Raj Sharma (Engr ’95, ’97) married Hersha Manani June 4, 2011. The couple resides in Glenside, Pa. Mr. Sharma works at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region III office in Philadelphia.
Posted 01/04/2012
Caroline Lian (Col ’95) is the director at Riveron Consulting in Dallas, where she will be responsible for client service.
Posted 12/06/2011
Crystal Brown (Col ’95) joined the board of directors of the NEA Foundation. Ms. Brown currently serves as vice president of the education practice at Widmeyer Communications, where she oversees strategy for the firm’s largest client, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Posted 11/15/2011
Andrew Parker (Engr ’95, ’96 L/M) and Meredith Caskey Parker (Col ’99, Law ’02 L/M) welcomed their second child, Mason Andrew, on July 21, 2011. Mason joins a sister, Olivia Catherine, 2. The family resides in Fairfax, Va. Olivia and Mason are the niece and nephew, respectively, of Aaron Parker (Col ’99), Kara Mallory Parker (Col ’99), Courtney Caskey Eliasek (Col ’96) and Ron Eliasek (Engr ’93).
Posted 09/30/2011
Keisha Jordan (Col ’95) joined the board at the Maternity Care Coalition. Ms. Jordan has also served as the executive director of Computers for Youth-Philadelphia. She has served on the boards of six youth/education organizations, including the Black Alliance for Education Options. In 2004, Ms. Jordan was the youngest recipient in Philadelphia program history selected to receive the Eisenhower Fellowship to study education in New Zealand and Australia.
Posted 09/30/2011
Lazetta Rainey Braxton (Com ’95 L/M) was awarded a 2011 Financial Planning Association diversity scholarship. Ms. Braxton is founder and chief executive officer of Financial Fountains, a fee-only financial planning and registered investment advisory firm in Chicago.
Posted 09/30/2011
Courtney Keister Reynolds (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, John L. Reynolds IV, welcomed their first child, Rachel Ann, on July 23, 2011. The family resides in New York City and Salem, Va.
Posted 08/30/2011
Salman Tajuddin (Com ’95 L/M) and his wife, Mahnaz Khan, welcomed their first child, Inara Silvana, on Aug. 1, 2011. Mr. Tajuddin works at Capstone Advisory Group as a financial restructuring consultant and Ms. Khan, a graduate of Boston University and Chicago-Kent College of Law, is an analyst at the International Trade Administration. Both live in Arlington, Va., and work in Washington, D.C.
Posted 08/12/2011
Rob Shields (Engr ’95 L/M) and Meredith Davis Shields (Col ’96 L/M) welcomed their second child, Kirsten Stephanie, on Dec. 29, 2010. Kirsten joins a brother, Carter, 2. The Shields family resides in Richmond, Va.
Posted 08/12/2011
Nicole Bossard (Grad ’95) was awarded a doctorate in leadership and change from Antioch University. Ms. Bossard is the president and senior consultant at TGC Consulting.
Posted 08/12/2011
Shelia Slemp (Col ’95 L/M) has been serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine since 2008. She’s been working in community and youth development and with the Opika Performance Group, a group of nine young Ukrainians who are mostly graduates of the Perechyn boarding school. In July 2011, she was selected to share her experiences from the Peace Corps at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Posted 07/13/2011
Paul Glagola (Engr ’95 L/M) is vice president of technology and infrastructure for JPB Enterprises, in Columbia, Md.
Posted 06/27/2011
H.J. Manzari (Grad ’95, ’01) is a tenured professor of modern languages at Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, specializing in Spanish.
Posted 06/22/2011
Michelle Vaniels Pendleton (Com ’95 L/M) and her husband, Mike, welcomed a son, Charles Michael, on March 29, 2011. Michael is the grandson of Wally Vaniels (Educ ’69).
Posted 04/12/2011
James Trent Hammer (Col ’95, GSBA ’05 L/M) and Carrie Davis Hammer (Col ’95 L/M) welcomed their second son, Alex Trent, on Jan. 7, 2011. Alex joins his brother, Kyle Robert, 2. Alex is the nephew of Richard Davis (Col ’00). The family resides in Centreville, Va.
Posted 03/10/2011
Mary Bolduc-Glagola (Col ’95 L/M) was selected by Maryland’s Daily Record as one of 50 Maryland Leading Ladies, a selection of women under the age of 40 who are recognized for accomplishments in their career and community.
Posted 12/08/2010
Kristin Zeh Baxley (Educ ’95,’97 L/M) and her husband, Ken, welcomed a daughter, Erin Lily-Mia, on July 14, 2010. Erin joins her siblings, Will, 8; Meagan, 6; and Nathan, 3. Erin is the niece of Stephanie Zeh Wilson (Educ ’92 L/M), Darrell W. Wilson (Col ’92 L/M) and the late William B. Zeh, Jr. (Col ’87). Ms. Baxley, formerly a teacher, is a stay-at-home mom. The family resides in Roanoke, Va.
Posted 11/09/2010
Ann-Tyler Sangston Connell (Com ’95 L/M) and Matthew Sean Connell were married on Sept. 11, 2010 in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. The couple resides in Charlotte, N.C. Ms. Connell works in communications at Bank of America and Matt is a buyer/planner at Ingersoll Rand.
