Barbara Wartelle Wall (Col '76, Law '79 L/M) received the First Amendment Award from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press at the committee’s annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2012. She was honored for her efforts to promote press freedom and government transparency. Ms. Wall lives with her husband, Chris Wall (Law ’79), in Washington, D.C., where she is vice president and senior counsel of Gannett Co.
Posted 03/07/2013
Jill S. Tietjen (Engr '76 ) received the 2012 Daughters of the American Revolution History Award Medal for her book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The DAR bestows the award on an individual or group whose study and/or promotion of some aspect of the American past has significantly advanced the understanding of American history.
Posted 03/07/2013
Vernon Tesh (Col ’76) has been appointed associate dean for faculty affairs and curriculum management at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. Mr. Tesh is also professor of microbial and molecular pathogenesis in the TAMHSC College of Medicine.
Posted 08/28/2012
Daniel J. Hoffheimer (Law ’76) is chairman of the board of the Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts in Cincinnati. The festival features more than a dozen musical and theatrical performances and showcases the visual arts. Mr. Hoffheimer has also joined the board of concert:nova, an exploratory chamber music ensemble, which presents classical music, often with cross-disciplinary artistic partners, in off-beat venues.
Posted 08/28/2012
Stan Twardy Jr. (Law ’76 L/M) is managing partner of the Day Pitney law firm.
Posted 04/26/2012
Kathryn Albright Hardesty (Col ’76 L/M) researched and edited a book, O’Bannon: Lieutenant Presley Neville O’Bannon, Hero of the War with Barbary Pirates in Tripoli, written by Trudy J. Sundberg. Ms. Sundberg was Ms. Hardesty’s high school English teacher.
Posted 02/08/2012
Doug Gehley (Arch ’76) is the East Coast operations manager at SHW Group. Mr. Gehley’s new responsibilities will include office and staff management, recruiting, education, training and financial management for SHW Group’s Baltimore, Reston and Charlottesville offices. In addition, he will continue to serve the firm as an associate principal, with project and business development responsibilities.
Posted 02/08/2012
Robert F. Graboyes (Col ’76) serves on the executive board of the Healthcare Delivery Innovation Alliance and was elected president of the National Economists Club in Washington, D.C. Mr. Graboyes is the senior fellow for health and economics at the NFIB Research Foundation in Washington, D.C. He teaches health economics at Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University and the U.Va. School of Nursing.
Posted 12/06/2011
Peter E. Broadbent Jr. (Law ’76 L/M) has been recognized by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as a top attorney in Virginia for 2011 in utilities law. Mr. Broadbent practices business, intellectual property, governmental and telecommunications law as a partner with Christian & Barton in Richmond, Va.
Posted 07/05/2011
Karen King Brazell (Col ’76, Educ ’80 L/M) is a Supreme Court of Virginia Certified Mediator and Certified Parent Educator, serving Westmoreland, Essex and Richmond County juvenile and domestic relations courts. She is also a grant writer for several agencies and nonprofits.
Posted 06/02/2011
Michael Woodford (Engr ’76) has been promoted to vice president, standards, of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute in Arlington, Va. Mr. Woodford is a fellow of the Standards Engineering Society, serving as its certification committee chairman. He is a recipient of the American National Standards Institute’s Meritorious Service Award and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineering Exceptional Service Award.
Posted 04/05/2011
Henry C. Clifford (Col ’76) is vice president of marketing and sales for AquaBounty Technologies in San Diego. The company is developing salmon that could be the first genetically modified food animal approved for consumption by the FDA.
Posted 02/24/2011
Linda Pressman Wenger (Col ’76) has joined Uniting Against Lung Cancer as its executive director. The foundation funds innovative research to find a cure for the nation’s leading cancer killer and works to increase awareness of the disease.
Posted 02/17/2011
Don Graeter (Law ’76) was ranked No. 6 in the nation in Bank Investment Consultant magazine’s “Top 50 Consultants” list. Mr. Graeter is director of investments for Central Bank in Louisville, Ky., working with two sons, Drew and Spencer.
Posted 02/17/2011
Linda Pressman Wenger (Col ’76) has joined Uniting Against Lung Cancer as its executive director. The foundation funds innovative research to find a cure for the nation’s leading cancer killer and works to increase awareness of the disease.
1976 CLASS NOTES FEED
