“Other” Class Notes

David Marcum (Col ’78) is the supervisor of technology for Botetourt County Public Schools in Botetourt County, Va. Mr. Marcum served as an elementary school principal for 12 years before taking this new position. His wife, Cynthia Ryan Marcum (Nurs ’94) and their two children, Audra Marcum (Col ’08 L/M) and Ryan Marcum (Col ’15 L/M) are also Wahoos.

Breier Scheetz (Law ’04 CM) , a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, and Roxana Rodriguez were married on Aug. 4, 2012, at St. Anne’s Chapel, Villa Academy, in Seattle. Lt. and Mrs. Scheetz reside in Cordova, Tenn.

Andrew Elligers (Col ’01) and his wife, Julia, welcomed their first child, a son, Lawson Joh, on March 1, 2012. The family resides in McLean, Va.

Allison Tiller (Col ’00, Law ’04 CM) and her husband, Ben, welcomed a son, Hayes Bradley, on Oct. 9, 2012. Hayes joins big sister Ande Elizabeth, 20 months.

Julie Teprovich (Educ ’00) and her husband, Mark Ciemcioch, welcomed a daughter, Eliza Cristine, in April 2012.

Derek Thomas (Com ’00 CM) married Catherine Douglas Ellen on Aug. 25, 2012. The couple resides in McLean, Va., where Mr. Thomas is an executive with Accenture and Ms. Thomas is an engineer with Dominion Virginia Power.

Amy Ramil (Arch ’00) married Matthew Pang on June 30, 2012. The couple resides in Honolulu.

Jeffrey Quinlivan (Engr ’00) and Leslie Nanna Quinlivan (Col ’01, Educ ’01 L/M) welcomed a second child, John Mark Quinlivan II, on August 24, 2012. Mark joins big sister Kate, 4. The Quinlivans reside in North Palm Beach, Fla.

Stephanie Merhar (Col ’00 CM) married Matthew Mattone on May 5, 2012, in Lexington, Ky. Members of the wedding party included Sarah Harris Wallman (Col ’00 L/M) and Claire Moir Peters (Col ’01, Educ ’01, ’12 L/M). The couple resides near Cincinnati, where Dr. Merhar is an attending neonatologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Jeffrey Dawkins (Col ’01, Com ’00) and Sarah Landis Dawkins (Col ’01) welcomed their second child, Scarlett Marie, on July 16, 2012. Scarlett joins a big brother, Lucas. The family resides in Rowayton, Conn., where Mr. Dawkins works in finance at the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ms. Dawkins is an editor at HarperCollins Publishers.

George Seals (Col ’99, Educ ’00 CM) and his wife, Laura, welcomed their first child, George W. Seals III, on August 19, 2012. The family resides in Arlington, Va.

Sakina Paige (Grad ’99) is the president of the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association. She is a compliance consultant for Wells Fargo Advisors, and prior to her election as MRWBA president, acted as the bar’s chair of the mentorship, membership, programs and awards committees, vice president and president-elect. She also serves on the board of directors for the School of Performing Arts in the Richmond Community and for the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls.

Lesley Marlin (Col ’99, Law ’02 CM) and her husband, Harry, welcomed twin boys, Hunter Peyton and Colby Lyon, on June 5, 2012. The family resides in Arlington, Va. Ms. Marlin is a labor and employment lawyer for General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. in Fairfax, Va.

Noah Kaufman (Com ’99 CM) is a systems accountant at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, he worked as a systems accountant at the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Coast Guard as a civilian. He also coaches wrestling at Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., and is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland University College, where he teaches accounting software, accounting information systems and federal financial management. Mr. Kaufman lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Rachelle Kaufman (Col ’02), a personal trainer and group exercise leader. The couple has run several road races together.

Jennifer Dudderar (Col ’99 CM) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their second daughter, Jane Bailey, on Jan. 21, 2012. She joins a big sister, Caroline.

David Dadurka (Col ’99 CM) received his Master of Arts degree in English with a focus on rhetoric and composition from the University of Central Florida in May 2012. He is a visiting instructor in the department of writing and rhetoric at the University of Central Florida.

Courtney Deitz (Com ’99 CM) and Brian John Deitz (Com ’99 L/M) welcomed their fourth child, Caroline Nelle, on March 14, 2012. She joins big sister Campbell, 7; and two big brothers, Cooper, 5; and Carson, 3. Mr. Deitz continues to work as a consulting and investment banker for Reagan Consulting, an advisory firm specializing in services for the insurance industry. The family resides in Atlanta.

