http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes en king.carianne@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T21:19:50+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1968/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1968/ 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. 2012-02-02T21:19:50+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2009/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2009/ 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. 2012-01-25T19:57:49+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ 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. 2012-01-25T19:54:59+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ Eben Hansel (Law ’06) serves on the board of directors of Live Baltimore. Mr. Hansel is an associate in Ballard Spahr’s Baltimore office. 2012-01-25T19:53:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ 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. 2012-01-25T19:50:16+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ 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. 2012-01-23T18:49:57+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ 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. 2012-01-23T18:46:36+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ 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. 2012-01-23T18:41:26+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ 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. 2012-01-23T18:39:35+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ 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. 2012-01-23T16:44:40+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2000/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2000/ 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. 2012-01-23T16:43:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-23T16:28:44+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ 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. 2012-01-23T16:25:32+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1983/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1983/ 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. 2012-01-23T16:22:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ James T.R. Jones (Col ’75) is a professor of law at the University of Louisville, where he has been a faculty member in the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law since 1986. Mr. Jones published a memoir, A Hidden Madness, about his experiences with bipolar disorder. 2012-01-23T15:43:32+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ David T. Beers (Col ’75 L/M) is special adviser to the governor of the Bank of Canada. Previously, Mr. Beers worked for 21 years at Standard & Poor’s, based in New York and, since 1997, in London. His most recent position at S&P was as global head of sovereign and international public ratings. 2012-01-23T15:41:25+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1971/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1971/ Richard B. “Dick” Smith (Col ’71 L/M) retired from the Office of the Attorney General in Virginia. Among other duties during his 35 years in the criminal litigation section, he briefed and presented oral arguments in more than 400 cases in the Virginia and federal appellate courts, including the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Supreme Court of the United States. He and his wife, Jane Atkinson Smith (Educ ’76), continue to reside near Richmond, Va. 2012-01-23T15:40:14+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1965/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1965/ Don Slesnick (Col ’65 L/M) was named Citizen of the Year by the Kiwanis Clubs of Dade and Monroe in Florida. Mr. Slesnick serves in the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. He is also a member of the Orange Bowl Committee, a board member of the Coral Gables Art Cinema and a founding member of the Coral Gables Museum. 2012-01-23T15:39:04+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1957/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1957/ Carl McDaniels (Educ ’57, ’64) received the Andrus Award for Community Service from the Blacksburg, Va., chapter of AARP. Mr. McDaniels is past president of the chapter and currently serves as the group’s program chair. 2012-01-23T15:34:56+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ Abigail “Abby” Coulter (Educ ’10) received the 2011 Staff Recognition Award from the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs. The award recognizes Ms. Coulter’s service to Virginians with disabilities. Ms. Coulter has been a community specialist with the WorkSource Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program since August of 2010. 2012-01-18T18:18:11+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ Brenan Richards (Col ’08, Batten School ’09) was accepted into the two-year Presidential Management Fellowship program. She had the opportunity to work as a policy adviser for the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard and multiple Department of Defense agencies. Ms. Richards recently completed the PMF program and accepted a position as a foreign affairs specialist in the Department of Defense. She lives in Washington, D.C. 2012-01-18T18:16:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ Corley Hopkins (Col ’08 L/M) is director of development and alumni relations at George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hopkins has been working for the law school since earning a master’s degree in higher education administration in May 2010. 