Senior memories 2015

Degree: English and Psychology

Plans for next year: Staying at Vanderbilt and then going on to grad school

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Winning the SEC Tournament

Favorite professor: Fiction Writing with Nancy Reisman

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Exciting

Favorite place on campus: MRB3

Favorite place in Nashville: Downtown on Broadway

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The people and being a part of the tennis team

Degree: Political Science and Economics

Plans for next year: Playing tennis professionally next year

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating Georgia at the SEC Tournament last year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Going on a pontoon boat with the team before the start of my senior year

Favorite professor: Professor Covington for Existential Fiction

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Tennis Center

Favorite place in Nashville: Fido

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The Vanderbilt athletics community more than anything

Degree: Mechanical Engineering

Plans for next year: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: When my team found out we won the NCAA South Region championship.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Rites of Spring

Favorite professor: Dr. Withrow

Favorite class: Mechatronics, Short-Story Workshop

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Exhilarating

Favorite place on campus: Any of the lawns

Favorite place in Nashville: Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My incredibly loving, talented, dedicated and hilarious teammates. And the five-minute walk to Fido.

Degree: Civil Engineering

Plans for next year: Work at Littlejohn (civil engineering design firm in Nashville)

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Being SEC champions! Clinching the match for the team.

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: New

Favorite place on campus: Women’s tennis locker room

Favorite place in Nashville: Vanderbilt campus

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Being on a sports team

Degree: Political Science, minor in Special Education

Plans for next year: Completing a master’s in Special Education from Peabody and applying to law schools

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Winning the NCAA Regional cross country meet for the first time in our school’s history against our rival FSU on their home course.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Tailgates

Favorite professor and/or class: Political science department head and outstanding professor Carrie Russell is my favorite professor and her Constitutional Law class significantly added to my motivation to go to law school.

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Surreal

Favorite place on campus: Two way tie between the locker room and Bruegger’s Bagels

Favorite place in Nashville: Hillsboro

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Every single one of my teammates every day

Degree: Sociology major with a Russian language minor

Plans for next year: Litigation coordinator at Barrett Johnston Martin and Garrison, LLC.

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: The team’s 300 game my junior year to win our home tournament

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Traveling to Tanzania with Soles for Souls

Favorite professor and/or class: My favorite professor is Andre Christie-Mizell. My favorite class is Prison Life with Professor Noble.

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: What?

Favorite place on campus: The Pub

Favorite place in Nashville: Midtown/Centennial Park

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The friends I’ve made here

Degree: Human and Organizational Development

Plans for next year: Communications industry

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating UConn in sudden death OT on Senior Day this year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Hanging out with my teammates

Favorite professor and/or class: HOD 1400

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Strange

Favorite place on campus: Our locker room

Favorite place in Nashville: Love Circle

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My teammates

Degree: Medicine, Health and Society

Plans for next year: Graduate school for Public Health

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Competing on Vanderbilt’s record breaking 4×4

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Going to Tanzania with other athletes for Soles4Souls

Favorite professor and/or class: Steve Buckingham for Music and the Fall of Segregation

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Awesome

Favorite place on campus: My room

Favorite place in Nashville: Pinewood Social

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My teammates and coaches

Degree: Organizational Management

Plans for next year: Working at a startup

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Going to the Sweet 16 during my sophomore year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Our team boat day at the beginning of this year

Favorite professor and/or class: Mr. Kimball for Corporate Finance

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Surreal

Favorite place on campus: Tennis center

Favorite place in Nashville: Broadway

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: I will miss all of the friends I have made here including teammates and people outside of the team.

Degree: Chemical Engineering

Plans for next year: Begin training to become a physician at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Hosting the SEC Cross Country Championship on our home course my sophomore year (2012). Our whole team ran an excellent race, we achieved our goal of beating LSU, and lots of Vanderbilt fans and alumni were there.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Traveling to China for a Vanderbilt Maymester course

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Kane Jennings’ was an excellent fluid mechanics professor. Professor Russell Dunn has also been an incredible professor for the junior and senior chemical engineering lab courses and the senior design course sequence.

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Memorial Gymnasium student section or Hendrix Room dinner with teammates

Favorite place in Nashville: The Pharmacy (restaurant)

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Being around such a great group of friends and teammates every day.

Degree: International Economics and Management

Plans for next year: Hopefully work in the marketing industry

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Winning SEC Championship and playing Augusta National! (can’t pick between the two)

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Going to concerts

Favorite professor and/or class: Favorite professor was Art Johnsen, favorite class was Fundamentals of Film and Video Production

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: The Pub

Favorite place in Nashville: Bluebird Cafe

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The friends that I have made

Degree: Human and Organizational Development: Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness, minor in Corporate Strategy

Plans for next year: MBA at McKendree University

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Bowling for national title on ESPNU

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Tailgating with my teammates and enjoying sporting events

Favorite professor and/or class: Dr. Donna Ford

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Exciting

Favorite place on campus: Rand, a great place for food and social interaction

Favorite place in Nashville: For food, Gabby’s. I love downtown in general

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My second family – the bowling team and all of the staff that have been a part of my experience here. I’ll miss walking into my room to have daily conversations about anything and everything with my best friend and teammate.

