Alumni News and Notes

Class News

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(http://odualumni.org) Regular mail (Steve Daniel, 100 Koch Hall, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529). These notes reflect information received through June.

1940s
Robert E. Fentress ’47 has been reappointed by the Virginia Beach City Council to the Virginia Beach Development Authority for another four-year term. He is the authority’s treasurer and second assistant secretary.

Irvine B. Hill ’49 of Norfolk, retired vice president of public affairs for Cox Communications Hampton Roads, was inducted into the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association’s Virginia Cable Hall of Fame.

1950s
Cal Gibbs ’58 wrote in July that his daughter recently had twins in Texas. Cal lives in Keller, Texas.

1960s
Thomas M. Oliver ’64 is in his 40th year as a teacher, coach and athletic director. He lives in Chesapeake and works at Hickory High School.

Robert Welder ’64 was widowed on March 6, 2003. His new address is HC81, Box 3, Greenville, W.Va. 24945.

Frances Curtis Craig ’66 (M.S. ’74) and Charlie Craig ’70 (M.S. ’78) retired from Norfolk Public Schools in 2003. Charlie taught marketing and business at Booker T. Washington High School. Frances, who was the media specialist at Maury High School, has become a pastor in the United Methodist Church since retiring.

Berkley E. Ashby (M.S.Ed. ’68, C.A.S. ’72, Ph.D. ’92) is the author of a self-published workbook, “About 400 Tips for Teachers,” which he describes as a “hands-on tool for classroom teachers” in grades K-12. The cost is $7.95. Berkley has worked in the professional education field over the past 30 years as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal and assistant superintendent. He can be contacted at drashby@dmvapple.com or 35367 Cove Lane, Belle Haven, Va. 23306.

Margaret Windley ’68 (M.A. ’92) was elected last year to a full three-year term on the Portsmouth History Commission and was elected as chair.

Allen Ayers ’69 was promoted to colonel in the Virginia Army National Guard in August. He is president of Ayers Insurance Agency Inc. in Virginia Beach and lives in Williamsburg. ayersal@cox.net

Chip Fraser ’69 (M.S. ’73) says he is still hard at work promoting his recent book, “Philosophy of a Dashboard Saint.” chipzip47@yahoo.com

1970s
Coleen S. Clemente ’70 has transferred her position as a hearings officer for the Oregon Department of Corrections from Umatilla (Two Rivers Correctional Institution) to Salem (Oregon State Penitentiary), where she conducts misconduct hearings for convicted felons.

Craig M. Hoel ’70 became a new grandpa last year to two children by daughters Beth and Gretchen. Their names are Maxwell David Peck and Abigail Diane Underwood. Craig lives in Wentzville, Mo.

David Ort ’70 retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in 1997. He was called as full-time pastor of the Hollidaysburg Church of the Brethren in September. David has been an adjunct instructor at Mount Aloysius College since 1995, teaching psychology, sociology, history and criminal justice. He was an adjunct at Juniata College in 1998-99, teaching sociology and criminology. He lives in Altoona, Pa.

Dr. Bob Baxter ’71 was recently promoted to vice president with Remtech Services Inc. in Newport News, a federal services division of SCB. Bob’s training technology staff includes a number of former ODU students and staff: Terresita Alston, Alan Rick Fischer, Helen Anne Jones and Galen Snowden. They have been involved in the creation and hosting of an extensive Web-based training course developed for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services available at www.oasistraining.org.

Donald Bryant ’71 teaches philosophy, speech and professional business communications as an adjunct faculty member at Eastern Nazarene College. He lives in Pembroke, Mass.

Cathy Dunn ’71 has returned to Hampton Roads following a 13-year stay in Connecticut and joined KITCO Fiber Optics in Virginia Beach as business development manager. She has more than 13 years of sales and marketing experience in the telecommunications industry and holds the Registered Communications Distribution Designer designation.

T.A. “Ted” Grell Jr. ’71 has been elected first vice president of the Virginia Association of Community Banks. He will also serve on the board and on the executive committee of the statewide trade association. Ted is president of Resource Bank.

Robert W. Harrell Jr. (M.B.A. ’71) has been named vice president of commonwealth initiatives for Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology. A Suffolk resident, he is based in CIT’s South Hampton Roads Region office.

Ann Lovingood (M.S.Ed. ’71) retired from Chesapeake Public Schools in 1999 after 36 years of teaching English.

John R. Boyce ’72 is one of three CPAs who have formed Boyce, Spady & Moore PLC – Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. The Hampton Roads firm will serve clients primarily from the Suffolk and Isle of Wight areas.

Karen Kofoed ’72 and Louis Symos were married in April 2001. They moved from Atlanta to South Florida, where Karen is general manager of Florida Business Centers’ Miami office. Her home address is 708 N.E. 27th Ave., Hallandale Beach, Fla. 33009.

Ronald Stephenson (M.S.Ed. ’72) retired in 1999 as coordinator of adult education for Chesapeake Public Schools. He moved to North Carolina in 2002, and last fall became a part-time math instructor at Pitt Community College.

Stephen Wiseman ’73 (M.B.A. ’00) was promoted to human resources manager for Ford Motor Co.’s St. Louis assembly plant in January 2003.

Wally Scherer ’74 was married on March 17, 2003, to Jenice Dugas of Houston. He lives in Palm Beach County, Fla. Wally practices full time as a piano tuner/technician and operates his business under the name A Fine Tune.

Don Hipple ’75 retired last year from the Highway Department and has joined the Virginia Beach Police Department as a part-time aide.

Terry Martin ’75 has joined the Interiors Studio of Clark Nexsen in Norfolk as an interior architect.

Laurie Powell O’Leary ’75 recently retired from her civil service position as business manager, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk. “I am enjoying attending to my 9-year-old son and aging mother, and plan to do a little freelance writing.” She lives at 125 W. Belvedere Road, Norfolk, Va. 23505. ilntime@cox.net

William Bodnar ’76 (M.U.S. ’94) of Cornville, Ariz., is the assistant controller for Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa. He has been with the Hilton organization since summer 2002.

Dr. Robert Lehman ’76 (M.S. ’79), along with Drs. Sandra Wechsler and Marnet Nash, have relocated their Pediatric Affiliates of Hampton Roads Norfolk office to 200 Grayson Road in Virginia Beach.

