Raine earned a bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology from Oxford University. He holds a doctorate degree in psychology from York University in England. After four years as a psychologist in two top-security prisons in England, he was appointed as a lecturer in behavioral sciences at Nottingham University. In 1986 he became director of the Mauritius Child Health project, a well-known longitudinal study of child mental health, which continues to be one of Raine’s key research projects. Raine is the recipient of the Young Scientist of the Year Award from the British Psychological Society (1980), a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award (1993), a National Institute of Mental Health Independent Scientist Award (1999), and the Joseph Zubin Memorial Award (1999). Contact: Jan Rosemergy, (615) 322-8240 jan.rosemergy@vanderbilt.edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- L. Hall Hardaway Jr., chairman of the board of Hardaway Construction Corporation and the Hardaway Group, Inc, has been selected to receive the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. The presentation will be made Friday, Feb. 1, at the School of Engineering’s annual Leadership Dinner at Featheringill Hall on Vanderbilt campus. Hardaway graduated from the School of Engineering in 1957 with a degree in civil engineering. He began working as a field superintendent with Hardaway Construction, the firm his father founded in 1924. Concentrating on the commercial side of the business, he led the company into a new era that culminated in the establishment of the Hardaway Group as the 19th largest private enterprise in Tennessee. The company employs 1,000. The School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished achievement, significant service, excellent character and a reputation that reflects well on the school. The honoree is chosen from nominations submitted by the Engineering Alumni Council and the faculty of the School of Engineering. In addition to his business and professional achievements, Hardaway is known for his service to and support of Vanderbilt. A member of the University Board of Trust since 1990, he serves on the Academic Programs Committee and the Budget Committee. Hardaway has also served as president of the Nashville Vanderbilt Club and was a steering committee member for the Campaign for Vanderbilt. A long-time supporter of the School of Engineering, he has agreed again to serve on the School of Engineering’s Campaign Committee for Vanderbilt’s upcoming campaign. Hardaway has served the Nashville community in numerous capacities. He has been president and director of the Nashville chapter of Associated General Contractors and director of several construction organizations, including the Construction Specification Institute, Nashville Contractor’s Association and the Tennessee Associated Builders and Contractors. He served on the Sovran Bank Trust Board and the boards of Dominion Bank of Middle Tennessee, Nashville City Bank and Citizens Bank of Hendersonville. Hardaway is also a past member of the Board of Governors of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a trustee of Davidson Academy, a trustee and deacon of First Baptist Church of Hendersonville and director of Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc. His company’s contributions to the community include being Pencil Partner for the Jere Baxter School; the rebuilding of the Dollar General Store and learning center in the Sam Levy neighborhood after it was destroyed by arsonists; and the sponsoring of Habitat for Humanity home building projects. Contact: David F. Salisbury, (615) 343-6803 David.F.Salisbury@Vanderbilt.edu

February 04, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Can ecstasy kill? How do designer drugs, such as ecstasy, really affect one’s body? What do pacifiers have to do with the drug culture? Are there any long-term good or bad effects? Robert Stutman, a 25-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Agency, will address the Vanderbilt community on the dangers of ecstasy Tuesday evening, Feb. 5. The lecture will begin at 8 p.m. in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on Vanderbilt’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. According to Stutman, ecstasy was to the 1990s and is to the present decade what LSD was to the 1960s—a seemingly benign, recreational-use “club” drug. Known as the “fun drug” or the “hug drug,” ecstasy is described as giving a “warm, peaceful, and serene” high. Ecstasy is taken by the same group of people who used LSD in the ‘60s: predominantly white, financially secure 18- to 24-year olds—in Stutman’s words, “the young, rich yuppie crowds.” Ecstasy also produces the same physiological effects as LSD, such as paranoia, psychotic behavior, elevated heart rate and blood pressure. Long-term effects include memory impairment, neurological damage and depression. In some users, ecstasy has caused seizures and death. Stutman favors combating the use of ecstasy and similar drugs with education and prevention in addition to simple law enforcement. It’s not just about seizing the product, he says. “All of the times that kids have stopped using a particular drug, it was never because that drug wasn’t available. Kids stopped using certain drugs because they decided the drug was dangerous.” He cites the decline of LSD use around 1975. “It wasn’t because LSD was unavailable,” says Stutman. “It was because kids decided it wasn’t the thing to do.” Stutman is a 25-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Agency, rising to the head of the New York office before his retirement in 1990. He is the drug consultant for both PBS and CBS News, and has appeared on national television programs such as 60 Minutes, Frontline, The Today Show, 48 Hours, and Face the Nation. Stutman’s autobiography, Dead on Delivery: Inside the Drug Wars, Straight from the Street, is a national bestseller. In 1990, he founded Employee Information Services, Inc., the nation’s largest management consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of comprehensive substance abuse prevention programs for companies spanning all industries. Stutman’s lecture is being sponsored by the Vanderbilt Office of Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention Programs. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

February 06, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock will perform on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Langford Auditorium on the campus of Vanderbilt University. The performance is the final event of Vanderbilt University’s 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series – “Music, Memory & The Movement: The Sounds of Liberation.” Tickets for the concert are available through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $15 general admission. Students with I.D. may purchase $10 tickets in person at the Sarratt Student Center box office on Vanderbilt’s campus, or at any local Ticketmaster Ticket Center. The student discount is not available by phone or on the Internet. Formed in 1973 by singer, composer, scholar and activist Bernice Johnson Reagon, Sweet Honey in the Rock draws from the Black church, jazz and blues and has African-American, African and Caribbean influences. The group’s performances blend lyrics, movement and narrative to relate history, expose injustice, encourage activism and speak out against oppression and exploitation. One member interprets the lyrics in American Sign Language. The group takes its name from a gospel song first recorded in 1927 in Memphis, Tenn., by blind sanctified singer Mamie Forehand. Forehand titled her song, “Honey in the Rock”; however, random congregations soon added “sweet” to the song’s title and the song has since been known as “Sweet Honey in the Rock.” The song is based on a sacred parable that tells of a land so rich that when you cracked the rocks, honey flowed from them. Sweet Honey in the Rock received a Grammy in 1989 for their work on the Smithsonian Folkways/Columbia recording “Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.” Their latest recording, “Still the Same Me,” a collection of songs for children, recorded for the Rounder Record label in 2000, also received a Grammy nomination. Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

February 07, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf and Thomas Von Essen, New York City’s former fire commissioner, will discuss “The Steel of American Resolve” following the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon during two lectures at Vanderbilt University. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Schwarzkopf will focus on the changing role of leadership during a national crisis in his speech at Langford Auditorium Monday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 at Ticketmaster locations. New York City’s 30th fire commissioner will discuss the events surrounding Sept. 11 during his lecture Tuesday, Feb.19, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 at Ticketmaster locations. Both lectures are free for Vanderbilt students, who can pick up tickets at the Sarratt main information desk. Schwarzkopf , who served as commander in chief during Desert Storm, has written a best selling autobiography, It Doesn’t Take a Hero. He currently works as a consultant for NBC. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appointed Von Essen New York’s fire commissioner in 1996. The two men would become forever linked after the attacks on the World Trade Center. On Feb. 17, Vanderbilt alumnus Sam Feist, executive producer of CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Reports, and former Chicago Tribune reporter Joel Kaplan, associate professor of journalism at Syracuse University, will discuss the media’s coverage of Sept. 11 in Wilson Hall, Room 126, at 7:30 p.m. This session is free and also open to the public. The lectures are part of the student-sponsored IMPACT Symposium, a program that has enjoyed a tradition of presenting speakers on topics of national interest. Previous speakers have included Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Robert Kennedy, Rev. Jesse Jackson, as well as Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush. Contact: Emily Pearce, (615) 322-NEWS emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) project, which assists low-income families in the Appalachia, Mississippi Delta and Mid-South communities, was recently honored by both the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation. MIHOW is one of several grassroots community service projects housed at Vanderbilt’s Center for Health Services, which strives to help people manage their physical, social, political and environmental health. MIHOW is the first American program to receive the prestigious Oscar van Leer Award, which is presented to one community organization worldwide by the Bernard van Leer Foundation every two years. Barbara Clinton, director of the Center for Health Services, recently traveled to the Netherlands to receive the award from officials with the Dutch Parliament. A private international organization begun by Dutch industrialist Bernard van Leer in 1949, the foundation provides financial assistance to programs that significantly help children reach their full potential in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage. The Annie E. Casey Foundation also recognized the MIHOW program with the Families Count Award, which provides $500,000 in funding to MIHOW. The foundation, which not only directs initiatives but also provides support to programs like MIHOW, praised MIHOW’s dedication and guidance in improving conditions for young children in isolated communities across the Southeast. MIHOW creates partnerships between the University and local community organizations to train the communities’ natural leaders in sharing prenatal and child development information with their neighbors. Each MIHOW program is developed to address a community’s particular resources, culture and needs. “Local parents, if they’re provided with modest technical and financial support as well as training, can be very important role models for their peers to learn about services that can improve the quality of their parenting and enhance the health of their children.” Since it began in 1982, the program has served 9,000 families. It is active in 23 communities, including Nashville through a partnership with the Woodbine Community Organization. This organization focuses on helping local regions’ international populations to thrive. With its rising recognition, MIHOW is currently in the process of reviewing prospects for future programs in states as far away as Nebraska. The Center for Health Services, which recently celebrated 30 years at Vanderbilt University, is an association of community outreach programs that provides support to local community members in the Southeastern United States to manage their physical, social, political and environmental health. For more information, call (615) 322-4176 or visit the website at www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/chs/. Contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, (615) 322-NEWS annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu

February 21, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed last weekend in the third annual Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Managementat Vanderbilt University. Students from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business took home the $25,000 prize from the contest, the largest case competition of its kind. The students made detailed presentations of their strategies for the emerging interactive television market before a panel of judges from Microsoft, KPMG Consulting, Alliance Technology Ventures, the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech and Gaylord Entertainment. In addition to the Kelley School team, the Feb. 16 competition included representatives of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, the Eller Graduate School of Management at the University of Arizona and Vanderbilt’s Owen School, which had two teams in the competition. Forty-one student teams from 20 business schools across the United States entered the first round of competition in January. For last weekend’s final-round presentations in Nashville, the finalists expanded on their first round submissions, going into considerably more depth as they analyzed the U.S. interactive television market, identified the opportunities and challenges that exist and developed strategic recommendations and a detailed business model for execution of the plan. “The key to formulating a strategy for Microsoft's future role in the iTV market was to first understand how iTV could potentially impact the home technology environment (HTE) and, therefore, home computing,” explained Mark Repko, speaking for the Indiana University team. “Once we established a vision for the HTE, we then crafted a multi-faceted strategy designed to deliver superior set-top boxes, loaded with Microsoft software, to the market. We see iTV as an important component in Microsoft's future plans to enable fluid computing control throughout the entire home,” he said. The winning team, which dubbed itself 'Methuselah Consulting,” was made up of Repko, J.P. Bittencourt, Kevin Croghan, Martin Stroup and Freddy Guard. Second place went to the Owen School's own 'Frantic Pixels' group, made up of Santeri Leijola, Max Wolf and Johan Hoover. The case for this competition, written by Mike Scanlon, the Owen student who directed this year’s competition, was designed to ensure that the students were faced with real issues that the industry faces as it tries to grow market share for interactive television in the United States. “The Indiana team had a great strategy that was complete, yet also easy to understand,” Scanlon said. “They anticipated the questions that the judges were going to ask and handled the question and answer portion of their presentation the best of any of the teams competing.” Sponsors of the 2002 contest include Microsoft, Gaylord Entertainment, Sony and Compaq. For details about the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest, go to the competition’s web site at http://mba.vanderbilt.edu/contest/default.htm. Contact: Susanne Loftis, (615) 322-NEWS susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu

