“Wedding” Class Notes
Daly Brower (Col ’13 CM)
Julia J. Thrash (Col ’13 L/M) and Daly C.S. Brower (Col ’13 L/M) were married on June 2, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Mr. Brower is the son of Joseph M. Brower (Col ’81, Darden ’86 L/M). The couple lives in Chicago, Illinois, where Dr. Thrash is a resident physician at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and Mr. Brower is a student at the University of Chicago Law School.
Whitney Caudill (Col ’99)
Whitney Caudill (Col ’99) and Christopher Bandemer were married on June 16, 2018, in Grundy, Virginia. The couple lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she is vice president for human resources and strategic initiatives at Manchester University, and he is a practicing attorney at Bandemer Law.
Jean Baker (Col ’12)
Jean Goodman Baker (Col ’12) married Robert Baker on May 12, 2018, in Norfolk, Virginia. Many UVA alumni were present, including the father of the bride, Wayne Goodman (Col ’78) and the uncles of the bride, Scott Goodman (Col ’75 L/M) and Lance Goodman (Col ’85, Med ’89 L/M). Among the many friends in attendance were Renee Brown (Col ’12), Annie Cottrell (Col ’12), Cille Crowley (Col ’12), Courtenay Dobbins (Col ’12 L/M), Catherine Gamper (Col ’12 L/M), Caroline Gottwald Rider (Col ’12, Darden ’19 L/M), Katherine Hetzer (Col ’12), Jessie Sauer (Col ’12), Lucy Scholz (Col ’12 L/M), Genny Stulb (Col ’12 L/M), Charlotte Sullivan (Col ’12), Meg Szumski (Col ’12) and Eliza Valentine (Col ’12). The couple lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Randolph Shelton (Col ’05 CM)
Randolph E. Shelton III (Col ’05) married Jacqueline Nordahl on Nov. 25, 2017, at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Katherine Larsen (Col ’06 CM)
Katherine Larsen (Col ’06) married Matthew Johnson on March 10, 2018, at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C. Carrie Wright (Col ’06), Allison Roche-Lynch (Col ’06) and Claire O’Rourke (Col ’07) served as bridesmaids. Many other UVA graduates were in attendance.
Gabriela Gutowski (Arch ’05 CM)
Gabriela Gutowski (Arch ’05 L/M) and David Hammack (Engr ’05) married April 14, 2018, in Charlottesville. The wedding party included Elisabeth Munder (Col ’02 L/M), Juliana Gutowski (Arch ’12 L/M) and Seanan Maranzano (Col ’04 L/M). The bride is the daughter of Andrew Gutowski (Arch ’75) and Francesca Lupica Gutowski (Arch ’74). The couple lives in Falls Church, Virginia.
Kelly Larkin (Col ’13 CM)
Kelly Susan Whelan (Col ’13 L/M) married Bradley David Larkin (Col ’13) on Sept. 3, 2017, at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, New York. Many UVA alumni were present, including the father of the bride, William J. Whelan III (Col ’80 L/M). Mary Whelan Lovely (Col ’07 L/M), Helen Whelan (Darden ’18), Melissa Larkin (Educ ’12) were bridesmaids. Groomsmen included Patrick Whelan (Col ’09 L/M), David Whelan (Col ’10 L/M), Martin Qian (’12), Cam Caynor (Col ’13, Engr ’14 L/M), Jonathan Guerra (Col ’13), Zenad Jarrar (Col ’13, Med ’19) and Kyle Gonzalez (Com ’13 L/M). The newlyweds prayed with Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square and received his sposi novelli blessing on October 11, 2017. Ms. Larkin is an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, where Mr. Larkin is student at Fordham University School of Law in New York.
Knetta Adkins (Col ’06, Engr ’06, Engr ’10 CM)
Knetta Jones Adkins (Col ’06 L/M) and Timothy Adkins (Engr ’06 L/M) were married on April 9, 2017, in Charlottesville. They currently live in Birmingham, Alabama.
Elizabeth Philpott (Col ’03)
Betsy Philpott (Col ’03) married Rachel Mendelson on Sept. 30, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Ms. Philpott was also promoted to deputy general counsel for the Washington Nationals Baseball Club in January.
Jennifer Goldberg (Col ’11 CM)
Jennifer Ohashi (Col ’11 L/M) married David Goldberg (Col ’11 L/M) on Nov. 4, 2017, in Norfolk, Virginia. Ms. Goldberg is the interim director of health data analytics at the Office of Health Innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Dr. Goldberg is an internal medicine resident at VCU Health.
Bobbie King (Law ’09)
Ashley Cristina Augustus (Col ’07) and Bobbie Lee King Jr. (Law ’09) married on Sept. 9, 2017 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Richmond, Virginia. The reception was held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. UVA alumni in the bridal party were Elise Min (Col ’07), Tiana Bolden (Col ’07), Kaneka Hall (Col ’07), Chadron Lee Edwards (Law ’09), Robert Ludwig (Law ’07, Darden ’08), Paul Harper (Darden ’05, ’11), and Levi Christian Pearson (Law ’09). Many other UVA alumni were in attendance. Mrs. King is completing her medical education at UNC-Chapel Hill and Mr. King works as a senior attorney for NextEra Energy in Miami, Florida.
