“Other” Class Notes

Gary Alexander (Col ’64 CM) has passed the Florida bar exam and has been admitted to practice law in Florida. He has been a member of the Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia bar associations for more than four decades. He is the founder and senior partner of Alexander & Cleaver and now works out of the firm’s Annapolis and West Palm Beach offices.

Clark MacKenzie (Com ’63 CM) received the William C. Campbell Award from the United States Seniors’ Golf Association for his contributions to the association and to the advancement of amateur golf. He has played on the USSGA international team 15 times since 1998, captained the team for four years and served as team secretary for two years. Mr. MacKenzie has also served on a number of committees for the organization, including the committee planning the celebration of the USSGA’s 100th anniversary in 2005, and has served on its board of governors in various capacities. A member of the Senior Slam Society, he has participated in each of the USSGA’s invitational tournaments. He and his wife, Andy, live in Jackson, Wyoming.

Virginia LeBaron (Nurs ’96 CM) is a Roberts Scholar and assistant professor of nursing at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Before returning to UVA, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and, as a Fulbright Scholar in India, studied access to pain relief for patients with cancer.

Robert Tyler (Col ’89, Law ’94 CM) has been appointed associate university counsel for the University of Virginia, where he continues to practice intellectual property law.

Hannah Rosenfeld (Col ’15) and Shruti Patel (Engr ’13 L/M) run Buddy Watch Inc., a company that produces the Buddy Watch app, a personal safety mobile phone application that automatically detects and responds to emergencies even if users can’t reach their phones.

Jonathan Mueller (Col ’98) and Kimberly Somma Mueller (Col ’98 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Gillian Alma Lorraine, on May 26, 2015. Gillian joins big brother Jackson Walter, 5; and big sister Clara Elizabeth, 2. The family lives in Golden, Colorado.

Alan Gold (Law ’76) has been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in the field of appellate law; this is the 10th consecutive year he has been on the list. He is a shareholder in the law firm of Gold & Ferrante in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, where he focuses his practice on appellate law, commercial litigation, constitutional law and personal injury law.

Simeon Taft (Col ’99 CM) and his wife, Heidi, welcomed a son, Andrew Edward, on April 20, 2015. Andrew joins big brother George, 2. The family lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Dr. Taft is a veterinarian.

Emily Hodge (Col ’05, Educ ’06, Grad ’07) earned a doctorate from the department of education policy studies in the Pennsylvania State University College of Education on May 15, 2015. Her dissertation is titled “Rigor for All? The Enduring Tension Between Standardization and Differentiation in the Era of the Common Core State Standards.” Ms. Hodge is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.

Richard Brown (Col ’74 CM) has been appointed town administrator of Somerset, Massachusetts.

Mark Arey (Col ’98) and his wife, Shuchi Shah, welcomed a daughter, Daniela Winston Arey, on Jan. 2, 2015. Daniela joins big sister Mikaela Cameron, 7; and big brother Evan Kai, 5. The family lives in Tampa, Florida, where Dr. Arey is an ophthalmologist at Florida Eye Center.

Buddy Omohundro (Col ’92 CM) has been promoted to chief services officer of Apex Systems Inc.,  a staffing firm based in Richmond, Virginia. He will continue to head the company’s legal operations and provide executive oversight for Apex’s shared-services function.

Richard Forsten (Com ’85, Law ’88 CM) has been elected president of the Delaware State Bar Association and president of the Appoquinimink School District Board of Education, both for 2015-16. He is a partner in the Wilmington office of Saul Ewing, where he focuses on commercial real estate, business transactions and related litigation. Mr. Forsten also is chairman of the board for the Everett Theatre, a historic venue in Middletown, Delaware, and serves on the boards of Goodwill of Delaware and the Home Builders Association of Delaware.

Sarah Meadows (Col ’07 CM) and Scott F. Meadows (Engr ’08, Darden ’15 L/M) welcomed a son, Avery Thomas, on June 9, 2015. The family has moved from Charlottesville to New York City, where Mr. Meadows works for Goldman Sachs.

George Drake (Educ ’93) has been appointed founding dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania. He was associate dean of the College of Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Eric Lent (Col ’00) has been named vice president, general counsel and secretary of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, headquartered in the Seattle area. Ste. Michelle is Washington’s largest wine producer; it owns and operates wineries in Napa Valley, Oregon and Washington and imports wines from the premier wine regions of the world, including Italy, France, Chile, New Zealand and Spain.

Cyndee Moore (Col ’85, Educ ’02 CM) received a doctor of education degree in higher education leadership and policy from the Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University in May 2015. Ms. Moore is the regional vice president of operations for American National University in Indiana and Virginia, and for National College in Tennessee.