Degrees: Philosophy, Economics

Plans for next year: Attending Duke Law School

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Hosting the SEC Championships on our home cross country course at Percy Warner Park

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Rites of Spring 2015

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Hodges, American Philosophy

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bye!

Favorite place on campus: Cohen Fine Arts Gallery on Peabody Lawn

Favorite place in Nashville: 11.2 mile loop at Percy Warner Park

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Seeing my best friends every day

Degree: Leadership and Organizational Performance

Plans for next year: Moving back to Charleston

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Getting to play Augusta National with my teammates, coaches and Vanderbilt alumni.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: My final group project in grad school. I had an amazing team, and our consultation made a real impact on a global corporation.

Favorite professor and/or class: Dayle Savage and Program Evaluation

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Relieved

Favorite place on campus: Peabody Lawn

Favorite place in Nashville: Noshville

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The people, especially in my graduate program and on my team.

Degree: Human and Organizational Development with Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

Plans for next year: Deloitte Human Capital out of Atlanta

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating LSU in double overtime freshman year

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Van Schaack for Systematic Inquiry

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Exciting

Favorite place on campus: Commons

Favorite place in Nashville: Can’t choose just one

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: How much it feels like home

Degree: Economics

Plans for next year: Strategy and Operations Consulting for Deloitte

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: First time winning the Mason with Coach Limbaugh

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Moving in freshman year

Favorite professor and/or class: John Vrooman for Sports Economics

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Kirkland

Favorite place in Nashville: 12th South

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My team

Degree: Civil Engineering

Plans for next year: Office/field engineer for Clark Construction

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Overtime wins

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Studying abroad

Favorite professor and/or class: Dr. Troxel

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Thrilling

Favorite place on campus: Anywhere outside

Favorite place in Nashville: Elmington Park

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Being around these awesome people every day.

Degree: Sociology

Plans for next year: Turning pro this fall

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Winning the SEC last season

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Going to all the concerts in Nashville

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Thangaraj was my favorite sociology professor and Country Music was my favorite class

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Rewarding

Favorite place on campus: The Pub

Favorite place in Nashville: Loveless Cafe

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My roommate

Degree: Economics, Master’s in Finance

Plans for next year: Jefferies investment banking division

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: The bus ride home from Tennessee in 2015. In general, being with the team my senior year. Best group of guys I’ve had the pleasure to call family.

Favorite professor and/or class: Too many to choose from. They shaped my experience. I would say Bob Driskill, though. I did an independent study with him as well as went to London to study abroad.

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Nostalgic

Favorite place on campus: On top of the football stadium

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The people, especially the team this year, my brothers, Dillon van der Wall on the football team.

Degree: Medicine Health and Society

Plans for next year: Work for a year before pursuing my master’s in Speech and Language Pathology

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Bowling on ESPNU for a national title my sophomore year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: All of the time spent with my teammates outside of bowling (especially when we spent a day at Cummins Falls)

Favorite professor and/or class: My MHS athletic advisor/professor, Courtney Muse

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Rewarding

Favorite place on campus: Baseball Glove Lounge and Last Drop Coffee Shop

Favorite place in Nashville: Country Music Hall of Fame and Red Bicycle

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My teammates, my coaches and all the staff who made my experience at Vanderbilt unforgettable.

Degree: Psychology with a minor in Art

Plans for next year: Undecided

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Double overtime win against UConn this season

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Any time spent with my teammates

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Korn for Building Communities Through Music and the Arts

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Anywhere outside

Favorite place in Nashville: East Nashville

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The amazing friends and teammates I have made

Degree: Double Major in Political Science and American History

Plans for next year: University of Virginia School of Law

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: SECs every year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: All the time spent with my teammates outside of practice and competition

Favorite professor and/or class: The European Political Economy and Economic Institutions class I took in London on a Maymester with Professor Alexander

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Surreal

Favorite place on campus: The benches between Benson and Calhoun in the spring

Favorite place in Nashville: Vanderbilt campus

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The people I’ve become so close with during college and the amazing restaurants

Degree: Finance and Marketing

Plans for next year: Work in Austin, Texas, at a technology startup

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Reaching the Sweet 16 sophomore year

Favorite professor and/or class: Gary Kimball, Corporate Finance

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Relief

Favorite place on campus: Commons Lawn

Favorite place in Nashville: Pancake Pantry

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The tight-knit culture between the students

Degree: Human and Organizational Development

Plans for next year: Human capital analyst at Deloitte Consulting in Atlanta

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Winning in overtime against UConn on Senior Day this year!

