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Senior executive and Scientist
After Moderna produced a COVID-19 vaccine, Scott Nickerson '95 and his team was charged with safely and successfully manufacturing and rolling out hundreds of millions of doses—a considerably more daunting challenge.
CEO and Entrepreneur
What began in 1993 as an internship with family-owned Grocery Outlet became the preservation of a family legacy with Eric Lindberg '93 at the helm.
Physician and Philanthropist
The life of the late Dr. W. Glenn Hurt ’60 was defined by generosity— he has directly and indirectly contributed more than $25 million to benefit his alma mater, providing an incredible legacy that will last in perpetuity.
Chief executive and Philanthropist
In January of 2020, Barron Segar ’84 stepped into his dream job as president and chief executive officer of World Food Program USA, ushering in a period of unprecedented organizational and charitable growth.
Data Science Consultant and Organizer
Through the devastation of losing loved ones and the helplessness of being half a world away, Yevhen (Zhenya) Goncharov ’13 and his wife have put their careers on hold to help provide protective and rescue gear for the civilians in his Ukranian hometown.
Professor and Researcher
Elliott Associate Professor of Biology Kristian M. Hargadon ’01 had two goals as a child: to cure cancer and to play professional basketball. Both dreams brought him to Hampden-Sydney College, where he played two years of varsity basketball, earned a national Goldwater Scholarship, and graduated first in his class.
First Sergeant Matt Eversmann ’88 (U.S. Army-Ret.)
Soldier and Consultant
On October 3, 1993, as a staff sergeant in the 3rd Ranger Regiment, Matt Eversmann '88 found himself in the thick of the historic Battle of Mogadishu, responsible not only for himself but also for the men he served with.
Walter Randolph “Ranny” Chitwood, Jr. ’68
Surgeon
Dr. Walter Randolph “Ranny” Chitwood, Jr. ’68 is truly a jack of all trades, and he has mastered quite a few. A pioneering heart surgeon, talented photographer, master angler, antiquarian bibliophile, and ham radio operator, Dr. Chitwood finds insight and inspiration from myriad places and experiences.
Entrepreneur
Founder and president of award-winning Reston-based Thompson Hospitality—the largest minority-owned food service company in the country, Warren Thompson '81 has become an agent for change in the food service industry.
Pediatrician
Pediatrician Jeff Mapp '01 leads Extra Mile Pediatrics, the medical nonprofit he founded because of his passion for the people he met on his first mission trip to Guatemala while he was a Hampden-Sydney College student.