Dr. Fauci to deliver graduates address at Vanderbilt University

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top leader in infectious disease research, will be giving an address to Vanderbilt University graduates this year.

Dr. Fauci is slated to speak at the virtual Graduates Day event on May 14 when he receives the Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal.

“As science and public health have taken on unprecedented urgency over the past year, Dr. Anthony Fauci has courageously led the nation’s COVID-19 response despite bitter politicization of the disease,” said Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. “Dr. Fauci embodies the collaborative, can-do spirit that we hold dear at Vanderbilt, and we are honored to award him the Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal in this most pivotal year.”

Dr. Fauci has been the face of the U.S. government's pandemic response and has garnered many other accolades, including being honored with the Great Americans Medal on Tuesday.

The Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal is given to those who "define the 21st century and exemplify the best qualities of the human spirit."

The event will be livestreamed and is open to the public.

Vanderbilt's commencement ceremony is slated for May 15-16.

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