Class Notes

Daniel M. Chichester (Col ’65, Law ’68 L/M) is a Stafford Commonwealth attorney in Stafford, Va., and serves as vice president of the National District Attorney’s Association. The association represents 7,000 criminal prosecutors, including district attorneys, state’s attorneys, attorneys general and county and city prosecutors who are responsible for prosecuting criminal violations in the U.S. It seeks to improve and facilitate the administration of justice through involvement with various legislation and the promotion of public service and education. As vice president, Mr. Chichester is involved in the legislative and educational functions of the association. He is serving a three-year term. He has been a Stafford’s Commonwealth’s attorney since 1971. His office has grown from one attorney to an organization of 13 attorneys. He previously served on the NDAA’s board of directors as Virginia’s state director. He also serves as president of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys.

Keith S. Robbins (Arch ’95 L/M) relocated to Shanghai. He is a director of Ager Environmental Design, a Sino-American design firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Boston.

William R. Cogswell (Com ’95 L/M) left United Bank to join State Farm Insurance as an auto underwriter in their Mid-Atlantic Operations Center in Charlottesville.

Katie Berschback Cooper (Nurs ’00) and Carlos Cooper (Col ’99) welcomed their second child and son, Beckett Andrew, born on April 30, 2009. He joins sister, Juliet Elizabeth, 2. Ms. Cooper is a nurse anesthetist in Nashville, Tenn., and Mr. Cooper owns Oxford Property Management.

Alec Solotorovsky (Col ’04, Law ’08 L/M) and Christa Kolb Solotorovsky (Arch ’04, ’08 L/M) welcomed their first child, Anna, on Jan. 11, 2010. The family lives in Evanston, Ill.

Jesimiel R. Jenkins (Col ’07 L/M) is pursuing his dreams of being an accomplished stage and film actor. Running after projects that satisfy the soul, he’s been involved in two acting apprentice companies, the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky and the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. He is in Philadelphia applying to graduate acting programs in hopes of sharpening his skills before moving to New York.

Jennifer Morgan Gray (Col ’97 L/M) and her husband, Doug, traveled to Seoul, South Korea, in August to meet and welcome their son, Keon Morgan Gray, born on Nov. 6, 2008. Keon arrived at his new home in Rockville, Md., on Sept. 3, 2009. Ms. Gray is the director of editorial services at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Jeremy S. Pollock (Col ’07) lives in Baltimore and is a third-year medical student at the University of Maryland. He is pursuing a career in cardiology and hopes to move to San Diego next year to start his training.

Anne Bennett Pullen (Com ’91, Grad ’92 L/M) married Stephen Ray Alexander on Sept. 13, 2009, in Dallas. Her brother is John David Pullen (Com ’95 L/M), who officiated the ceremony. Ms. Pullen also became stepmother to Christopher Cole Ray Alexander.

C. Stephen Setliff (Col ’83 L/M) was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 list in the field of transportation law. Including the 2008 and 2009 listings, this makes three consecutive years that Mr. Setliff has appeared in the list. Mr. Setliff was also named in the 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers publication in the field of transportation law. He, along with another attorney, opened the law firm of Setliff & Holland in Glen Allen, Va., in June of 2006, and two years later, opened a second office in Baltimore. This January, the firm added a third location in Huntington, W.Va., creating the expanded law firm of Setliff Turner and Holland.

Leah Friedman (Col ’99 L/M) and her husband, Stephen Feldman, were blessed with the birth of their son, Jordan Nadav, on Sept. 25, 2009. Jordan joins his sister Tova, 2, who refused to say her brother’s name for the first three months. The family lives in Raleigh, N.C., where Leah is a reporter for The News & Observer.

Dean Hasseman (Law ’71 L/M) is general counsel of CITGO Petroleum Corp. He received the 2009 Houston Business Journal/Association of Corporate Counsel Outstanding Counsel with an Attorney Staff of 11-30 Award. He also received the 2009 HBJ/ACC Champion of Diversity Award. This February, he will receive the 2010 Minority Corporate Counsel Association Employer of Choice – South/Southwest Region – award from the CITGO Legal Department.

Glenn Williamson (Col ’85 L/M) and Dr. Kurtis Charles Birusingh were married Sept. 19, 2009, at Mr. Birusingh’s parent’s farm in Crescent, Iowa. Mr. Williamson is an independent film producer in Los Angeles. His films include “Sunshine Cleaning” and “Push,” which were released earlier this year, and “Hollywoodland,” which was released in 2006. He was an executive producer of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” released in 2004. Mr. Williamson and is co-chairing his 25th U.Va. reunion and he showed his latest film, “Wonderful World,” at the 2009 Virginia Film Festival. He is also a board member for the Film Festival.