April 24, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University has announced its 2002 Spring Faculty Award Recipients. In all, five current faculty members were recognized for their contributions to the University. Thomas R. Harris, professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and medicine, received the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award. This award is given to a faculty member for furthering the aims of the University through scholarship, teaching and service to students, colleagues, the university and society. It was established in 1963 to honor outgoing Chancellor Harvie Branscomb. The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award went to physics professor David J. Ernst. The prize, named for Chancellor Emeritus Alexander Heard, is given annually to a faculty member for contributions to the analysis and solution of contemporary social problems. The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching was given to William Caferro, associate professor of history. Beth Ann Conklin, associate professor of anthropology, was awarded the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching. Candidates for each are nominated by the University’s undergraduates. Undergraduate student evaluations of candidates are also considered. The Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award for development of research knowledge or exemplary innovation in teaching was given to Judy G. Ozbolt. Ozbolt is a professor of nursing and biomedical informatics. The Wyatt award honors Chancellor Emeritus Joe B. Wyatt. Final selection of all the awards is made by the Chancellor. The awards were announced during the April 5 spring Faculty Assembly. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

April 29, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Georgetown University professor, business executives from Connecticut, Memphis and Nashville, and a graduating senior from Atlanta are the newest members of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. During its spring meeting April 25-27, the Board elected to five-year terms: Sheryll D. Cashin, who teaches law at Georgetown; Mark F. Dalton, president and director of Tudor Investment Corporation of Greenwich, Conn.; Orrin H. Ingram II, president and CEO of Ingram Industries in Nashville; and Jackson W. Moore, chairman, president and CEO of Union Planters Corporation in Memphis. Elected to a two-year term was outgoing Alumni Association president Stephen Riven, managing partner of Avondale Partners in Nashville. Graduating Vanderbilt senior Ibrahim Nasmyth of Atlanta, Ga., was elected to a four-year term as a young alumni trustee. Cashin, a graduate of Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering, continued her studies at Oxford University and Harvard Law School, where she served as editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from Harvard Law School, she served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Cashin served as director for Community Empowerment under then Vice President Al Gore from 1995 to 1996. She also worked on the staff of the National Economic Council at the White House. She is the author of numerous journal articles and a book titled Drifting Apart: How Wealth and Race Segregation are Reshaping the American Dream. Dalton, a 1975 graduate of the Vanderbilt Law School, served in various senior management positions at Kidder, Peabody and Company before becoming president and director of Tudor Investment Corporation in 1988. Dalton is also director of Progenics Pharmaceuticals and several private companies as well as a closed-end investment fund listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange. A 1982 graduate of Vanderbilt, Ingram has been extensively involved in the support of cancer research at Vanderbilt. He is president and CEO of Ingram Industries Inc., headquartered in Nashville. He also serves as chairman of Ingram Barge Company and is director of the publicly traded Ingram Micro. He is on a number of boards, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Friends of Warner Parks and Center for Nonprofit Management. He is on the Advisory Council of Nashville CARES (Council on AIDS Research, Education and Services) and headed the 2000 fundraising campaign for the United Way in Nashville. Moore, a 1973 graduate of the Vanderbilt Law School, currently is chairman, president and CEO of Union Planters Corporation in Memphis. He also is director of PSB Bancshares, Inc. and a vice president and director of its subsidiary, Peoples Southern Bank, located in Clanton, Ala., and Capital Factors Holding Company. Moore served as director of Corrections Corporation of America from1997 to 2000. Riven, who received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt and attended the law school, is managing partner of Avondale Partners, a securities firm in Nashville. He is on a number of boards, including the Equitable Trust Company, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts and Montgomery Bell Academy. He has been a board member for the Friends of Warner Parks, The Jewish Community Center, The Temple and Harpeth Hall School. Nasmyth, a communications studies and psychology major, is the co-chair for the Multicultural Affairs Committee of the Student Government Association. As a member of SGA’s cabinet, he has helped initiate programs to improve multiculturalism and diversity at Vanderbilt, including the foundation of the Diversity Action Group to explore specific academic and social issues related to Vanderbilt’s minority populations. He is a member of the Black Student Alliance, Baptist College Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ and Soul II Soul. Vanderbilt set a national precedent in 1968 when the Board of Trust voted to elect a graduating senior to its membership each year. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

May 1, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Six broadcast-quality cameras, a television production truck, two jumbo video walls, 23,500 folding chairs and 30,000 strawberries usually mean it’s that time of the year again: Commencement at Vanderbilt University. Approximately 2,200 students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt’s graduation exercises Friday, May 10, on Alumni Lawn with ceremonies beginning at 9 a.m. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the Commencement address to the graduates. The night before, the University will play host to more than 4,000 graduating students, parents, alumni and others who will gather on the Peabody campus to dance to the music of KC and the Sunshine Band. For the fifth year, the commencement ceremony will be cybercast live starting at 9 a.m. Six cameras and a production truck will be used to send pictures of the ceremony to people throughout the world. The webcast can be viewed by clicking on a link at www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/webcast.html. In addition to the live webcast, two jumbo video walls will be placed on Alumni Lawn so people sitting away from the stage can get a better view of the ceremony. The top scholar in each of the University’s undergraduate and professional schools will be awarded a Founder’s Medal during the ceremony. And faculty members who are retiring this year will be honored with the title “emeritus” or “emerita” in recognition of their years of distinguished service. Commencement begins at 9 a.m. with the procession of graduates on Alumni Lawn, located near the Old Gym/Fine Arts Building just off West End Avenue at 23rd Avenue North. If it rains, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium. The ceremony hasn’t been moved because of rain since 1970. After Chancellor Gee’s address, the deans of the graduate and professional schools will award diplomas in separate ceremonies. Bud Selig, commissioner of baseball, will be the keynote speaker at the Owen Graduate School of Management ceremony. That ceremony starts at 10:45 a.m. on Magnolia Circle Lawn, Peabody College, at Edgehill Avenue and 21st Avenue South. Approximately 2,700 students completed requirements for degrees during the past year. Some students who completed degrees in August and December 2001 may elect not to return for Commencement exercises. There will be a Strawberries and Champagne Celebration at Bishop's Common after the main ceremony at about 11:30 a.m. Attached is a schedule of additional Commencement activities. Vanderbilt University is a private research university of approximately 6,200 undergraduates and 4,200 graduate and professional students. Founded in 1873, the University comprises 10 schools, a public policy institute, a distinguished medical center and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. Vanderbilt, ranked as one of the nation’s top universities, offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development, and a full range of graduate and professional degrees. For more news about Vanderbilt, visit the Vanderbilt News Service homepage on the Internet at www.vanderbilt.edu/News. Media Parking/Credentials: A limited number of parking spaces for print photographers and TV crews will be available in Lot 1, at West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue (across from Blockbuster Video). Reporters can park at the Terrace Place garage located at 21st Avenue and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All media must show proper news identification to Security officers to park. News photographers who want access to the graduates’ seating area and the grounds immediately in front of the stage must have credentials from the Vanderbilt News Service. Those credentials can be picked up at Lot 1 between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Commencement day. To request credentials, call Emily Pearce at 322-2706. On Commencement day, call 322-NEWS to reach a member of the News Service. If it rains, photographers/TV News can park at the Athletic Garage on 25th Avenue South next to Memorial Gym. COMMENCEMENT EVENTS Vanderbilt University 2002 Thursday, May 9 3 p.m. Reception for Day MBAs and their guests, Owen School’s Management Hall 3:30 p.m. Blair School of Music Senior Showcase and Senior Recognition Ceremony for Blair graduates and their guests, Ingram Hall 4 p.m. School of Engineering Awards Ceremony for engineering award winners and their guests, Cumberland Room, University Club 4 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Meeting, 103 David K. Wilson Hall 4 p.m. Law School Open House Reception for degree recipients and their families. 4-5 p.m. Reception for Peabody Award Winners and their guests, Rotunda, Wyatt Center 4-5:30 p.m. School of Medicine Class Day, Langford Auditorium 5 p.m. Divinity School Reception and Worship, Tillett Lounge and Benton Chapel 5 p.m. School of Nursing Reception for degree recipients and their guests, Godchaux Hall 5:30 p.m. School of Medicine Reception, under tent, West Lawn, Light Hall 5:30 p.m. Reception for Executive MBAs and their guests, Owen School’s Management Hall 6:30 p.m. Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music 9 p.m. The Big Exuberant Commodore Graduation Party, featuring KC and the Sunshine Band, celebrating all graduates and their friends and families, Hill Student Center Lawn (Tickets required) Friday, May 10 7 a.m. Blair School of Music Continental Breakfast for Blair graduates and their guests, Blair School of Music 7 a.m. Peabody College Continental Breakfast for Peabody graduates and their guests, tent on Peabody Mall 8:25 a.m. Graduating Students Line Up, Alumni Lawn 9 a.m. Commencement: Academic procession moves at 9 a.m.; ceremonies on stage begin at 9:20 a.m. and end about 11:30 a.m. for undergraduates, Alumni Lawn (Memorial Gym in the event of rain). Graduate and professional degree recipients and their faculties will recess at approximately 10:15 a.m. for their ceremonies. 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Strawberries and Champagne Celebration for the Class of 2002 and their guests given by the Chancellor, provost, deans and faculty, Bishop’s Common 12:30-2 p.m. Open House, Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center 1 p.m. Initiation into the Order of the Engineer, Curry Field 2 p.m. Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Commissioning, Langford Auditorium, reception following in lobby Graduate and Professional School Ceremonies and Receptions 10:30 a.m. Divinity School, Benton Chapel, reception following in the Refectory 10:30 a.m. Law School, Curry Field, reception following 10:30 a.m. School of Engineering, Hermitage Room, University Club, reception following 10:30 a.m. Graduate School, Library Lawn, reception following 10:45 a.m. Owen Graduate School of Management, Magnolia Circle Lawn 11 a.m. School of Nursing, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, reception following 11 a.m. Peabody College, Wyatt Center Lawn, reception following 11:15 a.m. School of Medicine, Langford Auditorium Contact: Emily Pearce, (615) 322-NEWS emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu

