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American politician, NBA star, U.S. Senator (D-N.J.) 1979–1997, and Democratic presidential candidate, 2000 Richard Danzig: Reed College Yale University: Magdalen: 1965 United States U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy (1993–1997), U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1998–2001) Modris Eksteins: University of Toronto Heidelberg University: St Antony ...
Vanderbilt quarterbacks have played prominent roles in American society off the gridiron as well. Irby Curry, the starting quarterback for the "point-a-minute" 1915 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, served in World War I after graduating in 1916, dying in aerial combat in France. Rand Dixon was a decorated World War II veteran.
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.
May 1, 2024 at 12:42 PM. Vanderbilt University will offer full-ride scholarships to Metro Nashville Public Schools students who fall under certain financial restrictions, starting with those ...
The former Vanderbilt star, who hit .330/.418/.541 in college and won Most Outstanding Player in the 2014 College World Series with the Commodores, signed with the Cubs this offseason for seven ...
The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular-season titles ( 1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships ( 1951 and 2012 ). They have competed in 15 NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once ( 1965) and the ...
The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games on campus at Hawkins Field .
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and university scholarships. The program is managed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a privately funded not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois. [1] The program began in 1955.