Entrepreneurship:
The dream of self-employment
V o l u m e 3 3 • I ssue 1 sp ring 2007
DARDEN
The alumni magazine of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business
18 Features
18 Perfect Circle: Darden Program helps alumnae reclaim career path.
20 The ‘120 Club’ entertains alums with tales of old and their fond
vision for the future.
23 Alumni hatch new venture with aid of Darden Incubator.
24 Cover Story: Faculty share secrets of entrepreneurial success.
20 Departments
4 Over Coffee
Dean Bruner rings NYSE opening bell; Darden rises in rankings;
profs’ marketing book named ‘best of the year,’ more.
6 News Briefs
Jim Cramer’s Mad Money comes to Darden; in Memoriam: remembering
former Dean Haigh; new trustees join Darden Foundation board; GE
CEO speaks at School; more.
12 Faculty Files
33 Reunion Photos and Class Notes
Upcoming Events:
April 18–20, 2008, Reunion
Classes of ‘58, ‘63, ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03
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September 21–22
Alumni Board, Leadership Weekend
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Copyright 2007
The Darden School Foundation
alumni board members
James E. Black (MBA ’03)
Asst. Brand Manager, Procter and Gamble
Adriano L. Borges (MBA ’98)
Vice President, Investment Banking,
Credit Suisse Group
Leadership
Lawrence Brett III (MBA ’79)
Director, Trader Publishing Company
Arthur S. Brinkley (MBA ’85)
First Vice President, Davenport & Company, LLC
Dear Alumnus,
As I told students and their families at Graduation 2007, we have finished another buoyant year
at the Darden School. We saw sharp increases in applications to the school and career placements
for our graduates. We hired five talented new faculty members. Two colleagues, Sherwood Frey
and Mary Margaret Frank received major teaching awards from the University of Virginia. Darden
Executive Education won the coveted #1 Global Ranking in several categories from The Financial
Times in its annual poll in May. Cases, books and articles are in development at our affiliated
Centers of Excellence—The Batten Institute, The Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate
Ethics, The Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, The Tayloe Murphy International Center, and the
Darden-Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education. Darden has momentum. The response from
our alumni and the extended community of Darden friends has been heartwarming. Thank you.
As I tell everyone, standing still is not an option for Darden. We need to sustain our momentum in
all areas. The most frequent question I encounter from alumni is “What can I do to help?” Here
are my top four picks:
• Speak up for Darden. Word-of-mouth recommendation of our school is the single most influen-
tial means by which MBA applicants, corporate partners, new faculty members, and the general
public learn about us. Tell people about your experience here. We are eager to attract top talent
into our community.
• Give us feedback. In particular, we need your ideas about what we can do to raise our game.
This spring a survey was distributed to every Darden alumnus, seeking your feedback on virtu-
ally every aspect of our operations—from the school’s academic mission, rankings and services
to alumni, to the ways your school communicates with you. The results of this survey in tandem
with our other initiatives will help take Darden to a higher level.
• Engage with us. Our many alumni chapters, social events, and programs of lifelong learning,
which you may read about in this issue of Darden magazine, can help you renew your acquain-
tance. If you haven’t got a chapter nearby, form one. If you have ideas for chapter activities,
volunteer to lead.
• Accelerate the Capital Campaign by making a charitable gift to the school.
We have just concluded our two-year celebration of Darden’s 50th anniversary. The end of every
chapter marks an opportunity to move forward to the next act in the Darden story. We are build-
ing a future that will exemplify excellence in business education, while setting the standard in
thought leadership. Your support will make the difference as Darden rises among the finest MBA
programs in the world.
Best Regards,
Robert F. Bruner
www.darden.virginia.edu •
Over Coffee
Darden opens the day on Wall Street: from left, Prof. Susan Chaplinsky, Prof. Frank Warnock, Li Wei, NYSE Research, Elizabeth Hupert, Executive Educa-
tion client operations manager, Connie Blackman, NYSE Research, Catherine R. Kinney, NYSE President and Co-COO, Paul Bennet, NYSE Chief Econo-
mist, Dean Robert F. Bruner, Prof. Michael Shill, Prof. Marc Lipson, Pamela Moulton, NYSE Research, Prof. Peter Rodriguez, and Prof. Wei Li.
Dean Bruner Rings NYSE Opening Bell clear explanations of the key metrics for evaluating virtually
Darden Dean Robert Bruner rang The New York Stock every aspect of marketing and sales, including customer per-
Exchange Opening Bell on March 21 to celebrate the 6th ception, product strategy, channel management, promotion,
Annual Emerging Markets Conference, co-sponsored and and revenue and cost structures. The book was co-written
hosted by the NYSE. by David Reibstein and Neil Bendle. Reibstein is Professor
The dean’s conference, “Investment Management in an of Marketing at the Wharton School. Bendle is a doctoral
Evolving Institutional Environment,” ran March 20–21 at student in marketing at the Carlson School of Management,
the NYSE. The conference was organized in partnership with University of Minnesota.
State Street Global Markets, World Bank, and the Research “In a category that suffers from a surfeit of books related
Foundation of the CFA Institute. Robert Shiller, professor to personal experiences, one-off success stories made pos-
of economics at Yale University, was the keynote speaker. sible by budgets and resources unavailable to most firms,
Several Darden faculty and staff were on hand to applaud outdated theories as quaint as bloodletting, or mantras de-
the market opening, which was broadcast live on CNBC at voted to ‘big ideas’ or ‘exceeding expectations,’ 50+ metrics
9:30 a.m. EST. crackles like new money,” writes Strategy + Business writer
Nick Wreden in his “By the numbers” column. “For CEOs
and those in marketing trenches needing accountability, this
Darden Profs’ Marketing is the best marketing book of the year.”
Book ‘Best of the Year’ From a review on the back cover, “Marketing, as a
Strategy + Business magazine hails a function, is under increasing pressure to develop business-
new text by Darden Professors Paul oriented metrics to justify marketing mix investments,”
Farris and Phil Pfeifer as the best writes Anil Menon, vice president of the marketing, systems
marketing book of 2006. and technology group at IBM. “Marketing Metrics offers
In a crowded field of marketing clear advice on how to develop common marketing metrics
tomes, Marketing Metrics: 50 Met- that are relevant and accessible to both marketing and non-
rics Every Executive Should Master marketing decision makers.”
(Wharton School Press 2006) deliv- The book is available in hardcover at major bookstores
ers on its promises. The book offers and through Amazon.com.
www.darden.virginia.edu •
News Briefs
www.darden.virginia.edu •
News Briefs: Speakers at Darden
GE Chairman, CEO Speaks at Darden • Be a fearless globalist and explore new opportunities
wherever they exist.
• View leadership from the perspective of innovation and
product management
• Simplify. “Doing things simply is a lot harder than doing
them in a complicated way,” he said. But simplification
saves time and increases efficiency, while allowing for the
free flow of ideas.
• Be a salesman. In the digital age companies will sell fewer
things to more people. Guessing correctly what those
things will be and determining how to sell them will be a
hallmark of the successful executive.
• Be a good student of organizational behavior. This helps
maintain loyalty, while giving talented individuals a rea-
son to stay at the company. “Convince them your vision is
their vision,” Immelt said.
• Build trust. “Take care of your workforce,” the executive
said.
“You’ve had two years of being a CEO with no conse-
quences,” he told the Second Year students. “Everybody in
this room has the capability to do my job. You’ve gotten
a great education and have the opportunity to go out and
act on it. The question is, will you? You’ve got to believe in
your company and yourself.”
In 2005 and 2006, Barron’s magazine named Immelt one
of the World’s Best CEO’s.
www.darden.virginia.edu •
News Briefs
Darden’s Luckiest Student Makes a Choice the lid to reveal…nothing. Just a briefcase full of blues. The
other case, the one Inoue did not choose, was promptly
opened. Inside, tantalizing, almost taunting, was a card
emblazoned with the numerals: $17,500.
