An open letter to Dr. Olive and the administration of Bluefield College:
Shortly after Dr. David Olive was installed as the ninth president of Bluefield College he charged the students with a stirring chapel message on Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Dr. Olive urged students at the time to pursue justice and mercy as they humbly followed Christ, not only out of faithfulness to Scripture but in alignment with Bluefield College’s mission to “develop servant leaders to transform the world.”
We, the undersigned alumni, call on Dr. Olive to remember his own words, derived from Scripture, to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God in calling for a public apology to the men’s basketball team and to all student athletes at Bluefield College whose recent actions to pursue justice have been punished by the institution and maligned by Dr. Olive himself. Furthermore, we demand a reversal of the stance of the college to infringe upon the student athletes right to protest racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem.
Taking a knee during the national anthem is a form of protest with the purpose of drawing attention to ongoing police brutality directed toward African Americans. As a Christian institution, Bluefield College should easily be able to acknowledge that the loss of the lives of unarmed African Americans at the hands of police is not only a worthy social concern, but a matter of Gospel integrity out of respect for the Image of God in every person.
In his statement, Dr. Olive notes his decision to suspend the men’s basketball team for one game for their participation in this protest is based on his understanding of how this form of protest is perceived by some. However, as stated above, taking a knee during the national anthem is not a new form of protest. It is not an ambiguous posture with little public documentation or discussion. To persist in the view that kneeling during the national anthem is an act of disrespect rather than an act of protest to draw attention to racial injustice particularly as it relates to police brutality is to remain willfully ignorant. That this was done to students during February, Black History Month, further highlights Dr. Olive’s and Bluefield College’s lack of empathy and awareness. By Bluefield College’s own metric of leadership, stated with their mission and vision, leaders act with empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, and a commitment to the growth of others. In choosing willfully to misrepresent the purpose of the student athletes and all those who take a knee in protest, Dr. Olive has abdicated his responsibility and violated his own professed standards of leadership.
Therefore, we the undersigned alumni make the following demands:
1) An immediate public apology issued by Dr. Olive to the men’s basketball team
for their wrongful suspension.
2) A public statement from the administration of the college expressing support
for student athletes exercising their right to peaceful protest.
3) A formal, written policy protecting the rights of students to protest peacefully,
on or off campus property without fear of retribution.
4) An opportunity for athletes on the men’s basketball team to issue their own