Linda B. McCluney (M.S.Ed. ’76, Ph.D. ’84) was appointed last year to the Norfolk Community Services Board. She is dean of academic affairs at the Joint Forces Staff College.

Jeffrey ’76 and Vicki Charrier Weber ’76 have relocated to Brookfield, Wis., where he is president of the FIS Business Unit with FISERV. Vicki teaches Spanish at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee.

Mary G. Commander ’77, Attorney & Mediator, announces the association of Elisa D. Carlson in her practice, emphasizing family law, adoption and workers’ compensation.

Karen Ellsworth ’77 (M.S.Ed. ’78) is a reading specialist for high-risk students with San Diego City Schools. She has 20 grandchildren.

Sandra Seaborn (M.S.Ed. ’77) was named district Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. A third-grade teacher at McIntosh Elementary School in Newport News, she has taught for 35 years.

Doris S. Boring ’78 remarried on Oct. 12, 2001. Her husband, Keith Parker, retired shortly thereafter from his position as a senior chief in the Navy. They bought a house in Norfolk, where they both work for the government on the Navy base. Doris, who now goes by Doris S. Parker, has a son, Casey, who is in the Marine Corps, stationed at Camp LeJeune. He was recently deployed in Okinawa, Japan.

Ross B. Emmett ’78 is an associate professor at James Madison College, Michigan State University. He married Kim Birchall in October 2002.

Maj. Michael R. Mason ’78, U.S. Army (ret.), is the senior engineering geophysicist with RIS Corp. in Knoxville. He contributes professionally to design and fielding of next-generation technologies for digital geophysical mapping for, primarily, unexploded ordnance and radiological contamination. He is registered as a Certified Environmental Specialist and as a Registered Professional Geologist. Michael and his wife, Sue, live in Andersonville, Tenn. They are involved in the Boy Scouts and Michael is a member of the Lions Club. He is also a watercolor artist, concentrating mostly on natural history scenes and illustrations. mrmason@ris-corp.com

Donald F. Price ’78 was promoted to first executive vice president by Heritage Bank & Trust, based in Norfolk. He has been with the bank since 1990.

Dr. Anthony Savage ’78 was elected last year to continue serving as director of the Virginia Association of Orthodontists, a nonprofit organization.

Ken Smith ’78 lives in central North Carolina with his wife and two children. He serves as director of counseling for Oak Ranch Inc., a residential foster home for at-risk children. He also has a private counseling practice and is an adjunct instructor at a community college. Ken lives at 3600 Jeffrey St., Sanford, N.C. 27332. kensmith@oakranch.org

Kenny White ’78 is the new chief financial officer for Eggleston Services in Norfolk.

Yvonne Wilson Boone ’79 writes that her watercolor, “Under the Towering Cliffs,” received the honorable mention award of $300 at the 24th annual Virginia Watercolor Society Jurored Exhibition at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News. She recently had watercolors in the 20th annual North American Miniature Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Fells Point in Baltimore.

1980s
Tim Buchholz ’80 is principal partner of MarketBoost, LLC, a strategic marketing firm providing analysis, planning and program management capabilities for business-to-business and business-to-consumer organizations. Their clients are medium- to large-size high-tech, consumer and international companies, as well as trade associations and not-for-profit organizations. 703-307-6812

Pamela Latimer ’81 is a mid-level manager with the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center’s Environmental Information Systems Branch in Port Hueneme, Calif., which collects and reports Navy environmental compliance data.

David Musgrave ’81 received the master of philosophy in Hebraic and Cognate Studies from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in May. The degree is awarded as part of the school’s Ph.D. program.

William S. Amos Jr. ’82 (M.E. ’97) and Stephanie Moulton ’86 were married Nov. 2, 2002. Their daughter, Rachel Grace, was born Sept. 14, 2003. The family lives in Chesterfield County, Va. Bill is an engineer at Fort Lee and Stephanie has left her 17-year career with Bank of America to stay home with Rachel. Their address is 1606 Westbury Ridge Drive, Midlothian, Va. 23114.

Ryland Bennett ’82 was recently promoted to national retail salesman with the 7 Eleven sales team. He will oversee Anheuser-Busch 7 Eleven business in the mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and New England regions.

Blair K. Nesbit-Jackson ’82, a violinist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, is touring with various international performing artists, as well as performing in Las Vegas showrooms.

Andrew Sebacher ’82 was promoted to machinery vibration analyst specialist for U.S. Navy maintenance programs. He builds houses in his spare time.

Martin J. Voigt ’82 has been the physical education chairperson/athletic coordinator for the Massapequa School District since the 2001 school year. He lives with his wife Kathy, and children Kevin, 4, and Marianne, 2, at 51 Glengariff Road, Massapequa Park, N.Y. 11762. He would like to hear from “all the Outlaws.” mjkcvoigt@msn.com

Pamela Mary Walsh-Bishop ’82 is working on her Ph.D. in psychology via the Internet.

Elizabeth A. Duke (M.B.A. ’83) was named 2003 Scouter Citizen of the Year by the Tidewater Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She works in Virginia Beach as executive vice president of community bank development for SouthTrust Bank.

Sara Nair James (M.A. ’83) (Sara James Laster during her student days), recently published “Signorelli and Fra Angelico at Orvieto: Liturgy, Poetry and a Vision of the End-time” (see In Print page). Since 1991, Sara has taught at Mary Baldwin College, where she is an associate professor of art history. She is the mother of four children and became a grandmother in July. Her husband, David L. Mims, is a retired businessman (IBM) and entrepreneur.

Elizabeth Bishop Kimbriel ’83 has been selected from a national field of candidates for the inaugural class of the Connecting Communities Fellowship Program, an intensive training course in key skills for initiating and sustaining change. The fellowship is a program of the international network Initiatives of Change and its national program, Hope in the Cities, which has its headquarters in Richmond. CCFP is designed to increase the capacity of communities to overcome divisions of race and culture, wealth and jurisdiction, by creating a network of skilled facilitators, team builders, advocates and role models. The program equips leaders with increased ability to address critical issues and to work creatively to build shared visions for reconciliation and justice. Beth and her husband, Scott, have four children and live in Chester, Va. bethkimbriel@comcast.net

Katherine H. Nowell (M.B.A. ’83) was named 2003 Financial Executive of the Year by the Hampton Roads chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. She is vice president and credit administration manager for Monarch Bank in Virginia Beach.