2012-01-18T18:15:42+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2008/ Heather Burdette (Educ ’08) married Joshua Quinn on July 9, 2011. The couple lives in Rocky Mount, Va. Ms. Quinn teaches eighth-grade English at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, and Mr. Quinn is employed by the Uttermost Co. 2012-01-18T18:12:46+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2007/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2007/ Amelia Wehunt (Engr ’07 L/M) passed the professional engineering examination and is now registered in Virginia. She works as a civil engineer at Timmons Group in Richmond, Va. 2012-01-18T18:10:08+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2007/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2007/ William Barratt (Col ’07) married Susanna Guo on Dec. 24, 2011, in Shanghai. Mr. Barratt works in corporate communication at SMIC, a major semiconductor foundry based in Shanghai. 2012-01-18T18:09:04+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ Cyrus S. Kump (Engr ’06) and Amy Goodloe Kump (SCPS ’11 L/M) welcomed their first child, Camille “Milly” Benton, on Aug. 12, 2011, in Winchester, Va. 2012-01-18T18:05:25+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ Jennifer C.W. Gillyard (Col ’05) had a book, From Dreams through Wrestlings to Fulfillment: Poems of Growth, published by Author House. 2012-01-18T18:02:24+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ Heather McKay Byrne (Educ ’05) and Jonathan Byrne (Col ’05) welcomed a son, Jackson Thomas, on Oct. 22, 2011. The family resides in Norfolk, Va. 2012-01-18T17:54:28+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ Jason Romesburg (Col ’02 L/M) and Kristin Maksimowicz Romesburg (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Anne Katherine, on Sept. 4, 2011. The family resides in Winston-Salem, N.C. 2012-01-18T17:44:21+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ Jennifer Person Goetz (Col ’02 L/M) and her husband, Todd, welcomed a son, Dillen Andreas, on Nov. 2, 2011. Dillen joins a brother, Dominic, 7. The family resides in O’Fallon, Ill. 2012-01-18T17:37:42+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ W. Ronnie Shaw (Engr ’98) and his wife, Beth, welcomed twin sons, Aaron Thomas and Elliot Andrew, on Feb. 21, 2011. They join a sister, Fiona, 3. Mr. Shaw is a software engineering manager at Noblis. The family resides in Reston, Va. 2012-01-18T17:35:35+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ Gunes Hopson (Col ’97, Law ’01 L/M) and her husband, Kevin, welcomed a son, Skyler Blue, in October 2011. Ms. Hopson is director, assistant general counsel, in the legal department at Capital One in Richmond, Va. She also has a part-time photography business called “fotogenic.” 2012-01-18T17:33:36+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-18T17:28:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ Tamer A. Soliman (Col ’96, Law ’00) is a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld at the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Mr. Soliman is a member of the firm’s international trade practice, advising corporate and government clients on international trade and trade policy issues, including in the areas of defense trade/export controls, anticorruption laws, economic sanctions and customs/security-related issues. 2012-01-18T17:26:14+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ Kristopher Johnson (Com ’96 L/M) and his wife, Amy, welcomed a daughter, Kendall, on Dec. 30, 2011. The couple resides in Manhattan. 2012-01-18T17:25:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ Sean Dell’Orto (Com ’96 L/M) and Jennifer Burns Dell’Orto (Engr ’96 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Peyton Michelle, on April 2, 2011. Peyton joins a sister, Sydney Katherine, 2. The family resides in Reston, Va. 2012-01-18T17:24:26+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ Jeffrey Phillips (Engr ’86 L/M) had a book, Relentless Innovation, published by McGraw-Hill. 2012-01-18T17:22:44+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ Christopher Funkhouser (Col ’86, Grad ’88 L/M) and his wife, Amy Hufnagel, had a multimedia poem, “Sunflowers on Quaker Church Road,” published in the fall 2011 issue of The New River, Virginia Tech’s journal of digital writing and art. 2012-01-18T17:21:14+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1986/ Jonathan Becher (Engr ’86 L/M) is chief marketing officer of SAP, an enterprise software company. He previously managed small companies in Silicon Valley. 2012-01-18T15:54:27+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ 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. 2012-01-18T15:51:59+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1983/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1983/ Wilson B. Rumble Jr. (Engr ’83 L/M) is a regional manager with Oracle Corp. After successfully generating more than $6 million as a federal account manager for the past four years, he will manage a team covering half of the federal civilian government for Oracle’s public sector team. Mr. Wilson was also president of Oracle’s Toastmasters organization and served recently as a Toastmasters area governor. 2012-01-18T15:47:51+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1981/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1981/ Donald C. Simon (Engr ’81 L/M) received the Elmer Sperry Innovation Award from the Northrop Grumman Naval and Maritime Systems Division, Charlottesville, on Dec. 22. 2011. The award honors Mr. Simon’s work in developing the scalable shipboard machinery control system ONCE product line. 2012-01-18T15:46:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1981/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1981/ Steven L. Charlip (Col ’81, Law ’87 L/M) opened a private real estate law boutique. He worked for the past 25 years as a real estate partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Burns & Levinson in Boston. Mr. Charlip was voted a Massachusetts Real Estate Super Lawyer in 2011. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Weston, Mass. 2012-01-18T15:42:23+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1978/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1978/ Suzanne Tovar (Educ ’78) attended the sixth annual Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top Women Advisors Summit, hosted by Barron’s magazine. She is an investment officer in the Birmingham, Ala., office of Wells Fargo Advisors. 2012-01-18T15:10:00+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1977/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1977/ Mark Plant (Col ’77 L/M) is director of the human resources department at the International Monetary Foundation. He previously served as a senior personnel manager. 2012-01-18T15:06:38+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1972/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1972/ David McCullough (Engr ’72) published an article in Independent Teacher about a writing/performance project he developed with his third-grade students over the past several years. Mr. McCullough has been a lower school teacher at Springside School for 19 years. 2012-01-18T15:03:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1968/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1968/ Robert Balmer (Engr ’68) had a book, Modern Engineering Thermodynamics, published by Elsevier. He is dean emeritus of engineering and computer science at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 2012-01-18T15:02:51+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1967/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1967/ Pete Dunn (Engr ’67) is a senior systems engineer with Information Technology Engineering Corp., where he supports Raytheon’s global positioning system initiatives. As a retired captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Mr. Dunn supports the NROTC candidate screening process in Denver. As associate staff of the Navigators military ministry, he leads Bible studies at Buckley AFB. He also facilitates the Preparedness-for-Life Workshop, helping people prepare for tumultuous times ahead. 2012-01-18T14:58:52+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1962/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1962/ Stephen Clarkson (Law ’62) had a book, A Different Time, A Different Man, published by Peter E. Randall Publisher. It is the first biography of presidential cabinet member John L. Sullivan. 2012-01-18T14:57:48+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2011/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2011/ Benjamin Fagan (Grad ’11) is among seven individuals who have received fellowships as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Visiting Scholars Program. During his yearlong residency in Cambridge, Mr. Fagan will work on a project titled “The Black Newspaper and the American Nation.” 2012-01-05T16:35:05+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ Gabrielle Laskey (Educ ’10) won “Best New Playwright in Southwest Florida” from the Naples Players for her one-act play, The Unseen Character. At the University, Ms. Laskey was a member of the Leonard D. Grissom Playwriting Society. 2012-01-04T20:56:31+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2009/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2009/ Zohra Saleh (Col ’09) is in her first year at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. 2012-01-04T20:54:54+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2005/ Rebekah Edwards O’Dell (Col ’05, Educ ’05) and her husband, Evan, welcomed their first child, Georgia Isabelle, on Sept. 23, 2011. The family resides in Richmond, Va. 2012-01-04T20:50:19+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ Justin Nixon (Com ’03 L/M) and Hadley Drake Nixon (Col ’04 L/M) welcomed their first child, Emerson Virginia, on Aug. 30, 2011. The family resides in Chapel Hill, N.C. 2012-01-04T20:43:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ Katherine Bowers (Col ’02, Grad ’04 L/M) received her doctorate in Slavic languages and literatures from Northwestern University in December 2011. She began a research associateship at the University of Cambridge in January. 2012-01-04T20:42:53+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ Carter Heald Bendall (Col ’02 L/M) and her husband, Richard Bendall, welcomed their first child, Emma “Lawson,” on Nov. 1, 2011. The family resides in Lynchburg, Va. 2012-01-04T20:40:32+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ Hannah Graham Pressman (Col ’01 L/M) and her husband, David, welcomed their second son, Yaniv Shmuel Pressman, on Oct. 25, 2011. Yaniv joins a brother, Idan Ezra, 2. The family resides in Seattle. 2012-01-04T20:39:45+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2000/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2000/ Kenny Tucker (Com ’00 L/M) married Julie Perkins at her parents’ home in Los Altos Hills, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2011. Mr. Tucker is vice president of corporate development at Jive Software and Ms. Perkins recently graduated from business school at Stanford. The couple recently moved to San Francisco. 2012-01-04T20:29:49+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ C. Tate Wilson (Col ’99 L/M) and his wife, Karen, welcomed their first child, Ella Claire, on Oct. 21, 2011. The family resides in Arlington, Va. Mr. Wilson is an attorney with the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. Ella is the granddaughter of Don L. Wilson (Educ ’74 L/M). 2012-01-04T20:01:31+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ Jasmine Hall Ratliff (Col ’99 L/M) was elected to a two-year term on the board of advisors for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. Ms. Ratliff is a program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2012-01-04T19:49:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ M. Scott Carty (Arch ’98) and his husband, Neal, welcomed their first child, Evan Elijah, on Nov. 30, 2011. The family resides in Los Angeles. 