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Alumni Spotlight: Charlene Crawley
Dr. Charlene Crawley (B.S. ‘78/H&S; M.S. ‘82/H&S) Dr. Crawley grew up in Richmond, across from Fairfield Court, and attended Kennedy High School. She recalls integration busing in the ‘70s;...
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Alumni Spotlight: Joseph “Joe” J. Holicky III
Irene Burlock and Joe Holicky (B.S. in Psychology ‘77/H&S; B.S.’76/B; M.S.’78/B) As a child, Joe Holicky and his four siblings saw several states courtesy of the US Marines. Eventually his military...
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Alumni Scott Newsham Recalls….
Chris, Katie, Rebecca and Scott Newsham in El Yunque rain forest (Puerto Rico). “The only water moccasins in these parts were on our feet.” I began college in 1973 at William & Mary. Took a break...
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Alumna Works to Promote Natural Health
Leah Hollon Dr. Leah Hollon (BS ’97/H&S) and her business partner and spouse Peter Ross recently opened the doors to a new 1,700 square foot Natural Health Practice located in Richmond near the top...
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Melvin L. Ford, III
Dr. Melvin L. Ford, III (B.S. Chemistry ‘78/H&S and DDS Dentistry ‘82/MCV) started at VCU as a music major. Growing up he played the flute and saxophone, but he quickly decided he didn’t want to...
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Recollections of Rodney the Ram
“…I was the mascot, Rodney The Ram, during the basketball season of 1987-88. We made it to the quarterfinals of the NIT tournament that year and wound up losing to Connecticut in their hot practice...
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Putting it in Perspective: Alumnus Finds Success in Working with Students
Adeeb Barqawi arrived at VCU at the age of 16. Having grown up in Kuwait, Adeeb was proud of his international perspective but soon realized he needed to learn a whole new context—that of his new...
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Global to Local: Alumni Brings Diplomacy Skills to Local Downtown Project
Evan Kaufman began his student career at VCU thinking he would pursue a degree in business. After a few courses in the Political Science department, he declared the subject as his major and earned his...
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Brand New: Alumnus taps into creative and entrepreneurial skills to establish...
Austin Dandridge, Economics ’08, has always had a creative spirit but it was during his time at VCU that he took the next step in turning that creativity into something more tangible. As a student,...
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At Peace with the World: Alumnus heads to University for Peace for graduate...
Jamshid Bakhtiari wanted a personal challenge. This August, he will get that chance as he heads to Costa Rica where he will be a student in the master’s program at the University for Peace, a chartered...
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