Class Notes

Jennifer Chafin King (Col ’99 L/M) and Lee Jordan King (Col ’99) celebrated the birth of their first child and daughter, Emery Jordan, on Jan. 13, 2009. Ms. King works in marketing at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Mr. King is a district manager with PACCAR Inc. The family resides in Smyrna, Ga.

Jeff Jenkins (Col ’99) married Christina Andrew on April 18, 2009, in Naples, Fla. Groomsmen include Brian Christiansen (Com ’99), Brian Deitz (Com ’99) & Julian Moore (Com ’00).

Michelle Morris Heimgartner (Engr ’99 L/M) and Glenn Heimgartner (Col ’00, Arch ’09 L/M) welcomed their first child, Owen Glenn, on Nov. 8, 2008. Mr. Heimgartner will receive a master’s degree in urban and environmental planning from the U.Va. School of Architecture in May. Ms. Heimgartner is an environmental engineer for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center. The couple resides in Charlottesville.

Victoria Sweeney Habas (Engr ’99 L/M) and her husband, Bryan, celebrate the birth of their first child, Carson Daniel Habas, on Jan. 28, 2009.

Elizabeth Douglas Bell (Col ’99 L/M) and David Bell (Law ’01) welcomed their second child, Andrew Joseph “AJ,” on Feb. 14, 2009. AJ joins his sister, Charlotte Emily, 2. The family resides in Springfield, Va. 

Lindsey Bashaw Wilson (Arch ’98 L/M) and her husband, Matt, welcomed their second son, Oliver Bell, on Jan. 3, 2009. He joins brother Charlie, 3. Ms. Wilson is a radiology resident in Cleveland.

Nicholas A. Wasko (Engr ’98 L/M) and Adrienne E. Wasko (Engr ’00) welcomed their daughter, Violet Sophia, on March 5, 2009. Violet joins a brother, Luke, 4.

Christopher J. Stands (Col ’98 L/M) and Maryanna Essig Stands (Col ’98, Educ ’99 L/M) welcomed their third child, Hayes Christopher, on Feb. 5, 2009. Hayes joins sister Emerson, 3; and brother Porter, 2. The family resides in Lynchburg, Va.

Theresa Titolo Roche (Col ’98 L/M) and John Daniel Roche (Engr ’99, GSBA ’10 L/M) welcomed their first child, Megan Grace, on Sept. 19, 2008. Mr. Roche is a senior manager at Sapient Corp., and Ms. Roche is of counsel at the law firm of WilmerHale. The family resides in Arlington, Va.

M. Dennis Mendoza (Educ ’98, ’99, Nurs ’02 L/M) received a master’s degree from Georgetown University in December, with a specialization in nurse anesthesia. He is employed by Fair Oaks Anesthesia Associates and works as a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He lives in Arlington, Va.

Cindy Waters Dodge (Com ’98) and her husband, Richard, welcomed their second and third daughters, Mackenzie and Anika, on May 5, 2008. Mackenzie and Anika join their sister, Addison, 2. The Dodge girls are the nieces of Heidi Waters Thorsen (Com ’93) and Rebecca Waters (Col ’02).

Kimberley Roy Davis (Arch ’97) and Scott Jeffrey Davis (SCPS ’04) announce the birth of a son, Luke Sean, on Nov. 18, 2008.

Elizabeth Yusi (Col ’97 L/M) married Steven Brinker (Col ’99) on Sept. 20, 2008.

John E. Slaughter III (Law ’97) and his wife, Mika, announce the birth on Feb. 18, 2009, to triplets, John Edward IV, Maya Audrey and Emma Yoshiko. The family lives in Durham, N.C.

Britta Zimmer (Col ’96) and her husband, Adam Long (Col ’94), along with Lyle Deitch (Com ’94 A/M), Tim Quinn (Com ’94) and Grady Womack (Com ’94), started www.goodelements.com, a provider of quality nutritional supplements to support a healthy lifestyle.

Henry I. Willett III (Col ’96) is chair-elect of the Virginia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. He also serves on its board of governors and is a partner with Christian & Barton in Richmond, Va.

Haley Rose Sanchez (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Craig, welcomed a son, Evan William, on July 9, 2008. Evan joins his sister, Caroline, 2. The family resides in San Francisco

Shelley Dunn McGinness (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Patrick, welcomed their second child and daughter, Ashley Francis, on Jan. 22, 2009. Ashley joins sister Erin, 2. The family resides in North Potomac, Md.