May 7, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The International Reading Association has named Vanderbilt University professor Victoria J. Risko to its board of directors. Risko, professor of language and literacy at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, joined the faculty in 1975. Her research interests include using multimedia as an instructional tool, teacher education and professional development, literacy instruction for diverse learners and text comprehension. She joins professors from San Diego State University and Texas Christian University as the association’s three newest board members. The association installed the new board members at its 47th annual convention in San Francisco this month. The International Reading Association is an organization of literacy professionals comprised of 90,000 members in 99 countries dedicated to promoting higher achievement levels in literacy, reading and communication by continually advancing the quality of instruction worldwide. Its members include classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists and parents. For more information on the International Reading Association, visit www.reading.org. Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

May 10, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University’s top scholars in nine undergraduate and professional schools received Founder’s Medals during today’s Commencement exercises. Since 1877, a gold medal has been awarded to the student graduating with first honors from each of Vanderbilt’s schools. These gold medals are called “Founder’s Medals” because Cornelius Vanderbilt made a specific contribution to endow the awards in their first year. Chancellor Gordon Gee presented the Founder’s Medals to the following students: Chris Walters of Jacksonville, Ill., Founder’s Medalist for the Blair School of Music, is among the first graduates with a major in musical arts/teacher education. He is the only graduate from the program to concentrate in vocal and general music. He has been elected to Phi Kappa Lambda, the music school equivalent to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and is a founding member of Vanderbilt’s chapter of the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity. In addition to his studies, Walters was involved with the Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir, Blair Chamber Choir and the Dodecaphonics, Vanderbilt’s only all male a cappella singing group. He served as music director for the Vanderbilt University Theatre’s production of “The Assassins” and composed a cantata based on the story of King David titled “The Lord is My Rock.” The project was funded by a Vanderbilt summer research program grant. He will pursue a master’s degree in education at Peabody College. Elbridge Samuel Chase IV of Chanhassen, Minn., Founder’s Medalist for the College of Arts and Science, graduated with high honors from the Department of Theatre. While at Vanderbilt, he received the Lee Blessing Award for creative writing, the Morgan Award for writing and most recently, the Cecil Jones Prize for Theatre, which recognizes superior academic performance and outstanding artistic contribution. He also served as co-founder and leader of the Vanderbilt Firewalkers, an academic event designed to explore conflicts between scientific and religious thinking through the experience of firewalking. Jill Sawoski Shashaty of Southampton, Pa., Founder’s Medalist for the Divinity School, graduated from the joint law and divinity program offered through the Divinity School. While at Vanderbilt, she worked with Ecological Concerns, an organization seeking to raise awareness of environmental issues. She also worked with the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing and the Siloam Family Health Clinic. Prior to attending the Divinity School, she served as a volunteer teacher, drama director and school bus driver at the Red Cloud Lakota Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D. Shashaty completed her undergraduate studies at Georgetown University. Ibrahim Almojel of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Founder’s Medalist for the School of Engineering, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He has a double major in electrical engineering and mathematics with a minor in computer science. Almojel was first introduced to Vanderbilt through Preparatory Academics for Vanderbilt Engineers (PAVE), a multidisciplinary summer program created by the School of Engineering to introduce students to a university environment. While at Vanderbilt, he founded and served as president of the Middle Eastern Student Association and was a board member for both the Muslim Student Association and the International Awareness Committee. He is also the recipient of the 2002 Tomas M. Weser Award that recognizes an outstanding international student who has contributed to Vanderbilt’s intellectual and cultural communities. He will pursue a doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford University this fall. Anne-Marie Moyes of San Francisco, Calif., Founder’s Medalist for the Vanderbilt School of Law, is program director for Reconciliation Ministries, where she provides counseling and support services for families of prisoners. While attending Vanderbilt, she continued her work with a variety of Nashville community organizations including the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing, where she serves as president of the steering committee. She has also served as a member of the board of directors for the Homeless Action Center in Berkeley, Calif., and as a tutor to Cambodian refugees through the Cambodian New Generation organization in Oakland, Calif. Moyes did her undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and Tufts University, where she completed an academic year in Paris, France. Sarah Page Hammondof Berlin, Md., Founder’s Medalist for the School of Medicine, graduated having earned straight A’s in her required pre-clinical course, all honors in her clinical clerkships and a top score on Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. In recognition of her accomplishments at Vanderbilt, she was selected for membership in the Microbes and Defense Academic Society and inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and religion from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. During her time at Vanderbilt, Hammond conducted research with Jane Park, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, in the Department of Radiology. Their investigations have yielded two papers with a third on the way. In addition to her studies, Hammond also performed with “Biorhythms,” a women’s a cappella group. Hammond will do her internship in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Lori Burch Ferranti of Natural Bridge Station, Va., Founder’s Medalist for the School of Nursing, completed a master’s degree in nursing with a specialty in health systems management. She also holds a master’s degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management and is currently pursuing a doctorate through the Management of Technology program at Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering. Ferranti earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Medical College of Virginia in 1998 and in the decade that followed spent her time working in rural communities with limited health-care resources, as well as working at Hospice of Boston. She recently received an appointment to the Center for Health Services Board, which serves elderly and less fortunate people in the Southeast. Mara Judith Peskin of Charleston, S.C., Founder’s Medalist for the Owen Graduate School of Management, graduated with a concentration in marketing and general management with an emphasis in brand management. She received an Owen Merit Scholarship, was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, the national honor society in business and management, and served as an officer for the Owen Marketing Association, Women’s Business Association and the Honor Council. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emory University. Prior to attending Owen, Peskin worked as a senior assistant manager for Ann Taylor Inc., where she increased operating profits, store sales volume and customer loyalty through a relationship marketing campaign. Peskin has accepted a position as associate brand manager with Georgia-Pacific Corporation in Atlanta. Sabrina Zaman of Memphis, Tenn., Founder’s Medalist for Peabody College, completed a double major in early childhood education and early childhood special education in three years. She graduates with a 4.0 grade point average. Zaman has taught science to middle school students through Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS) and worked with “Word Up!,” a pre-reading tutoring program for inner city preschoolers. She spent her summers in Memphis, where she worked as a child care assistant at an early intervention center for infants and toddlers with disabilities. On campus, she has done service work with the Interfaith Council and served as secretary for the Muslim Students Association. She is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society, Kappa Delta Epsilon education fraternity and the Gamma Beta Phi academic service honorary society. Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

May 16, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The United States Fulbright Scholar Program has awarded a special field research award to Greg Barz, assistant professor of musicology (ethnomusicology) and professor of religious music at Vanderbilt, to continue his research documenting the links between a recent decline in Uganda’s HIV infection rate and the efforts of women’s performance groups in poor villages. “Dr. Barz is one of four United States scholars to have been offered an African Regional Research Program award in AIDS and AIDS-related research for 2002-03,” said Debra Egan, assistant director for the African/Western Hemisphere Unit, Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). The Fulbright grant will fund up to nine months of additional field research beginning this summer. What began three years ago as a traditional research trip documenting indigenous, male-dominated music traditions in the Lake Victoria region of Central Africa, took an unanticipated turn when Barz was confronted by women using similar methods to educate other women and children about AIDS. With funding from Vanderbilt, Barz returned to the region last summer to focus on the links between such efforts by women across the region and the success Uganda has had in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The World Health Organization estimates more than 28.1 million adults and children were living with AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa at the end of 2001. “With limited access to education, electricity or radios, for many, essential information is only available through song texts performed by local women’s groups,” said Barz. “The methods are effective because the locally popular music and dance forms use the dynamic rhythms to attract a crowd in small villages and then rely on straightforward, often graphic, lyrics to de-stigmatize HIV, debunk myths and overcome sexual and religious taboos. “We can learn a lot from their example,” he said. The Fulbright Program is considered the flagship of the United States government’s international educational exchange programs. In the aftermath of World War II, freshman Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas proposed the program as a much-needed vehicle for promoting “mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world.” The program was established by an act of Congress and signed into law by President Truman in 1946. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. CIES assists the State Department in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals. NOTE: More information on Barz’ research, including music and video samples of the women’s performances, is available in Vanderbilt’s on-line research journal Exploration at exploration.vanderbilt.edu. A high resolution photo of Barz is available via e-mail at: david.glasgow@vanderbilt.edu. Contact: David Glasgow, (615) 322-NEWS david.glasgow@vanderbilt.edu

May 30, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Little Rock, Ark., student is the first recipient of the John Seigenthaler Scholarship at Vanderbilt University. The scholarship was established last summer through a gift from the Freedom Forum in honor of the founder of the organization’s First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt. Leah Monique Watson, a recent graduate of Hall High School, will attend Vanderbilt beginning this fall as a Seigenthaler Scholar. Each year, Vanderbilt will award a four-year full-tuition scholarship to a minority student in honor of Seigenthaler, chairman emeritus of The Tennessean, and longtime civil rights advocate. As a Seigenthaler Scholar, Watson, who aspires to become a journalist and host a national television show, will have the opportunity to participate in an internship at the Freedom Forum or the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt. Seigenthaler, a trustee of the Freedom Forum, founded the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt in 1991. A former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Seigenthaler served for 43 years as a journalist at The Tennessean. At his retirement, he was editor, publisher and chief executive officer. He was also founding editorial director of USA Today. He left journalism briefly in the early 1960s to serve in the U.S. Justice Department as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. In announcing the establishment of the scholarship program, Charles Overby, The Freedom Forum’s chairman and chief executive officer, said the $2 million gift to endow the program was conceived as a way to honor Seigenthaler and to expand the partnership between the organization and Vanderbilt. In addition to the First Amendment Center, the Freedom Forum has established its new Institute for Newsroom Diversity on the Vanderbilt campus. For more news about Vanderbilt, visit the Vanderbilt News Service homepage on the Internet at www.vanderbilt.edu/News

May 31, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Susan Barge, former associate dean of undergraduate admissions at Vanderbilt University, has been appointed to the new position of assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs. As part of her new responsibilities, which became effective May 20, Barge said she will work closely with faculty, staff and students to coordinate the implementation of the landmark residential college project at Vanderbilt. She will also serve as the spokesperson to the media regarding the project, plans for which continue to evolve. Barge said she hopes to create a residential college that is distinct to the Vanderbilt community. 'The level of involvement among students, faculty and staff will keep us focused on our unique strengths while we create a residential college system that will enrich the Vanderbilt experience for everyone,' she said. The conversion of Vanderbilt to a residential college will create individual living and learning communities as subsets to the University as a whole. The system, which will continue to take shape through dialogue with students, faculty and staff, will encourage greater interaction among students and faculty, and promote a learning environment both inside and out of the classroom setting. Officials said phase one of the project could begin as soon as 2006. 'Susan is the ideal individual for this important job,' said Nicholas Zeppos, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. 'Through her work in admissions, she has a keen understanding of what draws students to Vanderbilt. And, she's a Vanderbilt graduate herself. That perception will be vital to developing a residential college system.' After earning a bachelor of arts in psychology from the College of Arts and Science in 1981, Barge joined the Vanderbilt staff in 1984 as an admissions counselor. She later received a master's degree in education from Tennessee State University. Barge left Vanderbilt in 1991 to serve as director of alumni affairs and later director of development at University School of Nashville. She returned in 1998 as associate dean of undergraduate admissions. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