Richard Catalano (Col ’99 CM) and Margo Snellings Catalano (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed their first daughter, Brooklyn Reed, on June 15, 2012. Brooklyn is the niece of Darren Catalano (Col ’99 L/M) and Sarah Lawrence Catalano (Col ’99).

Theresa Bowen (Col ’99) married Stephen D. Hatch on June 2, 2012 in Del Mar, Calif. Ms. Bowen is a senior trial attorney at The Gomez Law Firm in San Diego. The couple met on a cross-country flight.

Benjamin Andrews (Col ’99 CM) is an intern architect with The Freelon Group in Durham, N.C. He serves on the project team for the District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects.

Latasha Vernon (Col ’98) and her husband, TaRail Vernon, welcomed their first child, Taryn Alexandra, on July 3, 2012.

Renee Reese (Com ’98, Grad ’99 CM) and her husband, Will Reese, welcomed a daughter, Parker Jayne, on August 7, 2012. Parker joins a big sister, Dylan Chloe. The family resides in Smyrna, Ga.

Jeffrey Kirwan (Grad ’98) received the Crown Award from the Virginia Department of Forestry, the highest civilian honor the state forester can bestow. He was recognized for his exemplary conservation efforts and outstanding research on the Commonwealth’s trees. Mr. Kirwan is a professor emeritus of forest resources and environmental conservation at Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment and serves as coordinator of Virginia’s Big Tree Program. He co-authored a book, Remarkable Trees of Virginia, which highlights trees that are extraordinary for their age, size, and historic or community significance.

Keith Kile (Engr ’98) and Kimberley Post Kile (Col ’99 L/M) welcomed their second daughter, Elise Anne, on July 30, 2012. Elise joins a sister, Sarah Grace, 4; and a brother, Ian Kenneth, 1. The family resides in Oak Hill, Va.

Kirt Von Daacke (Col ’97 CM) is an associate professor of history in the University’s Corcoran Department of History and assistant dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. His first monograph, Freedom Has a Face: Race, Identity, and Community in Jefferson’s Virginia, was published by the University of Virginia Press in 2012.

Tracey Perry (Nurs ’97) and her husband, Matthew, welcomed their third child and first daughter, Caroline Faith, on Oct. 24, 2011. Caroline joins two brothers, Charlie and Nathan. The family resides in Frisco, Texas.

Kerry Moskol (Col ’97) is an attorney in the health law group in the Madison, Wis. office of Quarles & Brady. Her experience includes assisting health care providers with a variety of issues, including health care information, regulatory compliance, health care professional reviews and licensing and patient care issue. Ms. Moskol was selected for the Best Lawyers in America 2013 list and was named a 2011 “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Michael Landler (Arch ’97 CM) and his wife, Carrie, welcomed a daughter, Hayley Brynn, on August 22, 2012. Hayley joins big brother Garrett, 3. The family resides in Plainview, N.Y.

Ginny Gowski (Col ’97) and her husband, Bill, welcomed their third child, John William, “Jack,” on Oct. 25, 2011. Jack joins siblings Freddy, 4, and Liza, 2. The family resides in Salt Lake City, where Ginny is a marketing consultant and stay-at-home mom and Bill is a hand surgeon.

Derek Furr (Educ ’02, Grad ’97) published Suite for Three Voices, a book of short fiction, personal narratives and essays, with Fomite Press.

Jason Williams (Col ’96) is a story producer for Investigation Discovery’s Homicide Hunter, a real-crime drama television show. He worked on five of the 10 fall 2012 episodes. Mr. Williams is also an award-winning playwright. His play Handle with Care will play the JCC CenterStage in Rochester, N.Y., in December 2012; the Minnesota Jewish Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., in spring 2013; and is scheduled to open off-Broadway in June 2013.

Kyle Van Houtan (Col ’96) received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in a White House ceremony on July 31, 2012. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government upon outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. Mr. Van Houtan was recognized for his pioneering research on the influence of climate change to oceans and sea turtle populations and for mentoring students from Pacific Island nations. He currently leads a sea turtle research program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii.

Megan Stauffer (Col ’96 CM) and her husband, Clay, welcomed their second child, Clayton Robert, on February 13, 2012. Clayton joins a sister, Montgomery Mae, 2. The family resides in Nashville, Tenn., where Dr. Megan Stauffer works as an allergist with the Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center and the Rev. Clay Stauffer serves as the senior minister at Woodmont Christian Church.

Joshua Rogers (Col ’96 CM) married Carrie Shaw Belt on June 9, 2012. The wedding party included groomsmen Kenneth Cope Jones (Com ’96 L/M) and Adam Penn Carter (Col ’96, Darden ’02 L/M). The couple resides in Richmond, Va.

