Michael Perfater (Col ’69 L/M) retired May 1, 2011, from VDOT’s Virginia Transportation Research Council after more than 44 years of service. He spent the last four years of his tenure there as the acting director of research operations, wherein he oversaw VDOT’s program of research in the Commonwealth. He lives with his wife, Cindy, in the Ivy area of Albemarle County, Va.
Posted 04/26/2012
Jerry Coughlan (Law ’69) was named 2012 Lawyer of the Year in professional malpractice law in San Diego by Best Lawyers.
Posted 11/14/2011
Charles L. Woody (Col ’69 L/M) is an adjunct professor of law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Mr. Woody continues his practice at Spilman Thomas & Battle, where his focus is labor and employment law, litigation and appellate practice.
Posted 09/15/2011
Kathleen O’Brien Crispin (Nurs ’69) received the Distinguished Servant Award from the Bob Jones University Alumni Association in April 2011. She has served at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., for the last 30 years as the chairman of the division of nursing. She retired from Bob Jones University in May 2011.
Posted 07/13/2011
Howard E. Gordon (Col ’69, Law ’72 L/M) received the 2011 Traver Scholar Award. He is a partner in the real estate section of the Williams Mullen law firm. Mr. Gordon’s practice focuses on commercial and multifamily real estate, commercial leases, ground leases, land use planning and permits, and traditional urban developments.
Posted 06/10/2011
Ed Offley (Col ’69) had a book, Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Conquered the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic, published by Basic Books.
Posted 04/05/2011
Ed Offley (Col ’69) had a book, Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Conquered the U-boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic, published by Basic Books.
Posted 04/05/2011
George P. Garmany Jr. (Col ’69, Med ’73 L/M) is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He has practiced neurology in Boulder, Colo., for over thirty years and has served as president of the Colorado Society of Clinical Neurologists. He was awarded the 2009 Harold E. Williamson Award for outstanding volunteer medical service by the COPIC Medical Foundation in Colorado. The award was given in recognition of extensive service that Dr. Garmany has provided on behalf of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, formerly the Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis. In addition to providing pro bono care for multiple sclerosis patients, Dr. Garmany has made significant contributions to the activity of the MS Society. In the 1980s he founded the Bike MS event which now raises approximately $3 million dollars annually for programs and research funded by the Society. He has also taught residents at the University of Colorado, where he is clinical professor of neurology. In the community, he serves on the board of trustees for the Longs Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Posted 05/17/2010
Thomas R. Morris (Col ’69, Grad ’73) is the sixth president of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Mr. Morris has served as secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Education from 2006 to 2010, president of Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va., from 1992-2006, during which time he also served as vice-chair of the VFIC from 2002 to 2004. He was also distinguished professor of political science at the University of Richmond. Mr. Morris is known as an expert on Virginia government and politics and has authored or co-authored four books, including Virginia Government and Politics: Readings and Comments, a 1998 work co-edited with Larry Sabato of U.Va. He has also written articles and book chapters and has erved as a political analyst for television, radio and print media over the past 25 years.
Posted 04/09/2010
G. Timothy Hardin (Col ’69 L/M) is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. The College was organized by real estate practitioners active in various other professional groups who perceived a need for an organization with a selective membership comprised of lawyers recognized for their legal acumen and proven leadership which could speak effectively to issues of real estate law, regulation and practice. Mr. Hardin is vice president of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company in Dallas, where he manages the Dallas operation of its national title services division.
Posted 01/28/2010
"Nancy and I, with our poodle Rex, drove from our home of 34 years in Potomac, Md., in August, across the country to our new house overlooking the Puget Sound. "
Charles H. Evans Jr. (Grad ’69, Med ’69 L/M) and his wife, Nancy, reside in Seattle near their daughter, Heather Evans (Col ’93, Grad ’04 L/M); son-in-law, Chris Baldwin; and grandsons, Miles, 2, and Nash, 6. Dr. Evans retired as professor and chair of human science at Georgetown University on July 1, 2009, after 40 years in biomedical research and teaching, the first 27 as chief of tumor biology at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Evans now plays the piano and sings as a tenor in the Magnolia Chorale and is involved in service activities with the Rotary Club of Magnolia in Seattle.
Posted 01/05/2010
Leonard Wertheimer (Col ’69 L/M) is a shareholder at the law firm of Feld, Hyde, Wertheimer, Bryant & Stone and he was included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the trusts and estates specialty. He has been listed in Best Lawyers for more than 10 years. Feld Hyde is a specialty law firm that maintains a sophisticated tax, estate and business practice, representing a broad and diverse client base, including individuals, partnerships, start-ups, family businesses, professional service firms, estates and tax-exempt entities.
Posted 09/30/2009
James T. Currie (Grad ’69, ’75 L/M) retired from the federal government after almost thirty-three years of service. His last job as a fed was as professor of national security studies at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. He started a new job as director, office of federal relations, National Association of State Treasurers.
1969 CLASS NOTES FEED
Class Discussion
I’m trying to find an old friend who graduated U Va Law School in June 1969. His name was Ben Becker. (I was just about to start law school and he helped me find an apartment.) Does anyone know where he is? Thanks for your help!
Leave a Comment