“Other” Class Notes

A.W. Simmons (Col ’09) graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger School in September 2010 and departed his home station of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, for a one-year deployment to eastern Afghanistan in April 2011.

Mindy Rummel Basquin (Com ’01 L/M) and Brett Basquin welcomed a son, Holtz Anderson, on Jan. 7, 2011. He joins a brother, Jackson Ford. The family resides in Auburn, Ala.

Kimberley Post Kile (Col ’99 L/M) and Keith A. Kile (Engr ’98) welcomed their first son, Ian Kenneth, on Feb. 1, 2011. Ian joins a sister, Sarah Grace, 2. The family resides in Oak Hill, Va.

Sarah Richardson Fahrendorf (Col ’93 L/M) and her husband, Gregor, welcomed a daughter, Josefine Clay, in December 2010. “Josie” joins a brother, Theo. The family lives in Ellicott City, Md.

Tracy Shackelford (Col ’89) is a financial representative of Northwestern Mutual in Williamsburg, Va. She is associated with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network: The Virginia Peninsula Group. She resides in Williamsburg with her husband, Harold Philipsen; and two children. She is the daughter of Vivian Taylor Shackelford (Nurs ’64) and sister of Britton Shackelford (Col ’90).

Carolyn A. White (Col ’89 L/M) is a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. Ms. White is one of 22 fellows selected in 2011. Her practice, White and McCarthy, focuses on estate planning, long-term care planning, probate and elder law.

Susan Kelly Burkitt (Col ’86 L/M) and Frank Burkitt (GSBA ’87) recently moved to New York City with their sons, Sean, 15; and Jack, 12, after having lived in both Laguna Beach, Calif., and Jackson Hole, Wyo. Ms.  Burkitt has worked as an attorney, an adjunct professor for legal writing at Whittier Law School and as a columnist/copy editor at the JH Weekly.

Judith Baroody (Grad ’85) has been promoted to minister counselor in the U.S. Foreign Service, a ranking equivalent to that of a two-star general. During her career with the State Department, she has served in Syria, Israel, Morocco, Cyprus, Chile and Iraq, and is currently in charge of public affairs for the U.S. Embassy in Paris. She is also chairman of the France-American Educational Exchange Commission (Fulbright).

Ronald D. Wiley Jr. (Col ’80 L/M) presented “Much Ado About Nothing? The Foreclosure ‘Crisis’ of 2010-11 (And Beyond?)” at the 15th Annual Advanced Real Estate Seminar cosponsored by the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar and Virginia CLE held at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg March 4. Mr. Wiley, of counsel with the MartinWren Law Firm in Charlottesville, is a frequent and popular continuing education teacher for real estate professionals.  He is the husband of Gail Hyder Wiley (Col ’80 LM), father of Paul M. Wiley (Col ’10), son of Ronald D. Wiley Sr. (Col ’58 LM) and brother of Mollie Catherine Pawlowski (Educ ’88).

Nancy Twine (Com ’07 L/M) is currently an associate at Goldman Sachs within the commodities sales division. She resides in lower Manhattan.

Barbara T. Conner (Educ ’05) is the director of college counseling at Foxcroft School.

Louisa Collier Gehring (Col ’07 L/M) launched her e-commerce business, Semper Finest Care Packages, which sells packages for loved ones to send to their deployed Marines overseas to show their support, and in turn sells packages for Marines to send to family and friends at home. The company builds on Ms. Gehring’s three years as a USMC spouse, and experience as a marketing manager.

Juliana Stein McDougall (Col ’04, Educ ’04 L/M) and Jason McDougall (Com ’03 L/M) welcomed their first child and daughter, Madison Lily, on Aug. 5, 2010. The family resides in New York City.

Ryan W. Ingram (Com ’02) opened a private practice, Coastal Psychiatry, in his hometown of Virginia Beach on Jan. 5, 2011. Dr. Ingram received his medical degree in May 2006 from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. He completed his psychiatry residency in June 2010 at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Jacob Hirsch (Com ’99 L/M) and his wife, Kerri, welcomed their first daughter, Olivia Marie, in Jan. 25, 2011. The family lives in Arlington, Va., where both parents work in education.

James Trent Hammer (Col ’95, GSBA ’05 L/M) and Carrie Davis Hammer (Col ’95 L/M) welcomed their second son, Alex Trent, on Jan. 7, 2011. Alex joins his brother, Kyle Robert, 2. Alex is the nephew of Richard Davis (Col ’00). The family resides in Centreville, Va.

Todd D. Wood (Engr ’93 L/M) is the city engineer for the City of Waynesboro, Va. He resides in Fishersville with his wife, Joan; and two children, Rebecca and Kelley.

Thomas Beck (Col ’88, Law ’92) and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their second child, Bruce Riley, on Jan. 7, 2011. On Jan. 5, 2011, President Obama nominated Mr. Beck to be a member of the National Mediation Board. In December 2010, Mr. Beck published Constitutional Separation of Powers, a book that surveys the powers of the federal government and how those powers are allocated among governmental institutions.

Rich Barnett (Col ’83 L/M) has published a travel application for the iPhone: “Rehomo Beach,” a gay and lesbian guide to Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Thomas L. Rouse (Engr ’74 L/M) was elected to a second consecutive four-year term as mayor of Erlanger, Ky. An attorney in sole practice in Erlanger, Mr. Rouse was also selected vice-chair of the Kenton County Mayors’ group, an organization of mayors and government officials that meets monthly to consider and discuss issues affecting northern Kentucky local government. He is also vice president of the Kentucky Bar Association.

