“Other” Class Notes

Howard Bonham (Col ’52 CM) published a book, The Turning of Waitey McColl: A Native American Young Adult Experiences a Life-altering Moment of Truth, available for Nook and Kindle. Set in the Cherokee Badlands of eastern Oklahoma in 1921, the book follows young Native American hotel clerk Waitey McColl as he becomes embroiled in a police manhunt for a gang of robbers and eventually has to make a decision that will either liberate or haunt him for the rest of his life.

Sarah Garceau (Com ’00 CM) and her husband, Michael, welcomed a son, Paul Samuel, on Feb. 28, 2014. Paul joins big sister Julia, 2. The family resides in Woodbury, Minn., where Ms. Garceau works in corporate strategy for 3M Co.

Peter Baker (Arch ’00) is a registered licensed architect in Washington, D.C., and a registered licensed landscape architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to these professional accreditations, he holds a specialty in LEED AP building design and construction. Mr. Baker works for Ayers Saint Gross in Baltimore and lives in nearby Silver Spring, Md., with his wife, Ana.

A note on the new class. Last Sunday I hosted the new student send-off (Lynchburg and surrounding counties) party at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, an event I have been doing for a number of years. I attach a photograph of the students on the front steps of Poplar Forest. There isn’t a better place for a new student launch!

Nancy Parr (Col ’80 CM) was elected on Aug. 5, 2014, to serve a one-year term as president of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys. She is commonwealth’s attorney for the city of Chesapeake.

Group Health Welcomes Sue Kozik as Its Chief Information Officer

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2014 – Sue Kozik joined Group Health on July 21 as executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO).

In this role Kozik is responsible for leading the Group Health’s information technology (IT) organization, guiding the IT strategy and technology investments for the enterprise. She is also leading the Cooperative’s efforts to bring together all its IT functions and teams, including those supporting Care Delivery, Health Plan, enterprise IT, and Informatics. Kozik will also serve as a member of Group Health’s Executive Leadership Team, contributing to the top-level strategic agenda for the entire organization.

Most recently Kozik was senior vice president and CIO at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia, where she had an impressive record of leading IT change that contributed significantly to achieving her organization’s strategic business objectives.

“Sue is a smart, strategic, and engaging leader who will be a tremendous complement to our team,” said Group Health President and CEO Scott Armstrong. “During an extensive national search to fill this new role, Sue impressed our interview panel with her broad knowledge and multi-industry background. Her hiring supports Group Health’s need to enhance its leveraging of IT and analytics.”

In addition to having many years’ experience in health insurance, Kozik has held major leadership roles in other complex industries, including energy, financial services and technology. She is a proven leader who knows how to navigate through both company-specific and industry-wide change.

Prior to Independence Blue Cross, Kozik worked in the energy industry leading both smart-grid and retail transformation initiatives at Direct Energy in Pittsburgh, PA and OGE in Oklahoma City, OK. She also served as executive vice president and chief technology officer of TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services, where she centralized 23 separate IT departments while overseeing significant improvements in service. At Cigna, the global health services company, she was responsible for global IT operations.

Kozik is also a community and industry leader, generously sharing her time and energy in ways that have garnered numerous awards and recognitions. She currently serves on the Bates College Board of Trustees, Tech Impact Board of Directors, and the TaaSera Advisory Board, a cyber-security company focused on intrusion detection and forensic analysis.

Kozik earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Bates College in Lewiston, ME. She also holds executive education certifications from Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

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About Group Health Cooperative

Group Health Cooperative is a unique health care system linking care delivery and insurance coverage in order to achieve one goal – affordable, quality health care for all. This innovative approach has made Group Health a national leader in a new era of health care reform, and its goals have remained the same since the Cooperative began serving patients in 1947. As a nonprofit organization, Group Health helps more than 596,000 patients throughout Washington state and north Idaho achieve better health. Group Health’s focus on preventive care – combined with medical education, a charitable foundation and a nationally recognized research institute – advances health in the community in a way no other organization can. Group Health supports events, programs and organizations that share this commitment to strengthening health in our communities. For more information, visit www.ghc.org, www.ghinnovates.org, @GroupHealth on Twitter and www.facebook.com/grouphealthcooperative.

Andrea Reid (Col ’05 CM) and her husband, Trevor, welcomed a son, Jay Charles, “Chip,” on Nov. 17, 2013.

Randy Jones (Col ’93 CM) and his fiancée, Alisa Shepard, welcomed their first child, Izzy Mellor Jones, on Aug. 5, 2014. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C., where Mr. Jones is a sports journalist and Ms. Shepard is a case manager at Rex Hospital.

Sieglinde Hindrichs (Com ’11) is a second-year student at Stanford Law School at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Before attending law school, she taught 8th grade in Boston Public Schools for two years through Teach for America.

Paul Gabriel (Col ’75 CM) is chairman of emergency medicine and medical staff president of Grant Medical Center, a level-one trauma center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Gabriel is also an assistant clinical professor in emergency medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Erin Hapgood (Col ’98 CM) and Charles T. Hapgood (Col ’01) welcomed a son, William Oliver Haile Hapgood, on March 7, 2014. William joins big brother Charlie, 7, and is the godson of Christina Ryan Dougherty (Col ’08 L/M). William and Charlie are the grandsons of Clifford F. Hapgood (Law ’72 L/M) and Paul L. Williams (Educ ’72, ’75 L/M).

Robert Shaughnessy (Col ’10, Com ’11) and Noella Shaughnessy (Col ’11) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Maya Grace, on June 19, 2014. The family resides in Plainsboro, NJ.

