John E. Whitfield (Col ’77, Law ’81) spoke at the April 17, 2012, White House forum, “The State of Legal Assistance.” Mr. Whitfield is the executive director of Blue Ridge Legal Services, the legal aid society serving the Shenandoah and Roanoke valleys of Virginia. He was one of six directors to participate in a panel discussion at the forum, chosen from among the 135 organizations nationally that receive federal funding through the Legal Services Corporation, which co-sponsored the event with the White House. The forum examined the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. Mr. Whitfield began working at Blue Ridge Legal Services as a law student at the University. He has been the organization’s executive director since 1989.
Posted 05/09/2012
Steve Farrar (Com ’77 L/M) was recognized by the 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers. He is an attorney in the business litigation group of Smith Moore Leatherwood.
Posted 04/30/2012
Scott Cook (Col ’77 L/M) retired after 34 years in procurement with the federal government in Washington, D.C., and has begun his second career as the director of small business programs at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Posted 03/27/2012
Mark Plant (Col ’77 L/M) is director of the human resources department at the International Monetary Foundation. He previously served as a senior personnel manager.
Posted 01/18/2012
Paul B. Terpak (Col 77, Law ’80) has been named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Washington, D.C., eminent domain and condemnation law lawyer of the year.
Posted 10/19/2011
Paul B. Terpak (Col 77, Law ’80) has been named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Washington, D.C., eminent domain and condemnation law lawyer of the year.
Posted 10/19/2011
Joan Tabourn Hughes (Com ’77 L/M) was included in the U.S. Department of the Navy’s “Tribute to African-American Leadership” permanent display, which was unveiled during a ceremony at the Pentagon July 13, 2011. The U.S. Navy recognized Ms. Hughes for her Senior Executive Service leadership as assistant auditor general for the Naval Audit Service. Her husband, Allen Hughes (Engr ’75 L/M); and son, Keith, accompanied her to the unveiling. A week later, Ms. Hughes received recognition for her 33 years of service to the U.S. Naval Audit Service and her promotion to director, Operations Directorate, Office of the Department of the Navy, Assistant for Administration at the Pentagon. Present with her at that ceremony, held at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., were her husband; son; daughter, Michelle Hughes (Col ’06); and brother, Everett Tabourn (Com ’79).
Posted 09/30/2011
John R. Vile (Grad ’77) received the Middle Tennessee State University Foundation’s Career Achievement Award. Mr. Vile is dean of the school’s University Honors College.
Posted 09/15/2011
John R. Vile (Grad ’77) received the Middle Tennessee State University Foundation’s Career Achievement Award. Mr. Vile is dean of the school’s University Honors College.
Posted 09/15/2011
Stewart D. Roberson (Educ ’77, ’87) is chairman of the board and president/chief executive officer of Moseley Architects. Mr. Roberson retired after 16 years of service as superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools. Prior to that, he was superintendent of schools in Falls Church, Va.
Posted 08/17/2011
Stewart D. Roberson (Educ ’77, ’87) is chairman of the board and president/chief executive officer of Moseley Architects. Mr. Roberson retired after 16 years of service as superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools. Prior to that, he was superintendent of schools in Falls Church, Va.
Posted 08/17/2011
Henry N. Ware Jr. (Col ’77 L/M) has been invited to serve as a member of the Boyd-Graves Conference, a group of lawyers, law professors and judges of the Virginia bar that focuses on improving Virginia’s laws and rules pertaining to state court civil litigation.
Posted 05/18/2011
Henry N. Ware Jr. (Col ’77 L/M) has been invited to serve as a member of the Boyd-Graves Conference, a group of lawyers, law professors and judges of the Virginia bar that focuses on improving Virginia’s laws and rules pertaining to state court civil litigation.
Posted 05/18/2011
William McCrosky (Engr ’77 A/M) is the chief technology officer of travel and transportation industries for IBM’s systems and technology group.
Posted 12/17/2010
William McCrosky (Engr ’77 A/M) is the chief technology officer of travel and transportation industries for IBM’s systems and technology group.
Posted 12/17/2010
Stephen D. Busch (Col ’77 L/M) is president of the Virginia Bar Association. He is a partner in the toxic tort and environmental litigation department at McGuireWoods in Richmond.