Such is the inscrutable nature of luck. Inoue bowed with
good grace and was rewarded with applause from his fellow
students.
Professor Sam Bodily, who served as emcee of the
weeklong Luckiest Student event, observed that Inoue, at
the end of the day, was no more or less lucky than any of his
fellow students. With the prize still in hand, Bodily said the
event would be held again next year to gauge the vagaries of
luck and random events.
The Random Act of Kindness experience for Darden’s
Luckiest Student was part of an ongoing research experi-
From left: ‘the bankers,’ Professors Anton Ovchinnikov and Casey Lich-
tendahl, Hideki Inoue and Professor Sam Bodily . ment being conducted by professors Bodily and Phil Pfeifer,
who conceived the event. The Random Act of Kindness pro-
Darden’s Luckiest Student discovered that nothing lasts vided students an opportunity to ponder the role that ran-
forever as his final bid for a cash prize yielded only applause domness and the abstraction of luck plays in business life.
for his sportsmanship. First Year Students were chosen and gradually eliminated
First Year student Hideki Inoue survived more than a from the event in entirely random and varying fashion.
week of random eliminations in February to be named While students in First Year Decision Analysis discuss the
Darden’s Luckiest Student, which gave him a shot at a issue of uncertainty when studying
$17,500 scholarship—a random act of kindness from an cases about real companies, A
anonymous benefactor of the Darden School. Random Act of Kindness moved the
Ah, but cruel fate befell Inoue as he rejected a guaranteed analysis beyond the theoretical into
cash offer of $5,679 to take a chance on a $17,500 windfall. the realm of actual consequences,
Dressed in the ancestral Samurai garb of his native Japan, where the stakes were real. Factors
Inoue boldly asserted that he would instead choose between such as risk tolerance and the
two identical briefcases. One contained the lucky prize, the statistics of chance came into play
other contained only air. as the student decided whether to
Inoue made his selection. The crowd grew silent. He go literally for the gold, or take a
released the spring clasps on the top of the case. And opened guaranteed amount from the banker.
www.darden.virginia.edu • 11
Faculty Files
Books Publications Jared Harris, Philip Bromiley
“Incentives to Cheat: The Influence
Brandt R. Allen and Don Hambrick and Ming-Jer Chen
of Executive Compensation and Firm
Luann J. Lynch: The “New Academic Fields as Admittance-
Performance on Financial Misrepresen-
Executive’s Guide Seeking Social Movements: The Case
tation,” Organization Science, forth-
to Management of Strategic Management” Academy of
Accounting and coming.
Management Review, forthcoming.
Control Systems, Erika H. James, Peggy M. Lee
Nag, Rajiv, Donald C. Hambrick and
Seventh Edition, “She-E-Os: Gender Effects and stock
Ming-Jer Chen
Thomson Learning. Price Reactions to the Announcement
“What is Strategic Management,
John L. Colley, Jr., Jacqueline L. Doyle, of Top Executive Appointments,”
Really? Empirical Induction of A Con-
D. Robley Wood, Jr., and Wallace Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 28,
sensus Definition of the Field,” Strate-
Stettinuis: How to Plan and Execute No. 3, March 2007, 227-241.
gic Management Journal, forthcoming.
Strategy, translated into Indonesian, Erika H. James, L. P. Wooten
Ming-Jer Chen
McGraw-Hill Companies and P.T. “Diversity Crisis: How Firms Manage
“Reconceptualizing the Competition-
Media Global Edukasi, Jakarta, Discrimination Lawsuits,” Academy of
Cooperation Relationship: A Transpar-
Indonesia, 2006. Management Journal, Vol. 49, No. 6,
adox Perspective,” Journal of Manage-
Olaf Plötner and Robert E. Spekman ment Inquiry, forthcoming. December 2006, 1103-1118.
(Editors), Bring- Tim Laseter, K. Boyer, J. Rungtusan-
Ming-Jer Chen, Kuo-Hsien Su, and
ing Technology to atham, E. Rabinovich, “Backroom
Wenpin Tsai
Market, John Wiley Operations on the Front Burner: Three
“Competitive Tension: The Awareness-
& Sons, Germany, Critical Issues in Internet Retailing,”
Motivation-Capability Perspective”
March 2007. Sloan Management Review, forthcom-
Academy of Management Journal, Vol.
R. Edward Freeman, 50, No. 1, February 2007, 101-118. ing.
Jeffrey Harrison, D. Mollenkopf, E. Rabinovich, Tim
Gregory B. Fairchild
and Andrew C. Laseter, K. Boyer, “Managing Internet
“Residential Segregation Influences
Wicks: Managing Product Returns: A Focus on Effective
on the Likelihood of Being Self-
for Stakeholders, Service Management, Decision Sci-
Employed,” Entrepreneurship Theory
New Haven: Yale University Press; ences, forthcoming.
and Practice, forthcoming.
forthcoming., E. Freeman, G. Rusconi,
and M. Dorigatti (Editors) Gregory B. Fairchild Rob Cross, Tim Laseter, Andrew
Stakeholder Theory, published in Ital- “Residential Segregation Influences Parker, Guillermo Velasquez
ian, Milan: Franco Angeli Milano and on the Likelihood of Black and White “Using Social Network Analysis to
Fondazione Acli Milanesi; forthcoming. Self-Employment,” Journal of Business Improve Communities of Practice, Cali-
Venturing, forthcoming. fornia Management Review, Vol. 49,
Saras D. Sarasvathy and Sankaran No. 1, Fall 2006.
Venkataraman: Made, as Well as Gregory B. Fairchild
Found: Researching Entrepreneurship “The Influence of Residential Segre- Jeanne M. Liedtka, R. Friedel, “Pos-
as a Science of the Artificial, Yale Uni- gation and its Correlates on Ethnic sibility Thinking: Lessons from
versity Press; forthcoming. Enterprise in Urban Areas,” Journal of Breakthrough Engineering,” Journal of
Sarasvathy: Effectuation: Elements of Business Venturing, forthcoming. Business Strategy, forthcoming.
Entrepreneurial Expertise, Edward El- Mary Margaret Frank, James Porterba, Marc L. Lipson, Sandra Mortal
gar, New Horizons in Entrepreneurship Doug Shackelford, John Shoven “Liquidity and Firm Characteristics:
Series; forthcoming. “The Costs of Mandated Financial Dis- Evidence from Mergers and Acquisi-
Patricia Werhane, Margaret Posig, closure: Evidence from Mutual Funds,” tions,” Journal of Financial Markets,
Lisa Gundry, Laurel Ofstein, and Journal of Law and Economics, forth- forthcoming.
Elizabeth Powell: Women in Business: coming. Paul Irvine, Marc L. Lipson,
The Changing Face of Leadership, R. Edward Freeman W. Anderson Puckett “Tipping,” Re-
Westport CT: Praeger; forthcoming. “The Stakeholder Effect,” Academy of view of Financial Studies, forthcoming.
Management Perspectives, forthcoming. Marc L. Lipson, Sandra Mortal
R. Edward Freeman, J. McVea “The Effect of Stock Splits on Clien-
“Stakeholder Theory: The State of the tele: Is Tick Size Relevant,” Journal of
Art,” Tijdschrift voor Economie en Corporate Financing, Vol. 12, No. 5,
Management, forthcoming. December 2006, 878-896.
www.darden.virginia.edu • 13
Faculty Files
“Copycat Funds: Information Disclosure Regulation and
the Returns to Active Management in the Mutual Fund
In Memoriam
Industry,” Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. XLVII Former Dean Haigh Dies;
[October 2004]: 515-541. Led School in Early ’80s.
Winner: Professor Ronald T. Wilcox Former Darden School Dean Robert Haigh died in
Authors: Shibo Li, Baohong Sun and Ronald T. Wilcox. December. He was 80.
