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Milton H. Kaplan ’39 reports that he recently visited University Grounds. Says Kaplan, “I’m impressed with the new Law School building and Darden and Commerce School buildings and amazed at the growth since 1939.” Kaplan’s son, Stanley Kaplan (A&S ’69), graduated from the University in 1969; his grandson, Steven Kaplan (A&S ’02, Law ’05), is vice president of his Law School class; another grandson, Scott London (A&S ’92, Medicine ’96), graduated from the College and Medical School and practices medicine in Baltimore; and his granddaughter, Nancy Kaplan (A&S ’99, Master’s ’00), earned a bachelor’s in 1999 and a master’s in 2000 from the University.

Littleton C. Hudgins ’57 reports that he and his wife, Dot, will be married 50 years in September 2005. “Unbelievable!” says Hudgins.

Theodore Chandler Jr. ’74, President and COO of LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., added CEO to his title Jan. 1, 2005, according to an Oct. 28, 2004, Richmond Times-Dispatch article, “New CEO Named at Richmond, Va., Title Insurance Firm.”

Harry D. Dickinson ’75 (Master’s in Accounting ’76) has been elected 2004-2005 chairman of the Virginia Board of Accountancy. Says Dickinson, “It has been a great pleasure to have the counsel and assistance of McIntire professor and colleague Whit Broome as the board has worked on revisions of the CPA regulations.” In a survey of Virginia CPAs conducted by Virginia Business and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, Dickinson, a CPA and Ph.D. holder, was selected as a “Super CPA” for the third time in the November 2004 Virginia Business magazine. Dickinson is a Partner with Bowling, Franklin & Co. LLP, in Fredericksburg, Va.

Michael A. Wellman ’75 (Darden ’79) joined Diversified Search’s New York office as Managing Director and Member. Before joining Diversified Search, Wellman founded and served as Senior Managing Partner of his own firm, Jefferson Partners, based in New York and Connecticut. Before that, he was a Senior Partner with Korn/Ferry International, where he was a Board Director, Managing Partner–Northeast Region, and President of Specialty Practices. More recently, he was Chief Talent Officer for Comstellar Technologies. Before entering executive search, Wellman worked for Bain & Company, Chemical Bank, and Wellman Inc. (NYSE).

Jeffrey Edell ’79 was recently named President and CEO of Worldwide Excellence Inc., the parent company of various entities specializing in consumer product marketing and distribution through TV infomercials, print, and the Internet. Well-known products include Botopical and the AB Revolutionizer. Edell, a member of the McIntire Advisory Board, was also named as an alternate to the U.S. Masters Basketball Team, which will compete in Israel’s 17th World Maccabiah Games in the summer of 2005.

Andrew Rudin ’79 (Master’s in MIT ’05) published the article “Manage the Sales Process” on the SalesVantage Web site. Rudin is President of Outside Technologies Inc., a company specializing in developing effective sales solutions for high-technology organizations.

Margaret (Meg) Sarosdy Marion ’80 and husband Mike celebrated the birth of their first and only child, born in April 2002. As a result, Meg resigned from her position as Vice President of Marketing, Hanes Printables, a Sara Lee Branded Apparel division, with the hopes of finding a better balance of work and family. Meg has since formed a corporation and has invested in a franchise called The Entrepreneur’s Source. Her business helps individuals explore self-employment as a career alternative. She loves helping people pursue their dreams of self-employment and has experienced early success. She also loves the flexibility of being her own boss. Her Web address is www.TheEsource.com/MMarion.

James Toups ’80, Founder/Partner of East Coast Fire Protection, of Richmond, Va., and his company were profiled Nov. 30, 2004, in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article titled “City Fire-Safety Firm Is Smokin’; in Just 7 Years, Its President Has Lifted it to One of the Five Largest in the Country.”

Robert C. Carlson (Master’s in Accounting ’82, Law ’82) is the author of The New Rules of Retirement: Strategies for a Secure Future, a book that explains how “the Age Wave” is affecting retirement. Carlson is the Editor of the monthly newsletter Retirement Watch, the Managing Member of Carlson Wealth Advisors, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System (Virginia).

Joel Watson ’84 married Emily Thorell M.D. in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in August 2003. Watson completed his Ph.D. in marketing at The University of Utah in the summer of 2004 and is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rockhurst University, in Kansas City, Mo.

Cindy Eddins Collier (Master’s in Accounting ’86) was appointed to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ National Business Valuation Committee for a three-year term starting in October 2004. Collier, a CPA accredited in business valuation, a certified valuation analyst, and a certified medical practice executive, also received a lifetime Batten Fellowship at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and will teach a health care finance course at Darden in spring 2005 with Professor Patricia Werhane.