Nashville, Tenn. -- National Instruments of Austin, Texas, has announced plans to donate its LabVIEW™ graphical development software to Vanderbilt engineering students. Each fall the company will provide copies of its software with an estimated annual market value of $750,000 to incoming freshmen. Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Kenneth F. Galloway said that the National Instrument (NI) software will perform a vital role in training engineering students to use computer-based analytical techniques in measuring and controlling a variety of systems and processes. LabVIEW’s graphical development environment uses icons and diagrams instead of conventional text-based code. The software configures and runs test, measurement, control, automation and other high-performance science and engineering processes using intuitive graphical displays. “LabVIEW will be part of the package of software tools we will provide students through TransIT, the school’s new mobile-access computing system,” Galloway said. “NI’s software will equip our students with the state-of-the-art tools they will need to be successful as professional engineers.” According to NI Academic Program Manager Ravi Marawar, the professional growth of future engineers and scientists has always been a core focus for the company. “NI actually has its roots in an academic environment as we were founded by a trio of engineers working collaboratively at the University of Texas, Austin. Since that time, NI has been strongly committed to supporting educational efforts and the professional growth of students at academic institutions worldwide.” Two years ago, NI became the School of Engineering’s first industrial partner in its National Science Foundation-sponsored bioengineering research center. The center is the first in the nation dedicated to bioengineering education and NI provides software for use in the center’s educational products. About NI NI leverages commercial technologies, such as industry-standard computers and the Internet, to deliver customer-defined measurement and automation solutions. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 2,900 employees and direct operations in 37 countries. NI increases the productivity of engineers and scientists worldwide by delivering easy-to-integrate software and modular hardware. In 2001, the company sold products to more than 24,000 different companies in more than 60 countries around the world. For the past three consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Contact: David F. Salisbury (615) 343-6803 David.F.Salisbury@Vanderbilt.edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two Vanderbilt graduate students – Jonathan Sprinkle and Laura Anderson Swafford – will fly to Lindau, Germany, next month to attend the 52nd convention of Nobel Laureates. Sprinkle and Swafford will be joining some 400 other young researchers from around the world who have been afforded the opportunity to spend a week of formal and informal meetings with 20 Nobel Prize winners in chemistry. The meetings have been conducted annually since 1951 when the Swedish patron, Count Lennart Bernadotte established the tradition, rotating between the fields of chemistry, physics and physiology/medicine. Sprinkle was selected as one of 10 outstanding young researchers to attend the meeting by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Swafford was picked by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 27 outstanding young researchers to attend the meeting. The convention takes place July 1-5. It will be kicked off with welcoming ceremonies, an evening dinner and gala social event. For the next three days, the laureates will lecture on topics of their choice during the morning. Each afternoon, they will be seated at tables by themselves and students will be encouraged to approach any of them that that they wish. In the evenings, the laureates will join small groups of participants for informal dinner discussions at hotels and restaurants in Lindau. The event ends on Friday with closing ceremonies conducted in a baroque castle on the Isle of Mainau, the residence of Count Bernadotte, A special Web site has been set up to post daily information while students are attending the meetings. Each day, photos and a summary of events will be posted on the Web site. The URL for this year’s meeting is: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/lindau2002. Contact: David F. Salisbury, (615) 343-6803 David.Salisbury@Vanderbilt.Edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn -- The increasingly negative tone of the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee underscores the importance of the state as a battleground between Republicans and Democrats to control the Senate, according to John Geer, a Vanderbilt University expert on attack politics. The political scientist points to the recent attack ads by GOP Senate primary foes Lamar Alexander and Ed Bryant as a reflection of an increasingly bitter campaign, a trend that is not likely to end soon. Geer, a noted authority on American government who is writing a book about attack advertising in political campaigns, is available for media interviews about the 2002 Tennessee political races. Some of his areas of research are campaigns, elections and public opinion. Previous books Geer authored include From Tea Leaves to Opinion Polls and Politicians and Party Politics. Geer says such negative political attacks by Alexander and Bryant are not at all surprising, given the split between Republican moderates and conservatives in Tennessee in what could be a close primary. The winner is expected to face Democratic Senate candidate Bob Clement, who now represents the 5th Congressional District. The centrality of Tennessee in the GOP/Democratic battle for Congressional control means more attacks are likely in the coming months, Geer says. Bryant, who represents Tennessee’s 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, is running a campaign ad that urges voters to “Be Solid, Not Plaid.” The commercial is a direct dig at Alexander, whose longtime campaign trademark has been a red plaid shirt. Meanwhile, Alexander’s ads accuse Bryant of charging the taxpayers $36,000 in car lease expenses. EDITOR’S NOTE: If you would like to interview Geer, please call him at (615) 343-5746 or he can be reached by email at john.g.geer@vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt experts can be interviewed live for television from our campus broadcast facility. Contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, (615) 322-NEWS (6397) annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu

Nashville, Tenn. — Vanderbilt Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mark D. Abkowitz has been appointed by President Bush to a four-year term on the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board to provide advice on transportation issues. NWTRB reviews the Department of Energy’s activities related to the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Abkowitz will be the only person on the 11-member board with expertise in transportation of nuclear waste, an area that will become increasingly important as the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste shipping campaigns intensify. He also brings expertise in risk management and information technology to the position. According to the NWTRB web site, members are “eminent in a field of science or engineering – including environmental and social sciences – and are selected solely on the basis of distinguished service.” Individuals are recommended by the National Academy of Sciences. Abkowitz, a Vanderbilt faculty member for 15 years, directs the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies. He has served previously on several national and international committees of the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board Committee on Hazardous Materials Transport and as a member of the National Research Council Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.. He is the author of more than 70 journal publications and study reports. Contacts: Vivian Cooper-Capps, (615) 322-2762, vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu David Salisbury, (615) 343-6803, david.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Alumni Association of Vanderbilt University has named as its 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., a 1961 graduate of the College of Arts and Science who helped found what became the world’s largest hospital management corporation. The award will be presented Oct. 24 during the University’s reunion weekend. "Vanderbilt is judged by the caliber of its alumni, and Dr. Frist's outstanding professional achievements and dedicated service to the community truly reflect the mission of this University," said Chancellor Gordon Gee. "I am proud that the Alumni Association is recognizing Dr. Frist's significant contributions to society by presenting him with one of the University's highest honors." "Vanderbilt alumni have had an impact on different corners of the world in various ways," said Alumni Association President Jim Morgan, "but Dr. Frist is unique in that his extraordinary accomplishments have had a tremendous impact on humanity. His work with a multitude of charitable organizations demonstrates a sincere giving from the heart, and that is what sets him apart." Frist recently stepped down as chairman of HCA, the firm he founded in 1968 with his late father and the late Jack C. Massey. What began as one hospital in Nashville grew in the 1980s to a multi-national corporation with more than 463 hospitals that were either owned or managed by what was then called Hospital Corporation of America. In addition to his prominence in Nashville business, Frist is an ardent supporter of charitable causes, having created the Frist Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations. Frist serves as chairman of the foundation, which also was the moving force behind the public-private partnership that led to the establishment of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Frist is past vice president of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, past chair of the Board of Governors of the United Way of America and founder of the United Way’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society. He also serves on the board of Montgomery Bell Academy. After graduating from Vanderbilt, Frist enrolled at Washington University’s medical school in St. Louis, where he received his medical doctorate in 1965. He returned to Nashville for a surgical internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center before serving as a flight surgeon in the Air Force. The Frist family has a long history with Vanderbilt. His father, Dr. Thomas F. Frist Sr., graduated from the medical school in 1933 and served as a clinical professor of medicine. Several other family members attended Vanderbilt, and his brother, U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, M.D., is on leave of absence from the medical school faculty. The Patricia Champion Frist Hall at the School of Nursing is named for Frist’s wife, also a 1961 graduate of the Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science. Frist is the sixth recipient of the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, which was established in 1996 to recognize alumni who have furthered Vanderbilt’s mission through outstanding achievement and service. Previous recipients have been Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus, who received his doctorate from Vanderbilt in economics; renowned heart surgeon Dr. Norman E. Shumway, a graduate of the medical school; Dollar General CEO Cal Turner Jr., who earned his B.A. at Vanderbilt; Oscar-winning director Delbert Mann, who also earned his B.A. at Vanderbilt; and Cornell University Medical College Dean Dr. Antonio Gotto, a graduate of Vanderbilt’s undergraduate college as well as its medical school. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, (615) 322-NEWS (6397), Elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

The following Vanderbilt University professors are available for comment and analysis concerning the August 1 Tennessee primary: Christian right loses some of its political muscle: Conservative Republican candidates who rely on grassroots support are being hurt by a lack of leadership within the Christian right, says Vanderbilt political scientist Geoff Layman. Layman says the Christian right’s ability on the national level to mobilize large groups of voters is on the decline, and that could hurt U.S. Senate candidate Ed Bryant. While Bryant’s primary opponent, Lamar Alexander, seems to enjoy more of the traditional support among the GOP faithful, Bryant must hope for a strong showing at the grassroots level. The bad news for Bryant, Layman says, is that the Christian Coalition does not seem very organized this year, and no other similar group has stepped up to fill that void. Geoff Layman, a Vanderbilt University associate professor of political science, teaches and writes about the role of religious conflict in politics. He can be reached by phone at (615) 322-6240 or by email at geoff.layman@vanderbilt.edu. Tennessee primaries no longer a yawn: After years of mostly non-competitive races acrossTennessee, there are several hotly contested Congressional battles in 2002, says Vanderbilt political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer. He warns that voters should prepare for an onslaught of political ads, direct mail and phone calls from the campaigns during the next two weeks, especially in the 4th, 5th and 7th Congressional districts. Oppenheimer points out that there are big stakes in the races for the Senate and Congressional seats in Tennessee. The winners will help determine which party controls Congress next term. Bruce Oppenheimer, a Vanderbilt University professor of political science, focuses on Congress and legislative processes, political parties and public policy. He is the co-author of the book Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation and also Congress Reconsidered. Oppenheimer can be reached at (615) 322-6232 or by email at bruce.i.oppenheimer@vanderbilt.edu. Editor’s note: Vanderbilt experts can be interviewed live for television from our campus broadcast facility.

