Class Notes

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.

Caryl Huynh (Col ’08) is engaged to Matthew Schroeder (Engr ’08).

Megan Elizabeth McMullen (Engr ’08) is a development engineer for K2M, a spine implant/instrumentation company.

Claire Gutmann (Col ’08) moved back to Ohio after living in Colorado and teaching snowboarding in Aspen for the winter. She is in the Cincinnati area and will be attending University of Cincinnati College of Law beginning this fall.

Robert Yip (Engr ’08) is a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in Annapolis Junction, Md. He purchased his first condo in April.

Tara Brown (Col ’08) received a master’s of arts degree in education in Williamsburg, Va., and moved to Charlotte, N.C. to teach at Cotswold Elementary School.

Braden Rotberg (Col ’08) lives in New York City and works at Thomson Reuters Markets in I.R. Consulting.

Daniel Ross Newland (Col ’08 L/M) joined the U.S. Army and starts basic training in September and Officer Candidate School in November.

Tiffany Davis (Col ’08, Educ ’08) teaches kindergarten for the International School of Trieste. Next year, she will be moving up to first grade with her students.

Brooke Andrew Brower (Col ’00 L/M) and Katharine Haines Andersen were married May 16, 2009. The couple resides in Washington, D.C., where Mr. Brower is a producer for “Hardball With Chris Matthews” on MSNBC.
In this photo are: Brian Hudak (Engr ’00), Bree Brostko (Col ’00), Steve Garfinkel (Col ’00), Cabell Vest (Arch ’97, ’99), Al Park (Col ’99), Joelle Park (Col ’00), John Finley (Col ’00), Brooke Brower (Col ’00), Puja Seam Thompson (Col ’00), Jamey Thompson (Engr ’00), Mike Greenwald (Col ’00), Claire McManus (Col ’00), Keith McManus (Col ’00), Samantha Eittreim Dowell (Col ’04), Eric Dowell (Col ’00, Law ’04), Jonathan Carr (Col ’00), Joshua Scott (Col ’00), Anne Iverson Scott (Col ’00, Edu ’03)

Serena Rasoul (Col ’08) is in the George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services Class of 2010.

Emily Hagan (Col ’08) teaches kindergarten at C.S. 57 in the Bronx, New York.

Jennifer Casto (Col ’08 L/M) is serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia.

Christopher Sabbatini (Col ’08) works as a photographer, graphic artist and web developer for MaisonSabbatini studio. Two of his images were selected to go on a 6 month, 3 gallery international tour in the Colors of Life International Photo Contest. Mr. Sabbatini’s photographs will be displayed in Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond Va., in July and August; Artspace, Richmond, Va., in October; and in Kkien Atelier, Milan, Italy, in November and December.

Carolyn Colley (Nurs ’08) works at the U.Va. Hospital.

Brandon Cline (Engr ’08) is teaching English in Japan.

David A. Lampen (Col ’08) is entering the U.S. Army as an Officer Candidate on July 7. He will be in Ft. Sill, Okla., for basic training until Sept. 18, then in Ft. Benning in Columbus, Ga., until Dec. 4. After that, he will stay in the continental U.S. for at least 6 months, probably either at Ft. Benning or at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.

Ashley Williams Howard (Col ’08) and Warner Howard (Col ’05, Educ ’05) are expecting a baby boy on July 21, 2009.

Natasha d’Andrade (Col ’08) taught preschool and is now the assistant director of ABC Preschool.(Col ’08) taught preschool and is now the assistant director of ABC Preschool.

Patricia Belote (Col ’08 L/M) is assistant manager of Enterprise Rent a Car in Tyson’s Corner, Va.- Mercedes Benz.

Gabrielle Strickland (Col ’08) is a program manager for RuffaloCODY.