Biff Lyons (Grad ’96) is senior vice president and manager of the national security and defense division for the Parsons Corporation government services group. He will lead Parsons’ work in the warfighter support, intelligence, and defense and security markets. Parsons is one of the largest providers of management, engineering, environmental and planning services to government agencies. Previously, Mr. Lyons worked as vice president and manager of the defense and security sector for Systems Planning Analysis Research and Technology Associates.

Mark Gillespie (Engr ’96 CM) and his wife, Trixy, welcomed twin girls Megan Elizabeth and Morgan Leigh on Feb. 15, 2012. They join big brother Connor, 5, and big sister Caroline, 3. The Gillespies reside in Tampa, Fla.

Shae Garwood (Com ’96) published a book, Advocacy Across Borders: NGOs, Anti-Sweatshop Activism, and the Global Garment Industry, with Kumarian Press. The book examines the transnational anti-sweatshop movement, the challenges faced by it and by the workers for whose benefit it advocates. Clothing and textile industry workers face long hours, inadequate wages, harassment and abuse—it is often difficult or impossible for them to unionize, so they have reached out to allies across political borders in order to apply more pressure on garment manufacturers. Ms. Garwood’s study points forward to a better system.

Steven Anderson (Col ’96 CM) and Lyndsay Wilson Anderson (Nurs ’07 L/M) welcomed their first child, Thomas Bradley, on June 4, 2012. The Andersons reside in Washington, D.C., where Mr. Anderson is the chief financial officer at the Institute for Justice and Ms. Anderson is a nurse practitioner at Georgetown University Hospital.

Kathryn Amatrudo (Col ’96 CM) and Vincent Amatrudo (Law ’03 L/M) were married in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April 2010 and welcomed their first child, Leo Cannon, on April 9, 2012. The family lives in Silver Spring, Md. Ms. Amatrudo is senior director of membership and education at the Optical Society of America, and Mr. Amatrudo is an attorney at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Bronis De Supinski (Engr ’95, Engr ’98) has been promoted to chief technology officer,  Livermore Computing at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif.

Mary Magill (Law ’95) is Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and dean of Stanford Law School. She was on the faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law for 15 years, serving most recently as vice dean, the Joseph Weintraub-Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Law and the Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor. Ms. Magill is a scholar of administrative and constitutional law, a member of the American Law Institute, and served as a fellow in the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, and the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Fellow at Downing College, Cambridge University.

Brian Lineweaver (Com ’95, Grad ’96 CM) and Kerrie Stevenson Lineweaver (Com ’97 L/M) welcomed their third child, Sydney Louise, on July 28, 2011. Sydney joins big brothers Carter, 3; and Drew, 5. The family resides in Falls Church, Va.

Chase Patrick (Col ’94 CM) received the 2012 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership. The award is presented annually to two commanding officers, one from the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and one from the U.S. Pacific Fleet. He was selected for his performance as former commanding officer of the USS Chafee in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Cmdr. Patrick is currently the surface warfare community manager at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Millington, Tenn. He and his wife, Paurenia Boyd Patrick (Col ’94 L/M), live in Lakeland, Tenn., with their four children.

Erika Nichols (Educ ’94, Educ ’95 CM) and her husband, Richard, welcomed a daughter, Vivian Teresa, on March 30, 2012. Vivian joins older brother Richard John “RJ.” Ms. Nichols is an educator in Prince William County, Va., and the family resides in Gainesville, Va.

Lisa Young (Col ’93 CM) is an associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at Vanderbilt University. She received an American Thoracic Society Foundation/Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease Foundation/Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (Lung) Foundation—UK Research Award to support her research project, “Genetic Discovery in Familial Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy.” Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy is a poorly understood disorder that most commonly causes fast breathing and low oxygen levels in young infants.

Albert Williams (Engr ’93, Engr ’95 CM) and M. Vanessa Phillips-Williams (Arch ’97 L/M) have relocated from Richmond, Va., to Southampton, Bermuda, where they live with their two sons, Caden and Reis. Mr. Williams is an operations engineer with the Government of Bermuda. Dr. Phillips-Williams completed her medical residency and fellowship in hematopathology at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals at Virginia Commonwealth University in June 2012 and is now a pathologist with King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Carl Swanson (Col ’93) is editor at large of New York magazine. He has worked at New York since 2004, as both a staff writer and editor. Previously he was writer at large at Details magazine and started his career in 1994 at the New York Observer, where he worked, among other things, as its media critic. He lives in Manhattan.

Chad Felts (Col ’09 CM) and Kristi Ann Finley (Col ’09 L/M) were married on Aug. 18, 2012, at the U.Va. Chapel. The couple resides in Troy, Va.