“Other” Class Notes

Tonia Sanborn Anderson (Col ’93 L/M) and Scott Anderson (Col ’93 L/M) live outside of Memphis, Tenn. with their sons: Ben, 10; and Sean, 7. Ms. Anderson serves as the western Tennessee gleaning coordinator for the Society of St. Andrew, a national nonprofit that seeks to reduce both food waste and hunger by partnering with farmers to collect surplus produce and distribute it to those in need. Mr. Anderson serves as the director of outreach for the Common Application, a membership association of nearly 500 colleges and universities, including U.Va., that promotes college access through holistic admission.

Robert J. Schmidt Jr. (Col ’90, Law ’93 L/M) was recognized in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA. He is an attorney in the natural resources and environment group of Porter Wright.

John P. Leonard (Med ’90) has been named chair of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s scientific advisory board. He is associate dean for clinical research and the Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He also serves as clinical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Lymphoma and Myeloma, as an attending physician at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center; and as the associate director for clinical research of the Weill Cornell Cancer Center. Dr. Leonard’s primary research interest is the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of lymphoma and related hematologic malignancies.

Ted Donnelly (Col ’89 L/M) took command of Regional Support Command-North, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2012.

Ann Gibson (Col ’89 L/M) is a commun-ications coordinator in the Office of the Governor in Frankfort, Ky. She lives with her husband, Dave Baker, and their son, Jefferson, 6, in Shelbyville, Ky.

Michelle Hayter White (Col ’88 L/M) is currently the program manager for ConnectVirginia, the statewide health information exchange for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Ted C. Craig (Col ’89 L/M) was recognized in the 2012 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. He specializes in business litigation at GrayRobinson in Miami.

Hope Harris (Col ’87) has won a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award for her work as a children’s and family musician. She is also an art educator in Richmond, Va., and takes a multimedia approach to art education, combining art, theater, dance and music. She recently released a new CD, Picasso, That’s Who! (And So Can You!).

Michael Seese (Col ’86) has published two short stories in two anthologies. His story “Worm Herding” appears in BUGS!, published by Pill Hill Press. “Never Mind the Nonsense, Here’s the Sex Truncheons” leads off A Clockwork Orchard: Rivets & Rain, published by May December Publications.

Paul A. Grenert (Col ’86) has published 13 books in three genres through Amazon Kindle. His fourth novel is Egon, his seventh book of poetry is Last Words and his second children’s book is Lulu & Lux Have a Lust for Life. Mr. Grenert lives in New Jersey.

Stacie Downie Court (Col ’86 L/M) is a production administrator for the Athens, Ga., unit of Learning Ally, formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. Ms. Court helps guide volunteers through the process of recording textbooks for use by individuals all over the country who cannot read standard print.

Andrew G. Lee (Col ’85, Med ’89 L/M) received the Faculty Teaching Award from the residents at The Methodist Hospital in Houston’s Texas Medical Center and will receive the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award in November 2012. He is the chair of ophthalmology at The Methodist Hospital and professor of ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Lee and his wife, Hilary A. Beaver (Med ’91), have two daughters, Rachel, 10, and Virginia, 8.

Victoria Saker Woeste (Col ’83 L/M) is a member of the research faculty at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago. She published her second book, Henry Ford’s War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech with Stanford University Press in June 2012. The book examines Ford’s ownership of the Dearborn Independent, his involvement in the defamatory articles it ran and the work of two Jewish lawyers, Aaron Sapiro and Louis Marshall, who each tried to stop Ford’s anti-Semitic propaganda.

John Vanderslice (Col ’83 L/M) published a short story, “My Word,” in the online journal Literary Mama. The story has been optioned by British film producer Louise Dylan for the purposes of making a short film. Mr. Vanderslice is associate professor of writing at the University of Central Arkansas.

Stan M. Haynes (Law ’83) has been a practicing attorney in Baltimore since 1983. He has a lifelong interest in American political history, particularly concerning the presidency, and recently published a book, The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872. His son, Nathaniel Haynes (Engr ’12), graduated from the University this spring.

Carrie “Bunny” Camp Gibbons (Col ’83) and Joel W. Gibbons IV (Col ’86) live in Charlottesville with their teenage sons, Woods and Clay. Ms. Gibbons works for the University’s Semester at Sea program.

