Send a Check to:
The College of Arts and Science
c/o Gift Records
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B 357727
Nashville, TN 37235-7727
In the memo of your check please designate The Department of History of Art, The Fine Arts Gallery, or the specific fund within the department to which you wish to contribute. Or, send in a CAS Gift Form with your check. Print out form here (click here to print in PDF format).
Examples of ways in which the department may use discretionary gifts:
- To offset operational costs of the slide digitization project in our Visual Resources office.
- To support undergraduate travel and research, speakers, events promoting new work by faculty members, etc.
- To fund graduate fellowships. The department currently has three full-time 2-year assistantships for Master’s students, plus the Cain Scholarship, which is offered every other year.
- To sponsor exhibitions: Opportunities exist for donors to sponsor selected exhibitions at the Fine Arts Gallery.
Specific funds include the following:
- The Cooley Award, established in May 1920, is a cash prize given each spring to the graduating senior history of art major with the highest GPA.
- The Frances and John Downing Undergraduate Research Travel Award, established in 2002, supports travel to museums and galleries by juniors and seniors.
Call with Questions
CAS Office of Development and Alumni Relations: (615) 343-3118 Make a Pledge
Print a copy of the College of Arts and Science pledge form (click here to print in PDF format) and mail it to:
College of Arts and Science Development Office
Vanderbilt University
1000 Baker Building
Nashville, TN 37203-9932
Arrange for Account Transfers
Contact:
Terry Garmon
Director of Gift Processing
(615) 322-2979
Gifts of Securities
For information on transferring gifts of securities contact:
Janelle Wilson
VU Station B 357731
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-7727
Email: stockgifts@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-4987
Fax: (615) 343-5367
Please indicate whether securities are held in physical certificate form, in a brokerage account (specify the brokerage firm), or in a mutual fund.
Planned Giving
Please consider including the Department of History of Art or the Fine Arts Gallery in your will. Many of our alumni and faculty have chosen to give back to the College they love in this way, with wonderful results for our students, departments, and programs. Our planned giving experts can assist you in documenting gifts to the College of Arts and Science from your estate. Please contact:
Tim Kaltenbach
Planned Giving at Vanderbilt
VU Station B #357756
Nashville, TN 37235-7756
Email: plannedgiving@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 343-3113
Fax: (615) 343-8547
Arrange for your Company to Make a Matching Gift
If your or your spouse's company has a matching gift program your gift to the College of Arts and Science may be significantly increased. Ask your human resources department about the possibility of matching gifts, and send any completed gift forms to us at:
Vanderbilt University
Matching Gifts Coordinator
VU Station B #357727
Nashville, Tennessee 37235-7727
For further information please contact:
Jonathan Petty
Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
The College of Arts and Science
Vanderbilt University
VU Station B 356014
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Email: jonathan.petty@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 343-3118
Fax: (615) 322-7373
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