Joe Pettoni ’83 has been selected by the Army as the first civilian head of morale, welfare and recreation for the southwest Asia theater of operations, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Djibouti. He is responsible for personnel, equipment, programs and policy. Joe first deployed there during the Gulf War as a civilian recreation specialist. joe.pettoni@kuwait.army.mil

Reinaldo “Rey” Rivera ’83 (M.S.Ed. ’94) has a new position as a senior program manager for international defense programs with General Dynamics Command Systems in Fort Wayne, Ind. rey.rivera@gdc4s.com

Sabrina Bessette ’84 has graduated from medical school and is in her second year of residency at the University of South Alabama Internal Medicine Program.

Donald L. ’85 and Susan Twomey Hammack ’85 announce the birth of their fourth daughter, Faith Elizabeth, on Oct. 10, 2002. She joins Emily Grace, 12, Stephanie Glenn, 11, and Kay Lorraine, 6. Don works in Orlando, Fla., for Bowyer-Singleton Associates. Susan is a stay-at-home mom.

Stephen Jacques ’85 says his company, Jacques Homes Inc., is available to assist ODU alumni in the Charlottesville, Va., area who are interested in building a custom home or in development opportunities.

Phanindra Jujjavarapu (M.S. ’84) has joined IP Infusion, a leading provider of intelligent network software for enhanced IP services, as vice president of engineering. He is responsible for managing IP Infusion’s core engineering team in its San Jose, Calif., corporate headquarters and overseeing the company’s product development projects.

Elizabeth Lloyd ’85 (M.P.A. ’95) was elected last year to represent Virginia and North Carolina on the Volunteer Center National Network Council. She is executive director of Volunteer Hampton Roads.

Terry Masincup ’85 was married on Oct. 20, 2001.

Daniel Griffin ’86 of Portsmouth was promoted to one-star general with the U.S. Air Force National Guard. He has acted locally and on Broadway, and is a member of the Black Filmmaker Association, National Recording Society of Arts and Science and the Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals Association. He is included in several “Who’s Who” books, including “Who’s Who in America, 2000-Present,” “Who’s Who in Entertainment, 2000-Present” and “Who’s Who in the World, 2002-Present.” Daniel plays alto and soprano saxophone and piano on different celebrities’ music CDs and DVDs. He is also a mentor at several schools in Hampton Roads.

Fred Cornelius ’86, CFA, CFP, is president and CEO of Burt Associates Inc., a full-service, fee-only investment advisory firm in Rockville, Md. BAI has been selected as a “Best Practice” by the Financial Planning Association, the country’s premier financial planning organization. This honor went to fewer than 30 firms across the country. Over the past five years, BAI has received more than 10 awards from financial publications and industry groups.
fcornelius@burtassociates.com.

Thomas H. Johnston ’86 has joined Northrop Grumman Newport News as vice president/contracts and pricing. He is responsible for proposal development, negotiations and administration of prime contracts.

Anne Karpman ’86 and her husband, Lawrence, have three children, Joseph, Kelsey and Bridget, their youngest, born in 1999. “Our businesses are growing and keeping us extremely busy,” she writes. Anne is the owner of J&K Jewelers in Burtonsville, Md.

Cheryl D. “Purpl” Oberg ’86 was selected to exhibit her 35 mm color photography at ArtSpace Gallery in Richmond in September 2003. Her show was titled “Bits & Pieces (of Richmond).”

Mary Murphy Amici ’87 says her family was thrilled to relocate to Virginia Beach in August after 13 years in North Carolina. She continues to work for American Express out of their new home, managing key projects linked to business partner outsourcing and re-engineering.

Amy Gordon Hoye ’87 (M.S.Ed. ’97) and her husband, John, opened The Goodard School, for children six weeks through kindergarten, in September 2001. It is located at 2189 McComas Way in Virginia Beach.

Sharon Elwell Hurwitz (M.S.Ed. ’87) retired from the Arlington County (Va.) Public Schools after 30 years of service.

Mary Mayer-Hennelly (M.P.A. ’87) teaches as an adjunct for the Catholic University of America’s graduate program in library and information science. Classes are held at ODU’s Perry Library. mmayerh@tcc.edu

Karan Lane Preston ’87 has started a new position as resident life director at The Summit, a continuing-care retirement community. She has two children, Lane, 10, and Lewis, 8. Her new address is 723 Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg, Va. 24502.

Michael Baird ’88 has worked for Fairfax County (Va.) more than 15 years. He received a promotion “a while back” and is enjoying his job as a management analyst. The family recently moved from Annandale to Fairfax. Michael’s daughter, Lauren, is 4. Michael.Baird@fairfaxcounty.gov

Matthew E. Dunn ’88 and his wife, Leigh Anne, announce the birth of a daughter, Lane Madison, on June 19, 2003. He is a computer analyst with Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. They live in Baskerville, Va. mattd@meckcom.net

Linda M. Rice (M.S. ’88, Ph.D. ’99) was appointed in October to provost of Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake campus. She previously served as TCC’s vice president for workforce development.

Cynthia Schmidt Asch ’89 and her husband announce the birth of their second child, John Wayne, on Oct. 17, 2003. He joins a sister, Jennifer, 11. “We are now working together at our family-owned business, Tejas Auto Insurance, running two offices in Corpus Christi, Texas.”
cynasch@sbcglobal.net

Kevin Campbell ’89 and his wife, Francoise, announce the birth of twin boys, Austin and Brandon, on Dec. 17, 2001. campbellk_98@yahoo.com

Julie Clark ’89 released her debut CD, “Feel Free,” in April 2003. A singer and songwriter, she was chosen as one of five finalists in the first-ever Newport Folk Festival Talent Search competition. Sound samples and show dates are available at her Web site, www.julieclark.net.

John Crowley ’89 was promoted by Dun & Bradstreet Corp. in January 2003 to district manager with 27 direct reports and $20 million in revenue. His wife, Stephanie Schaedel Crowley ’89, left her full-time job in 2001 to start a personal in-home training, community walking program and lecture series for local high school students on healthy eating/excellent competing.

Thomas Dooling ’89 (M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’95) announces the birth of a son, Sean Thomas, in June 2001. Thomas, who teaches physics, received tenure and promotion at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2002. He also serves as chair of the Faculty Senate.

