Topic - Obituaries

Oct. 17, 2025

James M. ‘Jim’ Holland, longtime VCU accounting instructor and Chesterfield County leader, dies at 73
Oct. 16, 2025

Marcel Cornis-Pop, a leader in VCU humanities education, dies at 79
Sept. 16, 2025

Nelson Wikstrom, longtime professor of political science, dies at 85
April 30, 2025

Blue Wooldridge, longtime public service educator at the Wilder School, dies at 86
April 22, 2025

Dale Quarterman, who oversaw the launch of VCU’s bachelor’s program in photography, dies at 81
April 8, 2025

Longtime journalism professor and Capital News Service founder Wilma Wirt dies at 89
Feb. 12, 2025

The legacy of the singular American writer Tom Robbins lives on at VCU
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Feb. 6, 2025

Charles P. Ruch, who served as dean and provost at VCU, dies
Jan. 22, 2025

Frances Wessells, founder of VCU Dance, dies at 105
Dec. 10, 2024

VCU mourns the passing of William Ginther, a Board of Visitors member from 2010 to 2018 and rector for two terms
Nov. 11, 2024

‘A light that continues to shine’: Friends and colleagues remember Flossie Segal, a colorful figure at VCU’s School of Social Work
June 18, 2024

Joseph Seipel, who helped transform VCU and Greater Richmond through the arts, dies at 76
Feb. 16, 2024

Former VCU journalism instructor Mary Ann Owens is recalled for her passion to the craft and to her students
Jan. 12, 2024

Renowned medicinal chemist, mentor and lyricist of VCU alma mater Lemont Kier dies at 93
Dec. 18, 2023

Rabbi Jack Spiro, former Harry Lyons Chair of Judaic Studies at VCU, dies at age 90
Nov. 14, 2023

Pam Parsons, ‘a relentless champion’ for community health, dies at 67
March 29, 2023

George Nan, former head of VCU photography, dies at 88
March 27, 2023

Col. Herb Watson, a ‘legend’ in nurse anesthesia education, dies at age 94
Jan. 6, 2023

Cindy Jackson, who oversaw VCU’s Comic Arts Collection, dies at 53
Oct. 19, 2022

John Moeser, ‘advocate for a more just society’ and VCU urban studies trailblazer, dies at 79
March 11, 2022

‘We lost a giant in both science and humanities’
Jan. 20, 2022

In memoriam: Dan Dean, former chief of the VCU Police Department
Jan. 19, 2022

John Oehler, pioneering former dean of the VCU School of Education, has died
Dec. 13, 2021

In memoriam: Hermes Kontos, former School of Medicine dean and CEO of VCU Health System Authority (shared from VCU Health News)

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