Daughters of Joan Ehrenworth Erdmann, Law “77, at Final Exercises, May 2014: Elizabeth Erdmann Burnett, BA History; Hope Ehrenworth Erdmann, BA Linguistics; Grace Rebecca Erdmann, MA Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures. The graduates are granddaughters of the the late A.M. Ehrenworth, Med ’51.

Hunter Chorey (Col ’05 CM) and Mika Richardson Chorey (Col ’05, Nurs ’08 L/M) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, on May 24, 2014. Caroline is the granddaughter of Thomas Vincent Chorey Jr. (Engr ’69, Law ’72 L/M). The family resides in Charlottesville.

Jennifer Montgomery (Col ’99 CM) and her husband, Darren, welcomed a son, Luke George, on March 20, 2014. Luke joins big brother Nicholas, age 5. The family resides in Falls Church, Va.

Timothy Cupp (Col ’80, Law ’83), a partner in the firm of Cupp & Cupp; and Blackwell N. Shelley Jr. (Col ’83 L/M), a partner in the firm of Shelley & Schulte, have combined the practices of their law firms. Their new venture, Shelley Cupp Schulte, has offices in Richmond and Harrisonburg, Va., and continues to focus on civil rights and employment litigation.

Blackwell Shelley (Col ’83 CM), a partner in the firm of Shelley & Schulte; and Timothy E. Cupp (Col ’80, Law ’83 L/M), a partner in the firm of Cupp & Cupp, have combined the practices of their law firms. Their new venture, Shelley Cupp Schulte, has offices in Richmond and Harrisonburg, Va., and continues to focus on civil rights and employment litigation.

Stephanie Krebs De Falco (Col ’00 L/M) welcomed a son, Sebastian James, on June 19, 2014. Sebastian joins big brother Samuel, 5, and big sister Gabriella, 3. The family lives in Cincinnati, where Mr. De Falco runs a research lab in the division of reproductive sciences at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and Ms. De Falco is a first reader for Duke University undergraduate admissions.

Haywood Rhodes (Educ ’03) and his wife, Virginia, welcomed twin boys Jonah James and Matthew Haywood on January 8, 2014. The family resides in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Katherine Newell (Col ’04 CM) and her husband, Bill, welcomed a daughter, Collier Elizabeth, on June 1, 2014. Collier joins big brother Parker, 4, and big sister Reese, 2. The family resides in Jefferson, Ga.

Matt Crafton (Col ’03) was recently appointed winemaker at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga, Calif. He and his wife, Julie, live in Napa, Calif., with their sons William August, 2, and Benjamin Becket, 5 months.

Wesley Martin (Col ’97 CM) was recently promoted to the rank of commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He is a 2014 recipient of the Rear Admiral Hugh Howell Award for outstanding legal work in the Navy Reserve.

Bruce Clurman (Col ’81 CM) was recently appointed the José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer Research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Dr. Clurman is a member of the divisions of clinical research and human biology at the FHCRC and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His laboratory research studies basic problems in cancer biology, and his clinical practice involves the use of marrow and stem cell transplantation to treat patients with blood cancers. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Deb.

David Need (Grad ’93, Grad ’04) is a visiting instructor in the department of religious studies at Duke University. He recently published Roses: The Late French Poetry of Rainier Maria Rilke, pairing each of Rilke’s 27 Roses poems in the original French with English translations and a scholarly essay, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Clare Johnson.

Melissa Hudson (Col ’08 CM) and Justin Arthur Ritter were married on May 16, 2014. Ms. Ritter is the daughter of Michael J. Hudson (Engr ’73 L/M). The couple resides in Charlottesville, where Ms. Ritter is an attorney in the law firm of Tremblay & Smith.

Maureen Cook (Col ’82 CM) was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is the chief operating officer of Commonwealth Orthopaedics in Fairfax, Va. Her daughter, Colleen Michelle Cook (Col ’14 L/M), is a recent graduate of the University.

Kathryn Harris (Engr ’02 CM) is special assistant to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. She was previously the senior director for Egypt at the office of the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.

J. Allen (Col ’99 CM) has founded Locum Line, a website for health care professionals to find and rate locum tenens, or temporary jobs, learn about the industry and network with colleagues and placement agencies worldwide. Dr. Allen has worked as a physician in New Zealand and various U.S. states, including Hawaii.

Benjamin Scribner (Col ’96 CM) and his wife, Hilary, welcomed a daughter, Julia Lorelei, on April 28, 2014. Julia joins big sister Virginia Lillian. Julia and Virginia are the granddaughters of Willard M. Scribner (Arch ’71 L/M) and the nieces of Elizabeth Scribner Forness (Col ’92), Abigail Davis Spanberger (Col ’01), Adam Spanberger (Engr ’02) and Meredith Davis (Col ’11 L/M). The family resides in Richmond, Va.

George Coussoulos (Educ ’65) recently published The Transformation of Thomas Jefferson: The Dilemma of Slavery, a speculative book of fiction that sorts through the racism that permeated every aspect of 19th-century society. Mr. Coussoulos holds a master’s degree in educational psychology and previously wrote a book for educators, Behind Closed Doors: Every Teacher’s Chance to Change the World, published in 2004.

John Russo (Engr ’89 CM) has been named product director at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix. In this new role, he is responsible for developing and implementing long-term strategic financial objectives for various propulsion engine product lines. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Chandler, Ariz., with their two children.

Courtney Reynolds (Col ’95 CM) and her husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Margaret Lee, “Meg,” on June 8, 2014. Meg joins big sister Rachel, 3.

Jeff Larson (Grad ’87 CM) is executive administrative assistant in the office of student success and student learning at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif.