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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1725-coa-invites-eamph-for-one-more-road-trip"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,470,470/9634_bristol_Train_station.rev.1617240659.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,470,470/9634_bristol_Train_station.rev.1617240659.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,470,470/9634_bristol_Train_station.rev.1617240659.jpg" alt="The Bristol Train Station just might be a haunted location." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="470" data-max-h="470" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1725-coa-invites-eamph-for-one-more-road-trip">COA Invites E&H for One More Road Trip!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The Emory & Henry Alumni Office is pleased to be participating one last time in the “College for Online Adults” sponsored by the SWVA Higher Education Center. <a href="/live/news/1725-coa-invites-eamph-for-one-more-road-trip" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/716-andy-rhudy-receives-second-medal-of-valor"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,80,320,343/6038_Andy_Rhudy.rev.1551734272.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,80,320,343/6038_Andy_Rhudy.rev.1551734272.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,80,320,343/6038_Andy_Rhudy.rev.1551734272.jpg" alt="Andy Rhudy, E&H '95, with daughters Bonnie and Molly and wife Julie Pennington Rhudy ('92)." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="263" data-max-h="263" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/716-andy-rhudy-receives-second-medal-of-valor">Andy Rhudy Receives Second Medal of Valor</a></h4></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2240-cyndi-jennings-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/17,71,516,570/10891_cyndi.rev.1646423153.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/17,71,516,570/10891_cyndi.rev.1646423153.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/17,71,516,570/10891_cyndi.rev.1646423153.jpg" alt="Cyndi Jennings E&H Class of 1991 2022 Fred Selfe Distinctive Service to Emory & Henry Honoree" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="499" data-max-h="499" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2240-cyndi-jennings-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award">Cyndi Jennings Named 2022 E&H Alumni Award Honoree</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Cyndi Jennings, Emory & Henry Class of 1991, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Fred Selfe Distinctive Service to Emory & Henry Award. <a href="/live/news/2240-cyndi-jennings-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3235-noah-dean-is-a-consultant-for-wetland-protection"><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/59,155,696,792/14890_Noah_dean.jfif" alt="Man smiling" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3235-noah-dean-is-a-consultant-for-wetland-protection">Noah Dean Is a Consultant for Wetland Protection</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Noah Dean covers a lot of ground – and much of it is unique and rare and important.</p><a href="/live/news/3235-noah-dean-is-a-consultant-for-wetland-protection" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/903-headed-to-the-virginia-highlands-festival-this"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/383,118,1175,910/6560_67371737_644792832707714_971696063926763520_n.rev.1563759429.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/383,118,1175,910/6560_67371737_644792832707714_971696063926763520_n.rev.1563759429.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/383,118,1175,910/6560_67371737_644792832707714_971696063926763520_n.rev.1563759429.jpg" alt="Liv Jennings, E&H Class of 2019." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/383,118,1175,910/6560_67371737_644792832707714_971696063926763520_n.rev.1563759429.jpg 2x" data-max-w="792" data-max-h="792" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/903-headed-to-the-virginia-highlands-festival-this">Headed to the Virginia Highlands Festival This Week?</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Look for a 2019 E&H grad (Liv Jennings) who’s making the event thrive! <a href="/live/news/903-headed-to-the-virginia-highlands-festival-this" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1354-got-a-minute-find-out-how-drew-johnson-laney-is"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,549,549/8512_drew_laney.rev.1599169346.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,549,549/8512_drew_laney.rev.1599169346.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,549,549/8512_drew_laney.rev.1599169346.jpg" alt="Drew Johnson Laney with guitar and a big smile leading friends in music." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="549" data-max-h="549" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1354-got-a-minute-find-out-how-drew-johnson-laney-is">Got a minute? Find out how Drew Johnson Laney is enhancing lives</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Thursdays, you can often find Drew Johnson Laney (re’83) playing the ukulele and singing with a bunch of stuffed animals on Zoom.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But don’t worry about her: she’s working.</span></p><a href="/live/news/1354-got-a-minute-find-out-how-drew-johnson-laney-is" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3403-emory-henrys-kelly-library-offers-birding"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/66,0,1025,960/15592_binocs.rev.1712350159.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/66,0,1025,960/15592_binocs.rev.1712350159.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/66,0,1025,960/15592_binocs.rev.1712350159.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/66,0,1025,960/15592_binocs.rev.1712350159.jpg 2x" data-max-w="959" data-max-h="960" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3403-emory-henrys-kelly-library-offers-birding">Emory & Henry’s Kelly Library Offers Birding Backpacks</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Students can check out far more than books at Kelly Library these days. In fact, there’s a rather interesting array of items available there that students might need for class – like a complete skeleton, for instance.</p><a href="/live/news/3403-emory-henrys-kelly-library-offers-birding" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/285,0,798,512/14806_Tommy_Barber.Brown_Award_2023.rev.1698341610.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/285,0,798,512/14806_Tommy_Barber.Brown_Award_2023.rev.1698341610.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/285,0,798,512/14806_Tommy_Barber.Brown_Award_2023.rev.1698341610.jpg" alt="Gray-haired man at lectern." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="513" data-max-h="512" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"> Tommy Barber Receives Prestigious Award </h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Tommy Barber has received the Charles Brown Award for his service to the Salem, Virginia, community as a school psychologist. