“Other” Class Notes
James Wall (Law ’89 CM)
James Wall (Law ’89 CM) has been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is a founding member of Wall Esleeck Babcock, where he is an attorney in the firm’s corporate law and health care groups.
Michael Steger (Col ’89, Grad ’93, Law ’93 CM)
Michael Steger (Col ’89, Grad ’93, Law ’93 CM) recently formed Steger Krane, a business law firm in New York City. He handles property, entertainment, corporate and litigation matters.
Helen Hwang (Col ’89, Grad ’81 CM)
Helen Hwang (Col ’89, Grad ’81 CM) received the U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for outstanding supervisor or manager of the year in 2012 for her foreign service work overseas with the International Trade Administration. Her receipt of the Timothy J. Hauser Award, which singles out the best of the Bronze Medal winners for extraordinary performance that brings singular distinction to the career service, also recognized her efforts abroad.
Gregory Williams (Col ’87 CM)
Gregory Williams (Col ’87 CM) was recently installed as president of the Kiwanis Club of Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C. Mr. Williams, a director and shareholder with Carruthers & Roth, focuses his law practice on estate planning and business law, counsels clients on preserving assets for family members and charitable organizations, and all aspects of forming, operating and transitioning family and closely held businesses.
Ralph Rogers (Engr ’87)
Ralph Rogers (Engr ’87) has been appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Prior to joining the administration at NSU, he served as vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at Purdue University, Calumet. Previously, he held administrative positions as founding dean and professor in the College of Technology and Computer Science at East Carolina University and chair and professor in the department of engineering management and systems engineering at Old Dominion University.
Tom Kelly (Com ’86)
Tom Kelly (Com ’86) has joined the class of 2014 of Leadership South Carolina, a statewide leadership program that provides gifted and highly motivated South Carolinians an opportunity to advance their leadership qualities while broadening their understanding of issues facing the state. Col. Kelly is a senior Army adviser to the South Carolina Army National Guard in Columbia, S.C.
Chris FitzGerald (Engr ’86 CM)
Chris FitzGerald (Engr ’86 CM) has been appointed chief executive officer for Control Devices, a manufacturer of engineered valves and other flow control products for industry segments and applications, in St. Louis. Mr. FitzGerald and his wife, Joanne Donohue FitzGerald (Nurs ’88 L/M), plan to relocate their family to St. Louis.
Peter Belden (Com ’86 CM)
Peter Belden (Com ’86 CM) has been named general manager of Packaging Coordinators Inc.’s Rockford, Ill., facilities. The site supports pharmaceutical and biotech packaging services for clinical and commercial medicines, as well as medical device and consumer health care products. Mr. Belden has worked in the packaging industry for more than 25 years, and has previously headed PCI operations in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, and served as senior vice president of sales and marketing for PCI in Rockford.
Renee Gutiérrez (Col ’84, Grad ’97, Grad ’08 CM)
Renee Gutiérrez (Col ’84, Grad ’97, Grad ’08 CM) has joined the Longwood University faculty as an assistant professor of Spanish. Previously, she taught at Hiram College in Ohio. Ms. Gutiérrez plans to continue focusing on dual areas of research: she has recently published articles on 18th-century Spanish epic poetry and on the qualitative studies of student learning processes during immersed study abroad.
J. Walker (Col ’83 CM)
J. Walker (Col ’83 CM) has been elected firm chair of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Atlanta. He has served as the firm’s managing partner since June 2012 and focuses his legal practice on large complex litigation matters, including class actions, technology and telecommunications cases.
Amy Feldman (Nurs ’83, Nurs ’84)
Amy Feldman (Nurs ’83, Nurs ’84) authored the chapter “Guidelines for Breastfeeding” in the 2013 edition of the textbook Pediatric Primary Care Practice Guidelines for Nurses.
Julia Walton (Col ’08)
Julia Walton (Col ’08) and Jordan Brock Kaericher (Law ’09) were married July 6, 2013, in Lyme, N.H. The couple resides in Santa Monica, Calif., where Mr. Kaericher is a lawyer at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Ms. Kaericher works in advertising for Rubin Postaer and Associates.
John Thompson (Col ’81)
John Thompson (Col ’81) published his second novel, Love and Lament, in August 2013.