Brian Falls ’89 of Deltona, Fla., is one of 8,195 elementary and secondary school teachers nationwide who achieved National Board Certification in 2003.

Steven W. Moore ’89 recently joined the national law firm Baker & Hostetler, LLP, where he practices labor and employment law. Steve and his wife, Erin, live in Denver with their two children. stevenwmoore@comcast.net

Julie “Lynn” Proctor ’89 (M.P.A. ’02) announces the birth of a daughter, Ainsley Elizabeth, on June 8, 2003. She joins a brother, Ian, 4. After three months as a stay-at-home mom, Lynn returned to her job with the Virginia Beach Department of Public Utilities, where she is the customer services coordinator.

Lyndon S. Remias ’89 has joined Eastern Virginia Medical School as internal auditor.

Valerie Rogers ’89 announces the birth of a daughter, Kristina Elisabeth, on June 10, 2003. Valerie still lives in New Jersey and is in her fifth year teaching fifth grade in the Keyport School District. She plays rugby with the Monmouth Rugby Club and ran the youth rugby program last summer through the local parks system. valrogers1@yahoo.com

Deborah S. Rooney ’89 and Samuel R. Apperson ’93 were married April 12, 2003. She is the director of special events for Special Olympics Virginia and he is a system administrator at NASA. They live in Virginia Beach.

Mike Schmid ’89 (M.B.A. ’93) has joined Wolfgang Candy in York, Pa., as a member of the company’s new management team. Founded in 1921, Wolfgang is one of the oldest family-owned and managed confectionery manufacturers in the country.

Yuesheng Xu (Ph.D. ’89) of Jamesville, N.Y., has joined the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University as a professor in the mathematics department. Previously, he was the Eberly Chair Professor of Mathematics at West Virginia University. He is managing editor of Advances in Computational Mathematics, an international mathematical journal.

1990s
Sarah K. Baker ’90 recently left the publisher’s post at The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown, Ky., to take the same position at The Carroll County Times in Westminister, Md. Both papers are owned by Landmark Community Newspapers Inc.

Enid F. Brice (M.E.M. ’90) has accepted a position at Kennedy Space Center in the systems management office, where she works on “Return to Flight issues.”

Marcus Harris ’90 and his wife, Daphne, announce the birth of their second child, Donovan Reid, on May 5, 2003. Their daughter, Corbyn Seymone, is in kindergarten. Marcus was recently honored with the Bell Laboratories President’s Silver Award for his contribution to Lucent’s Super Distributed Home Location Register project.

Jennifer Williams Morcom ’90 and her husband, Philip, announce the birth of their fourth child, Maxwell Joseph, on Sept. 14, 2003. He joins siblings Andrew, Alexandria and Carter. The family lives in the Monroe, Va., area.

Andrew ’90 and Monique Novak ’91 and children Molly, Emily and Andy have moved from Kernersville, N.C., to the Richmond area: 15754 Fire Light Place, Moseley, Va. 23120. Novak04@aol.com

Christa Kober Ray ’90 and her husband, Mike, announce the birth of a daughter, Alexa, on Aug. 1, 2003. She joins a sister, Gabrielle, 2. They now live in Plymouth, Minn. christaray1@msn.com

David W. Stockmeier ’90 was elected vice chairman of the Chesapeake Health Foundation for 2003-04. He is a partner of The Summit Group of Virginia in Virginia Beach.

Melissa Buffington (M.B.A. ’91) was named last year as senior vice president of human resources and communications for Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville. A leading hospitality and entertainment company, Gaylord includes among its holdings Gaylord Hotels and the Grand Ole Opry. Previously, Melissa was senior vice president of human resources and strategic planning for Dollar General Corp. She serves on the boards of Vanderbilt University Diabetes Center, Nashville Ballet and United Way of Middle Tennessee.

Steve Comer ’91 and his wife, Gigi, announce the birth of their first child, Zachary Douglas, on June 5, 2003.

Sherry Ward Friel ’91 (M.A. ’97) and her husband, Joseph, announce the birth of a son, Nathaniel Grayson, on May 23, 2003.

Kevin R. Garneam ’91 is director of the emergency room at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank, Mont.

Leigh M. Hedrick ’91 has moved back to Virginia after living in Colorado Springs, Colo., nine years.

Margaret Konefal (Ph.D. ’91) writes that she still calls Texas home, but her heart is in Tidewater. She recently passed the certification exam for nursing administration, advanced. Margaret is director of women and infants services at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston. She and Jim Gallagher were married in February 2003, “creating a new family with his five and my four adult children, their spouses plus seven grandchildren. We were treated to a grand tour of Ireland in April – seven of us in an eight-passenger van.”

Tierney O’Colman Marden ’91 and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their first child, Davis, on Aug. 24, 2003. They are settled into their new house in Oakton, Va.

Lance W. Orndorff (M.S.Ed. ’91) wrote last fall that he is a full-time administrator with Street Bishops International, a Christian ministry (http://www.streetbishops.com), and president and CEO of The Street Group (www.streetgroup.com), a business operations consulting firm. He also said he “serves at Lehigh University as online publications editor and Web strategist with university relations in cooperation with the alumni and development offices, the executive director of Place of Solace Inc. (www.placeofsolace.org) and managing director of GenMaxx Corp. (www.genmaxx.com).”

Steven Rodriguez ’91 and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of a son, Adam James, on June 9, 2003.

Jeffrey A. Valentine ’91 has joined The Frieden Agency Inc. as executive director. Before joining the Virginia Beach insurance agency, he worked 13 years with Sentara Healthcare.

Berkley E. Ashby (Ph.D. ’92) is the author of a self-published workbook, “About 400 Tips for Teachers,” which he describes as a “hands-on tool for classroom teachers” in grades K-12. The cost is $7.95. Berkley has worked in the professional education field over the past 30 years as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal and assistant superintendent. He can be contacted at drashby@dmvapple.com or 35367 Cove Lane, Belle Haven, Va. 23306.

Ted Atkinson ’92 and his wife, Kelly, announce the birth of a son, William Henry, on Oct. 28, 2003. Ted is an attorney with Venable, LLP, in Washington, D.C., and practices in the area of media, marketing and advertising law.