A Distinguished Professor of Business Administration,
“Cross-Selling Sequentially Ordered Products: An Appli-
Haigh became the third dean of the school in 1980 and
cation to Consumer Banking Services” Journal of Market-
served until 1982. He was also director of the Tayloe
ing Research, Vol. XLII [May 2005]: 233-239.
Murphy International Business
Studies Center.
Significant Publication in a Book Form
Following his retirement,
Winner: Assoc. Professor Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg in later years Haigh was a
Authors: Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted resident of Westminster-Can-
Teisberg. terbury Retirement Village in
Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competi- Charlottesville. He was also
tion on Results. Harvard Business School Press, 2006. coping with Parkinson’s disease.
Significant Publication Aimed at the Practicing Manager In 1980 Haigh was a visiting
professor to Darden before he
Winner: Professor Jeanne Liedtka
was recommended to succeed
Authors: Rob Cross, Jeanne Liedtka, and Leigh Weiss.
Dean C. Stewart Sheppard.
“A Practical Guide to Social Networks,” Harvard Busi- Haigh brought knowledge of both industry and academia
ness Review [March 2005]: 1-9. to the table and was described as a ‘dream dean” by a
Washington Post reporter.
One of his first actions to raise the school’s interna-
Inaugural Genovese Fellows Reunion tional profile was to bolster Darden’s research efforts. He
Genovese Fellows gathered in April on the Darden Grounds also restructured the dean’s office, expanded the school’s
for the first time since the inception of the program 16 years fundraising goals to meet the school’s vision, and he en-
ago by Visiting Professor Frank Genovese (MBA ’74). Frank hanced the doctoral program. The objective was to grow
and his wife Susan were generous hosts and the group met the PhD program to at least 30 students, further stimulat-
at the Abbott Center during reunion weekend. Several fac- ing research while attracting top faculty to the school.
ulty members participated in the lunch celebration, includ- Haigh also appointed a committee that laid the ground-
ing Dean Bob Bruner and Professor John Colley. work for Darden’s eventual physical expansion into the
Genovese endowed the program to aid students who Grounds and facilities that students enjoy today.
wish to pursue careers in general management, a path that Ill health led to his early resignation as dean in 1982.
mirrors his own experience. In the years since the program He received his MBA and doctoral degrees from Har-
began, 41 Darden students have received fellowships total- vard Business School, later becoming president of Stan-
ing more than $1.3 million. Of the 37 fellowship students dard Oil of Ohio’s Chemicals and Plastics Group, and
already graduated, today 21 are general managers or already Xerox’s Educational Publishing and Information Services
own their companies. Group.
Outside his field of international business, Haigh
and four fellow members of the First Presbyterian
Church ran a soup kitchen for many years in downtown
Charlottesville. They served a free lunch to anyone; no
questions asked.
“People come in who are hungry and would like to
eat,” Haigh told the University of Virginia news service in
1992. “They sit down and we serve them.”
A memorial service was held Dec. 30 at First Presbyte-
rian Church in Charlottesville.
From left: Erica and Mike Lorence (MBA ‘07) and Jim Zuffletti (MBA ‘05) at
the Genovese Fellows Reunion.
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The Campaign for Darden: echelon of more than 500 graduate
business school programs nationally.
Today, Darden is at an inflection point
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Perfect Circle:
Darden Program Helps Alumnae Reclaim Career Path
M
ore than a third of Darden women are not working full-time. For many
alumnae, that’s by design at this point in their lives. Another 18 per-
cent are not working at all. And one in two have taken off from work
for at least six months at some point during their lives. But a recent survey
conducted by Darden’s Alumni Career Services (ACS) revealed that fully a third
of the women graduates not working full-time want to return to the workforce
someday, either to the careers they put on hold or to pursue new interests.
The survey found that they don’t so much want refresher courses in MBA
skills as practical tools on self-marketing, getting back in the game after a hia-
tus, and learning how to launch a business (see related feature story in
this issue).
Counselors in the school’s ACS office responded. Connie Dato English
(MBA ’91), director of ACS, led the development of a two-day workshop,
“Re-Entering the Workforce” expressly for women who want to make a transi-
tion. It is not so much a course as a guided process of self-assessment for the
women in transition. The idea is for participants to determine what they want,
then develop a plan for getting it.
“We are definitely helping with the transition back to work,” English says.
“We came up with a pragmatic, practical approach. We take everyone through
a self-assessment process. Everyone has to introduce themselves during the
first session in a professional way. They learn how to tell their stories.”
The program is a hit.
“I came in needing direction, motivation and an ‘I can do this!’ attitude and
left with all three!” says Sally Cors (MBA ’90).
Liz Weatherly (MBA ’02) agrees. “I found the course and my classmates to
be excellent resources in starting to get me thinking about what I’m looking
for professionally and personally and how to balance the two,” she says.
Almost two-thirds of Darden alumnae who responded to the survey say
Alumni they plan to change jobs within five years. One in five wants to buy or start her
own company and nearly a third expect to relocate.
Career Services To assist these women, the program is broken into two components
separated by one month. Session 1, “What do I want to do?” covers personal
has been offering career situation analysis, setting priorities, understanding life themes through struc-
tured self assessment. The second session, “How Do I Get What I Want?” asks
counseling and programs participants to consider who might hire them. Practical instruction includes
recognizing what is relevant, learning how to tell your story, including “the
expressly for alumnae for nearly gap” years, creating an effective resume, and accessing the market and net-
working. Participants complete some assignments in advance to get the most
a decade, but only recently has out of each session, which runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., while children are typically in
school and participants won’t incur daycare costs for attending.
begun taking programs on English says the workshops in Washington, D.C., Boston and Atlanta have
been well received.
the road. A desire to return to work is seldom about money, she adds. “One of the
common interests is they want to be role models for their daughters,” English
says. “It’s a desire to make a difference in the world. As for why they stepped
out to take time off from working, everyone is different, just as their reasons
for going back differ among individuals.”
The ideal program will have 15 participants and is typically scheduled
during the fall to coincide with kids returning to school. “Timing is important,”
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120 Club Entertains Alums
I
n the fall of 1967, a decade into the history of the Darden Darden’s history through the last four decades, as well
School, three young professors joined the faculty. The as personal reminiscences and the occasional anecdote of
school was still located in Monroe Hall on the main mischief. Their premiere road show in March was enthusi-
University Grounds, still an all-male bastion of students astically received by the more than 100 Darden alumni in
hailing mainly from the south. Charlottesville was a sleepy the Washington D.C. chapter who turned out to the Army
little hamlet surrounded by the still-agrarian county of Navy Club to hear their former professors recount days of
Albemarle. UVA football head coach Al Groh had just old, and to share their fondest hopes for the history of the
received his bachelor’s degree from the University. And the school. A similar program during Reunion Weekend in April
trio of professors, John Colley, Alec Horniman, and Bill garnered wild applause for the three faculty. More events
Sihler, settled down to teach; each in his respective area of are planned.
expertise. Colley headed up courses in corporate strategy Here, without revealing all their tales, professors Colley,
and operations. He still does. Horniman led courses in busi- Horniman and Sihler share a favorite anecdote from their
ness ethics, leadership, and managerial psychology, among Darden days. Each also offers a wish for the enduring mis-
others. He still does. Arriving in 1967 from a prior teaching sion of the Darden School.
