“Other” Class Notes

Kelley Hoeckele Harris (Com ’99) and her husband, Mitch Harris, are excited to announce the birth of their first child, Morgan Ellen, born Jan. 26, 2010. The family resides in Los Angeles.

Bob Barry (Col ’75, Law ’78 L/M) is a management employment lawyer at Kaufman & Canoles in Norfolk, Va. He is chairing the Virginia Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law section for two years. He has a daughter who is a third year at U.Va.

Gene Crotty (Com ’55, GSBA ’57 L/M) is on the board of directors of the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society, Inc., a non-profit foundation formed to define and defent the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Crotty is a local historian, author and retired professor. Mr. Crotty served on the faculties of U.Va., Georgia Tech, UNC, University of Texas and Texas A&M. He has authored three books: Jefferson’s Legacy: His Own University, Visits of Lewis and Clark to Fincastle, Virginia, Jefferson’s Western Travels and Th. Jefferson Trivia: The Many Facets of a Fascinating Man.

Brant Thomas Murray (Arch ’93) is production manager for the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The Atrium is the newest venue at Lincoln Center, the world’s largest performing arts organization. Since arriving in New York in November 2003, Mr. Murray has designed or collaborated on more than 400 productions. Mr. Murray met Joe Saint (Grad ’92) during their time at U.Va.’s Department of Drama, and work together for IMCD Lighting, Mr. Saint as president and Mr. Murray as a freelance lighting designer. He has taught classes and workshops at The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Mellon. At Walden University, he is in his first year of doctoral study pursuing a Ph.D. in education. Mr. Murray lives with his wife in New York City.

Will Edgar (Col ’93 L/M) and his wife, Cary, welcomed their daughter, Sarah Nolen, on Jan. 21, 2010. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C. Sarah is the niece of Elizabeth Edgar Bole (Col ’89 L/M), C. Ernest Edgar IV (Law ’94) and Mary Ann Dominy Edgar (Law ’94).

Crissy Seamans Hemphill (Col ’95) and her husband, Jay, welcomed their second son, Archer Tillman, on Sept. 21, 2009. Archer joins his brother, Hayes, 3. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C.

Jeffrey A. Lewis (Engr ’03 L/M) accepted his first engineering management position at Lockheed Martin Corp. Mr. Lewis has been with the corporation for seven years and has held positions in software, systems and project engineering. He will graduate from his business unit’s Advanced Technical Leadership Program this summer. Last year, Mr. Lewis received his master’s degree in systems engineering from George Washington University. He and his wife, Christina, reside in Fairfax County, Va.

Rebecca Signer Roche (Col ’98) and Sean Roche welcomed their first child, James Brien, on March 20, 2010.

Stephen D. Busch (Col ’77 L/M) is president of the Virginia Bar Association. He is a partner in the toxic tort and environmental litigation department at McGuireWoods in Richmond.

William W. Lasher (Col ’75 L/M) is senior counsel in the New York City office of the law firm of Nixon Peabody and is a member of both the corporate trust and securitization and structure finance teams. Mr. Lasher’s practice focuses in the area of corporate trust and structured finance.

Erin Henderson Galbreath (Col ’00) welcomed her first son, Evan Carl, on July 9, 2009, with her husband, Kharlon A. Galbreath. They reside in Durham, N.C.

Tad Walls (Engr ’03) and Sarah Amelon Walls (Engr ’04 L/M)  are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Thomas Lambeth “Trip”, born on March 5, 2010.

Ray E. Donahue (Col ’99) and his wife, Lisa, welcomed their first son, John Arnold, on Jan. 20, 2010. The family lives in Washington, D.C.

Kelly Melissa Harris (Col ’02 L/M) and Adam Lawrence Hudes were married at the U.Va. Chapel on Oct. 25, 2008; the reception was held at Glenmore Country Club. The wedding party included siblings of the bride: Gregory P. Harris (Arch ’05), Kathryn A. Harris (Nurs ’09), Julianne P. Harris (Nurs ’10) and Matthew Z. Harris (Col ’13). The couple honeymooned in Hawaii and Australia. They reside in Arlington, Va., and work in Washington D.C., where Ms. Harris is a senior paralegal for Axinn, Veltrop and Harkrider and an M.B.A. degree candidate at the University of Maryland and Mr. Hudes is a senior associate at the law firm of Howrey.

Christopher Arnwine (Com ’03 L/M) and his wife, Mindy Todd Arnwine, welcomed their first child, daughter Eleanor Jane, on Dec. 9, 2009. They are living in Ashburn, Va.

Francie Bernier (Grad ’08) received the Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award from the National Association For Continence. She received the award at the Society of Urological Nurses and Associates annual symposium in March.

Amanda Daffron Milam (Nurs ’94) and Scott Wilson Milam (Col ’94 L/M) welcomed their daughter, Emmeline Elizabeth, on Feb. 4, 2010. She joins brother, Beckett, 3. The family lives in Arlington, Va.