Dr. Nicholas Colatrella ’92, clinical director for Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons, received the Ohio Optometric Association’s 2003 Young OD of the Year Award in recognition of achievement in the profession and outstanding service to patients and the community. Nicholas, who lives in Stow, Ohio, with his wife and daughter, is a provider for the RealEyes, Save Our Sight Classroom Initiative and Vision USA. He provides glaucoma screenings and volunteers his services to the OPEN M/Summit County Free Clinic in Akron.

Joseph DeStefano ’92 was appointed chair of the Allied Health and Public Services Division of College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, N.C., in July. He had been employed at the college three years as the school director of basic law enforcement training. He continues running the police academy in addition to his new duties. His division includes the following curriculum programs: criminal justice, nursing, cosmetology, emergency medical services, early childhood development, basic law enforcement training, surgical technician, and health and physical education. jdestefano@albemarle.edu

Lt. Cmdr. Roy Drake ’92 graduated last year from Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., with his second master’s degree. He earned the degree, an M.B.A. (defense-focused logistics management), in June. He also completed the Joint Professional Military Education I program the same month. Roy is stationed at Camp Smith Hawaii. d.roy@excite.com

Maj. Chris Morton ’92 left his teaching assignment in the history department at the Naval Academy in December and reported to Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans to work as the assistant force supply officer. His address is 152 Honeywood Drive, Slidell, La. 70461.

Laura Schiffman Newberry ’92 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of identical twin girls, Asher and Aliyah. They join a brother, Zakary, 5. Laura is a stay-at-home mom. In 2002, she chartered her marketing/advertising design firm, The Mind’s Eye Creative Design. She is active in lobbying for children’s rights to healthcare. Laura says she and her family have been the focus of numerous periodicals and public-speaking venues regarding children with disabilities and related gaps in healthcare coverage. She also plans to testify to Congress about her family’s story. They live in Smithsburg, Md.

Richard B. Nichols Jr. ’92 lists his new address as 11106 Corryville Road, Richmond, Va. 23236. barry_nichols@comcast.net

Raymond Bagby ’93 lives at 112 Indian Summer Lane, Williamsburg, Va. 23188. raybagby@cox.net

Daryl G. Bank ’93 has joined Dominion Investment Group in Virginia Beach as a senior vice president. Previously, he worked as an account vice president at UBS PaineWebber.

Jeffrey Belcher ’93 announces the birth of a son, Jack Edward, on April 8, 2003. Jeffrey lives in Fort Myers, Fla.

Michael Bender ’93 finished graduate school in May and celebrated his one-year anniversary in July.

Phillip Jurgelon ’93 and his wife, Melissa, announce the birth of a son, Michael Edward, on July 18, 2003.

Bobbie T. Laughlin ’93 was promoted last year to assistant vice president at Harbor Bank in Newport News.

Paul McGuire ’93 was named last summer as vice president, state/regional operations and membership strategy, of Independent Community Bankers of America, the nation’s largest banking trade association. He has been with ICBA since 1997.

June Millacci (M.S.Ed. ’93) wrote in July that she had three children and a baby due Aug. 2, 2003.

Louie Ochave ’93 lists his new e-mail address as louieochave@cox.net.

Brian ’93 and Melissa Parks Popkin ’93 announce the birth of their first son, Matthew William, on Aug. 9, 2003. Brian also announces his appointment to CEO in Popkin Consulting Group LLC and Melissa’s promotion to Staff 4 nurse at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, Egleston campus.

Stephen ’93 and Kathleen Krieger Thompson ’93 announce the birth of a daughter, Maggie Marie, on Oct. 9, 2003. She joins a brother, Ryan, 3.

Brandon Witcher ’93 (M.S.Ed. ’95) wrote last summer that after leaving the counseling field two years prior, he was recently promoted to IT administrator for Apex Systems Inc., an IT staffing firm in Richmond. He is responsible for all aspects of IT/communications, including servers, routers, switches and frame relay circuits, between Richmond and 16 other U.S. cities.

J. Richard Braun ’94, president of The Financial Center in Virginia Beach and agent with Nationwide Insurance, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to use the certification CFP (Certified Financial Planner) after having completed coursework and passing the CFP certification exam.

Scott Caldwell ’94 was recently promoted from human resources representative to senior human resources representative with Northrop Grumman Newport News.

Denise Gilkerson ’94 (M.S.Ed. ’95) of Chesapeake works part time at Panevino Cafe and part time for her husband’s company, G-Force Plastering.

Tim Hiemenz (M.S. ’94) and his wife announce the birth of their second son, Kyle Joseph, on Sept. 11, 2003. Tim lives at 1750 Lafayette Drive, Jamison, Pa. 18929.

Patrick Howard (M.P.A. ’94) and Angela Hailey were married Feb. 16, 2003. Patrick works for the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Krystal Curtis Liske ’94 teaches in Lampasas, Texas. She and Donald Liske remarried on Sept. 13, 2002. He is in real estate.

Leslie McNamee ’94 and Chris Crabtree were married April 7, 2001. She is a manager for information resources on site at Frito Lay in Plano, Texas. Chris is a vice president with Countrywide Bank in Plano. They are expecting their first child in March 2004.

Melodye Simmons Myers ’94 has joined Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health Systems Inc. as a clinical coordinator for Bon Secours Surgical Weight Loss Center in Suffolk.

Larry Proffitt ’94 and his wife, Megan, announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret “Maggie” Lin, on June 21, 2003. She joins a brother, Chase. They live in Maidens, Va. larry_proffitt@yahoo.com

W. David Bixler ’95 has been named a stockholder at Stroud, Pence & Associates, a regional structural engineering firm with offices in Virginia Beach.

Lori Blevins ’95 and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son and daughter, Luke David and Aubrie Rose, on June 17, 2003. They live in Midlothian, Va.

Beth Buchanan ’95 and Lee Duff were married on Oct. 11, 2003, in Virginia Beach. Former ODU students and Alpha Phi sisters Amy Baldwin ’95, Paige Bashore ’99 and Jennifer Hyde Minchenko ’94 attended her engagement party and were bridesmaids at the wedding. Beth and Lee honeymooned for 18 days in Maui, Hawaii. Prior to the wedding, Beth was working on her real estate license.

Daniel A. Edwards ’95 and Lynda Risner were married in August 2002.

