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Vanderbilt University honors 2025 Founder’s Medalists History of Art Major Nikki Takahashi Weitzenhoffer
May. 16, 2025—Nikki Takahashi Weitzenhoffer, from Norman, Oklahoma, is this year’s Founder’s Medalist for the College of Arts and Science, majoring in History of Art. Weitzenhoffer earned highest accolades for her history of art honors thesis. The project focused on Ukiyo-e, which means “pictures of the floating world.” It’s a Japanese art form of the 17th–19th centuries that...