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 This story first appeared in our sister publication the Nashville Scene. 

Vanderbilt University athletic director and vice chancellor Candice Storey Lee’s spacious office sits on the second floor of McGugin Center on Jess Neely Drive. It’s just across from Charles Hawkins Field — Vanderbilt’s storied baseball diamond — behind the John Rich Complex, which includes football practice fields. Every day she is surrounded by names.

Candice Storey Lee sitting on a gold couch holding a coffee mug

Candice Storey Lee

February 19, 2026 cover of the Nashville Scene

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