List of Virginia Tech alumni

This is a list of notable Virginia Tech alumni.

Military

Virginia Tech and its Corps of Cadets have a long tradition of providing service to the military. Seven Medal of Honor recipients are alumni or former cadets at Virginia Tech.

Academia

Business and government

Literature

  • Kwame Alexander – 2015 Newberry Medal award winner for The Crossover; writer of poetry and children's fiction
  • Homer Hickam (Class of 1964) – author of several works, including the New York Times best-selling memoir Rocket Boys, the basis for the film October Sky
  • Vahan Janjigian (1982 MBA, 1985 Ph.D.) – co-author of Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can – and Can't – Learn from the World's Greatest Investor and The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course: Timeless Principles for Building Wealth
  • Sharyn McCrumb (Class of 1985) – New York Times bestselling author of the Elizabeth McPherson series, the Ballad series, and the St. Dale series
  • Mike Michalowicz (Class of 1993) – author of business books Fix This Next (Penguin Books), Clockwork (Penguin Books), The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, The Pumpkin Plan (Penguin Books), Profit First (Penguin Books), and Surge

Movies and television

Music

Sports

Auto racing

Baseball

Basketball

Cheerleading

Football

Golf

Softball

  • Angela Tincher – 2008 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

Track & field

  • Kristi Castlin (Class of 2010) – 2016 Rio Olympics, Bronze Medal 100M hurdles[25]
  • Queen Harrison – three-time NCAA women's national champion in the 60 m, 100 m and 400 m hurdles; 2008 US Olympian in the 400 m hurdles; won the 2010 Bowerman, the "Heisman of Track and Field"
  • Marcel Lomnicky – 2009 NCAA men's national champion in the hammer throw

Wrestling

  • Jim Miller – wrestled for Virginia Tech as a freshman walk-on during the 2002–2003 season; professional MMA fighter[26]
  • Adam Page – professional wrestler[27]

Other

  • Ken Pomeroy – college basketball statistical specialist
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See also

References

Unless otherwise noted, references are contained in the Wiki articles on individuals.

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