Margaret Maddy Alexander (Col ’01) married Khoury Nicholas Ashooh on Oct. 10, 2009, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Ms. Alexander is the daughter of Edward L. Alexander III (Col ’74, Med ’78 L/M), and the sister of Julia C. Alexander (Col ’04) and Cynthia L. Alexander (Col ’06 L/M). The couple resides in Atlanta.

Andrew Duffield Garrahan (Col ’05 L/M) and Emily Jane Wang (Com ’04, GSBA ’10 L/M) were married on Dec. 19, 2009, in two feet of snow at the U.Va. Chapel. The couple resides in Charlottesville.

Jan Mason (Grad ’05) and her husband, Daniel, along with their first child, Djuna Lani, born Aug 22, 2005, welcomed twins, Annabelle and Paul, born Oct. 10, 2009. Ms. Mason teaches drama courses at the college level. The family resides in Kingston, N.Y., where Mr. Mason is studying for a master’s degree in curatorial studies at Bard College. Mr. Mason is son of William Noyes Mason III (Col ’64 L/M) and Rev. Dr. Mary Barr Mason (Nurs ’59 L/M).

Sayward Edwards Duggan (Col ’01 A/M) and her husband, Andrew Duggan, announce the birth of their son, John “Jack” Edwards, born on Dec. 3, 2009, at MCV/VCU Hospitals in Richmond, Va. Dr. Sayward Duggan is a second year resident at VCU School of Dentistry. She is pursuing a master’s of science in dentistry degree and a certificate in periodontics after completing a two year general practice residency at U.Va. Health System. The family resides in Richmond.

Kelly Oakes Whitehead (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Chris, welcomed their second daughter, Elizabeth Garland Oakes Whitehead, on July 13, 2009. She joins her sister, Cate. The family resides outside of Philadelphia in Wallingford, Pa.

Jennifer L. Sadler (Col ’96 L/M) married Tony Daniel in Atlanta on April 25, 2009. Ms. Sadler is a marketing communications consultant in Atlanta. Mr. Daniel is a partner with an investment consulting firm, LCG Associates. Ms. Sadler is the daughter of Alexander B. Sadler Jr. (Engr ’58 L/M) and the sister of Brian G. Sadler (Com ’87 L/M) and Bruce K. Sadler (Engr ’88 L/M).

Brian G. Sadler (Com ’87 L/M) is the vice president and chief financial officer of Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates in Atlanta. In June, he was named the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “CFO of the Year” for the medium-sized private companies category. Mr. Sadler lives in Atlanta with his wife, Karla. He is the son of Alexander B. Sadler Jr. (Engr ’58 L/M) of Richmond, Va., and the brother of Bruce K. Sadler (Engr ’88 L/M) of Richmond, Va. and Jennifer Sadler Daniel (Col ’96 L/M) of Atlanta.

John P. Kowalski (Col ’77, Med ’81 L/M) is clinical professor of family medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has precepted first, second and third year VCU medical students in his private practice. Dr. Kowalski is the vice president of Chickahominy Family Practice in the Richmond, Va., area, where he has worked for the last 25 years.

David Melon (Col ’03 L/M) and Jennifer Sage Melon (Col ’03 L/M) welcomed their first child, Ethan Grant, born Dec. 11, 2009. The Melon family resides in Columbus, Ohio, where Ms. Melon is a pediatric nurse and Dr. David Melon is a resident in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.

Clayman B. Edwards (Com ’87, Grad ’88) is president of Hohner Inc., a global manufacturer and distributor of musical instruments and the world’s largest manufacturer of Harmonicas. Mr. Edwards is a Paul Harris Fellow and serves on the board of directors of the Western Henrico Rotary Club in Richmond, Va.

Thomas Armstrong (Grad ’74 L/M) is commissioner and deputy director for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research’s Commission for Academic Accreditation in the United Arab Emirates. He will be based in Abu Dhabi. He formerly served as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs and as professor of history at LSU Alexandria.

Jeffrey Richman (Com ’99 L/M) and his wife, Mary McCann Richman (Com ’00 L/M), welcomed their second child, Patrick Daniel, on Aug. 31, 2009. He joins older sister, Noa, who will turn 2 in February. The family resides in Boston.

Elizabeth McColl (Col ’83 L/M) is publishing a novel, Opening Arteries, in April. The book attempts to mollify the chaos of five primary characters that undergo varying blood ruptures. Although the book is pure fiction, Ms. McColl personally experienced a head injury in 1986 after graduating from Duke Law and a wedding.

Jack P. Jefferies (Com ’49, Law ’51 L/M) and Banks Brown (Law ’77) published the fifth edition of Understanding Hospitality Law, a basic textbook for the hotel industry.