Posted 04/01/2010
John P. Kowalski (Col ’77, Med ’81 L/M) is clinical professor of family medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has precepted first, second and third year VCU medical students in his private practice. Dr. Kowalski is the vice president of Chickahominy Family Practice in the Richmond, Va., area, where he has worked for the last 25 years.
Posted 01/04/2010
Trent Stevenson Dickey (Col ’77 L/M) is included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in his specialty of commercial litigation. Mr. Dickey was elected chairperson of the operations committee of Easter Seals New Jersey’s board of directors as well as its executive committee. Mr. Dickey was also elected to the board of Permanent and Advocacy Support Systems, Inc., a non-profit corporation providing professionally supported community residences for adult mental health consumers. Mr. Dickey is a member of the national law firm Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. with offices in New York City, Newark, N.J., and Princeton, N.J.
Posted 10/07/2009
Clare Mimi Petrich (Educ ’77) was elected president of the Port of Tacoma Commission for 2009. She was first elected to the position in 1995, then re-elected in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Ms. Petrich is also secretary for the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle. She serves on the board of directors for the Tacoma-Pierce County Convention and Visitors Bureau and on the economic development board for Tacoma-Pierce County. She is vice president of the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Economic Development District Board and is a fellow of the American Leadership Forum. Ms. Petrich is co-founder of the Commencement Bay Maritime Fest and served as chair for Tall Ships Tacoma 2005 and 2008.
Posted 09/09/2009
Kel-Ann Sheldon Eyler (Com ’77 L/M) received the 2009 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award by the Educational Foundation of the Georgia Society of CPAs. The lifetime achievement award was announced at the Foundation’s annual meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 15, 2009. Ms. Eyler is associate professor of accounting and interim chair of the business and economics department of Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga.
Posted 07/06/2009
John E. Noyes (Law ’77) is the Roger J. Traynor Professor of Law at California Western School of Law. His scholarship focuses on the law of the sea and examines international law limits on the use of force, the history of international law, the intersection of religion and international law and international dispute settlement. With 50 professional publications to his credit, Mr. Noyes’ works include books, articles, book chapters and essays. He co-authored The United Nations at 50: Proposals for Improving Its Effectiveness, Cases and Commentary on International Law, Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea and International Law Stories. Mr. Noyes is also president of the American Branch of the International Law Association. He was named “Faculty Member of the Year” at California Western and received the Outstanding Service Award from the ABA Section of International Law. While at U.Va., Mr. Noyes served as executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law.
Posted 06/30/2009
Richard O. Mines Jr. (Engr ’77) is director of graduate programs and a professor of engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. He is the primary author of Introduction to Environmental Engineering, a text published by Prentice Hall in 2009.
Posted 05/12/2009
Edward B. Heyden III (Educ ’77) is associate professor and practicum coordinator at Carlos Albizu University in Miami. Mr. Heyden was named the president-elect of the Florida Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors for the 2009-10 term.
Posted 05/12/2009
Scott Milburn (Col ’77 L/M) is chief operating officer and general counsel for the software company QL2 Software. He oversees operations in the company’s Seattle headquarters, as well as in Atlanta, London and Delhi. Mr. Milburn lives in Seattle with his wife, Melissa; and their 8-year-old son.
Posted 02/12/2009
Amy Ginensky (Law ’77), a partner with the law firm of Pepper Hamilton, chair of its commercial litigation practice group and leader of its media and communications practice, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Ms. Ginensky practices in Pepper Hamilton’s Philadelphia office and, in addition to handling class action and commercial litigation matters, has an active media and communications practice that focuses on First Amendment, defamation and other media-related areas. Outside of the firm, Ms. Ginensky is president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and co-chaired the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Law Firm Pro Bono Committee for many years.
Posted 02/12/2009
H. Richard “Dick” Duden III (Col ’77 L/M) was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in August to sit as an associate judge for the District Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County. The District Court, Maryland’s first-tier trial court, dockets traffic, criminal, landlord-tenant matters, civil litigation, domestic violence petitions and other cases. Mr. Duden has practiced law for 23 years, most recently with the firm of Hyatt & Weber in Annapolis as a senior litigator.
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