Kim Goldman ’95 received a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in May 2003.

Capt. James Greenly ’95, U.S. Marine Corps, returned in October from an eight-month deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Iwo Jima. While deployed, he participated in operations in Iraq, the Horn of Africa and Liberia. He reported for duty at NAB Little Creek.

Anne Kent Rose ’95 and Stephen C. Mautner were married Sept. 27, 2003, in Memphis, Tenn. She is a public relations manager of Belz Enterprises in Memphis and he is a systems analyst at AutoZone Headquarters in Memphis.

Alain Sady Villafranca (M.A. ’95) and Bari Lea Vinson were married Sept. 27, 2003, in Virginia Beach. They took a wedding trip to London and Paris.

Janet L. Webster ’95 has been named a stockholder at Stroud, Pence & Associates, a regional structural engineering firm with offices in Virginia Beach.

Rachel Ankney ’96 was hired last year as a full-time faculty member for Tidewater Community College’s English department.

Susan Cutchins Bowen ’96 and her husband, Troy, announce the birth of their second child, Noah Carl, on Dec. 14, 2002. He joins a sister, Kelli Hope, 5.

Kendall R. Brown-Garcia ’96 and her husband, Mitch, live in Plano, Texas, with their daughter, Emma, 5.

Jennifer C. Cabanban ’96 and Dean A. Dayao were married July 19, 2003, in Virginia Beach. Following their honeymoon in Jamaica, they live in Chesapeake.

Robin Deal ’96 and Gerald L. Baliles were married March 1, 2003.

Nancy ’96 and Edward Deveau ’95 announce the birth of a son, Edward Joshua III, on Aug. 30, 2002, in Honolulu. Ed is a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps serving in Kaneohe Bay. Nancy is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves and has been working on her M.B.A. at the University of Hawaii.

Robbie Coleman Groves ’96 is a member of the board of directors of the Winter Lodge Skating Rink in Palo Alto, Calif. She participates in the annual figure skating show.

Ben Hannam ’96 was hired last year as an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Doha, Qatar. He teaches graphic design and will be working with Fitch Worldwide in London on the 2006 Asian Games hosted in Doha. He is blogging his overseas experience at http://www.spit-shine.com.

Stacey Stevens Lemma ’96 and her husband, Matthew, announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Katherine, on Sept. 20, 2003. They live in Virginia Beach. srstevens@aol.com

William Matney ’96 and his wife, Gina, were expecting their second child in December. Their son Austin is 6.

Robin Meyer (M.S.Ed. ’96) announces the birth of a son, Brayden LaRue, on Jan. 13, 2003.

Bonnie E. Rice ’96 (M.A. ’98) opened a new business last year, offering a full-service speakers bureau and training.

Kelly Tanner ’96 (M.S. ’02) and Rodney Williams were married in May 2003.

Jennifer McCarron Toler ’96 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of a daughter, Maia Helene, on May 16, 2003. She joins a brother, Harrison, 2. Jennifer quit her job as a graphic designer for M/A-COM to become a stay-at-home mother and is doing freelance work from home. Chris is a sales rep for Applied Industrial Technologies.

Mervyn J. Wighting (M.S.Ed. ’96, Ph.D. ’02) has been appointed assistant professor in the School of Education at Regent University.

Elizabeth Witherspoon (M.B.A. ’96) and her husband announce the birth of their second child, Christopher Allan Massey, on Oct. 18, 2002. He joins a sister, Katherine, 3. Elizabeth has completed her Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She taught as an adjunct at UNC last summer and in the short term planned to work part time as a PR consultant/freelance writer.

Allison Wittersheim ’96 and Louis L. Anders were married May 19, 2001. She graduated from Loyola University School of Law at New Orleans in 2001 and has passed the Virginia State Bar. She works as an attorney at McKenry, Dancigers, Warner, Dawson and Lake.

Linda Wyszynski ’96 is pursuing a master’s degree in healthcare administration and plans to be married in May 2004.

Kelly Jo Basciano ’97 and Dr. Keith G. Brazzo were married last year in Harrisburg, Pa. They took a wedding trip to Hawaii. Kelly Jo is a speech pathologist/rehabilitation director with Enduracare at Lebanon Valley Home in Annville, Pa. Keith is a podiatrist with Harrisburg Foot & Ankle Center.

Amy Dawson ’97 (M.S.Ed. ’99) and Ronald King were married in June 2000.

Barbara Deaton ’97 writes that she is engaged to be married on April 30, 2004.

Tricia Manuel Irvin ’97 (M.S.Ed. ’98) and her husband, Wes, announce the birth of a daughter, Ashby Kendal, on Oct. 24, 2003, in Lexington, Ky.

Dr. Gregory Johnson (M.S. ’97) completed his surgical internship last year at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is now an emergency medicine resident at the University of Washington.

Lt. Cmdr. Gary A. Morris (M.S. ’97), U.S. Navy, earned his Ph.D. in health services from ODU in 2003 through off-duty studies while assigned with President Board of Inspection and Survey, Atlantic, Norfolk.

Lt. Ryan C. Rockhill ’97, U.S. Navy, graduated last year from the Uniformed Services University’s F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Md., and was promoted to his current rank and commissioned as a medical corps officer.

Elizabeth Crouch ’98 and Brett E. Snyder were married Oct. 18, 2003.

Deborah Hastings Davila ’98 and her husband were married Oct. 20, 2001. They announce the birth of a daughter, Anna Maria, on Feb. 22, 2003.

Donielle Carlo Gibbs ’98 and Bryan M. Whitehurst were married Sept. 27, 2003, in Norfolk. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, they live in Chesapeake.

Susan Heye (M.S.Ed. ’98) and Keith Owen were married June 30, 2001. Susan works for Chesapeake Public Schools as a seventh-grade history teacher. Their first child, Reese Elena, was born March 18, 2003. They live in Portsmouth.

M. Eric Mulkey ’98, a CPA and partner with Mulkey & Co. P.C. in Virginia Beach, received the 2003 Jack W. Kerr Award, which is presented annually to ODU’s top graduate student in taxation.

Kimberly Peterson (M.B.A. ’98) and her husband announce the birth of their first child, Katelyn Elise, on April 16, 2003.

