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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
ALUMNI CLASSNOTES

Advanced Studies Notes from the last YEAR

2008
Matthew Brian Carver Charlottesville VA
M. BRIAN CARVER has begun working towards a Ph.D in biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Virginia. He is spending his first lab rotation in the Bushweller Lab of the Biophysics Department.
2008-06-17 03:12:00, 4273


2008
Michael Cleveland Daugherty Jacksonville FL
MICHAEL C. DAUGHERTY is attending Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida.
2008-09-09 08:13:00, 4459


2008
Shawn Middlebrooks Savannah GA
SHAWN MIDDLEBROOKS will be attending the North Carolina Central University School of Law in fall 2008.
2008-06-16 01:53:00, 4272


2008
Matthew Ryan Moore Midlothian VA
MATTHEW R. MOORE is attending the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2008 to pursue a master's degree in commerce.
2008-07-25 02:21:00, 4349


2008
Matthew Noel Perry Jackson MS
MATTHEW N. PERRY is entering the Master of Divinity program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, in January 2008.
2008-01-09 08:59:00, 3935


2008
William Thomas Hillman Terzian Norfolk VA
WILLIAM THOMAS HILLMAN TERZIAN, JAMES WHITE "JAY" RAWLES III, AND ANDREW BAIN "DREW" SMITH are all enrolled in the Eastern Virginia Medical School's M.D. program.
2008-09-15 05:45:00, 4471


2007
Ryan Paul Alexander Richmond VA
2nd Lt. RYAN P. ALEXANDER has completed the Infantry Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and has begun Ranger School. Following Ranger School he will be assigned to 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
2008-07-20 01:01:00, 4333


2007
Ryan H. Ash Richmond VA
RYAN H. ASH is a student at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, North Carolina.
2008-09-10 11:09:00, 4460


2007
Aubrey H. Brown III Williamsburg VA
AUBREY H. BROWN III is in law school at The College of William & Mary.
2008-01-18 01:04:00, 3968


2007
C. Scott Dalton Richmond VA

C. SCOTT DALTON is pursuing a bachelor of science in mass communication with a concentration in creative advertising at Virginia Commonwealth University.


2008-10-30 10:16:00, 4569


2007
Charles Clifford Edahl Jr. Fort Lewis WA
SPC CHARLES C. "CLIFF" EDAHL, JR., has completed training at the Army Intelligence School in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, and has begun his first assignment in Ft. Lewis, Washington.
2008-07-27 02:19:00, 4356


2007
Steven Ryan Newcomb Austin TX
STEVEN RYAN NEWCOMB is in his final year pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
2008-08-11 04:44:00, 4390


2007
Michael James Rutkowski Tempe AZ
MICHAEL J. RUTKOWSKI is working on his Ph.D. in astrophysics at Arizona State University.
2008-04-28 11:32:00, 4168


2007
Brettney DaSean Smith Charlotte NC
BRETTNEY D. SMITH is pursuing a PhD in industrial and organizational psychology at The Clemson University Graduate School.
2008-04-07 09:55:00, 4119


2007
Andrew Bowne Wall Elizabethtown NC
ANDREW B. WALL has completed his first year at the North Carolina Central University School of Law.
2008-06-05 08:11:00, 4264


2006
Philip Gray Bowditch
PHILIP G. BOWDITCH is a 2nd-year law student at The College of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
2008-01-23 02:22:00, 3982


2006
Stephen Robert Dieglemann
STEPHEN R. DIEGLEMANN, a second-year pre-doctoral student, is studying chemistry through the NanoBio IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) at the Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University. He hopes to monitor and direct cell growth with organic semi-conductors, research which may give new insight into neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and mad cow disease.
2008-08-14 09:32:00, 4401


2006
Brendan Everett Lee Arlington VA
BRENDAN E. LEE is pursuing a Doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the American School of Professional Psychology in Washington, DC.
2008-03-21 11:36:00, 4084


2006
Richard Rosendahl Midlothian VA
RICHARD ROSENDAHL graduated on May 18, 2008, from the University of Virginia's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences with a master of science degree in statistics. He has accepted an offer to become an economist with Chmura Economics & Analytics in Richmond.
2008-07-15 10:07:00, 4328


2006
Ryan D. Sullivan Basseterre St Kitts
RYAN D. SULLIVAN is a student at the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in Basseterre, St. Kitts.
2008-01-20 03:49:00, 3970


2006
Christopher Scott Thompson Alexandria VA
CHRISTOPHER S. THOMPSON is pursuing a master's degree in history and a master's degree in library science at Catholic University of America.
2008-05-09 11:56:00, 4204


2006
Christopher Preston Thumma Charleston SC

CHRISTOPHER P. THUMMA is in his first year at the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina. 