public statement regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Megan K. Westra, M.Div., Class of 2010, Milwaukee, WI
Laura Lee Wiley, M.A., Class of 2009, Winchester, VA
Nathan Cronk, Class of 2010, Matthews, NC
Pace Snow, Class of 2009, Galax, VA
Lissa Redman, Class of 2009, Montclair, VA
Emory "Trey" Wilson III, Class of 2013, Richmond, VA
Erin Darnell, Class of 2012, Orange, VA
Cedric Brown, Class of 2006, Myrtle Beach, SC
Derek Bostic, Class of 2008, Union, KY
Matthew Brooks, Raleigh, NC
Amy Shockley, Class of 2008, Abingdon, VA
Celia Jones, Class of 2012, Richmond, VA
Bobby Hall, Jr., Class of 2014, Bluefield, WV
Lydia Freeman, Class of 2013, Durham, NC
Christian Ruark, Class of 2010, Orlando, FL
JoAnna Brown, Class of 2006, Myrtle Beach, SC
Katana Mullen, Class of 2012, Columbus, OH
Mike Roundtree, Class of 2009, Alexandria, VA
Alexis S. Buford, Class of 2016, Bluefield, WV
Theresa Brittany Walters, Class of 2017, Fredericksburg, VA
Katie Peters Dresler, Class of 2013, Marion, IL
Josh Beckett, Bluefield, VA
Shekinah Huggins, Class of 2018, Charlotte, NC
Brianna Farrar, Class of 2020, Virginia
Donnie Bales, Class of 2010, Gastonia, NC
Nick, Richmond, VA
Kia Shell, Irmo, SC
Tiana, Richmond, VA
Melissa Angles, 2008-2010, Tazewell, VA
Kierra Bell-Linnear, Class of 2019, Charlotte, NC
Dagoberto Acevedo, Fairfax, VA
Monique Robson, Class of 2016, Florida
Keenan Rainer, Class of 2011, Beckley, WV
Sahara Brewster, Los Angeles, CA
Dominick Chisman, Warrenton, VA
Amanda Clement, Class of 2010, Fort Hood, TX
Savannah Carabin, M.B.A., King George, VA
Katie Waugh, Class of 2011, Statesville, NC
Jonathan Batholomew, Class of 2004, Roanoke, VA
Trent Dunn, Raleigh, NC
Morgan Haskins, Tazewell, VA
Haylee Duffy, Bay Village, OH
Wilcliff, North Carolina
Jaclyn Bissett, Class of 2012, Athens, WV
Sarah Alexiou, Leesburg, VA
Margaret Reed, Princeton, WV
Christina Robinson, Stafford, VA
Aynae Simmons, Richmond, VA
Brandi Mohler, Lovettsville, VA
LeAndra Metzger, Parksley, VA
Sharonda Tate, Greer, SC
Lesley Dillon, Class of 2002, Fort Leavenworth, KS
Edric Folden, Class of 2012, Richmond, VA
Andrew Lee McKinney, Beckley, WV
Ellis Brown III, Class of 2007, Jacksonville, FL
Darren Alvaranga, Class of 2008, Orlando, FL
Chris McCall, Catonsville, MD
Anna Flinchum, Danville, VA
Nialla, Maryland
Abby Flinchum, Danville, VA
Raymond Ellis, Class of 2006, Fredericksburg, VA
Brad Shockley, Abingdon, VA
Cherish Russell, Wytheville, VA
Tony Bynum, 2015, Hampton, VA
Shayla Spell, Meridian, ID
Amanda L. Davis, Class of 2011, Tazewell, VA
Devin Page, Class of 2015, Newport News, VA
Jennifer Floyd, Asheville, NC
Brittany Clear, Class of 2008, Richmond, VA
Cierra Cook, Chesapeake, VA
Deasha Manns, Class of 2019, Shawsville, VA
Angela Bagwell, Concord, CA
Rev. Philip Barton, Class of 2002, Rocky Mount, NC
Jessica Barton, Class of 2003, Rocky Mount, NC
Stanley L. Christian, Jr., Bluefield, VA
Adrian Martell Powell, Class of 2011, Brambleton, VA
Adriana Moreno, Class of 2016, Las Vegas, NV
Matt Cox, Class of 2009, Roanoke, VA
Caleigh Keith McKinnie, Class of 2009, Roanoke, VA
Jesse C. Flowers, US Army Veteran, M.S., J.D. Candidate, Class of 2006, Washington, D.C.
