Alumni

Your connection to the Department of Physical Therapy doesn’t end on graduation day. Rather, receiving your degree marks the beginning of lifelong participation in a thriving alumni community.

Whether you’re one of our most recent graduates or you’re just looking for a way to reconnect, consider getting involved with your alma mater in a variety of ways:  

  • Become a mentor: Please fill out the VCU Physical Therapy Mentor form if you would like to be a mentor for a current PT student or recent graduate (less than 5 years of practice). 
  • Network with other alumni: Make lasting, valuable relationships with your fellow alumni at College of Health Professions annual events and via social media.
  • Give a gift: As a proud alum, you’re already a part of the VCU College of Health Professions. By supporting the college through a gift, you are investing in the vitality of your degree and supporting the future of the college. Your gift can take many forms, including unrestricted funds to support the college in the area of greatest need, scholarships, endowed faculty support or planned giving. To learn more, visit our Make a Gift page.

Alumni Spotlight

We invite you to submit nominations for our Alumni Spotlight. Whether your fellow alum has excelled in their profession, demonstrated leadership in their community, or brought about meaningful change through their research, this is the perfect opportunity to shine a light on their remarkable journey. These success stories not only honor the incredible achievements of our alumni, but also serve as a testament to the quality of education and values instilled by the Department of Physical Therapy. To submit a nomination, please fill out the VCU PT Alumni Spotlight Nomination Form.

College of Health Professions Alumni Spotlight: Evangeline Yoder, PT, MS, DHSC

Evangeline Yoder was first introduced to the physical therapy profession as a child while being treated by an orthopaedic surgeon in Richmond named Dr. Thomas Wheeldon. Yoder had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – an abnormal curvature of the spine that appears in late childhood or adolescence. Wheeldon received accreditation in 1931 from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to establish the first physical therapy school “in the south” at Richmond Professional Institute, the forerunner of the Medical College of Virginia’s (MCV) physical therapy program.