July 24, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 1,000 people gathered on the lawn at Vanderbilt Wednesday for some old-fashioned politicking complete with candidate handshakes, hot dogs and a Dixie Land jazz band. More than 50 candidates and their supporters in the races for Tennessee governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, state legislature, vice mayor and school board participated in the picnic, many waving signs and handing out campaign brochures and stickers. In addition, 15 candidates and representatives for two others in the contests for U.S. Senate, governor and 5th Congressional district were each given two minutes to stand on a Vanderbilt “soap box” and appeal to the voters. “We wanted to provide our faculty, staff and students who are on campus this summer the opportunity to meet the candidates and participate actively in the political process, and that certainly happened today,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs. He noted that information about the voting process was available during the community picnic, and nearly 40 people took advantage of the opportunity to register to vote. This free event was sponsored by the Community Neighborhood and Government Relations office of the Division of Public Affairs. Plans are in the works to schedule a similar event before the November election

Vanderbilt University and the Freedom Forum will make a major announcement at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 26 to mark the 75th birthday Saturday of First Amendment Center founder and The Tennessean chairman emeritus John Seigenthaler. The announcement will be made by Vanderbilt Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nicholas S. Zeppos and Freedom Forum Chairman and CEO Charles Overby in a brief ceremony at the offices of the Freedom Forum and of the First Amendment Center, 1207 18th Ave. S., in Nashville. Seigenthaler, Overby and Zeppos will be available for interviews following the announcement. Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center in 1991 with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment values. He served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist for The Tennessean, Nashville's morning newspaper, and at his retirement was editor, publisher and CEO. In 1982, Seigenthaler became founding editorial director of USA TODAY and served in that position for a decade, retiring from both the Nashville and national newspapers in 1991. The First Amendment Center, with offices at Vanderbilt University and in Arlington, Va., is an independent affiliate of the Freedom Forum. COVERING MEDIA: The announcement will be made in the Forum meeting room at the Freedom Forum/First Amendment Center. A mult-box is available. Camera and audio setup should be completed by five minutes prior to the announcement. Parking for news media will be available beginning at 1 p.m. on the upper floor of the parking garage across the street from the Freedom Forum offices, on 18th Avenue South one-half block south of Edgehill Avenue. The upper floor is marked as “Vanderbilt University parking lot #76. The upper-floor parking area is reached through the adjacent, ground-level Vanderbilt parking area #77. Please place media identification on the dashboard if the vehicle does not display a logo.

July 26, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – John Seigenthaler, nationally acclaimed newspaper editor and First Amendment advocate, is getting an unexpected present for his 75th birthday Saturday: Vanderbilt University officials announced July 26 that one of the university’s newest buildings is being named after Seigenthaler. The building, at 18th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue, will be named the John Seigenthaler Center. It houses the offices of the Freedom Forum, the First Amendment Center and the Diversity Institute. The action was approved by the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust and recommended by the Freedom Forum Board of Trustees. Nicholas S. Zeppos, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, was joined in making the announcement by Charles L. Overby, chairman and CEO of the Freedom Forum. The building will be dedicated in September in ceremonies including prominent national and international participants. The Seigenthaler Center encompasses 57,000 square feet and includes a just-completed three-story expansion that was funded by the Freedom Forum and donated to Vanderbilt. “Because of John Seigenthaler’s leadership and foresight, the Freedom Forum has made a substantial and long-lasting investment in Vanderbilt University,” Chancellor Gordon Gee said. “It is a unique relationship between one of the country’s most important foundations and a great university – and it would not have happened without John’s spark and persistence.” “John Seigenthaler is known across America and around the world as a defender and champion of freedom,” said Martha R. Ingram, chairman of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. “He has dedicated his life and career to the principles of the First Amendment, and so it is most appropriate that the First Amendment Center he conceived and founded in his hometown be named in his honor now.” "Beyond being highly honored and deeply grateful, it is my sincere hope that the projects and programs initiated in this building will bring great credit to Vanderbilt and will have both meaning and impact in places far outside the limits of the campus. I am indebted to Chancellor Gordon Gee and the members of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust and to Chairman Charles Overby and my colleagues on the Freedom Forum Board for their positive interest and support," said John Seigenthaler. “John Seigenthaler is a national treasure,” Overby said. “No matter where I go around the country or around the world, people always ask about John. His work for a free press continues to be legendary.” Overby said it was Seigenthaler’s idea to create the First Amendment Center, which opened in Nashville in 1991. The center moved onto the Vanderbilt campus in 1993 with completion of the renovation/addition to the historic Peabody College presidential home. “This is the first building in Nashville and in Tennessee to bear John’s name,” Overby said. “It’s fitting that a building dedicated to the First Amendment and diversity be lionized by the ongoing legacy of John Seigenthaler.” On July 1, Vanderbilt and the Freedom Forum announced the first Seigenthaler Scholar, Leah Monique Watson, a student from Little Rock, Ark. Watson is the initial recipient in an ongoing, four-year scholarship program for students of color that is supported by a $2 million gift in 2001 from the foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to an entering freshman each year, chosen by an independent committee. Scholars receive full tuition for four years at Vanderbilt. Watson will participate in an internship at the First Amendment Center. Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center with the mission of creating national discussion, dialogue and debate about First Amendment values. He served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist for The Tennessean, Nashville's morning newspaper, and at his retirement was editor, publisher and CEO. He retains the title chairman emeritus. In 1982, Seigenthaler became founding editorial director of USA TODAY and served in that position for a decade, retiring from both the Nashville and national newspapers in 1991. Seigenthaler left journalism briefly in the early 1960s to serve in the U.S. Justice Department as administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. His work in the field of civil rights led to his service as chief negotiator with the governor of Alabama during the Freedom Rides. During that crisis, while attempting to aid Freedom Riders, he was attacked by a mob of Klansmen. Seigenthaler hosts a weekly book-review program, "A Word On Words," distributed through the Southern Public Television Network. He is a member of the boards of trustees of the Freedom Forum and the First Amendment Center, and a former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He is chair of the "Profile in Courage Award" selection committee of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation and of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award selection committee for the RFK Memorial. A chair in First Amendment Studies has been endowed for $3 million in Seigenthaler's name at Middle Tennessee State University. He serves on the advisory board of the school of journalism at the University of Tennessee and on the Board of Trustees of the Baker Center at the University of Tennessee. He also serves on the 18-member National Commission on Federal Election Reform organized in 2001 by former Presidents Carter and Ford. He is a member of the Constitution Project Initiative on Liberty and Security, created after the Sept. 11 tragedies in New York and Washington.

July 31, 2002 MEDIA ADVISORY Three Vanderbilt faculty members will be available to the media at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Kirkland Hall for political analysis and questions about the 2002 Tennessee primaries. Commenting on the outcomes of the primaries for U.S. Senate, Congress and governor in Tennessee will be professors Bruce Oppenheimer, Geoff Layman and Rosalyn Cooperman. Oppenheimer, a professor of political science, teaches and writes extensively about Congress, legislative process and political parties. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation and also served as co-editor of Congress Reconsidered, now in its seventh edition. He co-taught a course on the 2000 elections. Layman, an associate professor of political science, has focused much of his research on the role of the religious right in politics, particularly within the Republican Party. Layman is the author of The Great Divide: Religious and Cultural Conflict in the American Political Party System. Cooperman, a senior instructor in the Department of Political Science, has a strong academic interest in the area of congressional elections with women candidates. She has worked in campaigns at the state and congressional level and will be teaching a course in the coming academic year about women and politics. WHAT: Post-primary media availability WHERE: Kirkland Hall, second floor conference room – parking permitted on Kirkland Circle (with the exception of reserved spaces or fire lane as marked) WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2

August 2, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Three faculty of Vanderbilt University’s Department of Political Science today discussed the 2002 Tennessee primaries and made projections for the November general election. In reviewing the primaries, the Vanderbilt faculty made three key observations: *The outcome of the races reflected the growing strength of conservatism in Tennessee. Conservative Democrats won almost every race in which they faced more moderate or liberal opponents, according to Bruce Oppenheimer, professor of political science. He said the Democratic voters supported conservative candidates over those with more liberal agendas. Republicans, with a few notable exceptions, also favored conservative candidates. “The base of the Republican Party in Tennessee is becoming more conservative, and that hasn’t always been the case in Tennessee where the Republican Party has been more moderate to liberal,” said Geoff Layman, associate professor of political science. Layman noted a key exception, that of the Republican race between U.S. Senate candidates Lamar Alexander and Congressman Ed Bryant. Bryant lost, despite being more conservative than Alexander and successfully defining the race in his own terms—by posing the question of which candidate was more conservative. Layman said Bryant lost because the religious right is not as mobilized in Tennessee as it is other southern states. *Several candidates lost races they might otherwise have won because they let their opponents define the races. With the exception of Bryant, the candidates who successfully framed the issues for debate were victorious, Oppenheimer noted. He said state Sen. Lincoln Davis defeated Fran Marcum in the Democratic race for the 4th District Congressional seat, because late in the campaign Davis redefined the race and no longer “let her get away with defining herself. The winner will be the one who has the ability to define what a campaign is about, who says what the issues are,” Oppenheimer said. *The outcome of congressional primaries involving women candidates ran contrary to conventional wisdom. According to Rosalyn Cooperman, a senior instructor in political science, women who run for office tend to be perceived as less conservative than the mainstream. Ordinarily, she said, this means they would be expected to emerge from the Democratic primaries and not from the Republican primaries. In Tennessee’s 2002 primaries, however, the Republican women were very conservative, fiscally and socially, and won the votes of a more conservative Republican voter base. The Democratic women didn’t win because Gayle Ray, seeking the 5th Congressional District seat, didn’t consistently stick to her strategy to run to the left of opponent Jim Cooper and because Marcum allowed Davis to redefine the race late in the game. The faculty members resisted forecasting the outcome of the November elections, but they did make a few predictions regarding general trends: *Cooperman predicted state Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who won the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District, will be the first woman from Tennessee elected in her own right to a seat in Congress. *Approximately 10 percent to 20 percent of the moderate votes will be up for grabs by candidates of either party. The candidates, who often position themselves as more conservative or liberal during a primary to differentiate themselves from their own party opponents, will now move back toward the center, courting voters who might be convinced to cross party lines. *Democrats will have an initial edge in races in which their Republican opponents had divisive primaries. Cooperman noted that Democrats such as gubernatorial candidate Phil Bredesen and U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Clement, who essentially ran uncontested in their primaries, have spent less of their warchests and have had the luxury of positioning themselves for the general election. *There will be significant national interest in the Tennessee elections in November, owing to former Vice President Al Gore’s backing of certain candidates and because of the delicate balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Tennessee’s open seat for the Senate -- once considered a lock for Republicans before Sen. Fred Thompson decided not to seek re-election -- is now in play, and could help to swing the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats have only a one-seat majority going into November elections. *The direction the national economy takes over the next few months also may be a factor in the November elections. “The candidate of the president’s party in mid-terms tends to get hurt if the economy isn’t very good,” Oppenheimer noted.

August 7, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt’s two child care centers have received three stars, the highest rank, in the first year of Tennessee’s new star-quality program. The three-star system, based on the three stars on the Tennessee flag representing each of the state’s grand divisions, was introduced in the 2000-01 state legislature, as a way to recognize quality child care programs operating beyond the state’s minimum requirements. The voluntary program evaluates staff training, teacher-child ratios, level of parental involvement and on-site activities. Other standards include health and safety measures, immunizations, sanitation, outdoor play and, since 2000, background checks on all employees. Currently, there are about 140 children enrolled in the child care program at two Vanderbilt locations, according to Diane Neighbors, director of Vanderbilt Child Care Centers. The centers are open to the children of Vanderbilt faculty, staff and full-time students. Neighbors said the centers’ small group size, staff benefits and facilities helped them earn the three-star ranking. “There has to be a balance,” said Neighbors. “The children, they need good care and materials to use; the parents, they need an affordable rate of tuition and the sense of a safe environment; and the staff, they need a good physical work environment and adequate compensation for their work.”