Lisa Wechsler Childress (Col ’96 L/M) and Trey Childress (Col ’97 L/M) announce the birth of their first child, Donald Earl “Jacob” Childress IV, who was born on Nov. 24, 2008. Mr. Childress left the appellate practice group at Jones Day in Washington, D.C., to become an associate professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Childress completed her doctorate in higher education administration at George Washington University and is publishing her first book, The Twenty-first Century University: Developing Faculty Engagement in Internationalization, with Peter Lang Publishers.

Shannon Upp Hunt (Col ’95, Educ ’95 L/M) and her husband, Kenneth Hunt, welcomed their first daughter, Camille Virginia, on Nov. 26, 2008. Camille joins her brother, Garrison, 2. The family resides in Asheville, N.C.

Laura Whanger Morello (Col ’95 L/M) and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their first son and third child, Michael “Grady,” on Nov. 24, 2008. Grady joins sisters Maddie, 9; and Claire, 6. Grady is the nephew of David Whanger (Col ’99 L/M) and Tommy Whanger (Engr ’03).

William Doyle (Col ’95, Law ’00 L/M) and Brooke Graham Doyle (Col ’94, Educ ’00 L/M) announce the birth of their son, Nathan James. He was born Feb. 16, 2009, and joins his sister, Meghan; and brother, Brendan. The Doyles live in Seattle.

Kristian Fonss (Arch ’95) and his wife, Kari, welcomed their first child and son, Karsten Ulrik, on Jan. 6, 2009. The family resides in Arlington, Va.

Mary Kelly Stokes (Col ’94 L/M) and her husband, Mark, welcomed their third child, Maeve Mickley, on Jan. 12, 2009. She joins a sister, Lauren, 6; and a brother, Luke, 3. Maeve is the granddaughter of James Vincent Kelly (Col ’69 L/M) and Victoria Elizabeth Fuller Kelly (Educ ’70). The family resides in Philadelphia, where Ms. Stokes is an attorney at the law firm of Blank Rome.

Stefan Sittig (Col ’94 L/M) is a director, choreographer, fight director, actor, singer and dancer living in the Washington, D.C., area. His directing and choreography/fight direction work has been seen in New York (off-Broadway); Canada; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; Maryland and Pennsylvania. As an actor, he has performed for several regional theaters. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre and serves on the faculty of the University of Maryland, University College, where he teaches acting, introduction to theatre and introduction to humanities courses. Photos, videos and more information are on his Web site, www.stefansittig.com.

Shawn Gibson (Com ’94) launched an investment management firm, Blue Ridge Asset Management, with two partners. 

Kathy Lawrence (Col ’94) married Scott A. Swanjord on Feb. 23, 2008. Ms. Lawrence graduated from the William & Mary Law School in May 2008, passed the Virginia Bar Examination in July 2008 and, in September 2008, began her second career as an attorney in the business section of the firm of Hirschler Fleischer in Richmond, Va. The couple lives in the city of Richmond.

Toni Cooper Davis (Col ’94 L/M) and her husband, Ben, welcomed their daughter, Liles Cooper Davis, on Jan. 7, 2009. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C.

Colette Borum Gresham (Col ’93) and Doran V. Gresham (Col ’94 L/M) are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Dai, on Dec. 12, 2008.

Wendy M. Yoviene (Col ’92, Law ’97) practices law with the firm of Ober/Kaler in the commercial litigation and government relations practices in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Yoviene handles a wide range of complex litigation in the federal courts and is active in the American Agricultural Law Association and the Administrative Law and Litigation sections of the American Bar Association. She lives in McLean, Va.

Jackson Moore (Col ’92 L/M) and Jeanne Blackstock Moore (Col ’92) welcomed their fourth child, Anna Lindsay, on Nov. 28, 2008. Anna Lindsay joins Elizabeth, 11; Jack, 5; and Charlotte, 2. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C., where Mr. Moore is a partner with the law firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan.

David D. Dubay (Col ’91 L/M) and his wife, Carolyn; and twin daughters, Emma and Olivia, moved from Alexandria, Va., to Belgium. Lt. Col. Dubay is the director of operations and a Gulfstream V pilot with the 309th Airlift Squadron, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, providing airlift for the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, European Command, and Africa Command.

Christine Prince (Nurs ’90 L/M) joined the nursing faculty at Brown Mackie College, Indianapolis, in January.