2012-01-04T19:44:47+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-04T19:43:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ Brook T. Rolka (Col ’97 L/M) married Christina Leigh O’Loughlin on Aug. 1, 2009, in Bluemont, Va. 2012-01-04T19:41:14+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-04T19:40:56+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-04T19:37:26+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1997/ 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. 2012-01-04T19:36:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996/ Tabitha R. Brown (Col ’96 L/M) released her first children’s book, Prayers of Our Children. Ms. Brown has a private law practice and works as a director at the American Psychological Association. 2012-01-04T19:31:59+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1995/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1995/ 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. 2012-01-04T19:29:45+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1993/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1993/ Janene Gorham (Col ’93, Educ ’93 L/M) received the Making IT Happen award for her contributions to the integration of technology in education in K-12 schools. She is the director of the Center for Teacher Leadership, Virginia Beach City Public Schools. 2012-01-04T19:28:31+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ Daniel Santos (Col ’92 L/M) has been elected to the board of governors of the health law section of the Virginia State Bar. 2012-01-04T19:26:56+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ Toni Irving (Col ’92) received the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “Champion for Change” award. The honor recognizes her efforts in juvenile justice reform. Ms. Irving is deputy chief of staff to Illinois governor Pat Quinn. She lives in Chicago. 2012-01-04T16:31:08+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ Roetina Smith Green (Col ’92 L/M) married Ronald Ray Green Jr. (Engr ’91, GSBA ’97) in Alexandria, Va., on June 19, 1999. Ms. Green is a professor at Tidewater Community College and Mr. Green is a consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. They have a son, Ronald, 5. 2012-01-04T16:29:17+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1992/ Eugene Cook (Law ’92 L/M) received the George Washington Honor Medal, the highest award given by the Freedom Foundation, at Valley Forge, Pa., on Nov. 12, 2011. Mr. Cooke is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. 2012-01-04T16:27:39+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1990/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1990/ Michele Moses (Col ’90 L/M) is a professor of educational foundations, policy and practice and associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She lives in Boulder with her husband and two daughters. 2012-01-04T16:25:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1988/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1988/ Serita Frey (Col ’88, Grad ’92) is a professor in the department of natural resources and the environment at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. She lives with her husband and daughter on a small farm in Deerfield, N.H. 2012-01-04T16:24:07+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ David C. Rose (Grad ’87) had a book, The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior, published by Oxford University Press. 2012-01-04T16:22:53+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ Ken Jones (Grad ’87 L/M) was elected to the board of directors of the Kentucky Humanities Council. Mr. Jones is serving his eighth year as the Rosenthal Endowed Chair of the department of theatre and dance at Northern Kentucky University. 2012-01-03T21:09:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1987/ Michael D. Huffstetler (Arch ’87) is international director of operations for the architecture firm of Leo A Daly. He has served as the operations director of the firm’s Miami office and most recently as a senior project manager and team operations lead in the company’s Omaha, Neb., office. Mr. Huffstetler and his wife, Maribeth, reside with their six children in Omaha. 2012-01-03T21:07:25+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ 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. 2012-01-03T21:03:20+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ 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. 2012-01-03T21:00:50+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1985/ Suzanne Klein (Arch ’85) recently joined EYP Architecture & Engineering as a senior project director in its higher education group. 2012-01-03T20:58:49+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1980/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1980/ Virginia A. Stallings (Med ’80, ’83) received the 2011 David Rall Medal from the Institute of Medicine. She is a nutrition expert from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2012-01-03T20:56:20+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1979/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1979/ Charles H. Romine (Col ’79, Engr ’86 L/M) was named director of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. NIST is a bureau of the Department of Commerce. 2012-01-03T20:55:08+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1979/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1979/ Melanie Howard (Col ’79) won a 2011 Folio magazine Eddie award at the gold level for her article in SELF magazine, “Get Smarter Every Day.” 2012-01-03T20:49:22+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1975/ Jeffrey G. Edmunds (Col ’75) was ordained to the priesthood April 2, 2011, and has served since May 26, 2011, as rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Catholic Church, Fredericksburg, Va. 2012-01-03T20:48:58+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1973/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1973/ Virginia Fitz Shea (Col ’73 L/M) has a blog, Full Schooldays, that focuses on school schedules, safety and wellness policies, with a particular focus on Fairfax County. 