Alumni & Careers

Many graduates of the E&H English program have gone on to graduate schools including Yale, New York University, the University of Virginia, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of North Carolina. Others have achieved rewarding careers in teaching, publishing, writing, law, religion, and communications.

  • Jenna Lottman, ’16, Branch Manager, Washington Co. Public Library
  • Forest Williams, ’16, Graduate Student at Albert-Ludwigs-Univerität Frieberg
  • Stacy Sivinski, ’15, Ph.D. student at University of Notre Dame
  • Jessica Daddio, ’13, Travel Editor and Full-Time Rambler, Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine
  • John Satterfield-Doerr, ’13, Office of Staff Learning & Development, Peace Corps
  • Katie Whaley, ’11, Ph.D. Student at University of Kentucky
  • Ginny Pierce Crispin, ’11, Marketing & Publicity Officer, Malmstrom Air Force Base
  • Hannah Russell, ’10, BrownGreer, PLC
  • Sally Seck, ’10, Inbound Marketing Manager, InVerve Marketing & Web
  • Beth Leo, ’05, Grant Specialist, National Science Foundation
  • William Reisinger ’04, Assistant Attorney General for Virginia
  • Angela E. Taylor, ’02, teacher (9–12), Galax City High School, Galax, Va.
  • Monica F. Jacobe, ’01, Director, Institute of ESL and American Studies at The College of New Jersey
  • Jennifer Stewart ’00, director of Burlesque Press, New Orleans
  • Brigitte Natalie McCray, ’99, writer, scholar, and college professor
  • Vaughn Garland, ’99, Independent Curator and Artist (Richmond, VA)
  • Rodes Fishburne, ’93, published novelist and screenwriter
  • Michael Chitwood, ’80, acclaimed poet and university professor