Gwendolyn Denise Perkins (Col ’85 L/M) received her doctorate in educational leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University in December 2011. She is a school administrator in Richmond, Va.
Posted 01/18/2012
Peg Willingham (Col ’85) is the executive director of the United Nation Foundation’s new Shot@Life campaign, whose mission is to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines where they are most needed. Ms. Willingham resides in Falls Church, Va., with her husband, Michael Bear; and daughter, Rebecca Namm.
Posted 01/03/2012
"In addition to the ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle on the bow, the sponsor remains in contact with the ship’s crew and is involved in special events such as homecomings."
Allison Ferrill Stiller (Engr ’85) is the deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy for ship programs, as well as the sponsor for the USS Mississippi.
Posted 01/03/2012
Suzanne Klein (Arch ’85) recently joined EYP Architecture & Engineering as a senior project director in its higher education group.
Posted 01/03/2012
Larry Thomas (Engr ’85 L/M) is the president and CEO of Primet Precision Materials, based in Ithaca, N.Y. Mr. Thomas has also joined the faculty of Lehigh University as an adjunct professor in entrepreneurship. He lives with his wife, Kim; and a daughter, Leili, in Allentown, Pa.
Posted 11/14/2011
Laura DeLuca (Col ’85 L/M) has been accepted on the Fulbright Specialist Program roster and is awaiting an assignment in South Africa, where she will continue work with the Africa Institute of South Africa in Pretoria. She will be co-editor of a book that will focus on community-based peacebuilding in Africa. Ms. DeLuca has also been selected the program director for the University of Colorado’s Global Seminar in Tanzania.
Posted 11/14/2011
"Surrounded by smart and friendly entrepreneurs, terrific weather and breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains, no one in the family is missing the humidity, traffic and pace of Washington, D.C. Please look me up if you are in the area!"
Richelle Lyons Burnett (Engr ’85 L/M) co-founded US e-Chromic, a clean tech company. She recently moved to the Boulder, Colo., area.
Posted 09/30/2011
Nelson Neal (Educ ’85) is associate professor of physical education and health at Marywood University in Scranton, Pa. He has been awarded a grant by Marywood University for the 2011-12 academic year to study whether a program of physical activity will improve academic test scores and reduce obesity in young adults. He has been teaching for more than 30 years and continues to give presentations at national conferences and have his work published in refereed journals.
Posted 08/12/2011
Susan Wingo Kiers (Col ’85 L/M) and her husband, John Kiers, have opened Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room in Staunton, Va.
Posted 08/12/2011
Michael Bentley (Educ ’85) had a book, The Educator’s Field Guide: From Organization to Assessment (And Everything in Between), published by Corwin.
Posted 06/22/2011
Eduardo Ramos-Gomez (Law ’85) spoke at “Pacific Rim Markets and Opportunities,” a symposium hosted by the Holy Family University School of Business Administration in Philadelphia. He is a partner at Duane Morris and is based in Singapore.
Posted 04/12/2011
Judith Baroody (Grad ’85) has been promoted to minister counselor in the U.S. Foreign Service, a ranking equivalent to that of a two-star general. During her career with the State Department, she has served in Syria, Israel, Morocco, Cyprus, Chile and Iraq, and is currently in charge of public affairs for the U.S. Embassy in Paris. She is also chairman of the France-American Educational Exchange Commission (Fulbright).
Posted 03/28/2011
Cyndee Perdue Moore (Col ’85, Educ ’02 L/M) is president of the Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools for the 2011 to 2013 term. She represents National College, where she has served as vice president of operations for the Tennessee region since 2004, and is active in efforts to educate federal and state lawmakers about the critical role of career colleges in the 21st century. Ms. Moore splits her time between Nashville and Danville, Va., where she and her husband spend their spare time restoring their Victorian home on Millionaires Row.
Posted 02/17/2011
Dan Sloan (Col ’85 L/M) had a book, Playing to Wiin: Nintendo and the Video Game Industry’s Greatest Comeback, published by Joseph Wiley & Sons in December 2010. He is a senior correspondent for Reuters, based in Tokyo.
Posted 12/17/2010
Andrew Glickman (Col ’85, Law ’91 L/M) has photographs from two of his portfolios featured in Street Photography Now, published by Thames and Hudson. He resides with his family in Bethesda, Md.
Posted 12/08/2010
Lori Triff Kugler (Col ’85 L/M) married Geoffrey Post Day on Nov. 26, 2010, in their Concord, Mass., home. Ms. Kugler’s daughter, Charlotte, served as maid of honor.
Posted 12/06/2010
Carol W. Sherman (Col ’85 L/M) has been elected special counsel at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Ms. Sherman is a member of the firm’s corporate department. She focuses on corporate and securities law, include SEC reporting and compliance, equity and debt offerings, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions.
Posted 10/01/2010
Carolyn Nadeau (Col ’85)is the inaugural Byron S. Tucci Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University. Ms. Nadeau is professor of Hispanic studies and chair of the Hispanic studies department.
Posted 10/01/2010
Graham Gillen (Engr ’85 L/M) completed his certificate in management in the executive education program at the Darden School of Business at U.Va. on September 24, 2010.
Posted 09/28/2010
Lisa K. Blake (Col ’85 L/M) was chosen as one of the top twenty country music program directors by Radio Ink magazine. She is station manager at WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh, Nc.
Posted 08/30/2010
Mark J. Rebein (Com ’85 L/M) is the founder and president of Specialty Global Insurance. He sold the company to a unit of Alleghany Corp. Founded in 2005, Specialty Global developed proprietary technology and risk selection methodologies in markets including the technology, internet, advertising, marketing, media, consulting, management and business services industries. Prior to starting Specialty Global, Mr. Rebein resided in London from 1993 to 1999, serving as managing director of international operations of Media Professional. Returning to the U.S. in 1999, he was appointed president and CEO of the company. Media Professional was sold to Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. in 2005. Mr. Rebein resides in Kansas City, Mo., and Albemarle County, Va., with his wife and five children.
Posted 06/28/2010
David Chambers (Col ’85 L/M) is an executive with Accenture, where he works in proposals and other high-value communications. He also serves on several boards, including the advisory board for U.Va.’s Media Studies Department and the Kennedy Center’s community advisory board and Arts in Crisis program.
Posted 06/22/2010
Seleen Street Collins (Col ’85 L/M) joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009 as a technical writer and editor. She helps researchers publish their findings on issues concerning industrial hygiene, occupational and environmental safety, and global health. Ms. Collins recently authored reports to Congress on award-winning research at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Posted 05/20/2010
Hilton Hallock (Col ’85 L/M) is vice president of academic affairs for New England College. Ms. Hallock’s career in higher education includes experience with both academic and administrative responsibilities in undergraduate and graduate education. Her expertise includes teaching, program and faculty development, advising, assessment and accreditation. She has served as vice president for enrollment and student engagement at New England College for the past two years. She is a professor of higher education and director of the new master’s program in higher education administration. She has held positions at other universities and has co-authored articles, chapters and monographs on higher education administration and pedagogy, has given presentations at academic conferences and is on two editorial boards for national journals in higher education. She has also served as an evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is the NEC’s Accreditation Liaison Officer for NEASC.
Posted 04/09/2010
S. Scott Rohrer (Grad ’85, ’99 L/M) published Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630-1865 with the University of North Carolina Press in March. Mr. Rohrer is an independent scholar and the author of Hope’s Promise: Religion and Acculturation in the Southern Backcountry.
Posted 03/23/2010
Bob O’Hern (Com ’85 L/M) is vice president of logistics and information technology for Ritz Camera and Image, a nationwide retailer of cameras and imaging products. He has been with Ritz for 17 years. Mr. O’Hern resides in Alexandria, Va., with his wife and two children.
Posted 03/23/2010
Mark Leffers (Com ’85) presented embedded derivative accounting in a webinar for finance and accounting professionals sponsored by Stafford Publications on Feb. 17, 2010. He also co-founded a new home air filter delivery company, On Time Air Filters, to help people remember to replace their HVAC filters.
Posted 03/22/2010
Gary G. Wallace (Com ’85, Grad ’86 L/M) is a certified public accountant. He is a tax principal at Keiter Stephens, a CPA firm based in Richmond, Va. Mr. Wallace has more than 23 years of accounting experience both in the private and public sectors. He previously served as the chief financial officer for The Riverstone Group and CCA Industries, Inc., and as a tax partner with the Richmond office of KPMG.
Posted 01/15/2010
Glenn Williamson (Col ’85 L/M) and Dr. Kurtis Charles Birusingh were married Sept. 19, 2009, at Mr. Birusingh’s parent’s farm in Crescent, Iowa. Mr. Williamson is an independent film producer in Los Angeles. His films include “Sunshine Cleaning” and “Push,” which were released earlier this year, and “Hollywoodland,” which was released in 2006. He was an executive producer of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” released in 2004. Mr. Williamson and is co-chairing his 25th U.Va. reunion and he showed his latest film, “Wonderful World,” at the 2009 Virginia Film Festival. He is also a board member for the Film Festival.
