“Other” Class Notes

Jon Perry (Engr ’92) suffered a spinal cord injury on June 21, 2020. A GoFundMe has been set up on his behalf. 

Lynne McNamee (Col ’92 L/M) was invited to moderate the first breakout session for the Rotary International 2020 Virtual Convention. “Using Virtual Tools to Engage Members” was attended by over 3,500 from around the globe, with the session simultaneously translated into 7 additional languages. 

Elizabeth Herbert Evans’ (Col ’01) family recently opened a cabin rental business in Nelson County, Virginia. Beech Grove Cabins is 40 minutes away from Grounds in the heart of all the great breweries, wineries and distilleries.

John Valliere (Engr ’76 L/M) retired in May after 11 years as the senior disaster planner at the U.S. Small Business Administration headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this role, he served as the deputy director of the Office of Continuous Operations and Risk Management and principle author of the agency’s Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plan and its Continuity of Operations Plan. He previously served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1997, and in the private sector. He lives with his wife, Shirley Hottot, in Montclair, Virginia.

Shannon Horton (Nurs ’98) shares how her family’s business, Horton Vineyards, supported the front line workers of COVID-19:

“As COVID began to grow into a pandemic I wondered how Horton Vineyards could help front line workers/service people.  I heard that distilleries had changed their operations over to making hand sanitizer.  I immediately called a local distillery, Silverback and asked if they wanted some wine to distill. They arranged for transportation and so far 2 – 18 wheeler loads have been transported to Silverback, made into hand sanitizer and made its way to the front lines. As of today Silverback has received from Horton Vineyards via donation over 11,000 gallons of wine to be distilled into Hand Sanitizer.by Silverback.  To put this into perspective it is over 4,500 cases of wine. There are many different ways to support front line workers/services.  We went a little outside the wine box.”

Richard Margulies (Col ’76 L/M) was recently featured in the Chambers USA 2020 Guide, a publication ranking the leading lawyers and law firms across the U.S. Margulies is managing principal of the Jacksonville, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis. He has more than 30 years of experience in counseling and representing employers in litigation matters.

John Jewett (Grad ’82)’s newest project can be found at www.jhowardcahill.com and on Facebook. Both are dedicated to expressions of the human imagination through poetry, haiku, imagery, stories, legends and myths. Jewett says, “We are our stories and the stories of others. As human beings, the only we can share who we are and who we may become is through our actions and our stories. They are how we see ourselves and how we share ourselves. If you find it interesting or worthwhile, please share it and follow or like and share its FB page.

Peace and many thanks!”

Andrew G. Lee (Col ’85, Med ’88) was named chairman of the board of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. He also joins the board of trustees for the Houston Symphony. Lee is chairman of the Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital and lives with his wife, Hilary Beaver (Med ’91), and two daughters, Virginia and Rachael .

To all the lovely alumni grads and undergrads in the class of 80′: Architecture, History , Landscape, Planning,  I was reminded by Mike Maxwell that our fortieth reunion will arrive June 4-7, 2020.  Should it be postponed to a latter date because we are in the over 60 category for the pandemic, I still hope you can make it, including faculty and spouses.  Best regards to my colleagues, Tony Karwoski

Ellen Klemm Feeney (Col ’87 L/M) has spent her career at Navy Federal Credit Union in Vienna, Virginia. She started in employee relations and is currently the functional lead for the consumer servicing branch. Feeney earned her master’s degree from George Washington University and lives with her family in Vienna. Her daughter is Jane Quinlan Feeney (Col ’23).   

Guy Sterling (Col ’70) spent nearly 35 years as a daily newspaper reporter before retiring in 2009. He was a reporter on the staff of The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news in 2005 for its coverage of the sudden and unexpected resignation of New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey. Four years earlier, Sterling had been a lead reporter in the coverage of the deadly dormitory fire at Seton Hall University that earned the paper its first-ever selection as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2007, he won an ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award given nationally for excellence in music writing. He has also written two books.

Matt Coleman (Col ’03, Darden ’11 L/M) and his wife, Christine, welcomed their second child, Matthew Kais, on Jan. 9, 2020. Matt, Christine, big sister Alessia, and Kais live in Oakland, California, where Mr. Coleman is a director at investment manager Nephila Climate, and Mrs. Coleman is the executive director of Sol Sisters, Inc.

Bendukai Bouey (Law ’97) regrets to inform that his wife of 18 years, Theresa Wing Kay Mann Bouey, died Feb. 3, 2020 after a long and painful 8 year battle with cancer. A homemaker and anchor in her community, Theresa, by the grace and strength of the Lord Jesus, made Ranchos Palos Verdes CA, where the family resided, better, more close knit, and a greater reflection of the love of God. She is survived by her husband Bendukai, three children, Kaiya, Caeleb and Chelsea, parents William and Caria Mann and sister Margaret.

Elizabeth “Liz” Bower (Nurs ’06) and her fiancé, Franklin, welcomed a son, Silas Amos Luke Freeman, on Nov. 24, 2019. Silas joins older brother Trace, age 8. The family lives in Chesapeake, Virginia. Elizabeth and Franklin are planning a wedding and will wed later in 2020. 

Joe Morrissey (Col ’79), a former commonwealth’s attorney for the Richmond, Virginia, and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was elected to the Virginia State Senate in November 2019. Morrissey stated that during the upcoming 2020 General Assembly Session, he will focus on both criminal justice reform issues as well as establishing a Clean Energy Standard in the commonwealth. 

Elizabeth Marcon (Col ’99 L/M) and her husband, Joshua Hauck, welcomed their fourth child, Marlowe Elizabeth Marcon, on May 27, 2019. Marlowe joins brothers Jed Hauck, 7, Lawton Hauck, 5, and sister Eve Marcon, 2. The family resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Marcon is an attorney in the Bethlehem law firm of Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Cappelli.

Kim Tuten Gallagher (Col ’84 L/M) founded Blue Book Essays, a national college essay coaching business for university and graduate school applicants. Helping “students excel, parents exhale,” Blue Book Essays works with public, private, parochial and boarding schools across the country. Gallagher is an advertising creative director and copywriter who builds brands including Catholic Relief Services, Charter Communications, Royal Mystic Soft Drinks and Juices, The Maryland Lottery, Paper & Packaging Board, National Archives, American Psychological Association and Britches of Georgetown. 

Justin Woodruff (Col ’07) and Martha Gray Woodruff (Col ’06, Darden ’11 L/M) welcomed their second child, Gray Somerville, on Oct. 23, 2019. Gray joins big sister Virginia, and the family lives in Richmond, Virginia.