Amit Mathuria (Com ’97) and his wife, Adhuna, welcomed their two sons, Kavi and Krish, on Oct. 31, 2011. They are the couple’s first children. The family resides in Fairfax, Va., where Amit works for SAP America and Adhuna is an allergist and clinical immunologist.
Posted 05/18/2012
Lindsay Rose Hunter (Col ’97) and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their second son, Holt Robertson, on April 4, 2012. The family resides in Austin, Texas, where Ms. Hunter is an architect.
Posted 05/09/2012
"The family enjoys inspiring and empowering others to thrive."
Amara Franko Heller (Col ’97) and her husband, Jason, share an acupuncture practice and teach Chinese martial arts in Harrisonburg, Va., where they have lived for the past four years. They welcomed a daughter, Vera Magdalena, in August 2010.
Posted 05/09/2012
Evan Macbeth (Col ’97 L/M) was elected chair of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee in January 2012. He had previously served as the chair of the Leesburg district and has been active in local Democratic politics since moving to Leesburg in 2006.
Posted 04/30/2012
Diane Takata Powell (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Ben, welcomed a son, William Makoto, on Dec. 29, 2011. William joins a brother, Chip, 2. The family resides in Charlotte, N.C., where Ms. Powell works as an administrator for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Posted 03/27/2012
Nikki Lawson Demian (Col ’97) and her husband, Gary, welcomed their second child, Paisley Carolyn, on Feb. 19, 2012. Paisley joins her brother, Lawson, 1. The family resides in Littleton, Colo.
Posted 03/27/2012
Willona Sloan (Col ’97) was awarded a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. She is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C.
Posted 02/23/2012
Wesley Martin (Col ’97 L/M) completed a yearlong mobilization and deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. Mr. Martin now serves as civilian counsel to the U.S. Army Reserve Command at Fort Bragg and resides with his wife, Dr. Carlene Rosado-Martin, in North Carolina.
Posted 02/08/2012
Jennifer Pedtke Christiaansen (Arch ’97 L/M) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their first child, Henry Oliver, on April 8, 2011. The family resides in Minneapolis, where both Mr. and Ms. Christiaansen practice architecture.
Posted 01/23/2012
Lesli Harris (Col ’97 L/M) joined Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann in its litigation section. She concentrates her practice in intellectual property law, representing a national sports league, sports teams and various clients in copyright and trademark matters.
Posted 01/18/2012
Susan Conn Sakiyabu (Arch ’97) and her husband, Duke, welcomed their first child, Fiona Miki, on Oct. 16, 2011. The family resides in Los Angeles, where Ms. Sakiyabu is a project manager with CO Architects.
Posted 01/04/2012
Brook T. Rolka (Col ’97 L/M) married Christina Leigh O’Loughlin on Aug. 1, 2009, in Bluemont, Va.
Posted 01/04/2012
Tracy Rohrbaugh (Col ’97, Educ ’97) and her husband, Seth Goldberger, welcomed a son, Sawyer Aaron, on Aug. 12, 2011. Sawyer joins a sister, Madeline Bella, 2. The family resides in New York City, where Ms. Rohrbaugh is an associate director of marketing at Revlon.
Posted 01/04/2012
Claire Rickards (Col ’97 L/M) received her doctorate degree in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2011 and is now the associate director of science for PI Worldwide in Boston. In this role, Ms. Rickards will conduct ongoing validity research and product development to support talent management strategies of client organizations around the world.
Posted 01/04/2012
Steven Gyory (Com ’97 L/M) and Haley Whitlock Gyory (Col ’98 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Meredith Robin, on Oct. 8, 2011. Meredith joins a brother, Luke Whitlock, age 4. The family resides in Culpeper, Va.
Posted 01/04/2012
Jeanne LaSala (Col ’97 L/M) married Andrew J. Taylor on Sept. 4, 2011, at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick in New York City. Mandy Riedel Muller (Col ’97, Law ’00 L/M), Jennifer Young Pierce (Col ’97, Med ’10 L/M) and Alexis Burns Porter (Col ’97) were all in the bridal party. Mr. Taylor is the vice president of operations for Pret A Manger US and Ms. LaSala is an actress and teaches acting at the NY Film Academy. The couple resides in New York City.