August 8, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Vanderbilt University Law School has announced several new and newly promoted administrative staff in student affairs, the legal clinic, alumni and development and information technology. Julie Sandine has been named the new assistant dean for student affairs at Vanderbilt University Law School. A legal writing instructor at the Law School for seven years, Sandine also has worked in private practice on a part-time basis with Dodson, Parker, Dinkins & Behm in Nashville. After earning a master’s degree in sociology, Sandine was director of counseling, then executive director for the Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. In 1992, she received her law degree from Wake Forest University. Sandine clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and has published articles on probate and adoption law. Susan L. Kay has been named associate dean for clinical affairs. In this capacity, she directs the school’s clinical education program and in-house law offices. Kay began teaching criminal practice in the legal clinic in 1980 and was named assistant dean for clinical programs last year. Sallie W. Bailey has returned to Vanderbilt University Law School as interim assistant dean for alumni and development. Bailey started her career in the school’s alumni and development office in the late 1960s. Most recently she was vice president for relocation services for Bank of America’s Tennessee operations. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky. Teresa McLoud has joined the Law School as associate director of development. Her background includes experience in development offices at several universities as well as a hospital foundation. Most recently she was assistant director of development at Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and management. She also was a development officer at Belmont University. Todd Scot has joined the Law School as assistant director of information technology. Scot is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Law School’s information technology department. Most recently, he was network administrator for Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville. He earned his bachelor’s of music degree from State University of New York at Purchase and his master’s of music degree from Yale University. For more news about Vanderbilt, visit the Vanderbilt News Service homepage at www.vanderbilt.edu\News or the law school website at www.vanderbilt.edu/Law.

August 9, 2002 NASHVILLE, TN--Vanderbilt University will host two educational booths with hands-on science and technology experiments for Metro Schools’ students during the Mayor’s First Day Festival Aug. 11 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Staff members from Vanderbilt’s Day On Campus Program and Mel Joesten, professor of chemistry, emeritus, and faculty adviser to Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science, will assist participating students. During one of the experiments, students will discover how to separate colors in the water-soluble ink of a marking pen, utilizing the principles of chromatography. A second experiment teaches students how to develop “invisible ink.” These experiments are part of the kits that Vanderbilt Volunteers for Science take to Metro Schools throughout the school year. Vanderbilt is a major sponsor of the First Day Festival, which was created by Mayor Bill Purcell to celebrate the first day of school in Metro. WHAT: Vanderbilt educational booths at First Day Festival WHERE: Gaylord Entertainment Center WHEN: Aug. 11, 2 to 5 p.m.

August 13, 2002 On Aug. 17, organizers from Chicago, Atlanta, New York and other major cities across the country hope to attract millions of people to a protest march on the U.S. Capitol, “built with slave labor”. With the theme “You Owe Us,” the event hopes to build momentum for paying reparations to the descendants of slaves in America. Lawsuits recently filed in New York and New Jersey seeking $1.5 trillion from major corporations for having wrongly profited from the slave trade promise to further fuel this debate. Vanderbilt faculty are available to offer commentary and insight into widely divergent sides of this issue. PROMINENT BLACK SCHOLAR SAYS REPARATIONS DEBATE DETRACTS FROM COMMUNITY’S REAL PROBLEMS: Black leaders need to forget “ancient wrongs” and focus on finding solutions to present day problems, according to Carol M. Swain, professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University and author of the newly released The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration. “This ill-conceived and untimely focus on slave reparations does a real disservice to our nation. While black leaders engage in photo ops, black communities are being devastated by drug abuse, illegitimacy, crime and high rates of HIV infection.” In addition, Swain argues, the march on Washington, D.C. will be ineffective in making slave reparations a national priority and, in fact, will serve only to “poison the well of race relations” by further alienating blacks from the rest of the country. RESTITUTION IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY. The damage done by slavery and segregation can never be “repaired” but 40 acres and a mule with 136 years worth of interest would be a place to start, according to Jonathan David Farley, professor of mathematics at Vanderbilt and a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at the University of Oxford. Calling for a “Marshall Plan for Africa,” Farley argues that everyone in America, even those whose families immigrated to America in the 1900s, should feel morally obligated to pay reparations since the nation’s wealth today is derived from “stolen land and stolen labor.” Farley is in England through August but can readily be reached via phone and e-mail. Media contact: David Glasgow, (615) 322-2706 (TELEVISION MEDIA NOTE: Vanderbilt experts can do live television interviews directly from our campus broadcast facility. We have an online searchable database of sources on related topics at http://sources.vanderbilt.edu)

August 14, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Political candidates will not be the only ones logging miles on Tennessee’s highways this summer. For the first time, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Gordon Gee will hit the road with about 40 newly tenured and newly hired faculty and students to East Tennessee to learn more about the state and to visit areas where Vanderbilt is engaged in community outreach. The trip, scheduled Aug. 19-20, will include top faculty in a wide variety of disciplines – from economics, astronomy and pastoral theology to mechanical engineering, medical ethics and special education. The group will take a page from country music stars by traveling on a bus emblazoned with “Vanderbilt Roads Scholars Tour.” “Tennessee is our home. It is where we live, teach and learn, and we are committed to making it better through our teaching, research and service to the public,” said Chancellor Gee. “Our goal is to introduce the newest members of our community to this great state. But we also want to better inform Tennesseans about Vanderbilt, and make them proud to have this world-class university in their backyard.” The group will travel from Nashville to Lynchburg, Chattanooga, Athens, Knoxville, Huntsville, Oneida and Jamestown with a final stop in Cookeville. In Knoxville, University of Tennessee President John Shumaker will host a dinner at his residence, allowing the leaders of both universities to discuss universities’ role in community outreach with the group. In Oneida, the group will have lunch with schools Superintendent Mayfield Brown, William H. Swain, chairman of First National Bank of Oneida, and students at Oneida High School to discuss how the community worked together to turn around the town’s once ailing school system. Near Jamestown, a rock quarry is the tour’s destination. In 1982, Vanderbilt geology professor Molly Miller discovered the fossils of prehistoric horseshoe crabs at the quarry. Since a shallow ocean once covered Tennessee, Miller’s discovery disproved a long-held scientific belief that the crabs were exclusive to fresh water. Miller regularly coordinates with quarry owner Tom Broyles, who has extended an open invitation to Vanderbilt researchers and students to visit the site to learn about Tennessee’s geologic history. At the final stop in Cookeville, the group will have a chance to hear from Tennessee Technological University President Robert Bell and tour the Appalachian Center for Crafts at the university. “The chancellor has a strong commitment to parting what has been viewed as the ‘magnolia curtain’ around Vanderbilt. He wants to continue renewing the university’s covenant with the community and is using this trip as both a learning opportunity and a way of making his commitment known across the state,” said Gail Carr Williams, assistant director of community engagement at Vanderbilt. Other stops along the tour include some of the state’s most well known businesses – Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Distillery in Lynchburg and Mayfield Dairy Farms in Athens, as well as visits to the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Scott County Higher Education Center in Huntsville, Tenn., and the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville. Media contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

August 21, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Their arrival on campus will be followed by a week’s worth of traditions and other events that are expected to become traditions, including the first-ever “Founders Walk” Aug. 27 through the main University gate by incoming freshmen, who will be greeted by faculty, staff and current students. For the fourth year, freshmen will vow to honor Vanderbilt’s long tradition of academic integrity Aug. 26 when they sign a copy of the honor code for permanent display. The signatures will later be framed and will hang in the Sarratt Student Center as a tribute to the honor code, which has existed at Vanderbilt since 1875. Welcoming the students to Nashville will be banners at various establishments participating in the University’s first-ever “Show Your Gold” competition. The University encouraged campus-area merchants to custom-design banners and display them as a way to greet returning and new students and their families. Even before move-in day Aug. 24, entering freshmen have been given an opportunity to build relationships through four pre-orientation experiences. Known collectively as DoreWays, the program includes: a three-day team-building experience at a local camp, a five-day focus on six service-learning sites in the Nashville area; a weeklong outdoor wilderness adventure and a leadership skills development experience. Orientation will conclude Aug. 30-31 with Welcome Weekend, two days of programs and events designed for students to get to know one another. Faculty, staff and upperclass students are invited to participate. Events include a student organization fair, live music, a showing of the movie Spider-Man, a comedy performance and carnival rides. Approximately 1,600 students from all 50 states and more than 40 foreign countries are expected to enroll as freshmen. First-Week Activities at Vanderbilt Here is a partial list of events scheduled in conjunction with the start of the school year at Vanderbilt: Week of Aug. 19 Show Your Gold – Elliston Place, Hillsboro Village, Midtown and West End Avenue merchants display banners they have custom-designed to welcome Vanderbilt students back to campus. Prizes will be awarded to the most creative in each of the hotel, restaurant and retail categories. Aug.17-24 Doreways-WilSkills Experience – About 40 first-year students, faculty or staff members and student leaders will spend the week rock climbing, caving and white water canoeing in and around Tennessee. Aug. 20-24 Doreways-Big Horizons: Connecting, Living & Learning – About 60 first-year students, faculty or staff members and upperclass student leaders will join community partners in an introduction to service-learning. The six sites will focus on environmental issues, women’s concerns, the international community in Nashville, children’s issues and equine therapy with disabled children. Aug. 21-24 Doreways-Leadership Odyssey – Thirty first-year students and four student leaders will discuss with various Vanderbilt faculty and Nashville community leaders issues and challenges facing today’s student leaders. Doreways-Squirrel Camp – Two hundred incoming students will spend their time camping, making their way through rope courses and canoeing at the Joe C. Davis YMCA Camp on Percy Priest Lake. Saturday, Aug. 24 Move-in Day – Residence halls open for all new students at 9 a.m. Chancellor’s Family Welcome Address – Alumni Lawn. 5:30 p.m. Chancellor Gordon Gee and Dean of Admissions William Shain will address approximately 3,000 parents of freshmen. Monday, Aug. 26 Honor Code Ceremony and Signing – Alumni Lawn. 7:15 p.m. All 1,600 members of the freshman class will gather to sign their names on parchment paper that will be framed and hung in Sarratt Student Center. The students will pledge to comply with Vanderbilt’s Honor Code. Chancellor Gee and Honor Council President Peter McHenry will address the group. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Founders Walk and Chancellor’s Welcome – West End Avenue at Kirkland Hall esplanade; Curry Field. 4:30 p.m. Faculty, staff and current students will gather at the Kirkland Hall esplanade to welcome members of the incoming freshman class who will proceed onto campus through the front gates of the university. A ceremony on Curry Field will feature a formal welcome by Chancellor Gordon Gee, Provost Nicholas Zeppos and others. Wednesday, Aug. 28 Classes begin. Thursday, Aug. 29 Faculty Assembly – Langford Auditorium. 4-6 p.m. Chancellor Gee will deliver his traditional welcome address to members of the Vanderbilt faculty and present two faculty awards. Friday, Aug. 30-Saturday, Aug. 31 Welcome Weekend – Begins with a student organization fair 2-5 p.m. Friday on Alumni Lawn and concludes with a midnight Saturday showing of Spider-Man at Sarratt Student Center. Media contact: Elizabeth Latt, 615-322-NEWS, elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

