“Wedding” Class Notes

Laura Rose Pall (Col ’08) married Christopher Butler on Oct. 21, 2017, in Williamsburg, Virginia. The couple lives in Newport News, Virginia, where Ms. Pall works in marketing for Smithfield Foods and Mr. Butler works for NAVSEA. Many UVA alumni were part of the celebration, including Kimberly Spence Oakley (Col ’08 L/M), Alex Hardy McPherson (Col ’08 L/M) and Elyse Carreno Burke (Nurs ’08).

Evan Mulvihill (Col ’08, Med ’13) and Christine Boulos were married on Sept. 23, 2017 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The couple lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he is pursuing a fellowship in pediatric rheumatology and she is a pediatric clinical pharmacist.

Jennifer E. Allen (Col ’06 L/M) and Todd Wiltgen were married on Aug. 26, 2017, in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the presence of Virginia alumni from near and far. The couple lives in Lincoln where Mrs. Wiltgen works as director of government affairs for Nebraska Total Care and serves as the president of the UVA Club of Omaha. Mr. Wiltgen is the elected chairman of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners. Bridesmaids included Emily Longenecker (Col ’06) and Sarah Smith Towell (Col ’06). 

Sarah Stoneham (Col ’06, Darden ’12) and Marvin Boyd (Com ’11 L/M) were married on March 18, 2017, at the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department where Mr. Boyd volunteers as an EMT. The reception was held at Belmont Country Club in Ashburn, Virginia.  

Tom Decarlo (Col ’06, Darden ’12) and Lizzie Reifenheiser (Darden ’13) were married on June 3, 2017, in Darien, Connecticut, surrounded by family and many UVA friends. Tom and Lizzie met while MBA students at Darden and began dating after graduation when they were neighbors in Manhattan, where they still live. Their bridal party included Billy Petersen (Col ’06), Warner Lewis (Col ’06, Darden ’14) Sean Sullivan (Col ’06),Carter Kahle Slattery (Col ’06), Travis Danysh (Darden ’12), John Falkenberg (Darden ’12) and Allison “Ally” Fast (Darden ’13).  

Sarah Williamson Kirwin (Col ’11, Batten ’12 L/M) was married to Kevin Kirwin of Minneapolis on Sept. 2, 2017. She graduated from Duke University School of Law in May 2017 and has begun work as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld.

James Lopez (Engr ’83) and Efrem Lee were married in Falls Church, Virginia, on Sept. 1, 2017. Mr. Lee now gets to enjoy the parenting responsibilities of raising James’ two adopted children.

Lauren Peng Farrar (Engr ’11) and Nathaniel Farrar (Col ’11) were married June 2, 2017, at Long Branch Plantation in Boyce, Virginia. The couple lives in Burke, Virginia, where Mr. Farrar is an environmental scientist and Mrs. Farrar is a patent examiner.

Leigh Rayfield (Col ’09) and Aaron Gahr (Engr ’09, Arch ’13) were married on April 29, 2017, their ten year anniversary, in Charlottesville. Many fellow Hoos were there to help them celebrate.

Meghan L. Abramczyk (Engr ’10) and P. Douglas Godfrin (Engr ’10) were married on May 27, 2017 in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts in the presence of many Virginia alumni. Having recently finished graduate and post-graduate work in Boston, they currently live and work in Midland, Michigan.

Suzy Quinn Cincinnati (Col ’06) and Josh Cincinnati (Col ’07) were married April 15, 2017 in Fairfax, Virginia. The couple moved to San Francisco two years ago and have every intention of returning to Charlottesville when they are ready to retire. Josh is currently a developer advocate for Lyft and Suzy works at TechSoup, an SF-based global nonprofit.

Daniel Rausa (Col ’10 L/M) and Jacqueline Papadopoulos were married on May 20, 2017 in Oakdale, NY.  The couple met in medical school and now resides in Norfolk, VA where Jacqueline is a pediatrician and Daniel is finishing his residency in internal medicine as a lieutenant in the United States Navy.  Jacqueline recently received news that she matched into the pediatric cardiology fellowship program at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago, IL! 

Alison E. Nelson (Col ’80 L/M) married Bruce F. Martin on June 18, 2016 in Oak Park, Illinois. Ms. Nelson is a teacher of gifted elementary students; Mr. Martin, a 1982 graduate of Dartmouth College, is a senior vice president in commercial lending with J.P. Morgan Chase. The couple reside in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago.

Melissa Cifuentes Nelson (Col ’05) married Matthew Nelson on March 18, 2017 by Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The couple resides in New Jersey, where Mr. Nelson is a business owner and Mrs. Nelson works as a global marketing manager while pursuing her MBA from Montclair State University.

Kathryn E. Alley (Col ’08, Educ ’08 L/M) and Bryan Norwood were married October 15, 2016, at the Rigmor House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Evelyn Ahlfield (Col ’08) was a bridesmaid, and other alumni attendees included Tosin Oluwole (Col ’08), Amanda Brill Hasley (Col ’08) and Susan Fisher Mahlburg (Col ’08). The couple now lives in Hillsborough, where Mrs. Norwood is a seventh- and eighth-grade social studies teacher with Orange County Schools.

Jessica Ritchie (Col ’05) and Kevin Joyce (Educ ’04) were married on October 1, 2016 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The couple live with their terrier in Norfolk, Virginia.

Anne Holub (Col ’99) married Dan Snedigar on September 4, 2016 in Billings, Montana. Anne continues to write in Montana where her husband practices law. They also welcomed a new addition this year: a labradoodle named Merle.