Posted 10/19/2011
Edward Emile Richardson (Arch ’97 L/M) joined his wife and partner, April Clark, at Clark | Richardson Architects. Their practice includes custom residential, commercial buildings and professional offices with active projects across the South and Southwest. Mr. Richardson previously spent five years with Miró Rivera Architects in Austin, Texas.
Posted 09/15/2011
Lee Snyder (Arch ’97) and his wife, Una, welcomed a daughter, Megan Erin, on Nov. 7, 2010. She joins a sister, Sarah, 3. The girls are granddaughters of James D. Snyder (Law ’62 L/M) and Sara Lu Persinger Snyder (Educ ’60); nieces of R. Meade Snyder (Col ’93, Law ’98 L/M); and great-nieces of Nancy Jane Snyder Feuerstein (Educ ’60). The family resides in Marietta, Ga.
Posted 09/15/2011
Edward Emile Richardson (Arch ’97 L/M) joined his wife and partner, April Clark, at Clark | Richardson Architects. Their practice includes custom residential, commercial buildings and professional offices with active projects across the South and Southwest. Mr. Richardson previously spent five years with Miró Rivera Architects in Austin, Texas.
Posted 09/15/2011
Lee Snyder (Arch ’97) and his wife, Una, welcomed a daughter, Megan Erin, on Nov. 7, 2010. She joins a sister, Sarah, 3. The girls are granddaughters of James D. Snyder(Law ’62 L/M) and Sara Lu Persinger Snyder (Educ ’60); nieces of R. Meade Snyder (Col ’93, Law ’98 L/M); and great-nieces of Nancy Jane Snyder Feuerstein (Educ ’60). The family resides in Marietta, Ga.
Posted 09/15/2011
Stephen Ziegler (Engr ’97) and Katharine Miller Ziegler (Col ’99 L/M) welcomed their second child, William Stephen, on May 30, 2011. William joins a brother, Owen, 2. The family resides in Clifton, Va.
Posted 08/30/2011
Jeffrey Michael Hanna (Col ’97) and his wife, Jenny, welcomed their second child, Lucia Marie, on June 27, 2011. Lucia joins her brother, Henry, 3. The family resides in Richmond, Va., where Jeff practices criminal defense and appellate law with McGuireWoods.
Posted 08/17/2011
Christopher Scott Combs (Col ’97 L/M) and his wife, Rebecca, welcomed their second child, Andrew Michael, on Aug. 4, 2011. Andrew joins his sister, Elisabeth, 2. The family resides in Bahrain.
Posted 08/17/2011
Stacey Nield Brugeman (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Dan, welcomed twins, Jack Emmet and James Ajax, on July 6, 2011. They are the couple’s first children. Ms. Brugeman is the former food editor of Denver Magazine and research editor of Food & Wine magazine and Mr. Brugeman is a geological engineer with Noble Energy.
Posted 08/17/2011
Mark Richardson (Col ’97) completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, in June 2011. Dr. Richardson is now the director of adult epilepsy surgery, co-director of functional neurosurgery and director of the Translational Neurobiology Laboratory in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Posted 08/12/2011
Elizabeth A. Breen (Col ’97) is of counsel for the Hunton & Williams law firm, where she concentrates her practice on health care law and the representation of health care providers, including health care systems, academic medical centers, hospitals and other health care companies. In 2011, Virginia Super Lawyers named her a “Rising Star.”
Posted 08/12/2011
Jenny Sigel Burkett (Nurs ’97 L/M) and her husband, Allen, welcomed their first child, Emma Faye, on July 5, 2011. The family lives in Chesapeake, Va., where both parents serve at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Posted 08/12/2011
Mark Richardson (Col ’97) completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, in June 2011. Dr. Richardson is now the director of adult epilepsy surgery, co-director of functional neurosurgery and director of the Translational Neurobiology Laboratory in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Posted 08/12/2011
Adrianna Ryan Whish (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Peter, welcomed their second child, Sophia Adrianna, on May 2, 2011. Sophia joins her brother, Richard, 1. The family resides in London.
Posted 07/12/2011
Charles Hendricks (Arch ’97 L/M) received the “best green residential renovation” award from the Virginia Sustainable Building Network. His architectural firm, The Gaines Group, designed the addition and renovation to a late-1800s farmhouse that cut the owner’s electric bills by 56 percent. In 2008, the VSBN named the firm the “best green designers” in Virginia.
Posted 07/12/2011
Adrianna Ryan Whish (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Peter, welcomed their second child, Sophia Adrianna, on May 2, 2011. Sophia joins her brother, Richard, 1. The family resides in London.