2012-01-03T20:45:46+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1959/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1959/ Albert N. Justice (Col ’59 L/M) retired after 50 years as a commercial real estate developer and consultant in Virginia and Florida. Among his many contributions to the industry were his service as president of the Richmond Board of Realtors; as national president of the Institute of Real Estate Management; as chairman of the Committee of 100, an economic development entity in Florida; and as a member of the board of directors and executive committee of Sun Trust Bank. 2012-01-03T20:43:20+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1952/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1952/ Thomas F. Pettigrew (Col ’52) received the Career Achievement Award of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Mr. Pettigrew is a research professor of social psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. 2012-01-03T20:41:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2010/ Christina Brown (Col ’10, Educ ’11) and Trevor Badorrek (Col ’11 L/M) were married on July 30, 2011, in Charlottesville. The ceremony took place at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church and the reception was held at the Colonnade Club in Pavilion VII. The wedding party included Kim Brown Calder (Arch ’06 L/M), Hannah Jones (Col ’10), Jeannie Adler (Col ’09), Lisa Keller (Col ’11), Reed Bernick (Col ’11 L/M), Mark Samaan (Com ’11 L/M), and Nathan Brunelle (Col ’11, Engr ’14 L/M). The couple lives in Reston, Va.  2011-12-06T16:47:41+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2006/ Meagan J. Thomasson (Engr ’06) is an associate at Kaufman and Canoles in the law firm’s Norfolk, Va., office. Her practice will focus on corporate transactions. 2011-12-06T16:45:03+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ Erika Glavan (Col ’04, Educ ’05 L/M) and Thomas Caruso (Col ’04 L/M) were married on Aug. 6, 2011, in Boston. Jenny Sherman Moloney (Educ ’02) was their photographer.  Dr. Caruso is completing the last year of his anesthesia residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Ms. Glavan is a kindergarten teacher in Wellesley, Mass. In the summer of 2012, they will be moving to Palo Alto, Calif., where Dr. Caruso will begin a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at Stanford University. 2011-12-06T16:41:09+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2004/ Alyse Lynn Garber (Col ’04) and Jonathan Ashby Craun (Com ’01) were married on Sept. 4, 2011. The couple met in 2002 while students at U.Va. They currently reside in San Antonio, Texas, where Dr. Craun is completing his residency in radiology at the Brooke Army Medical Center, and Ms. Garber is a solutions planner for Campbell-Ewald, an advertising agency. 2011-12-06T16:34:45+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2003/ Brad Chase (Col ’03) was recognized by PR News in its annual “15 to Watch” list, which recognizes the top communications and public relations executives in the nation under the age of 30. Mr. Chase works for Capitol Media Partners, an independent communications and public affairs consultancy. 2011-12-06T16:14:38+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2002/ Adam Spanberger (Engr ’02) and Abigail Davis Spanberger (Col ’01) welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte Elise, on April 9, 2011. Charlotte joins a sister, Claire Lucille. The family lives in Brussels, Belgium. Charlotte is the niece of Meredith Davis (Col ’11 L/M) and Ben Scribner (Col ’96), and is the goddaughter of Brian Dofflemyer (Engr ’02). 2011-12-06T16:11:05+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/2001/ Matthew Newsom (Col ’01 L/M) and Kathryn Kreisa Newsom (Educ ’02 L/M) welcomed twin girls, Taylor Charlotte and Claire Mae, on June 19, 2011. The family resides in Smithfield, Va. 2011-12-06T16:08:50+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1999/ Deon DeMond Brown (Engr ’99 L/M) and his wife, Michele, welcomed a daughter, Nola Renée, on Oct. 22, 2011. Nola is the couple’s first child, and joins brother Treyvon Charles Burgess, 16, and sister Nadia Amore Burgess, 10. The blended family resides in Rochester, N.Y., where Mr. Brown directs test engineering efforts at ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems. 2011-12-06T16:02:46+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1998/ Adam Jason Salzberg (Col ’98) and Mikhal McPherson Salzberg (Educ ’07) welcomed their second child, Leah Wynn, on Oct. 20, 2011. Leah joins a brother, Zachary Alexander, 2. The family resides in Crozet, Va. 2011-12-06T16:00:26+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1995/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1995/ Caroline Lian (Col ’95) is the director at Riveron Consulting in Dallas, where she will be responsible for client service. 2011-12-06T15:59:37+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1994/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1994/ Mark Knauf-Nakamura (Col ’94 L/M) and his husband, Shin, welcomed twin sons, Ghen James and Ryden Phyllip, on Oct. 25, 2011. Mr. Knauf-Nakamura is the global leader of content strategy and a senior principal with KPMG. He and his family became Canadian citizens on Oct. 4, 2011, and currently live in Toronto. 2011-12-06T15:56:16+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1982/ http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1982/ Linda S. Godleski (Med ’82, ’86) received the David M. Worthen Award for Career Achievement in Educational Excellence. Dr. Godleski is the associate chief of staff for education in the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. 2011-12-06T14:53:28+00:00