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“Other” Class Notes

John Massengill (Com ’01, Darden ’08 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

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 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

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 Kumar (Com ’91 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

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.

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Gerard Waldron (Col ’82 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

Gerard Waldron (Col ’82 L/M) rejoined Covington & Burling’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner after serving as staff director and chief counsel of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Mr. Waldron’s private practice will focus on communications, technology, energy and climate policy.

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Scott Surovell (Law ’96)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

Scott A. Surovell (Law ’96) was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, where he lives with his wife, Erinn Madden (Col ’91 L/M), and his children Eva, Leia, Mara and Colin.

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Patrick Wheaton (Col ’86 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

Patrick G. Wheaton (Col ’86 L/M) and his wife, Laura Harriman Wheaton, welcomed their second child and son, Austin Patrick, on Nov. 23, 2009. He joins his brother, Johnny, 5. The family resides in Statesboro, Ga., where Mr. Wheaton is an assistant professor of communication studies at Georgia Southern University.

Alicia Everett (Col ’87 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

Alicia Glekas Everett (Col ’87 L/M) is a business affairs attorney at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. She lives in New York City with her son, Peter, 10.

Henry Gould (Col ’54, Grad ’56 CM)

Other announcement on March 24, 2010

Henry Gould (Col ’54, Grad ’56 L/M) retired in 2007 as professor emeritus of mathematics after a 49-year full-time faculty position at West Virginia University. He has published 200 research papers in nearly 20 countries and is co-authoring six books. Mr. Gould is continuing working and serves as an editor for math journals in China, Serbia, Canada, India and the U.S. West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin made him an “Honorary Mountaineer”. He lives with his wife, Jean.

Monty Harris (Col ’96 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Monty Harris (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Bryce, welcomed their third child, Leila Bendall, on April 3, 2009. Leila joins brother, Bode, 6; and sister, Kaki, 4. Mr. Harris is a senior managing director at Newmark Knight Frank in Atlanta. Their family is looking forward to moving to Charlottesville later this summer.

Megan Kamon (Engr ’01 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010
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Megan Smith Kamon (Engr ’01 L/M) and Jacob John Kamon (Engr ’01 L/M) celebrated the birth of a daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, on June 8, 2009. Abby joins brother, Matthew, 2. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.

Anna Martin (Col ’01)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Anna Jane Boriack Martin (Col ’01) and her husband, Michael Martin, had their first child, Story Jane, on Jan. 28, 2010. They live in Richmond, Va., where Ms. Martin is a stay at home mom.

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Adam Ambrogi (Col ’98 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Adam Ambrogi (Col ’98 L/M) is administrative and legislative counsel to U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Since joining the Senate Rules Committee in 2006, Mr. Ambrogi has been central to the development of far-reaching election legislation and has led the drafting, review and implementation of Senate regulations. Most recently, he was instrumental to the passage of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, making it easier for U.S. troops and other voters to cast ballots from overseas. Mr. Ambrogi previously served as special assistant and counsel for Commissioner Ray Martinez of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. He is a resident of Arlington, Va.

Cheryl Cina (Col ’99 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010
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Cheryl Cina (Col ’99 L/M) and Reza Wrathall (Com ’97) are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Caroline Yasmine, born on Feb. 13, 2010.

John Pullen (Com ’95 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

John D. Pullen (Com ’95 L/M) is principal sales engineer at salesforce.com, where he covers the southeast and select enterprise accounts nationwide. Mr. Pullen resides outside of Atlanta.

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S. Rohrer (Grad ’85, Grad ’99 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

S. Scott Rohrer (Grad ’85, ’99 L/M) published Wandering Souls: Protestant Migrations in America, 1630-1865 with the University of North Carolina Press in March. Mr. Rohrer is an independent scholar and the author of Hope’s Promise: Religion and Acculturation in the Southern Backcountry.

Sarah Beall (Col ’01 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Sarah Elizabeth Beall (Col ’01 L/M) and Paul Joseph Zelinke IV (Engr ’07 L/M) were married on Aug. 15, 2009, at the U.Va. Chapel. The couple resides in Annapolis, Md., where Ms. Beall is pursuing her doctorate in reading at the University of Maryland and Mr. Zelinke is an engineer with Northrop Grumman. Ms. Beall is the daughter of John Joseph Beall Jr. (Law ’67 L/M).