Posted 07/12/2011
Karen Russell Miller (Grad ’97) is a partner at the Birmingham, Ala., office of PwC.
Posted 06/27/2011
Karen Russell Miller (Grad ’97) is a partner at the Birmingham, Ala., office of PwC.
Posted 06/27/2011
Erin Allebaugh Muller (Col ’97, Nurs ’06) and her husband, Darrell, welcomed their first child, Thomas Maxwell, on Aug. 25, 2010. The family resides in Charlottesville, where Ms. Muller works as a labor and delivery nurse at the U.Va. Health System.
Posted 06/22/2011
Erin Allebaugh Muller (Col ’97, Nurs ’06) and her husband, Darrell, welcomed their first child, Thomas Maxwell, on Aug. 25, 2010. The family resides in Charlottesville, where Ms. Muller works as a labor and delivery nurse at the U.Va. Health System.
Posted 06/22/2011
Amy Kitchell Wincko (Col ’97 L/M) received the Corporate Professional Achievement Award from Professional Women in Construction. Ms. Wincko is first vice president of construction operations for Tishman Construction Company.
Posted 06/10/2011
Amy Kitchell Wincko (Col ’97 L/M) received the Corporate Professional Achievement Award from Professional Women in Construction. Ms. Wincko is first vice president of construction operations for Tishman Construction Company.
Posted 06/10/2011
Robin A. Ward (Educ ’97) had a book, Math + Art = Fun: Activities for Discovering Mathematical Magic in Modern Art, published by Bright Sky Press. Ms. Ward is a clinical assistant professor of mathematics at Rice University.
Posted 05/18/2011
Robin A. Ward (Educ ’97) had a book, Math + Art = Fun: Activities for Discovering Mathematical Magic in Modern Art, published by Bright Sky Press. Ms. Ward is a clinical assistant professor of mathematics at Rice University.
Posted 05/18/2011
Rudene Mercer Haynes (Col ’97) was named among Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2011 “Influential Women of Virginia.” Ms. Haynes is a partner in the Richmond office of Hunton and Williams, where she serves as co-chair of the firm’s diversity programming committee and the University of Texas Law School campus recruiting initiative. The national Leadership Council on Legal Diversity recently selected her to participate in its newly launched fellows program.
Posted 04/05/2011
Jonathan King (Engr ’97 L/M) and his wife, Pamela, welcomed their first child, Grace, on Sept. 18, 2010. The family resides in Louisville, Ky.
Posted 03/04/2011
Patrick J. Wolfe Jr. (Law ’97) is a shareholder of the mid-Atlantic regional law firm of Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer & Toddy, headquartered in Philadelphia.
Posted 02/17/2011
Shannon Marshall Ikenberry (Nurs ’97 L/M) and her husband, Marlin, welcomed their first child, Owen Marshall, on Nov. 19, 2010. Ms. Ikenberry continues to work as a women’s health nurse practitioner at the Woman’s Center in Fishersville, Va. The family resides in Lexington, Va.
Posted 02/17/2011
Joseph Murphy (Grad ’97) is a partner at the Philadelphia intellectual property law firm of Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen and Pokotilow.
Posted 01/28/2011
Joseph Murphy (Grad ’97) is a partner at the Philadelphia intellectual property law firm of Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen and Pokotilow.
Posted 01/28/2011
Jennifer L. Young (Engr ’97, Grad ’07 L/M) married Christopher Ross Pierce on Nov. 6, 2010, in Sumter, S.C. Honor attendants included Sara Allen Mischler (Col ’97 L/M), Jeanne LaSala (Col ’97 L/M), Mandy Riedel Muller (Col ’97, Law ’00 L/M) and Uzair Dossani (Engr ’97). Dr. Young completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University in 2009. The couple resides in Charleston, S.C., where she is an assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Mr. Pierce works as a financial trader for Automated Trading Desk in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Posted 11/23/2010
Meredith Prager Stern (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their third child, Carly Danielle, born Sept. 24, 2010. Carly joins her brothers, Justin, 7; and Evan, 4. Carly is the niece of Sara Prager (Col ’03 L/M). Ms. Stern is the assistant director of Ivy League Day Camp on Long Island. The family resides in Plainview, N.Y.
