“Other” Class Notes

Leslie Atchley Kavanaugh (Col ’05 L/M) and her husband, Mark, welcomed a son, Luke Russell, on May 31, 2012. The family resides in Austin, Texas.

Daniel H. Herzlin (Col ’04 L/M) served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic and taught in Costa Rica and Mexico City following graduation. In May 2012, he received his JD degree from American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. His emphasis is international commercial arbitration.

Claudia Jiron-Murphy André (Col ’04 L/M) joined the law firm of White and Williams as a member of the appellate and healthcare practice groups. Her practice includes general liability matters, medical malpractice litigation and appellate litigation. Prior to joining White and Williams, Ms. André represented clients in complex commercial litigation and environmental and construction litigation.

Candace Williams Sharkey (Col ’03 L/M) and her husband, Michael, welcomed their first child, Regan Page, on June 21, 2012. The family resides in Springfield, Va.

James Marshall “Marsh” Pattie (Educ ’03, ’11 L/M) and his wife, Stacey, welcomed a second son, Miles Monroe, on July 12, 2012. He joins a big brother, McKinley.

Erin Gottenborg Michalski (Com ’03 L/M) and her husband, Matthew, welcomed a son, David Patrick, on July 20, 2012. David joins big sister Adeline, 2. The family resides in Connecticut.

David Cicero (Col ’03) received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri and is now an assistant professor of clinical and quantitative psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He and his wife, Anne Colmery Cicero (Col ’03 L/M), welcomed a daughter, Eleanor “Ella” Marie, on March 29, 2012. Ella joins a sister, Lucia Grace, 2. The family resides in Honolulu.

Andrew J. “A.J.” Howes (Engr ’02 L/M) works for Afton Chemical. He lives in Richmond, Va.

Paige Townsend Edwards (Col ’02) and Bill Edwards (Col ’02) welcomed their first child, Avery Grace, on Nov. 16, 2011. The family resides in Alexandria, Va.

Nicole Hardin Brakstad (Col ’02 L/M) and her husband, Brandon, welcomed their first child, Ava Nicole, in October 2011. The family resides in Hanover County, Va., where Ms. Brakstad is an attorney at LeClairRyan and Mr. Brakstad is a teacher and football coach at Hanover County Public Schools.

Sheela Swaminatha Myers (Col ’01 L/M) and Stephen Michael Myers (Col ’01) welcomed their first child, Emily Allison, on Aug. 11, 2011. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.

Elizabeth Kaufman McNamara (Col ’01, Med ’07 L/M) and her husband, Robert, welcomed their first daughter, Elizabeth Brynn “Belle,” on May 25, 2012. Belle is the first granddaughter of Linda S. Ellett (Med Tech ’69) and John P. Kaufman (Med ’70, Res ’74).

Heidi C. Brown Lieske (Com ’01 L/M) and her husband, Alex, recently started Borrow Baby Couture, an online venture that gives parents the ability to rent baby and toddler couture designer outfits for special occasions. The couple resides in Baltimore.

Jodie Slater Hastings (Col ’01 L/M) has formed a law firm, Strong Slater & Johnson.

Kristin Roth DeClark (Com ’01 L/M) and her husband, Kirk, welcomed their first child, Kolby Dennis, on March 11, 2012. The family resides in New York City.

Virginia Barb (Engr ’01 L/M) earned a Master of Business Administration degree, with concentrations in marketing and sustainability, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2010. She now resides in Cincinnati, where she is an assistant brand manager at Procter & Gamble.

Alexandra Ellen Ebrahim (Col ’00 L/M) and her husband, Jeremy Ebrahim (Com ’00 L/M), welcomed their second child, Preston Wyatt, on April 20, 2012. He joins a big brother, Jameson. The family resides in Greenwich, Conn.

Dan Payne (Col ’00 L/M) married Kathryn B. Whittles in Oahu, Hawaii, on April 18, 2012. Mr. Payne is a senior associate at Meagher & Geer in Minneapolis and Ms. Payne is a cardiovascular ICU nurse at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Mr. Payne practices in the area of insurance coverage, and has been named to the Minnesota’s Rising Stars list annually since 2007. He is the current president of the UVaClub of the Twin Cities.

