Class Notes

Christopher D. Stanley (Com ’76) retired in 2022 after 30 years as a professor and author focusing on the social and religious world of early Christianity and Judaism. In addition to his academic publications, he recently released the final volume of his historical fiction trilogy, A Slave’s Story. He and his wife Laurel Stanley (Nurs ’77) live in southern California.

Nicola Beel (Col ’07) and Joseph Crisci were married Nov. 8, 2025, in beautiful Saint Barthélemy. Beel is a senior wealth management lending officer for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in New York City.

Page Nelson (Col ’76) and co-translator Leonid Gornik have published Osip Mandelstam: Selected Poems with Carrsbrook Press. Nelson and Gornik’s translation is the most comprehensive offering of Mandelstam’s verse in English currently in print.

Tammy Stempler Priest (Col ’91 CM) has written Jerusalem Calls, to be released in August. Part memoir, part biblical history, Jerusalem Calls tells the story of her faith journey—which took an unexpected turn during her time at Virginia—with the rich tradition of Judaism and the Old Testament pilgrimage feasts, from Sinai to Jesus’ ministry to today.

John Culver (Col ’81 CM) has joined the Jim Pattison Group as U.S. General Counsel. The Jim Pattison Group, based in Vancouver, Canada, is one of North America’s largest privately held companies, with operations spanning automotive, advertising, media, food and beverage and entertainment. Culver previously spent 35 years as a litigation partner at K&L Gates and its predecessor firm.

Delaney Mitchell Crozier (Col ’17) and Benjamin Crozier (Col ’18) were married in Chicago, on March 28, 2026. Delaney met Benjamin at a Christmas party at his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu, in December 2015. The couple had their first date at Fig on the Corner exactly ten years before their wedding day. They were joined by many fellow Wahoos to celebrate the occasion.

Michael Gragnani (Col ’99 CM) has been named CEO at Diversified Trust, a $14 billion wealth firm. Gragnani is currently the managing principal of the firm’s Atlanta office. He will assume his role as CEO in January 2027.

Frank Block III (Engr ’07, ’09, ’12 CM) has been named the 2026 Federal Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, he leads responses to major medical device recalls, including a series of respiratory device recalls affecting over 2.8 million devices, and helped prevent 38 million defective syringes from reaching U.S. patients.

James Currie (Grad ’69, ’75) published his fifth book, Missouri Mule: How Harry Truman’s Stubbornness and Determination Helped Win World War II and Led Him to the Presidency, with Academica Press. It is primarily the story of how Harry Truman went from being in Franklin Roosevelt’s political doghouse to being Roosevelt’s running mate in 1944. Secondarily, it exposes the actions of some of our country’s largest corporations, notably US Steel and Standard Oil of New Jersey, who placed shareholder profits ahead of furnishing appropriate and contracted-for materiel that was used in the World War II fight against Germany and Japan.

 Lauren Santana (Col ’06, Educ ’07) has founded Curated Concierge in Charlottesville, helping families and professionals manage their busy lives. She recently launched Curated Campus to support UVA students and their families with move-in, move-out and summer storage. After 13 years as an elementary educator, she is excited to pivot while continuing her work of supporting families in a new way.

Steve Huntoon (Col ’78, Law ’82 CM) published his 100th trade press column on the electric power industry. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Wilmington, Delaware, and Boston, near their grandchildren, and in Miami Beach during the winter. He will be co-hosting a celebration of the Declaration’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, at Jefferson Hall, West Range, on Grounds.

Scott Lambridis (Col ’99) will publish his debut novel, St. Ulphia’s Dead, with Regal House Publishing in July. A literary novel with a speculative edge, St. Ulphia’s Dead follows two researchers investigating an outbreak of apparent possession on a remote island, where the boundary between science and belief begins to erode. Lambridis, a former neurobiology student, lives in Washington state and earned his MFA from San Francisco State University.

Eugene Resnick (Col ’10 CM) has been selected as a finalist for the Social Action Award from the British Council‘s Study in UK Alumni Awards 2026. Resnick is an alumnus of The London School of Economics and Political Science and a graduate of a United Kingdom university.

Peter Gallagher (Engr ’96) was elected a partner at Egon Zehnder, a global leadership advisory firm. He works with boards and CEOs of public and private equity companies on executive search and leadership development, with a focus in biotech, pharma and the life sciences.

Erin Anderson (Col ’00, Educ ’04, ’15 CM) was appointed the William and Sheila Konar Director of Urban Education Success at the University of Rochester. Previously, she was an associate professor at the University of Denver. She has authored 39 journal articles, book chapters, reports and books, including the book, Leading Continuous Improvement in Schools: Enacting Leadership Standards to Advance Educational Quality and Equity, co-authored with former UVA researcher Kathleen M.W. Cunningham and current UVA professor David Eddy-Spicer.

Pamela Norsworthy (Col ’80 CM) published her second historical fiction novel, The Florentine Entanglement, in January. The Florentine Entanglement is a thriller involving the U-2 incident during the Cold War. Norsworthy previously received a nomination for Georgia Author of the Year for her debut novel War Bonds. Both books earned “Get It” tags from Kirkus Reviews. Norsworthy turned to fiction writing after many years as a journalist, with stints at CNN, WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, and other outlets. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Cameron Gray Norsworthy (Col ’79), a retired Presbyterian pastor, musician and poet.