Graduate Alumni and Friends

Graduate School Alumni | share your story

“During her time in the WRTC Graduate Program, she benefited from coursework that helped her grow personally and professionally.”

—Nina Varma ('19M), Master of Arts (M.A.) in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Alum

Hedgepeth uses his knowledge and passion for civic justice to ensure that the next generation is civically engaged and has the opportunity to achieve its full potential.

—Wesley Hedgepeth ('09M) Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching Alum

“Research is a story. You shouldn’t just make cool tech because you can. You should try to fill a gap in the literature. You need to solve real world problems that are reimbursable.”

— Kristen Nuckols ('07M) Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.) in Occupational Therapy Alum

Leary won the 2025 John B. Noftsinger Alumni award for Public Service Excellence by building relationships with the community to strengthen their programs and create opportunities for the youth.

— Russell Leary (‘13MAT), Master of Teaching (MAT) alum

‘There is really not another place where this could happen, where such diverse offices are working together to achieve something bigger than they could achieve alone.’

— Dr. Megan Rodgers Good ('15), Assessment and Measurement alum

What's new with you?

JMU Graduate Alumni are doing great things with their degrees and the connections they made while on campus!

Tell us about your time as a graduate student. We want to hear about your outstanding learning experiences and your professional and personal growth while you were a student. Was there a class that changed your course of action, a professor who had a profound impact on you, or a life-changing event that you experienced during your program?

Tell us about what is happening in your life now. Have you had a recent job promotion? Working on any cool projects? How has your JMU graduate program prepared you for the workplace?

Whether it was an exciting internship, faculty mentorship, service learning opportunity, or the strength of a particular program, we want to hear from you!

Please send us a short email and keep in touch at grad@jmu.edu