Class Notes

Candace Cummings (Law ’72) received the Athena Award from the Greensboro (N.C.) Partnership in recognition of her professional excellence and commitment to the advancement of women. Ms. Cummings serves as vice president of administration, general counsel and secretary for VF Corp., a global apparel company. She has been an advocate for women interested in advancing their careers and a mentor for rising female executives since joining the company in 1995. She is a member of Greensboro’s Professional Women’s Forum, serves on the board of advisers for the North Carolina Conference for Women and volunteers at a number of Greensboro’s community organizations.

Richard V. Robilotti (Grad ’67 L/M) started his 37th year with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, in New York. He is deputy commissioner/district director administering an international workers’ compensation program mainly for U.S. government contractors (American and non-American) who were injured or killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center cited Mr. Robilotti in the federal government category of “Workers’ Compensation Notable People in 2008.”

Calder Loth (Arch ’65, ’67 L/M) received the first annual Secretary of the Interior Historic Preservation Award from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne in December. Mr. Loth is a senior architectural historian with Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources, where he has worked since 1968. He is a member of the University of Virginia’s Historic Preservation Advisory Committee. As a longstanding member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Art & Architecture Review Board, Mr. Loth has served as an adviser in the restoration of the Virginia Governor’s Mansion, the Virginia State Capitol and James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Orange County. He is also the author, co-author or editor of many books, including The Virginia Landmarks Register, The Making of Virginia Architecture, Virginia Landmarks of Black History and Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion.

Aubrey R. “Bunky” Bowles III (Col ’55, Law ’58) received the 2009 APVA Preservation Virginia’s “Outstanding Domestic Project” award for the renovation of the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House. The award is presented to the owner, architect or contractor of a project that exemplifies a profound effort and sensitivity in preserving a domestic residence.

A. Robert Conant (Col ’53 L/M) received Man of the Year honors for his work in Honduras from Murphy and Others, Living Interdependently for Future Endeavors (M.O.,L.I.F.E.), a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts assisting people with disabilities. Since retiring from sales management at Dow Chemical Co., Mr. Conant has helped build BioSand filters to purify water in Honduras, where many people suffer from disease caused by impure drinking water.

Carl Hensley (Com ’50 L/M) was appointed to the City of Staunton Board of Zoning Appeals by the 25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. Mr. Hensley is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and served on the Student Union for four years while at the University.

Mortimer Caplin (Col ’37, Law ’40 L/M), founder of the law firm of Caplin & Drysdale, became a chevalier of the Legion of Honor, awarded by the president of France, for his contributions to the United States’ role in the liberation of France during World War II. During the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, Mr. Caplin was a member of the initial landing force on Omaha Beach, and served as a U.S. Navy beachmaster. For his service, he also received the Jubilee of Liberty Medal. Mr. Caplin also received the University of Virginia’s 2009 Brennan Award. A former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Caplin’s contributions to public service, teaching and the educational process have been recognized by numerous organizations. He resides in Chevy Chase, Md., with his wife, Ruth. They have four children.

Ashley Milton (Col ’06, Educ ’11 L/M) married Benjamin Cullop (Col ’05 L/M) on Dec. 27, 2008. They reside in Charlottesville.

Sarah Kleinfeld (Col ’08 L/M) teaches fourth grade at Esperanza Charter School in New Orleans through the teachNOLA program, an organization that recruits dedicated educators to teach in high-needs New Orleans public schools through its alternative route, the Teaching Fellows program.

Srinivas C. “Chinnu” Parinandi (Col ’06) received a Master of Science degree with merit in comparative politics from the London School of Economics. Mr. Parinandi currently resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is a pre-doctoral student in the doctorate program in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan.

Angela Frances Littlejohn (Col ’06 L/M) is a third-year law student at Washington and Lee University School of Law and was included in the 2009 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Students were nominated by members of the university community based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

Grace Deng (Com ’06 L/M) and Edward Benson (Engr ’05 L/M) were married on June 14, 2008. The couple resides in Cambridge,  Mass., where Mr. Benson is a graduate student in computer science at MIT. Ms.  Deng works on the donor relations and global engagement team at MIT Sloan and has established her own photography business, Grace Benson Photography.

Courtney Prior (Col ’03 L/M) and Jay Rosenberger (Com ’03 L/M) were married in Richmond, Va., on June 21, 2008. The couple resides in Philadelphia, where Ms. Prior is a manager at Ann Taylor LOFT and Mr.  Rosenberger is a student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rosenberger is a student at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Ronda Rennick (Col ’04 A/M) married Brian Stephens McCauley on Aug. 2, 2008. They both work as realtors for Montague Miller &  Co. in Charlottesville.

Susan Cheung (Engr ’03) married Richard A. Jones on Oct. 11, 2008. They reside in Alexandria, Va. They both work for the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Claire Shean (Col ’02) was married to Christopher Allred (Engr ’02, ’03) on Oct. 4, 2008. The couple resides in New York City, where Ms. Allred expects to complete her doctorate in atomic physics early this year.

Craig Orenstein (Com ’02 L/M) married Jacqueline Green on Nov. 3, 2007. The couple resides in Toronto, Ontario, where Mr.  Orenstein is a private equity associate with Genuity Capital Partners.

Devon Cordle Hahn (Engr ’02 L/M) and Daniel Hahn welcomed their first child and daughter, Raegan Eleanor, on Oct. 28, 2008. The family lives in Woodbine, Md.

Bridget Meegan Byrnes (Com ’02) married Michael Peter Geiser on July 12, 2008. The couple resides in Manhattan, where Ms. Geiser is a securities trader with JPMorgan.

