Ruth M. Allen (Educ ’68) had a book, The Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Reiki: One Source, One Spirit, published by CreateSpace. The book interconnects theology, science and the practice of Reiki therapy. She received her doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction in 1994 and a master’s degree in theology in 2009. Her research involves cognitive psychology, biology and education and has been selected to be published in international journals, presented in international research conventions, and to be a chapter in a book on international research.
Posted 02/02/2012
Lauren Foley (Engr ’09, ’14 L/M) and Brad Costella (Engr ’09) were married on Oct. 29, 2011, at King Family Vineyards. The couple resides in Charlottesville.
Posted 01/25/2012
Melissa Thomason (Engr ’06 L/M) and Phil Chambless Jr. (Engr ’05 L/M) were married on Oct. 22, 2011, at the Clifton Inn in Charlottesville.
Posted 01/25/2012
Eben Hansel (Law ’06) serves on the board of directors of Live Baltimore. Mr. Hansel is an associate in Ballard Spahr’s Baltimore office.
Posted 01/25/2012
Jamie Ritter (Col ’04) is an associate in the Richmond law firm of Christian & Barton. As a member of the energy and sustainability practice groups, he works with clients to address electricity, natural gas, water and other public utility regulatory matters.
Posted 01/25/2012
Michele Shea (Col ’03) and Daniel Mulloy (Med ’07) were married Sept. 1, 2011, in Charlottesville. Ms. Mulloy is a history and English teacher at the Miller School of Albemarle. Dr. Mulloy is a surgery resident at the University of Washington in a research fellowship position at the University of Virginia. The couple resides in Charlottesville.
Posted 01/23/2012
Courtney Lodge McCreesh (Col ’03 L/M) and Patrick McCreesh (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Rose Mary McCreesh, on Nov. 18, 2011. Rose joins a sister, Lizzie, 2. The family resides in Alexandria, Va., where Mr. McCreesh is with Booz Allen Hamilton and Ms. McCreesh works part time for the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Posted 01/23/2012
"Whitney and Byron laugh daily about the unconventional way they met (Match.com) and enjoy the delicate dance of marrying personal life and business."
Whitney Cole (Col ’02) married Byron Paidoussi at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles on July 30, 2011. After an active honeymoon surfing, snorkeling and hiking the island of Kauai, they fused personal training businesses into Fitness and Fuel, their business based in West Hollywood.
Posted 01/23/2012
Thomas J. McKee Jr. (Col ’01 L/M) and Alison Cunnane McKee (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Charlotte Grace, on Nov. 21, 2011. Charlotte joins a brother, Tommy, 3. The McKee family resides in Fairfax, Va.
Posted 01/23/2012
Chris Lueck (Engr ’01 L/M) is a managing partner at Pylon Capital, a search fund based in Los Angeles, for which he raised investment capital to acquire in late 2011. Mr. Lueck earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in May 2011.
Posted 01/23/2012
Emily Kane (Col ’00, Grad ’04) graduated from the University of Georgia with a doctorate in English on Aug. 6, 2011. She currently serves as a Robert E. Park Fellow at U.Ga. and resides in Athens, Ga.
Posted 01/23/2012
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
Ron Skufca (Com ’92) has been certified a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum as principal counsel in obtaining a verdict, award or settlement for his clients in the amount of a million dollars or more.
Posted 01/23/2012
Bob Latham (Law ’83 L/M) serves on the International Rugby Board’s executive committee. He is the past chairman and current vice chairman of the United States of America Rugby Football Union and is president of the North America Caribbean Rugby Association.
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