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: International trip to Italy after sophomore year with the lacrosse team

Favorite professor and/or class: HOD 1400 with Professor Tompkins – by far the best class to prepare me for the real world

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Biomedical Library

Favorite place in Nashville: Top of Love Circle – best view of Nashville

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Playing lacrosse every day with my 30 best friends

Degree: Engineering Science with double minors in Engineering Management, Corporate strategy

Plans for next year: Full-time job with Emdeon in Nashville

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Bowling’s trip to Europe in the summer of 2012

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Hiking Cummins Falls and jumping off the waterfall

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Pence for Applied Behavioral Science

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Exhilarating

Favorite place on campus: Last Drop Coffee Shop

Favorite place in Nashville: Crema (coffee shop downtown)

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Being able to spend time with my teammates and friends whenever I would like because everyone lives in one place.

Degree: Human and Organizational Development

Plans for next year: Financial analyst for Goldman Sachs in San Francisco

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating Duke freshman year

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Watching the sunset from Love Circle and exploring Nashville with friends

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Innes for HOD 2290, The Self and Personal Development

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Bittersweet

Favorite place on campus: Peabody Library

Favorite place in Nashville: Fido

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My amazing team and close friends I have made

Degree: Sociology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies

Plans for next year: Work for a year or two and then apply for grad school

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Throwing my first ball at the home tournament this past March. It was a strike and I turn around and see everyone crying and smiling. I have never felt so much love from my team as I did in that moment.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Defending my senior honors thesis. I never thought I could do it, but I did and got honors!

Favorite professor and/or class: World Music. Strangely, it sparked my love of Sociology

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Rewarding

Favorite place on campus: The Pub

Favorite place in Nashville: Café Coco. Never a dull moment there.

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: I am going to miss the wonderful people I have met, especially the adults in McGugin who have helped me through my time here. I owe each and every one a big hug, because without them I don’t think I would be the person I am today.

Degree: Human and Organizational Development

Plans for next year: Playing basketball professionally

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating Tennessee at Tennessee

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Interning for the Bridges to Belmont program at Belmont University

Favorite professor and/or class: Prof. Ronnie Steinberg/Class: SOC 234 Prison Life taught by Rosevelt Noble

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Accomplished

Favorite place on campus: Memorial Gym

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: My team

Degree: Economics

Plans for next year: Turn professional in September

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Baseball team winning the national championship

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Finishing that last assignment

Favorite professor and/or class: Music and the Fall of Segregation with Steve Buckingham

Favorite place on campus: Hawkins Field

Favorite place in Nashville: Taqueria Del Sol

Degree: Urban Development & Social Change

Plans for next year: Chasing a dream (NFL)

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Beating UT in Knoxville and the fans throwing bottles, shirts and whatever they could get their hands onat us on the field as we celebrated our dub!

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: I was volunteering at the (Monroe Carell Jr.) children’s hospital and I taught one of the kids how to play chess. I took it easy on him but I still won.The next time I visited he said that he’d been practicing and wanted a rematch; I played the kid three more times and was checkmated all three. The last time I saw him he jokingly asked if I wanted my rematch, I declined and offered to play another game.

Favorite professor and/or class: David Williams for Topics in Comp Politics: South Africa Conquest & Apartheid. Professor Williams’ impartial nature towards the culmination of societal issues we discussed in class taught me to view things in my daily life from different perspectives before drawing conclusions.

Favorite place in Nashville: Phantasmagoric

Favorite place on campus: Dudley Field on a Saturday night

Favorite place in Nashville: Centennial Park. It was my getaway whenever I wanted to be alone and contemplate on my life and count my blessings.

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The support system. I knew any time I had an issue in my personal life or was feeling down for whatever reason I could go upstairs or downstairs in the McGugin Center and there would be a multitude of staff members that I felt comfortable with togive me insightful advice to keep moving forward.

Degree: Leadership and Organizational Performance

Plans for next year: Continuing my second year of graduate school

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Every time I high jump and get to cheer on my teammates.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Getting into graduate school

Favorite professor and/or class: Jérôme Brillaud

Favorite place on campus: McGugin Center

Favorite place in Nashville: Café Coco

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: Everything about being an athlete – my team, my coaches, the lifestyle.

Degree: Economics

Plans for next year: Waiting to hear back from different companies in IT sales and/or consulting.

Favorite athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Stepping onto the field the very first time under the bright lights for the first game my redshirt freshman year against South Carolina.

Favorite non-athletic memory at Vanderbilt: Making Vanderbilt’s academic honor roll

Favorite professor and/or class: Professor Buckles and Theatre 101

In one word what does it feel like to be graduating: Blessed

Favorite place on campus: Football weight room

Favorite place in Nashville: Nuttin’ But Wings

What will you miss most about Vanderbilt: The hard work and what my teammates and I were able to overcome.