“Other” Class Notes

Bryan Goodwin (Grad ’94) had a book, Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success, published by the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. He is vice president at McREL, a Denver-based education research organization.

J.F. Contijoch (Arch ’87) is the real estate operations manager for construction at Baptist Health Enterprises and Development Corp. He accepted this position after a long tenure as construction project manager for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Mark E. Ezell (Law ’80) was recognized in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America in public finance law. Mr. Ezell is an attorney at Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker.

Barbara Shrut (Com ’79 L/M) is vice president of international market services for Royal Caribbean Cruises. She oversees marketing, technology and business development for all international markets. She has been with Royal Caribbean for 20 years and lives in Miami.

Gary W. Nickerson (Col ’79 L/M) is president of the West Virginia State Bar. Mr. Nickerson has practiced in the field of labor and employment law with the firm of Steptoe & Johnson since 1984. He is the managing partner of the Bridgeport-Clarksburg office. He lives with his wife, Karen Lawrence Nickerson (Com ’79 L/M); and three children in Bridgeport, W.Va.

Charles L. Woody (Col ’69 L/M) is an adjunct professor of law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Mr. Woody continues his practice at Spilman Thomas & Battle, where his focus is labor and employment law, litigation and appellate practice.

William R. Forrester Jr. (Col ’65) received the Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award at the annual Louisiana Bar Association meeting in June 2011. Mr. Forrester is a partner in the New Orleans office of Lemle & Kelleher.

Barbara Shrut (Com ’79 L/M) is vice president of international market services for Royal Caribbean Cruises. She oversees marketing, technology and business development for all international markets. She has been with Royal Caribbean for 20 years and lives in Miami.

Gary W. Nickerson (Col ’79 L/M) is president of the West Virginia State Bar. Mr. Nickerson has practiced in the field of labor and employment law with the firm of Steptoe & Johnson since 1984. He is the managing partner of the Bridgeport-Clarksburg office. He lives with his wife, Karen Lawrence Nickerson (Com ’79 L/M); and three children in Bridgeport, W.Va.

John R. Vile (Grad ’77) received the Middle Tennessee State University Foundation’s Career Achievement Award. Mr. Vile is dean of the school’s University Honors College.

Zach Mote (Col ’07) and Stephanie Holcombe Mote (Col ’07 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Julia Marie, on June 28, 2011.

Meara Swaminatha DeRose (Arch ’03, Educ ’05) and her husband, Paul DeRose, welcomed their first son, Vincent Matthew, on March 16, 2011. The family resides in Richmond, Va.

Catherine LaVoy (Col ’01) of Syracuse University received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to study archeology in Brazil.

Elizabeth Pollard Kendall (Col ’01 L/M) and Jason Kendall welcomed twin daughters, Charlotte Ashwell and Eva Bradley, on Aug. 3, 2011. The family resides in Potomac Falls, Va. Charlotte and Eva are the granddaughters of Jim Pollard (Col ’68) and the nieces of Jamie Pollard (Col ’98 L/M).

Kevin O. Suer (Col ’98, Grad ’99) and Catherine Wrightson Suer (Com ’99 L/M) welcomed their second child, Adelaide Mary, on May 2, 2011. Adelaide joins her brother, Oliver, 4.

Stephen Ziegler (Engr ’97) and Katharine Miller Ziegler (Col ’99 L/M) welcomed their second child, William Stephen, on May 30, 2011. William joins a brother, Owen, 2. The family resides in Clifton, Va.

Courtney Keister Reynolds (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, John L. Reynolds IV, welcomed their first child, Rachel Ann, on July 23, 2011. The family resides in New York City and Salem, Va.

Courtney Keister Reynolds (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, John L. Reynolds IV, welcomed their first child, Rachel Ann, on July 23, 2011. The family resides in New York City and Salem, Va.

Mark Beale (Col ’84) won the Award of Merit at the 12th International Fine Arts Show, organized by the American Juried Art Salon in Plano, Texas.

Rita Sheffey (Col ’78 L/M) is president of the Atlanta Bar Association. She is a partner in the litigation and intellectual property practice at Hunton & Williams.

Caleb Smith (Col ’61 L/M) published a novel, Reggae Jihad.

Rita Sheffey (Col ’78 L/M) is president of the Atlanta Bar Association. She is a partner in the litigation and intellectual property practice at Hunton & Williams.