Adam Schecter.

Adam Schecter ’86 recently launched a $100 million private equity leveraged buyout firm with the backing of the family-based asset management firm William Harris Investors Inc. His firm, WHI Capital Partners, launched May 24, 2004. Says Schecter, “Needless to say, launching my own group with this kind of financial support is very exciting and something I am extremely proud of.”

Paul T. Little ’89 (Master’s in MIS ’90) and Katherine S. Anderson were married Dec. 28, 2003. Katherine recently completed her master’s in psychology at the University of Denver. Paul is President of Evolution Hosting, a premier Java hosting and consulting company. 

Craig Wood ’90, Group President at Yankelovich Partners, is co-author of a new book, Coming to Concurrence: Addressable Attitudes and the New Model for Marketing Productivity (Racom Communications, 2005), which offers key insights into how marketing must change to reengage today’s resistant consumer. In the preface, Craig gives special thanks to McIntire faculty members Sandy Schmidt and Ellen Whitener (among others) “for imparting your business acumen over the years, whether you were conscious of it or not.”

William Cogswell ’95 and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their first child, Olivia Arizona, born Aug. 16, 2004. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Says Cogswell, “Mom and Olivia are doing great!”

Ruth Leah Kelly.

Lisa (Goodes) Kelly ’95 and Robert Kelly (Engineering ’93) celebrated the arrival of their first child, Ruth Leah, born Nov. 14, 2004. She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 inches long. The family resides in Reston, Va.

Nicholas Thomas Wetzel.

Fotini Abatzis ’96 (Master’s in MIS ’97) and her husband, Matt Wetzel, joyfully welcomed their first child, Nicholas Thomas Wetzel, born Feb. 5, 2004. The family currently resides in Pittsburgh.

Tiki Barber ’97, star NFL running back, set two major records for the New York Giants Jan. 2, 2005. Running for 95 yards against the Dallas Cowboys, Barber surpassed the Giants’ team records for single-season and career rushing yards. His feats were chronicled Jan. 4, 2005, in a New York Post article headlined “Record Night for Tiki.”

Eric Tracy ’97 recently competed in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and happily resides in Southern California, where he heads up Corporate Strategy for a subsidiary of Tyco International.

Stacy Kolendrianos Mitchell ’99 and her husband, Chad, welcomed their second son, Michael Grady, Sept. 7, 2004. Michael joins big brother William, who is 2 years old. Stacy is enjoying staying at home with her boys in Danville, Va.

Ed Deng ’00 started a new position in September 2004 at Fortemedia, a mixed-signal IC solution provider that specializes in far-field pickup and echo/noise cancellers that enable better hands-free communication. At Fortemedia, he serves in the capacity of business development and regional marketing and splits his time between Shanghai and Silicon Valley.

Sandra Bowers ’01 and Billy Wood were married Oct. 2, 2004, in Rockville, Va. Billy is a Firefighter for Hanover County, Va., and Sandi is a Data Architect for Health Management Corporation. They live in Mechanicsville, Va.

Jeff Dunn ’01 married Dawn Papaj (A&S ’01) Oct. 30, 2004, in Charlottesville, Va. 

Jennifer Casarotti Troch (Master’s in MIS ’01) and her husband, Jeff, welcomed their second big “project” since Jennifer completed the Master’s in MIS program in 2001: Carson Gregory arrived May 19, 2004, joining first post-graduation project, big brother, Gabriel Burke, born Feb. 12, 2002. After maternity leave, Jennifer returned to a new role at Cisco Systems in Research Triangle Park, N.C., as the Global Communications Lead for the IT Relationship Management organization.

Lee Walke (A&S ’89, Master’s in MIS ’01) was promoted to Director of Clinical Data Management for PRA International and relocated to Kansas City in January 2005 to centralize and double the size of the operation to 200 clinical data management professionals. Walke and his wife, Kristi, have two girls, Alma and Frances, 2 years old and 1 year old.

Phil Bennett (Master’s in MIT ’02) was elected to the partnership of KPMG LLP as of Oct. 1, 2004. Phil provides information risk management services to communications and media clients in the Washington, D.C., area. He resides in McLean, Va., with his wife, Tara.

Gregg Gustafson (Master’s in MIT ’04) recently accepted a position as Assistant CIO at Western Carolina University.

Kenneth R. Knapp (Master’s in MIT ’04) has been assigned as IBM’s Client Executive for the U.S. Marine Corps account.

Jami Trull (Master’s in MIT ’04) works at Philips Medical Systems as a Clinical Consultant—Information Systems. She and her husband, Don Trull (Master’s in MIT ’02), live in Richmond, Va.

Charisse Clarke (Master’s in MIT ’05) was married in September 2004.