post at Harvard, Sihler brought with him a comprehensive
knowledge of banking, corporate finance and risk manage- Partying with Professor John Colley
ment. All of them still teach and say they have no plans to
do otherwise. “Among my many wonderful memories of life at Darden are
Between the three, these professors have written literally the Saturday night parties during my early years here that
hundreds of case studies (Colley alone has authored more were open to all students and faculty. Each week, some stu-
than 300). And they have a combined 120 years of service dents would volunteer to host the entire school at their resi-
to the Darden School. dences. Tommie and I were faithful attendees, often bringing
This has earned them the moniker, “The 120 Club.” the “good stuff” from our bar in a paper bag. The students
Together, Colley, Horniman and Sihler have developed and faculty were close to an extent I had
a road show in which they share their recollections of not known in my previous experiences
as a student or faculty member at three
different institutions. In seven years as a
student at other schools, I was never in
“In seven years as a student at a social situation with a member of the
faculty. The experience here was exhila-
other schools, I was never in a rating; creating closeness between the
faculty and our students that persists to
social situation with a member of this day. When we attend a reunion, we
the faculty. The experience here do not see students, we see family.”
was exhilarating.” “My One Great Wish for the Future of Darden”
“I very much hope that the future will be one in which the
—Professor John Colley Darden School has the resources in terms of scholarships
to bring the best and the brightest students into our com-
munity. When it was determined that I would spend my life
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not even qualify for admission, which he found troubling. Abbott was at the door. He came into our class and looked
Nevertheless, it seems to me that if Darden can find the at me and said, ‘Mr. Horniman, what is going on?’ And I
financial resources to make sure that the best qualified said, “Well, Dean Abbott, you see, there was this eagle …’
students can come, Darden should be able to maintain its and I could see Charlie’s eyes starting to glaze over….”
position and enhance the worth and value of the degrees past
graduates hold.” Horniman’s Hope for the Future
“The Darden way, based on the student understand-
Probing the Azaleas with Professor Horniman ing and discussing a case in study group, a learning team,
then presenting their discoveries in class to their classmates
Alec Horniman’s expertise includes business ethics, manage-
to influence them is a critical learning experience for how
rial psychology, and motivating others for enhanced perfor-
managers manage,” he said. “That’s what Darden has been
mance. He is also renowned for an ability to help students
about, is about, and must be going forward. No other school
think differently.
I am aware of is as devoted to that process. How people
Once upon a time he was deploying these skills in an exercise
learn to communicate, written and spoken, is vital. Business
with his students in Classroom 8 of Monroe Hall. He tasked is about people and relationships. How do we communicate,
his students with developing a skit to demonstrate motiva- motivate and inspire? I say to a student, if that’s not interest-
tion. As an aside, while sitting in his office on a warm, spring ing, then why don’t you go to Wharton and take accounting?
afternoon in late April 2007, Horniman recalled that his old We teach the application of skill sets, like accounting. But we
first-floor classroom overlooked a stunningly beautiful gar- need to be sure we concentrate on the process of learning.
den of azaleas. It’s not about our teaching, because if we’re not careful, our
So the skit began. One student hopped onto a table and, teaching can trump their learning.”
crouching low, declared he was an eagle. Horniman said academia mirrors the broader society in at
Another student approached the “eagle” and directed him least one area that concerns him.
to take some sort of action. The student told the eagle, “Do “We’re becoming increasingly impatient with circum-
this or I’ll kill you!” Horniman recalled. stance; we want to get going,” he said. As that relates to
The eagle refused to budge. teaching students in b-school, Horniman says students and
A second student came up to the eagle and got a little fur- their professors need to be certain that business literacy does
ther with a bit of charm, but still the “bird” remained firmly not overtake business competency. Facts and information are
on his perch. meaningless without the ability to deploy them, he observed.
Horniman said a third student walked over to the bird on “You’ve got to take ideas and know what to do with
the table and said encouragingly, “Eagle, it’s all about soar- them,” Horniman said. “We have access to more information
ing.” at greater speed, but you cannot assimilate that without time.
And with that, the eagle-student dove headfirst through the Everyone wants to get going somewhere, but we’re not sure
open window of Classroom 8 and landed in the azaleas, where that is.”
Horniman said. This stunt coincided with founding Dean For Horniman, the where turned out to be here, at Darden.
Charles C. Abbott’s afternoon walk around Monroe Hall, “I came here 40 years ago really believing I might stay a
which was Darden’s first home. Abbott was strolling by couple of years and move on,” he said. “I never intended to
Horniman’s classroom when the airborne student sailed be a professor. I’ve stayed at Darden because of the students
through the window into the bushes. I teach. My experiences with my students mean everything.
“Well,” Horniman said, “it didn’t take long before Dean That has made it fun, made it interesting.”
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Living the Dream…
Darden Faculty Share Secrets of
Entrepreneurial Success
T
he idea to start a business might germinate from Professor Saras Sarasvathy, Visiting
unexpectedly fertile ground. There’s the appeal of Professor Frank Genovese (MBA
being your own boss, of course, since self-employ- ’74) and Philippe Sommer, Direc-
ment almost by definition means empowerment. But tor of Entrepreneurship Programs
transforming the notion into action may require a little push. for the Batten Institute, formed the
Perhaps all it takes is a caustic remark from a senior executive teaching team. Each point on the
on a particularly hectic Monday, or a sudden awakening that triangle taught a distinct segment of
your career trajectory has lost its arc—and maybe even most the course. Sarasvathy talked about
of its spark. The thrill is gone, as B.B. King intones. Often, it’s the psychology of the self-employed
the discovery of a great but as-yet unexplored opportunity in and shared ways to cultivate the
the marketplace, and all that’s needed to bring this epiphany mindset of an entrepreneur, while
into the light is the pragmatic knowledge of how to get Sommer discussed financing issues, including the art of rais-
started. ing venture capital and telling a compelling story in order
A daring new venture might sate that vague craving for a to do so. Genovese drew on his own expertise in business
challenge, while self-employment, though fraught with respon- acquisitions and turnarounds, suggesting that an entrepre-
sibility and risk, is cited by some as one of the great satisfac- neur who doesn’t want to build a company from the ground
tions a businessperson can savor over the course of a working up can always buy an established venture as an alternative.
life. Then there is the large body of research that shows They promoted different ways of thinking and different
entrepreneurs share virtually all of the traits of maverick lead- ways of looking at the world of business, backed up by solid
ers—people who think differently and achieve great things as a research and
consequence—so there is little wonder that a middle manager experience.
with the heart of an entrepreneur would feel frustrated. The myth about entrepreneurs is that they exclusively
Whatever the personal reason for launching a company, it want to make money. Well, yes, entrepreneurs start out with
is without doubt the #1 topic that Darden alumni eight to 15 the idea of making money. But most quickly face the fact
years post-graduation want to talk about when they contact that making money is just one necessary condition—not
the school’s Alumni Career Services. A consistent theme is the even the most vital condition—for successful entrepreneur-
desire to learn the process and pitfalls of entrepreneurship, ship. At least for the short term, an entrepreneur must
while discovering what assistance Darden can provide. In cultivate and cherish more immediate reasons for getting up
response, Darden’s Executive Education professionals teamed in the morning and facing the daily tasks of running a new
up with Alumni Relations to develop a how-to workshop on venture.
the entrepreneurial spirit. This is part of Darden’s Lifelong To understand how they do this, it is important to under-
Learning Initiative—to provide quality, ongoing professional stand how successful entrepreneurs think about the world
instruction and training to alumni at every phase of their and their place in it.
careers. They also drew upon the expertise of the Darden Busi-
ness Incubator, which falls under the umbrella of the Batten What makes an entrepreneur entrepreneurial?
