Class Notes
Chris Schroder (Col ’78 CM)
Chris Schroder (Col ’78 CM) published a humorous memoir detailing his journey growing bald and getting hair transplant surgery that has won all 5-star reviews on Amazon and praise from book critics. Headscape: how a bald guy replanted his hair and restarted his life begins with his first haircut and concludes with his attending a UVA reunion.
Andrew Lee (Med ’89 CM)
Dr. Andrew G. Lee (Col ’85, Med ’89 CM) received the Houston Methodist Hospital Outstanding Faculty Teacher award (2022) for educating medical students, residents, and fellows in ophthalmology at the Blanton Eye Institute, Houston. Dr. Lee recently completed his term as chairman of the board of directors for the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and will be assuming a new role in July 2022 as Senior Vice President for Neuro-ophthalmic Advocacy and Practice at NANOS. Dr. Lee’s daughter, Virginia Lee, will be joining the UVA class of 2026 as an Echols Scholar in the fall.
Patricia Sasser (Col ’99 CM)
Patricia (Anyaso) Sasser (Col ’99 CM) recently moved with her family to Raleigh, North Carolina to start her new job as the Assistant Head of School at Saint Mary’s School. Saint Mary’s is an all-girls boarding and day Episcopal school serving grades 9-12 founded in1842.
Henry Frey (Engr ’85)
Chris Frey (Engr ’85) is on leave from North Carolina State University to serve as Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was nominated for this role by President Biden in January 2022 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2022. He also serves as the EPA Science Advisor.
Patricia Cuadros (Col ’09)
Pat Cuadros (Col ’09) was promoted to senior writer-editor at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service. She was previously a writer-editor for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S. Department of Transportation. In her spare time, Cuadros covers theater and television for Blogcritics Magazine.
Michael Trimble (Col ’04 CM)
Lt. Col. Michael Trimble (Col ’04 CM), USAF, on May 25 completed a two-year tour as Squadron Commander and C-130J Instructor Pilot, 19th Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The 19th Operations Support Squadron enables the combat airlift mission of the 19th Operations Group, operating the airfield and providing mission scheduling, aircrew training, combat tactics instruction and development, aircrew flight equipment, aviation resource management, weather forecasting, and joint airdrop inspection for two AMC flying squadrons of 32 C-130J aircraft and 327 aircrew members.
Gregory Harrell (Col ’95 CM)
Gregory C. Harrell (Col ’95 CM) has been elected to serve on the 2022–2023 Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) Executive Committee. Harrell, Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, was installed as the association’s incoming Secretary during FCCC’s summer conference June 8 in Orlando.
Harrell is the newest member of the FCCC Executive Committee and will serve a one-year term as secretary.
FCCC is a statewide, nonprofit member association composed of Florida’s Clerks of the Circuit Court and Comptrollers. It provides local government support services, technical assistance and accreditation opportunities for all members of the association. To learn more about FCCC, visit www.flclerks.com.
Christopher Lee (Col ’05, Com ’05)
Christopher S. Lee (Com ’05) published his first novel, Between the Shimmer & the Blinding, which debuted at No. 1 in Genetics on Amazon. A multi-generational family drama, the book centers on a young couple grappling with the decision of editing their embryos to reduce disease risks, inviting readers to probe the meaning of parenthood and legacy in our era of profound biotechnological change. Find more information at www.chrisleeauthor.com
Melody Weigel (Col ’06)
Melody Robertson Weigel (Col ’06 CM) won the Ben Fry Service to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock award for her dedication to promoting and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her passion is increasing the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. She also serves as the adviser for the OutLaw Legal Society at the university’s William H. Bowen School of Law and works in the admissions office.
Phillip Weinstein (Com ’17)
Phillip Weinstein (Com ’17) has been named one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 professional and philanthropic leaders for 2022, as selected by a committee of business leaders, philanthropic influencers, and young professionals across Middle Tennessee.
Honorees will participate in a 16-week development program challenging themselves and growing their skill sets through a philanthropic competition raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Weinstein and the other members of this year’s class will be honored at the Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 celebration gala in August.
Stephen Moriarty (Col ’76)
Stephen H. Moriarty (Col ’76 CM) has published a novel, Restitution, a legal mystery and the first of a trilogy. The product of nearly forty years in courtrooms, it is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books and others.
Judith Hermis (Com ’09 CM)
Judith Hermis (Com ’09 CM) joined the faculty of Saint Mary’s College of California in January as an assistant professor of accounting in the School of Economics and Business Administration. She was previously on the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her research examines how accounting information enhances decision-making at the intersection of the public and private sectors.
John Markowitz (Col ’05)
John Markowitz (Col ’05) was appointed Deputy Secretary of Finance for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Eric Gyauch (Engr ’82)
Eric Gyauch (Engr ’82 CM) has retired from Michelin Tire Corp. after 35 years. He joined the company after five years of service as an officer in the U.S. Army. Gyauch and his wife of 36 years, Alisa, live in Greenville, S.C.
Andrea Trank (Col ’80, Educ ’97, Educ ’00)
Andrea Trank (Col ’80, Educ ’97, ’00 CM) has returned to working with teachers and students by helping them develop strategies to manage stress, stay resilient and maintain emotional self-regulation. She is about to launch a major project with the HeartMath Institute to develop an online series of training seminars for teachers all over the world to learn simple but highly researched and effective tools for staying physically, emotionally and mentally healthy in the classroom. These tools can be used by teachers to help develop more restorative and less punitive behavior management plans.
Darryl Hobbs (Law ’93)
Darryl Hobbs (Law ’93), Chief Legal Officer of Interos, has been appointed to the Thinking Huts Board of Directors. Prior to joining Interos, Hobbs served in numerous senior leadership roles during his 19 years at Microsoft, including as Assistant General Counsel in Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs organization. Before Microsoft, Darryl led a business development team for AOL Time Warner, served as in-house counsel for IBM and practiced commercial law at a large international law firm.
William Oliver (Educ ’11)
William Robert Oliver II (Educ ’11 CM) earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative STEM Education from Virginia Tech in May 2022. He plans to continue serving as Professor of Information Systems Technology at Blue Ridge Community College.
Emily Andrews (Col ’06)
Emily Longenecker Andrews (Col ’06 CM) was selected as Newport News Division Teacher of the Year, 2022-2023. Andrews has been the lead social studies teacher at Hines Middle School in Newport News, Virginia, since 2018. She previously taught at Riverbend High School in Spotsylvania, Virginia, after a career in international development.
Jeffrey Toney (Col ’81 CM)
Jeffrey Toney (Col ’81 CM) is currently Professor Emeritus at Kean University, where he previously served as the Senior Vice President for Research as well as Provost and Chief Academic Officer. He concurrently serves as a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Toney is a Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and has served on the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Science and Human Rights Coalition since its founding in 2009. He has also published a wide range of peer-reviewed scientific publications and holds six U.S. patents.
Khalil Simon Andraos (Com ’06)
Khalil Andraos (Com ’06), Merrill Lynch Wealth Management financial advisor, was recently named to the 2022 Forbes “Best-In-State Wealth Advisors” list for Virginia. 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.
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