Alumni Stories

In this riff on “30 Under 30” lists, meet seven Spiders who show that a Richmond education keeps rewarding alumni for decades after graduation.

Molly Rossi, ’16, always trusted that there was a bigger story about the world around her — and she’s never stopped searching for it.

This summer, three Spiders reached the pinnacle of success in professional sports. They describe the experience and how UR helped them along the way.

Cheyenne Varner, '13, saw a need for childbirth education materials with more inclusive representation. Her art is now filling that space.

In the 1970s, Spiders tried to break world records for largest indoor banana split and largest submarine sandwich. Inside the Robins Center. Really.

The Pixar Story documentary led John Remmes, ’15, to a computer engineering career at Pixar. “Everyone was so passionate. I [wanted] to work there.”

First responders get a major assist from Stephanie Allen Foster, ’02, who co-developed a system that tracks the development of disasters in real-time.

There’s no better way to kick off summer than Reunion Weekend.

“I’ve always had this innate belief that everyone ... should have the ability to voice [their] opinion without fear of reprisal,” says Tom Garrett, L’03.

Two Spiders walk NYC’s streets in the pre-dawn darkness, heading for New York-Presbyterian Hospital. One is about to donate part of his liver to the other.

“Climate change is ... an international problem.” So Rong Bao, ’21, built a career — and a side hustle — addressing the issue on a global scale.

“I felt drawn to creating a culture where sexual violence is unacceptable. [We can all] make spaces safer for survivors," says Sam Mickey, ’22.