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unusual facts about University of Richmond


Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center

The Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center is located on the fourth floor of Weinstein Hall at the University of Richmond main campus in Richmond, Virginia, USA.


Dwaune Jones

He attended the University of Richmond, as well as a high school graduate from The Potomac School in McLean, Virginia.

Henlopen Conference

Renie Martin of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as pitcher in the 9th round by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 out of the University of Richmond.

Year of the Woman

At a presidential debate at the University of Richmond, President George H. W. Bush was asked when his party might nominate a woman for President.


see also

David Epstein

David G. Epstein, professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and bankruptcy expert

Eric H. du Plessis

After graduating from VCU with a degree in philosophy, he studied at the University of Richmond, where he received a master's degree, and then went on to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia, where he obtained his Ph.D. He then relocated to College Station, Texas where he became an assistant professor at Texas A&M University.

Varina High School

Andy Allanson, former catcher for University of Richmond, Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants.

Virginia Opera

The company has produced notable world and American premieres of new works, including most recently American composer Ricky Ian Gordon's Rappahannock County, a Civil War song cycle co-commissioned by Virginia Opera, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Modlin Center of the University of Richmond, and the University of Texas at Austin.

Virginia State Route 147

River Road provides access to the University of Richmond, including the University of Richmond School of Law and the university's athletic complex, which includes Malcolm U. Pitt Field, the Robins Center, and E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center

Schools such as Michigan State University and Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya, modeled their speech centers after the University of Richmond's.