“Other” Class Notes

Heather Evans (Col ’93, Grad ’04, Res ’07 CM) became one of the first 8,000 Google Glass Explorers after winning Google’s #ifihadglass contest in March 2013. A trauma surgeon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Dr. Evans is using Glass to explore how wearable computing might be used to enhance surgical training. Use of technology to improve surgical care is a theme in Dr. Evans’ research, and she leads a multidisciplinary team in developing mPOWEr, a mobile app for patients to use following surgery to track the condition of their own surgical wounds and facilitate communication after they leave the hospital.

Jennifer Walkowski (Arch ’08) and Frederick Schrock were married Sept. 14, 2013, at the Tonawanda Castle outside of Buffalo, N.Y. The couple currently resides in the Albany, N.Y., area, where Ms. Walkowski is a historic preservation specialist with the New York State Historic Preservation Office and Mr. Schrock works at the New York State Office of General Services.

Susan Lichtman (Com ’99 CM) and her husband, Keith, welcomed a daughter, Hensley Joan-Marie, on Sept. 28, 2013. The family resides in Atlanta, where Ms. Lichtman is the general manager of the local office of Axiom Law.

Madeleine Gawne (Nurs ’10) and Matthew Gillwald (Engr ’11 L/M) were married on September 14, 2013 in Alexandria, Va. The couple met through the Cavalier Marching Band. The couple currently reside in Alexandria.

Leah Friedman (Col ’99 L/M) founded Raleigh Green Gables, LLC, a professional organizing business, where she helps clients clear space in their homes and corporate offices so they can live life without clutter. (www.raleighgreengables.com.) Leah serves clients throughout the Triangle in North Carolina. Leah lives in Raleigh with her husband, Stephen Feldman, and their two children, Tova, 6, and Jordan, 4, both of whom know every word in “The Good Ole Song.”

Jerry Tuttle (Grad Engr ’74 L/M) spoke on “Copyright and Math Teaching” at a conference of NJ math teachers. He traces his interest in copyright to a UVA civil engineering class with Professor Demetsky. Jerry is an actuary with Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance in New York City.

Caroline McKinnon (Nurs ’02) received a Ph.D. in nursing from The Graduate School at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., in December 2013. She focuses her research on parental involvement in child mental health services. Ms. McKinnon is also a faculty member of the GRU College of Nursing, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate psychiatric and mental health nursing courses.

John Whitfield has been appointed co-chair of the newly created Virginia Access to Justice Commission by Supreme Court Chief Justice Cynthia Kinser. Supreme Court Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn will serve as the other co-chair of the 18-member commission, comprised of judges, lawyers, and other stakeholders. The mission of the Commission, created by order of the Supreme Court of Virginia in September 2013, is to promote equal access to justice in Virginia, with particular emphasis on the civil legal needs of Virginia residents. In establishing the Commission, Virginia joins 28 other states with Access to Justice Commissions charged with expanding access to civil justice for low income and disadvantaged persons. Whitfield is the executive director of Blue Ridge Legal Services, the non-profit legal aid society that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys of Virginia.

Linda Fisher Thornton (Col ’83 CM) has published a book, 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership, a practical guide that includes seven perspectives on ethical responsibility for leading ethically in a complex world.