“Other” Class Notes
Hunter Jamerson (Col ’05 CM)
Hunter Jamerson (Col ’05 CM) has been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Virginia Super Lawyers. He is an attorney and registered lobbyist with the Richmond, Va., law firm of Macaulay & Burtch, where he represents a range of physician, pharmacist and allied health professional associations in the Virginia General Assembly. He also represents the interests of global leaders in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and emerging health-related industries.
Caroline Stockdale (Col ’04 CM)
Caroline Stockdale (Col ’04 CM) and Spencer Stockdale (Col ’04) welcomed a daughter, Elena Michelle, on April 3, 2013. Elena is the granddaughter of Henry L. Bowden Jr. (Col ’71 L/M). The Stockdales reside in Atlanta.
John Kasper (Col ’04, Grad ’08, Law ’07)
John Kasper (Col ’04, Grad ’08, Law ’07) has been elected a partner at McKinsey and Co., a global management consulting firm that advises CEOs and other C-suite executives at corporate and investor clients on issues related to strategy and operations. Mr. Kasper works in the firm’s New York office.
Rebecca Hagan (Col ’04)
Rebecca Hagan (Col ’04) has been elected to the American Cancer Society’s board of directors in Pittsburgh. She is a member of St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind and a coach for Strong Women, Strong Girls, a mentoring program dedicated to raising the aspirations and self-esteem of elementary school girls. Ms. Hagan is an estates and trusts attorney in the Pittsburgh office of Fox Rothschild.
Stephen Reis (Com ’03, Law ’08 CM)
Stephen Reis (Com ’03, Law ’08 CM) has been elected a partner at McKinsey and Co., a global management consulting firm that advises CEOs and other C-suite executives at corporate and investor clients on issues related to strategy and operations. Mr. Reis works in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Alisa Smith (Educ ’02)
Alisa Smith (Educ ’02) has been appointed executive director of the Portsmouth Schools Foundation in Portsmouth, Va. She has more than 14 years of development and teaching experience in the Portsmouth community. Ms. Smith was named Portsmouth Public Schools’ “Teacher of the Year” for the 2003-04 academic year and is a recipient of the Portsmouth Schools Foundation’s Innovator Grant. She resides in Portsmouth with her husband and their five children.
Stefan Pomrenke (Col ’02)
Stefan Pomrenke (Col ’02) and his wife, Lee Ann, adopted their daughter, Viktoria Sophia, on April 4, 2013. Viktoria, age 2.5, was born in the Pomerania region of Poland. The family resides in St. Paul, Minn.
Scott Horton (Col ’02, Law ’05)
Scott Horton (Col ’02, Law ’05) presented a lecture, “Employment Practices and Social Media,” at the New York State Bar Association’s continuing legal education seminar on May 10, 2013. Mr. Horton is a partner in the labor and employment practice group at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, N.Y. , where his practice focuses on the representation of private and public sector employers, advising them with respect to federal and state employment laws. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Horton serves on the Buffalo Zoo’s ProZoo Board, which is responsible for organizing several major fundraisers each year.
Sarah Zelinke (Col ’01 CM)
Sarah Zelinke (Col ’01 CM) and Paul Joseph Zelinke IV (Engr ’07 L/M) welcomed their first child, Paul Joseph V, on Jan. 22, 2013. Paul V is the grandson of John Joseph Beall Jr. (Law ’67 L/M). The Zelinkes reside in Charlottesville.
Heather Boyce (Col ’01 CM)
Heather Boyce (Col ’01 CM) and Matthew Scot Boyce (Col ’01 L/M) welcomed a son, McKinley William, on June 19, 2013. McKinley joins sisters Meridian Victoria, 5; and Genevieve Helen, “Evie,” 2. The family resides in Richmond, Va., where Dr. Matthew Boyce is a partner with Neurological Associates and serves as the medical director of the Johnston-Willis Deep Brain Stimulation program.
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77)
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77) published Neither Victor Nor Vanquished: America in the War of 1812 with Potomac Books. The book challenges two common opposing interpretations of the War of 1812—“Mr. Madison’s War” and “The Second War of Independence”—and presents alternative historical outcomes that underscore the importance of the war to the trajectory of the young republic.
Timothy O’Neill (Grad ’82)
Timothy O’Neill (Grad ’82) received the Distinguished Former Faculty Award from the U.S. Military Academy in a ceremony at West Point in April 2013 in recognition of his service in the department of behavioral sciences and leadership from 1976 to 1992 and as an emeritus consultant in the years since. The award included a citation for excellence in teaching and educational design and research and patents in applied camouflage for the United States and allied nations.
L. Floyd (Law ’01)
L. Floyd (Law ’01) has been appointed the director of knowledge management for Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein in Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Floyd’s new duties include identifying best practices for knowledge management through the establishment of efficient, effective and organized processes for maintaining and leveraging the collective knowledge of the firm. Previously, Mr. Floyd chaired Parker Poe’s litigation technology committee. His practice focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on science and technology issues.
J. Williston (Col ’00 CM)
J. Williston (Col ’00 CM) and his wife, Gillian, welcomed a daughter, Mary Grace Thomas Williston, on July 24, 2013.
Philip Line (Engr ’00)
Philip Line (Engr ’00) received the L.J. Markwardt Award from ASTM International’s Committee D07 on Wood. As the director of structural engineering at the American Wood Council in Leesburg, Va., he specializes in structural research and standards development for the design of wood as well as guidance documents for residential construction design.
Benjamin Bodzy (Col ’00)
Benjamin Bodzy (Col ’00) has been elected a shareholder in the Nashville, Tenn., office of Baker Donelson. His law practice focuses on the representation of management in traditional labor matters and litigation relating to the enforcement of post-employment restrictive covenants. He also defends employers against a broad spectrum of labor and employment claims. Mr. Bodzy was listed in the Nashville Post’s inaugural “Law Leaders Rising” list of fast-rising legal stars in 2012. He serves on the board of the Fannie Battle Day Home for Children, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable and high-quality child care for at-risk children.
Todd Price (Grad ’99, Grad ’04)
Todd Price (Grad ’99, Grad ’04) has joined the staff of New Orleans’ Times-Picayune and NOLA.com as a dining reporter. Previously, he contributed to the paper’s drinks column.
Lauren Sklaroff (Grad ’98, Grad ’03)
Lauren Sklaroff (Grad ’98, Grad ’03) is an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina, where she has taught since 2005. She is currently at work on her second book, tentatively titled Sophie Tucker and the Art of Invention, a biography of singer, vaudevillian and cabaret superstar Sophie Tucker, who rose to celebrity in the 1910s and 1920s with her songs “My Yiddishe Mama” and “Some of These Days.” The book will examine Tucker’s life and the relationship between the culture industry and the construction of racial and ethnic identities.
Whitney Dziuma (Col ’98 CM)
Whitney Dziuma (Col ’98 CM) and her husband, Dave, welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth Liddell, on March 23, 2013. Elizabeth joins big sister Katharine.
Brooke Donnelly (Com ’98)
Brooke Donnelly (Com ’98) and her husband, John, welcomed a son, Kellan Joseph, on Oct. 18, 2012. Kellan joins big sister Claire Amelia, 3. The Donnellys reside in Fairfax, Va., where Ms. Donnelly is director of marketing for Direct Holdings Global Inc., whose brands include Time Life and StarVista Entertainment.
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