Lauren Pillow, Class of 2013, Lynchburg, VA
Matthew Thomas, Class of 2010, Wytheville, VA
Kirstin Wilburn, Class of 2007, Princeton, WV
Dr. Kofi Akinjide (Formerly Dr. Keith Johnson), Class of 2003, Santa Cruz, CA
Luke Davis, Class of 2010, Richmond, VA
Tianna Crockett, Wytheville, VA
Jennifer Bohannan, Class of 2011, Seoul, South Korea
Sara Hubble, Roseland, VA
Hazel Keller, Class of 2011, Roanoke, VA
Christopher R. Keller, Class of 2011, Roanoke, VA
Ryan Moody, Bluefield, WV
Jennifer Wynes, Class of 2011, Jacksonville, FL
Bethany Wimmer, Class of 2007, Tazewell, VA
Tim Lavoie, Class of 2011, Enid, OK
Courtney Simpkins, Class of 2004, Fishersville, VA
Lindsey Simpkins, Waynesboro, VA
Kelly Bittler, Class of 2003, Aylett, VA
Kiara Williams Stephens, Class of 2011, Acckeek, MD
Kelsey Parks, Class of 2012, Marion, VA
Courtney "Pip" Hughes, Class of 2010, Radford, VA
Madeline Surles, Class of 2016, Midlothian, VA
R.J. Buford, Class of 2016, Bluefield, WV
Benjamin F. Smalls II, Class of 2005, Sumter/Charleston, SC
Ayanna Stother, Woodstock, VA
Bre, Marion, VA
Jennifer Workman, Class of 2006, Raleigh, NC
Lyndsey Partsch, Class of 2011, Virginia
Summer Wilding, Class of 2014, Winston Salem, NC
Miranda, Class of 2015, Roanoke, VA
Hannah Spicer, Class of 2013, Narrows, VA
Adam McAllister, Class of 2008, Radford, VA
Taylyn Strange, Class of 2021, Newport TN
Zach Roberts, Class of 1996, Norfolk, VA
Misbah Muzaffer, Class of 2017, Morgantown, WV
Karlee Steffey Young, Ridgeway, VA
Oliver Keene, Class of 2018, Greensboro, NC
Alyce Loeser, Farmville, VA
Georgia Crockett, Wytheville, VA
Ashley Bell, Class of 2006, Portland, OR
Qunicy Gravely, Class of 2017, Martinsville, VA
Sammy Poindexter, Class of 1986, Pulaski, VA
Laura Kincer, Class of 2018, Bluefield, VA
Virginia Bird, Class of 2018, Virginia Beach, VA
April Williams, Suffolk, VA
Timothy Gordon, Class of 1994, Draper, VA
Julie A. Shepherd, Christiansburg, VA
Lauren Faller, Class of 2008, Pulaski, VA
Rabia Saeed, Class of 2002, Richmond, VA
Morgan Wylie, Gap Mills, WV
Lesley Gray Clark, Class of 2008, Madison Heights, VA
Macon Clement, Class of 2010, Hampton, VA
Brian Wright, Class of 2010, Hampton, VA
Allison Dawkins, Fredericksburg, VA
Marissa Hayes, Class of 2009, Rock Hill, SC
Jennifer Florschutz, King George, VA
Courtney E. Dutton, M.Div., Class of 2012, Princeton, WV
Bianca Brown, M. Ed., Class of 2000, Winston-Salem, NC
Brittany Lankford, Class of 2010, Charlottesville, VA
Danae Cox, Class of 2019, Richmond, VA
Cody Bentley, Class of 2009, Harrisonburg, VA
Victoria Serreno, Class of 1988, Northfield, MN
Tyra Jackson, Class of 2018, Winston-Salem, NC
NiQuan Cousins, Class of 2020, Raleigh, NC
Tiyanna Scott, Chesapeake, VA
Allison Spraker, Wytheville, VA
Adrianne Goodlet, Class of 2018, Richmond, VA
Dashia Chandler, Richmond, VA
Andrew Shumate, Esq., Class of 2009, Charleston
Jennifer Roberts, Class of 1997, Greensboro, NC
Jennifer Bliss, Class of 2011, Bowie, MD
