- Frank Batten
Frank Batten (1927-) is a communications entrepreneur who began his career when he assumed leadership of his uncle Samuel L. Slover's newspaper, "The Virginian-Pilot" and "The Ledger-Star" in Norfolk, Virginia at age 27 in 1954. Batten grew his uncle's business by acquiring additional newspapers, radio stations, and television stations, as well as founding a new cable station The Weather Channel. - Bud Metheny
Arthur “Bud” Metheny was an American baseball player and coach. He played professional baseball for the New York Yankees (1943-46) and served Old Dominion University for 32 years as head baseball coach, head basketball coach and athletic director. Metheny was a graduate of the College of William and Mary where he played college baseball. - Justin Verlander
Justin Brooks Verlander (born February 20, 1983, in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He ended the 2005 season pitching for the Erie SeaWolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. He became the fifth starter in the Tigers rotation in 2006. Verlander, a 6'5", 200 pound right-hander, pitched for the Old Dominion University baseball team for three years. - Blaine Taylor
Blaine Taylor is the current head coach of the Old Dominion University Monarchs basketball team. He has led his team to many accomplishments both major and minor, including a recent CAA Tournament championship in 2005 and subsequent birth in the NCAA Tournament, where the twelfth-seeded Monarchs lost to fifth-seeded Michigan State in the first round. Taylor also led the Monarchs to the 2006 NIT semifinals, where the team lost to the Michigan Wolverines. - Thelma Drake
Thelma D. Drake (b. November 20 1949, Elyria, Ohio) is a member of the Republican party from the state of Virginia. She was elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2004 to represent the Second Congressional District of Virginia. Thelma Drake attended Elyria High School and Old Dominion University. She worked as a real estate agent in Norfolk, … - Sheri Reynolds
Sheri Reynolds is an author of contemporary Southern fiction. She was born and raised in rural South Carolina and lives on Virginia's eastern shore. She graduated from Conway High School in 1985, Davidson College in 1989, and Virginia Commonwealth University in 1992. She is an associate professor and the Ruth and Perry Morgan Chair of Southern Literature at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Reynolds teaches creative writing and literature classes. - Adolphus Hailstork
Adolphus Hailstork (born Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III, Rochester, New York, April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator. He grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. Hailstork received a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a doctorate in music composition from Michigan State University in 1971, studying with H. Owen Reed. - Jerry Meyers
Jerry Meyers (born March 8, 1965) was named the head baseball coach at Old Dominion University after the 2004 college baseball season. He spent the previous eight seasons as the pitching coach the University of South Carolina under Ray Tanner. Meyers attended the Iowa State University from 1984-1987 before starting his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama. Later he was an assistant coach at Gulf Coast Community College, UNC-Wilmington, and Old Dominion. - Mark West
Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960 in Petersburg, Virginia) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Old Dominion University, he played 17 seasons (1983-2000) in the NBA as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks. West was a key player on the Phoenix Suns team that lost to the Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals, … - M. Jodi Rell
Mary Jodi Rell (born June 16, 1946) is a Republican politician who became the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut on July 1, 2004. She had been the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut until Governor John G. Rowland resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor. Born Mary Carolyn Reavis in Norfolk, Virginia, Rell attended Old Dominion University, but left in 1967 to marry Lou Rell, a US Navy pilot. - Jim Miller
Jim Miller is the athletic director at the University of Richmond, where he has held that position since May 2000. Prior to moving to Richmond, Miller was the executive associate director of athletics at North Carolina State University. Miller joined the NC State athletic program in 1990 as compliance officer and overseeing public relations and marketing. - Angie Loy
Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a field hockey forward from the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. Loy attended the Old Dominion University. - Janet Peery
Janet Peery is an American short story writer, novelist, and a professor of creative writing. She is the author of the novel "The River Beyond the World" (Picador/St. Martin’s, 1996), which was a National Book Award finalist for fiction in 1996. Her first book was the acclaimed "Alligator Dance" (SMU Press, 1993), a collection of short stories. A novel-in- stories, "What the Thunder Said" (Picador/St. Martin's), was published in 2007. - Brian Cvilikas
Brian Cvilikas (born March 16, 1984 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado) is a striker currently playing for American USL Second Division side Wilmington Hammerheads. Cvilikas attended Old Dominion University and was drafted by the MetroStars in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft, but failed to make the team. - Kelli James
