Over the weekend, Longwood recognized a total of 1,047 degrees, as graduates heard from two distinguished speakers with deep ties to Virginia and to the nation’s approaching 250th anniversary.
Vince Walden ’01 has turned his love for basketball into a standout coaching career—most recently earning a promotion to assistant coach for Texas A&M men’s basketball, where he now leads recruiting and strategy for an SEC powerhouse.
Longwood alumnus H. “Wyatt” Flippen ’93 takes the helm as CEO of Global Technologies, Ltd., bringing decades of leadership across finance, tech, and entrepreneurship to a company driving innovation in wellness and electric mobility.
Ashley will be pursuing a master’s of physician assistant medicine at the University of Lynchburg.
Jackie Raye Cooper ’89, a dedicated literacy coach and proud Lancer mom, recently achieved National Board Certification—an accomplishment she calls her hardest yet most rewarding professional goal.
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) was named the Best Art Gallery in Central Virginia by Virginia Living magazine’s “Best of Virginia 2025” issue published in early May.
The Spring Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry was held on April 23 and featured more than 475 student presentations from class research and independent research projects.
Adam will be a registered nurse working the ER at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, where he did his internship this spring.
Zach Stephens ’26 was sitting in the San Antonio airport returning from a family trip earlier this year when he had a lightbulb moment and the name for his entrepreneurship class project hit him.
Longwood University students Ryan Urban ‘26 and Quinn Kukk ‘27 have been selected to participate in highly competitive undergraduate research programs this summer through the National Science Foundation (NSF).