Zach Breland, Class of 2012, Chesapeake, VA
Kearsten Marion, Houston, TX
Robbie Davis, Class of 2008, Greenville, SC
Shy Jones, Class of 2015, Wytheville, VA
Sean Smith, Class of 2017, Richmond, VA
Ashlyn Smith, Class of 2017, Richmond, VA
Brent Tilley, South Bend, IN
Deborah Griffin, Class of 1983, Raleigh, NC
Stephanie Anderson, Class of 1997, Wilmington, NC
Emma Donohoe, Class of 2018, Dublin, Ireland
Valeriya Lebedeva, Class of 2017, Moscow, Russia
Kathryn Long, Class of 2008, Colorado Springs, CO
Andrew Dickerson, Class of 2012, Santa Barbara, CA
Michael Tufaro, Class of 2016, Scotch Plains, NJ
Zack Holderfield, Class of 2009, High Point, NC
Erik Albarran, Class of 2016, Houston, TX
Jerry Frech, Class of 2010, Ocoee, FL
Phil Naegely, Whitehall, PA
Maggie Lavoie, Class of 2006, Glade Hill, VA
Ashlee Brown, Class of 2008, Thurmont, MD
Amy Sowers, Class of 2020, Pulaski, VA
Dawnn Fletcher, Class of 2013, Locust Grove, VA
Dr. Wendy Lee, Class of 1997, Leitchfield, KY
Stephanie Smith, Class of 2005, Richmond, VA
R.W. Walls, Class of 2021, Chicago, IL
Denise Pair, Class of 2005, Emporia, VA
Joshua Kennon, Class of 2011, Myrtle Beach, SC
Rachel Kennon, Class of 2011, Myrtle Beach, SC
Tony Puglisi, Class of 2014, Winchester, VA
Amy Abshire Haberlein, Class of 2008, Bellevue, NE
Jamaine Burcke, Class of 2006, Charlotte, NC
Brandi Powers, Class of 2006, Biscoe, NC
Dontae' Gholson, Class of 2008, Harrisonburg, VA
Stacey Burgess, Charleston, SC
Latisha Smith, Class of 2005, Bowie, MD
Adam Long, Class of 2009, Colorado Springs, CO
Eric, Class of 2003, Roanoke, VA
Gabriele Morgan, Class of 2017, Johnson City, TN
Tiffany Thomas, Class of 2003, Berryville, VA
Jennifer Presley, Class of 2003
John Meeks, Class of 2004, Colfax, NC
Edwinna Cecil, Tazewell, VA
Monsell Carter, Class of 2017, Charleston, SC
Latasha, Class of 2006, Charleston, SC
Channing Short, Class of 2006, Blountville, TN
Kathleen Hart Warren, Class of 1972, Englewood, FL
Alan Bowen, Class of 2019, Hopewell, VA
Nathalia Lima, Class of 2018, Brazil
Dena Karras, Palm Harbor, FL
Kourtney Stump-Cohen, Class of 2007, Spencer, WV
Hayley Penley, Wise, VA
Jennifer Rogers, Class of 2014, Salem, VA
Pastor Tom Sims, Class of 1975 (Associate), Class of 1979 (Bachelor), Clovis, CA
Drew Wilson, Class of 2015, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Arminda Jones, Class of 2017, Brookwood, AL
Omega Stitt, Class of 2021, North Carolina
Dauda Fadeyi Jr., Atlanta, GA
Lamont Finley, Hampton, VA
Beth Kitts-Morgan, Class of 1999, Harrogate, TN
Devin Calloway, Keeling, VA
Nicole Duckett, Class of 2007, Aldie, VA
Michelle M. Stubbs, Class of 2008, Harrisonburg, VA
Sharon Cobbler, Class of 2019, Bassett, VA
M. Mazyck, Class of 2016, Charlotte, NC
Beverly Weslowski, Class of 1995, Concord, NC
Kayla Via, Bluefield, WV
Natasha Wood, Class of 2012, Lynchburg, VA
Megan K. Westra, M.Div., Class of 2010, Milwaukee, WI
Laura Lee Wiley, M.A., Class of 2009, Winchester, VA
Nathan Cronk, Class of 2010, Matthews, NC
