Iron Blade

McGovern Writes Her Future

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor • January 17, 2023

An English major ended a chapter in life and will begin to write another. This semester, the Iron Blade said goodbye to December graduate and staff member Abigail McGovern. After seven semesters,...

Bryan Slater Tapped to Be Virginia’s Secretary of Labor

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications • August 12, 2022

For Bryan Slater, every day is Labor Day. But it’s not a holiday. Slater (Ferrum ’82) was recently tapped by Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin to be the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Labor. The...

Arthur Society Member Spotlight

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications • August 12, 2022

“Real dear to me,” is the way Gary Ingram describes how he feels about Ferrum College. Ingram graduated with an associate degree in Chemistry from Ferrum College in 1977 when it was still a junior...

Woods Breaks Into the Music Business

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications • August 12, 2022

Recently, Dalais Woods ’20 was driving down a North Carolina road when he got a call from a friend. The friend told Woods to turn on the radio. He scanned the dial until he heard a familiar song: Rejoice ft....