Posted 11/23/2010
Justin Hollon (Col ’97 L/M) and Heather Sherron Hollon (Engr ’98 L/M) welcomed a son, Clayton Boone, on Sept. 5, 2010. He joins brothers Porter, 5; and Graham, 3. Dr. Justin Hollon is completing his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The family resides in Ellicott City, Md.
Posted 11/23/2010
Derek Furr (Grad ’97, Educ ’02) had a book, Recorded Poetry and Poetic Reception from Edna Millay to the Circle of Robert Lowell, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Posted 11/23/2010
Meredith Prager Stern (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their third child, Carly Danielle, born Sept. 24, 2010. Carly joins her brothers, Justin, 7; and Evan, 4. Carly is the niece of Sara Prager (Col ’03 L/M). Ms. Stern is the assistant director of Ivy League Day Camp on Long Island. The family resides in Plainview, N.Y.
Posted 11/23/2010
Paul Davis (Col ’97 L/M) is editor of community banking for American Banker. Mr. Davis lives in Greensboro, N.C., where he is also completing his MBA degree at Wake Forest University and directing social media for the business school’s marketing department.
Posted 11/16/2010
Elizabeth Longley Komosa (Col ’97 L/M) and Timothy Komosa welcomed a son, Theodore Charles, on Aug. 26, 2010. Teddy joins his sister Charlotte, 3. The family resides in Washington, D.C.
Posted 11/04/2010
Elizabeth Longley Komosa (Col ’97 L/M) and Timothy Komosa welcomed a son, Theodore Charles, on Aug. 26, 2010. Teddy joins his sister Charlotte, 3. The family resides in Washington, D.C.
Posted 11/04/2010
Jennifer Zittrain Tippit (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Alan, welcomed their daughter, Jordan Rachel, on April 24, 2010. Jordan joins her brother Noah, 2. The family resides in Wylie, Texas.
Posted 10/28/2010
Jennifer Zittrain Tippit (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Alan, welcomed their daughter, Jordan Rachel, on April 24, 2010. Jordan joins her brother Noah, 2. The family resides in Wylie, Texas.
Posted 10/28/2010
Rudene Tulaine Mercer Bascomb (Col ’97) and Ricardo Anthony Haynes married September 5, 2010 at Sacred Acres in Mathews, Va. They spent their honeymoon at the Boca Beach Club at the Waldorf Astoria in Boca Raton, Fla. Rudene is a corporate finance partner at the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP in Richmond, Va. Ricardo is a theologian and teaching assistant at Virginia Union School of Theology and is applying to doctorate programs for fall 2011. Ricardo and Rudene met while working on a community “love” project at their church. Ricardo surprised Rudene with a cake etched with “Will You Marry Me?” at a friend’s cookout on Memorial Day.
Posted 10/05/2010
Alison L. MacGregor (Col ’97 L/M) has been elected as partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Ms. MacGregor is a member of the litigation department. She focuses on commercial litigation, including representation of indenture trustees in bankruptcy litigation, defense of securities fraud and civil RICO lawsuits, NASD arbitrations, and complex commercial cases including those involving issues of foreign law.
Posted 10/01/2010
Alison L. MacGregor (Col ’97 L/M) has been elected as partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Ms. MacGregor is a member of the litigation department. She focuses on commercial litigation, including representation of indenture trustees in bankruptcy litigation, defense of securities fraud and civil RICO lawsuits, NASD arbitrations, and complex commercial cases including those involving issues of foreign law.
Posted 10/01/2010
Greg Feder (Col ’92, Law ’97 L/M) joined the bank activities section in the legal division at the FDIC and will be working on regulations implementing the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. Emily Clayton Feder (Law ’97)has joined the U.S. Department of Education and will be monitoring compliance with the Randolph-Sheppard Act, which gives contracting preference to the visually impaired.
Posted 09/14/2010
Melanie Nicole Covington (Col ’ 97 L/M) married Segun Fabiyi on August 21, 2010 in Hilton Head, Sc. Melanie, a national marketing manager with Grant Thornton LLP, and Segun, a client account manager with JP Morgan, reside in New York.
Posted 09/10/2010
Evan D. Macbeth (Col ’97 L/M) and Abbe L. Hoffman Macbeth (Col ’01 L/M) welcomed their second child, Henry Evan on April 12, 2010. Evan is a director at Sine Nomine Associates in Ashburn, Va. Abbe has been pursuing a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Mental Health since receiving her Ph. D. from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York in 2006.
