“Birth” Class Notes

Katie Nelson Marsh (Col ’05) and her husband, Bradley, welcomed their second child, Nelson Linwood, on March 20, 2019. Nelson joins his big brother, Augie, and is the grandson of Karen Bingler Nelson (Educ ’80, ’18) and Stephen Nelson (Col ’78), the great-grandson of Joseph Bingler (Educ ’54, ’66), and the nephew of Rebecca Marsh (Col ’09) and Joseph Nelson (Col ’13). 

Aaron Peters (Engr ’01 L/M), his wife, Stephanie, and their son, Jude, welcomed a daughter, Avery Sarah, on Aug. 3, 2019. 

Christopher Warren Winter (Col ’07 L/M) and Megan Van Syckle Winter (Com ’09 L/M) welcomed their first child, Caroline Godsey, on Aug. 22, 2019. The family lives in Charlottesville.

Robert Edwards Griffin (Col ’02 L/M) and his wife, Claire, welcomed a second son, Thomas Murphy, on Feb. 9, 2019. Thomas joins his older brother, Gordon Charles, and is grandson of Gordon Dix Griffin Jr. (Arch ’72 L/M). The family lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

Whitney Caudill Bandemer (Col ’99) and her husband, Chris, welcomed a baby girl, Alice Maxine. The Bandemers live in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Whitney is vice president of human resources and strategic initiatives at Manchester University. 

Derek Douglas (Col ’99 L/M) and his wife, Meredith, welcomed their first child, Evelyn Nell, on Dec. 18, 2018. The family lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Sharon Rubin Kressel (Col ’05, Med ’12 L/M) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their first son, Aaron Holtz, in March 2018.  The family lives in Atlanta, where Sharon is an OB-GYN practicing at Northside Hospital.

Steve Odabashian (Col ’91) and his wife, Maggie, welcomed their third son, Raffi Aram, on Jan. 21, 2019.  Steve is the owner and head tutor of Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring, where he helps kids (both locally and worldwide) with standardized test prep and other academic needs. He officially takes the SAT and ACT on a yearly basis and consistently scores in the 99th percentile. He has helped dozens of UVA alumni children maximize test scores.  

Kevin M. Passerini (Col ’02 L/M) and his wife, Megan, welcomed their son, Grant Michael, on Jan. 11, 2019. Grant joins big sisters Reese Mary and Maeve Alice.  The family lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where Kevin is a partner with Blank Rome and Megan is a senior media strategist at Health Union.

Lindsay Mott Rosti (Arch ’06) and Andrew Rosti (Col ’06) and daughters London, 5, and Harper, 3, welcomed Harrison Finn Rosti, on Sept. 19, 2018.

Tim Witthoefft (Engr ’06 L/M) and Sarah Vannoy Witthoefft (Nurs ’06 L/M) welcomed their first child and future Wahoo, Nathan Daniel, on Nov. 25, 2018. He weighed 7lb 7oz and was 21in long.

Jason Magill (Com ’99 L/M) and his wife, Jessica, welcomed their first child, Nicholas Jason, on Dec. 4, 2018. The family lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

James Erickson (Col ’08) and his wife, Jenna Brick Erickson (Nurs ’10) welcomed their fifth child, Anna Martha, on Sept. 20, 2018. Anna joins sister, Julia Rose, age 4, and three brothers, Benjamin, age 2, Joseph, age 5, and Finley, age 7. They live in Culpeper, Virginia, where Jenna works as a labor and delivery nurse at UVA Culpeper hospital and James teaches fifth grade at Grymes Memorial School in Orange, Virginia. 

Evan Mulvihill (Col ’08, Med ’13) and his wife, Christine, welcomed their first child, Lucas Patrick, on Dec. 11, 2018. Mulvihill is a third-year pediatric rheumatology fellow at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and is completing a masters in public health at the Ohio State University. Christine is a pediatric clinical pharmacist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. 

Heather Jablonski Capparra (Col ’06 L/M) and her husband, Michael, welcomed their third child, Mackenzie Grace, on Nov.1, 2018. Mackenzie joins big brothers Mikey, age 5, and Grayson, age 2. The family lives in Stafford, Virginia.