University School of Nashville
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Mascot | Tiger |
Newspaper | The Peabody Press |
Website | www |
University School of Nashville is an independent,
History
Referred to colloquially as USN, the school was founded in 1888 by the Peabody Board of Trustees.
Historically, USN has been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. In the Class of 2011, with 91 students, there were 12 semifinalists and 13 commended students recognized by the program. In 2010, both Presidential Scholars for Tennessee were USN students. USN also produced a Presidential Scholar in 2012 and in 2017.[citation needed][5]
Facilities and campuses
Perhaps the largest addition to the school in its history came in 1998, when an 80-acre (32 ha) external campus was purchased for the purpose of housing athletic facilities. The River Campus currently houses a baseball field, a softball field, a full-sized track, and five multi-purpose fields that are rotated between men's and women's
In 2003, USN opened the Christine Slayden Tibbott Center for the Visual Arts. The center also included a fitness center.[6]
The next year, the school opened the Hassenfeld Library. This 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) addition now houses 25,000 books, 2,400 educational videos, and 147 periodicals.[7]
In 2012, USN revamped the cafeteria and dining area.[8]
In 2015, as part of its 100-year anniversary celebration, the school revamped a large part of the 19th avenue entrance.
Notable alumni
- Jad Abumrad, radio host, composer, and producer
- Richard Thomas Alexander, educator and education theorist
- Jenny Boucek, WNBA coach and player, NBA coach (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2013[9])
- Lucius E. Burch Jr., attorney, civil rights activist, and conservationist (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1984[9])
- Cheryl McKissack Daniel, civil engineer and businesswoman
- Ned Davis, financial analyst and company founder (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1999[10])[11]
- Gabe Dixon, musician [12]
- John Early, comedian
- Phil Everly, singer
- Russ Freeman, jazz guitarist, founder of The Rippingtons (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1995[9])
- Rosalind S. Helderman, journalist [13]
- Bruce Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group
- Huell Howser, television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, voice artist (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2002[9])
- Akiko Ichikawa, New York City-based multidisciplinary artist and art writer[14][15]
- Shooter Jennings, country music singer [16]
- Mark Levine, former broadcast journalist and host of the nationally syndicated radio/television show Inside Scoop on Washington; member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Robert K. Massie, author, historian, winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1983[9])
- Stanford Moore, chemist and winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1979[9])
- John Wilkinson Taylor, former president of the University of Louisville (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1990[9])
- William Tyler, folk musician and guitarist
- David Vise, journalist and author, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1992[9])
- Susan Yeagley, actress [17]
- Gideon Yu, sports executive and high-tech investor and advisor (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2011[9])
References
- ^ "University School of Nashville ~ Athletic Philosophy". Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "University School of Nashville ~ History of PDS and USN". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ The USN website's history page
- ^ George W. Lucero (2012). Begin with the Child, the Story of New College, Unpublished manuscript, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
- ^ "USN Presidential Honors". USN.org. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ USN Facilities and Campuses
- ^ The Hassenfeld Library
- ^ "Sperling Renovation, June 2011". Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Alumni Association, NABV, & Distinguished Alumni
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". USN. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Ned Davis: Alumnus Celebrates School's Lasting Impact on His Life". University School of Nashville Alumni. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "USN Alumni Live On Stage". University School of Nashville. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Alumna returns to campus for Buhl Lecture
- ^ Ichikawa, Akiko (March 25, 2020). "A New Clyfford Still Documentary Explores the Life and Work of the Enigmatic Abstract Expressionist". Art in America.
- ^ "2020 Brown Student Exhibition". artcall.org.
- ^ "USN Alumni Live On Stage". University School of Nashville. February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Susan Yeagley ′89 Skypes with High School