Pace Snow, Class of 2009, Galax, VA
Lissa Redman, Class of 2009, Montclair, VA
Emory "Trey" Wilson III, Class of 2013, Richmond, VA
Erin Darnell, Class of 2012, Orange, VA
Cedric Brown, Class of 2006, Myrtle Beach, SC
Derek Bostic, Class of 2008, Union, KY
Matthew Brooks, Raleigh, NC
Amy Shockley, Class of 2008, Abingdon, VA
Celia Jones, Class of 2012, Richmond, VA
Bobby Hall, Jr., Class of 2014, Bluefield, WV
Lydia Freeman, Class of 2013, Durham, NC
Christian Ruark, Class of 2010, Orlando, FL
JoAnna Brown, Class of 2006, Myrtle Beach, SC
Katana Mullen, Class of 2012, Columbus, OH
Mike Roundtree, Class of 2009, Alexandria, VA
Alexis S. Buford, Class of 2016, Bluefield, WV
Theresa Brittany Walters, Class of 2017, Fredericksburg, VA
Katie Peters Dresler, Class of 2013, Marion, IL
Josh Beckett, Bluefield, VA
Shekinah Huggins, Class of 2018, Charlotte, NC
Brianna Farrar, Class of 2020, Virginia
Donnie Bales, Class of 2010, Gastonia, NC
Nick, Richmond, VA
Kia Shell, Irmo, SC
Tiana, Richmond, VA
Melissa Angles, 2008-2010, Tazewell, VA
Kierra Bell-Linnear, Class of 2019, Charlotte, NC
Dagoberto Acevedo, Fairfax, VA
Monique Robson, Class of 2016, Florida
Keenan Rainer, Class of 2011, Beckley, WV
Sahara Brewster, Los Angeles, CA
Dominick Chisman, Warrenton, VA
Amanda Clement, Class of 2010, Fort Hood, TX
Savannah Carabin, M.B.A., King George, VA
Katie Waugh, Class of 2011, Statesville, NC
Jonathan Batholomew, Class of 2004, Roanoke, VA
Trent Dunn, Raleigh, NC
Morgan Haskins, Tazewell, VA
Haylee Duffy, Bay Village, OH
Wilcliff, North Carolina
Jaclyn Bissett, Class of 2012, Athens, WV
Sarah Alexiou, Leesburg, VA
Margaret Reed, Princeton, WV
Christina Robinson, Stafford, VA
Aynae Simmons, Richmond, VA
Brandi Mohler, Lovettsville, VA
LeAndra Metzger, Parksley, VA
Sharonda Tate, Greer, SC
Lesley Dillon, Class of 2002, Fort Leavenworth, KS
Edric Folden, Class of 2012, Richmond, VA
Andrew Lee McKinney, Beckley, WV
Ellis Brown III, Class of 2007, Jacksonville, FL
Darren Alvaranga, Class of 2008, Orlando, FL
Chris McCall, Catonsville, MD
Anna Flinchum, Danville, VA
Nialla, Maryland
Abby Flinchum, Danville, VA
Raymond Ellis, Class of 2006, Fredericksburg, VA
Brad Shockley, Abingdon, VA
Cherish Russell, Wytheville, VA
Tony Bynum, 2015, Hampton, VA
Shayla Spell, Meridian, ID
Amanda L. Davis, Class of 2011, Tazewell, VA
Devin Page, Class of 2015, Newport News, VA
Jennifer Floyd, Asheville, NC
Brittany Clear, Class of 2008, Richmond, VA
Cierra Cook, Chesapeake, VA
Deasha Manns, Class of 2019, Shawsville, VA
Angela Bagwell, Concord, CA
Rev. Philip Barton, Class of 2002, Rocky Mount, NC
Jessica Barton, Class of 2003, Rocky Mount, NC
Stanley L. Christian, Jr., Bluefield, VA
Adrian Martell Powell, Class of 2011, Brambleton, VA
Adriana Moreno, Class of 2016, Las Vegas, NV
Matt Cox, Class of 2009, Roanoke, VA
Caleigh Keith McKinnie, Class of 2009, Roanoke, VA
Jesse C. Flowers, US Army Veteran, M.S., J.D. Candidate, Class of 2006, Washington, D.C.
