“Other” Class Notes

John Hudgins (Col ’72 CM) has been selected as a 2016 Georgia Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine. He works in the Atlanta office of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, where his civil litigation defense practice focuses on professional liability, including the representation of hospital corporations, physician groups, hospitals, nursing homes, private doctors and nurses.

Stephen Ours (Engr ’97 CM) and his wife, Laura, welcomed a daughter, Heather Lee, on Dec. 31, 2015. Heather joins sister Marian Rebecca, 2. The family lives in Crofton, Maryland.

Eric Davis (Arch ’83 CM) has joined the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Chicago as adjunct faculty. He is also a lecturer in architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has his own firm, Public Design Architects, and is a member of the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals. He also recently completed eight years of service on the board of the American Institute of Architects’ Chicago chapter. Mr. Davis and his wife, Suzanne, an assistant Cook County public defender, live in Oak Park, Illinois, with their two sons.

Jonathan Herz (Arch ’77 CM) was recently elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his research and advocacy in sustainability, combining practice with policy to make the built environment a tool for better human and societal health. Mr. Herz is chief architect for sustainable facilities at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Lindsay Rosti (Arch ’06 CM) and Andrew S. Rosti (Col ’06 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Harper Bennett, on Nov. 15, 2015. Harper joins sister London, 2. The family lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

C. Dean Furman (Law ’93 CM) has been elected vice president of the Louisville Bar Association, a voluntary attorney organization in Louisville, Kentucky, with 3,000 members. He also recently began a two-year term on the board for Louisville Literary Arts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the city’s literary arts.

Elizabeth Witt (Col ’13 CM) and Ryan Witt (Col ’13, Law ’18) were married on Nov. 14, 2015, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Ms. Witt is the daughter of Harry D. Dickinson (Com ’75, ’76 L/M) and sister of William Dickinson (Col ’16). The couple lives in Charlottesville, where Mr. Witt is a first-year student at the Law School and Ms. Witt works for the Alumni Association.

Derek Furr (Educ ’02, Grad ’97) has published Semitones, a collection of poetry and prose, illustrated by Andrés San Millán, with Fomite Press.

Kevin Passerini (Col ’02) has been elected partner at Blank Rome, where he specializes in corporate litigation. He works in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Kevin and his wife, Megan, also welcomed a daughter, Reese Mary, on Oct. 16, 2015. The family lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Susan Klobuchar (Col ’96 CM) has accepted a position as vice president of marketing with BreathableBaby, a maker of innovative baby products based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She will lead consumer insights, brand building and marketing communications for the brand. She was previously a senior marketing manager with General Mills in Minneapolis. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Tim, and children Jack, 7, Lise, 4, and Cecily, 2.

Lynn Hughes (Law ’92 CM) has been a judge for 36 years. He is in his 30th year on the bench of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before that, he was a Texas district judge. Judge Hughes and his wife have three children, four grandsons and a passel of honorary family. He fills his free time with travel, books, the Council on Foreign Relations and unremunerative farming.

Frank McLaughlin (Col ’59) has retired after more than 50 years of military and government service. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 until 1983, retiring as a lieutenant colonel, having worked as an air weapons controller and as a computer scientist throughout the U.S. and in Germany and Vietnam. He worked as a contractor with Hughes Aircraft, Northrop Grumman and CACI from 1983 to 2012, supporting sales of U.S. military equipment to friendly foreign governments and traveling to more than 12 foreign nations. In 2015, following the passing of his wife, Karlene, he moved from San Diego to Thousand Oaks in the Los Angeles area to be nearer to his children and grandchildren.

Richard Wayland (Col ’83, Grad ’85 CM) received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in December 2015 from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for his work in the senior executive service at the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Wayland is the director of the Air Quality Assessment Division in the agency’s Office of Air and Radiation and was recognized for his efforts in leading the nation’s technical air quality management programs.

Margaret McEvoy (Col ’06) and Gregory P. Proseus were married Sept. 26, 2015, at Aquia Church in Stafford, Virginia. Ms. McEvoy is an associate attorney at the law firm of Compton & Duling and Mr. Proseus is counsel to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The couple lives in Prince William County, Virginia.

Ariella Hanker (Col ’04) and Lior Klirs (Col ’04) welcomed twins, son Natan Daniel and daughter Sarit Tova, on Nov. 13, 2015. Natan and Sarit join sister Yakira, 3. The family lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where Ms. Hanker is a research scientist at Vanderbilt University and Mr. Klirs works on implementing English and language arts curricula at Great Minds.

Lauda Harmon (Nurs ’04) and Jakob Harmon (Engr ’04, ’11 L/M) welcomed a son, Stephan Somerled, on Feb. 11, 2015. He joins brother Erik. In May 2015, the family relocated from Phoenix to Germantown, Maryland, where Mr. Harmon works for Comtech EF Data.

Patricia Leonard (Col ’88 CM) has joined the law firm of Shutts & Bowen as a partner in its West Palm Beach, Florida, office. She focuses on business litigation, employment law, and pharmaceutical and nutraceutical litigation.

Catherine Donnellan (Col ’06 CM) and Kevin Sanders were married Nov. 14, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee. The couple plans to settle in Memphis after Dr. Sanders completes her pediatric pulmonology fellowship in June 2016.