Alumni Spotlight:

Roberta Lea (Farmer), Class of 2008

Described by the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) as “one of Hampton Roads' best kept secrets,” Norfolk native Roberta Lea, Class of 2008, is gaining national and international momentum. The award-winning songwriter, member of the Black Opry collective, one of CMT’s Next Women of Country and recent inductee to The Recording Academy’s Class of 2023, graduated from Virginia Wesleyan with a bachelor’s degree—majoring in Foreign Language with a concentration in Spanish.

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Active, engaged alumni are vital to the ongoing success of Virginia Wesleyan University in any number of ways, but none more important than recruitment. Please recommend young men and women you believe would benefit from a VWU education.

Thank You!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Marlin Nation, we raised over $101,000 on Giving Tuesday! It was our biggest giving day to date. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and made this achievement possible. Your support of various campus priorities will help us continue to empower students and foster excellence in higher education. 

Special recognition goes to our Honor Roll of Donors. More than 500 Virginia Wesleyan alumni, parents, students, and friends made Giving Tuesday 2024 an especially great day to be a Marlin!