Posted 09/07/2010
Steve Nerheim (Eng ’97 L/M) and his wife, Cathy, welcomed their second child, Charlotte, on Sept. 1, 2009. Later that month, Steve graduated from the MBA program at the College of William & Mary. The family resides in Richmond, Va.
Posted 09/02/2010
Margaret Poston Northup (Com ’97) and John David Northup III (Col ’96 L/M) welcomed their son, Charles Andersen “Anders,” March 9, 2010. He joins sister Ellie, 2.
Posted 08/31/2010
"We are enjoying many wonderful family adventures. Pictured here are Annabelle, Christa, Caroline, Christian and Greg in Dresden, Germany."
Christa Hartch (Nurs ’97 L/M) and her husband, Greg Hartch (Law ’95 L/M) and their three children; Christian, Annabelle and Caroline, have been living in Paris, France, for almost 1 year. Mr. Hartch’s work at General Electric brought them to France and they plan to return when the assignment is finished.
Posted 07/08/2010
Virginia “Ginny” Geier Gowski (Col ’97) and her husband, Bill, welcomed their second child, Elizabeth Patricia, on Dec. 8, 2009. Liza joins brother, Freddy, 2. The family resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Posted 06/17/2010
Patrick Wilde (Col ’97 L/M) and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their first child, Bryson Shepard, on Sept. 2, 2009. The family resides in Charlotte, N.C.
Posted 06/17/2010
Jennifer Regelman Getz (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Adam, are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Joshua Benjamin, on Nov. 2, 2009. Joshua joins sister, Rachael, 3. Ms. Getz is a project manager with IBM, where she has worked since graduation. Mr. Getz is the manager of business intelligence with Amtrak. The family resides in Burke, Va.
Posted 06/11/2010
Jennifer Bowen Wieland (Col ’97, Law ’02 L/M) and her husband, Jeff Wieland, welcomed Zachary Cyrus on April 7, 2010. Zach joins brother, Ben, and sister, Maggie. The family resides in Shawnee, Kan. Ms. Wieland is a litigator practicing with the firm of Berkowitz Oliver in Kansas City, Miss. Mr. Wieland is a social studies teacher at Mill Valley High School, where he was recently named the De Soto School District’s Secondary Teacher of the Year.
Posted 06/11/2010
Lindsay Rose Hunter (Col ’97) and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their first child, Caine William, on Oct. 17, 2009. The family resides in Austin, Texas, where Ms. Hunter is an architect.
Posted 05/13/2010
Lindsay Hance McCullough (Arch ’97) and her husband, Stanton, welcomed their first child, Edward Smith McCullough, on Aug. 22, 2009. The family resides in Manhattan, where Ms. McCullough is an architectural designer with Polshek Partnership Architects.
Posted 05/13/2010
Nina Griswold Fitch (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Justin, welcomed a son, Henry Tucker, on Jan. 21, 2009. They live in Jackson, Miss., where Ms. Fitch is the recruiting manager and event specialist for Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens and Cannada, PLLC.
Posted 05/13/2010
Laura J. Merianos (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Mark Cawley, welcomed their second daughter, Sophia Grace Cawley, on April 6, 2010. Sophia joins sister, Anastasia, 2.
Posted 04/19/2010
Gunes Hopson (Col ’97, Law ’01 L/M) has launched her own part-time photography business, www.fotogenicrichmond.com, in Richmond, Va., specializing in on-location portrait, pet and sports photography.
Posted 04/01/2010
Adrianna Ryan Whish (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Peter, joyfully announce the birth of their first child, Richard Peter, born on Oct. 19, 2009. The family resides in London, where Ms. Whish is a business risk analyst for Financial Risk Management Limited, a fund of hedge funds.
Posted 04/01/2010
Christopher Paul Hunter (Col ’97, GSBA ’07 L/M) and Stephanie Beckes were married on Nov. 7, 2009, in Old Town Alexandria, Va., with a reception in Arlington, Va. Classmates from both undergraduate studies and Darden were in attendance. The couple honeymooned in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Hunters live in Arlington, Va.
Posted 03/31/2010
Nykia Jordan Wilson (Col ’97, Law ’02 L/M) and Rai Wilson (Grad ’01, Law ’02, Grad ’08) welcomed their second son, Joshua Jordan Wilson, on Dec. 28, 2009. Joshua joins his brother, Jack Freeman, 3. The family resides in the San Diego, Calif., area.