2008-08-06 03:57:00, 4373


2005
John Z. Axsom Hampton VA
JOHN Z. AXSOM has graduated from Christopher Newport University with a Master's degree in History and Government Education.
2008-02-04 11:12:00, 4001


2005
James Robert Billings-Kang Arlington VA
JAMES "J.B." BILLINGS-KANG graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in May 2008 and is an associate attorney in Venable LLP's commercial litigation group in Washington, D.C.
2008-09-18 12:51:00, 4479


2005
William Horner Richmond VA
WILLIAM HORNER received his master's in accounting from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in May 2008. He has accepted a position with Deloitte in Richmond.
2008-06-26 08:50:00, 4304


2005
Bradley Christopher Joyner Ashland VA
BRADLEY C. JOYNER has been accepted into the Mississippi State University School of Business and Industry. He will be studying for his Master's in business administration.
2008-03-31 03:35:00, 4108


2005
William F. Powers IV Norfolk VA
WILLIAM F. POWERS IV is beginning his fourth year of medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and will be pursuing a surgical residency after graduation.
2008-06-05 04:21:00, 4265


2005
Henry S. Sanders Birmingham AL
HENRY S. SANDERS is pursuing a Master's of public health in environmental toxicology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
2008-10-06 03:06:00, 4514


2005
Matthew William Shealy
MATTHEW W. SHEALY graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina Law School.
2008-05-19 05:54:00, 4221


2005
Dennis Keith Williams
D. KEITH WILLIAMS, JR., a graduate student at North Carolina State University, is one of five recipients of the American Chemical Society's Analytical Chemistry Division graduate fellowships.
2008-06-04 02:37:00, 4262


2004
David R. Daugherty
DAVID R. DAUGHERTY graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law in December of 2007 and passed the Virginia Bar Exam in February 2008. He practices law in the Northern Virginia area.
2008-05-09 06:45:00, 4202


2004
Jared David Heffron
JARED DAVID HEFFRON is a doctoral candidate in microbiology at Virginia Tech.
2007-12-11 11:04:00, 3868


2004
Ross McGuire Michels New Orleans LA
ROSS M. MICHELS has started his internship at Tulane in New Orleans after graduating from the Medical University of South Carolina in May 2008
2008-09-23 04:26:00, 4494


2004
Ross M. Michels New Orleans LA
ROSS M. MICHELS completed medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina on May 16, 2008. He will begin his residency in internal medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in June 2008.
2008-05-23 01:51:00, 4231


2004
Joseph Gramling Praytor Greenville SC
JOSEPH G. "GRAM" PRAYTOR is a third-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
2008-09-22 11:58:00, 4487


2004
Martin Jefferson Schmidt
MARTIN J. SCHMIDT is starting  the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the biological and biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The program will lead to a PhD in Neuroscience.
2008-05-08 04:02:00, 4195


2004
Jamieson Scott Thompson Centreville VA
J. SCOTT THOMPSON graduated from George Mason University with a master's degree in computational science.
2008-07-21 11:15:00, 4335


2004
Donald F. Walter Jr. Abingdon MD
DONALD F. WALTER, JR., graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in May of 2007 and has passed the Maryland Bar. On January 28, 2008, Mr. Walter was sworn in as an assistant state's attorney for Baltimore City.
2008-02-12 02:44:00, 4030


2004
Preston Grant Williams Burkeville VA
PRESTON G. WILLIAMS graduated from Ohio Northern University Law School on May 11, 2008.
2008-05-28 09:55:00, 4237


2003
Andrew Taylor Call Chicago IL
ANDREW TAYLOR CALL is completing a master of laws in international business and trade law, with a specialty in banking and finance law, at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Mr. Call is president of the Chicago Province of Phi Delta Phi, the International Legal Fraternity. Mr. Call also serves on the boards of directors of both the Illinois Business Hall of Fame, and the American National Business Hall of Fame.
2008-05-05 06:50:00, 4187


2003
David W. Rodwell III Columbia SC
DAVID W. RODWELL III graduates in May 2008 with an M.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and will begin a five-year residency in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
2008-03-28 05:13:00, 4107


2002
Alexander Ayers Richmond VA
ALEXANDER AYERS graduated from Appalachian School of Law on May 3, 2008.
2008-07-15 09:10:00, 4327


2002
James R. Deviese Jr.
JAMES R. "JAMIE" DEVIESE, JR., was ordained a transitional deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (West Virginia) on May 17, 2008. He is currently completing a bachelor of sacred theology degree at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, while living at the Pontifical North American College (Vatican City State), and will begin his studies for a license in canon law this fall. Mr. Deviese expects to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest in June 2009, and will serve in West Virginia.