Parker Bleam (Engr ’14)
Parker Bleam (Eng ’14) married Ashley Crank on Sept. 3, 2017, at the UVA Chapel followed by a reception at Farmington Country Club. The groom, a Charlottesville native, had many Wahoo friends and fans joining the celebration. UVA alumni in the bridal party included: Ryan Ray (Com ’15, Law ’20), Harrison Brookeman (Engr ’14), Michael Crowder (Col ’14), Drew Widner (Com ’15 L/M), Peter Dorsey (Col ’15), Jamie Nettles (Engr ’15 L/M), and Will Wilson (Engr ’15 L/M). The Bleams continue to call Charlottesville home, Mr. Bleam working for Elder Research and Ms. Bleam for the UVA Alumni Association.
Ashley Nettles (Col ’15 CM)
Ashley Shamblin (Col ’15 L/M) and Jamie Nettles (Engr ’15 L/M) were married on Oct. 7, 2017, the weekend of UVA’s Bicentennial Celebration, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A large contingency of Wahoos came to celebrate with friends and family. Alumni, including Jamie’s mom and sister, Jenny Symon Nettles (Educ ’81 L/M) and Caroline Nettles Kennedy (Engr ’09 L/M) sang the Good Old Song at the reception held at the North River Yacht Club. The groom’s cake celebrated his time at UVA as Cav Man, and his days playing on the men’s club basketball team. Officiating was the couple’s former Reformed University Fellowship minister, Shawn Slate. Other UVA alumni in the wedding party included Taylor Anderson (Col ’15 L/M), Sarah Axmann (Com ’15 L/M), Anne Jordan (Col ’15, Batten ’16), Mary Mulhern (Com ’15 L/M), Mary Lansden Brewbaker Rees-Jones (Col ’14), Katherine Ryan (Bat ’16 L/M), Kate Thorne (Col ’16 L/M), Parker Bleam (Eng ’14), Peter Dorsey (Col ’15), Randy Galindo (Com ’15 L/M), Daniel Harelson (Eng ’15 L/M), Frank Hiemstra (Engr ’14, ’16), Ian Prum (Col ’15, Batten ’16), Drew Widner (Com ’15 L/M), and Will Wilson (Engr ’15 L/M). The couple lives in Washington, D.C. where Mr. Nettles is employed by Capital One and Ms. Nettles works at NPR.
Julia Tazelaar (Col ’16 CM)
Julia Tazelaar (Col ’16 L/M) married Joseph Wells on Sept. 23, 2017, in Princeton, New Jersey. There were many UVA graduates in attendance including the bride’s father Eric Tazelaar (Arch ’82 L/M), maid of honor Sam Karp (Col ’15 L/M), and bridesmaid Jacqueline O’Brien (Col ’16 L/M). Guests at the reception were serenaded by an impromptu rendition of the Good Ol’ Song performed by a large contingent of Wahoos. The couple lives in New York City where she is a math teacher at a charter school in Harlem and he is a data analyst for NYU Langone Health Systems.
Alexa Allmann (Col ’14 CM)
Alexa J. Allmann (Col ’14) married Matthew L. Comey (Col ’15, Batten ’16 L/M) on June 10, 2017, at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, where Alexa received her master’s degree in Christian education. They live in Ithaca, New York.
Jeffrey Miller (Engr ’11 CM)
Jeffrey Miller (Engr ’11) married Rizalina Suribenin in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sept. 2, 2017. He commissioned in the Navy upon graduating from the University and met his wife while stationed in Everett, Washington. She is currently stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and he works in Reston, Virginia, in cybersecurity for Akamai Technologies.
Robin Verstraete (Col ’05 CM)
Robin Short (Col ’05 L/M) and Aaron Verstraete were married in Saratoga, California, on Nov. 12, 2016. Robin and Aaron live in San Francisco, California, where Robin is a director of merchandising with Gap Inc./Banana Republic, and Aaron is the head of business development for tech start-up DataFox.
Bridget Mahoney (Col ’05)
Bridget Mahoney (Col ’05) and Jean Pierre Nogues were married on Sept. 23, 2017, in New York City. The couple live in Brooklyn, New York, where Ms. Mahoney is a social worker and Mr. Nogues is a public defender.
Lynelle Edeleanu (Col ’14 CM), Christian Edeleanu (Col ’09, Com ’10)
Christian Russell Edeleanu (Col ’09, Com ’10) married Lynelle Marie Douma (Col ’14) on Sept. 30, 2017, at Christ Church in Charlottesville.
Charles Hull (Col ’06 CM)
Charles L.H. “Chat” Hull (Col ’06 L/M) married Risa “Lisa” Kimura on July 7, 2017 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then again on Oct. 21, 2017, in Tokyo, Japan. The couple lives in Santiago, Chile.
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