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*David J. Burton - Founder and President of LifeSeeds, LLC, a company that specializes in motivation and individual/group development. Includes LifeSeeds Summer Camps. |
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*James A. Williams - Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Services (FAS). Former Acting Commissioner of [[General Services Administration]] <ref>[[General Services Administration]]</ref> |
*James A. Williams - Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Services (FAS). Former Acting Commissioner of [[General Services Administration]] <ref>[[General Services Administration]]</ref> |
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*Robert J. Zahradnick - Army Lieutenant Colonel - Vietnam & Korean War hero. Was the only survivor of both a helicopter and a plane crash. Both were shot down by enemy fire. |
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Revision as of 20:30, 23 November 2010
This page lists notable alumni and students of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
Health and medicine
- Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D. - Founder of the Gesundheit! Institute and subject of the movie Patch Adams.
- Baruj Benacerraf, M.D. - Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
- Saul Krugman, M.D. - A medical researcher who discovered a vaccine against hepatitis B.
Media
- Wiley Miller - American cartoonist and author of the comic strip Non Sequitur.
- Tom Robbins - American author, best known for his novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976).
- David Baldacci - American author, best known for his novel Absolute Power (1996).
- Stephen Furst - American Actor and Director, best known as "Flounder" in the National Lampoon classic Animal House (1978) as well as TV series St. Elsewhere and Babylon 5.
- Robert Lanham - American author, best known for his book The Hipster Handbook (2003).
- Boris Kodjoe - Austrian-born model (Ford Modeling), actor (Soul Food: The Series, Madea's Family Reunion)
- Debbie Matenopoulos - American TV host, best known for co-hosting ABC's The View, The Daily 10, and TV Guide Channel's The Screening Room.
- Robb Spewak - Producer and radio personality for The Don and Mike Show.
- Zachary Knighton - Actor, starred most recently in The Hitcher.
- Bruce Cunningham - Baltimore sportscaster
Sports
- Sean Marshall - Starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
- Brandon Inge - Third baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
- Scott Sizemore - Second baseman for the Detroit Tigers.
- Eric Maynor - Point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA
- Larry Sanders (basketball) - Drafted #15 overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA Draft
- Gerald Henderson - Played for the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and the San Antonio Spurs winning 4 NBA Championships.
- John Rollins - American professional golfer and PGA Pro.
- Cla Meredith - Currently one of the pitchers for the Baltimore Orioles.
- Andrew Dykstra - Goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire in MLS
- Gonzalo Segares - Current Defender for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus and former defender for the Chicago Fire in MLS
- Dominic Oduro - Current Forward for FC Dallas in MLS
- Jamal Shuler - TBB Trier (German Basketball Club)[1]
- Jesse Pellot-Rosa - New York Jets and Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League[2]
- Scott Weinstein - Former basketball player from Philadelphia, currently teaching in his hometown.
Art
- Philip B. Meggs - historian of design.
- Randy Blythe- Lead Singer for Lamb of God
- Willie Adler- Guitarist for Lamb of God.
- Mark Morton - Guitarist for Lamb of God.
- Chris Adler - Drummer for Lamb of God.
- John Campbell (bassist) - Bassist for Lamb of God.
- Stefan Lessard - Bassist for Dave Matthews Band.
- GWAR - Several founding members of the band.
- Mike Wieringo - Comic book artist for Marvel and DC comics, co-creator of Image Comics series Tellos.
- Robbin Thompson - singer-songwriter
- Jason Butler Harner - Broadway and film Actor, performed in original production of Coast of Utopia. Also was in Clint Eastwood's Oscar nominated film Changeling.
- Andrea Detwiler - 2006 Daytime Emmy Winner.[3]
- Donwan Harrell - founder of the New York-based urban clothing company, Akademiks.[4]
- Sam Beam - Singer Songwriter known as Iron and Wine.[5]
- Sterling Hundley - Artist
- L. Wayne Batty - Former Chair of the Department of Music and Virginia's longest serving employee, employed at VCU for 58 years.
- Steve West - Drummer of the indie rock band Pavement and front man for Marble Valley
Other
- Coley Stone - World traveler, polyglot.
- Caressa Cameron - 2010 Miss America.
- Grace Harris - Civil rights activist and one of the first three African American faculty members hired by VCU.
- Ron Tillett - Former Treasurer of Virginia, Secretary of Finance for Virginia.
- Nancy C. Everett - CEO of General Motors Asset Management Corp. and its U.S. subsidiaries.
- John C. Neal - CEO of Union Bank and Trust Company
- Dick Robertson - President of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.[6]
- Robert Wittman - Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st congressional district
- Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. - President of Massey Energy [1]
- Reed S. Albers - Sports writer, journalist and creator of Capitals Kremlin blog.
- Christopher Poole aka Moot - founder of 4chan[7]
- Holly Hobbs - Journalist
- Boris Kodjoe- Actor/ Model
- Marcus D. Jones - Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for Finance and Administration for the City of Richmond, Virginia.
- David J. Burton - Founder and President of LifeSeeds, LLC, a company that specializes in motivation and individual/group development. Includes LifeSeeds Summer Camps.
- James A. Williams - Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Services (FAS). Former Acting Commissioner of General Services Administration [8]
- Robert J. Zahradnick - Army Lieutenant Colonel - Vietnam & Korean War hero. Was the only survivor of both a helicopter and a plane crash. Both were shot down by enemy fire.
References
- ^ http://www.tbb-trier.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=239&topmenu=22
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- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601565_4.html Washington Post
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