“Other” Class Notes

Hunter Chorey (Col ’05 CM) and Mika Richardson Chorey (Col ’05, Nurs ’08 L/M) welcomed their first child, a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, on May 24, 2014. Caroline is the granddaughter of Thomas Vincent Chorey Jr. (Engr ’69, Law ’72 L/M). The family resides in Charlottesville.

Jennifer Montgomery (Col ’99 CM) and her husband, Darren, welcomed a son, Luke George, on March 20, 2014. Luke joins big brother Nicholas, age 5. The family resides in Falls Church, Va.

Timothy Cupp (Col ’80, Law ’83), a partner in the firm of Cupp & Cupp; and Blackwell N. Shelley Jr. (Col ’83 L/M), a partner in the firm of Shelley & Schulte, have combined the practices of their law firms. Their new venture, Shelley Cupp Schulte, has offices in Richmond and Harrisonburg, Va., and continues to focus on civil rights and employment litigation.

Blackwell Shelley (Col ’83 CM), a partner in the firm of Shelley & Schulte; and Timothy E. Cupp (Col ’80, Law ’83 L/M), a partner in the firm of Cupp & Cupp, have combined the practices of their law firms. Their new venture, Shelley Cupp Schulte, has offices in Richmond and Harrisonburg, Va., and continues to focus on civil rights and employment litigation.

Stephanie Krebs De Falco (Col ’00 L/M) welcomed a son, Sebastian James, on June 19, 2014. Sebastian joins big brother Samuel, 5, and big sister Gabriella, 3. The family lives in Cincinnati, where Mr. De Falco runs a research lab in the division of reproductive sciences at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and Ms. De Falco is a first reader for Duke University undergraduate admissions.

Haywood Rhodes (Educ ’03) and his wife, Virginia, welcomed twin boys Jonah James and Matthew Haywood on January 8, 2014. The family resides in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Katherine Newell (Col ’04 CM) and her husband, Bill, welcomed a daughter, Collier Elizabeth, on June 1, 2014. Collier joins big brother Parker, 4, and big sister Reese, 2. The family resides in Jefferson, Ga.

Matt Crafton (Col ’03) was recently appointed winemaker at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga, Calif. He and his wife, Julie, live in Napa, Calif., with their sons William August, 2, and Benjamin Becket, 5 months.

Wesley Martin (Col ’97 CM) was recently promoted to the rank of commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He is a 2014 recipient of the Rear Admiral Hugh Howell Award for outstanding legal work in the Navy Reserve.

Bruce Clurman (Col ’81 CM) was recently appointed the José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer Research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Dr. Clurman is a member of the divisions of clinical research and human biology at the FHCRC and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His laboratory research studies basic problems in cancer biology, and his clinical practice involves the use of marrow and stem cell transplantation to treat patients with blood cancers. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Deb.

David Need (Grad ’93, Grad ’04) is a visiting instructor in the department of religious studies at Duke University. He recently published Roses: The Late French Poetry of Rainier Maria Rilke, pairing each of Rilke’s 27 Roses poems in the original French with English translations and a scholarly essay, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Clare Johnson.

Melissa Hudson (Col ’08 CM) and Justin Arthur Ritter were married on May 16, 2014. Ms. Ritter is the daughter of Michael J. Hudson (Engr ’73 L/M). The couple resides in Charlottesville, where Ms. Ritter is an attorney in the law firm of Tremblay & Smith.

Maureen Cook (Col ’82 CM) was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is the chief operating officer of Commonwealth Orthopaedics in Fairfax, Va. Her daughter, Colleen Michelle Cook (Col ’14 L/M), is a recent graduate of the University.