Institute—renowned for thought leadership in entrepreneurial
“In 1997, I set out on a rather perilous but exhilarating
pursuits and innovation. journey to investigate this question,” Sarasvathy says. Her
goal was to explore the psychology of the entrepreneurial
So You Want to be an Entrepreneur…Now What? mind and determine what differentiates this thinker from
This was the title of the premiere seminar on launching a busi- other business leaders.
ness. Naturally, the program included case studies, interactive “Traveling across 17 states in the US over several months,
lectures and expert faculty—all in keeping with the Darden I met with 30 founders of companies ranging in size from
Experience. The February workshop conducted in New York $200M to $6.5B and spanning a variety of industries from
City was a hit. steel and railroad to teddy bears and semiconductors and
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The myth about entrepreneurs is that they exclusively
want to make money.
bio-tech. The idea behind the study was not merely to in- and they are aided by whom they know—their social and
terview these founders, but to get behind their stories and professional networks.
understand how they reason about specific problems in trans- Sarasvathy also discovered three common characteristics
forming an idea into an enduring firm.” behind the effectual reasoning of a true entrepreneur. First is
Her research led to the conclusion that a distinct form of the “affordable loss principle.” To evaluate affordable loss,
rationality exists in the minds of entrepreneurs. She calls this “all we need to know is our current financial condition and
“effectual reasoning.” a psychological estimate of our commitment in terms of the
In most MBA programs, students are taught causal or worst case scenario,” she said. This is a way to nullify the
predictive reasoning—in every functional area of business, role of uncertainty in early-stage funding decisions. As they
Sarasvathy notes. Causal reasoning starts with a pre- progress, entrepreneurs do not tie themselves to any theorized
determined goal and a specific set of means for achieving the or pre-conceived “market” or strategic universe for their idea.
goal. And so the business student conditioned by causal rea- They choose to be open to surprises—as to which markets
soning learns to identify the fastest, cheapest, most efficient they will eventually end up building their business in or even
methods of achieving a goal. The make-vs.-buy decision in which new markets they will create.
production, or choosing the target market with the highest The second characteristic is the “strategic partnerships
potential return in marketing, or picking a portfolio with the principle.” Sarasvathy’s research showed that successful entre-
lowest risk in finance, or even hiring the best person for the preneurs focus on building partnerships rather than on doing
job in human resources—all of these are problems involving a systematic competitive analysis. Since entrepreneurs tend to
causal reasoning. start a process without assuming the existence of a market for
But effectual reasoning, the intellectual hallmark of an their idea, detailed competitive analyses do not seem to make
entrepreneur, does not focus on a specific goal. Instead, it be- any sense to them at the startup phase, she said. Obtaining
gins with a set of means and allows goals to emerge over time pre-commitments from key stakeholders also helps reduce
from the varied imaginations and aspirations of the company uncertainty in the early stages of creating an enterprise, she
founders and the people they do business with. said, while reducing the amount of capital needed to launch a
Sarasvathy offered the example of Genghis Kahn as a venture. Equally important, though perhaps not quantifiable,
causal thinker. He conquered two-thirds of the known world enduring human relationships in business tend to outlive fail-
800 years ago, with advance knowledge of the terrain and the ures, and create successes over time. This dovetails nicely with
riches awaiting, and so he went after them. Effectual think- the principle of affordable loss, which is all about evaluating
ers, on the other hand, are like explorers setting out across a financial situation against the individual’s tolerance for the
uncharted waters. Christopher Columbus exemplified this worst that could possibly happen, Sarasvathy said.
trait. Effectual reasoning is inherently creative and involves The third characteristic is the “leveraging contingencies
imagination, spontaneity, risk-taking, and salesmanship, as principle,” the very heart of entrepreneurial expertise. It is the
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain would discover ability to turn the unexpected into the profitable. “I always
in their dealings with Columbus. live by the motto of Ready-fire-aim,” one of the professor’s
It turns out that entrepreneurs survey the business land- study subjects said. “I think if you spend too much time doing
scape from a perspective almost completely opposite the indi- ready-aim-aim-aim-aim, you’re never gonna see all the good
vidual trained by most business schools. Managers are taught things that would happen if you actually start doing it and
to analyze the market and choose target segments with the then aim. And find out where your target is.”
highest potential return, Sarasvathy said, while entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs realize that not all surprises are bad and
tend to find ways to reach the market with minimum expen- that surprises—good or bad—can be used to shape their
diture of resources—time, effort, and money. venture-creation process. Again, this approach is the oppo-
The causal reasoning instilled in most managers is based site of most managers who are trained to avoid surprises as
on the logic, “To the extent that we can predict the future, much as possible.
we can control it.” And so many academics and business- Sarasvathy noted that successful entrepreneurs also
people busy themselves on developing predictive models. employ people of a similar mindset. “The ‘right’ people
Effectual reasoning is based on the logic, “To the extent that need emotional ownership in the goals and objectives of the
we can control the future, we do not need to predict it.” As endeavor and can only be incentivized by the belief that the
Sarasvathy says, the entrepreneurial mindset does not de- effects they create will embody their deepest passions and
pend on, believe in, or even really care about predicting the aspirations while enabling them to achieve their best poten-
future. Instead, entrepreneurs believe the tial,” she observed. But entrepreneurs, she found, also realize
future is created through the very strate- they have no time to wait for the right people, so they nur-
gies of the players. ture and grow them from within the enterprise over time.
All successful entrepreneurs, she said, Ultimately, entrepreneurs approach their work in the
start out with three broad categories of belief that the future is unwritten and can be substantially
means at their disposal: they know who shaped by human action. They realize that to the extent hu-
they are (their unique traits, tastes and man action can control the future, there is no need expending
abilities); they understand their educa- energy trying to predict it. As she said, “In fact, to the extent
tion, training, expertise, and experience; that the future is shaped by human action, it is not much use
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A Bird-in-the-Hand
Too many people, Genovese said, enjoy the Darden Professor Saras Sarasvathy
has studied entrepreneurs extensively.
idea of owning a company without having a From her findings she developed the
Bird-in-Hand principle—a set of tools
full knowledge of why they bought it. to help novice entrepreneurs evaluate
themselves and their ideas to create
the edge for success. The principle is
built around three fundamental ques-
of doing and why you want to do it, Genovese cautions. tions: Who am I? What do I know? Who
“This requires real introspection,” he says. “You’ve got to do I know?
ask yourself: do you have the skills, why do you want to Sticking very closely to the answers to these questions helps
do it, what kind of business is it and do you have to run it
the entrepreneur decide not only what to do, but what not to do.
yourself?”
Identifying the right company to buy, determining “The problem with most novice entrepreneurs is not that they
valuation, analyzing risk and devising an exit strategy do not have great new ideas for ventures, it is that they have too
well before you’re ready to sell—these are the key factors, many,” she observed. “They see opportunities everywhere and
Genovese said. Discounted cash flows are a common valu- feel tempted to expand product lines too soon or jump into too
ation method for smaller companies, although the mul- many new market segments all at once. Especially if they have
tiples valuation method—using ratios from comparable some initial success, it is easy to feel prescient (they might believe
companies may be preferred for larger operations. Capital they can clearly predict the future) as well as omnipotent (believ-
asset pricing formulas will help establish reward-to-risk ing they can achieve the improbable).”
ratios. As for risk analysis, recalling First Year coursework The bird-in-hand principle does two things: It tells you that
at Darden, the key factors to consider would include you need not wait for the blockbuster idea or the multibillion dol-
unexpected competition, intellectual property issues, miss-
lar opportunity to come your way. You can begin with a simple
ing sales forecasts and unforeseen development expenses.
Some of the risk can be mitigated—or at least anticipated problem for which you see an implementable solution—or even
—by taking the time to understand the target company something that you simply believe would be fun to attempt—
and what it does before it is acquired. In two words: due and go for it.
diligence. Second, it tells you not to run after all kinds of imagined
And that leads to the most important issue, Genovese “fantastic” opportunities that require you to chase money you do
says: coming to terms with why you want to buy a par- not have, work with people you’re not sure you like, or deal with
ticular business. Having a passion for it also helps deter- technologies and markets about which you know little and so
mine the difference between making a living and making have to run after breathlessly to keep up with them.
a profit on the value you create with a company prior to “In other words, when you use the bird-in-hand principle, start-
your eventual sale and exit. Too many people, Genovese ing a new venture is no longer an incredibly risky act of heroism,”
said, enjoy the idea of owning their own company without
Sarasvathy observed. “It is something you can do within the con-
having a full understanding of why they bought it. And
lacking that, it may be extremely difficult to know what straints and possibilities of your normal life. You can start a new
to do with the business once it is acquired—and then of venture anytime you want. You can get started now.”
course it’s too late.