Posted 03/24/2010
Kurt Mueller (Col ’97) and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second son, Mason Gregory, on Nov. 18, 2009. Mason’s brother, Max Davis, 1, is excited to have a baby brother. They reside in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C.
Posted 03/22/2010
Frances Bazaz Duran (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Jon Duran (Col ’97), welcomed their first child, Natalie, on Dec. 19, 2009. The family resides in Alexandria, Va.
Posted 03/09/2010
Lee Brittle (Col ’97) is the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol’s Enlisted Person of the Year for 2009. Marine Science Technician First Class Petty Officer Brittle was instrumental in the completion of IIP’s 2009 Ice Season. The Ice Patrol monitors the iceberg danger near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and provides warnings to mariners to eliminate the risk of iceberg collision in the North Atlantic Ocean. He coordinated and executed two historic aerial deployments of World Ocean Circulation Experiment drifting buoys, including the first deployment from a USCG HC-130J airframe and the first deployment in the Arctic Ocean. Petty Officer Brittle ensured a successful deployment by personnel who were unfamiliar with the deployment procedures in a high profile environment with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on board the aircraft.
Posted 01/28/2010
Jennifer Morgan Gray (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Doug, traveled to Seoul, South Korea, in August to meet and welcome their son, Keon Morgan Gray, born on Nov. 6, 2008. Keon arrived at his new home in Rockville, Md., on Sept. 3, 2009. Ms. Gray is the director of editorial services at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Posted 01/13/2010
Amy Probsdorfer (Col ’97, Arch ’99 L/M) married Michael J. Kelley Jr. on May 16, 2009 in Norfolk, Va. They honeymooned in Maui, Hawaii, and reside in Virginia Beach. U.Va. attendees included bridesmaids Emily Favre (Col ’97 L/M), Diane Takata Powell (Com ’97 A/M) and Rhonda Sincavage (Arch ’99), Mistress of Ceremonies Laura Everitt (Col ’97, Law ’02 L/M) and guests Taylor Krenkel (Col ’97 L/M), Victoria Tai (Col ’97 A/M), Brigette Bone DiNicola (Col ’97 L/M), Joseph Lang (Col ’97 L/M), Sara Chandler Johnston (Col ’97), Daniel Geary (Col ’97), Kara Schuler (Nurs ’96), Ann Soh Becker (Col ’95) and Kate Mathers (Col ’99).
Posted 12/09/2009
Kimberly Molina Steger (Arch ’97) and Carl Meritt Steger (Col ’95) proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Reagan Meritt. Reagan was born on May 23, 2009. The family resides in Cary, N.C.
Posted 12/03/2009
Charles Hendricks (Arch ’97 L/M) is a principal at The Gaines Group, PLC Architectural Firm. On Oct. 10, 2009, he received the Middle Atlantic Region Construction Specifications Institute Robert P. Brosseau Memorial Award. This award is given to one member of the region each year. The award recognizes Mr. Hendrick’s energy towards providing, arranging and coordinating educational events that benefit the construction community and his passion for sustainable design. His design of the first LEED certified house in the Southeastern United States located in Crozet, Va., in 2005 set the tone for his work over the last 4 years. His firm has been named the “best green designers” by VSBN and has received awards for environmental stewardship from Governor Tim Kaine.
Posted 11/24/2009
Mackenzie Brown Bartlett (Col ’97) and her husband, Stephen Bartlett, welcomed their daughter, Georgia Clementine, on Sept. 3, 2009. The Bartletts also have a three year-old son, Walker. Ms. Bartlett is the daughter of the late George Brown IV (Col ’70).
Posted 11/24/2009
Adrienne Steinberg (Com ’97 L/M) and C. Blake McCallister (Col ’97) were married on Oct. 3, 2009, on Block Island, R.I., where they were joined by many of their U.Va. friends. The wedding ceremony was performed by their friend and fellow classmate, Benjamin A. Tisdell (Com ’97 L/M). The couple resides in New York City, where Ms. McCallister is vice president, business development at Associated Content and Mr. McCallister is a product manager at Pipeline Financial Systems.
Posted 11/24/2009
Michelle Williams Ashworth (Col ’97) and husband Jay welcomed their second son, Casen William, on July 4, 2009. Casen joins brother, Jacob, to complete a happy family of four.