William Horbaly (Col ’81 CM)
William Horbaly (Col ’81 CM) has been elected to serve as the president of the Virginia Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Horbaly has practiced orthodontics in Charlottesville since 1996. He also serves as a part-time assistant professor in the department of dentistry at the U.Va. School of Medicine.
Ginger Cahoon (Col ’79 CM)
Ginger Cahoon (Col ’79 CM) recently retired as deputy chief of the relay satellite division in the space systems group of the communications directorate of the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, Va., after working for the federal government in various capacities since 1980. She began her career as a cartographer with the Defense Mapping Agency/Hydrographic Topographic Center, preparing various charts to support navigational missions, and later worked for other offices in the DMA and then for the CIA before returning to finish out her career with the DMA and the NRO. She lives in Fairfax, Va., with her husband, Bob; and their two children, Rachel and Robbie.
Dial Parrott (Grad ’76, Law ’80)
Dial Parrott (Grad ’76, Law ’80) published his first book, The Genius of Venice: Piazza San Marco and the Making of the Republic, with Rizzoli Ex Libris, an imprint of Rizzoli International. The book provides a comprehensive explanation of the architectural evolution of St. Mark’s Square, a supreme example of Western communal architecture, and shows how Venetian politics and economics influenced the square’s development.
Mark Hudson (Col ’75 CM)
Mark Hudson (Col ’75 CM) received the 2013 North Carolina Office of Rural Health and Community Care Board Member Award for his service on the board of directors of the Cleveland County HealthCare System (CLECO) Primary Care Network, based in Shelby, N.C. This recognition noted his leadership, service and dedication to the citizens of Cleveland County and rural North Carolina.
Thomas Rouse (Engr ’75 CM)
Thomas Rouse (Engr ’75 CM) is serving his second term as mayor of Erlanger, Ky. A lawyer who is currently serving a one-year term as president of the Kentucky Bar Association, Mr. Rouse maintains a private solo law practice and plans to create a task force to study what to do with abandoned law practices.
Arnold Goldin (Col ’71 CM)
Arnold Goldin (Col ’71 CM) has been appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Section, by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Mr. Goldin has been chancellor in the Shelby County Chancery Court since September 2002. Prior to his judicial appointment, he had been in private practice since 1974, concentrating on civil litigation in state and federal courts. He and his wife, Shara Lynn, have a son, Joshua; a daughter, Rebecca; and four grandchildren.
Norman Askins (Arch ’68 CM)
Norman Askins (Arch ’68 CM) received the 2013 A. Hays Town Award from Southern Living magazine. An Atlanta architect who specializes in the classical style, he was honored for training a new generation of tradition-based architects and for forging a link between the past and present by designing more than 500 homes across the South that combine traditional architecture with the conveniences of modern living.
Gordon Kirk (Engr ’67, Engr ’69, Engr ’72 CM)
Gordon Kirk (Engr ’67, Engr ’69, Engr ’72 CM), professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of “professor emeritus” by the Virginia Tech board of visitors. He has taught at Virginia Tech since 1985, where his work in mechanical vibrations focused on bearing and seal excited instabilities and led to a better understanding of rotating machinery. He has authored or co-authored more than 175 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, book chapters and reviews, and holds four patents and one patent that’s pending. Mr. Kirk has also advised many master’s degree and doctoral dissertations, helping students develop successful careers in both academic and industrial settings.
William Slaughter (Law ’66)
William Slaughter (Law ’66) has been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of government relations practice and public finance law. He is a founding member of Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker in Birmingham, Ala., where his law practice focuses on the areas of public finance, state and local government law, governmental relations and civil litigation.
John Marsellus (Col ’60 CM)
John Marsellus (Col ’60 CM) received an honorary degree from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, N.Y., during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 18, 2013. As former chairman of the Marsellus Casket Co., the college honored him for his professional achievements, creative philanthropy, volunteer service and commitment to the central New York community.
Molly Rosedale (Col ’00)
Molly Rosedale (Col ’00) and her husband, Matthew, welcomed a son, Kaden Paul, on May 19, 2013. Kaden is the nephew of Amy Francis Dechary (Col ’96, Educ ’00 L/M) and Paul Dechary (Col ’96 L/M). The Rosedales currently reside in London.
