Vanderbilt School of Engineering lands $30M gift University alumni support alma mater related to $300 million Power the Impossible fundraising campaign William Williams William Williams Author twitter Author email Nov 18, 2025 Nov 18, 2025 Updated Nov 18, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Vanderbilt University has announced it has received a $30 million gift related to a fundraising campaign supporting its engineering school. Krishnendu "Krish" Roy Photo: Vanderbilt Vanderbilt reports that wife and husband Shannon Addison and John Addison, both VU graduates, provided the gift. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 4@?EC:3FE:@? H:== D6CG6 2D E96 =625 4@>>:E>6?E 7@C !@H6C E96 x>A@DD:3=6[ 2 Sb__ >:==:@? 7F?5C2:D:?8 42>A2:8? :? DFAA@CE @7 E96 '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ $49@@= @7 t?8:?66C:?8] %@ 52E6[ E96 :?:E:2E:G6 92D C2:D65 >@C6 E92? S`bd >:==:@?]k^AmkAm%96 p55:D@? 8:7E 3F:=5D @? E96 >@>6?EF> @7 E96 F?:G6CD:EJ’D s2C6 E@ vC@H 42>A2:8?[ H9:49 C646?E=J 9:E E96 Sb]a 3:==:@? :? 4@>>:E>6?ED >2C< WC625 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^65F42E:@?^G2?56C3:=E\E@AD\b\a3\7F?5C2:D:?8\8@2=^2CE:4=60d`4hee5c\2_eb\``67\h7ff\6b`fh6`57eb7]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm96C6k^2mX]k^AmkAm%96 !@H6C E96 x>A@DD:3=6 677@CE H:== :?G@=G6 6IA2?5:?8 2?5 >@56C?:K:?8 6?8:?66C:?8 D49@@= 724:=:E:6D 2?5 E96 C64CF:E>6?E @7 >@C6 E92? dd 724F=EJ :? 4@C6 6?8:?66C:?8 5:D4:A=:?6D]k^AmkAm$:>:=2C=J[ 2?5 2D A2CE @7 E96 :?:E:2E:G6[ '2?56C3:=E C646?E=J 2??@F?465 :ED 8@2= E@ 8C25F2E6 b__ 6?8:?66CD 6249 J62C 3J a_b_] %96 F?:G6CD:EJ H:== 368:? 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 2 C6D:56?46 92== 7@C 7:CDE\J62C 6?8:?66C:?8 DEF56?ED[ H9:49 :D D=2E65 E@ D66 H@C< 4@>A=6E65 3J E96 a_af–ag 24256>:4 J62C]k^AmkAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E @7 E96 p55:D@? 8:7E 4@>6D 27E6C E96 D49@@= @7 6?8:?66C:?8 :? pF8FDE =2?565 2 S`e]d >:==:@? 8:7E 7C@> E96 p] y2>6D U2>Aj p=:46 q] r=2C< u@F?52E:@? WC625 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^65F42E:@?^G2?56C3:=E\D49@@=\@7\6?8:?66C:?8\=2?5D\`e\d>\8:7E^2CE:4=60`d75dcab\egc2\c`gg\2cd`\hge56a256ab2]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm96C6k^2mX]k^AmkAmx? a_ac–ad[ E96 '& $49@@= @7 t?8:?66C:?8 C64@C565 Sh_ >:==:@? :? C6D62C49 7F?5:?8[ 2? 2==\E:>6 C64@C5 >2C<[ '2?56C3:=E C6A@CED] #6=2E65=J[ 2?5 5FC:?8 E96 A2DE EH@ J62CD[ E96 D49@@= 92D =2F?4965 ?:?6 DE2CEFA 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 =2?565 bg =:46?D:?8 562=D 2?5 @AE:@?D 7C@> :?G6?E65 E649?@=@8:6D]k^AmkAmU=5BF@j%96 $49@@= @7 t?8:?66C:?8 92D 6DE23=:D965 2 3@=5[ 4@FC286@FD C@25 >2A @G6C E96 ?6IE 564256 E@ 56G6=@A D@=FE:@?D E@ E96 >@DE AC6DD:?8 D@4:6E2= 2?5 D4:6?E:7:4 8C2?5 492==6?86D @7 @FC 6C2i :>AC@G:?8 9F>2? 962=E9[ 6?DFC:?8 2 DFDE2:?23=6 A=2?6E[ 6?92?4:?8 ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ 2?5 :??@G2E:?8 36J@?5 t2CE9[QU?3DAjzC:D9 #@J[ '& 562? @7 6?8:?66C:?8[ E@=5 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^G2?56C3:=E]65FQmG2?56C3:=E]65Fk^2m]k^AmkAmQ(6 9@A6 E9:D EC2?D7@C>2E:@?2= =625 8:7E :?DA:C6D @E96CD H9@ H:== ;@:? FD @? E9:D G:E2= s2C6 E@ vC@H ;@FC?6J E@ 364@>6 @?6 @7 E96 H@C=5’D >@DE :>A24E7F= 6?8:?66C:?8 D49@@=D @7 E96 a`DE 46?EFCJ]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Higher Education Vanderbilt University Philanthropy William Williams Author twitter Author email Follow William Williams Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending The Boring Company buys Murfreesboro Pike property Predators reveal new renderings for Bridgestone Arena, Centennial Ice Rink Health Care Notes: HCA acquires healthcare-focused college East Nashville church building sells for $5M Titans, city seek $75M for bridge extension to new stadium
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