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Hardy, Beatriz Betancourt

Beatriz Betancourt Hardy (Grad '84 ) is Salisbury University’s dean of libraries. She will be instrumental in developing the university’s new academic commons, a facility that will combine the library, special collections and academic support services. Previously, Ms. Hardy served in several administrative positions for the library system at the College of William and Mary and worked for the Maryland Historical Society, where she revamped the society’s imaging services and established its Student Research Center for History.

Posted 12/06/2012

George Collins (Col '84, Grad '87, Law '92, Darden '92 L/M) and his wife, Marketa, welcomed a daughter, Julie Marie, on Aug. 1, 2012. The family lives in Prague.

Posted 12/06/2012

Mark Beale (Col '84 ) won the National Park Service 2012 “Paint the Parks” Top 100 award. He won in two regional categories and is one of only three artists to do so. Two of his works will be part of a two-year traveling exhibit of paintings depicting U.S. national parks. American Art Collector Magazine featured his work in three issues this year.

Posted 12/06/2012

Mark Scharf (Grad '84 L/M) has written a play, Hired Gun, that has been nominated for six awards by BroadwayWorld.com, including Best New Play or Musical and Best Direction of a Play or Musical.

Posted 11/20/2012

Harrison, Valerie

Valerie Harrison (Col ’84 L/M) has been appointed vice president for legal affairs and general counsel of Arcadia University. She will also be a member of the president’s cabinet and the executive council. Previously, Ms. Harrison practiced law with Morgan Lewis in Philadelphia and served as associate university counsel for Temple University. She is pursuing a PhD in African-American studies from Temple University, which she expects to complete next year.

Posted 08/28/2012

G. Peyton Neatrour (Med ’84) completed a 10-day humanitarian mission in the Philippines last summer with Physicians for Peace.

Posted 08/12/2011

Jon R. Wiener (Grad ’84) has accepted a position as the associate dean for math and science at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville, N.C. He spent 22 years as a faculty-level cancer researcher at the Duke University Medical Center and at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He leaves after his 10-year tenure as the dean of academic affairs at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston.

Posted 07/13/2011

Letitia Hickman Green (Col ’84) is a member of the faculty at U.Va.’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, teaching entrepreneurship and finance. She is also working toward a master’s degree in higher education administration in the Curry School. Ms. Green is the co-founder of the Virginia Active Angel Network. She and her husband, Mark, recently became “U.Va. parents” when their son, Kelvin Green (Engr ’14), matriculated at the University last fall. Their youngest daughter, Meagan, is now at American University in the International School of Service.

Posted 07/12/2011

Rosemarie L. Bryan (Law ’84) is a shareholder in the law firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel. Ms. Bryan is a member of the firm’s labor and employment law and litigation practice groups. She serves on the Tennessee Bar Association Litigation Section’s executive council and is president of the Governance Board for the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy.

Posted 04/05/2011

Dan Vick (Col ’84) is vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer of Oneida Healthcare in Oneida, N.Y. He serves as medical director for the organization’s 101-bed hospital and 160-bed extended-care facility. Dr. Vick was most recently a partner with St. Joseph’s Pathology Group in Syracuse, N.Y., where he also served as medical director for clinical chemistry and point-of-care testing at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center and medical advisor for microbiology for Laboratory Alliance of Central New York.

Posted 04/05/2011

David J. Mott (Col ’84 L/M) is the Catholic chaplain to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The Rev. Mott had served three years as the Catholic chaplain to American University in Washington, D.C.

Posted 04/05/2011

Jane Simoni Cooke (Com ’84 L/M) is the U.S. representative for Wirtz International, a Belgian landscape architecture firm.

Posted 04/05/2011

Dan Vick (Col ’84) is vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer of Oneida Healthcare in Oneida, N.Y. He serves as medical director for the organization’s 101-bed hospital and 160-bed extended-care facility. Dr. Vick was most recently a partner with St. Joseph’s Pathology Group in Syracuse, N.Y., where he also served as medical director for clinical chemistry and point-of-care testing at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center and medical advisor for microbiology for Laboratory Alliance of Central New York.

Posted 04/05/2011

Tara A. Osborn (Grad ’84 L/M), a colonel in the U.S. Army, has been appointed to a second judicial term and named chief circuit judge for the Army’s 2nd Judicial Circuit. She presides over felony criminal trials and oversees judicial operations at military installations throughout the seven southeastern states. Prior to joining the federal bench, Col. Osborn served as a prosecutor and a civil litigator with the U.S. Army and Department of Defense, and as special counsel to the assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice. She lives in Pinehurst, N.C.

Posted 03/04/2011

Alan Weiss (Col ’84) is a physician specialist in Maryland and the founder of Annapolis Integrative Medicine. Dr. Weiss offers treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

Posted 02/11/2011

Joseph P. Rosh (Col ’84 L/M) and his wife, Catherine, welcomed a daughter to their family. Margo Priscilla was born on Dec. 30, 2009, joining brother Preston Duke, 7. The family resides in East Norwich, New York.

Posted 12/02/2010

Linda D. Perkins (Col ’84) has joined Archer & Greiner as a partner in the litigation department of the law firm’s Philadelphia office. A Virginia native and graduate of Columbia University Law School, Ms. Perkins served as an assistant Philadelphia district attorney for more than 20 years, including the past 12 years as chief of the insurance fraud unit, before joining Archer & Greiner. She lives in Philadelphia.

Posted 11/23/2010

Brian M. Mulcahy (Col ’84 L/M) was elected prior provincial (major superior) of the Dominican Province of Saint Joseph on June 11, 2010. From 2002-2008, he served as pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish in Charlottesville. Father Mulcahy, in his current position, is based in New York City.

Posted 09/09/2010

Steve says

"On the afternoon of our anniversary, a limousine drove us out to Red Rock Canyon. As the sun set behind the mountains, we opened a bottle of champagne and renewed the vows we took in the University Chapel 25 years earlier."

Steve Joynt (Col ’84 L/M) and Nancy Godwin Joynt (Col ’85 L/M) celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2010 by spending several days in Las Vegas.

Posted 09/08/2010

Bob Oakes (Col ’84) was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Nags Head, N.C., following six years on the Town of Nags Head board of commissioners. Mr. Oakes serves as president of White Cap Linen and is owner of Village Realty, both of which operate in Eastern North Carolina. Village Realty, with offices in Corolla, Nags Head and Columbia, N.C., and Ocracoke Island Realty in North Carolina, specialize in vacation rentals, real estate sales and association management throughout the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Posted 01/18/2010

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