Ted Lopatkiewicz (Col ’74 L/M) retired after 37 years of federal government service. He held positions at the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, the Department of Labor, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Department of Transportation, and, for 25 years, the National Transportation Safety Board, where he directed the public affairs office for the last 14 years. During his tenure at the NTSB, he was a press officer on 54 accident “Go Teams,” responding to some of the most horrific incidents in recent memory. He lives in McLean, Va., with his wife, Drucella.

Nancy Twine (Com ’07 L/M) is currently an associate at Goldman Sachs within the commodities sales division. She resides in lower Manhattan.

Chris Sloan (Col ’96) has joined the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz as a technology group shareholder in its Nashville office.

Rob Thurmond (Col ’87 L/M) was highlighted in the February 10 issue of R&D Directions in the article “Notable People in R&D.” He has also recently edited a book, Histamine in Inflammation, published by Landes Bioscience. Mr. Thurmond is currently a senior director for Johnson & Johnson in San Diego.

Leslie McMillan Kline (Engr ’83 L/M) graduated in August 2010 from a four-year training program conducted by the Feldenkrais Guild of North America and is now a guild-certified Feldenkrais practitioner. She has started a practice in northern Maryland.

Thomas L. Rouse (Engr ’74 L/M) was elected to a second consecutive four-year term as mayor of Erlanger, Ky. An attorney in sole practice in Erlanger, Mr. Rouse was also selected vice-chair of the Kenton County Mayors’ group, an organization of mayors and government officials that meets monthly to consider and discuss issues affecting northern Kentucky local government. He is also vice president of the Kentucky Bar Association.

Ted Lopatkiewicz (Col ’74 L/M) retired after 37 years of federal government service. He held positions at the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, the Department of Labor, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Department of Transportation, and, for 25 years, the National Transportation Safety Board, where he directed the public affairs office for the last 14 years. During his tenure at the NTSB, he was a press officer on 54 accident “Go Teams,” responding to some of the most horrific incidents in recent memory. He lives in McLean, Va., with his wife, Drucella.

Emily Hodge (Col ’06, Educ ’06, Grad ’07) married Alan Pehrson on March 26, 2010. The couple recently moved from Pittsburgh to Ramsey, N.J. Mr. Pehrson is completing his second postdoctoral fellowship at a pharmaceutical company in Ramsey. Ms. Hodge is pursuing a doctorate in education theory and policy at Penn State University after teaching language arts at the middle school level for three years in Pittsburgh.

Richard Moore (Col ’02, Educ ’06 L/M) and Page Malmsjo Moore (Col ’02) welcomed their first child, Grace Abbott, on Oct. 29, 2010. The family resides in Columbia, S.C.

David Hamilton Golland (Grad ’02) had a book, Constructing Affirmative Action: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity, published by the University Press of Kentucky. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife, Lana, and children Zelda, 3; and Jerry, 1.

Nikkia Sheppard Lynch (Col ’02, Educ ’03) and Terry Braswell Lynch (Col ’01, Educ ’02 L/M) welcomed their first child, Jordan Bernard, on Nov. 17, 2010. The family resides in Durham, N.C.

Jonathan King (Engr ’97 L/M) and his wife, Pamela, welcomed their first child, Grace, on Sept. 18, 2010. The family resides in Louisville, Ky.

Bethany Spielman (Law ’92) is editor in chief of the journal Medicolegal and Bioethics. The journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal exploring the application of law to medical and drug research and practice and the related ethical and moral considerations. Ms. Spielman is associate professor of medical humanities and health law at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and SIU Carbondale.

Tara A. Osborn (Grad ’84 L/M), a colonel in the U.S. Army, has been appointed to a second judicial term and named chief circuit judge for the Army’s 2nd Judicial Circuit. She presides over felony criminal trials and oversees judicial operations at military installations throughout the seven southeastern states. Prior to joining the federal bench, Col. Osborn served as a prosecutor and a civil litigator with the U.S. Army and Department of Defense, and as special counsel to the assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice. She lives in Pinehurst, N.C.

Neil R. Liebowitz (Col ’78 L/M) published his first book, Psychiatry in Techno Colors: A Psychiatrist’s Memoir of Lessons Learned About Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression. He is medical director of the Connecticut Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center in Farmington, Conn., and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut.

Neil R. Liebowitz (Col ’78 L/M) published his first book, Psychiatry in Techno Colors: A Psychiatrist’s Memoir of Lessons Learned About Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression. He is medical director of the Connecticut Anxiety & Depression Treatment Center in Farmington, Conn., and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut.

Adam Sanders (Engr ’06) is an engineer for General Motors and was the youngest member of the team selected to work at NASA on a humanoid robot, Robonaut (R2). Mr. Sanders is the lead architect for the human-machine interface and task programming language. He is the principal engineer for the power distribution monitoring and control hardware, firmware, and software for the robot. Robonaut starred in a pre-Superbowl commercial featuring Howie Long.

John B. Warburton (Col ’00) and Kimberly Bareford Warburton (Col ’01, Educ ’03 L/M) welcomed their second child, David Maxwell, on Jan. 6, 2011. Max joins a brother, Ben, 2. The family resides in Midlothian, Va.

Steven Davis (Col ’92 L/M) and his wife, Sarah Keeney, welcomed their second child, Eliza Keeney, on April 2, 2009. Mr. Davis and his family live in Portland, Ore., where he is a business transactions attorney in the Portland office of Davis Wright Tremaine.

Preston Green (Col ’89 L/M), a professor of education and law at Penn State University, now holds the Harry Lawrence Batschelet II endowed professorship of educational administration.

Phil Drewry (Col ’87 L/M) has been appointed to serve as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State. Mr. Drewry previously was a business litigation attorney with Reed Smith in Los Angeles.