VCU Alumni Stars

VCU Alumni will celebrate and honor the 2022 Alumni Stars on Sept. 29 at the Dewey Gottwald Center at the Science Museum of Virginia. The 2022 awardees will be announced in the spring and tickets to attend the event will be available in August. 

Throughout the worlds of art, business, education, service and health care, VCU alumni reflect the brilliance of the university. Their knowledge and experience shine in all areas of human endeavor, illuminating problems, creating solutions and strengthening the quality of our lives. We invite you to explore below the awardees from previous years. 

Questions? Contact Ashley Dow Burton, executive director of DAR Signature Events, at aldburton@vcu.edu

Past honorees

 2019

2019 Alumni Stars

Person image	Person details
	Randy Adams, D.D.S. (Cert.’80/D)
	Jeffrey Blount (B.S.’81/MC)
	Julia Cain (B.S.’01/En) and Nicholas Cain (B.S.’01/En)
	Ricardo Capilla (B.S.’99/B; M.B.A.’00/B)
	Rosalyn Dance (M.P.A.’94/GPA)
	Rodney F. Ganey, Ph.D. (B.S.’75/H&S)
	Charles Larry Horne, FASID (B.F.A.’69/A)
	Lauren Kern (M.Envs.’13/LS; M.T.’15/E)
	Ali Khan, M.D., MPP, FACP (B.S.’05/MC; M.D.’10/M)
	Jeanine Harper Maruca (B.S.W.’86/SW; M.S.W.’93/SW)
	Nancy McFarlane (B.S.’80/P)
	Cindy Munro, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’92/N; Cert.’97/N)
	Thomas Porter, M.D. (H.S.’87/M; H.S.’91/M)
	Rodney Robinson (M.Ed.’11/E)
	DaNika Neblett Robinson, Ed.D. (B.A.’11/H&S; Cert.’14/GPA; M.P.A.’15/GPA; Ed.D.’18/E)
	Fred Sammons (Cert.’55/HP)

 2017

2017 Alumni Stars

Person image	Person details
	School of Nursing Judith B. Collins, RN, WHNP, BC, FAAN (Cert.’75/N) View Collins video
	Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture Anne M. Cooper-Chen, Ph.D. (M.S.’79/MC) View Cooper-Chen video
	School of Engineering Fahad Saif Harhara, Ph.D. (B.S.’00/En) View Harhara video
	School of the Arts Emerson Hughes (B.M.E.’65/A) View Hughes video
	School of Allied Health Professions Jess N. Judy (M.H.A.’77/AHP) View Judy video
	School of Dentistry Gerald M. “Jerry” Kluft, D.D.S. (D.D.S.’73/D) View Kluft video
	School of Pharmacy Harvey B. Morgan (B.S.’55/P) View Morgan video
	School of Social Work Robert W. “Bob” Peay (M.S.W.’74/SW) View Peay video
	VCU Life Sciences Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Ph.D. (M.P.H.’99/M; Ph.D.’07/LS) View Prom-Wormley video
	School of Medicine Eduardo D. Rodriguez, M.D., D.D.S. (M.D.’99/M) View Rodriguez video
	VCU Honors College Amy T. Rose, M.D., FACS (B.S.’90/H&S) View Rose video
	School of Education Anna Lou Schaberg (B.S.’66/H&S; M.Ed.’70/E) View Schaberg video
	School of Business Linda M. Warren (B.S.’75/B) View Warren video
	L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Gregory H. Wingfield (B.S.’75/GPA; M.U.R.P.’76/GPA) View Wingfield video
	College of Humanities and Sciences Peter Zucker, Ph.D. (M.S.’81/H&S; Ph.D.’84/H&S) View Zucker video

 2015

2015 Alumni Stars

View event photos and a video montage that captures the personal and professional side of the 2015 honorees.

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Person image	Person details
	College of Humanities and Sciences Barbara L. Hartung (B.A.’72/H&S)
	The Honors College Minh Q. Tran, M.D. (B.S.’92/H&S; M.D.’96/M)
	School of Allied Health Professions Christine S. Zambricki, D.N.A.P. (D.N.A.P.’12/AHP)
	School of the Arts Morgan E. Yacoe (B.F.A.’11/A)
	School of Business Thomas J. Dorsey (B.S.’75/B)
	School of Dentistry Del. Todd E. Pillion, D.D.S. (D.D.S.’01/D)
	School of Education Michael T. Gamel-McCormick, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’95/E)
	School of Engineering Bradley T. Trevillian (B.S.’06/En)
	L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Keith T. Parker (B.A.’90/H&S; M.U.R.P.’93/GPA)
	Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture Katherine Wintsch (M.S.’01/MC)
	School of Medicine Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’87/M)
	School of Nursing Wilsie S. Bishop, D.P.A. (B.S.’70/N; M.S.’78/N)
	School of Pharmacy Jean-Venable R. Goode, Pharm.D. (B.S.’89/P; Pharm.D.’94/P)
	School of Social Work Grace E. Harris, Ph.D. (M.S.W.’60/SW)
	School of World Studies Jonathan W. Waybright (B.A.’90/WS)
	VCU Life Sciences Sterling W. Thomas, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’10/LS)

 2013

2013 Alumni Stars 

View 2013 event photos 

Person image	Person details
	School of Allied Health Professions Arthur W. Layne (B.S.’72/H&S; M.H.A.’76/AHP)
	School of the Arts Angela Bacskocky (B.F.A.’09/A)
	School of Business Jane G. Watkins (B.S.’75/B) Jane Watkins' remarks
	School of Dentistry Julian C. Metts Jr., D.D.S. (D.D.S.’63/D)
	School of Education  S. Dallas Dance (M.Ed.’02/E; Ph.D.’07/E) Dallas Dance's Remarks
	School of Engineering Oscar L. Martin Jr., Ph.D. (Ph.D.’09/En)
	College of Humanities & Sciences Tonya Mallory (B.S.’88/H&S; M.S.’90/H&S)
	School of Mass Communications Jesse E. Vaughan (B.S.’80/MC)
	School of Medicine Raymond A. Dionne, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’80/M)
	School of Nursing Josephine L. Hargis (B.S.’55/N)
	School of Pharmacy Susan M. Learned (Pharm.D.’97/P;  Ph.D.’97/P) Susan Learned's remarks
	School of Social Work Stephen S. Harms (M.S.W.’82/SW)
	L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs Joseph F. Damico (M.P.A.’97/H&S) Joe Damico's remarks
	School of World Studies Sainath R. Iyer (B.S.’10/MC; B.A.’12/H&S)

 2011

2011 Alumni Stars

Person image	Person details
	School of Allied Health Professions Panelpha “Penny” Kyler (B.S.’72/HP)
	School of Business  Glenn A. Davis (B.S.’86/B)
	School of Education Dale Christina Kalkofen (M.A.E.’76/A)
	College of Humanities & Sciences Edmond F. Bowden, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’82/H&S)
	School of Social Work Paul D. McWhinney (B.S.W.’74/SW; M.S.W.’79.SW)
	School of the Arts  Tara Donovan (M.F.A.’99/A)
	School of Dentistry Ronald L. Tankersley, D.D.S. (D.D.S.’68/D)
	School of Engineering Jason T. Roe (B.S.’00/En)
	School of Medicine Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada (H.S.’74/M)
	School of Pharmacy Jonathon C. Roberts (B.S.’79/P)
	School of Nursing Debra E. Lyon, Ph.D. (B.S.’84/N; M.S.’94/N; Cert.’96/N; Ph.D.’97/N)