Jason Bias (Engr ’02 L/M) received a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering leadership from Northeastern University in August 2008, and received a graduate certificate in engineering leadership from the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. In October, he purchased his first house on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with his girlfriend,  Amanda.

Kristi Grubbs Komelasky (Col ’01 L/M) and Chris Komelasky (Engr ’00 L/M) welcomed their first child, Sydney McKenna, on Sept. 3, 2008.

Zachary Myles (Col ’01 L/M) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in September. He is beginning his career as a small animal practitioner at Green Valley Animal Hospital in Hyattstown, Md., where he is serving as associate veterinarian.

Lisa Bowen Heymann (Col ’01) and her husband, Robert Heymann, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Noah Bowen, born Sept.  20, 2008. The family lives in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Noah is the nephew of Jennifer Bowen Wieland (Col ’97, Law ’02 L/M).

Puja Seam (Col ’00 L/M) is a member of the board of directors of the Juvenile Protective Association, an organization that provides prevention strategies, personalized treatment, counseling and advocacy in the field of child welfare, early child development and family counseling. Ms. Seam is an associate at the law firm of Latham & Watkins.

Ben Hallen (Engr ’00, ’02 L/M), Drew Austria (Col ’07 L/M), Sarah Walker Baker (Col ’01 L/M), Karl Blunden (Col ’08 L/M), Ranmali Bopitiya (Col ’03 L/M), Eric Cunningham (Col ’06 L/M), Mary Dobmeier (Educ ’06 L/M), Emily Ewell (Engr ’07 L/M), Brian Johnson (Col ’02, Law ’09 L/M), Earthen Johnson (Col ’04 L/M), Keith Karem (Com ’00), Frank Kumpuris (Com ’01 L/M), Bridget Kuczkowski Leary (Nurs ’01, ’02, ’05 L/M), Mary Elizabeth Watson Luzar (Col ’02, Grad ’09 L/M), Jodi Neuhauser (Col ’05 L/M), Paul Nolde (Col ’01 L/M), Vishal Patel (Col ’00, Educ ’04 L/M), Gordon Peters (Col ’00), Chaitenya “Chat” Razdan (Com ’05 L/M), Chera Reid (Col ’01 L/M), Steven Reinemund (Col ’03 L/M), Megan Roberts (Col ’08 L/M), Samantha “Sam” Satz (Com ’06 L/M), Niko Schutte (Col ’04, Educ ’04 L/M), Rob Schwartz (Col ’05 L/M), Norman Smith (Col ’03 L/M), Julia Thies (Com ’04 L/M), Alison Tramba (Engr ’07 L/M) and Dave Wilkinson (Col ’00 L/M) are all members of the University’s Young Alumni Council, which represents young alumni interests and concerns to the Alumni Association and the University. The Council also seeks to better serve and support young alumni with programs and communications that are uniquely tailored to their own needs and perspectives.  Alumni from the University’s 12 most recent undergraduate classes are considered young alumni and are eligible to apply to the Council.

Lisa Ross DeCamp (Col ’00 L/M) and her husband, Matt,  welcomed their first child, Bridger Ross, on Oct. 9, 2008. The family resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., where Dr. Lisa DeCamp is a pediatrician and fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.

Stephanie Krebs De Falco (Col ’00 L/M) and Tony De Falco (Col ’00 L/M) announce the arrival of their first child, Samuel Nicholas, on Dec. 18, 2008.

John Congable (Engr ’00 L/M) and Sarah Harrick (Col ’99, Educ ’01 L/M) were married on Sept. 27, 2008. The couple resides in Falls Church, Va.

Rene J. Theriault III (Col ’99 L/M) and Lara Milne Theriault (Com ’99, ’00) celebrated the birth of their daughter, Natalie Lane, on Sept. 6, 2008. Natalie joins a brother, Jonathan. The family resides in New York.

Greg Trimmer (Engr ’99 L/M) and Sarah McKnew Trimmer (Col ’00 L/M) welcomed their second son, Charles Willard, on Aug. 12, 2008. Charlie joins his brother, Will. The family resides in Arlington, Va.

Sarah A. Siewert (Col ’99 L/M) married Andrew B. Hall on Oct. 11, 2008. The couple resides in Virginia Beach, where Ms. Hall is a senior principal systems analyst at L-3 Communications.

Jeffrey L. Quann (Col ’99 L/M) and Kristine Josephson Quann (Col ’01, Educ ’01 L/M) welcomed their second child, Lauren Elizabeth, on Dec. 5, 2008. Lauren joins brother Patrick, 21 months. The family resides in Broadlands, Va.

Andrew Jaspen (Com ’99 L/M) and Jennifer Phillips (Com ’99, Grad ’06, ’11 L/M) welcomed their first child, Abraham Phillips Jaspen, on Oct. 10, 2008. Mr. Jaspen is a partner at Sam Hill Entertainment in Charlottesville and Ms. Phillips is finishing a doctorate in ethics from U.Va.’s Department of Religious Studies. She also serves as a consultant for Avalon Consulting, based in Washington, D.C.

Robbie Donaldson (Col ’99 L/M) and his wife, Hagan,  announce the birth of their second child and first son, Brooks Louis, on Nov.  9, 2008. Brooks joins a sister, Talula Bryce, 17 months.

Jennie Sittig Blumenthal (Col ’99 L/M) and Kevin Bryce Blumenthal (Col ’98) welcomed their first child and son, Jackson Nolan Phillip, on Aug. 5, 2008. Ms. Blumenthal received an M.B.A. degree and is a strategy consultant for PRTM in Washington, D.C., working with federal government clients. Dr. Blumenthal is in the final year of his urology residency at George Washington University. The couple resides in Arlington,  Va.