Deviese

James Deviese ’02 being ordained a transitional deacon.


2008-06-19 10:48:00, 4276


2002
Michael B. Duncan Bozeman MT
MICHAEL B. DUNCAN completed his master's in fisheries science at Virginia Tech and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental studies at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
2008-06-25 04:25:00, 4298


2002
Rodney Scott Keel Richmond VA
R. SCOTT KEEL is finishing up his internships with Chesterfield County Mental Health Support Services as the Medical Service Coordinator and working in the Emergency Room at Johnson-Willis Hospital. He will be heading back to Europe to finish his universal medical degree at Charles University 3rd Faculty of Medicine. He hopes to participate in Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins Sans Frontiers when he completes his studies.
2008-11-11 11:02:00, 4588


2002
Rodney Scott Keel Richmond VA
R. SCOTT KEEL has been elected to the Academic Senate at Charles University in Prague, Third Faculty of Medicine. He is finishing his second year of medical school and has plans to work at a hospital in Oslo, Norway, this summer.
2008-01-27 03:57:00, 3989


2002
Chad M. Krouse Sewanee TN
CHAD M. KROUSE is pursuing a Master's of divinity at Sewanee, The University of the South. Sponsored by the Diocese of Southern Virginia, Mr. Krouse is preparing for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church.
2008-01-04 07:20:00, 3898


2002
Charles E. McWilliams Jr. Winchester VA
CHARLES E. MCWILLIAMS, JR., graduated from the George Mason University School of Law in May 2007 and passed both the Virginia Bar Exam and the CPA exam during the year. He works as an associate with Owen and Truban, PLC, in Winchester.
2008-01-04 07:26:00, 3900


2002
Joseph K. Pierce Cherry Hill NJ
JOSEPH K. PIERCE is pursuing an executive certificate in leadership and management from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
2008-01-04 08:20:00, 3908


2002
Caleb B. Varner Herndon VA
CALEB B. VARNER will be attending Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in fall 2008. For the past five years, Mr. Varner has been a Peace Corps volunteer working on economic development programs in Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Colombia.
2008-03-28 09:45:00, 4098


2002
Caleb B. Varner
CALEB B. VARNER has earned a Keller Scholarship at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business where he will begin work on a dual master's degree in business management and public policy. Mr. Varner is a former member of the Peace Corps in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. He is an associate of VSL & Associates of Solingen, Germany.
2008-05-02 11:02:00, 4182


2002
Joshua E. Vaughan Atlanta GA
JOSHUA E. VAUGHN graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering on August 1, 2008. His dissertation was entitled "Dynamics and Control of Mobile Cranes." He will remain at Georgia Tech as a postdoctoral fellow.
2008-08-04 04:09:00, 4366


2001
William Barron Arbuthnot Avery
WILLIAM B. A. "BARRON" AVERY received a juris doctorate, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. He is an associate at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC
2008-02-11 07:21:00, 4029


2001
Jonathan Paul Davis West Columbia SC
J. PAUL DAVIS has been accepted into The University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business to pursue a professional MBA.
2008-04-03 05:46:00, 4116


2001
Daniel B. Larison
DANIEL B. LARISON is completing his dissertation for a PhD in history at the University of Chicago. He is teaching at the University of Illinois-Chicago and is a contributing editor for The American Conservative magazine.
2008-01-04 07:46:00, 3903


2001
Jeremy P. Mauldin Temple TX
JEREMY P. MAULDIN defended his Ph.D. dissertation in pharmacology from the University of Virginia and is now working at the Cancer Research Institute of Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. His primary function is to coordinate phase 1 clinical trials.
2008-03-06 05:40:00, 4069


2000
Matthew S. Markham Atlanta GA
MATTHEW S. MARKHAM earned a master's degree in public administration from Georgia State University in May 2008.
2008-05-23 04:18:00, 4233


2000
Ryan Matthew Pemberton
RYAN M. PEMBERTON graduated form Cornell University in May 2008 with a master's degree in public administration.
2008-09-30 10:08:00, 4501


2000
Shing Yue Tang Midlothian VA

SHING YUE TANG graduated in December 2007 with his Master's of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Shing Yue Tang ’00

Shing Yue Tang ’00 at his graduation from Virginia Commonwealth University.


