“Other” Class Notes

Alexandra H. Ellen Ebrahim (Col ’00 L/M) and Jeremy A. Ebrahim (Com ’00 L/M) welcomed their first child and son, Jameson Andrew, on July 27, 2009. The family resides in New York City.

John D. Reeser (Col ’85 L/M) has been mobilized by the U.S. Navy to serve as the director of manpower and personnel for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Africa, for one year. CJTF HOA employs an indirect approach to counter violent extremism and works to prevent the exploitation of instability by building internal capacities of East Africa countries. Captain Reeser is responsible for the administration and manpower allocation of the joint task force, which includes 1,800 personnel from all branches of the U.S. military, coalition forces, partner nations, and civilians.

Emily Marlow Beck (Col ’99 L/M) and her husband, Andrew, welcomed their first child, Olin Gerrit, on March 20, 2009. Ms. Beck is the daughter of John K. Marlow (Com ’61 L/M).

Erik Petersen (Col ’93, Law ’96 L/M) and his wife, Andrea, are proud to welcome their second child and daughter, Marley Joan, on July 14, 2009.

Timothy Kokan (Engr ’00) and Stephanie Kraige Kokan (Engr ’00) welcomed their second child, Matthew David, on June 2, 2009. Matthew joins a sister, Caroline, 2, and is the grandson of L. Glenn Kraige (Engr ’70, ’72, ’75 L/M) and the nephew of Daniel Kokan (Engr ’97).

Donald Gray Heppner Jr. (Col ’78, Med ’83 L/M) received the Kiwanis International 2009 World Service Medal for his role in the development of a promising vaccine against malaria, a disease that kills 3,000 children every day. Col. Heppner is deputy commander of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Md., named for Maj. Walter Reed (Med 1869). The institute’s mission is to develop FDA-approved drugs and vaccines to protect against HIV/AIDS, malaria, diarrhea, dengue fever, leishmaniasis and other tropical diseases. Working with GlaxoSmithKline, his team of scientists conducted studies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S. of the most promising malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S. Col. Heppner and his wife, Mary Leach Heppner (Col ’82 L/M); and their son, William, live in Vienna, Va. Their daughters, Charlotte Heppner (Col ’10 L/M) and Virginia Heppner (Col ’12 L/M), are the most recent Wahoos in the family.

A. Carly Brown (Col ’07 L/M) and Garrett Edward Buxton (Col ’08) were married on June 27, 2009, in Richmond, Va. The couple resides in Chicago, where they are both pursuing graduate degrees at the University of Chicago. Mr. Buxton will complete a master’s degree in international relations and Ms. Buxton will complete her doctorate in East Asian languages and civilizations.

Austin Lindsay Pearre (Col ’89 L/M) is a business banker with PNC Bank in Frederick, Md. He lives in Jefferson, Md., with his wife, Lisa Tourjee Hill Pearre, a principal of Love & Company, an agency specializing in marketing to seniors; sons Forrest Reed Pearre, 15, and Colin Alexander Pearre, 3; and daughter Lindsay Tourjee Pearre, born July 21, 2009. Mr. Pearre is the son of Dr. Albert Austin Pearre Jr. (Col ’56), who practices internal medicine in Frederick, Md.; and brother of Insley Pearre (Col ’84), who is a screenwriter in Los Angeles.

David Sexton (Col ’08) is finishing his final year in the U.Va. College Guide Program at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.

Marci Stewart (Col ’08 L/M) works for Abercrombie & Fitch in their corporate office. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Keshia Ashe (Engr ’08 L/M) is pursuing a chemical engineering Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut in the Cato Laurencin Laboratories.

Jessica Lennon (Col ’08) is a web associate at Friends of the World Food Program, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.

Brenton Sadauskas (Engr ’89 L/M) and Rachel Sadauskas (Educ ’00 L/M) welcomed a son, Johnas Christian on May 19, 2009.

Sara Rains Hunt (Col ’03) and John Vaden Hunt (Col ’98) welcomed their first child, John Vaden Hunt Jr., on July 4, 2009. The family resides in Lynchburg, Va.

Dan Greene (Col ’05, Med ’10) married Arielle Myhre (Col ’05) on July 3, 2009. The couple resides in Charlottesville.

Gail Pinsky Rand (Com ’95 L/M) and her husband, Colin, joyfully announce the birth of their third child, Logan Thomas, born July 1, 2009. Logan joins 7-year old brother, Aidan, and 4-year old sister, Chloe. The family resides in Annapolis, Md.

Ellen Prewitt (Col ’79 L/M) lives in Memphis, Tenn., where she facilitates a writing group of men and women who live on the street. Paraclete Press recently published her first book, Making Crosses: A Creative Connection to God. The book introduces the spiritual practice of making crosses from broken and found objects. One of Ms. Prewitt’s essays is included in Sue Silverman’s instructional book, Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir, released in June.

Meredith Rivers Burkitt (Engr ’96 L/M) and her husband, Todd, welcomed their first daughter, Mary Stewart Rivers Burkitt, on Sept. 24, 2008. Mary Stewart joins brother, Luke, 3. The family resides in Charlotte, N.C.

