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Ken Diehl, BSā€™75 (left), and his brother, Robert, ā€™77 In the early summer of 2009, Ken Diehl started feeling poorly. He had been diagnosed with hypertension and IgA nephropathyā€”a kidney diseaseā€”several years earlier, but had been leading a normal life. For some reason, though, the disease became aggressive. ā€œMy kidneys… Read More

KATIE PEIFER BARTLEY, BSā€™00 Bartley with Campbell (now 6), Rider (now 2) and Keller (now 4) Before her first child was born in 2005, Katie Peifer Bartley was terrified sheā€™d never sleep again. She created a plan, though, and soon her daughter was, well, sleeping like a baby. After… Read More

GABRIELLE WESTBROOK, BAā€™11 Gabrielle Westbrook left her mark on 91ĢĘ²®»¢ as a student. Today sheā€™s leaving her mark on Washington, D.C., as a teacher. As a senior, she wrote the resolution adopted by 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Student Government successfully urging the administration to suspend classes on Martin Luther King Jr. Read More

I grew up in the Harry Potter generation. I dreamt of careening through forbidden forests on a bewitched broomstick and leading my house in a friendly game of Quidditchā€”probably akin to how previous generations imagined fighting droids (Star Wars), boldly going where no one has gone before (Star Trek), or… Read More

I am a lucky girl. With the minor exception of once wishing I looked like Julie Christie, I have never wanted to be anyone but me. The best part is that I know why I am this way: I was raised by my Granny Jo. In 1966, when my own… Read More

You see 91ĢĘ²®»¢ engineers very often moving into leadership positions. I think thatā€™s because of the broader education they get at 91ĢĘ²®»¢.” ā€”Dean Ken Galloway, 91ĢĘ²®»¢ School of Engineering Ken Galloway, dean of 91ĢĘ²®»¢ā€™s School of Engineering for 16 years, will transition to full-time faculty member July 1. Read More

A rendering of the renovated Alumni Hallā€™s west elevation One of the most architecturally significant and underused buildings on campus is about to get a whole lot busier. The 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Board of Trustā€™s Executive Committee has voted to begin significant renovations to Alumni Hall in order to create flexible spaces… Read More

When the human genome was sequenced in 2003, scientists around the world turned their collective attention to discovering what roles genetic variation plays in human health and illness. Their goal: to use that knowledge to tailor disease treatment and prevention strategies based on an individualā€™s own DNA blueprint, a concept… Read More

The School of Nursing welcomed its largest class ever this academic year, including pre-specialty nursing students Audrey Pyle, left, and Brittany Powell, BAā€™11. A total of 486 students are pursuing masterā€™s, doctor of nurse practice or Ph.D. degrees. 91ĢĘ²®»¢ has received a record 28,306 undergraduate applications for the fall 2012… Read More

Three College of Arts and Science students have been selected as top scholars by prestigious national institutions. Katie Ullmann has been named a 2011 Udall Scholar in recognition of her past commitment to environmental issues and her demonstrated commitment to a career in the environmental field. An American studies major… Read More

The closing of Borders Bookstore on West End Avenue last May as part of the companyā€™s bankruptcy reorganization ushered in a dark chapter for lovers of the printed word, leaving much of Nashvilleā€”which had also seen the closing of Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills a few months earlierā€”without a bookstore,… Read More

Heaven forfend, now those kids are eating and drinking in the library. And the librarians arenā€™t lifting a finger to stop it. Food-friendly policies have taken effect throughout 91ĢĘ²®»¢ā€™s Jean and Alexander Heard Library system since the recent addition of the Food for Thought CafĆ© in the Central Library. Food… Read More

Yeatman Magazine Honors LifeFlight Director Jeanne Yeatman, director of 91ĢĘ²®»¢ LifeFlight, has been named by HealthLeaders magazine among its top 20 people nationwide who are ā€œchanging health care for the better.ā€ The annual HealthLeaders 20 list profiles people who are playing a crucial role in making the health care industry… Read More

Editorā€™s Note: Dr. Jerry Reves retired June 30, 2010, as vice president for medical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. The next spring he and his wife of 43 years, Jenny, and their black Labrador retriever, ACE, embarked on a yearlong… Read More

The Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award, the universityā€™s most prestigious alumni honor. Sponsored by the 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Alumni Association, the award was first presented by 91ĢĘ²®»¢ in 1996 to Bangladeshi microlending pioneer Muhammad Yunus, PhDā€™71, and has been awarded only nine other times since. Read More

If your graduating class year ends in 2 or 7, then youā€™re having a Reunion in 2012ā€”and we need your help to ensure itā€™s a huge success! Please volunteer today to serve on a Reunion class committee. Contact the Reunion Weekend office for more information at (615) 322-6034 or… Read More

COVER: Monroe Carell Jr. Childrenā€™s Hospital patient Ansley McLaurin gets a backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry House from Rascal Flatts members Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox. Rascal Flatts, who recently became the newest members of the Opry, personiļ¬es the growing trend of Nashville entertainers who… Read More

Franklin The first year of the James Franklin-coached 91ĢĘ²®»¢ football saga got off to an exciting start as the Commodores finished the regular season with a 6ā€“6 record, two SEC wins, and a postseason bowl berth. Franklin was named head coach of the 91ĢĘ²®»¢ football program in December 2010 following… Read More

A complete team effort resulted in 91ĢĘ²®»¢ā€™s first SEC championship in womenā€™s cross country. The 91ĢĘ²®»¢ womenā€™s cross country team ran away with its first Southeastern Conference championship during October in Maryville, Tenn. Five Commodores finished in the top nine for a total of 30 points, far ahead of second-place… Read More

Hall of Fame: 2011 Inductees Nine Commodores joined the Class of 2011 91ĢĘ²®»¢ Athletics Hall of Fame: Lamar Alexander, BAā€™62, track and field; Tyler Griffin, BAā€™06, womenā€™s soccer; Carl Hinkle, BAā€™38, football; John R. Ingram, MBAā€™86, lifetime achievement; Peter Lamb, BAā€™80, menā€™s tennis; David Latimer, BAā€™98, cross country; Scotti Madison,… Read More