Kelli L. James (born March 16, 1970 in Medford, New Jersey) is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 144 caps for the Women's National Team. The former student of the Old Dominion University tied for team scoring lead at the 1999 Pan American Games with 3 goals, and scored four goals in a single match in 4-0 win over China at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands. <br - Cal Bowdler
James Calloway "Cal" Bowdler II (born March 31, 1977 in Sharps, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'10", 245 lbs power forward from Old Dominion University, Bowdler was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft. - Kenny Gattison
Kenneth (Kenny) Clay Gattison (born May 23 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd round (55th overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward-center from Old Dominion University, Gattison played in nine NBA seasons for 3 different teams. He played for the Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets and Vancouver Grizzlies. - Dave Twardzik
David John Twardzik (born September 30, 1950 in Hershey, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player, and is currently the assistant General Manager for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. As a player he was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association and the NBA; and is best known for being a starter on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals. - A.J. Graves
A.J. Graves (born August 15, 1985 in Switz City, Indiana) is an American basketball player currently playing in college with the Butler University Bulldogs. He is a junior, playing his 3rd season at Butler as a guard. Graves was the top freshman scorer in the Horizon League in his first year. As a sophomore, Graves scored in double figures in twenty-six of thirty-three games, starting in all of Butler's games. - Melissa Leonetti
Melissa ("Mel") Leonetti (born June 28, 1982 in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania) is a field hockey defender from the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Canada on January 23, 2004 at Stanford, California. Leonetti attended the Old Dominion University. - Adrienne Goodson
Adrienne Goodson also known as “Goodie” or “Goody” (Born: October 19, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American former WNBA basketball player. She started her career at Bayonne High School where yshe was a top performer. She later graduated from Bayonne High School and later studied at Old Dominion University and graduated with a degree in secondary education. - Michael J. Bloomfield
Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield (born 16 March 1959) is a former American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions. Raised in Lake Fenton, Michigan, Bloomfield received his bachelor's degree from the United States Air Force Academy and trained as an F-15 and F-16 fighter pilot. He earned his master's degree from Old Dominion University before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1994. He first flew as a pilot aboard STS-86 in 1997, … - Chris Gatling
Chris Raymond Gatling (born September 3, 1967 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player, having played in the NBA from 1991 to 2002. Drafted 16th overall out of Old Dominion University by the Golden State Warriors in the 1991 NBA Draft, Gatling spent the first four years of his career with the Warriors, and averaged 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in his final full season with the Warriors, 1994-95. - Carlos Mendes
Carlos Mendes (born December 25, 1980 in Mineola, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. He is of Portuguese heritage. Mendes played college soccer at Old Dominion University from 1998 to 2001, where as a midfielder he started 72 games, scoring 11 goals and 25 assists. Upon graduating, Mendes joined the Long Island Rough Riders of the USL Pro Soccer League, who converted him into a defender. - Amanda Levens
Amanda Kay Levens (born on January 24, 1979 in Belvidere, Illinois) is a basketball player who played in college and had a brief stint in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Levens played her freshman and sophomore seasons of NCAA basketball for Old Dominion University and then went on hiatus, for the 1999-2000 season. Afterwards, she transferred to Arizona State University (ASU), where she finished her college career, as a member of the Sun Devils. - Bootie Barker
Robert "Bootie" Barker (born in Halifax, Virginia) is a popular crew chief in the NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car racing series. Barker is currently the crew chief for the No. 70 car of Johnny Sauter, a new team in the Nextel Cup series. Having no owner's points, the team has been forced to qualify on time for the first five races of 2007. - Nell Fortner
Nell Fortner is the current women's college basketball coach at Auburn. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. As the coach of the U.S. national women's team, her overall record was 93-14(.869). For her success, she was named the 2000 USA Basketball Coach of the year. She also served as the head coach at Purdue. Her 1997 team won the Big Ten regular season conference title going 17-11 overall, and 12-4 in conference play. - Jill Reeve
