Dr. Miles Johnson, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biology, taught at VCU from 1968-1995. He started at the university on July 1, 1968—the first day the university became formally known as VCU. Miles is a plant taxonomist and taught in the...

A gift made in fall of 2019 by Patricia T. Kirkpatrick established a need-based student scholarship. Patricia, a retired Richmond native who now lives in Northern Virginia, made the gift on behalf of herself and her late husband, David W. Kirkpatrick, to support the...

Dr. Peter Zucker, MS ‘81/H&S and PhD ‘84/H&S, completed his graduate work at Virginia Commonwealth University in counseling psychology. After graduate school, he held positions as a supervisor, manager, clinical director and administrator in residential treatment...

When Regenia A. Perry earned a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, she became the first African American woman to hold a doctorate in art history and the first African American to hold a doctorate in American art. The daughter of a poor...

Richard T. “Dick” Robertson (B.S. ’67; H.L.D. ’05) began his 40-year television career in 1965 as a salesman for Richmond-based WRVA-TV while earning a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Virginia Commonwealth University. One of the university’s most notable...

Tom Keller (B.F.A.’08) is remembered as a skilled welder and hardworking member of the VCU theatre department shop, but most of all as a warm, affable person who welcomed new students to the program and took them under his wing. “He was just a great guy to work with....

Even as technology continues to help people connect from a distance, Sharon and Baxter (B.S.’75; M.B.A.’76) Phillips would like to see Virginia Commonwealth University students pursue opportunities for hands-on, international experiences. “The world feels like it’s...

Teri Stockham, MSFS, PhD (Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology ’87/School of Medicine) always knew she wanted to be in the field of forensic science. Well before television crime scene investigation dramas boosted the visibility of the profession, Teri had already...

Todd Emerson, BA English ’93, enjoys a successful career in technology but it wasn’t an education in computer science that led him down his path. His fascinating start actually began in the VCU Department of English with a challenge that helped him realize the...

Victor Narro (BA history ’86/H&S) encountered professors who profoundly contributed to the formation of his political and social justice conscious during the course of his VCU undergraduate experience. Taking courses in history, political science and philosophy were...

William Conway is best known for co-founding the Carlyle Group, the global investment group he co-led for 30 years; he now serves as co-chairman of the board. Before founding the Carlyle Group, Conway excelled as senior vice president at First National Bank and chief...

William E. “Bill” Blake, Jr., Ph.D., and his wife, Miriam (B.S.’69; M.Ed.’76), made their first gift to Virginia Commonwealth University in 1992, establishing the William E. and Miriam S. Blake Fund. The gift marked Bill’s retirement from 27 years of full-time...