Carolyn Krauch Braudaway (Nurs ’66) retired from the Washington Adventist University Department of Nursing after a 33-year career, culminating as as a baccalaureate nurse educator in psychiatric nursing and community health nursing. During her tenure at WAU, Mr. Braudaway received the Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching and a Lifetime Achievement Award. She received a master’s degree in nursing from California State University in psychiatric nursing and nursing education in 1976 and had previously retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Nurse Corps Reserves after serving 30 active duty and reserve years as a military nurse. She started as a U.S. Navy nurse during the Vietnam War era. Her awards included a Meritorious Service Medal for 30 years as an outstanding military nurse and leader and for excellence during the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.

Will Trinkle (Col ’80 L/M) was named a board member of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, in March. Mr. Trinkle is chief executive officer of C.W. Francis and Son, a real estate development and management firm specializing in industrial, commercial and residential projects. He is a member of the Empire State Pride Agenda political board and has served as co-chair of their foundation board. He is also on the board of trustees at Hollins University and is a commissioner on the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Mr. Trinkle resides with his partner in New York City and Roanoke, Va.

Ron Friedman (Col ’80 A/M) served as a federal prosecutor in Seattle for 20 years, receiving numerous awards from the U.S. Department of Justice. He left government service and is now a partner at the Seattle law firm of Lane, Powell, where he will be concentrating on criminal defense, health care and regulatory compliance matters.

Ben Lopatin (Col ’04 L/M), Erin Lancione (Com ’04) and Jonathan Cobey Potter (Col ’04 L/M) started Wellfire Interactive, LLC, a media design and web development firm based in Arlington, Va. They launched successful projects for data security consulting firm infoLock Technologies and the non-profit advocacy organization FairVote.

Dave MacPhail (Arch ’98 L/M) and his wife, Angela, welcomed their first child, Anneliese Rose, on Aug. 13, 2009. They reside in Charlottesville.

J. Fredrick Kelly Jr. (Col ’72 L/M) retired after a 32-year career with Aeroglide Corp. in Raleigh, N.C. He was president for the last 17 years. Aeroglide designed and built industrial driers used in the food, feed, and industrial markets. Mr. Kelly stepped down with the sale of his company to the Buhler Group, a Swiss-based industrial conglomerate. He remains active in civic endeavors and is searching for a “second phase” career.

Ravi Shankar (Col ’96 L/M) and Diane Creede (Col ’96 L/M) welcomed their second daughter, Talia Parvathi Shankar, on Nov. 18,2009. Talia joins her sister, Samara, and the family resides in Chester, Conn. Mr. Shankar teaches at Central Connecticut State University and Ms. Creede is employed at Connecticut College. The family will be traveling to Cypress early next year, where Mr. Shankar will be teaching for the semester. Talia is the niece of Rahini Shankar (Col ’07).

Corry Catherine Andrews (Col ’91, Law ’96, Educ ’12) and Barton William Biggs (Col ’90) welcomed a son, Ezra William Biggs, on May 19, 2009, at home in Nelson County, Va. Ezra joins sisters: Ailey, 6; Harper, 3; and Marley, 3.

Thomas M. Neale (Col ’74 L/M) is a managing director for Patriot Capital, a $180 million SBIC debenture fund based in Baltimore. The company invests subordinated debt and equity in privately held, middle market companies to facilitate acquisitions, management buyouts and growth.

Lauren Rooker Cardwell (Col ’02) and Hank Cardwell (Col ’03, Educ ’03) joyfully announce the birth of their second child, Lem Thompson. Lem was born at home on Aug. 11, 2009. His big sister, Lottie May, is joyfully embracing her new role. The family continues to reside in Nashville, Tenn., and welcomes visits from fellow alumni.

Jasmine Hall Ratliff (Col ’99 L/M) and Geoff Ratliff (Col ’00 L/M) welcomed their first child, Beverly Louisa, on Oct. 31, 2009. Ms. Ratliff is a program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Mr. Ratliff is a manager in housing and community development at the National Urban League. The family lives in Edison, N.J.

Elizabeth Clark (Col ’99) married Robert Paul Anderson on Aug. 1, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The couple resides in Annapolis, Md.

Anthony Holbrook (Com ’01) and Becky Brocato Holbrook (Nurs ’05) are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Claire Elizabeth, on Oct. 28, 2009. Claire joins her brother, Benjamin Thomas, born on Sept. 24, 2007. The family resides in Chantilly, Va.

Dustin Kidd (Grad ’99, ’04) published his first book, Legislating Creativity: The Intersection of Art and Politics, with Routledge in December. He is an assistant professor of sociology at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Sarah Rucker Smith (Col ’02 L/M) and Brandon K. Smith (Com ’01 L/M) welcomed their first child, Lila Ann, on Oct. 10, 2009, one day after Mr. Smith completed his M.B.A. degree at Duke University.