Lauren Pillow, Class of 2013, Lynchburg, VA
Matthew Thomas, Class of 2010, Wytheville, VA
Kirstin Wilburn, Class of 2007, Princeton, WV
Dr. Kofi Akinjide (Formerly Dr. Keith Johnson), Class of 2003, Santa Cruz, CA
Luke Davis, Class of 2010, Richmond, VA
Tianna Crockett, Wytheville, VA
Jennifer Bohannan, Class of 2011, Seoul, South Korea
Sara Hubble, Roseland, VA
Hazel Keller, Class of 2011, Roanoke, VA
Christopher R. Keller, Class of 2011, Roanoke, VA
Ryan Moody, Bluefield, WV
Jennifer Wynes, Class of 2011, Jacksonville, FL
Bethany Wimmer, Class of 2007, Tazewell, VA
Tim Lavoie, Class of 2011, Enid, OK
Courtney Simpkins, Class of 2004, Fishersville, VA
Lindsey Simpkins, Waynesboro, VA
Kelly Bittler, Class of 2003, Aylett, VA
Kiara Williams Stephens, Class of 2011, Acckeek, MD
Kelsey Parks, Class of 2012, Marion, VA
Courtney "Pip" Hughes, Class of 2010, Radford, VA
Madeline Surles, Class of 2016, Midlothian, VA
R.J. Buford, Class of 2016, Bluefield, WV
Benjamin F. Smalls II, Class of 2005, Sumter/Charleston, SC
Ayanna Stother, Woodstock, VA
Bre, Marion, VA
Jennifer Workman, Class of 2006, Raleigh, NC
Lyndsey Partsch, Class of 2011, Virginia
Summer Wilding, Class of 2014, Winston Salem, NC
Miranda, Class of 2015, Roanoke, VA
Hannah Spicer, Class of 2013, Narrows, VA
Adam McAllister, Class of 2008, Radford, VA
Taylyn Strange, Class of 2021, Newport TN
Zach Roberts, Class of 1996, Norfolk, VA
Misbah Muzaffer, Class of 2017, Morgantown, WV
Karlee Steffey Young, Ridgeway, VA
Oliver Keene, Class of 2018, Greensboro, NC
Alyce Loeser, Farmville, VA
Georgia Crockett, Wytheville, VA
Ashley Bell, Class of 2006, Portland, OR
Qunicy Gravely, Class of 2017, Martinsville, VA
Sammy Poindexter, Class of 1986, Pulaski, VA
Laura Kincer, Class of 2018, Bluefield, VA
Virginia Bird, Class of 2018, Virginia Beach, VA
April Williams, Suffolk, VA
Timothy Gordon, Class of 1994, Draper, VA
Julie A. Shepherd, Christiansburg, VA
Lauren Faller, Class of 2008, Pulaski, VA
Rabia Saeed, Class of 2002, Richmond, VA
Morgan Wylie, Gap Mills, WV
Lesley Gray Clark, Class of 2008, Madison Heights, VA
Macon Clement, Class of 2010, Hampton, VA
Brian Wright, Class of 2010, Hampton, VA
Allison Dawkins, Fredericksburg, VA
Marissa Hayes, Class of 2009, Rock Hill, SC
Jennifer Florschutz, King George, VA
Courtney E. Dutton, M.Div., Class of 2012, Princeton, WV
Bianca Brown, M. Ed., Class of 2000, Winston-Salem, NC
Brittany Lankford, Class of 2010, Charlottesville, VA
Danae Cox, Class of 2019, Richmond, VA
Cody Bentley, Class of 2009, Harrisonburg, VA
Victoria Serreno, Class of 1988, Northfield, MN
Tyra Jackson, Class of 2018, Winston-Salem, NC
NiQuan Cousins, Class of 2020, Raleigh, NC
Tiyanna Scott, Chesapeake, VA
Allison Spraker, Wytheville, VA
Adrianne Goodlet, Class of 2018, Richmond, VA
Dashia Chandler, Richmond, VA
Andrew Shumate, Esq., Class of 2009, Charleston
Jennifer Roberts, Class of 1997, Greensboro, NC