Jill Reeve (born November 1, 1969 in Hoosick Falls, New York) is a former field hockey defender from the United States, who earned a total number of 134 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored eight goals. The former student of the Old Dominion University recovered from injury suffered at the 2002 Champions Challenge to help the U.S. defeat India in best-of-three World Cup qualifying series. <br - Bruce Sutter
Howard Bruce Sutter (last name pronounced "suiter") (born January 8 1953 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the split-finger fastball. One of the sport's dominant relievers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he became the only pitcher to lead the National League in saves five times (1979-1982, 1984), and retired with 300 saves - at the time, … - Jim McGovern
Jim McGovern (born February 5, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1990s. McGovern was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. He developed an interest in golf in his youth after his parents moved next door to a Oradell, New Jersey golf course. He attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1988 and joined the PGA Tour in 1991. McGovern was a member of the PGA Tour from 1991-1998. - Jay Harris
Jay Harris (born 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia)is an American journalist who has worked for ESPN since February 2003. When he first joined ESPN, he worked primarily on ESPNEWS, but in August 2006, he was named the weekday co-host of the 6pm ET "SportsCenter" along with Brian Kenny. He also often hosts the "SportsCenter 30 at 30 Update". Prior to ESPN, Harris worked for many years at WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a weeknight news anchor. - Bruce Weigl
Bruce Weigl (born January 27, 1949, Lorain, Ohio) is an American contemporary poet who currently teaches at Lorain County Community College. Weigl enlisted in the United States Army shortly after his 18th birthday and spent four years in the service. He served in the Vietnam War from December 1967 to December 1968 and received the Bronze Star Medal. - Robert F. Willard
Admiral Robert F. Willard became the 32nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) on May 8, 2007. He is responsible for the world’s largest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles and more than 170 ships and submarines, 1,300 aircraft, and 122, 000 Sailors, Reservists and civilians. Adm. Willard is a Los Angeles native and a 1973 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. - Barry Black
Barry C. Black is the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He was elected to this position on June 27, 2003, becoming the first African-American, the first Seventh-day Adventist, and the first military chaplain to hold the office of chaplain to the United States Senate. The Senate elected its first chaplain in 1789. He previously served for over 27 years as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy, … - Mark Perkins
Mark L. Perkins was the eleventh president of Towson University Perkins earned a doctorate in psychometrics and statistics from the University of Georgia in 1976. He received his master's in psychometrics and research design from the same institution in 1974. Dr. Perkins earned a bachelor's degree from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 1972. Prior to coming to Towson University, Mark Perkins was the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay from 1994 to June, … - Diane Bracalente
Diana Renee Bracalente (born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who finished in eighth position with "Team USA" in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bracalente twice earned All-America honors. During her four years at the Old Dominion University as a "Lady Monarch", she compiled a 75-4-2 record. This included three NCAA national championships and one third place finish. - Janet Karvonen
Janet Karvonen was born and raised in New York Mills, Minnesota where she became a pioneer for girls basketball in Minnesota. Karvonen scored over 3,000 points in her high school career and led New York Mills state championships in 1977, 1978, and 1979 and a third place finish in 1980. Karvonen earned a scholarship to play at Old Dominion University, but finished her college career at Louisiana Tech. - Cheryl van Kuren
Cheryl Lynne Van Kuren (born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who finished in eighth position with "Team USA" in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. An Olympian and All-American, Van Kuren played field hockey at Old Dominion University from 1982-1985. She's Old Dominion's second all-time career assist leader with 61. - Leemon McHenry
Leemon McHenry, PhD (b. 1956), is a bioethicist and a lecturer in philosophy at California State University, Northridge, in the United States. He has taught philosophy at Old Dominion University, Davidson College, Central Michigan University, Wittenberg University and Loyola Marymount University and has held visiting research positions at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests center on medical ethics, metaphysics, … - Frank Sturgis
Frank Anthony Sturgis, born Frank Angelo Fiorini, was one of the Watergate burglars. He served in Fidel Castro's revolutionary army as a soldier of fortune, and later trained Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Frank Fiorini Sturgis' family moved to Philadelphia when he was a child. In 1942, Sturgis joined the U.S. Marine Corps and, during the Second World War, served in the Pacific.
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