Alumni
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Gautam Rana ’97 nominated to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic
Rana is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Algeria. Read MoreMay. 26, 2022
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Chris Giancarlo ’84 named Chevalier in the National Order of Merit by French government
Gautam Rana, Class of 1997, has been nominated to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic. Gautam Rana, Class of 1997 Rana’s nomination was announced by the White House May 25. Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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John Ryder ’74, former RNC general counsel and partner at Harris Shelton, dies
Ryder was a partner at Harris Shelton in Memphis, His public service most recently included serving on the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Read MoreMay. 16, 2022
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Bryan J. Teresi receives 2022 Founder’s Medal for First Honors
22 members of the class of 2022 were honored with academic, citizenship and journal awards at Commencement. Read MoreMay. 13, 2022
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22 members of the Class of 2022 recognized at commencement with academic and citizenship awards
Bryan J. Teresi received the Founder's Medal for First Honors. Teresi and Jackson Hill, who received the Bennett Douglas Bell Memorial Award, and Samantha Smith, who received the Weldon B. White Prize, were recognized at the law Commencement ceremony. Read MoreMay. 13, 2022
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Nick Prendergast, Class of 2022
Incoming associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Washington, D.C. Read MoreMay. 12, 2022
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$17.5M bequest from W. Weldon Wilson ’86 will extend scholarship program
Wilson and his wife Elaine have documented a $17.5 million bequest to support their existing Weldon Wilson Scholarship at VLS. The scholarship was established in 2011 in honor of Weldon’s 25th reunion. Weldon Wilson is vice chair of Resolution Life Group Holdings, a global life insurance group focusing on the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance policies. Read MoreMay. 11, 2022
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Ryan Buchanan ’05 sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
Buchanan joined the Department of Justice in 2010 at an assistant U.S. attorney in Birmingham, Alabama. He has worked as a federal prosecutor in Atlanta since 2013. Read MoreMay. 4, 2022
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Nick Prendergast has won the Chris Lantz Award for the Class of 2022
The Chris Lantz Award recognizes a member of each graduating class for demonstrating a dedication to developing a sense of community among his classmates with a strong capacity for leadership and commitment to legal studies. Read MoreMay. 4, 2022
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Kahlil Epps has won the Jordan A. Quick Memorial Award for the Class of 2022
The Jordan A. Quick Memorial Award is given annually to the student judged to have made the greatest contribution to the quality of life at VLS through leadership with the Vanderbilt Bar Association. Epps served VBA president in 2021-22. Read MoreMay. 4, 2022