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Diana (Clough) Benton '03 got married in December and is serving in the US Army in Germany right now.

Kassie (Dove) McMahon '90 and her husband Matt will be celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary on October 11th and welcoming their first child in early November

Sandra Beasley '98 won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize for her poetry collection Theories of Falling. The book was published in April 2008 by New Issues Poetry & Prose.

Dawn (Heineman) Findley '94 and her husband, Kip,
announce the birth of their first child, Garrett Ryan,
on June 6, 2007.

Masha Herbst '96 married Jeremy Richart in an October 2007 Shenandoah Valley wedding, and then moved to Afghanistan to work for the government.

Philip Larson '96 was married to Martine Lamotte on March 15, 2008. Phil successfully passed the Virginia Bar in April and will begin business school at Chicago GSB this fall.

Kimberly Taylor '91 finally finished her Ph.D. in Biophysics in 2005 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Go Badgers!). She's currently living and working in Galveston, TX.

Chris Russell '03 and Thara Gorur '03 were married in March.

Matt Tatusko '95 and his wife, Marisa, welcomed the birth of their second child, Luke, on Feb 13.

Michelle (Caron) Rockecharlie '88 is a stay-at-home Mom to Rebecca, Rachel, Sarah and Thomas and lives in Glen Allen, Virginia with her husband, Tom.

Daniel Carmody '04 is currently a senior at Carnegie
Mellon studying physics. This summer he is undertaking a cross-country fundraising bike trip with Bike and Build
Afterwards, he plans to attend graduate school at the University of Wisconsin for a PhD in physics.

Jennifer (Vucic) Jordan '94 and Chris Jordan announce the birth of their daughter, Juliana Rose, on September 19, 2007.

Brian Hepler '91 will be celebrating his second wedding anniversary to Deverina Atkins this coming May. Deverina is a Sharepoint Administrator in Springfield, VA.

Jason Miller '99 was married to Ashley Wright on February 2, 2008.

David Thompson '98 will be a law clerk for the Supreme Court's upcoming term.

Leah Goodwin '96 and her husband, Kevin Baxter, welcomed their first son, Ephraim Gray Goodwin Baxter, on October 27, 2007, one day shy of their first wedding anniversary. They reside in Somerville, MA, where Leah is working as a freelance editor, writer, and proofreader after her graduation from Harvard Divinity School in June 2007. Kevin is the pastor at Swedenborg Chapel, just outside Harvard Yard. Leah is in the ordination process for the American Baptist Church in the USA, and plans to be ordained within the year.

Jason Hintz '89 married Noel Llopis on New Year's Eve 2007 in Long Beach, California where they now reside in with their five year old daughter, Katie.

Beth Finn '94 received her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from PMI in December 2007. She works as a Project Manager for SunGard near Philadelphia, PA.

Forest Rawls III '90 and his partner Kert have welcomed their second child, daughter Ayden, born December 2007.

Christina Geyer '93 and her husband Rainer Spang had their first son Oliver Martin on July 23, 2007. They will be celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary this year. Christina is a stay at home mom and blogs An American Expat in Deutschland while living in Regensburg, Germany, where her husband is a Professor of Bioinformatics at the university.

Katie Carter '97 married Daniel Balberchak on April 21, 2007 in Vienna, VA. They reside in Fairfax, VA.

Will Carter '99 married Laura Mayer on October 6, 2007 in Chicago, IL. They reside in Chicago.

