EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Formed 1968 by the merger of Medical College of Virginia with the Richmond Professional Institute. Since 2004, the Medical College of Virginia is known as the VCU Medical Center.

Location:
Richmond, VA

Founding Date:
1838

Team:
Rams

Mascot:
Rodney

Enrollment:
29,000

Official Website:
http://www.vcu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Patch Adams	Doctor	28-May-1945		Gesundheit! Institute
David Baldacci	Novelist	1960		Absolute Power
Sam Beam	Musician	26-Jul-1974		Iron & Wine
Richard M. Bracken	Business	c. 1952		CEO of HCA
J. Steven Griles	Government	13-Dec-1947		Deputy Interior Secretary
Zachary Knighton	Actor	25-Oct-1978		The Hitcher
Chris LaCivita	Government	c. 1967		Crosslink Strategy Group
Margaret G. Lewis	Business	c. 1955		HCA Executive
Kevin M. McNamara	Business	c. 1956		Voyent Partners, LLC
moot	Computer Programmer	1988		Founder of 4chan
Baxter F. Phillips, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Massey Energy
Tom Robbins	Novelist	22-Jul-1936		Still Life with Woodpecker
Norman Sisisky	Politician	9-Jun-1927	29-Mar-2001	Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2001
Rob Wittman	Politician	3-Feb-1959		Congressman, Virginia 1st

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leonard L. Berry	Business	c. 1942		Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M
Peter W. Brown	Doctor	c. 1942		Virginia Surgical Associates
John B. Fenn	Chemist	15-Jun-1917	10-Dec-2010	Electrospray ionization
Clyfford Still	Painter	30-Nov-1904	23-Jun-1980	Abstract expressionist

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.	Economist	8-Jul-1939		President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004
Richard L. Sharp	Business	12-Apr-1947	24-Jun-2014	CEO of Circuit City, 1986-2000

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tubby Smith	Basketball	30-Jun-1951		Former Head Coach, University of Minnesota

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