“Other” Class Notes

Kenneth Davis (Grad ’75 CM) was recently appointed to the President’s Advisory Council of Oglethorpe University, his undergraduate alma mater, where he will meet to advise and council the university’s president about the mission of the school. At Oglethorpe’s May 2014 commencement ceremony, Col. Davis was inducted into the school’s Golden Petrel Society in recognition of his being a member of the Class of 1964. In 2002, he retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of colonel and retired as office director of management and systems support for the Defense National Stockpile Center, a branch of the Defense Logistics Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Courtney Marzahn (Com ’06) and Charles Oliver Iselin (Col ’03 L/M) were married on June 21, 2014, at Pippin Hill Farm in Charlottesville. The couple currently resides in New York City, where Mr. Iselin is a vice president at Guggenheim Partners and Ms. Iselin is director of public relations for the travel and real estate division of the Magrino Agency.

William Bartsch (Grad ’59) has published Victory Fever on Guadalcanal with Texas A&M University Press. The book examines the Battle of the Tenaru, Japan’s first land defeat of World War II, from both the American and Japanese sides. This is his fourth book on World War II’s Pacific theater. Mr. Bartsch has also written an article on the Battle of the Tenaru that appears in the November/December 2014 issue of World War II magazine.

Eugene “Gene” R. Facey (Engr. ’70 L/M) recently received the 2014 International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) Exemplary Service Award. This award recognizes individuals notable for outstanding contributions to the drilling industry and to IADC. Mr. Facey’s recognition was for his work on the United States Coast Guard’s National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) and his contributions to the drilling industry and IADC. Mr. Facey has served on the NOSAC since 2003 and as its Chair from 2008 until 2014 and prior to that as its Vice Chair. Mr. Facey was Corporate Vice President, Engineering when he retired in 2003 from ENSCO plc, a global provider of offshore drilling services to the petroleum industry. His offshore oil and gas career started in 1969 while still at the University. Since his retirement, Mr. Facey has dedicated a large amount of his time to being a volunteer, in both local and federal government positions; for non-profit charities as well as being an elementary school mentor. When not traveling, Mr. Facey and his wife Dianna reside at their ranch in central Texas.

Sarah Mies (SON ’00, Col ’00) and Michael Jansen (Engr ’00) welcomed a daughter, Isabella Marie Mies Jansen, on August 29, 2014. Isabella joins big brother Thomas Edward. The family resides in New York City.

Courtney Harris was promoted to Professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), School of Marine Sciences, College of William & Mary. She has worked at VIMS since 2001 within the Department of Physical Sciences.

Ryan Kelly (Col ’08) and Stephanie Haldy were married on June 14, 2014, at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. In attendance were brother of the bride John Haldy (Col ’11), Ryan Nizolek (Col ’10), Mike Timms (Col ’08, Com ’09), Kevin Carroll (Col ’10, Com ’11), Brian Carroll (Col ’10 L/M), Max Pomper (Col ’09, Educ ’13), Steve Giannone (Col ’09), Charlie Glazer (Col ’06 L/M), Gavin Gill (Col ’09), Pike Howard (Col ’08), Drew Garrison (Col ’08) and assistant men’s lacrosse coach Marc Van Arsdale.

Natasha Saje (Col ’76) recently published two books, Vivarium, a book of poems; and Windows and Doors: A Poet Reads Literary Theory, a book of essays. She is a professor of English at Westminster College in Salt Lake City and also teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, a low-residency MFA program.

Natalie Bell (Col ’06) and John Fredrick Bell (Med ’07, Res ’10) welcomed a daughter, Annie Reese, on Dec. 25, 2013.

Drew Sheehan (Col ’99 CM) and his wife, Karen, welcomed a daughter, Meredith Kate, on Aug. 19, 2014. Meredith joins big sisters Anna Claire, 8; Allison, 6; and Natalie, 3. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.

Colleen Colby Allen (Col ’02) and Colin Allen (Col ’03) welcomed a daughter, Eleanor Colby, on August 27, 2014. Eleanor joins big sister Margaret, age 2, and is the granddaughter of Conway Allen (Com ’74), the niece of Sherrie Colby (Educ ’06), and the cousin of Ashton Looney (Arch ’18). The family resides in Arlington, VA, where Mrs. Allen is a project director with The EMMES Corporation and Mr. Allen is a lobbyist with the National Association of Realtors.

Elizabeth Managan (Col ’02 CM) and her husband, Chris Elsasser, welcomed a daughter, Madeleine Bailey Elsasser, on July 15, 2014. Madeleine joins big sister Audrey, 4. The family lived in Brussels for two years and currently resides in Silver Spring, Md.

Kimberly Pritchard (Col ’92 CM) is an attorney with the U.S. Department of the Navy Office of General Counsel. She recently assumed the role of assistant counsel/attorney-advisor with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. Ms. Pritchard previously served as associate counsel/trial attorney with the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics and Supply Command.

Ken Treadway (Col ’91 CM) was recently named executive director of customer success at Ungerboeck Software International in St. Louis, where he has worked for more than a decade. His new duties include managing all facets of customer-facing activities for the global software company on six continents. Mr. Treadway lives in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., with his wife, Beth, and their three children: Ally, 14; Emmy, 12; and Reed, 7.

Kristi Farouki (Col ’00, Educ ’01) and Karim Farouki (Engr ’02) welcomed a daughter, Maya Siena, on July 4, 2014. Maya joins big sister Serene, 4, and big brother Samy, 6, and is the niece of Jeremy Rayburn (Com ’03 L/M). The Faroukis reside in Leesburg, Va.

Leslie Elliott (Col ’98) and her husband, Richard, welcomed a daughter, Katherine “Kate” Button, on April 10, 2014. The family resides in Chico, Calif., where Ms. Elliott is an associate professor of physics and science education at California State University, Chico.