Heather Evans (Col ’93, Grad ’04, Res ’07 CM)
Heather Evans (Col ’93, Grad ’04, Res ’07 CM) became one of the first 8,000 Google Glass Explorers after winning Google’s #ifihadglass contest in March 2013. A trauma surgeon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Dr. Evans is using Glass to explore how wearable computing might be used to enhance surgical training. Use of technology to improve surgical care is a theme in Dr. Evans’ research, and she leads a multidisciplinary team in developing mPOWEr, a mobile app for patients to use following surgery to track the condition of their own surgical wounds and facilitate communication after they leave the hospital.
Richard Martin (Nurs ’89 CM)
Richard Martin (Nurs ’89 CM) received a doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University in July 2013 and currently serves as the senior vice president and chief nursing officer for a major medical center in southern California. Mr. Martin resides in Orange County, Calif.
Jaime Wisegarver (Col ’05 CM)
Jaime Wisegarver (Col ’05 CM) and Jordi Lamas were married Oct. 12, 2013, at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, Va. The couple resides in Richmond.
Jennifer Walkowski (Arch ’08)
Jennifer Walkowski (Arch ’08) and Frederick Schrock were married Sept. 14, 2013, at the Tonawanda Castle outside of Buffalo, N.Y. The couple currently resides in the Albany, N.Y., area, where Ms. Walkowski is a historic preservation specialist with the New York State Historic Preservation Office and Mr. Schrock works at the New York State Office of General Services.
Kevin Myhre (Engr ’08)
Kevin Myhre (Engr ’08) and Katherine Spengel Myhre (Arch ’08) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Charlotte Louise, on Sept. 23, 2013. Charlotte is the granddaughter of Sandra Janson Spengel (Com ’76). The family resides in West Chester, Pa.
David Ensor (Col ’84)
David Ensor (Col ’84) and his wife, Karen, recently opened Gypsy Sally’s, a 300-person-capacity live music venue in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., which hosts national, regional and local Americana acts. The venue houses a full restaurant that features dishes made with local, farm-fresh ingredients.
Susan Lichtman (Com ’99 CM)
Susan Lichtman (Com ’99 CM) and her husband, Keith, welcomed a daughter, Hensley Joan-Marie, on Sept. 28, 2013. The family resides in Atlanta, where Ms. Lichtman is the general manager of the local office of Axiom Law.
Matthew Gillwald (Engr ’11 CM)
Madeleine Gawne (Nurs ’10) and Matthew Gillwald (Engr ’11 L/M) were married on September 14, 2013 in Alexandria, Va. The couple met through the Cavalier Marching Band. The couple currently reside in Alexandria.
Leah Friedman (Col ’99 CM)
Leah Friedman (Col ’99 L/M) founded Raleigh Green Gables, LLC, a professional organizing business, where she helps clients clear space in their homes and corporate offices so they can live life without clutter. (www.raleighgreengables.com.) Leah serves clients throughout the Triangle in North Carolina. Leah lives in Raleigh with her husband, Stephen Feldman, and their two children, Tova, 6, and Jordan, 4, both of whom know every word in “The Good Ole Song.”
Jerry Tuttle (Engr ’74 CM)
Jerry Tuttle (Grad Engr ’74 L/M) spoke on “Copyright and Math Teaching” at a conference of NJ math teachers. He traces his interest in copyright to a UVA civil engineering class with Professor Demetsky. Jerry is an actuary with Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance in New York City.
Caroline McKinnon (Nurs ’02)
Caroline McKinnon (Nurs ’02) received a Ph.D. in nursing from The Graduate School at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., in December 2013. She focuses her research on parental involvement in child mental health services. Ms. McKinnon is also a faculty member of the GRU College of Nursing, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate psychiatric and mental health nursing courses.
Steve Lustig (Engr ’83 CM)
Steve Lustig (Engr ’83 CM) received the 2013 Industrial Research and Development Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Mr. Lustig earned a doctorate in chemical engineering from Purdue University in 1989 and joined DuPont in central research in 1990. He is also an adjunct professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware.
John Kraljevich (Col ’99 CM)
I got married on November 30, 2013 in Awendaw, South Carolina to Megan (Brogan) Kraljevich. Megan is an emergency room RN, I’m the proprietor of John Kraljevich Americana, a rare coin and medal firm. We live in Fort Mill, SC with my stepsons Andrew (he’s 12) and Riley (7).
