http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes Find out about the lives of your classmates en uvamag-web@virginia.edu Copyright 2010 2010-06-22T15:09:56+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Jill Rosenthal Bankston (Engr ’96 L/M) and her husband, Troy, welcomed the arrival of their second daughter, Kira Paige, on Aug. 26, 2009. Kira joins sister, Ella Reese, 2. The family resides in San Diego, where Ms. and Mr. Bankston are both registered professional civil engineers working for the County of San Diego. 2009-09-29T17:57:02+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Sara Bidgood (Col ’96) and her husband, Jason, welcomed their first child, Claire Elizabeth, on May 2, 2009. The family resides in the Atlanta area. 2010-06-24T20:12:24+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Leslie Bywater Bishop (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Todd, welcomed their first child, Benjamin Thomas, on Feb. 2, 2010. They reside in Jacksonville, Fla., where Ms. Bishop is a medical device rep for Boston Scientific. 2010-04-01T17:27:06+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Sarah Steger Blair (Engr ’96 L/M) and her husband, Mark, happily announce the birth of their first child, Finley Ann, on May 26, 2009. The family resides in Atlanta, where Sarah and Mark are both architects. 2009-09-11T14:52:55+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Tabitha R. Brown (Col ’96 L/M) was sworn in as a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 14, 2009. The admission ceremony was held in open court by all nine Justices. Ms. Brown has a solo practice and serves as director at the American Psychological Association. She is a founder of HOPEJUSTICE, an online community of resources for women and young people and is a volunteer attorney with the Maryland Foreclosure Prevention Project. Ms. Brown is admitted to the Maryland Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court. She resides in Upper Marlboro, Md., with her husband and their four children. 2009-12-03T21:42:28+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-07-28T16:01:26+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Patrick Calpin (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Christine, welcomed their second child, Elizabeth Regina, on Dec. 1, 2009. She joins her brother, Henry Joseph, 2. Mr. Calpin is the director of legislative affairs for the National Automobile Dealers Association in Washington, D.C. The family resides in Falls Church, Va. 2010-06-28T19:16:01+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Sara Lenser Capistrant (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Chris, welcomed their second child, Lucas Owen, on June 10, 2008. Lucas joins his brother, Colin, 2. The family resides in Ashburn, Va. 2009-07-06T19:39:57+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-05-12T15:38:32+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Carmen Stewart Clipper (Col ’96 L/M), Jennifer Erickson (Col ’98 L/M), Daphne Page MacDougall (Col ’99 L/M), Nola Falletta Miller (Col ’99, Educ ’04), Walker Noland (Col ’97, GSBA ’03 L/M), Mark Pinho (Com ’99 L/M), Karl Shin (Com ’97 L/M) and Daniel Van Clief (Col ’99 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. 2009-02-12T16:34:39+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Alexandra Brisky Cunningham (Col ’96) and Chip Cunningham (Col ’97, Law ’02) welcomed their second son, Edward Gray “Teddy”, on Dec. 27, 2008. Teddy joins brother, Charlie. The Cunningham family resides in Richmond, Va., where Ali and Chip are both attorneys. 2009-10-05T20:16:27+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Jennifer Burns Dell’Orto (Engr ’96) and Sean Dell’Orto (Com ’97) welcomed their daughter, Sydney Katherine, on June 17, 2009. The family resides in Arlington, Va. 2009-09-10T20:58:23+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Jonathan Daniel Distler (Col ’96, Educ ’97) and his wife, Leslie, welcomed a daughter, Elsie Rose Distler, on Nov. 20, 2008. Mr.  Distler is an information technology manager in Arlington, Va. The family resides in Fairfax, Va. 2009-02-12T16:35:43+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Brian Doud (Col ’96 L/M) and Kelly Lander Doud (Col ’99) welcomed their third child and first son, Thomas Ford, on Dec. 25, 2009. Thomas joins sisters: Delaney, 5; and Charlotte, 2. The family resides in Clemmons, N.C. 2010-05-26T20:53:54+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ William Todd Feagans (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Katie, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Francis Wilder, on Jan. 16, 2010. Wilder was welcomed home by his sister, Quinn, 1. The family resides in Gum Spring, Va. 2010-03-25T20:54:59+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Mark Gillespie (Engr ’96 L/M) and his wife, Trixy, welcomed their second child, Caroline Emma, into their family on June 15, 2009. She joins brother, Connor, at the family’s home in Tampa, Fla. 2009-09-11T20:01:15+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Monty Harris (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Bryce, welcomed their third child, Leila Bendall, on April 3, 2009. Leila joins brother, Bode, 6; and sister, Kaki, 4. Mr. Harris is a senior managing director at Newmark Knight Frank in Atlanta. Their family is looking forward to moving to Charlottesville later this summer. 