“Other” Class Notes

James Zehmer (Arch ’02) and his wife, Anne, welcomed a son, John Franklin, on Oct. 21, 2015. John Franklin is the grandson of Frank Flippo Jr. (Engr ’72 L/M) and John G. Zehmer Jr. (Arch ’64, ’70 L/M). Mr. Zehmer is a historic preservation project manager in UVA’s facilities management department.

Kurt Hansen (Col ’98) and his wife, Ann Marie, welcomed a son, Grant William Kold Hansen, on Nov. 23, 2015. Grant joins brother Henrik Kold Hansen, 2. The family lives in Las Vegas.

Erin Galbreath (Col ’00) and her husband, Kharlon, welcomed a daughter, Emery Noelle, on Nov. 2, 2015. Emery joins brother Evan, 6. The family lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Joshua Reeder (Engr ’05 CM) nd his wife, Amy, welcomed a daughter, Sophia Juli, on Oct. 26, 2015. Sophia is the granddaughter of Herman Wheeler (Engr ’01 L/M) and the great-niece of Donald Wheeler (Darden ’74 L/M). The family lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Donald Johnston (Col ’66 CM) has been appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to his fourth consecutive two-year term as chief judge of the Kent County Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit of Michigan. In that role, he is responsible for the administration of a 13-judge general jurisdiction trial court with more than 350 employees. He joined the Kent County bench in 1989 and, before that, served for 10 years as a judge of the Grand Rapids District Court, 61st Judicial District of Michigan. He and his wife, Shaula, live in Grand Rapids and have three children, including sons Stewart M. Johnston (Col ’96 L/M) and Scott M. Johnston (Col ’97 L/M), and four grandchildren.

Mary Elizabeth Kennedy (Col ’89) helped develop and improve a proprietary clinical key indicator dashboard for the pediatric intensive care unit while working in the critical care department at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The PICU dashboard tracks the patient quality and safety indicator bundle recommended by the Joint Commission. Ms. Kennedy also created several original components for the dashboard, including the neurological indicator section to help increase early awareness of potential deterioration in patients. A study based on the dashboard project appears in the September 2015 issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

Bruce Webster (Engr ’74 CM) has retired from a 36-year career with Hewlett-Packard, where he worked in the central engineering, AltaVista Search and federal government consulting divisions before becoming HP’s consulting practice principal for military health accounts with the Department of Defense. Before joining HP, Mr. Webster served for five years in the U.S. Air Force, having completed the Air Force ROTC program at UVA.

Elizabeth Busch (Col ’06 CM) and her husband, Brian, welcomed a son, Henry William, on Oct. 15, 2015. Henry joins sisters Audrey, 6, and Caroline, 4. The family lives in West Springfield, Virginia, where Ms. Busch is a teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools.

Ryan Ward (Engr ’98) and her husband, Cmdr. Kelly Ward, welcomed a daughter, Caroline Sophia, on Oct. 22, 2014. Caroline joins brothers Collin, 9, and Connor and Cameron, 6; and sisters Cadence, 5, and Claire, 3. The children are the nieces and nephews of Aaron Giffin Childers (Col ’95 L/M). The family lives in Virginia Beach, where Ms. Ward has taken time off to raise her family.

Kendra Dunn (Col ’97 CM)  and her husband, Jason Kaiser, welcomed a daughter, Kenlee Grace, on June 6, 2015. Kenlee joins brother Braden, 3. The family lives in Charlottesville, where Kendra is the marketing manager for Southern Development Homes.

Jennifer Jamison (Col ’03 CM) and her husband, Francisco, welcomed a son, Carson Michael, on Oct. 12, 2015. Carson joins sister Sydney, 3. The family lives in Northern Virginia.

Willis Lawrie (Arch ’75) has retired as a principal architect of McClaren Wilson & Lawrie, where he specialized in the design of numerous cutting-edge forensic science laboratories, forensic pathology facilities and other public safety features throughout North America. He led the lab design of some of North America’s largest forensic lab facilities, most recently the Ontario Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex in Toronto. As emeritus principal of the firm, he occasionally serves as a design consultant on select projects. His post-retirement design venue is residential architecture with an emphasis on sustainability and net-zero energy usage. Mr. Lawrie is at work on his Blue Ridge Mountains home and Lake Champlain cottage, both of which he designed and is building with Susan, his wife of 37 years.

Stephen Huntoon (Col ’78, Law ’82 CM) opened a solo law practice, Energy Counsel, following more than 30 years working at law firms and energy companies. His articles “Microgrids: Where’s the Beef?” “The Rise and Fall of Big Transmission,” “That Old Musk Magic” and “Have Mandatory Standards Improved Reliability?” have been published in the utility trade publication Fortnightly, and he has spoken on electric transmission issues before industry organizations such as the Harvard Electricity Policy Group and the Edison Electric Institute. He and his wife, Barbara, have a son, Wesley, and a daughter, Virginia.

Robin Ward (Educ ’97) published Count on TCU: Fun Facts from 1 to 12 with Mascot Books. The book teaches young children about the Texas Christian University campus, months, seasons and even/odd numbers through counting.

Anthony Romanello (Col ’92 CM) has published Random Thoughts: Reflections on Public Service, Fatherhood and Middle Age. Mr. Romanello is the county administrator for Stafford County, Virginia, and was named a National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout in 2014. He and his wife, Diane, a special education teacher, have four children: John Romanello (Educ ’18 L/M), Domenic, Mary and Anna.

Ryan Billingsley (Col ’01 CM) and Taylor Felts Billingsley (Col ’03 L/M) welcomed a son, Everett Meredith, on Oct. 3, 2015. The family lives in Arlington, Virginia.