August 21, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville business owners surrounding Vanderbilt University know when the fall semester is about to begin. The signs are everywhere. More traffic along West End and 21st avenues. More foot traffic on sidewalks and in area shops. And more 20-somethings populating neighborhood restaurants, coffee houses and watering holes. This year, however, local merchants themselves will be signifying the return of students to campus. Roughly two dozen area merchants will welcome back students with the first-ever Vanderbilt “Show Your Gold” banner contest. From Aug. 22 to 30, Elliston Place, Hillsboro Village, Midtown and West End Avenue merchants will hang banners from their storefronts in an effort to show their appreciation of Vanderbilt students and their families. Participating businesses will custom design their banners with top prizes awarded to the most creative in each of the hotel, restaurant and retail categories. “We are delighted that these merchants are joining with us to welcome back the thousands of students and parents who mean so much to the University, and to the city,” said Michael J. Schoenfeld, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs. “They continue to demonstrate why Nashville is the ‘friendliest city in America.’” The grand prize package includes a $500 check, Vanderbilt merchandise and promotion of the winning banner within the Vanderbilt community. Chancellor Gordon Gee, Vice Chancellor Schoenfeld and Vanderbilt’s Mr. Commodore will deliver the grand prize awards on Sept. 9. Media contact: Kara Furlong, 615-322-NEWS, kara.c.furlong@vanderbilt.edu

August 22, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sankaran Mahadevan has been selected by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to receive the international 2002 Distinguished Probabilistic Methods Educator Award. According to the SAE, the award recognizes “excellence in developing and implementing an education and research curriculum in probabilistic methods, for developing innovative instructional software, and for effective effort to educate students.” Nominations were received from around the world and put through a rigorous, multi-step process to determine the individual whose efforts had the greatest impact on the engineering profession, industry and the nation. Mahadevan, who co-founded and directs the Vanderbilt Multidisciplinary Training in Reliability and Risk Engineering and Management Program, will receive the award at an SAE awards ceremony on Sep. 23 at Huntington Beach, Calif. “Professor Mahadevan has not only pioneered risk and reliability methods in his research,” says Vanderbilt Dean of Engineering Kenneth F. Galloway, “But he is an excellent teacher and an effective leader of fellow professors in this multidisciplinary field.” The Vanderbilt program Mahadevan co-founded is the first National Science Foundation-funded graduate program that trains students to predict the performance and reliability of complex systems and equipment. It is the only one in the world to study and develop multidisciplinary mathematical approaches to assessing and managing risk and reliability. Risk and reliability methods are used in industry to test complex systems to ensure safety and functionality. Methods developed and refined by the Vanderbilt team of civil and environmental engineers have been used in a variety of industrial and government settings, notably by General Motors, Ford, Saturn and the U.S. Department of Defense. Mahadevan came to Vanderbilt in 1988. He received his doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology, his master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. Media contact: Vivian Copper-Capps, 615-322-2762, vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu David Salisbury, 615-343-6803, david.f.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu

August 27, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt School of Engineering and the Middle Tennessee Java Users Group will hold a one-day seminar on Web programming technology at the Vanderbilt Stadium Club on Friday, Sept. 27. The topics to be addressed are developing Web services using Java™ and developing wireless applications using Java™. The agenda for the conference includes presentations by industry leaders from IBM, Sun, ThoughtWorks, the Vanderbilt Department of Electrical Engineering and SprintPCS. Presentations will include information on new methods for integrating programs through standardized XML technologies and open, standardized interfaces that mask application program interfaces (APIs). The cost of the conference is $50, which includes continental breakfast, lunch and a reception. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the conference will conclude at 7 p.m. after the reception. Corporate sponsors include the Computer Society Chapter of the IEEE Central Tennessee Section, Compuware, HCA Healthcare, Project Refinery, ThoughtWorks, SprintPCS, InfoAdvantage, InPhact, the National Foundation of Independent Business and Manning Publications. For more information, see http://www.musiccityjava.org/JavaConMCWeb/PgHome.jsp or email info@mtjug.org Media contacts: Vivian Cooper-Capps, 615-322-2762, vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu David F. Salisbury, 615-343-6803, david.f.salisbury@vanderbilt.edu

September 3, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grins (pronounced “greens”) is Yiddish for vegetables and the name of Nashville’s first fully kosher restaurant. Located at the new Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life on the Vanderbilt campus, the restaurant is now open to the public for breakfast, lunch and afternoon takeout. “We want this to be a place that brings people and especially students together,” said Schulman Center Director Shaiya Baer. “From the beginning we’ve planned for the center to offer good food and a comfortable atmosphere regardless of faith or background.” Grins serves kosher vegetarian and vegan meals from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday with takeout available until 5 p.m. The restaurant also hopes to serve an important role for Nashville’s Jewish community. “Judaism in the South is different than in the North where it’s relatively easy for orthodox and even some conservative Jews to keep kosher because the infrastructure is established,” said Baer. “The options tend to be more limited in the South.” The opening is the culmination of many months of planning and cooperation between Vanderbilt Hillel and Vanderbilt Dining. Bob Bernstein, owner of the local coffee house Bongo Java, will supply much of the kosher food and both Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel of the Center for Jewish Awareness and Rabbi Michael Merdinger of Sherith Israel will monitor the kitchen to ensure Grins is fully kosher. “There are a lot of very strict rules to maintaining a kosher restaurant,” said Grins manager and chef Michele Watkins Knaus. “And we still have all the logistical hurdles any new restaurant faces.” According to Jewish law kosher is not a style of cooking. Chinese and even Southern foods can be kosher if they are prepared in accordance with Jewish law, and traditional Jewish foods can all be non-kosher if not prepared or served properly. Many restaurants serving traditional Jewish foods like knishes, bagels and blintzes call themselves "kosher-style" because the food or preparation does not necessarily meet all of the stringent standards to be certified kosher. “We hope the menu will surprise people with its range of international influences,” said Knaus. “We will even have kosher vegetarian sushi at times.” Knaus believes in mixing the traditional with a wide range of ethnic styles from Italian and Mexican to Asian fusion. "I’m glad Ghirardelli chocolate is kosher,” she said. “The homemade deserts and muffins at Grins will definitely be memorable.” The word “kosher” comes from the same Hebrew root as “Kashrut,” the body of Jewish law dealing with what and how foods can be eaten and how they must be prepared. The laws regarding kosher slaughter require such stringent steps to ensure cleanliness that kosher butchers and slaughterhouses have been exempted from many U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations. However, health is not the only reason kosher rules are followed by Torah-observant Jews. To many Jews, keeping kosher is a practice in being obedient to God. According to Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin in his book To Be a Jew, imposing rules on what a person can and cannot eat ingrains a kind of self-control and elevates the simple act of eating into a religious ritual. “Rabbis are answerable to a higher authority than the health inspectors,” said Knaus. “That keeps us on our toes.” Grins is located in the Schulman Center at the corner of 25th Ave. S. and Vanderbilt Place, two blocks off of West End Avenue across from Memorial Gym. Metered parking is available on-site. For more information on the rules for keeping kosher see http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm. **Photos available for this story via e-mail at david.glasgow@vanderbilt.edu

September 4, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University researchers working with 36 preschool classrooms in seven school districts in Coffee, Franklin, Lawrence, Maury, Rutherford and Wayne counties in Tennessee are part of a landmark national study that will for the first time help determine which preschool programs work best for which children. The four-year research project is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to strengthen preschool education, and the study’s use of randomized clinical trials – normally associated with medical research – reflects a major shift in how the department’s research is conducted. The trials are designed to evaluate eight selected preschool curricula used around the country with the goal of helping school districts make informed choices of curricula for early childhood programs. “Most of the evidence for the effectiveness of preschool curricula for at-risk students comes from 1960s data. Also the evaluations of these programs were often by the people who developed the curricula and therefore not as objective,” said Dale Farran, professor at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education, who serves as project director for the Tennessee portion of the study. “School systems all over the country are creating prekindergarten programs, some statewide, but they have little guidance to tell them what curriculum to choose for these classrooms. The U.S. Department of Education decided to fund a rigorous, systematic evaluation of the curriculum alternatives to evaluate which ones prepare children to be more successful in school,” Farran said. In Tennessee, Vanderbilt researchers are contrasting two curricula – “The Creative Curriculum,” which was developed in the 1970s and focuses on overall child development including social and learning skills, and “Bright Beginnings,” a curriculum that focuses on key literacy and numeracy skills, developed in the 1990s by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System in North Carolina. Classrooms in the seven Tennessee school districts have been randomly assigned either to Creative Curriculum, Bright Beginnings or to a control group that will continue with the schools’ previous preschool instruction. Teachers in the classrooms using the curricula were given $2,500 to buy the materials necessary to help them fully implement the programs. The districts selected for the study meet three criteria – they have classrooms funded by the Tennessee Early Childhood Education Program implemented by the state in 1999, a specified preschool curriculum was not in use, and each preschool classroom has an early childhood education certified teacher, education assistant and up to 20 students. “This study has come at good time because Tennessee is just now moving forward with expanding preschool education. We need more preschool classrooms with good instruction that could help stem problems down the road such as dropout rates,” said Rita Collins, supervisor of technology and special projects with the Franklin County Board of Education, who oversees preschool programs in the county. During the study, Vanderbilt graduate students will visit the classrooms four times a year to determine how well the curricula have been implemented. Each month, researchers in the Tennessee project will measure students’ progress and meet with teachers. Students will be evaluated in a number of areas including oral language skills, narrative comprehension, vocabulary, number concepts, child engagement and students’ feelings about school. Teacher ratings of student performance, attendance records and teachers’ beliefs about the curricula will also be considered. “I’m anxious to see the outcome of the study. We are really setting a precedent because we did not have anything concrete from the state as far as how we should structure preschool education,” said Beth Blasingame-Cook, a preschool teacher at Hobgood Elementary School in Murfreesboro, who is using Creative Curriculum. Next summer researchers will provide preliminary findings to the schools and train the control group to use the curriculum that has emerged as being the more effective of the two tested in Tennessee. Students participating in the study will be followed through first grade with the project’s final year being used to compare national results and produce a final report on the findings. The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $12 million to fund the four-year study. Vanderbilt’s grant award totals $1.3 million. The other participating universities are the University of California, Berkeley; Purdue University; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of North Florida and the University of New Hampshire. The universities are coordinating with the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina, which has been hired as the national evaluator. They will collect the same data on children, families and classrooms in all of the funded projects. Vanderbilt and the University of Texas are the only universities contrasting two curricula. The other universities are evaluating one curricula and one control group. Contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS, princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