Kathryn Rudisill ’98 (M.S.Ed. ’99) and Greg Bosco ’99 were married May 3, 2003.

Staci McCoy Skipper ’98 and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of a son, Christopher Michael, on July 16, 2003. smskipper@cox.net

Christine Anderson Torian (M.P.T. ’98) and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Alexandra Faith, on Sept. 16, 2003.

Blanding Turner (M.S. ’98) and her husband, Eric, announce the birth of a daughter, Hannah Ryan, on Dec. 2, 2002.

Martha Franklin Austin (M.S.Ed. ’99) wrote in July that she was married a year ago and that she and her husband were expecting a daughter in September.

Kelly C. Beam ’99 (M.S.Ed. ’00) and her husband, Patrick, announce the birth of a daughter, Adriana Elizabeth, on March 3, 2003. Kelly teaches seventh-grade language arts at North Warren Regional Middle School in Blairstown, N.J. The Beams live in Hackettstown, N.J.

Belinda Beech ’99 (M.S.Ed. ’02) and her husband, Tim, announce the birth of a son, Ryan, on April 21, 2003.

Ryan ’99 (M.S. ’01) and Ruby Shockley Brown ’99 (M.A. ’01) recently bought their first home in Virginia Beach. Ryan has started a new position as assistant director of residence life at Christopher Newport University. Ruby is in her fourth year with Harris Publishing as manufacturing supervisor. “We still love visiting our alma mater and seeing all of the wonderful changes.”

Allison Colleen Bullock ’99 and Edward F. Myers III ’97 were married April 26, 2003, in Norfolk. Allison is employed by The Pines RTC as a human resources specialist. Edward is a civil engineer with the federal government. After a honeymoon to the Western Caribbean, they live in Virginia Beach.

Benjamin H. Hamlet ’99 and Rebecca Lynn Percifield were married Aug. 23, 2003, in Virginia Beach. Benjamin is an attorney at Marcus, Santoro & Kozak, P.C., in Portsmouth. Rebecca is a case administrator for Frank J. Santoro Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee in Chesapeake. They honeymooned in Aruba and live in Virginia Beach.

Esther Aquino Levine ’99 and her husband were married Sept. 22, 2002.

1st Lt. Jonathan Liscombe ’99, U.S. Air Force, was promoted to his current rank in August. He is stationed at the Space and Missile System Center at El Segundo, Calif., where he serves as a military systems acquisition manager.

Ashraf Louka ’99 wrote in July that he recently got “type-rated in the Lear Jet 35/captain status.”

Heather Churchill McClellan ’99 and James A. Thurman were married Oct. 20, 2002. They announce the birth of a son, Cole McKinley, on Aug. 21, 2003. They live in Virginia Beach.

Jennifer Nawri ’99 and her husband Samir, announce the birth of their second daughter, Julia Leila, on May 15, 2003. She joins Emma Maria, 3 1/2. Jennifer is pursuing her master’s in elementary education at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pa.

Michael Nolan (M.S.Ed. ’99) and Shannon Richmond ’99 were married Aug. 9, 2003.
Leslie Ann Stephens ’99 and Chapin Paul Piper were married Sept. 20, 2003. They honeymooned in Barbados and live in Chesapeake.

2000s
Lt. j.g. Tamara L. Bethel ’00, U.S. Navy, recently completed a six-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, based in Norfolk.

Brian C. Betts ’00 and his father, Dr. Lawrence S. Betts of Poquoson, co-authored the chapter “Seafarers” in the second edition of the medical textbook “Occupational, Industrial, Environmental Toxicology” (Mosby-Harcourt Health Sciences) in June. Brian is a student at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Latrilla L. Boyd ’00 announces the birth of a son, Isaiah Alexander, on Aug. 4, 2002.

Gina M. Iavarone (M.S. ’00) was promoted last year to senior associate for Goodman & Co., a Norfolk firm offering accounting, tax and specialized services.

Ashleigh Alayne James ’00 and Jeremy B. Clark ’99 were married Aug. 2, 2003, in Norfolk. Ashleigh is employed by Tidewater Scholarship Foundation. Jeremy is employed by Norfolk Public Schools. They live in Virginia Beach.

Rebecca Kosten (M.S. ’00) is an implementation manager for Marine Corps Community Services.

Mohamed Abou Koura ’00 got a new job last year at Biorail as a lab compliance specialist.

Robert C. Lake ’00 is in the M.F.A. program at San Francisco Art Institute.

Linda Michie ’00 (M.U.S. ’02) has opened a mediation firm, Versatile Resolutions, in Virginia Beach. It provides mediation services to businesses, individuals, families and court referrals for seven general district courts.

Terri Szabo ’00 (M.S. ’02) and Richard Clinger were married June 23, 2003. Terri was certified in May as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Julian Wyatt (M.S.Ed. ’00) was promoted to commanding officer in the U.S. Navy.

Michelle Denise Ferrigno ’01 and Brian C. Schollhammer were married Sept. 27, 2003, in Virginia Beach. Michelle is a dental hygienist in private practice and Brian is an account executive for The Daily Press. They live in Virginia Beach.

Wendy Johnson (M.S.Ed. ’01) announces the birth of a daughter, Raegan Leigh, on Aug. 3, 2003.

Theresa A. Kirchner ’01 (M.B.A. ’02) co-authored an article with Douglas E. Ziegenfuss, chair of the ODU accounting department, titled “Audit’s Role in the Business Continuity Planning Process,” which was published in the spring 2003 issue of Disaster Recovery Journal. Terri, a consultant with Keane Inc., returned to ODU last fall as a doctoral student in business administration and doctoral research assistant.

John Kren ’01 has joined Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer in Norfolk as a staff accountant.

Tracy Lake (M.S.Ed. ’01) and Regis L. Keddie III were married June 21, 2003.

2nd Lt. Mark A. Mendez ’01, U.S. Marine Corps, completed an eight-month deployment late last year onboard the USS Iwo Jima. The deployment included training and real-world operations in Iraq and Liberia.

Brendan Mitchell ’01 signed a deal last year to be represented by American Literary Agents of Washington Inc.

Nancy Carroll Pardo (M.A. ’01) and John Pardo (M.A. ’00) announce the birth of a son, Christopher Elliott, on Sept. 18, 2003, in Cairo, Egypt. Prior to moving to Egypt, Nancy was a reporter for the Manassas Journal Messenger. In Cairo she’s been working as a copy editor and contributing writer for Egypt Today, Business Today and Travel Today Egypt. Their address is Unit 64901, Box 29, APO AE 09839-4901.