Ginesa (Klein-Socorro) Schleuse '95, gave birth to her first child, Isabella, on September 25, 2007. She was 7lb, 7oz and 20.5 inches long at birth!
Michael Gibson '92 and his wife, Jessica, announce the births of their twin boys, James Ronald and Jonathan Thomas, on Oct 5th. James was 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 21 inches long, Jonathan was 6 pounds 2 ounces and 19 inches long.
Suzy Alvarez '02 married Stephen R. Prybella on July 28, 2007. They now live in Philadelphia, PA where Suzy attends Temple Law School and Stephen works as a senior analyst for First Equity.
Kristin (Peterson) Lang '90 was married to Robert C. Lang II in Naples, Florida on December 9, 2006. The couple resides in New York City where they both work in finance.
Chris Seidler '03 married Heather Morrison this May and was commissioned as a 2d Lt in the US Air Force after graduating from Penn State. He and his new wife can't wait to arrive on station in balmy Anchorage, Alaska after he completes a few more months of training in Texas!
Katie Lawless '96 and Nick Turner '96 had a baby boy, William Isaiah, on June 26, 2007.
Ana Dubon-Padilla '95 and Nathan Sady '94 were married in Antigua, Guatemala on July 7, 2007
Masha Herbst '96 left her journalism job in Alaska in 2004 to join the Foreign Service. Not long after moving to Armenia in 2005, she met her fiance, Jeremy Richart. They will be married this fall, just in time to enjoy a one-year, all-expenses-paid honeymoon on the U.S. Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pete Thomas '88E returned to Northern Virginia after a few years away in New Jersey. He now lives near Hillsboro, VA--and therefore not near much of anything else--with his wife Pam Ochs, and son, Quinn, age 7.
Adriane Randolph (Davis) '95 graduated in May 2007 with her PhD in Business Administration - Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University and begins as an Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems Management at Kennesaw State University in August 2007. She was featured in the May 2007 issue of Entrepreneur magazine for her interests in providing biometric interface systems for individuals in assisted living facilities. She married in December 2004 and currently resides in Atlanta with her husband and two dogs.
Aashoo Tandon '99 is currently living in Bethesda and doing research in the Neurogenetics Branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at NIH, as part of a year away from medical school through the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program. He will be heading back to Ann Arbor, MI, in July 2007 to finish the fourth year of medical school.
Keely Tolley Roen '94 and her husband Garrett had their second son, Julian Christopher, in April 2007. Their first son, Jude Thomas, is three and a half years old. Keely teaches Wildlife Management at Penn State where her husband is an Admissions Counselor.

John DeWeese '96 graduated from the University of Southern California with a Masters in Computer Science. He now lives in the San Francisco bay area and works as a game programmer.
Kyra Williams '94 began work in obstetrics and gynecology this summer at the Princeton Hospital and at a private practice in the area. Her husband, Josh Shapiro, is working on a post doc in evolutionary biology at Princeton University.

Geoffrey Cassell '02 is finishing up his 5th year in the mechanical engineering program at RIT and is engaged to Rebecca Dunn of Caledonia, NY.

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Scott Michelman '96 clerked for Judge Betty B. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is now an attorney with the ACLU in New York, where he litigates free speech and national security cases.

Seamus O'Connor '03 and Kirstin Kerr '03 are engaged and plan to wed in 2007.

Jeremy O'Connor '01 is engaged to Jeanette Phelps of North Carolina. They met at Virginia Tech.

Forest Rawls '90 and his partner Kert adopted a son, Roman, born November 5, 2005.

Michael Stryer '01 graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2005. He is waiting to begin flight school and is engaged to Annalisa Grimes '02.

Colleen Mackey '02 is in the fourth year of a five year Chemical Engineering program at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. On February 22, 2006 she was received the John C. Hinojosa Memorial Scholarship that is awarded to a Junior in Chemical Engineering in recognition of their academic contributions.

Coralyn (Stoneburner) Gauvin '89 had a baby boy, Bennett Joseph, on November 5, 2005.

Roger Chang '96 was selected as one of 16 New Faces of Engineering of 2006. There was a full-page announcement in USA Today and also a feature in National Engineer's Week.

Greg Forster '91 and Beth (Garrett) '91 had a baby girl, Anya Katerina, on October 6, 2005.

Brian G. Harris '90 and Julie Sandlin '90 had a baby boy, Nikolas James Harris, on November 30th, 2005.

Jonathan Scott Cheek '01 and Sean Duffy '01 have been selected as one of this years recipients of the Frederick E. Terman Award for Scholastic Achievement in Engineering. This most selective award is based on overall academic performance and is presented to 5% of each year seniors at Stanford University. A very special part of this award is the recognition of the secondary school teacher who the student names as having most influenced their scholastic career. Cheek named Bettie Stegall and Duffy named Barbara Nelson, who were both flown out to celebrate with the awards in May.

David Banh '04 has been featured in an article in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin entitled, King David, David Banh is the 2005 King of Bridge. He had been a driving force behind the re-organization of the TJ 8th period Bridge Club. He now holds the rank of NABC Master, and also serves on the Northern Virginia Unit board as the youth representative. He is now a freshman at the University of Virginia.

Sam Feller '03 won a full scholarship from the Department of Homeland Security.

Dr. Omar Acio was recognized by the Carleton College as a teacher who most influenced a students development by Michael J. Feinberg '05.

