{"id":1224,"date":"2026-05-07T12:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/caldwellgroup\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:44:25","slug":"congratulations-to-ryan-kowalski-on-receiving-the-founders-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/caldwellgroup\/2026\/05\/congratulations-to-ryan-kowalski-on-receiving-the-founders-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Ryan Kowalski on receiving the Founder&#8217;s Medal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan was selected as the 2026 Founder&#8217;s Medalist from the Graduate School.The Founder\u2019s Medal is awarded to the most outstanding Ph.D. graduate each year during the May commencement ceremony. 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