Patricia Tiernan Waugh (Engr ’90 L/M) and her husband, Steve Waugh, welcomed their third and fourth children, Virginia Elizabeth and William Thomas, on Oct. 20, 2008. “Ginnie” and William join brothers Robbie, 5; and Michael, 3. The family resides in Lorton, Va.

Jenny Daley Peterson (Col ’90 L/M) and her husband, Derek, welcomed their second child, Lars Arthur, in December 2008. Lars joins Fiona Grace, 2, whose godmother is Mary Costello Daniel (Col ’90 L/M). The family lives in Atlanta.

Karen Michael Hofmann (Col ’90 L/M) is managing member and owner of a certified consultancy, KEMH LLC, which has launched a mobile Web site, www.kemhllc.mobi. KEMH advises clients how to merge business and technology to achieve strategic goals.

Jennifer Bednarsky Batts (Com ’90 L/M) and her husband, Dennis, welcomed their twin daughters, Lindsay Grace and Leah Elizabeth, on Oct. 1, 2008. Lindsay and Leah join their brothers: Alexander, 6; and Nicholas, 4. The family resides in Fairfax, Va.

Jennifer K. Wall Smetek (Col ’89 L/M) and her husband, Ronald, welcomed their fourth child and first daughter, Alexandra Gladwell Smetek, on Dec. 3, 2008. “Alexa” joins brothers Jack, 6; Owen, 5; and Connor, 1. She is also the granddaughter of John Russell Wall (Col ’68) and Brenda Gladwell Wall (Educ ’66), and the niece of Bruce R. Wall (Col ’93 L/M) and Timothy E. Smetek (Engr ’91). The family resides in Fairfax Station, Va.

Edward Rockwell (Col ’89 L/M) relocated from Milan, Italy, and is vice president and associate general counsel for Hewlett-Packard Co. in Palo Alto, Calif.

Karen Hancke Owens (Com ’89 L/M) and her husband, Mike, welcomed their second child and first son, Soren Canice, on Jan. 26, 2008. Soren joins a sister, Sonja, 4. The family resides in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

Dodge N. McCord (Com ’89 L/M) and Wendy Rockafellow McCord (Com ’90, Law ’00 L/M) welcomed their third child and first daughter, Amelia Lindsey, on Feb. 13, 2009. Amelia joins brothers Maxwell Ryan, 6; and Lucas Elijah, 3. The McCord family lives in Evergreen, Colo., where Mr. McCord works in real estate finance for AIMCO and Ms. McCord is in-house counsel for Black Hills Corp.

William L. Glahn (Col ’89, GSBA ’95 L/M) was named by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as director of the state’s Office of Energy Security and a deputy commissioner of the state’s Department of Commerce. Mr. Glahn lives with his wife and daughter in Edina, Minn.

Beverly R. Carter IV (Col ’89 L/M) is executive vice president at Nielsen IAG, a division of The Nielsen Co., which provides audience ratings and advertising performance data to TV networks and advertisers.

Chris Bickford (Col ’89) is a photographer in New York City and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. His work on the Venetian Carnival was featured in the New York Times in February and in the December 2008 issue of China’s Vision magazine. His photo of hang gliders at Jockey’s Ridge ran as a double-page spread in National Geographic Traveler’s January 2009 “Then and Now” photo annual, along with a brief write-up. Mr. Bickford’s project “After the Storm: A Life of Surf on the Outer Banks” is featured in burn magazine, an online showcase for up-and-coming photographers curated by David Alan Harvey, and will also be featured this year at Charlottesville’s Look3 Festival of the Photograph in June. His project “In the Night,” a mood piece on hipster culture on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was chosen last year as a finalist in the inaugural Emerging Photographer Fund, sponsored by the Magnum Foundation. Mr. Bickford’s project “Night Dance,” an abstract treatment of a modern dance performance, is on exhibit at the Outer Banks Forum and other venues. He will have a solo exhibition at Ferris State University in Michigan in November. Mr. Bickford’s photography is located at chrisbickford.com.

Douglas Milman (Col ’87 L/M) formed the partnership of Wexell Milman, a Fairfax, Va., firm specializing in family and matrimonial law. He is married to Natalie Bordelon Milman (Educ ’00 L/M), an associate professor at George Washington University. They reside in Northern Virginia with their two children.

Martha Carlstead (Nurs ’87 L/M) graduated in December from Northeastern University in Boston with a Master of Science degree. She passed the national certifying board exam and is now a certified registered nurse anesthetist. She has joined the anesthesia department at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.