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The Finfrocks have become deeply embedded in the South Florida region. The family’s organization, FINFROCK, simplifies and accelerates the process of building structures and has revolutionized the construction process across the state. But before the Finfrock family transformed the building industry in the area, Allen and Laura Finfrock were just… Read More

Adam and Shira Boehler have made a $5 million founding gift to establish the Boehler Program in Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Innovation, an integrated academic program anchored at the Owen Graduate School of Management designed to advance Vanderbilt’s leadership in healthcare entrepreneurship and innovation education. Known as HCEi, the program will… Read More

Michael and Allison Rees have invested $25 million to establish the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Center for Finance, which will position Vanderbilt as a premier destination for undergraduate students pursuing careers in finance. Anchored at the Owen Graduate School of Management, the center will help undergraduates navigate today’s accelerated and competitive recruiting… Read More

“GO, Brian, GO!” These were words of encouragement shouted by my younger brother Paul, fighting terminal cancer at age 4, while he watched my first attempt to ride a bicycle without training wheels. Established in memory of his younger brother, Brian Jorde (right) hopes the Paul J. Jorde Travel… Read More

Jeff Rothschild, BA’77, MS’79, vice chair of Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust, and his wife, Marieke, have committed $25 million to launch the Rothschild Fellows Program at Vanderbilt’s San Francisco campus. The program will provide cohort-based immersions that combine rigorous computer science coursework with hands-on industry experience for top students… Read More