“I didn’t buy my first business until I was 31,” he said.
That was Sampson Paint, which he purchased from the Making a turnaround work to advantage is all about under-
daughters of the founder and soon remade into a greatly standing size constraints—being realistic about what is possible
expanded business with retail stores across two states. with an existing enterprise—and having a solid plan for exiting
Genovese had been a consultant to the company while the business when it’s time to sell, Genovese said.
he worked for Coopers & Lybrand. Sampson Paint later He smiles slightly when mulling the business owner who
named Genovese president in 1980 and he bought the wants to learn everything, fast, flip the property and dash on to
Richmond-based company outright a year later. He had the next project. He says, simply, “It takes 20 years to gain 20
a vision for Sampson, saw the upside potential then dor- years of experience.”
mant in the business and devised a four-year plan for his During a visit to Darden in late spring Genovese said condi-
exit strategy. Genovese renamed the company Sampson tions are right to sell a company. Earnings are strong; interest
Coatings, and began to focus on untapped markets such as rates are still relatively low, he said, “so people buying them
for architectural paint. He stressed customer service, and can borrow money fairly cheap.”
brought financial discipline to bear on the business. Sig-
nificantly, he is credited with creating much of the market-
ing buzz that elevated Sampson from a regional company Resources:
based in Richmond to a southern paint company—all via Darden Business Publishing maintains an extensive case collection of top-
a distributor network based on loyalty. Genovese said a ics under the heading Entrepreneurship & Innovation, including product
commitment to people is as important as any capital in- development, private equity and venture capital, business plans, strategy
and marketing, managing growth and sustaining innovation. Visit Darden
vestment. He sold Sampson in 1985 to Pennsylvania-based Business Publishing through the main Darden website (click the link in the
Penn Color, then turned his sights to another challenge. upper right-hand corner): www.Darden.Virginia.edu.
Is it doable? • How is the need being filled now? • Develop a set of financial forecasts.
Technological feasibility • Who/what is the competition? • State the primary financial assumptions
• Is the technology for your product • Advantages/disadvantages of the prod- for your projections.
already available, or is it still in develop- uct/service • How sensitive are your projections to
ment? • Why your product? (differentiation/ changes in price, technology, competi-
• If the latter, what stage of development uniqueness/proprietary) tion, and your own growth?
is it in and what can go wrong? • Develop best-case and worst-case finan-
• If the former, is anyone else using it to Customer cial scenarios.
develop the same product/service as • Who is your customer? (a typical profile)
you? • Will the customer pay enough? Can you Can I do it?
• If not, why has no one done so yet? charge enough? • What is it going to take? Every idea is dif-
• If so, who are they and how does that • What critical factors will lead you most ferent in terms of exactly what it would
affect your prospects? quickly to your customer base? take to build it into a business, but some
• What kind of entry barriers for the future general negative expectations might
does your technology provide? Market include:
• How long would those entry barriers • How large is the market? • Long and often unpredictable work
last should your idea prove to be a high • What is its structure? hours
potential opportunity? • How fast is it growing? • Setbacks and disappointments along the
• What are your technological risks? List • Where could future competition come way including the possibility of major
reasons why the end user might not from? failures
want to • An arduous and sometimes awkward
• use your technology even though your Economic feasibility learning process with regard to dealing
product/service might be technologi- • Are there any obvious roadblocks from with people—including hiring and firing
cally superior. the government—both local and na- • Negotiating tough contracts
• What other nascent technologies might tional? • Dealing with rejections of various types
become competition in the future— • Is the international situation likely to • Sustaining the best stakeholders
one year from now, five years from now, change? through bad times such as cash
a few decades from now? • What is your exit strategy? crunches
• A realistic understanding of some of the
Market feasibility Timing negative experiences, combined with a
• Do I want to do it? • Are you in the path of a paradigm shift? strong positive motivation is considered
• What turns me on about it? • Are you too far ahead of the times? the essential recipe for long-term suc-
• Why do I want to do it? • What is the shape and duration of the cess in entrepreneurship.
• Is it worth doing? “window” for this opportunity?
• Financial feasibility Why you?
• Can I do it? Is it worth doing? • What special strengths do you bring to
• What will it take to do it? Financial feasibility this enterprise?
• Who else do I need? • What are the initial outlays of funds re- • What are your relevant weaknesses and
quired? how will you overcome or compensate
Market feasibility (product) • What would convince an investor to for them?
• What exactly are you selling? contribute those funds? Do I want to do it?
• Is it a technology looking for a market or • If you personally owned those funds, Does it turn you on?
vice versa? would you invest them in this idea? Why do you want to do this—really?
• How do you define your niche? • How is the financing connected to the What are your exit strategies?
timing issue? (breakeven, burn rate)
Class Notes
’57 Our special guests were Charles Cortez
Abbott, Jr. (Cort) and his wife, Byrd; Elaine
shoulders, with both ends running well down
the front. Before I knew it, we were standing
E. Stuart Quarngesser Ruggieri, former Darden School vice president on the front of the stage, shoulder-to-shoulder
There were a number of “wonderful surprises” for public relations; John Forbes and his wife, across the stage. The audience applauded loud
the School had for our class at our 50th Mary Elizabeth; and Patrice Farley. John gave a and long and then we returned to our seats.
Reunion, April 20-22. It is a challenge for me speech, which—as always - included intriguing I could not feel more proud of our class and
to be able to communicate with proper words, and cutely off-color jokes. privileged to be a member. As I reflected on
expressing on behalf of the Class, our feelings As the event was coming to a close, many, the “wonderful surprise” it became absolutely
of gratitude, emotions, and maybe downright if not all, made positive comments about the clear to me that after the two-year horrendous
awe. table decorations and the delicious dinner. I can burden of the “Darden Experience,” I felt a huge
Friday afternoon at 5:40 p.m., I walked down tell you some of us were absolutely stunned relief and sense of pride and accomplishment
the hill to the Gatehouse and took the elevator by the experience. Days later, after I came back when I learned that I would graduate with my
down to the Pub to check on the preparations to Baltimore, I called Mary Ann to describe class. However, the recognition on the stage
for our deluxe bar and buffet Dinner. I was 15 for me the table decorations and menu. She with my classmates was beyond the graduation.
minutes early, and when the door opened, consulted several of her friends and faxed to I don’t believe I am alone in describing my
I saw the assistant general manager of the me the information that the flowers were long- feelings about being on the stage with my class
Abbott Dining Center and Sponsors Executive stemmed red tulips in tall, glass cylinder vases and the ovation.
Residence, addressing the staff about what tasks that were elegant with the taupe napkins in After this, Bryan Simms, chairman of the
they were expected to perform. Our eyes met tall wine glasses, taupe tablecloths, and golden alumni board, presented the Annual Fund check
and I realized I wasn’t supposed to be there. I chargers (serving plates). The dinner menu to Dean Bruner in the amount of $2,229,919.00.
never left the elevator and pushed the button was beef tenderloin, potatoes, salmon, green Warren Thompson, last year’s recipient of
to close the door and go to the upper level. That beans, preceded by crab salad atop the golden the Abbott Award, presented this year’s Abbot
experience gave me the clue that the events chargers. Dessert was cheesecake with various Award to his former boss, Steve Reinemund.
of the evening were well-organized and I need toppings. The table decorations, the delicious Touch of irony?
not worry. As I walked around to the Executive menu, the excellent servers, including the bar, Dean Bruner looks ahead 50 years to an
Residence Building and down the stairs and out and the Southern Gentlemen were certainly a ever more successful School. He’s increasing the
onto the courtyard of the Pub, I remembered “wonderful surprise”. faculty by 20 percent, creating research centers
seeing from the elevator door into the Pub a Saturday morning the reunion classes and from which the faculty may draw, and creating
beautiful scene of plates and vases, and flowers their spouses and friends and families were a global presence for Darden—all of which will
on every table. invited to the Abbott Center Auditorium for the enhance Darden’s rankings.
