“Other” Class Notes

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.

Jen McCallum (College 07, Field Hockey) married Matt Oliver (Curry 05, Soccer) on October 12, 2013 at The River Course on Kiawah Island, SC.

Lindsay Bien (Col ’09 CM) and Robert Helwig were married June 29, 2013, in Richmond, Va., where the couple currently resides. Ms. Bien received a master of education degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2013 and now works as a school counselor in Henrico County, Va.

Saul Golden (Arch ’92 CM) edited a book, Healthcare and Architecture: Northern Ireland’s Legacy, part of a three-volume box set about health, housing and education design published by PLACE, the Northern Ireland Built Environment Centre. Mr. Golden, a Royal Institute of British Architects chartered architect and lecturer at the Belfast School of Architecture, wrote the book’s foreword and a case study on recent healthcare buildings in Northern Ireland. He lives in Belfast with his wife, Nicola; and their three sons: Jack, Ben and Joseph.