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Elizabeth Phoebus (Col ’91)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Elizabeth “Betsi” Phoebus (Col ’91) completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. She began on March 16, 2009, at Springer Mountain, Ga., and hiked 2,178 miles through 14 states to summit Mt. Katahdin, Maine, on Sept. 30, 2009. Ms. Phoebus resides in Phoenix.

Anna Palmer (Col ’95, Law ’00 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Anna Riggle Palmer (Col ’95, Law ’00 L/M) and William Allison Palmer III (Law ’99 L/M) announce the birth of their son, Graham Alexander, born on Nov. 10, 2009. Graham joins brother, William, 6; and sister, Caroline, 3. The family resides in Atlanta.

Bob O’Hern (Com ’85 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Bob O’Hern (Com ’85 L/M) is vice president of logistics and information technology for Ritz Camera and Image, a nationwide retailer of cameras and imaging products. He has been with Ritz for 17 years. Mr. O’Hern resides in Alexandria, Va., with his wife and two children.

Sharon Bowen (Col ’78 CM)

Other announcement on March 23, 2010

Sharon Y. Bowen (Col ’78 L/M) was nominated by President Obama to the post of Vice-Chair, Board of Directors of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in November. Ms. Bowen is a corporate partner in the New York office of the law firm of Latham & Watkins. She has counseled clients and handled transactions in a wide range of industries and has represented some of the leading investment banks, corporations and private equity firms. Ms. Bowen serves as co-chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee and chair of the Diversity Hiring Subcommittee.  She serves on the boards of Northwestern Law School (chair), the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and PENCIL, and was selected to the DirectWomen Board Institute. She has also served on various city, state and national bar association committees and is a frequent speaker at industry events.

Katie Baiocco (Col ’00)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010

Katie Crews Baiocco (Col ’00) and her husband, Joe, reside in Fairfield, Conn., with their two daughters, Samantha, 4; and Amy, 3. Ms. Baiocco is enjoying staying at home with the girls, pursuing a license in interior design at Fairfield University and working part-time in the interior design industry.

Michael Hooker (Col ’76, Law ’81)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010

Michael S. Hooker (Col ’76, Law ’81) is a shareholder in the commercial litigation practice group of Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker and has been elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors, representing the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4. He will serve a two-year term.

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Richard Greene (Col ’94)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010

Richard Greene (Col ’94) is a social worker for Fourth Avenue Elementary School in East Orange, N.J. He is also an adjunct instructor at Rutgers University School of Social Work and founder of Generations of Change, a consulting firm that provides training, professional development and grant management resources to social services agencies and schools. Mr. Greene was selected as a social worker profiled by the National Association of Social Workers for Black History Month, 2010.

Kurt Mueller (Col ’97)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010
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Kurt Mueller (Col ’97) and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second son, Mason Gregory, on Nov. 18, 2009. Mason’s brother, Max Davis, 1, is excited to have a baby brother. They reside in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C.

Mark Leffers (Com ’85)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010

Mark Leffers (Com ’85) presented embedded derivative accounting in a webinar for finance and accounting professionals sponsored by Stafford Publications on Feb. 17, 2010. He also co-founded a new home air filter delivery company, On Time Air Filters, to help people remember to replace their HVAC filters.

Cari Brown (Col ’00 CM)

Other announcement on March 22, 2010
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Cari Wyatt Brown (Col ’00 L/M) and Nathan K. Brown (Engr ’00, ’05) welcomed their first child and son, Sean Wyatt Brown, on April 3, 2009.

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Thomas Hutson-Wiley (Col ’96 CM)

Other announcement on March 19, 2010

Thomas Hutson-Wiley (Col ’96 L/M) is a Merrill Lynch financial advisor living in the San Francisco Bay Area. In December, he was recognized in the third annual “Top 40 Advisors Under 40” list in the On Wall Street magazine, a national publication serving the retail brokers and financial services industry.

Catherine Furrow (Nurs ’99 CM)

Other announcement on March 16, 2010
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Catherine E. P. Furrow (Nurs ’99 L/M) and J. Bradley Furrow (Engr ’97, ’03 L/M) announce the birth of their third daughter, Susannah Catherine, on Sept. 3, 2009. Annie joins her twin sisters, Libbie and Bekah, 2. Annie and her sisters are the nieces of Nancy R. Peterson (Col ’00 L/M) and Katie Sullivan Peterson (Col ’00) and the granddaughters of James A. Furrow (Engr ’69). Mr. Furrow works for the Defense Department in Dahlgren, Va., and Ms. Furrow works for MWHC in Fredericksburg, Va. The family resides in Fredericksburg.