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.roanoke.edu/news/charles_brown_award_2023">Read more…</a></span></p><a href="/live/news/3192-tommy-barber-receives-prestigious-award" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1163-lisa-olive-dream-job"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,103,697,800/7548_Image.rev.1582749663.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,103,697,800/7548_Image.rev.1582749663.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,103,697,800/7548_Image.rev.1582749663.jpg" alt="Lisa Olive O'Quinn, E&H Class of 1991" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,103,697,800/7548_Image.rev.1582749663.jpg 2x" data-max-w="697" data-max-h="697" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1163-lisa-olive-dream-job">Lisa Olive: Dream Job</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>Lisa Olive O’Quinn is a background actor – and she’s loving every minute!</p><a href="/live/news/1163-lisa-olive-dream-job" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2760-david-graybeal-has-published-a-book-faith-in-the"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.jpg" alt="Rev. David Graybeal E&H Class of 1995" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1365,2048/13395_David_graybeal_1.rev.1676671868.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1365" data-max-h="2048" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2760-david-graybeal-has-published-a-book-faith-in-the">David Graybeal Has Published a Book: Faith in the West Wing</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Rev. David Graybeal has just published a book called <em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089565096055">Faith in the West Wing</a></em> that deals specifically with the presidency of Jed Bartlet. Do you not remember that U.S. President?</p><a href="/live/news/2760-david-graybeal-has-published-a-book-faith-in-the" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2749-chris-epperly-is-producing-events-really-big"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,500/13315_chris_epperly.rev.1675797660.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,500/13315_chris_epperly.rev.1675797660.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,500/13315_chris_epperly.rev.1675797660.jpg" alt="smiling man with headphones on." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="500" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2749-chris-epperly-is-producing-events-really-big">Chris Epperly is Producing Events... REALLY BIG Events</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Hanging out with Oprah Winfrey, Steve Martin, Barack Obama, and Gwyneth Paltrow are just part of the job when you’re Chris Epperly.</p><a href="/live/news/2749-chris-epperly-is-producing-events-really-big" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3470-christina-mitchell-is-creating-new-worlds-at-nasa"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,800/15705_Christina_Mitchell.rev.1713296709.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,800/15705_Christina_Mitchell.rev.1713296709.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,800/15705_Christina_Mitchell.rev.1713296709.jpg" alt="Woman smiling in front of flag and space suit" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,800/15705_Christina_Mitchell.rev.1713296709.jpg 2x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="800" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3470-christina-mitchell-is-creating-new-worlds-at-nasa">Christina Mitchell is Creating New Worlds at NASA</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Christina has found her way to <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/online-activities/the-lost-universe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lost Universe</a>.</p><a href="/live/news/3470-christina-mitchell-is-creating-new-worlds-at-nasa" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2192-victory-ime-is-finding-happiness-and-success-at"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,461,461/10801_Victory.rev.1644336778.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,461,461/10801_Victory.rev.1644336778.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,461,461/10801_Victory.rev.1644336778.jpg" alt="Victory Ime E&H Class of 2020 Business Development Consultant at Oracle" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="461" data-max-h="461" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2192-victory-ime-is-finding-happiness-and-success-at">Victory Ime is Finding Happiness and Success at Oracle</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Life is full of surprises, and Victory Ime is finding a way to succeed not in spite of the curve balls – but because of them.</span> <a href="/live/news/2192-victory-ime-is-finding-happiness-and-success-at" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/162-eamphs-hidden-role-in-hidden-figures"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,95,232,327/855_Hidden.rev.1507735803.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,95,232,327/855_Hidden.rev.1507735803.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,95,232,327/855_Hidden.rev.1507735803.jpg" alt="The cover of Margot Lee Shetterly's book, Hidden Figures." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="232" data-max-h="232" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/162-eamphs-hidden-role-in-hidden-figures">E&H’s Hidden Role in “Hidden Figures”</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The book, “Hidden Figures,” has been made into a movie and everyone is loving the story. But you might not know about a couple of E&H figures who are in the story. <a href="/live/news/162-eamphs-hidden-role-in-hidden-figures" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3715-brent-treashs-pro-tips-on-making-the-most-of-bristol-rh"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,666/568_brent.rev.1505410086.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,666/568_brent.rev.1505410086.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,666/568_brent.rev.1505410086.jpg" alt="Brent Treash is the chair of the Board of Directors of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,666/568_brent.rev.1505410086.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1000" data-max-h="666" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3715-brent-treashs-pro-tips-on-making-the-most-of-bristol-rh">Brent Treash’s Pro Tips on Making the Most of Bristol Rhythm & Roots</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> It’s a safe bet that when Brent Treash first got involved with Bristol Rhythm & Roots, he didn’t imagine he’d still be a number one volunteer 17 years later. But here he is!</p><a href="/live/news/3715-brent-treashs-pro-tips-on-making-the-most-of-bristol-rh" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>