Donald S. Christman (Col ’00) completed his medical degree at Georgetown University in 2004 and is a major in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Christman has been selected mental health flight commander for Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany.

Kathryn Hamilton Warren (Col ’99 L/M) and James E. Hamilton Warren (Grad ’99 L/M) welcomed their first child, Eleanor, on May 11, 2012. The family resides in Dallas, where Ms. Warren is a senior lecturer and Mr. Warren is an assistant professor in the English department at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Elizabeth H. Marcon (Col ’99 L/M) joined the Lehigh Valley office of White and Williams as an associate in the workers’ compensation practice group. She represents employers and insurance companies in all aspects of workers’ compensation litigation before workers’ compensation judges and appellate boards and courts. Prior to joining White and Williams, Ms. Marcon worked in various marketing disciplines, including media sales, media buying and media relations.

Joanne L. Ferguson (Educ ’99) is associate professor of physical education and women’s softball coach at Pomona College. She teaches courses in intercollegiate athletics, jogging and running, physical education activity, beginning tennis and basic weight training. Her areas of expertise include weight training, speed and agility training, aerobic fitness, tennis and softball. Ms. Ferguson also serves as chair of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Coaches.

Jennifer A. Schumacher Conway (Col ’99, Educ ’02 L/M) and her husband, Brendan, welcomed their first child, Caroline Emma, on August 18, 2011. Ms. Conway is chief of staff at the New York City Department of Education. The family resides in Hoboken, N.J.

Elizabeth White Butler (Com ’99 L/M) and her husband, Rhett, welcomed their first child, Kathryn Elizabeth, on March 12, 2012. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.

Wesley McCluney (Col ’98 L/M) and his wife, Kim, welcomed a daughter, Anna Wells, on Feb. 6, 2011. Anna joins a brother, Hill, 4. The family resides in Atlanta.

Evelyn Behar (Col ’12 CM) is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was recently named associate editor of the academic journal Behavior Therapy.

Andrew William Joyner (Col ’97 L/M) and Abigail Elizabeth Terry were married on May 19, 2012, in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they reside. Mr. Joyner is the son of William H. Joyner Jr. (Engr ’68 L/M). The wedding party included John Edward Greissing (Col ’97), Joseph Edgar Williams (Col ’02).

Maja Berlin-Del Vigna (Law ’96) and her husband, Fernando Del Vigna, welcomed their twin boys Maximilian (Max) and Alexander (Alex) on Sept. 10, 2011. Ms. Berlin-Del Vigna is vice president and general counsel of the Business and General Aviation division of Honeywell International in Phoenix.

Sharon Ann Murphy (Col ’96, Grad ’99, ’05 L/M) was awarded the 2012 Hagley Prize for her book, Investing in Life: Insurance in Antebellum America. The Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference jointly offer the annual prize for the best book in business history, broadly defined.

Claire Williamson McPherson (Com ’95) and her husband, James, welcomed their second child, William Ronan, on Oct. 26, 2011. William joins a brother, Charles Joseph “CJ,” 4. The family resides in Durham, N.C.

Amy Elizabeth Rosenberg (Col ’95 L/M) married Marshal Allshouse. The couple resides in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Anne Marie Seibel (Col ’94 L/M) has been appointed co-chair of the Woman Advocate committee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation for a third consecutive year. Her 2012-13 term began in August. Ms. Seibel is a partner and litigation attorney with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Birmingham, Ala.

Kendrick Burner (Col ’95 L/M) married Michelle Albarado (Col ’95 L/M) on April 22, 2012, at the University of Virginia Chapel. The Burner-Albarado family resides in Culpeper, Va.

Kevin Gutzman (Grad ’94, ’99) recently published his fourth book, James Madison and the Making of America, with St. Martin’s Press. It was a main selection of Bookspan’s History Book Club and the subject of a talk at the New York Public Library that aired on C-SPAN2’s Book TV. Mr. Gutzman is a professor and the director of graduate studies in the department of history at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn.