Fall 2019

  • In 2019, a woman holds a framed photo of her fellow Class of 1969 classmates

    Class Notes — Fall 2019

    The information on alumni accomplishments, career moves, marriages, births and deaths through June 2019. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • AAMN logo in blue; underneath, it says 2019 Best Nursing School/College for Men in Nursing Award

    Vanderbilt again named best school for men in nursing (News Around the School)

    50s Carolyn McKelvey Moore, BSN’57, MSN’59, is a nursing education and philanthropy consultant for two-year colleges. She retired in 2010 as senior vice president for institutional advancement for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bonnie Weaver Battey, MSN’59, was included in Marquis Who’s Who in August 2018.   60s… Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • Joyce Laben wears an aquamarine jacket and top and her husband Bob is in a suit. They stand before a painting in their house.

    VUSN mourns mental health advocate, forensic pioneer and professor Joyce Laben (News Around the School)

    Tennessee inmates with mental illness owe a debt of gratitude to Professor of Nursing, Emerita, Joyce Laben, JD, MSN, FAAN, who died June 30. Her pioneering work as director of forensic services for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health instigated procedures for them to be evaluated and treated in a humanly and timely manner. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • Inside CCW Atrium with focus on the stone stairs. Students are walking down them.

    Currently Funded Grants and Contracts

    This list includes research grants, nonresearch grants and clinical-community partnership grants that are active as of July 1, 2019. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • New faculty member Mulubrhan Mogos stands on the staircase landing in the CW Atrium

    Welcome New Faculty

    We welcome noted nurse scientists, experienced clinicians and stellar educators to Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

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    Patient-oriented discovery

    50s Carolyn McKelvey Moore, BSN’57, MSN’59, is a nursing education and philanthropy consultant for two-year colleges. She retired in 2010 as senior vice president for institutional advancement for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bonnie Weaver Battey, MSN’59, was included in Marquis Who’s Who in August 2018.   60s… Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    From Vietnam to Vanderbilt

    50s Carolyn McKelvey Moore, BSN’57, MSN’59, is a nursing education and philanthropy consultant for two-year colleges. She retired in 2010 as senior vice president for institutional advancement for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bonnie Weaver Battey, MSN’59, was included in Marquis Who’s Who in August 2018.   60s… Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

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    Partnership for diversity

    Clark Atlanta University junior ShaVaughn Thomas admits she knew little about nurse practitioners and their role in patient care, but after taking part in an intensive, hands-on summer program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, she not only knows what advanced practice nurses do, she has great respect for their contributions. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

  • Blue and white illustration headlined Back to School Snapshot

    VUSN By the Numbers

    An infographic with details on the August 2019 incoming student class. Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019

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    Making an Impact

    50s Carolyn McKelvey Moore, BSN’57, MSN’59, is a nursing education and philanthropy consultant for two-year colleges. She retired in 2010 as senior vice president for institutional advancement for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bonnie Weaver Battey, MSN’59, was included in Marquis Who’s Who in August 2018.   60s… Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019