“Other” Class Notes

Helen White (Col ’69 CM) attended the American News Women’s Club gala honoring Greta Van Susteren. Ms. White is president of the ANWC.

Frederick Kunkle (Col ’69 CM), Carey L. Meushaw (Col ’69 L/M), Charles H. Hodges (Engr ’70 L/M) and J. David Faulders (Col ’74 L/M) completed the 753-mile 2016 Annapolis Bermuda Ocean Race at one minute past midnight on June 15 in Mr. Kunkle’s boat, RFS Patriot. Despite heavy winds and high seas, Patriot came in fifth in its class and won the Navigator Trophy for the crew’s use of piloting and navigation techniques. Mr. Kunkle, Mr. Meushaw and Mr. Faulders were members of Naval ROTC at the University and served in the U.S. Navy.

Corbin Blackford (Law ’14 CM) and Kristin Hendee Blackford (Com ’06, Darden ’14 L/M) welcomed a son, Henry Kellum, on April 3, 2016.

Chang Lee (Col ’12, Med ’17 CM) has received a University Scholar Award scholarship from the University of Virginia Center for Global Health. The awards fund public health research projects around the world. Mr. Lee will study possible connections between traditional eye medicines and the development of corneal ulcers among patients in Uganda.

Kelsey Kerle-O’Brien (Col ’11 CM) and Michal Pramik (Col ’11 L/M) were married April 16, 2016, at the Comus Inn in Dickerson, Maryland. The couple lives in Boston, where Ms. Pramik works for the Charles River Conservancy and Mr. Pramik works for the Dartmouth College investment office.

Lara Russo (Com ’10) and Patrick Lee Young (Com ’11) were married at the UVA Chapel on April 9, 2016. The couple lives in San Francisco.

Maria McLemore (Col ’09 CM) and Travis Behan were married on Dec. 31, 2015, in Norfolk, Virginia. Ms. Behan is the daughter of John McLemore (Law ’79 L/M) and sister of Bollie McLemore (Col ’11 L/M) and Jamie McLemore (Col ’14, Educ ’14 L/M). The couple lives in Durham, North Carolina, where Ms. Behan is a marketing manager with GlaxoSmithKline and Mr. Behan is a senior consultant with Deloitte.

Kevin LaPorta (Engr ’09) and Jennifer Murphy LaPorta (Col ’10 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Lillian Ann, on April 6, 2016. The family resides in Philadelphia, where Mr. LaPorta is a manager at KPMG and Dr. LaPorta is a family medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Matthew Carroll (Engr ’08) received the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association’s Emerging Leadership Award for his contributions to the association’s Lexington-Concord, Massachusetts, chapter. As director of the chapter’s events and scholarships, he modified the chapter’s procedures for function sponsorship, coordination and execution. Mr. Carroll also received the association’s Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award in 2013.

Marc Heisel (Engr ’07) and Ariel Brianne King (Engr ’13 L/M) were married on March 12, 2016, at the UVA Chapel. The couple lives in Frederick, Maryland, where Mr. Heisel is a manufacturing engineer for Phoenix Mecano. Ms. King is a systems engineer for L-3 Communications in Leesburg, Virginia.

Laura Silverman (Col ’05) is the founder of the Sobriety Collective, an online community dedicated to addiction recovery and mental health awareness. The website features content tailored to creatives.

Andrew Cookingham (Col ’05 CM) has been named a 2016 “Rising Star” by Texas Super Lawyers. Mr. Cookingham works in the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight, where he focuses his practice on business litigation and dispute resolution.

Justin Marlles (Col ’04, Law ’07) has been named a partner in the law firm of Baker & McKenzie. He works in the firm’s Houston office, where he focuses his practice on complex international arbitration and litigation. Mr. Marlles represents businesses across a wide range of industries, including aviation, finance and energy.

Sara Stinnett (Col ’03, Law ’08) has been elected a partner in the law firm Jackson Walker. She works in the firm’s Austin, Texas, office, where she is a member of the investment funds practice group. Her practice focuses on representation of institutional investors in connection with their investments in private equity funds and other alternative investments.

Emily Dowling (Col ’02) and Jeff Rudnicki (Darden ’11) welcomed their second child, a son, Davis Matheson, on June 20, 2015. Davis joins sister Maisie, 3, and is the nephew of Stuart Dowling (Com ’05). The family lives in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Jeff Evans (Arch ’00) has been named a principal at HKIT Architects in San Francisco. He is currently managing two projects for schools in the Bay Area, one of which, Glenview Elementary, will be a net-zero energy building. Mr. Evans’ work emphasizes the synthesis of sustainability, function and innovative design in learning environments that accommodate the needs of 21st-century students.

Daniel Stern (Com ’99, Law ’07) has been named a partner in the law firm Baker & McKenzie. He works in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, where he focuses his practice on business taxation matters, including international and domestic tax planning for mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

Louise Sinks (Col ’99) has been named one of Florida High Tech Corridor’s 2016 “Faces of Technology.” The initiative recognizes the efforts of scientists and technologists at Florida-based organizations that drive innovation. Ms. Sinks is vice president of U.S. Nano, where she develops nanomaterials for printed technologies.

Nora Macklin (Col ’98) assisted with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ebola vaccine trial in Sierra Leone. She provided technical assistance to local field staff in the vaccination phase of the trial. Ms. Macklin works in Richmond as a CDC federal field assignee with the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Immunization.