Class Notes
Matt Trogdon (Col ’04)
Matt Trogdon (Col ’04 CM) and Sarah Devine were married on June 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Matt is a financial advisor at Craftwork Capital, LLC, an independent advisory firm in the DC area. Sara is a foreign service officer at the U.S. Department of State. The couple currently lives in Washington with their beloved rescue pup, Maisie.
james lewis (Col ’76)
James Lewis (Col ’76 CM) has been elected to a two-year term as Chief Judge of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court.
Alana Ritenour (Col ’02)
Alana Malick Ritenour (Col ’02 CM) and her husband, Rhodes Ritenour (Col ’00, Law ’05 CM) have published a children’s book called The Adventures of Rhodes and Alana: School Bus Secret. Eight-year-old Rhodes and Alana miss the school bus, leading to an exciting journey and an opportunity for Rhodes to tell Alana about living with type 1 diabetes. As a result, a new friendship is formed between these two spirited and confident kids. Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association, JDRF, and TheDiabetesSupportGroup.org. For more, visit www.RhodesandAlana.com.
David Massey (Col ’81, Law ’84 CM)
David Massey (Col ’81, Law ’84) released his sixth album of original music – Darkness At Dawn – in August 2022. The record peaked at number 4 on the Roots Music Report’s Country/Americana album chart and at number 15 on the RMR’s Country album chart. Darkness at Dawn and David’s five previous releases are available on the major streaming platforms; several videos are available on youtube, and reviews and other information are at www.davemasseymusic.com.
Mark Harris (Col ’96)
Mark H. Harris (Col ’96) has co-written his first book, The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar, to be published by Simon & Schuster/Saga Press in February 2023. The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond.
Steven Schaikewitz (Col ’70)
Steven Schaikewitz (Col ’70 CM) recently coauthored “Variations on a Theme: Georgia’s Evolving Test for Interlocutory Injunctive Relief”. The article appeared in the August 2022 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal.
Jim Flinn (Col ’76)
Jim Flinn (Col ’76, Grad ’98) looks forward to catching up with classmates in 2026 at the 50th anniversary reunion of the class of 1976.
Matt Coleman (Col ’03, Darden ’11 CM)
Matt Coleman (Col ’03, Darden ’11 CM) has joined The Demex Group as chief risk officer. Demex enhances the climate resilience and economic value of companies and people by designing, underwriting, and executing weather risk transfer products. In addition, Coleman was honored as a 125th Anniversary Fellow by Penn State University’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Matt was nominated by the Department of Meteorology for his pioneering leadership in financial weather risk, insurance-linked securities investing, and diversity and mentorship.
Bruce Russell (Col ’97 CM)
Bruce H. Russell II (Col ’97 CM) has been selected as a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. The foundation supports projects throughout the Commonwealth that facilitate access to justice, promote an appreciation and understanding of the rule of law, and provide law-related education in support of these ideals. Fellows are recognized as leaders in the profession, not just in their practices but in their communities, and comprise a group of more than 600 of the best and brightest legal practitioners, committed to the highest ideals of the law and to the concept of the citizen lawyer. Nominees are put forth confidentially by their peers, and voted upon by a blue-ribbon panel of distinguished practitioners. Russell has practiced in his native Southwest Virginia for over twenty years, most of which he has spent in private practice in his offices in Abingdon, Lebanon, and Tazewell. Russell currently serves as president of the Russell County Bar and the 28th Circuit Criminal Defense Bar, and is immediate past president of the Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyers’ Alliance. He is also on the board of the Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, sits on the Virginia Bar Association’s Boyd-Graves Conference, and represents the 28th Circuit on the Virginia State Bar Council. He lives in Abingdon, Virginia with his wife, Shannon, their sons, Clark and Eamon, and their four dogs.
Kate Barrington McGregor (Law ’09)
Kate Barrington McGregor (Col ’09, Law ’14 CM) has been promoted from associate to partner in Bracewell LLP’s corporate and securities practice in Houston. McGregor represents clients on mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas pipelines and storage terminal facilities, as well as the negotiation and drafting of build transfer agreements, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements and construction management agreements, with a focus on power, renewable energy and energy storage. McGregor has been named “One to Watch” in corporate law by The Best Lawyers in America. While at UVA Law School, she was the senior executive editor of Virginia Law and Business Review.