Jennifer Bliss, Class of 2011, Bowie, MD
Zach Breland, Class of 2012, Chesapeake, VA
Kearsten Marion, Houston, TX
Robbie Davis, Class of 2008, Greenville, SC
Shy Jones, Class of 2015, Wytheville, VA
Sean Smith, Class of 2017, Richmond, VA
Ashlyn Smith, Class of 2017, Richmond, VA
Brent Tilley, South Bend, IN
Deborah Griffin, Class of 1983, Raleigh, NC
Stephanie Anderson, Class of 1997, Wilmington, NC
Emma Donohoe, Class of 2018, Dublin, Ireland
Valeriya Lebedeva, Class of 2017, Moscow, Russia
Kathryn Long, Class of 2008, Colorado Springs, CO
Andrew Dickerson, Class of 2012, Santa Barbara, CA
Michael Tufaro, Class of 2016, Scotch Plains, NJ
Zack Holderfield, Class of 2009, High Point, NC
Erik Albarran, Class of 2016, Houston, TX
Jerry Frech, Class of 2010, Ocoee, FL
Phil Naegely, Whitehall, PA
Maggie Lavoie, Class of 2006, Glade Hill, VA
Ashlee Brown, Class of 2008, Thurmont, MD
Amy Sowers, Class of 2020, Pulaski, VA
Dawnn Fletcher, Class of 2013, Locust Grove, VA
Dr. Wendy Lee, Class of 1997, Leitchfield, KY
Stephanie Smith, Class of 2005, Richmond, VA
R.W. Walls, Class of 2021, Chicago, IL
Denise Pair, Class of 2005, Emporia, VA
Joshua Kennon, Class of 2011, Myrtle Beach, SC
Rachel Kennon, Class of 2011, Myrtle Beach, SC
Tony Puglisi, Class of 2014, Winchester, VA
Amy Abshire Haberlein, Class of 2008, Bellevue, NE
Jamaine Burcke, Class of 2006, Charlotte, NC
Brandi Powers, Class of 2006, Biscoe, NC
Dontae' Gholson, Class of 2008, Harrisonburg, VA
Stacey Burgess, Charleston, SC
Latisha Smith, Class of 2005, Bowie, MD
Adam Long, Class of 2009, Colorado Springs, CO
Eric, Class of 2003, Roanoke, VA
Gabriele Morgan, Class of 2017, Johnson City, TN
Tiffany Thomas, Class of 2003, Berryville, VA
Jennifer Presley, Class of 2003
John Meeks, Class of 2004, Colfax, NC
Edwinna Cecil, Tazewell, VA
Monsell Carter, Class of 2017, Charleston, SC
Latasha, Class of 2006, Charleston, SC
Channing Short, Class of 2006, Blountville, TN
Kathleen Hart Warren, Class of 1972, Englewood, FL
Alan Bowen, Class of 2019, Hopewell, VA
Nathalia Lima, Class of 2018, Brazil
Dena Karras, Palm Harbor, FL
Kourtney Stump-Cohen, Class of 2007, Spencer, WV
Hayley Penley, Wise, VA
Jennifer Rogers, Class of 2014, Salem, VA
Pastor Tom Sims, Class of 1975 (Associate), Class of 1979 (Bachelor), Clovis, CA
Drew Wilson, Class of 2015, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Arminda Jones, Class of 2017, Brookwood, AL
Omega Stitt, Class of 2021, North Carolina
Dauda Fadeyi Jr., Atlanta, GA
Lamont Finley, Hampton, VA
Beth Kitts-Morgan, Class of 1999, Harrogate, TN
Devin Calloway, Keeling, VA
Nicole Duckett, Class of 2007, Aldie, VA
Michelle M. Stubbs, Class of 2008, Harrisonburg, VA
Sharon Cobbler, Class of 2019, Bassett, VA
M. Mazyck, Class of 2016, Charlotte, NC
Beverly Weslowski, Class of 1995, Concord, NC
Kayla Via, Bluefield, WV
Natasha Wood, Class of 2012, Lynchburg, VA