Rebecca Parks (M.S.Ed. ’01) and Thomas E. Johnson III were married Aug. 17, 2002. They were expecting their first child in February 2004. Rebecca was promoted to the position of gifted teacher at Occohannock Elementary School during the 2003 school year.

Lt. j.g. Matthew P. Richter ’01, U.S. Navy, departed on a routine, scheduled deployment last fall assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, homeported in Mayport, Fla.

2nd Lt. Josh Watkins ’01, U.S. Air Force, will graduate from pilot training in May. He married former ODU student Christina Key of Virginia Beach in January 2003. They are expecting their first child in June. Josh and Christina live at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.

Lt. Erik K. Weise ’01, U.S. Marine Corps, and Catherine Yurgel ’01 are married and live in California. Erik returned home Sept. 16 from Iraq, where he had served for 7 1/2 months.

D. Michael Arendall Jr. ’02 was admitted to Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Fla., and began pursuing a J.D. degree in January.

James D. Bach ’02, an ensign in the U.S. Navy, participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom last year aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter, homeported in Norfolk.

Joseph Craig ’02 has joined Pro Engineering Inc. in Virginia Beach. He is an electrical engineer.

Parker C. Friske ’02 and Elizabeth Wetherbee Hamlet were married Nov. 15 in Virginia Beach. Parker is a project manager for Ocean Construction and Development. He is a former professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox organization. Elizabeth is a registered nurse. They live in Virginia Beach.

Laura Henry (M.S.Ed. ’02) wrote in August that she was getting married on Nov. 29, 2003.

Christina Kuronen (M.B.A. ’02) and her husband, Matt Griffeth, announce the birth of their first child, Ryan Juhani, on July 29, 2003. They live in Meridian, Miss.

Xiomy Leon ’02 and Ernesto Bustamante ’01 were married in October 2002 in Venezuela.

Gwendolyn N. Major ’02, an ensign in the U.S. Navy, departed last fall on a routine, scheduled deployment to the Mediterranean Sea while assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez, homeported in Norfolk.

Martha Simms (M.S.Ed. ’02) and Stephen Abraham Mikell were married June 21, 2003.

Julie Jenkins Strohkorb (M.A. ’02) announces the birth of a daughter, Abigail, on Dec. 20, 2002.

Melinda Sutton ’02 started pharmacy school in August.

Devin Sweeney (M.P.T. ’02) and Linda Radice were married March 8, 2003.

Melonne Watkins ’02 has joined Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer in Norfolk as a staff accountant.

Tara Welch ’02 (M.S. ’03) has joined the civil engineering team of Clark Nexsen, an architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Norfolk. She is experienced in environmental, geo-technical and other engineering work.

Adam Williamson (M.P.T. ’02) and Meredith Allgrim (M.P.T. ’01) were married Sept. 14, 2002. They have been working together as traveling physical therapists around the country.

Erica Woods-Warrior (M.P.A. ’02) was selected as a 2002-03 Congressional Fellow and was up for a position in the White House. She taught the first African American Politics course at James Madison University last fall.

CharRae Deanne Alexander ’03 of Hampton started work in July in child and adolescent case management for the Community Services Board.

Anita Franklin Armes (M.S.Ed. ’03) was married on June 21, 2003, and has moved to Renton, Wash.

Stephanie Collins ’03 is a fourth-grade language arts teacher at S.P. Morton Elementary School in Franklin.

Angel Decker ’03 teaches at Warwick High School in Newport News.

Shannon Beth Dennison ’03 announces the birth of a son, Alec William, on June 22, 2003.

Lisa Suzanne Devereux ’03 is studying international studies and French at Université de Provence in France in 2003-04 on a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Amanda Jean Dundlow ’03 and Benjamin A. Kent ’03 were married July 26, 2003. They live in Chesapeake.

Matthew Gambardella ’03 writes that he retired at 44.

Drew Gilmer ’03 started working for Banc of America Investment Services Inc. in May. “I want to see a Division I football team [at ODU],” he writes.

Jessica Harvey ’03 has joined Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer in Norfolk as a staff accountant.

Jennie Rachel Hurwitz ’03 was accepted to Eastern Virginia Medical School’s M.D. program.

Roshelle Evon Jones (M.S.Ed. ’03) announces the birth of a daughter, Makayla Régine, on March 3, 2003.

Jong H. Kwon ’03 teaches ninth-grade English at Lakeland High School in Suffolk.

Lorie Ann Lee ’03 is a special-education teacher at Montross (Va.) Middle School .

Tenika LaNaé Lewis ’03 is a nuclear medicine technologist at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Tricia M. Morgan ’03 has joined Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer in Norfolk as a staff accountant.

Catherine Jo Mosbach ’03 is a graduate student at Hollins University in Roanoke.

Johnny J. Moye (M.S. ’03) has retired from the U.S. Navy and teaches technology education at Hickory High School in Chesapeake.

Jana Musgrove ’03 opened Belcou, a fashion accessories boutique at 807 Shirley Ave., Norfolk, in November. It sells ladies hats, handbags, jewelry, scarves, belts and more.

Leonard Keith Neighbor (M.S.Ed. ’03) teaches fifth grade at Grove Park Magnet Elementary School in Danville, Va.

Kellette Anne O’Connor ’03 of Los Angeles manages and teaches at her own art studio. She is also a freelance animator for Mattel’s Barbie commercials.

Susan Lynn Payne ’03 is a staff accountant with Beach Accounting in Virginia Beach.

Dawnya Sue Rinker ’03 works in labor and delivery at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal, Va., as a registered nurse.

Barbara J. Snyder (M.S.Ed. ’03) was elected Teacher of the Year at Hugh Mercer Elementary School in Fredericksburg, Va.

Charles Grant Vogt ’03 was accepted into Regent University’s master of arts in counseling program.

Darsha Walker ’03 and Ronald Terrance Bowie were married Oct. 2, 2003. He is a third-class petty officer in the U.S. Navy.

Rebecca Margaret Wooddell ’03 was married May 25, 2002. She and her husband were building a home in Windsor, Va., last year.