In Memoriam: 1980s
Notices sorted by graduation date
Nancy Jo Wilson Shuttleworth (Engr ’81 CM) of Millsboro, Delaware, died Oct. 9, 2025. She received her bachelor’s degree in applied math from UVA. She began her professional life as an anti-submarine warfare analyst at TRW. She then raised three children, reentering the workforce once they were all in elementary school. She spent the next two decades as a systems engineer supporting various national intelligence agencies, primarily in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with a particular expertise in systems acquisition and systems interfaces. She was a lover of horses, excellent cook, breast cancer survivor and owner of many dogs. Survivors include her husband, Joseph; three children and their spouses; seven grandchildren; a niece; four nephews; and several cousins.
Virginia Hilton Hallock (Col ’85 CM) of Anchorage, Alaska, died May 6, 2025. At UVA, she was a member of the first class of Jefferson Scholars, a member of ODK and a recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. After graduation, she served as assistant director of Madison House. She later served as assistant dean of students at UVA. Her career in university administration culminated at Alaska Pacific University, where she served as interim president and provost. Under her leadership, the school transitioned to an Alaska Native-Serving Institution with expanded academic programs to meet the needs of all Alaskans, including a nursing program and an environmental and public health program. Survivors include her father, Harold H. Hallock (Col ’59 CM); her sister, Elizabeth Hallock Andrews (Col ’87 CM); her brother-in-law, Malcolm C. Andrews (Col ’89 CM); and several nieces and nephews, including Connor B. Andrews (Col ’16, Batten ’17 CM), Patrick H. Andrews (Col ’19, Med ’25 CM), Rachel Brown Andrews (Nurs ’20 CM), and Madeleine H. Andrews (Educ ’22, ’24 CM).
Andrew “Andy” Wicks (Grad class of ’88, class of ’92) of Charlottesville died Oct. 23, 2025. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before earning graduate degrees in religious ethics at UVA. His academic path led him first to the University of Washington School of Business and back to the Darden School of Business in 2002, where he became the Ruffin Professor of Business Administration and Richard M. Waitzer Bicentennial Professor of Ethics. His popular “Ultimate Questions” class inspired his final book, Ultimate Questions: A Stakeholder Guide to the Business of Your Life, which explores the partnership of ethics and business. He served as director of Darden’s doctoral program, the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, and the Institute for Business in Society. He worked on research collaborations with the UVA Center on patient care and responsibility. Survivors include his wife, Cathy; two daughters; two grandchildren; two brothers; and his stepchildren and stepgrandchildren.