VCU Alumni

VCU Alumni

Whether your relationship with VCU began at the Richmond Professional Institute, the Medical College of Virginia or on the Monroe Park Campus, your participation is vital in efforts to advance and strengthen your university. We hope you will join us in celebrating our heritage and in sharing the excitement of VCU’s bright future.

The Evolution of VCU

Four decades of growth propel Virginia Commonwealth University’s mission of teaching, research, public service and patient care. Once the ink dried on Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.’s 1968 legislation that created Virginia Commonwealth University, the new entity fashioned from the Medical College of Virginia and Richmond Professional Institute began to forge its own identity. In 1968, VCU’s footprint encompassed approximately 110 acres and the student body totaled 10,000. Today, its size exceeds 140 acres and 32,000 students.

President: Michael Rao, Ph.D.

• National Rankings
• Honors and awards

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Colors: Black & Gold

Mascot: Rodney the Ram

Alumni Resources

• VCU Alumni Association
• MCV Alumni Association
• VCU African-American Alumni Council


Alumni Chapters

• Greater Richmond Chapter
• DC Metro Chapter
• Young Alumni Council


Prominent Alumni

College of Humanities & Sciences:
Clay Athey- BA in History, 1990
David Baldacci - BA in Political Science, 1983
Rosalyn Dance - MPA, 1994
Eric Maynor- BS, 2009
Jackson Miller- BS in Urban Studies, 1990
Mark Morton- BS in Political Science, 1994
Sheri Reynolds - MFA in Creative Writing, 1992
Rob Wittman- PhD in Urban Services, 2002


School of the Arts:
Diana Al-Hadid - MFA in Sculpture, 2005
Horace A. Bass - BFA in Art, 1937
Samuel Beam - BFA in Communication Arts & Design, 1996
David Brockie - BFA in Painting & Printmaking, 1986
Tara Donovan - MFA in Sculpture, 1999
Stephen Furst - BFA in Theater, 1976
Richard Leigh- MFA in Theater Education, 1975


School of Business:
Watkins Abbitt Jr. - BS in Business, 1971
Will Sessoms - BS in Business, 1977
Norman Sisisky - BS in Business, 1949


School of Education:
Michael Curry- MS in Education, 2002
Eric Dade - BS in Physical Education, 1993
Gerald Henderson - BS in Education, 1980


School of Mass Communications:
Steve Landes - BS in Mass Communications, 1984
Tom Robbins - BS in Mass Communications, 1959
Robbin Thompson- BS in Mass Communications, 1973


School of Medicine:
Hunter Campbell "Patch" Adams, M.D. - MD, 1971
Dr. Baruj Benacerraf - MD, 1945
John O'Bannon - MD, 1973
Jeffery Taubenberger - MD, 1986 & PhD, 1987


School of Pharmacy:
Harvey Morgan- BS in Pharmacy, 1955