M.C. Belk Pilon '96 - Charlotte, N.C.; Chair, John M. Belk Endowment.

"You have to have a dream and kind of go for it at times," said Joe Boucher '87, producer for "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" television series, to Roanoke students during Alumni Weekend 2014. 

Co-valedictorian, Jennifer Blaney, and Commencement speaker, Warner Dalhouse '56, expressed concerns about an unequal pay scale nationally for women, compared with their male counterparts. 

Warner Dalhouse '56 of Roanoke. and Dr. Marvin M. Phaup '62 of Washington, D.C., received honorary degrees during Roanoke's Commencement on May 3. 

It was a beautiful day of more than 450 Roanoke graduates to receive diplomas during Roanoke's commencement ceremony on the Turbyfill Quadrangle.