

More than four decades after the start of her own teaching career, Tammy Bird Jones ’81 and her husband, Mike Jones, will ensure that her passion for education continues to impact future generations of K-12 students and teachers.

Under bright blue skies and warm spring sunshine, the Class of 2026 gathered in regalia Saturday morning on Wheeler Mall as cheers from proud families filled the air—turning Longwood University’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony into a celebration of achievement, reflection and new beginnings.
Margaret Dudley ’25 has joined Red Hill as a full-time staff archaeologist, continuing her hands-on work uncovering and preserving the site’s complex history.

Farmville may be America’s oldest two-college town, but Lancer alumni are discovering that their old stomping ground has much more to offer than it did in their days on campus—no matter how long ago that was.