“Other” Class Notes

Wendy McDaniel Payne (Com ’82) completed her master’s degree in public administration at George Mason University. She is the executive director of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and resides with her husband, Dan, in Alexandria, Va. Her son, Ryan Comes (Engr ’13), is a graduate student at the University.

Tom Williamson (Com ’80) retired from working as a public defender after 25 years of trial and appellate work in Colorado.

Henry C. Clifford (Col ’76) is vice president of marketing and sales for AquaBounty Technologies in San Diego. The company is developing salmon that could be the first genetically modified food animal approved for consumption by the FDA.

Theodore B. Oshrine (Col ’70 L/M) has retired as a judge of the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City after serving on the bench for more than 25 years.

Rick McGuire (Grad ’83) is a fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, the international professional organization of sport and exercise psychology. Mr. McGuire is the former head coach of men’s and women’s track and field at the University of Missouri.

Theodore B. Oshrine (Col ’70 L/M) has retired as a judge of the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City after serving on the bench for more than 25 years.

Kathleen “Katie” Hammond (Col ’10 L/M) has accepted a marketing position with AT&T Advanced Ad Solutions in New York City. She is the daughter of T. Kent Hammond (Com ’81) and Jayne Morin Hammond (Com ’80).

Erin LaRose Hamilton (Col ’01 L/M) and Victor Hamilton welcomed a daughter, Alexis Rose, on Nov. 16, 2008. The family resides in Fairfield, Conn.

Nessa E. Horewitch (Law ’03) is a principal at the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond.

Deon D. Brown (Engr ’99) and Michele G. Tubb were married in a private ceremony on Dec. 30, 2010, in Rochester, N.Y. The blended family resides in Rochester, where Deon works as a mechanical test engineer for the geospatial systems division of ITT Corporation.

Shannon Marshall Ikenberry (Nurs ’97 L/M) and her husband, Marlin, welcomed their first child, Owen Marshall, on Nov. 19, 2010. Ms. Ikenberry continues to work as a women’s health nurse practitioner at the Woman’s Center in Fishersville, Va. The family resides in Lexington, Va.

Neal Kahle (Engr ’96 L/M) and Kirsten Mattes Kahle (Col ’95 L/M) welcomed a son, Theodore Neal, on Dec. 6, 2010. He joins a brother, Maxwell; and sister, Annika. The Kahles live in Waterloo, Iowa.

Andy Erickson (Com ’90 L/M) co-founded CriticalPast.com, one of the world’s largest online sources of historic film footage and photos. Launched in June 2010, CriticalPast was named in PC Magazine’s “Top 100 Web Sites of 2010” list. Mr. Erickson is married to Inga Rothrock Erickson (Col ’93). The couple has three children: Renee, 8; Robbie, 6; and Theo, 3. The family lives in Vienna, Va.

Jerry Dunnavant (Com ’89 L/M) is director of new business development at Access Advertising & Public Relations.

Cyndee Perdue Moore (Col ’85, Educ ’02 L/M) is president of the Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools for the 2011 to 2013 term. She represents National College, where she has served as vice president of operations for the Tennessee region since 2004, and is active in efforts to educate federal and state lawmakers about the critical role of career colleges in the 21st century. Ms. Moore splits her time between Nashville and Danville, Va., where she and her husband spend their spare time restoring their Victorian home on Millionaires Row.

Linda Pressman Wenger (Col ’76) has joined Uniting Against Lung Cancer as its executive director. The foundation funds innovative research to find a cure for the nation’s leading cancer killer and works to increase awareness of the disease.

Nathan Vassar (Col ’06) married Jessica Bradley on Jan. 8, 2011, at Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas. The couple resides in Austin, where Ms. Bradley is a civil engineer and Mr. Vassar is completing his final semester of law school at the University of Texas. Nicholas Gamse (Col ’05 L/M), Luke Holman (Col ’06 L/M), and Thomas Gibson (Col ’06 L/M) were groomsmen at their wedding.

Margaret Moncrief Yetik (Col ’04 L/M) and Okan Yetik (Col ’01 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Juliet May, on Dec. 28, 2010. The family resides in McLean, Va.

Michael Trimble (Col ’04 L/M) graduated from U.S. Air Force pilot training on Oct. 1, 2010, earning distinguished graduate honors.

Katherine Allen McKnew (Col ’02) and Joseph Raymond McKnew welcomed a son, Joseph Andrews, on Aug. 22, 2010. The family lives in Virginia Beach.

Peyton Chandler (Col ’01) and Kristy Thomas Chandler (Col ’01) welcomed their first baby, Alexander Peyton, on Nov. 5, 2010.

Allison Berger Tiller (Col ’00, Law ’04 L/M) and her husband, Ben, welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth, on Jan. 27, 2011.

Brian J. Smith (Col ’93 L/M) and Emily Lopater Smith (Grad ’99 L/M) welcomed their first daughter, Louisa Josephine, on June 6, 2010. She joins big brothers Henry, 4; and Holden, 2. Henry, Holden and Lou are the grandchildren of Sanford Lopater (Grad ’71, ’73) and his wife, Susan.

