On June 6, 2024, the Corporate Partnerships team hosted an inaugural Excellence in Corporate Collaboration Luncheon in Alumni Hall. This event celebrated all Vanderbilt colleagues who have forged impactful connections with Corporate Partners, leading to significant collaboration and positive outcomes for the Vanderbilt community.
The luncheon also included presentation of the 2024 Excellence in Corporate Collaboration Awards following a campus-wide call for nominations and selection process led by the Corporate Partnerships Advisory Team, five awards were presented to honorees who have significantly advanced the University's strategic corporate engagement and collaboration efforts.
The 2024 Honorees include:
2023 Bridgestone + Vanderbilt Innovation Accelerator: Nathan Green, Sally Parker, Schyler Turrin, Jessica Steen, and Maddie Langub
Houston Energy and Tech Trek: Bri Jimenez, Paresh Patel, Grace Janoski, Mariah Strike, Colby Collier, Jacob Chabowski, and Destiny Rumble
Nissan x Wond’ry: Mandy Lalrindiki
Vandy Quest Implementation for Corporate Partnerships & Enterprise CRM: Ben Frazee, Angie Brown, Jill Baltz, Dylan Platz, and Rimsha Khan
Merck Research Collaboration: Amanda Linkous
Nominees included:
- VU School of Nursing Connect in Atlanta: Pamela Jeffries, Bill Prigge
- CSR 2160 Course + Bridgestone Americas Student Project: Leonora Williamson
- Houston Wond'ry Mentors: Yesi Sevilla
- Houston Energy and Tech Trek: Bri Jimenez, Paresh Patel, Grace Janoski, Mariah Strike, Colby Collier, Jacob Chabowski, Destiny Rumble
- Black VU Career Accelerator Student Mentoring with Houston Leaders: Whitney Taylor, Jessica Abner, Yasja Hemmings
- FirstBank Partnership Collaboration Team: Stephanie Burset, Caroline Johnston, Erica Betz, Claire Goodson, Jeff Miller
- Data Science Business Roundtable—Atlanta: Jesse Spencer-Smith
- Barge Design Solutions AI collaboration: Jules White
- 2023 Bridgestone + Vanderbilt Innovation Accelerator: J. Nathan Green, Sally Parker, Schyler Turrin, Jessica Steen, Madeline Langub
- Vandy Quest Implementation for Corporate Partnerships & Enterprise CRM: Ben Frazee, Angie Brown, Jill Baltz, Dylan Platz, Rimsha Khan
- Women of Impact Receptions: Collier Roberts
- TVA: Dan Work
- Merck Research Collaboration: Amanda Linkous
- Spring 2024 Nashville Trek: James Hoon, Destiny Rumble, Jacob Chabowski
- South Florida Admitted Student Trek: Annie Shea, Grace Franceschelli
- Deloitte/Diermeier Livestream Event + Regional Watch Parties: Justin Davis, Alex Valnoski, Brian Smokler, Mitchell Jordan, Colby Collier, Jacob Chabowski, Lauren Obersteadt, Matt Kirinovic, Taylor Wood, Tim Paul, Justin Nwokeji, Nicole Molina, Jennifer Shaughnessy, Hub Teams
- Nissan x Wond’ry: Mandy Lalrindiki
- History/Heritage Online Preserved for Everyone (HOPE) Design Project - AWS + VU Libraries / Arts & Sciences: Jane Landers
- Data Science Training for Nissan Market Intelligence Team: Joanne Wang
- Nissan Leadership Summit: Suzanne Shaw, Lauren Hernandez, Zachary Greene, Justin Walters
- Owen Marketing Course - Student Pitch Groups / Vandy Sports Properties Sponsorships: Steve Hoeffler, Jeff Miller, Claire Goodson, Justin Davis
The luncheon highlighted the essence of Vanderbilt’s collaborative ethos and its accelerating impact in work with external partners from business and industry. The Corporate Partnerships team extended immense gratitude to all VU colleagues for exemplary leadership, active participation, and ongoing commitment to corporate collaboration—and subsequently to corporate partners engaging with these projects and more across VU.