Eric Davis (Arch ’83 L/M) is the president and CEO of Public Design Architects in Oak Park, Ill.

J. Randolph V. “Randy” Daniel IV (Engr ’82, Darden ’86 L/M) is the president and owner of Seaboard Concrete Products Co. in Richmond, Va. He serves the University as a member of the School of Engineering’s board of trustees and the chemical engineering department’s advisory board. His son, James R. V. “Ian” Daniel V (Engr ’16), began his first year at U.Va. this fall. Mr. Daniel’s daughter is a current senior at Vanderbilt University.

Peter Mahoney (Col ’81, Law ’85 L/M) has been named executive vice president of mortgage strategy at SunTrust Mortgage. Mr. Mahoney will oversee SunTrust’s strategy for mortgage customers and manage regulatory and industry issues and relationships. He lives in Great Falls, Va., with his wife and their six children.

Charlotte D. Young (Col ’81 L/M) is the chief ethics and compliance officer for The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental nonprofit.

Donald B. Thomason (Col ’80 L/M) has been named dean of the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He had previously served as the associate dean for student affairs. Mr. Thomason also holds a faculty appointment as a professor in the College of Medicine.

Jonathan Rintels (Law ’80 L/M) published his first novel, Lifemobile, with Prospecta Press. Based on Mr. Rintels’ own experiences with his son, the novel tells the story of a boy with Asperger’s syndrome whose life is changed forever when his father brings home a Chevrolet Corvair. Mr. Rintels enjoyed a long career writing for film and television before composing Lifemobile.

Elizabeth Johnson (Grad ’80) was recognized in the 2012 issue of Florida Super Lawyers. She is an attorney in the employment and labor group of Fowler White Burnett.

James Hurley (Col ’79 L/M) was recognized in the 2012 issue of Florida Super Lawyers. He is an attorney in the transportation and maritime group at Fowler White Burnett.

Sharon Baker Webb (Col ’78, Educ ’79 L/M) is a math and computer science teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. She has been selected to participate in the 2012 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. She will serve in the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science in Washington, D.C.

Marye Dorsey Kellermann (Nurs ’77) has been named a nurse practitioner fellow by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. For 20 years, Ms. Kellermann has been the president of Educational Enterprises, offering nurse practitioner reviews, nursing licensure examinations and faculty workshops internationally.

Lisa Matthews Covel (Nurs ’78) works for Unity Health Care in Washington, D.C., caring for underprivileged patients as a family nurse practitioner. She is the first nurse practitioner to be named medical director of a Unity clinic, the Brentwood Square Health Center.

Vernon Tesh (Col ’76) has been appointed associate dean for faculty affairs and curriculum management at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Bryan, Texas. Mr. Tesh is also professor of microbial and molecular pathogenesis in the TAMHSC College of Medicine.

Daniel J. Hoffheimer (Law ’76) is chairman of the board of the Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts in Cincinnati. The festival features more than a dozen musical and theatrical performances and showcases the visual arts. Mr. Hoffheimer has also joined the board of concert:nova, an exploratory chamber music ensemble, which presents classical music, often with cross-disciplinary artistic partners, in off-beat venues.

Randal M. “Randy” Shavis (Col ’75) married Linda Molloy on August 5, 2012. Mr. Shavis has worked at ManTech International for 15 years and will retire as a senior software analyst in September 2012.

Steven McCracken (Law ’75) has joined the San Diego office of the international law firm of Fish & Richardson as of counsel. He is the former senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer of San Diego-based Callaway Golf Co.

R. Michael Wells Sr. (Col ’71) was sworn in as the 118th president of the North Carolina Bar Association at the association’s annual meeting in June 2012.

Carolyn Brady (Educ ’72) received the Professional Staff Excellence Award from Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa., where she is director of counseling and support services.

Helen R. “Jean” White (Col ’69 L/M) serves on the board of governors and the gala committee of the American News Women’s Club. She is also a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Ryan C. Amacher (Grad ’71 L/M) published A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Their Second Sixties with Sunstone Press. The book addresses baby boomer issues in the context of boomer culture and takes a humorous look at the aging experience.