Posted 11/09/2010
David I. Brown (Col ’95 L/M) and his wife, Julie, welcomed their second child, Cody Howard, on February 21, 2010. Cody joins his brother, Carter, 3. The family lives in McLean, Va.
Posted 09/02/2010
Leslie Parpart (Col ’95, Educ ’95 L/M) and her husband, Kurt Friday, welcomed their son, William Bennett, and their daughter, Mary Claire Conoly, on March 17, 2010. The family resides in Richmond, Va. Bennett and Mary Claire are the nephew and neice of Andy Parker (Col ’84, Law ’90 L/M) and Susan Friday Parker (Educ ’96).
Posted 08/13/2010
Todd L. Shirley (Col ’95 A/M) and his wife, Meade Shirley, welcomed the birth of their second child and son, Crawford Hugh, born on May 14, 2010. Crawford joins his sister, Holland Mae, born on March 29, 2008. The Shirley family resides in Atlanta, Ga.
Posted 07/08/2010
Andrew Su (Col ’95) and his wife, Piper, welcomed a son, Elliot Thomas, into the family in Feb. They reside in Alexandria, Va.
Posted 07/08/2010
David Dahlquist (Engr ’95 L/M) lives on Long Island, N.Y., with his wife, Stephanie Merton Dahlquist (Educ ’96), and their two daughters. Mr. Dahlquist is vice president and chief financial officer of Park Electochemical Corp., a global advanced materials company. He joined the company in 2006.
Posted 06/16/2010
"I hope fellow alumni will visit 1716-2 Allied Street whenever they're in town!"
Allison Linney (Col ’95, GSBA ’01 L/M) founded an organizational development consulting firm, Allison Partners, while she was at Darden in 2000. In 2008, she opened an office in downtown Charlottesville.
Posted 06/15/2010
William M. Musser IV (Col ’95 L/M) and his wife, Jennifer E. McClister (Col ’95 L/M), welcomed their first child and son, Henry Patrick Musser, on April 11, 2010. The family resides in Golden, Colo.
Posted 06/11/2010
Walevska Perez Herrera (Col ’95) and her husband, Carlos Martos Marlia, announce the birth of their twin daughters, Monica and Carmen, born on April 2, 2010. They join sister, Marina, 6; and brother, Manuel, 4. The family resides in Madrid, Spain.
Posted 05/26/2010
Crissy Seamans Hemphill (Col ’95) and her husband, Jay, welcomed their second son, Archer Tillman, on Sept. 21, 2009. Archer joins his brother, Hayes, 3. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C.
Posted 04/08/2010
Kurt Daniel (Col ’95) and his wife, Cindy, welcomed their first child and girl, Zoe Olivia Daniel, on Jan. 16, 2010. The family resides in New York City and New Canaan, Conn.
Posted 04/01/2010
Matt Fischer (Col ’95 L/M) and his wife, Renee, welcomed their first child, Alexander Everett Fischer, on July 2, 2009. Mr. Fischer is the director of the App Store at Apple Inc. and Renee is co-founder of Neela Products Inc. The family resides in Burlingame, Calif.
Posted 04/01/2010
John D. Pullen (Com ’95 L/M) is principal sales engineer at salesforce.com, where he covers the southeast and select enterprise accounts nationwide. Mr. Pullen resides outside of Atlanta.
Posted 03/23/2010
Anna Riggle Palmer (Col ’95, Law ’00 L/M) and William Allison Palmer III (Law ’99 L/M) announce the birth of their son, Graham Alexander, born on Nov. 10, 2009. Graham joins brother, William, 6; and sister, Caroline, 3. The family resides in Atlanta.
Posted 03/23/2010
Mary Bolduc Glagola (Col ’95 L/M) was elected to the National Board of Directors for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Ms. Glagola is president of the Maryland/South Delaware Chapter board of directors. Additionally, she is on the board of trustees for the Columbia Foundation, a $15 million community foundation.
Posted 03/02/2010
David Stolle (Col ’95) and Ashley Zlatoper Stolle (Col ’95, Med ’00 L/M) welcomed their third child and first boy, Alexander “Lex”, on April 16. 2009. He joins sisters, Livi and Kate. They reside in Norcross, Ga., where Mr. Stolle heads Universal Tennis Academy and Ms. Stolle is a pediatrician with Gwinnett Pediatrics.
Posted 01/15/2010
"While the form of development might appear similar to that in the U.S., the concepts and philosophy in China are fundamentally different. It's an extraordinary, fascinating, interesting and awe-insipring country that is both young as the spring plum tree blossom and sophisticated, critical and knowledgeable as a thread-bare Herringbone blazer-clad, tenured Medieval English Lit Professor. Unlike fortune cookies and General Tsao Chicken, real Chinese cuisine is both exceptional, well prepared and full of flavor."
Keith S. Robbins (Arch ’95 L/M) relocated to Shanghai. He is a director of Ager Environmental Design, a Sino-American design firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Boston.