Robert Peters (Com ’02) has joined the Miami office of GrayRobinson as an associate in the bankruptcy department.

Melissa Tebbs (Col ’01 L/M) married Michael Nicholas Bitalvo on July 23, 2011. The couple resides in New York City.

Christopher Scott Combs (Col ’97 L/M) and his wife, Rebecca, welcomed their second child, Andrew Michael, on Aug. 4, 2011. Andrew joins his sister, Elisabeth, 2. The family resides in Bahrain.

Stacey Nield Brugeman (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Dan, welcomed twins, Jack Emmet and James Ajax, on July 6, 2011. They are the couple’s first children. Ms. Brugeman is the former food editor of Denver Magazine and research editor of Food & Wine magazine and Mr. Brugeman is a geological engineer with Noble Energy.

Brian Kenney (Law ’83) has been appointed a judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Kenney will be sitting in the Alexandria division of the court. He has practiced bankruptcy law for the last 22 years with Miles & Stockbridge in Tysons Corner, Va. Mr. Kenney married Maria del Carmen (Canen) de Palacios last summer.

Stewart D. Roberson (Educ ’77, ’87) is chairman of the board and president/chief executive officer of Moseley Architects. Mr. Roberson retired after 16 years of service as superintendent of Hanover County Public Schools. Prior to that, he was superintendent of schools in Falls Church, Va.

Raymond C. Almond Jr. (Arch ’74) retired after 30 years of designing for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s Design Division in January 2005. He is married to Sydney Sue “Suzi” Meredith (Col ’74) who owns and operates Body and Soul Pilates Studio in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Almond designed his first home and completed their retirement home overlooking the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Va. Mr. Almond now has time to paint landscapes and perform woodworking projects in the years ahead.

David Moltz (Col ’08) is now a writer and editor at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He was previously a reporter at Inside Higher Ed.

Brandon Almond (Col ’03 L/M) and Amy Dean (Educ ’04 L/M) were married on July 16, 2011, in Charlottesville. They reside in Arlington, Va. Members of the wedding party included Emily Dean Hallenbeck (Col ’03 L/M), Megan Coulter Hoffmann (Educ ’04 L/M), Lauren Purcell (Educ ’05), Matthew Kidd (Com ’03 L/M), Adam Brink (Col ’03, Law ’06) and James Pagenkopf (Engr ’03, ’05).

April Shimshock Werner (Com ’02 L/M) and David Werner (Col ’02 L/M) welcomed their first child and son, Cameron on April 5, 2011. He weighed 8 pounds and was 21.5 inches long.  Cameron is the nephew of Amanda Shimshock Allen (Com ’07) and Scott Allen (Col ’06 L/M). The family resides in Redwood City, Calif., and welcomes visits from fellow alumni.

Jessica Peterson Lernmark (Col ’98 L/M) and her husband, Johan, welcomed their first son, Tobias Johan, on June 2, 2011. The family resides in Seattle.

Kyle Hall (Col ’98) and his wife, Lara, welcomed their second child, Charles Kenton, on Aug. 2, 2011. Charles joins a sister, Rachel Addison. The family lives in Charlottesville, where Mr. Hall works for the U.Va. Health System.

Mark Richardson (Col ’97) completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, in June 2011. Dr. Richardson is now the director of adult epilepsy surgery, co-director of functional neurosurgery and director of the Translational Neurobiology Laboratory in the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Elizabeth A. Breen (Col ’97) is of counsel for the Hunton & Williams law firm, where she concentrates her practice on health care law and the representation of health care providers, including health care systems, academic medical centers, hospitals and other health care companies. In 2011, Virginia Super Lawyers named her a “Rising Star.”

Seth Corazzini (Col ’96) and Alison Trumbower Corazzini (Col ’96 L/M) welcomed their third child, Ella Grace, on April 27, 2011. She joins a brother, Jack, 5; and a sister, Kate, 2. The family resides in New York City but will be relocating to Richmond, Va., this fall.

Salman Tajuddin (Com ’95 L/M) and his wife, Mahnaz Khan, welcomed their first child, Inara Silvana, on Aug. 1, 2011. Mr. Tajuddin works at Capstone Advisory Group as a financial restructuring consultant and Ms. Khan, a graduate of Boston University and Chicago-Kent College of Law, is an analyst at the International Trade Administration. Both live in Arlington, Va., and work in Washington, D.C.