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Topic: Obituaries

UVA Alumni Association remembers “legendary” director of scholarships

UVA Alumni Association remembers “legendary” director of scholarships

Learn more about the impact double ’Hoo Molly Bass made across Grounds.

Summer/Fall 2022

D. Alan Williams: June 14, 1928–August 3, 2021

D. Alan Williams: June 14, 1928–August 3, 2021

UVA’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ served in a variety of influential roles in four-decade career.

Winter 2021

Beloved professor Henry Abraham dies at 98

Beloved professor Henry Abraham dies at 98

The Supreme Court scholar lived a full life with a “perpetual twinkle in his eye.”

Summer 2020

Gene Corrigan, longtime Virginia athletic director, dies at 91

Gene Corrigan, longtime Virginia athletic director, dies at 91

ACC commissioner and longtime Virginia athletic director Corrigan gave UVA athletics a “blueprint for success.”

Spring 2020

Ex-President O’Neil Promoted Diversity, Free Speech

Ex-President O’Neil Promoted Diversity, Free Speech

Remembering the University's sixth president.

Winter 2018

Oldest known alum dies at 107

Oldest known alum dies at 107

Dr. John Risher (Col ’32, Med ’36), who had been the University’s oldest known living alum, died November 3, 2017. He was 107.

November 3, 2017