Telling the Stories of U.Va.'s Class of 2011

May 6, 2011 — On May 22, the members of University of Virginia's class of 2011 will process down the Lawn and into their futures, transformed by the education they received. In many cases, they have also transformed the University – and the world beyond Grounds.

All of our graduates have stories to tell. Over the next two weeks, UVA Today will present just a few of them.

And if you know an extraordinary soon-to-graduate U.Va. student, head to the UVA Today News Blog to tell us more.

• Rising From Poverty in Baltimore, Reginald Benbow Offers a Hand Up to Others

• Houlihan Enters as a Law Student, Exits as an International Human Rights Adviser

• Once a Driver of Zambonis and Buses, Mike Goddard Steers New Path to Architecture Degree

• Social Entrepreneurship Is 'How You Change the World,' Graduate Says

• Multi-Talented Burris Seeks to Jazz Up the World of Finance

• First-Generation Iranian Graduate Combines Engineering and Policy

• Danna Thomas Turns Challenges into Passions

• Teamwork Part of a Winning Formula for Engineering Graduate

• Rebounding from Head Injury, U.Va. Athlete Trades Soccer for Engineering

• Graduating Digital Storyteller Heralds New Age at the University of Virginia

• Joe B. Sills: Writing Will Help Me Be a Better Doctor

• Theater Detours U.Va. Grad from Pre-Law to Nickelodeon

• Graduating Digital Storyteller Heralds New Age at U.Va.

• Leadership and Health Care Define Nursing Student Katerina Bruner

• After Guiding a Destroyer, Rebecca Gantt Navigated Law School

• Morin Became Painter, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist While Majoring in Economics and Religious Studies

• Married Midshipman to Become Ensign, Economist