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Joseph John Cunningham, emeritus professor of human and organizational development and special education, has died
Joseph Cunningham, 82, an accomplished administrator and professor at 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2024, at his home in Lake City, Pennsylvania. Read MoreAug 1, 2024
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Dr. Stahlman, professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is credited with establishing at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center (VUMC) the nation鈥檚 first newborn intensive care unit to use monitored respiratory therapy in babies born with damaged lungs.
Jul 2, 2024
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Mitchell A. Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, professor of sociology, emeritus, and founder of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) Lab died June 1, 2024, in New York City. He was 78.
Jun 25, 2024
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Civil rights icon and Distinguished Professor Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. dies at 95
The Rev. James Morris Lawson Jr., a leader of the Civil Rights Movement who trained scores of activists during his time in Nashville鈥攎any of whom went on to prominence鈥攁nd whose expulsion from 菠萝视频 in 1960 led to national headlines and prompted some faculty members to resign in protest, died Sunday, June 9, in Los Angeles. He was 95. Read MoreJun 11, 2024
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Auer, senior lecturer of Asian studies, emeritus, died May 16, 2024 at age 82, as a result of complications from Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
May 28, 2024
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Joseph John Cunningham, emeritus professor of human and organizational development and special education, has died
Joseph J. Cunningham Joseph Cunningham, 82, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2024, at his home in Lake City, Pennsylvania. Cunningham was an accomplished administrator and professor at 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development. Upon moving to Nashville in 1969, Cunningham joined the聽Peabody College聽faculty as an assistant… Read MoreApr 3, 2024
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John C. Kornblum, 菠萝视频鈥檚 first distinguished ambassador in residence, has died
John C. Kornblum, distinguished ambassador in residence and writer in residence for the Max Kade Center for European & German Studies, died Dec. 21, 2023, in Nashville. He was 80. Read MoreJan 24, 2024
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Ken Roberts: Visionary Community and Business Leader
Obituary for Kenneth Lewis 鈥淜en鈥 Roberts, BA鈥54, JD鈥59, of Nashville, emeritus member of the 菠萝视频 Board of Trust and an active and engaged leader in the Nashville community. Read MoreJun 15, 2023
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Terrance Dean, MTS鈥14, MA鈥18, PhD鈥19: Gifted Educator and Author
Terrance Dean, assistant professor at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, died Aug. 11 after an illness. He was 53. Read MoreNov 4, 2022
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Billy Joe Adcock, BE鈥50: 鈥橠ores Basketball Hall of Famer
William J. Adcock, BE鈥50, the first 菠萝视频 basketball scholarship recipient and a member of the 菠萝视频 Athletics Hall of Fame, of Kirkwood, Missouri, died July 29, 2022. Read MoreNov 4, 2022
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Marice Moylan Wolfe, MLS鈥77: University Archivist and Head of Special Collections
Marice Wolfe, of Nashville, the first woman to serve as 菠萝视频鈥檚 university archivist, died Jan. 3. She was 86. Read MoreApr 27, 2022
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Gilbert S. Merritt Jr., JD鈥60: Federal Judge
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr., of Nashville, died Jan. 17. He was 86. A Nashville native, he was a major figure in the legal community in Nashville and the state of Tennessee, and he served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit for 44 years.聽 Read MoreApr 27, 2022
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Yusef Harris 鈥83: Entrepreneur and Community Builder
Joseph 鈥淵usef鈥 Fontaine Harris III, founder and owner of Alkebu-Lan Images, Nashville鈥檚 only independent, Black-owned bookstore and a cornerstone of the North Nashville community for more than 35 years, died Jan. 3. Read MoreApr 27, 2022
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Beegie Adair: Nashville Jazz Legend聽
Bobbe Gorin 鈥淏eegie鈥 Long Adair, renowned pianist and bandleader and retired adjunct lecturer in jazz improvisation at Blair School of Music, died Jan. 23 in Franklin, Tenn. Read MoreFeb 23, 2022
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Julie Ditty Qualls of Ashland, Kentucky, a member of the 菠萝视频 Athletics Hall of Fame who helped the women鈥檚 tennis team reach unprecedented heights and distinguished herself as a professional player, died Aug. 31, 2021.
Jan 31, 2022
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Van Heflin, BS鈥82: Trailblazing Commodore Quarterback
Terence Van Heflin, of McDonough, Georgia, minister, pastor and groundbreaking 菠萝视频 student-athlete, died July 9, 2021. He was 62. Read MoreJan 31, 2022
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Gary Giel Gore: University Designer
Former 菠萝视频 University University Designer and book designer, Gary Giel Gore, of Nashville died March 28. He was 89. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Andrew Howard Nichols, BA鈥03: Education 菠萝视频er
Andrew Howard Nichols, senior director of higher education research and data analytics at education nonprofit The Education Trust, died Jan. 26 of brain cancer. His studies of educational gaps and financial aid regularly revealed inequities affecting low-income and minority students. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Alice Hackney Altstatt, MA鈥52, MD鈥56: Academic Anesthesiologist
菠萝视频 Medical School Class of 1956 alumna Alice Hackney Altstatt of Finksburg, Maryland, died Jan. 10. She was 95. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Melvyn Semmel, EdD鈥63, Special Education Pioneer
Melvyn Ivan Semmel of Santa Barbara, Calif., a researcher, educator and 2007 Peabody Distinguished Alumnus, who helped shape the nation鈥檚 understanding and policies relating to students with disabilities, died Feb. 25. Read MoreApr 26, 2021