At 6 p.m. sharp, my classmates, wives, traditional Dean’s State of the School Speech. It’s a very noble commitment, to work
and guests arrived in the courtyard and while This year it was an extended program because for a goal that continues beyond the average
enjoying their cocktails, the UVA Southern of the 50th Anniversary celebration. deanship of 10 years.
Gentlemen, an a Capella singing group, regaled Ken White, vice president of communication Finally, Professors John Colley, Bill Sihler,
us with three renditions of toe-tapping songs and marketing, welcomed the audience. Our and Alec Horniman held forth with jokes and
arranged to allow four excellent solo vocalists class was seated in the first row with bright seriousness. They had presented their “Road
to sing. orange stoles draped over our necks and Show” to the Baltimore and Washington
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Class Notes
Chapters at the Washington, D.C. Army-Navy The school treated us well from the former-vice president of development for the
Club in March. It’s good stuff. In addition to beginning of September 2005 and so very, very Darden Foundation, to see if he would put
these three, Brandt Allen, Bob Landel, and Alan well through to the end of the 50th anniversary them on a DVD for each of our classmates.
Beckenstein are the last professors hired by celebrations. We returned at 100 percent for He was blown away by the vintage cars and
Dean Abbott. We gotta save these guys. our 40th and 86 percent for our 50th. The time wanted to know in what venue Tyson Janney
Another “wonderful surprise” was our has come when some of our classmates cannot was dancing with Mattie Perkins, administrative
Saturday Evening Dinner in the Library. As we travel. However, 86 percent is a phenomenal assistant to Forest Keller. He thought the DVDs
wore tuxedos, the school provided white orchid performance, testifying to our loyalty to the should include music of the era. I was able to
wrist corsages for the ladies. The table flowers School, which was acknowledged in spades supply him with 104 pages of the top 100 songs
were white lilies, white stock, lots of green that weekend. each week of the two years we were in school.
foliage atop admiral-blue tablecloths, and The School’s “wonderful surprises” are on These are the DVDs you were given Saturday
brown napkins. We enjoyed a wonderful garden top of the changes our class made to have a morning. By himself, and for good reason, Dick
salad, shrimp cocktail, oso bucco, mashed reunion like no other; one we would never was able to take out the photos that seemed
potatoes, salmon, asparagus, and cheesecake forget. One we would always remember— redundant and organized the rest into various
dessert with various toppings. There were two which was a request Harry Lewis made in a note categories that you saw Saturday morning. This
chocolate fondue fountains with a generous to me in a classroom some years ago where format worked best for him in interacting with
supply of large strawberries. Dean Harris was giving the State of the School the Class as he showed the photos.
Our special guests for Saturday evening Address. Later, Harry wanted to talk about an I asked Dick Wilson to be chairman of our
were John Forbes and Mary Elizabeth. Dean album of classmates’ photos with mini-bios. 50th Reunion because it was a very special
Bruner and Michael Woodfolk also visited I asked Dick Bell, Harvey Fitzgerald, Lee occasion for both our class and the School. I
us, and this time the Dean spoke from LeCompte, Tyson Janney, and Lewis Flynn and know his managerial skills working with others,
the podium. He included in his speech his his wife, Sally, to meet at Jim Field’s home to and the devotion and dedication he has to
acknowledgement and thanks for our class brainstorm ideas for Harry’s request. Harvey accomplish a task and get it right. And I know
gift—the Honor Code attractively presented and Lee had long round trips, and Jim and Jane he enjoys the responsibility and challenge. He
on durable material to be placed in every were gracious to host the group and serve formed a Reunion Committee: Gene Crotty, Jim
classroom and to replace the cardboard lunch. No significant ideas came forth, and in Fields, Tyson Janney, Harry Lewis, Art Pleasants,
placards that had become dog-eared over the maybe an hour and a half or less, the group and me. Work was shared among us. We met
years. The idea came from Gene Crotty. Tyson left without lunch, leaving Jim and Jane with four times at the School in a classroom. Nora
Janney, Harry Lewis, and Dick Wilson, who enough tuna fish sandwiches three times a day Kantwill, from the Foundation, was assigned
executed the idea magnificently. for a week. to our Class to help with whatever our needs
John Forbes followed up with more jokes. Six months later, Dick Wilson came up were, and she had lunch with us at the Abbott
I think the last “wonderful surprise” was the with a wonderful idea that worked. During our Center, hosted by the school. Melissa Gardiner
fireworks, which were for every class. I was two years in school, Arthur Pleasants took of Alumni Relations also kept in touch with our
standing alongside of Dean Bruner as the 423 photographs of us. He gave them to me needs and kindly let us have our Saturday Night
fireworks began, as bright and loud as any I as custodian of our Class. Later, I was given Dinner in the Library, where we had been at our
had seen or heard before, and I asked if he seven from Al Powell and three from Jim Fields, 40th Reunion. The development of the DVD was
would receive a call from the president of the totaling 433. These photos were displayed on ongoing as Dick chose words for categories,
university, John Casteen, on Monday morning. I both sides of four easels at our 35th and 40th print size, etc.
don’t believe any school on any of the grounds, Reunions when we stayed at the Farmington The elephant in the room that took the
ever had fireworks. The only episode close to Country Club. Dick suggested we put these most time and effort was the Reunion Booklet
such violence might be when a student shot photos on a DVD and show these in a classroom that is dedicated to the original faculty. A
and killed a professor during Mr. Jefferson’s on Saturday morning. watercolor picture of Monroe Hall on the main
time. I showed 20 photos to Andy Krause, grounds, where the school began, furnished
The Class of ‘57 takes the stage at Reunion to symbolically seal a time capsule commemorating Darden’s 50th Anniversary.
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Class Notes
Harry and Dearing Lewis, Arthur Pleasants, Reached the Burwell household and was first tournament.
Pliny Porter, and Kathrin Stepputat, Jane told they would be in the area visiting young Claude “Sonny” Pembroke, although
Rawlings, Jim Rumsey, Schatz and Joanna Ethel who will be attending her reunion at afflicted by some senior maladies, sounded
Snyder, Dick and Anne Wilson, Jim and Mary Sweetbriar. I don’t play golf so Armistead will very enthusiastic about looking after and doing
Ann Willingham, Bonnie Wendt, Jane and have no free time. Their travels have been to all the work on his two farms and a sailboat
Brink Evans, Brucie Gibbs, and Lucy Kilby, and winter in the panhandle of Florida R. Conley “Patch” Ricker was off again
John and Mary Elizabeth Forbes made our 50th Charlie Barham was on the way out and to his favorite haunts in Thailand to beef up
Reunion such a success. Thanks to all of you for came back to answer the phone. Everybody his tennis prowess in preparation to take on
coming together for a weekend we will never relates to that. They have not been traveling Rutledge at our 50th.
forget. and so had little to add in what little time we Jeff Robertson is volunteering for winter
On my honor, I have received aid in writing had to chat. skiing and coaching high school mountain bike
these notes from Mary Ann Willingham, Susan Pope was about to be late for a flight to racing. He really feels very good but has given
Amiot, and Tyson Janney.—Stuart Quarngesser. Houston. He and a group of friends go up for up sailing—most of us will remember he was a
the opera. They can catch a matinee as an champion sailor—and his wife is having a great
extra, consequently they see two in one trip. time gardening in Rochester, MN.
’58 Reunion Far be it for me to get news from anyone on
that schedule.