Dabney Gough (Col ’99)

Other announcement on March 16, 2010
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Dabney Gough (Col ’99) and Tyler McMahon (Col ’98) were married Jan. 2, 2010, in San Francisco. Matt Chayt (Col ’99) officiated the ceremony. The couple resides in Honolulu, where Mr. McMahon is on faculty in the English department at Hawai’i Pacific University. Ms. Gough is a food writer and is working on her first cookbook.

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Russ Linden (Educ ’82 CM)

Other announcement on March 16, 2010

Russ Linden (Educ ’82 L/M) is a management educator and consultant in Charlottesville. He finished his 5th book, Leading Across Boundaries, published with Jossey-Bass in 2010. He specializes in change management and performance improvement, primarily with government and nonprofit agencies. He also does pro bono work with Israeli nonprofits that focus on social and economic justice issues. His community activities include work on the boards of college scholarship programs for low-income high school seniors. Mr. Linden and his wife have two adult children.

Jessica Gienow-Hecht (Grad ’90, Grad ’95 CM)

Other announcement on March 16, 2010

Jessica Gienow-Hecht (Grad ’90, ’95 L/M) is chair of the History Department at Freie Universität Berlin and serves as director of the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the university. She published Sound Diplomacy: Music and Emotions in Transatlantic Relations, 1850-1920 with University of Chicago Press in 2009. The book is a transnational scholarly study of the “emotional elective affinity” between Germany and America that came about through German musical culture between 1850 and 1920.

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Andrea Johnson (Col ’01)

Other announcement on March 15, 2010

Andrea Carson Johnson (Col ’01) and her husband, Jeremy Johnson, welcomed their first child, Leah Grace, on Sept. 9, 2009. The family resides in Carrollton, Va.

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Kristin Deason (Engr ’98 CM)

Other announcement on March 15, 2010

Kristin Deason (Engr ’98 L/M) received a doctoral degree in systems engineering, with concentration in Environmental and Energy Management, from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in May 2009.

Ivey Glendon (Col ’07)

Other announcement on March 12, 2010

Ivey Glendon (Col ’07) is the 2010 recipient of the Fritz Schwartz Serials Education Scholarship awarded by the North American Serials Interest Group. The award, which includes a $3,000 scholarship and a travel grant to the NASIG annual conference in Palm Springs, Calif., is conferred to a library and information science graduate student who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and potential for accomplishment in a serials career. Ms. Glendon is a digital conversion specialist in the serial and government publications division at the Library of Congress and is pursuing a Master of Science in Library and Information Studies through the distance education program at Florida State University.

Andrew Sugermeyer (Engr ’98 CM)

Other announcement on March 12, 2010
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Andrew Sugermeyer (Engr ’98 L/M) and Evelyn Sugermeyer welcomed their first child, Sophie Isabella, on Oct. 16, 2009. Sophie is the couple’s first child. The family resides in Alexandria, Va.

Ivy Duke (Col ’90, Law ’93 CM)

Other announcement on March 12, 2010

Ivy Wafford Duke (Col ’90, Law ’93 L/M) is deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer (advisor and distributor) at Calvert Group, Ltd., an investment management firm specializing in sustainable and socially responsible mutual funds. After graduating from U.Va., Ms. Duke earned her LL.M. degree in financial and securities regulation from Georgetown University Law Center in 2001. Ms Duke lives in Sandy Spring, Md, with her husband, Robey Duke (Arch ’87, ’89), and their six-year-old son, Ian.

Michael Taylor (Engr ’01)

Other announcement on March 9, 2010

Michael Taylor (Engr ’01) and Amy Ellis Taylor welcomed their first child, Caroline Grace, on Nov. 23, 2009. They reside in sunny Arcata, Calif., where Mr. Taylor founded ATLAS Engineering, a civil/consulting firm.

Ann Gibson (Col ’89 CM)

Other announcement on March 9, 2010

Ann Gibson (Col ’89 L/M) joined the office of public affairs at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort, Ky. She lives in Shelbyville, outside Louisville, with her son, Jefferson Baker, 3; and her husband, Dave Baker. Ms. Gibson previously worked for The Associated Press as Kentucky news editor.

