Three new endowed scholarships have been established in memory of recently deceased alumni and staff, while a fourth was created to honor the contributions of two dedicated faculty members who recently retired. 

More than 150 years ago, a Roanoke College student painstakingly created a book of delicate plant specimens that today contributes to our understanding of the undergraduate research of yore.

Boswell took on the role of Young Associates Chair because he believes that alumni giving is key to student success. 

This month, we are celebrating the retirement of a Roanoke College basketball legend, a promotion, and two TechNite award nominees.

John Turbyfill ’53 and Jack Shannon ’52, part of a long legacy of Roanoke College graduates who became railroad executives, provided transformative leadership for both Norfolk Southern Corp. and their alma mater.

Roanoke College alumnus Robert Anderson Jr. ’42 bravely skippered a vessel that navigated a minefield to save fellow servicemen on D-Day — all with a very famous passenger on board.  

We got a little misty-eyed this month as we said goodbye to the Class of 2024, but stories from accomplished alumni like these five folks are a good reminder of why we must send Maroons out into the world (and sometimes, as you’ll see, they come back to us).  

As the college doubles down on its No. 1 strategic goal of fostering student success and well-being, a compassionate and generous group of donors have jumped in to accelerate a host of planned initiatives aimed at helping all students flourish, including a student success center integrated into Fintel Library.  

At the Society of 1842 luncheon on April 19, the college honored its 2024 Roanoke College Medal recipient, as well as two Emerging Alumni Award winners and the Maroons by Choice Award recipient.

April showers bring May flowers, and April's edition of Alumni News brings news from the classes of 2019, 2020, 1956 and 1957.