“Other” Class Notes
John Kraljevich (Col ’99 CM)
John Kraljevich (Col ’99 CM) and Megan Brogan were married on Nov. 30, 2013, in Awendaw, S.C. Ms. Kraljevich is an emergency room nurse and Mr. Kraljevich is the proprietor of John Kraljevich Americana, a rare coin and medal firm. The couple resides in Fort Mill, S.C., with Ms. Kraljevich’s sons, Andrew, 12; and Riley, 7.
Dustin Kidd (Grad ’99, Grad ’04)
Dustin Kidd (Grad ’99, Grad ’04) published his second book, Pop Culture Freaks: Identity, Mass Media and Society. He is an associate professor and director of graduate studies in sociology at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Benjamin Tisdell (Com ’97 CM)
Benjamin Tisdell (Com ’97 CM) and Alexis Siggers (Col ’99 L/M) welcomed identical twin sons, Henry Brennan and Jack Woodward, on March 26, 2014. Henry and Jack join big sister Nora Joan, 2. The family resides in Hong Kong.
Kimberly Steger (Arch ’97 CM)
Kimberly Steger (Arch ’97 CM) and Carl Meritt Steger (Col ’95) welcomed a daughter, Campbell Molina, on Sept. 12, 2013. Campbell joins big sister Reagan Meritt, 4. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.
Andrew Joyner (Col ’97 CM)
Andrew Joyner (Col ’97 CM) and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed a son, Thomas Henry, on Feb. 27, 2014. Thomas is the grandson of William H. Joyner Jr. (Engr ’68 L/M) and the nephew of John T.R. Terry (Grad ’10, ’14). The Joyners reside in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kendra Dunn (Col ’97 CM)
Kendra Dunn (Col ’97 CM) and her husband, Jason Kaiser, welcomed a son, Braden Jackson Kaiser, on Nov. 18, 2012. Braden is the nephew of Ryan Dunn (Col ’01 L/M) and Leigh Rodes Dunn (Col ’02 L/M). The family resides in Charlottesville, where Ms. Dunn is the marketing director for Stonehaus.
Jenny Burkett (Nurs ’97 CM)
Jenny Burkett (Nurs ’97 CM) and her husband, Allen, welcomed twins Lizbeth Jane and Clarence Allen Burkett III, on Jan. 22, 2014. Lizbeth and Clarence join big sister Emma Faye, 2. The Burketts live in Chesapeake, Va., where Cmdr. Jenny Burkett is the department head of critical care at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Heather Wishart-Smith (Engr ’96, Engr ’98 CM)
Heather Wishart-Smith (Engr ’96, Engr ’98 CM) was promoted to vice president for the federal government market sector for Jacobs Engineering Group’s global buildings design practice, where she is responsible for Jacobs’ Department of Defense facilities design. The firm is ranked the No. 2 architecture and engineering design firm by the Engineering News-Record. Ms. Wishart-Smith lives in Arlington, Va., with her husband, Keller Smith; and their twins, Clara and Nicholas.
Suzanne Gore (Com ’96 CM)
Suzanne Gore (Com ’96 CM) has been named deputy secretary of health and human resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ms. Gore resides in Richmond, Va., with her husband, Jeffrey S. Gore (Col ’94 L/M), an attorney with Hefty & Wiley; and their daughter, Adalee, age 2.
Holly Watkins (Col ’94, Grad ’96)
Holly Watkins (Col ’94, Grad ’96) has received a 2014-15 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship to support work on her upcoming book, Echoes of the Nonhuman: Organicism, Biology, and Musical Aesthetics from the Enlightenment to the Present. The book explores why 19th-century writers on music tended to compare music to the growth of plants or to other aspects of the nonhuman world. Ms. Watkins is an associate professor of musicology at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music.
Matthew Homan (Col ’94 CM)
Matthew Homan (Col ’94 CM) was promoted to partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in January 2014. A corporate attorney in the firm’s Charlotte, N.C., office, he has international mergers and acquisitions experience, as well as experience in joint ventures and corporate governance matters.
Natasha Raja (Col ’93)
Natasha Raja (Col ’93) published a book, Parenting MD: Guide to Baby’s First Year, available on Amazon.com. She shares preventative health, safety and nutrition information with families on her blog, parentingmd.com.
Martha Whitney (Arch ’92)
Martha Whitney (Arch ’92) was promoted to associate at Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects in San Francisco. In her eight years with the firm, she has contributed to many of the firm’s mission-driven projects. She is currently the project manager for Rene Cazenave Apartments, supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals in San Francisco’s Transbay neighborhood; and for 474 Natoma, affordable family housing in the South of Market neighborhood.
Rafael Zahralddin-Aravena (Arch ’89 CM)
Rafael Zahralddin-Aravena (Arch ’89 CM) settled the claims of disabled employees in the Nortel Chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The settlement, negotiated on behalf of a committee of disabled ex-employees, for an allowed claim of more than $28 million, allowed the disabled employees to select legal representation in the negotiations and receive continued care through formation of a trust and provision of a new disability plan. Mr. Zahralddin-Aravena is a lawyer with Elliott Greenleaf in Wilmington, Del., where he is chair of the firm’s national commercial bankruptcy and restructuring practice.
Sean Scully (Col ’89 CM)
Sean Scully (Col ’89 CM) has been named director of news content for Napa Valley Publishing, where he will serve as editor of the Napa Valley Register and supervise its three associated weeklies. He and his wife, Kyrsta Small Scully (Com ’90 L/M), live in Calistoga, Calif., with their two sons.
Marcia Friedman (Col ’89)
Marcia Friedman (Col ’89) has published Meatballs and Matzah Balls: Recipes and Reflections from a Jewish and Italian Life. Through essays and more than 100 Jewish and Italian recipes, the book traces Ms. Friedman’s journey to embrace and celebrate her combined heritages. Some of her unique cross-cultural recipes have been featured on the Kojo Nnamdi Show and the American Food Roots website. A freelance writer specializing in both education and food, Ms. Friedman lives in Ashburn, Va.
Robert Saunders (Law ’87)
Robert Saunders (Law ’87) has been named a 2014 Lawyer of the Year for nonprofit and charities law by Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Saunders is a partner in the Greensboro, N.C., office of Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard, where his practice focuses on tax-exempt organizations, tax-exempt financing and state and local tax planning. He is also an adjunct professor of nonprofit law at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and serves as vice chairman for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and as vice chair of the Carrboro Economic Sustainability Commission.
Brian Matney (Col ’87 CM)
Brian Matney (Col ’87 CM) was named the 2014 Virginia Student Councils Association Administrator of the Year. Mr. Matney, the principal of Landstown High School Governor’s STEM and Technology Academy, resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, Kathryn; and their two sons, Will and J.T.
Carol Cox (Col ’87)
Carol Cox (Col ’87) is senior vice president of external relations at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in San Diego. In this role, she is responsible for Sanford-Burnham’s external and internal communications, philanthropy, marketing and government relations functions. Previously, she served as senior vice president of external affairs and corporate communications at Life Technologies. An avid cyclist, she participated in the 2013 Pedal the Cause, San Diego, to raise money for research at San Diego-area cancer centers designated such by the National Cancer Institute.
Thomas Cawley (Com ’87 CM)
Thomas Cawley (Com ’87 CM) is serving his first term on the Morrisville, N.C., Town Council. Mr. Cawley; his wife, Kathy Sheehan Cawley (Col ’86 L/M); and their three children are all active on local sports teams and volunteer in the community and at local schools.
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