“Other” Class Notes
Robin Ward (Educ ’97)
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)
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.
Lauren Cardwell (Col ’02)
Lauren Cardwell (Col ’02) and Hank T. Cardwell (Col ’03, Educ ’03) welcomed a son, Omri Taft, on May 10, 2015. Omri joins sister Lottie May and brothers Lem Thompson and Clayton Scott, and is the grandson of Ann Rutherford Rooker (Col ’72) and Dennis Scott Rooker (Col ’72, Law ’76).
Ryan Billingsley (Col ’01 CM)
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.
Bob Johnson (Col ’77 CM)
Bob Johnson (Col ’77 CM) has launched R-6 Publishing. Its first title, The Temporal: Stories in Time & Rhyme, features writing by Asher Roth (Col ’77), David W. Brooks and Bungalow Stokes.
Mona Olsen (Com ’08)
Mona Olsen (Com ’08) has been named associate academic director for the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, where she is also an assistant professor. She currently teaches three courses: Conversations with Entrepreneurs, Global Conversations with Entrepreneurs and Technology for Bootstrapped Entrepreneurship.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman (Grad ’11)
Andrew Taylor-Troutman (Grad ’11) has published Earning Innocence with Wipf and Stock. The novel follows the most memorable week—and the resulting journal writings—in the life of the Rev. James Wheeler, a Moravian pastor, husband and father.
Dane Fisher (Col ’11 CM)
Dane Fisher (Col ’11 CM) and Brittany M. Brown (Col ’12 L/M) were married at Veritas Vineyard in Afton, Virginia, on May 24, 2015. The couple lives in Bethesda, Maryland, where Lt. Dane Fisher, a U.S. Air Force officer, is a medical school student, and Ms. Brittany Fisher is a litigation associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C.
William Jackson (Darden ’10)
William Jackson (Darden ’10) has been appointed chief medical officer of Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Jackson was previously an associate professor of medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and chief medical offer at Alexandria Hospital at Inova Health System in Virginia. He led the Inova Telemedicine Institute as medical director for both the Fairfax and Alexandria hospitals and served as the first system director for adult critical care.
Hilah Barbot (Col ’09 CM)
Hilah Barbot (Col ’09 CM) has received a 2015 Innovation in Teaching award from Symantec and Teach for America for College Writing Buddies, a program she founded with fellow teacher Adam Kohler. The program pairs middle-school students with Tulane University freshmen who digitally tutor and offer thorough, detailed feedback on the younger students’ writing projects. Ms. Barbot is a science teacher at KIPP Central City Academy in New Orleans.
Lucas Hopkins (Engr ’08)
Lucas Hopkins (Engr ’08) and Sara Elizabeth Bryan Hutter (Com ’08, ’09 L/M) were married at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, on June 6, 2015. The couple lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, where Ms. Hopkins is an audit manager with KPMG and Mr. Hopkins is a process engineer with Olympic Products.
Casey Chalk (Col ’07, Educ ’07)
Casey Chalk (Col ’07, Educ ’07) and his wife, Claire, welcomed a son, Thomas Peter, on Aug. 24, 2015. Thomas joins big sister Annemarie Frances, 2. The family lives in Bangkok.
Wes Petticrew (Com ’06)
Wes Petticrew (Com ’06) and Lizzie Ferreri Petticrew (Col ’07, Educ ’07 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Josephine Virginia, on Feb. 22, 2015. The family lives in Portland, Oregon.
Nicholas Joseph (Col ’06)
Nicholas Joseph (Col ’06) and Lillian Gumz were married on June 13, 2015, at St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, New York. The couple lives in New York City, where Mr. Joseph is a senior analyst at Citi and Ms. Joseph is a school counselor at The Nightingale-Bamford School.
Matthew Birckhead (Col ’06)
Matthew Birckhead (Col ’06) and his wife, Caroline, welcomed a son, Anderson Hart, on Aug. 3, 2015. The family lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Bryan Antler (Com ’06)
Bryan Antler (Com ’06) graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in May 2015. He plans to start his own law firm in southern California, focusing on civil violations of mentally disabled people.
Austin Davis (Engr ’05)
Austin Davis (Engr ’05) and Whitney Dever Davis (Col ’05 L/M) welcomed a son, Hudson Lee, on April 25, 2015. Hudson is the grandson of Donna Oraftik Dever (Educ ’75) and Martin J. Dever Jr. (Col ’73, Law ’77 L/M). The family lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Christopher Jones (Darden ’11, Engr ’04 CM)
Christopher Jones (Darden ’11, Engr ’04 CM) and Alison Sheble Jones (Col ’03, Educ ’04) welcomed a daughter, Hartley Anne, on Aug. 13, 2015. The family lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Sarah Ritzer (Col ’03 CM)
Sarah Ritzer (Col ’03 CM) and Michael Ritzer (Com ’03, Darden ’10 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Sydney Blair, on Aug. 16, 2015. Sydney joins big brother Graham, 2. The family lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Eric Patlovich (Com ’03)
Eric Patlovich (Com ’03) and his wife, Stacy, welcomed a son, Whitford “Whit” Theodore, on Dec. 26, 2015. The family lives in Washington, D.C.
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