Todd Stoessell '95 and Megan Lisagor '95 were married in Charlottesville, VA on October 8, 2005.
Franklin Allgauer '76 is working for the Joint Chief of Staff at the Pentagon and has had several tours overseas.
Michael McElroy '96 has earned his PhD in engineering sciences from Harvard University. This fall he starts at ExxonMobil in northern Virginia.
Patrick Kelly '02 is a third year finance major at the University of Virginia and will be inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society for placing within the top 7% of UVA's McIntire School of Commerce. Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest national scholastic recognition UVA can offer for business students and is the equivalent to Phi Beta Kappa awarded to the top A&S students. Pat has also completed his third season as a starting forward for the UVA ice hockey team which was #1 in the ACCHL this season.
Sloane Kuney '02 will pursue a Master of Arts in Design from the Corcoran College of Art and Design in DC beginning in May 2005, when she graduates from the University of Virginia after finishing an English degree in three years.
Tom Laducci 01, a senior at Notre Dame, was named the Outstanding Band Member for the 2004 Year in front of 80,000 people on Parents' Weekend at the football game in South Bend, IN, .
Christo Landry 04, at William and Mary, placed 38th in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, earning All-American Honors.
Starting this past spring, Jeff Lofgren 93 of Cox Communications, worked with current students and the TJ Partnership Fund to produce a DVD recently sent to all parents showcasing Jefferson.
Don Halcombe '92 has been promoted to director, communications for the TLC cable network. In his new role, Halcombe will develop and implement publicity campaigns and initiatives for TLC. He will create national and local TLC brand publicity initiatives. Previously, he oversaw all communications for TLCs hit series Trading Spaces.
Erin (Kennedy) Weinland '93 has earned her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She has accepted an expatriate position in Oxford, England as a Director of Client Service for ACNielsen BASES.
Looking for more? Check the 1994 reunion site for updates on over 100 class members.
After completing culinary school in Arizona, Taylor Boudreaux '93 became the Executive Chef at Mastro's Steakhouse in Beverly Hills (right next to Spago!) and now is opening his own restaurant called Citizen Smiths.
Kristina Hoke '96 is currently working on a PhD as part of MD/PhD program at Cornell and Rockefeller Universities in NYC. She has had two scientific publications recently.
Brandy Brooks '94 has just begun her second summer of teaching high school students about the use of digital media as presentation tools in architectural design. The program takes place at the Boston Architectural Center, where Brandy is in her 3rd year of study toward a Master of Architecture. She is also serving on the student government and several other boards and committees at the BAC.
Joseph Lazio 03, W.M. Farrell 03, Jill Dietrick 03, Elizabeth Greenlees 03, Emily Hogan 03, and Christopher Jones 03, have had their senior abstract from the AstroTech Lab under Mrs. L. A. Hennig, The Radiometric Bodes Law and Extrasolar Planets, accepted for publication.
Baby update from '88 & '89..Katherine (Lilley) Johnke '88 has two sons, Reid and Timothy. Julie (Choice) Hosler '88 and Greg Hosler '89 just gave birth to Silas, their 3rd son, adding to Calvin and Quinton. Jeannie (Koo) Loeb '88 has given birth to a daughter, Avery. Her other children are Hayden (girl), Chase (boy) and Greyson (boy). Seung Je Yo '88 has two daughters, Hannah and Amanda. John Choi '88 has a daughter, Sarah. Chi Chung '88 has a daughter, Olivia, and son, Nathan. Rod Rippey '89 has a daughter, Caroline, and son, Eric. He lives in Sterling, Virginia, with his wife, Christy. John Wilson '89 has a son, Ian. He lives in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife, Beth. John Mitchell '88 recently had a daughter, Dori Lynn. He lives in Suffolk, Virginia, with his wife, Dana. Hyoejin Yoon '88 has finished her PhD in English literature and teaches at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. David Sun '88 recently had a daughter, Hailey. He lives with his wife, Julie, in Vienna, Virginia.
Scott Michelman '96 just graduated from Harvard Law School and has been subbing at Jefferson. He is hoping to write The Eton Chronicles, his experiences and travels while teaching at Eton after he graduated Duke.

CPT Edith Alcorn '95 and 1st Lt. Bruce Fein '94 meet up while serving together in Iraq.

The Virginia State Bar has selected Mark S. Kennedy '93, a Washington and Lee University law student, as the recipient of the 2004 Oliver White Hill Student Pro Bono Award. More on the Bar's website.

Sara Rab '95 recently completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and is now Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Geoff Cassell '02 of RIT's Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been elected secretary of the Greek Council. More on the RIT website.

Jay Briar '94 was featured in a Washington Post story about how young people are being taught about the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.

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Jason Goodale '98 and David Ross 98, have been sent to Iraq.

Brian Dewhurst 96, Board on Physics and Astronomy, has authored, through the National Research Council of the National Academies, a booklet, New Frontiers in Solar System Exploration," designed to give background information to policymakers.

Steven Beck 96, pianist, performed at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre 2/24 in a Young Artists Concert.

Word of two more Jefferson alums serving in Iraq: Lt. Jason Goodale, 2/7 Co. G. 3d Platoon, UIC 41560, FPO AP 96426-1560, and Lt. Dave Ross, HHT HCav, CMR 401 Box 975, APO AE 09076. Best wishes to them both.

Yale doctoral student Michael Mizrahi 96 Dwas featured on Piano at the Prince Georges Philharmonic performance in February. Hazel Cheilek and several alumni are members of the orchestra. Mrs. Cheilek is volunteering at Amidan Elementary in Washington, DC where former TJ teacher John Goudeaux is the principal.
1st Lt. Emily Woolsey '97 just returned home from Iraq after serving in the 101st Airborne...
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Amy Hayden '90 got married this summer to Chad Harned of Louisville, KY. The couple live in Louisville and are expecting their first child in July.

Paula D'Aiuto Leatherman '79, stationed with her husband in Oahu, HI for three years, suddenly realized that LTC Frank Ippolito '79 was a colleague of her husband's. The two knew each other while attending Jefferson, but had not seen each other since. They reunited at a Christmas Party in December.

Sasha Burakow '03 died of a brain aneurism on her way home from Duke for winter break. It was a huge loss to the TJ community, as Sasha was one of the most bright and lively girls to grace the halls of Jefferson and had an immense amount of potential. Thought you might like to post that on the alumni news page just so everyone can know. Donations can be made to a scholarship fund in her name c/o TJHSST.
Liz Mason-Deese 02 writes to say she was recently found guilty of disorderly conduct for protesting the war against Iraq at a UNC basketball game last winter...more...
Chris Wells '00 has been named a Rhodes scholar...more...
The Class of '93 held its 10 Year Reunion over Thanksgiving weekend...
John Wray '92 just wrote three episodes for Disney's new Lilo & Stitch animated series, the first of which will air November 21st at 4pm on the Disney Channel...see the website...
Anne Antonowicz Toth '89 sends the sad news that Barbara (Buffy) Beverage Durand '89 passed away in September. Anne writes: "I knew both Christie Zdinak '89 and Buffy during high school and it seems impossible to believe that two vibrant young women can be gone so early in their lives."
Heather Ichord 01 is one of nine US Navy Midshipmen attending West Point for a semester. US Army Cadet Elizabeth Lachner '01 welcomed her behind enemy lines!
Darius Kazemi '02 has been published about his leadership in game development at WPI...read the article...
Dan Odio '94 has launched an online realty firm at DROdio.com...
Lt. Maggie Vasak '92 is currently at the US Naval Test Pilot School, the only female in her class of thirty-six...
Paul Weber '97 is with engineering corps based in Iraq...
Geoffrey von Maltzahn 99 maintained a perfect GPA with a double major at MIT. His research is published in the May issue of Langmuir, the foremost international chemical engineering journal, and he will address US Congress with results. He also received the Johnson & Johnson award at MIT...
Christie O'Flaherty Zdinak '89
I have received several letters from classmates of Christie expressing their sympathy of her passing back on December 22, 2002. Their cards were greatly appreciated and it was wonderful to hear from people that knew Christie while she was at TJ and remind us why she was special and will not be forgotten. I had the great fortune of knowing Christie for the past thirteen years and was married to her for seven. Thank you to all those who have had Christie in their thoughts over the past several months.

Sincerely,
Aaron Zdinak

Warren Rohlfs '92 is a helicopter pilot now, following in the steps of Technology Director Pete Morasca...

Yvette Anne Marion '72 is competing again for the Teacher Astronaut Candidate Program. She formerly competed as Mission Specialist for 1978, and then again in the 1980's. She is presently at the National Security School for Senior Executives at the National Defense University and former US Army...