Jennifer Addie (Col ’00 A/M) and Eugene Quarrie were married on May 23, 2009, and reside in New York City.

George O. Peterson (Law ’99) and Tania M. L. Saylor (Col ’99) opened the law offices of Peterson Saylor, PLC, on March 15, 2010. The firm specializes in fiduciary and business litigation and is located in Fairfax, Va.

Leslie Bywater Bishop (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Todd, welcomed their first child, Benjamin Thomas, on Feb. 2, 2010. They reside in Jacksonville, Fla., where Ms. Bishop is a medical device rep for Boston Scientific.

Kristen Patton Sagar (Col ’02, Grad ’03 L/M) and James R. Sagar (Col ’03) welcomed their first child, Elizabeth “Ella” Anne, on March 3, 2010. Ella was born at 6:42 a.m., weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz. The family lives in St. Louis, where Ms. Sagar is an attorney for Covenant Theological Seminary and Dr. Sagar is a resident physician at Barnes Jewish Hospital.

Gunes Hopson (Col ’97, Law ’01 L/M) has launched her own part-time photography business, www.fotogenicrichmond.com,  in Richmond, Va., specializing in on-location portrait, pet and sports photography.

Matt Fischer (Col ’95 L/M) and his wife, Renee, welcomed their first child, Alexander Everett Fischer, on July 2, 2009. Mr. Fischer is the director of the App Store at Apple Inc. and Renee is co-founder of Neela Products Inc. The family resides in Burlingame, Calif.

Adrianna Ryan Whish (Com ’97 L/M) and her husband, Peter, joyfully announce the birth of their first child, Richard Peter, born on Oct. 19, 2009. The family resides in London, where Ms. Whish is a business risk analyst for Financial Risk Management Limited, a fund of hedge funds.

Alexandra Foote (Col ’04 L/M) and Daniel Barker (Med ’08) were married on Oct. 3, 2009, at Carr’s Hill in Charlottesville. The couple resides in Charlottesville, where Dr. Barker is an otolaryngology resident and Ms. Barker is a real estate agent.

Allison Kirkner (Nurs ’07) is a clinical III registered nurse at Duke University in Durham, N.C. She is in her second year of the master’s of science in nursing program at Duke and is studying to become an acute care nurse practitioner and an adult primary care nurse practitioner. She plans to start the doctorate of nursing program at Duke this fall.

John Jordan (Engr ’00) and Michelle Jordan welcomed their first child and son, Matthew Endo, on Dec. 12th, 2009. Mr. Jordan is a U.S. Marine Captain who is earning his master’s of science at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Calif.

Keith O’Brien Gregory (Col ’88) was appointed to the District Court Bench for Wake County, N.C. A former prosecutor, private practitioner and senior partner in the legal firm of Gregory and McClinton in Raleigh, Mr. Gregory began his career as an assistant District Attorney and serves on several boards and committees in the community, including the Wake County 10th District Bar Board of Directors, Wake County Fire Commission, N.C. Rules Review Commission and The N.C. General Statutes Commission.

William Todd Feagans (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Katie, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Francis Wilder, on Jan. 16, 2010. Wilder was welcomed home by his sister, Quinn, 1. The family resides in Gum Spring, Va.

John “Mike” Walker (Col ’89 L/M) founded Beacon Consultants Network Inc., a consulting firm specializing in effecting human behavior change, in 2002. He helps clients create programs, products and services that change the way groups of people act. Mr. Walker lives in Hingham, Mass., with his wife, Debra, and his daughter, Lauren.

Leigh Hughes (Col ’99) and his wife, Kelly Cush Hughes (Col ’00, Educ ’05 L/M), welcomed their first child, Henry Quinn, on June 20, 2009. The family resides in Charlottesville.

Nykia Jordan Wilson (Col ’97, Law ’02 L/M) and Rai Wilson (Grad ’01, Law ’02, Grad ’08) welcomed their second son, Joshua Jordan Wilson, on Dec. 28, 2009. Joshua joins his brother, Jack Freeman, 3.  The family resides in the San Diego, Calif., area.

Leslie Atchley (Col ’05) and Mark Kavanaugh were married on April 10, 2010, in Athens, Ga. The couple resides in Austin, Texas. Ms. Kavanaugh is the assessment coordinator for the School of Undergraduate Studies at UT Austin.

John David Massengill (Com ’01, GSBA ’08 L/M) and Julia Kremer (Com ’03 L/M) were married on Oct. 10, 2009, at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., where more than 20 graduates of the University were in attendance. The couple resides in New York, N.Y.

Atima Omara-Alwala (Col ’03 L/M) was accepted into the 2010 Sorensen Political Leadership Program. The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership is considered the flagship non-partisan leadership development program for Virginians interested in becoming community leaders or elected officials.

Nancy Haberkorn Kumar (Com ’91 L/M) and her husband, Rich, welcomed their son, Grant Andreas Harrison, on Dec. 31, 2009. The family resides in Atlanta.