September 4, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The history of Protestant Christianity in Nashville and the workings of Tennessee’s state government are just a few of the diverse topics being discussed during the fall term of Retirement Learning at Vanderbilt, Oct. 7 - Nov. 15. Former Tennessean religion editor Ray Waddle and the Reverend Bill Barnes, founder and pastor emeritus of Edgehill United Methodist Church, will team up to teach “Protestant Christianity in the Life of Nashville,” a look at the history of Nashville’s religious communities. The course will examine their present activities, especially in response to social, political and economic institutions and movements, as well as offer some thoughts about the possible directions in which they’re moving. At least three varieties of churches will be discussed: liberal or mainline churches; conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist churches; and African American churches, with some attention paid to their theological differences. Thousands of Tennesseans were affected when an impasse in state budget talks forced a week-long furlough of state employees earlier this summer. “Tennessee State Government: How It Works or Doesn’t,” will examine such breakdowns in governmental function, as well as the overall structure, process and politics of Tennessee government. Former Metro councilman and community activist Stewart Clifton will coordinate this course, which will include the guidance of several state government experts. Other courses that are available to all interested persons include: · “Seven Favorite Symphonies,” with instructor Bob McNeilly; · “A History of Irony: Why Most Americans Don’t Get It!” with writer and editor Derrick Norman; · “Architecture: The Grand Design,” with architect and moderator Marion Fowlkes; · “Primer of Physics and its Application to Society,” with Joseph Hamilton, Vanderbilt professor of physics; · “Public Violence in American History,” with Samuel McSeveney, professor of history, emeritus; · “Significant Issues in the U.S. Constitution,” with Tom McCoy, professor of law, and Nashville attorney Tom Kanaday. Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee will be the featured speaker at the kick-off for the fall term Sept. 24 at Wilson Hall. Interested persons will have the opportunity from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to find out more about the courses, meet the instructors and join the program. “Retirement Learning at Vanderbilt offers people the chance to listen and learn in a relaxed, exam-free environment,” said program director Norma Clippard. The program’s monthly Lunch ‘n Learn events, which feature guest speakers, are open to everyone, including non-members. The semester membership is $60, which enables people to enroll in any or all classes for the term. To receive a brochure, call 322-5569 or visit the group’s website at www.vanderbilt.edu/publicaffairs/community/progg.htm. Contact: Ann Marie Owens, 615-322-NEWS, annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu

September 4, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt is listed among the nation’s “most competitive” universities in Barron’s most recent Profiles of American Colleges. The guide uses Barron’s Selector Rating system that assigns one of five ratings to all of the more than 1,650 U.S. colleges and universities profiled. The rating is based on admissions data and indicates the degree of difficulty an applicant may experience in seeking acceptance to a particular school. According to Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., publisher of the guidebook, the schools listed as most competitive accept “only the best and the brightest students.” The 64 schools listed as most competitive generally require high school rank in the top 10 to 20 percent and grade averages of A to B+; median freshman test scores between 655 and 800 on the SAT I and 29 and above on the ACT. In addition, many of the colleges admit only a small percentage of those who apply—usually fewer than one third. The guide notes, “Even superior students will encounter a great deal of competition for admission.” Vanderbilt will be included in a special edition, Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges, which will be published in 2003. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, 615-322-NEWS, elizabeth.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu

September 6, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For several weeks, merchants in the Vanderbilt area have heralded the return of students to campus with eye-catching banners hung from their storefronts. Now, the University announces the winners of its first-ever “Show Your Gold” banner contest. Roughly two dozen businesses in the Elliston Place, Hillsboro Village, Midtown and West End Avenue neighborhoods participated in the contest. The custom designed banners were judged for creativity in each of the hotel, restaurant and retail categories. The grand prize winners are: · Hotel: Loew’s Vanderbilt Plaza · Restaurant: Ben & Jerry’s · Retail: AmSouth Bank Chancellor Gordon Gee, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Michael J. Schoenfeld, Vanderbilt’s Mr. Commodore and other Vanderbilt representatives will personally deliver the grand prizes on Monday, Sept. 9. The grand prize package includes a $500 check, Vanderbilt merchandise and promotion of the winning banner within the Vanderbilt community. WHAT: Delivery of grand prize awards for Vanderbilt’s “Show Your Gold” banner contest by Chancellor Gordon Gee, Vice Chancellor Mike Schoenfeld and others WHEN: Monday, Sept. 9 2:15 p.m. Loew’s Vanderbilt Plaza, 2100 West End Ave. 2:45 p.m. Ben & Jerry’s, 416-A 21st Ave. S. 3:15 p.m. AmSouth Bank, 1604 21st Ave. S. Contact: Kara Furlong, 615-322-NEWS, kara.c.furlong@vanderbilt.edu

September 9, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University’s first Arab-American Muslim Student Government Association president, Samar Ali, will join members of the campus community for “A Day of Hope and Remembrance” to commemorate Sept. 11. Ali, Chancellor Gordon Gee and Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt professor of philosophy and director of African American Studies, will facilitate “World on Wednesdays,” a noon forum on the Rand Hall terrace with students, faculty and staff about the tragedy and its aftermath. “World on Wednesdays” is an ongoing weekly forum at Vanderbilt for student, staff and faculty presentations, conversations and lectures on global issues. Samar Ali spoke at Vanderbilt’s “Come Together” ceremony two days after Sept. 11 and was elected SGA president a few months later. Other activities planned for the day include: · A 7:30 a.m. ceremony during which music will be played and the American flag lowered at 7:46 a.m. – the time of the first attack on the World Trade Center. Members of the campus community will also light a “flame of hope” at the ceremony, which will remain lit throughout the day. · At 4 p.m., a campus-wide multifaith/multicultural “Service for Peaceful Tomorrows” is scheduled that will feature poetry readings and music. · “9-11 Perspectives: A Year Later,” a panel discussion featuring Vanderbilt faculty will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Sarratt Cinema. · Throughout the day a “Hope and Remembrance Tree” on Alumni Lawn will be the site for students, faculty and staff to write messages and thoughts on pieces of cloth to encourage healing and reflection. The pieces of cloth will be placed on the tree. The same tree was used following the attacks on America as an impromptu memorial to victims and as a way for students to share their emotions regarding the tragedy. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Office of the University Chaplain at 615-322-2457. Contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS, princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Students at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. elected its first Arab-American Muslim as Student Government Association (SGA) president this year. Samar Ali spoke at Vanderbilt’s “Come Together” ceremony two days after Sept. 11, and she was elected SGA president a few months later. To commemorate Sept. 11, Ali, Chancellor Gordon Gee and others will take part in “A Day of Hope and Remembrance” activities at Vanderbilt. Gee, Ali, faculty, students and staff will take part in a noon forum to discuss the tragedy and its aftermath. Almost one year ago, Samar told the “Come Together” crowd, “As an American, I felt angry. How could someone do this to America? I was upset as a Muslim and an Arab. I thought, ‘My God! Do people hold me responsible for this? Do they think that my religion thinks that this is okay?’” A few days after Sept. 11, a friend told her it was time for her to choose between being an Arab and an American. As Samar says, “What he simply just didn’t understand is that there is no need for separation. I will always be Arab, and I will always be American, and I will always be Muslim.” Ali grew up in a small town of 6,000 people in Waverly, Tenn. Samar remembers her fourth grade teacher asking her to teach her classmates Arabic each Friday. She’s not sure if that would happen today. She talks about Mrs. Monroe, a Church of Christ member, who told her she would be her American grandmother since her real ones live in another country. She also remembers someone coming up to her after a basketball game and saying she would go to hell because she did not believe in God. Her parents are physicians and picked Waverly as their home 26 years ago after seeing a newspaper ad for doctors. Her mother, Dr. Maysoon Shuqair-Ali, is from Syria and her father, Dr. Subhi Ali, is Palestinian and, at one time, lived in Ramallah. Both received training as physicians in this country. Like most small-town physicians, the Ali family is truly part of the Waverly community. Samar’s father is president-elect of the Tennessee Medical Association, belongs to the Rotary Club and is a general in the State Guard. The family is actively involved in the national Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. Samar is a senior and plans on attending law school following graduation. Other 9/11 commemorative activities at Vanderbilt include a 7:30 a.m. CDT ceremony for the lowering of the American flag on Alumni Lawn at 7:46 a.m. CDT—the time of the first attack on the World Trade Center. The noon forum/discussion will be at the Sarratt Student Center terrace. At 4 p.m. CDT, a campus, multifaith, multicultural “Service for Peaceful Tomorrows” is scheduled at Benton Chapel that will feature poetry readings and music. During the day, a “Hope and Remembrance Tree” on Alumni Lawn will be the site for students, faculty and staff to write messages and thoughts on pieces of cloth to encourage healing and reflection. The pieces of cloth will be placed on the tree. Contact: Emily Pearce, 322-NEWS, emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu

September 11, 2002 NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- David M. Hercules, the Centennial Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry, and Thomas R. McCoy, professor of law, were recognized for their contributions during the recent Vanderbilt fall faculty assembly. Hercules was awarded the 2002 Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research and McCoy was awarded the 2002 Thomas Jefferson Award, which is given annually to a faculty member who exemplifies service to the University based on the character, work, influence, principles and ideals of Thomas Jefferson. The Sutherland Prize is awarded annually to a member of the faculty whose scholarly research has had a significant critical reception, and has proven its influence within that researcher's discipline at a national level. The Sutherland Prize consists of a check for $2,400, an engraved julep cup that the winner keeps, and a silver bowl engraved with the names of past winners, which remains in the recipient’s possession for one year. Chancellor Gordon Gee recognized Hercules as the discoverer of electro-generated chemiluminescence. “He was the first American scientist to employ and exploit electron spectroscopy for the chemical analysis of surface species. His work in mass spectrometry has contributed to the better understanding of chemical catalysis, and has made possible more effective means for the analysis of complex biochemical molecules. He has been a pioneer in the development and use of time-of-flight, secondary-ion mass spectrometry as an analytical tool.” Established in 1976, the Sutherland Prize is named for Vanderbilt’s late Nobel laureate, Earl W. Sutherland Jr., who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1971. In presenting the Jefferson Award to McCoy, Gee said, “Tom McCoy is a friend to the citizenry of Vanderbilt, and has worked in an extracurricular capacity over his career to ensure that Vanderbilt is a safe place to speak and to think.” Noting that McCoy has served on more than a dozen University committees during his 30 years at Vanderbilt, Gee said, “Perhaps his most notable service has been as chair of the Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom Committee, which ensures that faculty members who believe that the University has breached its obligations to them can have an internal forum in which their concerns can be safely addressed.” The award takes the physical form of an engraved goblet and a check for $2,500. Contact: Elizabeth Latt, 615-322-NEWS, elizbath.p.latt@vanderbilt.edu