Curb Scholars 2009-2010



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James (Daniel) Eubanks, Houston High School, TN



James (Daniel) Eubanks, Houston High School, TN
Expected majors:   Business, engineering, and computer science
Founder of bluegrass big-band ensemble; inventor; student ambassador in European “People to People” program; piano, guitar, oboe and harmonica player; member of Memphis Youth Symphony.
 
2009-2010: Juggleville show, April 2-3; Double Reed Ensemble
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James Gillin, Livonia High School, NY



James Gillin, Livonia High School, NY
Expected majors:   Electrical Engineering
Team captain of school’s computer programming team; robotics inventor; jazz band and wind ensemble player; volunteer tutor and church lector; team captain of high school Masterminds team.
 
2009-2010: 2009-2010: WRVU 91.1 FM, Musical Director & DJ; The Slant
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Maria Hibbard, Gahanna Lincoln High School, OH



Maria Hibbard, Gahanna Lincoln High School, OH
Junior bassoonist majoring in Musical Arts; Human & Organizational Development, with a minor in piano  
Section leader in Vanderbilt Wind Ensemble; Student Chair of Great Performances; Undergraduate fellow at the Curb Center; Resident advisor in the Freshman Commons; Pencil projects volunteer coordinator; Dance marathon team leader who raised $1500 for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital; writer for Versus Magazine; Honor council member; bicyclist.
 
2009-2010: Silent film music performance; Great Performances
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Branden Sanders, Riverdale Country School, NY



Branden Sanders, Riverdale Country School, NY
Expected majors:   Economics
Owner and president of independent record label; vocalist, songwriter, composer and producer of music ranging from rap to rock to techno; jazzband concert player; intern for two summers with producer Salaam Remi; volunteer hockey coach and Big Brother.
 
2009-2010: Curb Center music studio; Applying to Vanderbilt Music Group
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William Schreiber, Mountain Brook High School, AL



William Schreiber, Mountain Brook High School, AL
Expected majors:   Economics and History; Communication studies
Founder and co-owner of Bus Productions, LLC, which designs and produces t-shirts, videos, graphics and web solutions; co-planner of “Raise the Volume” – a charity concert that raised close to $100,000 for Cystic Fibrosis (with which his sister has been diagnosed); Eagle Scout (Eagle project involved designing and promoting an online social network for CF patients); pianist and drummer; co-editor of school’s newspaper.
 
2009-2010: Curb Center music studio; Launching a new social network this spring, to be named "Surket"; Recently joined a band playing the keyboard/synth.
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Melinda (Lindy) Shearer, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, FL



Melinda (Lindy) Shearer, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, FL
Expected majors:   Business, environmental resources, and psychology
Co-founder of Wishing Well Jewelry, a non-profit dedicating all proceeds to charity; co-president of student organization that visits with elderly patients in nursing homes; team captain of Relay for Life that benefits American Cancer Society.
 
2009-2010: Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science; Habitat for Humanity; Vanderbilt Biodiesel Initiative


RockBandAtVandy.com
Eran Egozy, developer of the interactive video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, spoke on Vanderbilt's campus as part of the Curb Creative Leadership Series. The conversation was followed by a Community Guitar Hero Competition.

Watch the video from VUCast news coverage

 

Vanderbilt View Cover Story - November 2009


Can an innovative program led by the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy nurture creativity on campus?


Creative Campus Residential Fellows


The scholars work closely with the creative campus residential fellows.

Read more about the fellows here.