Posted 01/11/2010
Cabell Acree (Law ’85) returned to private law practice in Houston with Selman, Munson & Lerner, a Houston/Austin-based firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, and business counseling. He previously served as general counsel of Orion Marine Group. Mr. Acree began his career with Bracewell and Patterson, now Bracewell & Giuliani, in Houston, after which he served as in house counsel, including general counsel, to public and private companies in the chemicals, manufacturing and heavy civil construction sectors. Mr. Acree lives with his wife, Kassy, and their 12-year old daughter, Neely, in the Clear Lake area of Houston.
Posted 11/24/2009
Andrew Lee (Col ’85, Med ’89 L/M) is the new chairman of ophthalmology at The Methodist Hospital in Houston and a professor of ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Lee’s wife, Hilary Beaver (Med ’91) has also joined the department of ophthalmology as an associate professor of ophthalmology.
Posted 09/11/2009
Scott Bierman (Grad ’85) is the 11th president of Beloit College in Beloit, Wis. The inauguration was Sept. 25, 2009. An economist with 27 years of teaching and leadership experience in liberal arts education, Mr. Bierman has served as the academic dean of Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., since 2005. He joined the faculty at Carleton and was named chair of the economics department in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, he was faculty president, serving as a liaison between faculty and the dean and president on curricular and personnel issues. He also founded and chaired the Carleton Faculty Council. Mr. Bierman and his wife, Melody, live in the historic President’s House on campus. They have two adult daughters.
Posted 09/09/2009
Susan Mattwell Fiacco (Com ’85) is vice president and chief information officer of ArcelorMittal Projects globally. ArcelorMittal Projects provides foundation, oil and gas, and construction steel solutions to North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, China and ASEAN regions and is a business unit within ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker operating in over 60 countries. Ms. Fiacco resides with her husband and three children in New Jersey.
Posted 09/03/2009
John D. Reeser (Col ’85 L/M) has been mobilized by the U.S. Navy to serve as the director of manpower and personnel for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Africa, for one year. CJTF HOA employs an indirect approach to counter violent extremism and works to prevent the exploitation of instability by building internal capacities of East Africa countries. Captain Reeser is responsible for the administration and manpower allocation of the joint task force, which includes 1,800 personnel from all branches of the U.S. military, coalition forces, partner nations, and civilians.
Posted 09/03/2009
Robert Nix (Col ’85 L/M) and Pebbles Glenn, both of Atlanta, were married May 30, 2009, in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Mr. Nix is vice president in the retirement plans practice at Register Financial Associates and Ms. Nix is owner of the residential interior design firm, Glenn Epting Interior Design.
Posted 07/10/2009
Tracy K’Meyer (Col ’85 L/M) is chair of the University of Louisville Department of History. She also published two books: Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South:
Louisville, KY, 1945-1980 and Freedom on the Border: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky (co-authored by Catherine Fosl), both by the University Press of Kentucky. Ms. K’Meyer lives in Louisville with her husband and fellow historian, A. Glenn Crothers, and their two children, Colin and Norah Crothers.
Posted 07/09/2009
Robert G. Collins (Col ’85 A/M) published a book, Led by Love: Giving Your Child a Godly Character, which discusses the moral training of children between the ages of 2 and 10. Dr. Collins practiced pediatrics in Roanoke, Va., from 1992 to 2005, when he became disabled. He and his wife of 18 years, Amy, spend much of their time home schooling their three daughters.
This photo is of “Dr. Bob” and an orphaned girl during his trip to India in 2004.
Posted 07/06/2009
Jeff White (Col ’85 L/M) was named Virg-inia’s sportswriter of the year for 2008 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Assoc-iation. Mr. White, a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, also won the award in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. He and his wife, Beth Pearce White (Col ’89), live in Crozet, Va., with their children, Hannah and Zack.
Posted 05/12/2009
Jeff Elgin (Com ’85, ’03 L/M) is vice president of customer marketing for the credit card infrastructure group of Capital One Financial Corp. Mr. Elgin lives in Richmond, Va., with his wife, Carolyn; and their sons, Matt and Andrew.
Posted 05/12/2009
Youtha C. Hardman-Cromwell (Educ ’85) is a full professor at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and was appointed assistant dean of its Mount Vernon Place Project in July. She previously served as the director of Wesley’s Practice in Ministry and Mission Program.
Posted 02/12/2009
Spencer Phillips (Col ’85 L/M) is vice president for ecology and economics research at the Wilderness Society, a national nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to protecting wilderness and inspiring Americans to care for wild places. Mr. Phillips lives in West Charleston, Vt., with his wife, Missy; and daughters Claudia and Molly.
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