Gretchen Pierce (Col ’89 L/M) is internal communications manager at the Tate galleries in England. Based at the Tate Britain, she is responsible for employee communications among staff and volunteers at all four Tate galleries (Britain, Modern, St Ives and Liverpool). She was previously internal communications manager at the British Heart Foundation and received her master’s degree in arts management from City University in London in May 2007.

Kenneth P. Davis (Grad ’75) received the John L. Wolfgang Lifetime Achievement Award from the Boy Scouts of America’s National Capital Area Council for his outstanding leadership in Scouting. Mr. Davis is a Scouter of 55 years.

Richard M. Cross (Col ’72 L/M) received the LEED for Homes Platinum Award for his Augusta project, certified by the United States Green Building Council. He worked with his son, R. Michael Cross, on the project. Augusta utilizes the latest in energy-efficient systems and environmentally friendly products and materials. Augusta is the first Platinum home in the city of Richmond, Va.

Arthur H. Friedman (Col ’70 L/M) retired from Exelon Corporation, the largest operator of nuclear power plants in the United States, where he was vice president, nuclear training. Mr. Friedman had previously spent more than 21 years in nuclear training at Dominion Virginia Power. He had recently received the American Nuclear Society’s Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award for career contributions to his field. Mr. Friedman had also been a professor and administrator with the Virginia Community College System and a systems analyst for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia.

J. B. Birdsall (Col ’66 L/M) received the 2011 Masters of Foxhounds Association’s Conservation of Habitat Award in New York at the Union Club on Jan. 28, 2011, at the MFHA annual meeting.

Julie K. Rose (Grad ’96) published her first novel, The Pilgrim Glass, a fast-paced modern story with a touch of medieval magic, blending past and present. Publishers Weekly called it “a highly enjoyable French mystery.”

Brian J. Smith (Col ’93 L/M) and Emily Lopater Smith (Grad ’99 L/M) welcomed their first daughter, Louisa Josephine, on June 6, 2010. She joins big brothers Henry, 4; and Holden, 2. Henry, Holden and Lou are the grandchildren of Sanford Lopater (Grad ’71, ’73) and his wife, Susan.

Alan Weiss (Col ’84) is a physician specialist in Maryland and the founder of Annapolis Integrative Medicine. Dr. Weiss offers treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

John T. McCormick (Col ’80, Law ’83 L/M) had his first book, Dad, Tell Me a Story: How to Revive the Tradition of Storytelling with Your Children published with Nicasio Press in December 2010. The book contains a collection of stories that Mr. McCormick created and illustrated with his two children. Mr. McCormick is an attorney in Washington, D.C., where he lives with his wife, Danna; and their two sons, William and Connor.

Hunter W. Jamerson (Col ’05 L/M) joined the Richmond, Va., law firm of Macaulay & Burtch as a lawyer-lobbyist. In addition to continuing his practice as a trial lawyer, Mr. Jamerson will represent a variety of corporations, nonprofits and trade associations before the Virginia General Assembly, state agencies and local governments.

Joseph E. Mutschelknaus (Engr ’04 L/M) is an associate in the electronics practice group at the intellectual property law firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Prior to joining the Washington, D.C., firm as an associate, Mr. Mutschelknaus was a computer and software engineer for a defense and intelligence contractor and a student associate with the firm.

Darrin W. Hopper (Grad ’98) is a technical specialist in the biotechnology/chemical practice group at the Washington, D.C., intellectual law firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox.

Suresh B. Pillai (Col ’93) is an associate in the biotechnology/chemical practice group at the Washington, D.C., intellectual property law firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pillai was an associate at McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff in Chicago.

Jennifer Quindoza (Col ’96 CM) and her husband, Gerry, had their third child, Miles Cannon, on Dec. 20, 2010. Ms. Quindoza is a certified public accountant and is the controller at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Va. The family resides in Midlothian, Va. Miles is the nephew of Christopher Rogers (Col ’92, GSBA ’99); the grandson of William Timothy Sweeney (Col ’65 L/M); the grandnephew of Norman Sweeney (Col ’69); and the cousin of Timothy Brian Sweeney (Engr ’03), Liza Asarias Johanknecht (Col ’96) and Jennifer Asarias (Col ’00).

Tina Cote (Com ’91 L/M) and her husband, Robert, welcomed a daughter, Thayer, on Dec. 30, 2010. At delivery, Thayer was a healthy 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Thayer is a family name, chosen to honor the maiden name of the baby’s maternal grandmother.

Jennifer Sweeney Quindoza (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Gerry, had their third child, Miles Cannon, on Dec. 20, 2010. Ms. Quindoza is a certified public accountant and is the controller at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Va. The family resides in Midlothian, Va.
Online only: Miles is the nephew of Christopher Rogers (Col ’92, GSBA ’99); the grandson of William Timothy Sweeney (Col ’65 L/M); the grandnephew of Norman Sweeney (Col ’69); and the cousin of Timothy Brian Sweeney (Engr ’03), Liza Asarias Johanknecht (Col ’96) and Jennifer Asarias (Col ’00).