Keeping track of the latest titles of Vanderbilt University faculty, staff, schools, teams and programs can be a challenge. This guide is designed to help reporters, editors and others who write and report about Vanderbilt accurately refer to its people and places.
The Basics
- Formal name and appropriate first reference: Vanderbilt University
- Appropriate second reference: Vanderbilt for the university; Commodores for athletic references
- Abbreviation: VU, if an abbreviation is required
Administration
Vanderbilt administrators and their official titles are listed below. High resolution photos of these individuals can be downloaded at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/photos.
- Nicholas S. Zeppos, chancellor
- Richard McCarty, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
- Lauren J. Brisky, vice chancellor for administration; chief financial officer
- Harry R. Jacobson, M.D., vice chancellor for health affairs
- Beth Fortune, interim vice chancellor for public affairs
- David Williams, vice chancellor for university affairs; general counsel; secretary of the university
- Matthew Wright, vice chancellor for investments and treasurer
Board of Trust Officers
- Martha R. Ingram, chairman
- Darryl D. Berger Jr., vice chairman
- Dennis C. Bottorff, vice chairman
- William W. Bain, secretary
- Nicholas Zeppos, chancellor
Schools
Vanderbilt comprises 10 schools. First references to each of these schools should be preceded with "Vanderbilt University" or "Vanderbilt." The schools' official titles are:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
"Vanderbilt Medical Center" is an appropriate first or second reference; "VUMC" is the appropriate abbreviation if one is needed. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center includes the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the Center for Health Services, Vanderbilt University Hospital, the Vanderbilt Clinic and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (on second reference, "Children's Hospital." For more Vanderbilt Medical Center information, visit:
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu.
Centers and Institutes
Over 100 interdisciplinary and specialty centers and institutes exist at Vanderbilt. Below are the official names and acronyms of some of the most frequently cited. Click here for an extensive list of Vanderbilt centers and institutes.
Logo
The logo to the left is the official Vanderbilt logo. Created by graphic designer Malcolm Gear and implemented in 2002, it marked the first and most comprehensive change in Vanderbilt's "look" in more than 40 years. It replaces all previous logos and should be used when graphically describing Vanderbilt.
To obtain a high resolution version of the Vanderbilt logo and permission to use it in publications, contact the
Office of University Licensing or call (615) 343-7292.