Deborah Hammond (Arch ’82 CM)
Deborah Sheetenhelm Hammond (Arch ’82 CM) has released her 26th novel, The Very Thought of You. It follows the cases of FBI Agent John McIver, who is pulled from his customary undercover work to oversee the stalking investigation of a famous actress, Charlotte Meadows. Chased across two continents, the stalker seeks to overturn Charlotte’s life and end John’s. This novel and Hammond’s other titles are available on Amazon.com in both Kindle and paperback versions and at local book signing events.
Daniel Young (Col ’13 CM)
Daniel Young (Col ’13 CM) and Madeline Caldemeyer were married Sept. 24, 2022, in Cincinnati. Cavaliers in attendance were Glen Hookey (Col ’13 CM), Zac Whittaker (Col ’13 CM), Kenny Perez (Col ’13), Andrew Baltimore (Col’13 CM) and Sunan Ahmed (Col ’13).
The couple met in Cincinnati during Young’s medical residency at Cincinnati Children’s, and they currently reside in St. Louis while he completes his pediatric hospitalist fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. They are moving to Denver with their Samoyed puppy, Wally, in July 2023—right after their honeymoon to South Africa and Mozambique.
Celeste Lipkes (Grad ’13)
Celeste Elizabeth Lipkes (Grad ’13) has an upcoming debut book of poems, Radium Girl, which will be published March 21, 2023, by the University of Wisconsin Press. The book, populated by magicians, saints, and scientists, explores the speaker’s journey surviving both medical illness and medical training.
Lipkes received her MFA in poetry from UVA in 2013 and currently works as an inpatient consult psychiatrist at the Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
Roger Millar (Engr ’82 CM)
Roger Millar (Engr ’82 CM) was elected 2022–2023 president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials at its annual meeting in October. Millar was appointed secretary of transportation by Washington Governor Jay Inslee in August of 2016 and confirmed unanimously by the state senate in the 2017 legislative session.
Lindsey Wray (Col ’03)
Lindsey Wray (Col ’03) released a debut musical album in December 2022 as part of The Flip Phones band. Titled Better in the Dark, the album features quirky lyrics and catchy melodies that explore themes of light vs. darkness and humans vs. nature. The Flip Phones’ sound lies at the intersection of indie, rock, and folk music. Lindsey (keyboard, melodica, flute, vocals) collaborated with her bandmate and husband, Ryan Kobb (guitar, vocals), to create the unique album, which includes the singles “Man-Made Moon” and “Fly Back to You.”
Jacob Yost (Col ’10)
Jacob Hiram “Jake” Yost IV (Col ’10) founded PT Rehab Doc after graduating from UVA and, later, Virginia Commonwealth University at the Medical College of Virginia as a doctor of physical therapy. Jake’s company offers rehab videos for specific issues like knee pain, back pain, shoulder pain, total knee replacements, or even just a rough stay at the hospital.
The goal is to improve the quality of today’s physical therapy while at the same time helping to solve the problem of affordable healthcare for all people.
Charles EHLER (Educ ’68)
Ed Ehler (Educ ’68) marked the 55th anniversary of the 1968 men’s gymnastics team, which defeated Virginia Tech at Tech. Ehler, a former captain of the West Virginia University team, coached the UVA squad at the invitation of faculty member Edward Ratliff “Butch” Slaughter, while pursuing his master’s degree in education.
Donald Delson (Law ’80 CM)
Donald Delson (Law ’80 CM) serves as president of the board of trustees of Chester Charter Scholars Academy, a 700-student K-12 charter school in Chester, Pennsylvania entering its second decade. Delson is also a developer of 110 Park Avenue, a 30-unit upscale condominium project in downtown Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Cordelia, will be married 50 years in June 2023.
Khalil Andraos (Com ’06)
Khalil Andraos (Com ’06), Merrill Lynch Wealth Management financial advisor, was recently named to Forbes‘ 2022 100 Top Next Gen Wealth Advisors list. Andraos is a certified financial planner, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. He also holds a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation.
David Susman (Col ’81 CM)
David Susman (Col ’81 CM) has been named executive advisor for clinical services in the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Susman, a licensed clinical psychologist, is a former president of the Kentucky Psychological Association and a current member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors and 2023 chair of the APA Council of Representatives Leadership Team.
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