University of Richmond Magazine

Love, eventually

A kiss in the gazebo between Scott Hurd, B’89, and Diane Kraynak, W’89, was 25 years in the making.
Coach Aaron Roussell sits across from a group of Spider Women's basketball players, talking to them during halftime.
Championship Chase
Spider women’s basketball is rolling
The team’s up-tempo style of play is making it one of the nation’s best shooting teams and one of the most entertaining in the country to watch.
An illustrator of people walking along paths going in different directions.
Curriculum Vitae
The Goldwater whisperers

Research experiences and faculty mentorship are a powerful combination for Spiders competing for prestigious national fellowships and scholarships.


Spiders Near and Far


Nick Olindo, ’15
Soccer
Fired up
Chicago Fire Football Club's victory over Inter Miami in 2023 brought strategy director Nick Olindo, ’15, back to his time on the sidelines at UR.
Heather Shields, ’07
Show Business
Flip the script
Heather Shields, '07, is a Tony-nominated Broadway producer and general manager reimagining how show business operates.

Dailyhuman founders, Kim Back, ’97, and Josh Roenitz, ’97, with samples of their app interface and logo
Mindset Elevation
Upgrade your self-talk
Kim Bach, ’97, and Josh Roenitz, ’97, are on a mission to elevate mindsets, together co-founding a software company called Dailyhuman.
Sandy Williams IV in their art studio
Voices
Hot seat

A Q&A with art professor Sandy Williams IV about their incredible melting Lincoln statue and the memes and discussions it sparked.


Bravery is the great guts to move closer to the wound.
— Kelly Corrigan, W’89

Eye



Campus News


The right concept at the right time for our campus.
— Upen Malani, executive director of dining services

President Kevin F. Hallock, teaching a class on the Economics of the University
Academic Excellence
Expert lessons

Kevin F. Hallock, the university’s president, is giving students a deep dive into the economics of the university in a course he is co-teaching.

Dr. Mickey Quiñones,  Dean and Professor of Management at the Robins School of Business, stands with portraits of previous deans.
Milestones
Robins at 75
As the Robins School of Business celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is looking to its future.

Sports


Basketball coach Chris Mooney in a game-time huddle with Spider players
Perspective
Mooney’s moment

Newly minted Hall of Famer T.J. CLine, ’17, reflects on the impact of head coach Chris Mooney, who is starting his 20th season at Richmond.

Members of the 2024 Spiders athletics Hall of Fame class, T.J. Cline, ’17, Abby Oliver, ’12, Rodney Elam, R’76, and Meghan Ogilvie, ’05
Spider Excellence
2024 Hall of Famers

The university inducted four outstanding student-athletes and two teams of distinction into its Hall of Fame during Spider Day Homecoming celebrations.


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In 2025, Boatwright Memorial Library’s carillon celebrates 70 years of tolling music on campus.