2008-01-25 09:48:00, 3983


1999
Thomas L. Dickens III Midway FL
THOMAS L. DICKENS III graduated from the Florida State University College of Law with a Juris Doctor on Saturday, May 3, 2008. In attendance was D. Michael Jones '00.

Thomas Dickens

Thomas Dickens III ’99 and Michael Jones ’00.
2008-05-06 10:02:00, 4190


1999
Michael J. Koch
Th Rev. MICHAEL J. KOCH is pursuing the Doctor of Ministry degree from the University of Aberdeen.
2008-11-07 10:53:00, 4581


1999
Michael J. Koch Charlotte NC
The Rev. MICHAEL J. KOCH is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
2008-03-21 10:14:00, 4083


1998
William Jeffrey Callard Redondo Beach CA
WILLIAM "JEFF" CALLARD graduated from the Marshall University Joan C. Edward School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, on May 4, 2007. He is a second year resident in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at UCLA.
2008-08-23 10:43:00, 4425


1998
Mark E. Feldman Jr.
MARK E. FELDMAN, JR., is a fourth-year surgery resident at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
2008-05-14 10:06:00, 4211


1996
W. Wilhelm Rabke Richmond VA
W. WILHELM "WILL" RABKE received his Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in May 2008. He was admitted to the Virginia Bar and is an associate in the corporate group at William Mullen in Richmond, where he lives with his wife Emilie and their three children, Anna Cate (7), Betsie (4), and Eli (1).
2008-10-28 09:55:00, 4559


1996
Walter Wilhelm Rabke Richmond VA
W. WILHELM "WILL" RABKE earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond on May 10, 2008.
2008-05-28 03:55:00, 4243


1995
Michael P. Richardson Forest VA
MICHAEL P. RICHARDSON graduated with his Doctorate of physical therapy from the Medical College of Virginia in December 2007. He is part owner of Rehab Associates of Central Virgina, an outpatient physical therapy practice in Lynchburg.
2008-05-14 02:31:00, 4215


1993
W. David Culp Jr. Durham NC
W. DAVID CULP, JR., received his Ph.D. in oncology and experimental oncology from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 8, 2007. The title of his dissertation was "Identifying Molecular Targets for Cancer Therapy." Dr. Culp is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
2008-04-16 02:18:00, 4149


1992
Fitzhugh L. Cantrell II Woodbridge VA
FITZHUGH L. CANTRELL II has been accepted into the Georgetown University Master's in Public Policy program under the special program with the Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General.
2008-08-27 12:00:00, 4434


1991
Karl K. Schneider Reston VA
KARL K. SCHNEIDER earned a master's degree in diplomacy with a concentration in international terrorism from Norwich University in June 2008 and was selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army on July 1, 2008. He continues to serve as a Special Forces officer in the Pentagon.
2008-07-21 11:34:00, 4336


1991
Karl Schneider
KARL SCHNEIDER earned a master's degree in diplomacy with a concentration in international terrorism from Norwich University in Vermont in June, 2008.
2008-07-25 03:41:00, 4353


1990
Bradley Clark Wallet
BRADLEY C. WALLET is pursuing a Ph.D. in geophysics at the University of Oklahoma.
2008-05-03 03:03:00, 4185


1986
Mark L. Heilshorn Woodbury CT
MARK L. HEILSHORN graduated from Hartford Seminary with a doctoral degree in theology in May 2008. His dissertation is entitled "Inter-religious Dialogue: A Tool of Transformation in the Local Church."
2008-08-19 02:45:00, 4412


1980
Daniel M. Slack
DANIEL M. SLACK graduated from the Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP) in May 2008. This is a Senior Executive Service (SES) candiate development program.
2008-09-05 11:09:00, 4446


1978
Julian A. Moore Christiansburg VA
JULIAN A. MOORE of Christiansburg earned his Ph.D. in higher education administration from the Darden College of Education of Old Dominion University.
2008-09-04 11:03:00, 4444


1971
William F. Rayburn
Dr. WILLIAM F. RAYBURN completed his MBA in healthcare business administration at The University of Texas in 2007.
2007-12-29 12:28:00, 3882


1970
Frank Stoddert Johns II Richmond VA
FRANK S. JOHNS II is pursuing a master's degree in educational technology at Indiana State University and continuing education classes at ITT Technical Institute where he runs the Learning Resource Center.
2008-07-25 03:31:00, 4351