Posted 09/28/2009
Todd Richman (Col ’97 L/M) and his wife, Courtney, welcomed their second and third children to their family. Fraternal twins, Samantha Paige and Benjamin Cole, were born on July 27, 2009, and join their 2-year-old sister Anna. The family resides in Boston.
Posted 09/23/2009
Ashley Clark Forrest (Col ’97) and Marc Christopher Forrest (Col ’99) welcomed their first daughter, Peyton Elizabeth, on June 26, 2009. Peyton joins her big brother, Parker, 3. The family lives in Newport News, VA where both Ashley and Marc are physical therapists.
Posted 09/23/2009
Allison Smith Knab (Col ’97) and her husband, Brian R. Knab (Col ’97), welcomed their second daughter, Evelyn Louise, on Dec. 17, 2008. She joins sister, Clara Annabelle, 3. The Knab girls are the nieces of Christine Smith Hogan (Engr ’91 L/M), Stacy Smith Kesten (Col ’93) and Daniel Kesten (Col ’93 L/M).
Posted 07/07/2009
Michael Landler (Arch ’97 L/M) and his wife, Carrie, welcomed their first child and son, Garrett Eli, on May 1, 2009. The family resides in Great Neck, N.Y.
Posted 07/06/2009
Elisabeth Piriou Murkison (Col ’97) and her husband, James, welcomed their second daughter, Evelyn Claire, on Feb. 19, 2009. “Evie” joins 2-year-old sister, Lillian, and is the granddaughter of Jean-Pierre Piriou (Grad ’73) and the niece of Michele Piriou Nichols (Col ’92 L/M) and Marie-Christine Piriou Reames (Col ’94 L/M). The family resides in Seattle, Wash.
Posted 07/01/2009
Stephen Ziegler (Engr ’97) and Katharine Miller Ziegler (Col ’99 L/M) welcomed their first child, Owen Condray, on Nov. 20, 2008. The family resides in Clifton, Va.
Posted 07/01/2009
Kimberley Roy Davis (Arch ’97) and Scott Jeffrey Davis (SCPS ’04) announce the birth of a son, Luke Sean, on Nov. 18, 2008.
Posted 05/12/2009
Elizabeth Yusi (Col ’97 L/M) married Steven Brinker (Col ’99) on Sept. 20, 2008.
Posted 05/12/2009
John E. Slaughter III (Law ’97) and his wife, Mika, announce the birth on Feb. 18, 2009, to triplets, John Edward IV, Maya Audrey and Emma Yoshiko. The family lives in Durham, N.C.
Posted 05/12/2009
Matthew S. Payne (Col ’97 A/M) is a litigator with the Pittsburgh office of Fox Rothschild, and was elected treasurer of the Gay and Lesbian Neighborhood Development Association, a charitable organization that fosters appreciation of gays, lesbians and all people by working with civic, church, fraternal and school groups to make western Pennsylvania a better place in which to live.
Posted 02/12/2009
Veronica Nolan (Col ’97 L/M) was featured in an Oct. 6, 2008, Washington Post article titled “Leaders Who Push for Change and Reach Out Are Applauded.” She is the executive director of Urban Alliance, a foundation that prepares young adults from under-resourced neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., for the world of work and a life of self-sufficiency through education, mentoring and meaningful paid internships. Ms. Nolan has expanded the program from one high school to 16 schools and has placed more than 500 D.C. youths each year at institutions such as the World Bank and Morgan Stanley. Almost all of the students graduate from high school and 90 percent enroll in college. Ms. Nolan is married to Kareem M. El-Alaily (Engr ’97 L/M).
Posted 02/12/2009
Tien-tsin Huang (Com ’97) is on the Institutional Investor 2008 All-America Research Team, ranking third in his category. Mr. Huang is a senior equity research analyst at JPMorgan, covering the computer services and IT consulting industry.
Posted 02/12/2009
Kerrie Stevenson Lineweaver (Com ’97 L/M) and Brian Lineweaver (Com ’95, Grad ’96 L/M) welcomed their second son, Carter Herbert, on July 10, 2008. He joins a brother, Drew, 2. The family resides in Falls Church, Va.
Posted 02/12/2009
Kevin Cahill Finn (Arch ’97 L/M) and his wife, Kelly, welcomed the birth of their second child, Matthew Thomas, on June 18, 2008. Matthew joins his sister, Molly Rose, 2. The family resides in Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y. Mr. Finn is a project manager at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in New York City.
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