Posted 01/14/2010
William R. Cogswell (Com ’95 L/M) left United Bank to join State Farm Insurance as an auto underwriter in their Mid-Atlantic Operations Center in Charlottesville.
Posted 01/14/2010
Sarah Barr Johnson (Col ’95) married Andrew Lewis Jones on April 18, 2009, in West Jefferson, N.C. The couple lives in Richmond, Va.
Posted 12/09/2009
Elizabeth Schick Martin (Com ’95 L/M) and her husband, Will, welcomed their second daughter, Virginia Gray, on Oct. 28, 2009. Virginia joins her sister, Alexandra Jane, 2. The family resides in Herndon, Va.
Posted 12/07/2009
"Wes's birth was the exciting finale to a busy summer for our family with a move to a new home and big brother Keith's start at preschool just weeks prior. Neile is looking forward to sleep in 2010!"
Neile Maloney Hartman (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, Fred, welcomed their second son, Wes Stephens Hartman, to the world on Sept. 19, 2009.
Posted 11/24/2009
Priya Sazawal Koul (Com ’95 L/M) and Sharat Koul (Col ’96) welcomed their son, Avinash, on June 19, 2009. Avinash joins sister Kiran, 3. The family resides in Lexington, Ky. Avinash is the nephew of Vibha Sazawal (Engr ’98), Vijay Ravindran (Engr ’96), and Suraj K. Sazawal (Col ’01).
Posted 11/24/2009
Rob Shields (Engr ’95 L/M) and Meredith Davis Shields (Col ’96 L/M) are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a son, Carter Davis Shields on June 8, 2009, in Richmond, Va.
Posted 09/28/2009
Michelle Vaniels (Com ’95 L/M) and Mike Pendleton were married at Valhalla Vineyards in Roanoke, Va., on Aug. 9, 2009. Ms. Vaniels is an accounting manager at Advance Auto Parts and Mr. Pendleton works for Edward Jones Investments. The couple resides in north Roanoke County. Ms. Vaniels is the daughter of Wally Vaniels (Educ ’69 A/M).
Posted 09/11/2009
Gail Pinsky Rand (Com ’95 L/M) and her husband, Colin, joyfully announce the birth of their third child, Logan Thomas, born July 1, 2009. Logan joins 7-year old brother, Aidan, and 4-year old sister, Chloe. The family resides in Annapolis, Md.
Posted 07/28/2009
Heather Grehawick Roberts (Nurs ’95 L/M) and her husband, Dave, welcomed their third child and son, Henry Christopher, born March 13, 2009. He joins sister, Taylor, 5; and brother, Nicholas, 2. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C., where Ms. Roberts works per diem on the labor and delivery unit at UNC Hospital.
Posted 07/06/2009
Samantha McDonald Franz (Nurs ’95, ’00 L/M) and David Franz (Col ’88, Med ’92) announce the birth of their first son, David James, who arrived Feb. 13, 2009. James joins sisters, Rebecca, 4; and Sarah, 2. The family resides in Spotsylvania, Va.
Posted 07/06/2009
Julie Meyer Grogan (Com ’95) and Bruce Grogan are proud to announce the birth of their little girl, Haley Kaitlin, on March 25, 2009, in Clarence Center, N.Y.
Posted 07/01/2009
Shannon Upp Hunt (Col ’95, Educ ’95 L/M) and her husband, Kenneth Hunt, welcomed their first daughter, Camille Virginia, on Nov. 26, 2008. Camille joins her brother, Garrison, 2. The family resides in Asheville, N.C.
Posted 05/12/2009
Laura Whanger Morello (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their first son and third child, Michael “Grady,” on Nov. 24, 2008. Grady joins sisters Maddie, 9; and Claire, 6. Grady is the nephew of David Whanger (Col ’99 L/M) and Tommy Whanger (Engr ’03).
Posted 05/12/2009
William Doyle (Col ’95, Law ’00 L/M) and Brooke Graham Doyle (Col ’94, Educ ’00 L/M) announce the birth of their son, Nathan James. He was born Feb. 16, 2009, and joins his sister, Meghan; and brother, Brendan. The Doyles live in Seattle.
Posted 05/12/2009
Kristian Fonss (Arch ’95) and his wife, Kari, welcomed their first child and son, Karsten Ulrik, on Jan. 6, 2009. The family resides in Arlington, Va.
Posted 05/12/2009
Andrew Parker (Engr ’95, ’96 L/M) and Meredith Caskey Parker (Col ’99, Law ’02 L/M) welcomed their first child, Olivia Catherine, on Oct. 29, 2008. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.
Posted 02/12/2009
Jack Kerrigan (Col ’95, Law ’98) was named one of Washington Business Journal’s Top Washington Lawyers in the category of general counsel in the magazine’s September issue. He is the general counsel for Blackbird Technologies Inc., a company based in Herndon, Va., that provides high-end technology products and services to the intelligence community and the U.S. Department of Defense. Mr. Kerrigan and his wife, Marli Porterfield Kerrigan (Col ’94), have five children: two boys, Kaelan, 8, and Rex, 6; and three girls, Casey, 5, Grace, 2, and Ella, 3 months. Ms. Kerrigan is an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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