Indigenous Elder in Residence Welcome Reception
Date: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026
Start time: 2:00 p.m.
End time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Shafer Dining Hall, Compass Room, first floor | 810 Cathedral Place
Audience: All are welcome to attend. Space is limited, please register to attend.
Join us as we welcome the HRC's new Indigenous Elder-in-Residence, Robert Gray, Chief of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe from 2015 through 2024.
Gray has 32 years of decorated military service in the U.S. Air Force and the Virginia Air National Guard at Richmond IAP, earning the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant. Gray attended the University of Central Arkansas earning his B.S. in Physical Therapy.
The HRC's Indigenous Elder-in-Residence Program brings nationally-renowned Indigenous elders to campus each spring semester to foster cultural, academic, social, and spiritual support for our students and broader campus community.
Event contact: Andrea Wight, wighta@vcu.edu