Nick Stewart (Col ’12)
Nick Stewart (Col ’12) and Alexandra Shamburek (Col’ 13) became engaged to be married on December 5, 2013 at UVA’s 13th Annual Lighting of the Lawn.
Joseph Maiolo (Grad ’68)
Joseph Maiolo has a new book of stories coming out on December 19, 2013, entitled “An Arch of Birches and Other Stories.” Please visit www.overcoatbooks.com for more information. “An Arch of Birches and Other Stories” completes the four-volume set of Joseph Maiolo’s short fiction that includes the previously published books Boy • Youth • Man: A Tryptich of Novellas, Three Frays from Mallorca and Four Stories, and Saint Matthew in Appalachia and Other Stories. Several of the tales in this collection are set in Northern Minnesota, where Maiolo has taught fiction writing and literature since 1976.
Fran Wilde (Col ’94)
Fran Wilde (Col ’94) has sold three fantasy novels to Tor/Macmillan, the first of which will debut in 2015. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Tom Wilde (Col ’94); and their daughter.
Brittany Averette (Col ’04)
Brittany Averette (Col ’04) and Ben Treanor (Col ’04) welcomed their first child, a son, Henry Robison Treanor, on July 31, 2013. Henry is the grandson of Craig P. Treanor (Engr ’78 L/M).
John Whitfield (Col ’77, Law ’81)
John Whitfield has been appointed co-chair of the newly created Virginia Access to Justice Commission by Supreme Court Chief Justice Cynthia Kinser. Supreme Court Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn will serve as the other co-chair of the 18-member commission, comprised of judges, lawyers, and other stakeholders. The mission of the Commission, created by order of the Supreme Court of Virginia in September 2013, is to promote equal access to justice in Virginia, with particular emphasis on the civil legal needs of Virginia residents. In establishing the Commission, Virginia joins 28 other states with Access to Justice Commissions charged with expanding access to civil justice for low income and disadvantaged persons. Whitfield is the executive director of Blue Ridge Legal Services, the non-profit legal aid society that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys of Virginia.
Tracey Schaefer (Col ’94 CM)
Tracey Zemitis Schaefer (Col ’94) and her husband, John, welcomed their second child, Wyatt John, on October 30, 2013. Wyatt joins a brother, Luke, 2. Wyatt and Luke are the nephews of Darrell Zemitis (Col ’90) and W. Scott Zemitis (Engr ’94).
Linda Fisher Thornton (Col ’83 CM)
Michael Foroobar (Com ’07 CM)
Michael Foroobar (Com ’07 CM) and Kristen E. Dunbar (Col ’08) were married May 18, 2013, in Atlanta. The couple currently resides in Boston, where Mr. Foroobar is an analyst with Google and Ms. Dunbar is completing an ophthalmology residency at Tufts Medical Center.
Jen McCallum (Col ’07 CM)
Jen McCallum (College 07, Field Hockey) married Matt Oliver (Curry 05, Soccer) on October 12, 2013 at The River Course on Kiawah Island, SC.
Lindsay Bien (Col ’09 CM)
Lindsay Bien (Col ’09 CM) and Robert Helwig were married June 29, 2013, in Richmond, Va., where the couple currently resides. Ms. Bien received a master of education degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2013 and now works as a school counselor in Henrico County, Va.
Anastasia Posner (Col ’95 CM)
Anastasia Grace Allain (95) and Ryan Ansley Posner were married on June 8th, 2013 in Harrisonburg, VA. The couple resides in Atlanta, GA where Mrs. Posner is a Sales Support Manager with Travelport and Mr. Posner is an ERP Technology Consultant with McGladrey.
Patricia Gallant (Col ’86 CM)
Patricia Gallant (Col ’86 CM) was promoted to associate director of business systems analysis at Sun Life Financial in Windsor, Conn.
Saul Golden (Arch ’92 CM)
Saul Golden (Arch ’92 CM) edited a book, Healthcare and Architecture: Northern Ireland’s Legacy, part of a three-volume box set about health, housing and education design published by PLACE, the Northern Ireland Built Environment Centre. Mr. Golden, a Royal Institute of British Architects chartered architect and lecturer at the Belfast School of Architecture, wrote the book’s foreword and a case study on recent healthcare buildings in Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast with his wife, Nicola; and their three sons: Jack, Ben and Joseph.
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