The cyclist killed in Thursday's accident on campus came from a family that made a mark on America.
Bonnie Tinker, a 61-year-old, had traveled from Portland, Ore., to attend the Friends General Conference, an annual meeting for members of the Society of Friends religious group, commonly called Quakers.
Bruce Birchard, General Secretary of the Friends General Conference, said Tinker was known for her ability to help others understand her causes.
"She's been a real leader in the Quaker community," Birchard said. "She was actually leading a workshop last week and had completed five of the six days when she was tragically killed."
The driver of the dump truck involved in the accident has been named.
Paul Bandy was driving the William G. Simmons Company dump truck when it collided with Tinker.
Bandy is originally from Shawsville, Va.
Tinker was pronounced dead at the site, but investigations of the crash are still ongoing. When they are complete, the Commonwealth's Attorney will decide whether charges against Bandy are warranted.
The truck was delivering loads of dirt to Shultz Hall for a construction project.
The workshop Tinker was working on at the time of her death was entitled "Opening Hearts and Minds: Speak Peace." It focused on teaching an approach for dealing with those who disagreed with a cause by finding common ground.
"Bonnie practiced that for all her life," Birchard said.
She was the founder of Love Makes a Family, an "organization of families headed by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people, and their friends," according to the organization Web site.
"They worked tirelessly for marriage equality and for recognition of the marriages people made," Birchard said.
The organization's Web site said it was founded after Tinker made a video on gay and lesbian Quaker families.
Tinker raised three children with her partner, 67-year-old Sara Graham.
Birchard described a moment in which Tinker softened the conviction of a person who opposed a gay marriage referendum she was supporting in Oregon.
"She went on a radio talk show with a person who was virulently opposed to such unions and she was able to engage him," Birchard said. "Not by fighting with him, but by opening up and listening to his personal truths."
Activism was a key part of Tinker's life.
Longtime friend Kristan Knapp said she was outspoken for peace and civil rights, but also in her daily life, from the school board to the local government.
"Bonnie was not segmented into personal life and activist life," Knapp said. "She was an activist in all parts of her life."
Knapp met Tinker in 1971, when Tinker first moved to Oregon with a group of college students from her native Iowa.
Political activism was a part of her life even in the early stages of her childhood.
Tinker's family was the victor in a well-known Supreme Court case that set the precedent for free speech in schools.
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District ruled students could protest war in school, a victory for free speech advocates.
In that 1968 case, two of Bonnie's younger siblings, John and Mary Beth, were suspended from their school for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War.
Lorena Tinker, Bonnie's mother, spearheaded the case against the school district.
Lorena Tinker died in February 2008.
Following her move to Portland, Ore., Tinker became involved in numerous parts of the feminist movement.
She and Knapp helped found a women's clinic in Portland, and worked on projects for homeless women and drug addicts.
Tinker would go on to found the oldest domestic violence shelter on the West Coast.
Portland's Bradley Angle House is still in operation.
Knapp said Tinker founded that shelter after realizing violence was the common thread between most groups of women she was trying to help.
"The common ground between all these people we were trying to help was violence in their lives," Knapp said.
Tinker was known for her activism in the gay and lesbian rights community, particularly in the state of Oregon.
Knapp said Tinker was calling for gay marriage rights long before it took center stage in the media.
"She was very involved in that even before it became fashionable," Knapp said.
Knapp said Love Makes a Family was a symbol of her views on the world.
"Really, the foundation of a strong relationship and marriage is love," Knapp said. "Her organization really exemplified that."
Her family also displayed her views, with a multi-cultural emphasis.
"She has a very integrated family," Knapp said. "Love is what brings them all together."
She became known for using conversation and understanding to sway the opinions of her opponents.
Knapp said Tinker operated a booth at the Oregon State Fair where she talked to people about the gay marriage movement, finding common ground such as the experience of visiting a spouse in the hospital.
Birchard said Tinker garnered respect in every project she took on.
"She was an absolute force," Birchard said. "When Bonnie was convinced of the truth of something, she pursued it in a bold and unwavering fashion."
Knapp listed the different projects Tinker had undertaken, including testifying before Congress and working with then-Senator Joe Biden on a bill related to domestic violence.
Birchard said her work was not yet complete.
"She is sorely, sorely missed," Birchard said.
She was also involved with a peace activist group known as PO'd Grannies.
Most recently, she was arrested, along with Graham, for an anti-war demonstration during the 2007 Portland Rose Festival.
"She was also very active in the cause of peace," Birchard said. "She just did a lot of work throughout her life for peace and equality."
Knapp said a memorial service is being planned for late July.