The pursuit of ‘hoppiness’: Couple drafts a plan for success, opens Twisted Ales Craft Brewing
By Anthony Langley (B.S.’16/MC) A need for adventure brought Debbi (B.A.’12/H&S; B.A.’12/H&S; Cert.’15/B; M.B.A.’17/B) and Jason (B.S.’17/B) Price to Richmond, Virginia. The couple had lived in California for more than 20 years, but when life started to feel the same, they pulled out a map of the East Coast and threw caution to the wind. “We put our hands together and […]
Up in the air with ASPiRE graduate Georgia Cipriani
By Anthony Langley (B.S.’16/MC) Georgia Cipriani (B.S.’16/H&S), a flight attendant for American Airlines, spends a lot of time flying between Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., but her job also sends her to many new and exciting places around the world. She’ll be taking over the VCU Alumni Instagram account next week giving us a glimpse […]
An unexpected journey: Peace Corps takes alumnus from Richmond to southern Africa
By Anthony Langley (B.S.’16/MC) December 2014 marked six months since Anthony Muron (B.S.’14/H&S) had interviewed with the Peace Corps. He spent those months keeping busy, volunteering with Commonwealth Catholic Charities and working the house painting job he had held for five years. In fact, he was 30 feet in the air on a ladder when […]
Behind the scenes: TV executive Korin Huggins talks about following her dreams
By Anthony Langley “When I graduated [from VCU], I was scared,” Korin Huggins (B.S.’98/H&S) says. “I spent a good portion of my life aiming toward one goal, but in the back of my mind I knew I wanted to do something different. This was my chance.” Huggins enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University as a transfer […]
‘A wrecking ball’ for change: Campus diversity inspires an alumnus to create change
By Anthony Langley For Matthew Shapiro (B.I.S.’13/H&S), his time at Virginia Commonwealth University reinforced a personal belief he already held: Diversity is special. “Throughout my time on campus I never saw one person who didn’t have their own story and experiences,” he says. “It helped me realize that when diversity is allowed to flourish, society […]
Playing for keeps: D.C. United player Andrew Dykstra keeps his eye on the goal
By Anthony Langley Andrew Dykstra (B.S.’08/H&S; M.S.’10/E) found his passion for sports early on as a 4-year-old constantly running outside to play. “I started soccer very early, wrestled in middle and high school, swam and even played football,” he says. As Dykstra entered his senior year of high school at Osbourn Park High School in […]
An artful upbringing inspires a creative career
Looking at his portfolio of images, it’s hard to believe that Cade Martin (B.G.S.’89/H&S) snapped his first photograph halfway through his sophomore year at Virginia Commonwealth University just shy of 30 years ago. Martin, who’s based in Washington, D.C., has been hailed as “one of the 200 best advertising photographers in the world,” and his […]
Making a surgeon
By Anthony Langley Mireille Truong, M.D. (B.A.’03/H&S; Cert.’04/B; M.D.’08/M), had no idea what Richmond, Virginia, would be like. “I’m originally from Canada, so when I got here, everything was brand new to me,” she says. After her parents found jobs in the city, Truong, a college freshman at the time, moved to Richmond and, with […]
Giving with every swipe: Former Rams start new donation platform
By Anthony Langley In June 2015, Rob Brandenberg (B.I.S.’13/H&S) was visiting his friend and former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball teammate Darrell “D.J.” Haley (B.I.S.’13/H&S). The pair started discussing ways to give back to the Richmond, Virginia, community that had supported them so much during their time in college. A short time later, Haley came up […]
The woman behind Hannah’s Women (still) finds inspiration at VCU
Some people come to college, get their degree and leave. That’s not Lucy Hudson (B.S.’04/H&S; B.A.’08/H&S; M.Ed.’11/E). “Sometimes I ask myself why I’m still here. It’s a hard question to answer,” says Hudson, assistant to the chair of the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research in the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and […]