“Other” Class Notes
David Kuney (Col ’67, Law ’73 CM)
David Kuney (Col ’67, Law ’73 CM) joined the Washington, D.C., office of Whiteford Taylor & Preston. A nationally recognized bankruptcy attorney who has represented many prominent clients, Mr. Kuney joins the firm after working for 13 years as a partner and senior counsel at Sidley Austin. He has taught at American University Washington College of Law, Georgetown Law and New York Law School. He currently works with law students at Georgetown in drafting and preparing amicus curiae briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court and is the lead author of The Single Asset Real Estate Case, published in 2012 by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Lionel Rowe (Educ ’56 CM)
Lionel Rowe (Educ ’56 CM) and his grandson, Billy Rowe, competed in the 2014 United States Tennis Association’s Grandfather and Grandson Hard Court Doubles tournament held at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, California. Attaining the final round and placing second in the tournament, they each received a silver miniature tennis ball in a wooden case. In 2012, the pair won the finals and each received a gold tennis ball. Billy Rowe is currently a junior at Coronado High School in Coronado, California, where he is a member of the varsity tennis team. Rebel Rowe continues to play on the Coronado Men’s Tennis Ladder.
Winifred Schumann (Educ ’49)
Winifred Schumann (Educ ’49) published her eleventh book, Winifred’s Memories, Vol. 11, for family and friends. Other published books also focus on the history and works of family members, and include Hope McNevin Family 1736-2007; Short Stories for Children by Euphemia Dean MacNiven O’Connor; and Poems by Ernst Friedrich Schumann, a selection of poetry written by Ms. Schumann’s husband’s great uncle and translated by Ms. Schumann from German to English. She has also published a three-volume poetry series, Miscellany of Poems, a collection of poems composed by several of her ancestors and relatives.
Renee Neary (Col ’83)
Renee Neary (Col ’83) has joined the firm of Mayoue Gray Eittreim, an Atlanta boutique law practice specializing in complex and high asset divorce, child support and custody disputes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and appellate work. Previously, Ms. Neary worked at Alston & Bird, Turner Broadcasting Systems and Alumax Inc. (now Alcoa). She resides in Atlanta with her husband, Brian, and their three children, Christina, 19; Jack, 16; and Kyle, 14.
Marney White (Com ’91)
Marney White (Com ’91) has been named “Teacher of the Year” by the Yale School of Public Health class of 2014. She considers this to be her greatest honor since being elected “Biggest Loafer” by the McIntire School of Commerce class of 1991. Professor White is an associate professor of psychiatry and chronic disease epidemiology at Yale University, where she also serves as associate director of the Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her spouse and children.
Kristin Romesburg (Col ’02 CM)
Kristin Romesburg (Col ’02 CM) and Jason Romesburg (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed a son, Owen Maxwell, on Nov. 3, 2014. He joins big sister Anne Katherine, 3. The family currently resides in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Andrew Pontano (Law ’03)
Andrew Pontano (Law ’03) has been elected partner at global specialist law firm Dechert, where he works in the New York City office and focuses his practice on asset-backed financing and securitization. He advises clients regarding public and private securities offerings and other complex finance transactions involving a wide range of asset classes, including auto loans and leases, credit card, equipment lease and trade receivables, residential mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights. Mr. Pontano and his wife, Kelly Sutherland Pontano (Law ’03 L/M), welcomed a son, Simon, on Feb. 22, 2015. Simon joins big brothers Archer, 3; and Julian, 5.
Yevonne Chandler (Com ’02 CM)
Yevonne Chandler (Com ’02 CM) and Yevonne Simms Chandler (Com ’02 L/M) welcomed a son, Bennett Rooke, on Oct. 16, 2014. Bennett is the nephew of Peyton Chandler (Col ’01 L/M), Kristy Thomas Chandler (Col ’01) and Elizabeth “Carter” Chandler Clements (Col ’99); and the grandson of Wanda Rooke Chandler (Educ ’02). The Chandlers currently reside in Atlanta.
Christopher Kimbel (Col ’06 CM)
Christopher Kimbel (Col ’06 CM) and Stephanie Kirk Kimbel (Col ’06 L/M) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Elliott Katherine, on Sept. 15, 2014. The family currently resides in Atlanta.
Jerome Magat (Col ’95 CM)
Jerome Magat (Col ’95 CM) is a seminary professor at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, effective July 2015. Previously, he was a seminary professor at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, where he taught liturgy and homiletics.
John Cooney (Engr ’85 CM)
John Cooney (Engr ’85 CM) and his wife, Kelly, have launched a start-up apparel company, Après-Swim Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas. Après-Swim manufactures and sells fast-drying SPF 40+ after-swim cover-up dresses.
Ann Hamilton (Col ’78 CM)
Ann Hamilton (Col ’78 CM) has published her first book, Expecting, a novel about infertility. Ms. Hamilton has written for film and television shows, including Grey’s Anatomy, Party of Five and Thirtysomething. She resides in Los Angeles, where she also co-edits Hot Valley Writers, a small online literary magazine.
John Pullen (Com ’95 CM)
John Pullen (Com ’95 CM) and Brandy L. Wilson (Col ’01) were married on Nov. 21, 2014, in Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The couple resides in Smyrna, Georgia, where Mr. Pullen is a strategic accounts director for Salesforce Inc., and Ms. Wilson is a team leader for Randstad Engineering.
Eston Melton (Col ’02, Educ ’04 CM)
Eston Melton and his wife, Rosalyn Metz, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Genevieve Simone Melton, in Mountain View, CA, on 10 Feb. Parents and Future Hoo are doing well.
Nicole Brakstad (Col ’02 CM)
Nicole Brakstad (Col ’02 CM) has been promoted to partner in the Richmond, Virginia, office of LeClairRyan, where her practice focuses on government contracts and litigation.
Clare Ondrey (Col ’07)
Clare Ondrey married Douglas Carr on 5/10/14 in New York City. The couple resides in Brooklyn, New York. Lauren Pasquarelli (ARCH ’07), Ali Morgan Harned (CLAS ’07) and Laura Armstrong (CLAS ’07) were all bridesmaids.
April DeGennaro (Col ’83, Educ ’89 CM)
April Keck DeGennaro (CLAS ’83; EDUC ’89) received (will receive) the Georgia State Gifted Teacher of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Gifted Children on March 9, 2015.
James Canup (Col ’80 CM)
James Canup (Col ’80 CM) recently joined the Richmond, Virginia, office of Hirschler Fleischer as a partner and chair of the firm’s tax group. He was also recently named to the Virginia Business “Legal Elite” list.
Anne Personett (Educ ’01 CM)
Anne Castle Personett (Educ ’01) and her husband, Ben, welcomed a daughter, Emery Elizabeth, on April 17, 2014. Emery joins big brothers Barrett, 5, and William, 3. The family resides in Atlanta, GA.
Marcia Dillon (Col ’90)
Marcia McCarthy (Col ’90) and Damon Dillon were married December 27, 2014 in Richmond, VA. The couples resides in Arlington, VA where Ms. Dillon is an attorney in the Washington, DC office of Mayer Brown LLP. MAJ Dillon (U.S. Army Reserve) received an M.B.A. from Hawaii Pacific University.
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