2010-03-23T17:39:59+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Tyler J. Hodges (Col ’96 L/M) is dean of students at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he oversees discipline and student life for the Upper School. He previously worked for six years as a history instructor and academic dean at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. Mr. Hodges and his wife, Tristan, have two daughters: Madalene, 3; and Hannah, 9 months.  2009-07-07T16:19:16+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Thomas Hutson-Wiley (Col ’96 L/M) is a Merrill Lynch financial advisor living in the San Francisco Bay Area. In December, he was recognized in the third annual “Top 40 Advisors Under 40” list in the On Wall Street magazine, a national publication serving the retail brokers and financial services industry. 2010-03-19T18:23:51+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Joseph Isabella (Col ’96 L/M) and his wife, Jeanine,  welcomed their third child, Colin Gerard Manning, on Oct. 23, 2008. Colin joins a sister, Molly Augusta, 4; and a brother, Ryan Joseph, 3. The family resides in Katonah, N.Y. 2009-02-12T16:36:18+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Kristopher Johnson (Com ’96 L/M) is vice president of Market Risk Management at Prudential Bache Commodities, LLC. He resides with his wife in Manhattan. 2009-09-03T16:23:16+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Sarah Kelsey Kellermann (Col ’96) and her husband, Tim, welcomed a daughter, Carter Elizabeth, on Nov. 8, 2009. The family lives with their dog, Cooper, in Charlottesville. 2009-12-09T20:50:19+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Cole Kelly (Col ’96, Educ ’98 L/M) and his wife, Kate, are the new directors of Camp Weequahic, a short session residential camp for boys and girls located in northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Kelly is also serving as the co-chair of the giving committee for the Class of ’96 15-year reunion. 2010-05-20T15:32:04+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-05-12T15:43:20+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Sarah McKay (Col ’96) and her husband, Christopher McKay (Col ’94) welcomed a son, Trevor James, on Jan. 17, 2009. Trevor joins his brother, Brooks, 2. The family resides in San Francisco. 2009-07-06T13:54:35+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-07-27T21:11:47+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Julie K. Rose (Grad ’96 A/M) wrote a manuscript, The Pilgrim Glass. In April, it was named one of 100 semifinalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. Nearly 10,000 manuscripts were entered. 2009-06-29T19:08:10+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Jennifer L. Sadler (Col ’96 L/M) married Tony Daniel in Atlanta on April 25, 2009. Ms. Sadler is a marketing communications consultant in Atlanta. Mr. Daniel is a partner with an investment consulting firm, LCG Associates. Ms. Sadler is the daughter of Alexander B. Sadler Jr. (Engr ’58 L/M) and the sister of Brian G. Sadler (Com ’87 L/M) and Bruce K. Sadler (Engr ’88 L/M). 2010-01-04T19:00:13+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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 2009-05-12T15:44:12+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Ravi Shankar (Col ’96 L/M) and Diane Creede (Col ’96 L/M) welcomed their second daughter, Talia Parvathi Shankar, on Nov. 18,2009. Talia joins her sister, Samara, and the family resides in Chester, Conn. Mr. Shankar teaches at Central Connecticut State University and Ms. Creede is employed at Connecticut College. The family will be traveling to Cypress early next year, where Mr. Shankar will be teaching for the semester. Talia is the niece of Rahini Shankar (Col ’07). 2009-12-15T21:45:11+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ John-Paul Shebalin (Engr ’96) married Theresa McReynolds on May 17 2010. They reside in Durham, N.C., where Mr. Shebalin works in engineering consulting and sustainable forestry. 2010-06-28T20:52:03+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Scott Slankard (Com ’96 L/M) and his wife, Alissa, welcomed the birth of their first child and son, Alexander “Xander” Chase Slankard, born on Sept. 19, 2009. Mr. Slankard is software quality assurance manager at LPL Financial, which was listed as #686 in the Fortune 1000.  2010-06-28T19:44:19+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Michael L. Smith (Col ’96, Med ’00 L/M) is assistant professor of neurosurgery at NYU School of Medicine, subspecializing in spinal surgery. Dr. Smith lives in Manhattan. 2009-12-03T20:34:52+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Scott A. Surovell (Law ’96) was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, where he lives with his wife, Erinn Madden (Col ’91 L/M), and his children Eva, Leia, Mara and Colin. 2010-03-24T19:58:38+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Rosalie M. Tilghman (Arch ’96 L/M) and her husband, Myres, welcomed their first child and son, Granville Myres, on Jan. 1, 2009. They live in Baltimore, where Ms. Tilghman works for Ayers Saint Gross Architects and Planners. 2009-05-12T15:46:54+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ Kelly Oakes Whitehead (Col ’96 L/M) and her husband, Chris, welcomed their second daughter, Elizabeth Garland Oakes Whitehead, on July 13, 2009. She joins her sister, Cate. The family resides outside of Philadelphia in Wallingford, Pa. 2010-01-04T20:37:07+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-05-12T15:45:03+00:00 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/1996 http://uvamagazine.org/classnotes/ 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. 2009-05-12T15:47:41+00:00