Edward Wandelt (Col ’73, Arch ’79 L/M) is director, office of environmental management at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for all environmental matters relating to Coast Guard operations and shore facilities.

Marie Johnson Martin (Col ’03 L/M) and Matthew Martin were married at St. Paul’s Ivy Episcopal Church on May 2, 2009. The couple resides in Alexandria, Va., where Ms. Martin is an associate attorney with the law firm of Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore and Bunn, P.C. Mr. Martin works for the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. Bridesmaids included Rena Wamsley (Com ’02 L/M), Jennifer Bizub (Col ’03), Heather Katebini Kim (Col ’03), Elizabeth Moyo and Sarah Johnson Scott (Col ’04, Educ ’04).

Kathleen McLaren-Hawking (Col ’96) and her husband, Mark Hawking, proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Lilian Elise Hawking. Lilian was born May 27, 2009, and weighed 7 lbs 12 oz. The family resides in San Diego.

Carolyn Piskun (Col ’92 L/M) and her husband, Scott, welcomed their second child and son, Mason Robert, on March 4, 2009. Mason joins brother, Maximus, 1. The family lives in Denver.

Breann Alexandria Savage (Col ’07) and Benjamin Cameron Lyon (Col ’05) were married Jan. 3, 2009. Mr. Lyon received a master of divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary on May 28, 2009. The couple resides in Jenkintown, Pa.

Chris Norden (Col ’82, Grad ’86 L/M) served as visiting professor at Huafan University in Taiwan this summer, where he met Huafan University foreign languages and literature faculty member, Shawn Lee (Educ ’07). Mr. Norden is a humanities professor at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, where he teaches international literature and environmental studies.

Rochelle “Shelly” Levy Cooper (Col ’84 L/M) is vice president and general counsel at United Space Alliance, LLC, a space operations company. She lives with her husband and two children in Melbourne, Fla.

James Heaney (Col ’93 L/M) and his wife, Rebecca, announce the birth of their first child, Katherine Ann Springer Heaney, on April 2, 2009. The happy family resides in Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Balint Pfeffer (Col ’01 L/M) and Patrick Beau Bryan (Col ’99, Law ’02 L/M) were married Aug. 30, 2008. They reside in Vienna, Va.

Elizabeth “Bette” D. Kaufman (Col ’01, Med ’07 L/M) and Dr. Robert S.McNamara were married May 30, 2009 in Roanoke, Va. Dr. Kaufman was given in marriage by her mother, Linda Sargent Kaufman (Med Tech ’69 L/M), and her father, Dr. John Pearse Kaufman (Med ’70 L/M). Her aunt, LaDonna Sargent (Col ’79) sang at the wedding and Dr. Melissa B. Weimer  (Col ’01) was a bridesmaid in the wedding.
Elizabeth says: The bride and groom were surrounded by many hoos!

Harold York (Grad ’88, ’92 L/M) works at Wood Mackenzie as vice president, Downstream Consulting – Americas. The energy research and consulting firm is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is privately held. He previously served as a principal for Charles River Associates.

Bill Jones (Col ’72 L/M) is vice chairman of O’Neal Industries of Birmingham, Ala., and was elected chairman of the Metals Service Center Institute. Mr. Jones has worked at O’Neal Steel in 1976, serving in various positions. In his current position with O’Neal, he oversees the company’s Industrial Metals Group, which includes O’Neal Steel, Leeco Steel, Metalwest, TAD Metals and Timberline Steel. Mr. Jones has also served MSCI’s board of directors since 1993 and has been vice chairman since 2000. He was named Service Center Executive of the Year for 2005.

Andrea Diamond (Col ’08 L/M) moved to New York City after a year working in her company’s Northern California office.

Drew Chartrand (Engr ’08) married Anne Marie Neatrour (Nurs ’08 L/M) on Aug. 22, 2008.

Devra Bardi Brusso (Engr ’08) was married on Sept. 27, 2008 in Orange, Va., to Jay Brusso of McHenry, Ill. She also celebrated her one year anniversary at Southland Industries, Mid Atlantic Division, which is a mechanical contractor company.

Alex Lubin (Col ’08) spent the past year at the “U.Va satellite campus” in Washington D.C./Arlington. He graduated in May from Georgetown University with a master’s of science degree in biomedical science policy. In August, he will start medical school at New York Medical College.

Devin Shields (Engr ’08, ’09) graduated from U.Va. with an master’s of science degree in systems engineering, focusing on diabetes and the artificial pancreas. He is pursuing a career in Rock and Roll full time in the Shields Brothers Band.

Andrew Eckard (Com ’08) works at Citadel Broadcasting in Atlanta for two radio stations.

Brandon Walker (Engr ’08 L/M) is a government consultant in information technology for Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Va.

Sage Garner (Col ’08) is the assistant to the President of Steiner Studios, the largest film/television production and support facility on the east coast. In March, she finished writing the script for a documentary entitled “Jay Cutler All Access,” which is now complete and in distribution. 

Kaitlin Bottock (Col ’08, Law ’11) finished her first year at U.Va. Law and will continue for the next two years.