Sarah Glendon (Col ’09)

Other announcement on March 9, 2010

Sarah E. Glendon (Col ’09) and Aaron P. Sayers were married on Oct. 3, 2009 in Virginia Beach. Ivey M. Glendon (Col ’07) is the sister of the bride and served as maid of honor. Ms. Glendon works as an environmental scientist for Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., in Norfolk, Va. Mr. Sayers is a 2009 graduate of Virginia Military Institute and is currently a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. The couple resides in Virginia Beach.

Frances Duran (Col ’97 CM)

Other announcement on March 9, 2010

Frances Bazaz Duran (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Jon Duran (Col ’97), welcomed their first child, Natalie, on Dec. 19, 2009. The family resides in Alexandria, Va.

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Mary Glagola (Col ’95 CM)

Other announcement on March 2, 2010

Mary Bolduc Glagola (Col ’95 L/M) was elected to the National Board of Directors for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Ms. Glagola is president of the Maryland/South Delaware Chapter board of directors. Additionally, she is on the board of trustees for the Columbia Foundation, a $15 million community foundation.

Kelly Parsons (Col ’00)

Other announcement on March 2, 2010
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Kelly Krock Parsons (Col ’00) and her husband, Chris, announce the births of their second and third children, Chase Dennis and Reece George, on Feb. 8, 2010. They join their sister, Sydney Alexandra, who was born on Jan. 24, 2008. The family resides in Durham, N.C.

Caroline Marshall (Col ’96 CM)

Other announcement on March 2, 2010

Caroline Reynolds Marshall (Col ’96 L/M) and Alexander Tevis Marshall (Col ’98) welcomed their second son, William Tate, on Oct. 17, 2009. Tate joins brother, Bradford “Ford”, 3. The family resides in Richmond, Va. Tate is the grandson of Robert Bradford Marshall (Com ’74 L/M) and Heman Alexander Marshall III (Col ’72, Law ’75).

David Gibb (Col ’65)

Other announcement on March 2, 2010

David Alan Gibb (Col ’65) was re-elected as president of The Opera Buffs Inc., a California nonprofit that provides grants and performance opportunities to young singers building careers in opera. Mr. Gibb also serves on the board of Long Beach Opera, a 31-year-old company. Based in Los Angeles, Mr. Gibb consults on marketing and communications to law and accounting firms, law schools and nonprofits through his company, Practicable Marketing.

Susan Lawson (Arch ’99 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010

Susan Gordon Lawson (Arch ’99 L/M) and her husband, Shawn, welcomed their first child, Andrew Ryan, on Dec. 7, 2009. The family lives in Troy, N.Y., where Ms. Lawson is a registered architect and LEED accredited professional specializing in historic preservation.

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Christina Manning (Col ’06 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010

Christina Manning (Col ’06 L/M) and Charlie Sursa (Com ’06 L/M) were married on Oct. 10, 2009, at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville. The couple resides in Arlington, Va., where Ms. Sursa is a labor and delivery nurse at INOVA Fairfax Hospital and Mr. Sursa is an assistant superintendent for Clark Construction Group.

Lori Richardson (Col ’01 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010
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Lori Dodson Richardson (Col ’01 L/M) and her husband, Tyler Brant Richardson, welcomed their first child, William “Brant” Richardson, into the world on Jan. 7, 2010.

Steven Bremer (Engr ’99, Engr ’00 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010

Steven Bremer (Engr ’99, ’00) and his wife Heather Johnston Bremer (Col ’00) welcomed their third child, Abigail Anne, on Feb. 12, 2010. She joins brothers Sean and Matthew. The family resides in New York City.

Scott Curtis (Col ’93 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010

Scott Curtis (Col ’93 L/M) is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at East Carolina University. Dr. Curtis will receive a 5-Year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research/Creative Activity on April 7, 2010. This is one of only 2 awards given annually at ECU.

Lisa Garriott (Col ’91 CM)

Other announcement on March 1, 2010

Lisa Stephens Garriott (Col ’91 L/M) and Richard Ellis Garriott Jr., welcomed their first daughter, Rachel Elizabeth, on Oct. 6, 2008. She joins older sisters: Madison,14; Meredith,11; and Annellise, 8. She is the granddaughter of Richard Ellis Garriott (Engr ’67, ’72 L/M) and the niece of Bethanne Garriott Campbell (Col ’95). The family resides in Virginia Beach, where Ms. Garriott is a pediatrician.


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