Howie Ulfelder sends this news: “I am
just back from my second trip to Churchill
Ed Dinwiddie Linwood Perkins remains in the property Downs during a Derby weekend, this time with
We will be the second class to celebrate 50 business in Williamsburg and is working at considerable frustration. I have been buying
Years out of Darden. The guys before us transitioning it to their son. He is very involved interests in thoroughbreds as a retirement
put the “bar” way up so we have our work with William & Mary, like raising $75M for a new pastime with a long-time friend from
cut out for us. They had 19 of their 22 (86 building. He was on the board of their Mason undergraduate days. Our colt Limehouse ran a
percent) return for the April 2007 reunion. Our School of Business; ran out of terms so is now more than respectable fourth in the Derby of
eavesdropping uncovered a lottery among an “advisor.” He is also downsizing and was just 2004 at 40-1 odds which was a treat. Yesterday
’57 as to what the return percent for ’58 would an hour away from talking to a realtor about our filly Cotton Blossom ran in the Oaks which
be. Let’s go for a complete return! putting their “big” house on the market. He is the filly equivalent of the Derby and went to
News from our age group is limited in reports many such homes for sale in the area. the post at 13-1. She was coming up the rail
subjects: health issues such as by-pass, joint Arno Niemand has been inducted into at the stretch turn just about to take the lead
replacement, GERD etc., travels and now The Hall of Distinguished Wrestling Alumni when she was cut off by the leader, had to
downsizing. Betty and I are downsizing and of Cornell, recognizing those who have check, and lost all chance to win. Such is racing!
hopefully it will be behind us by the time you contributed to the sport of wrestling and their It rained on us both years, which didn’t help
read this. It is pure hell. We will have moved communities, both on and off the mats. In 1987 our dispositions, but racing at that level is a
into University Village. Our unit is on the first he founded Body Bar Systems and now they blast. Both horses have run in the Breeder’s Cup
floor, but if we visit friends on the top floor we sell fitness products world wide. His company which is the world series of racing.
look down on the Darden School and the John was the pioneer sponsor of the Women’s “Susie and I are well and healthy with six
Paul Jones Arena, i.e., we will be within walking National Team that competed in the Olympic active grandchildren and a myriad of interests
distance to the North Grounds. Those long Games in 2004. His contributions to Cornell as we approach our 49th anniversary, which
rides back to Wintergreen after “activities” in have helped to develop the Niemand Fitness we will celebrate in Paris. We have homes in
Charlottesville were getting too dangerous. Center in Teagle Hall, Niemand-Robinson Cambridge, Mass and New Ipswich, NH and
After the Barge trip out of New Orleans we Field for softball, and the Friedman Wrestling would love to see anyone who comes our way.”
joined another from Cincinnati to St Louis. We Center. Arno has served on the Cornell Athletic Wally Stettinius is still teaching at Darden
wanted to do the upper Mississippi, but the Advisory Board for over 10 years. Check out the and praying for his first great-grandchild (and
barge was too long so we were on a paddle Body Bar Systems web: bodybar.com. probably more).
wheeler from Minneapolis-St Paul to St Louis in Bill Brewster, Ray, and I will be working In sad news, Charles “Fred” Sargent
October. I went with a small group on a photo on the plans for our 50th Reunion, so we will be died Jan. 12. He was 89. Fred is survived by his
safari to South Africa. Digital photography is contacting your for one reason or another. We second wife Marjorie Frame Sargent.
great stuff but I have a lot to learn. are counting on that 100 percent return A World War II veteran, Fred received bachelor’s
C. Ray Smith remains in powerful advisory to C’Ville. and master’s degrees from MIT’s School of
status at Darden. Wait until you see his portrait, Engineering, later working for the Celanese
outstanding! Guess we will have to have one Corp. as a chemical engineer. At Darden, Fred
function in the library, or his cottage on the
shores of Lake Monticello. Ray just bought a
’59 had the highest grade point average until the
date that the school stopped computing GPAs
new boat. He said, “I can’t believe how long we John Dodge in the MBA program. Fred joined the Darden
had the old one.” Ray and Phyllis have cruised Trumpeter Randy Cabell and his band faculty in 1961 and retired as chairman of the
on “big boats” out of Norfolk and find Norfolk planned to appear in May at the 400th school’s finance department in 1987. Fred
very accommodating. Anniversary of Jamestown. Randy had devoted his retirement years to breeding and
Fred Stow was coming to the ’57 reunion opened the fall meeting of the Jamestowne racing horses.
as Kent’s date. She fell getting out of the taxi at Society with a fanfare from 13th century Class Secretary John Dodge notes, “I
the airport in Houston. They cut the trip short Poland (in honor of the Polish glassmakers miss our regular meetings with Fred where
and went right back home. Kent is okay now known to have lived at Jamestown). he delighted in chocolate ice cream and a
and they will be here for our big one. One of Dick Rutledge writes, “I am now generous topping of sauce. Fred was the
their recent trips was to Belize, northeast of serving on the University of Virginia’s Alumni greatest and most incisive student and teacher
Guatemala, for fishing, diving and by the pool Association Board of Managers, and that I have I have ever known.”
stuff. Fred is off to Bali to attend the wedding of launched my campaign on the 75 and over The class secretary also writes, “I visited my
a classmate’s son. Harvard class, that is. tennis circuit and got to the semi-finals of the daughter and wonderful grandchildren in their
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To complete our day the university sent to I would love to hear from other classmates
’62 the house a singing group called the Virginia and will past on all correspondence. Should
Fred Gignoux Gentlemen, who entertained us for about half anyone find themselves in Carefree, Arizona,
As smooth as silk is how I would say our 45th an hour with a medley of very cleverly sung please give a shout.
mini-reunion went. The sky was clear, the songs. I noticed Jim Dunton still knew most of This news from David Walentas: “Two
temperature perfect with the Dogwoods the lyrics to them. Trees, our family real estate company, has
blooming and we had several beautiful spring Received a nice email from Larry Kellar become the largest residential builder in
days in Charlottesville. Nine couples had saying he would have enjoyed the weekend but Brooklyn in the last two years with the
dinner at Fred and Struther Gignoux’s house he and Barbara would be in Italy and would join construction of 1,000 high-end condominium
on Friday night. Coming the farthest had to us for our 50th. and rental apartments. We have just purchased
be Jim and Nancy Dunton from Pasadena, a large track of land on the far west side
CA. Jim is still working in the investment on of midtown Manhattan and plan to begin
the coast and Nancy is still riding with several
horses in the barn. Their daughter much to my
’63 Reunion construction of 1,000 apartments later
this year. Jane has completed the 20-year
interest is studying jazz piano. John Wright restoration of her landmark antique carousel,
Waller and Judy Harris came in from wpltd@aol.com PTC 61, which we purchased in 1984 from an
Bloomfield, MI. Waller says because he is a Bob Gaines was at Foxfield in May and at amusement park in Youngstown, OH. It is up
good listener he has become the wise man of the Darden tent looking for classmates. The and running in Dumbo. Our son, Jed, age 32,
the neighborhood, and all ages come to him UVA Club of New York had an Amtrak car is working with me and he is better than me
to discuss decisions to be made and just to that left Friday afternoon from New York and at almost everything. We will be at our farm
talk (we all might learn from this.) He says even arrived in Charlottesville that evening. The in Southampton this summer and I will be
his son-in-laws and grandchildren want to be next morning the Alumni House sponsored a playing high goal polo with Adolpho Cambiaso,
around him. bagel breakfast before buses took everyone currently the best polo player in the world. We
Joe and Rita Hawranek are living in to the festivities. A fabulous day with beautiful are all happy, healthy and having fun. Come see
Arizona. Joe is ready to retire and has still to weather and horse races too! Darden had a us in Dumbo or Southampton.
make up his mind where they will retire. They great tent with a catered BBQ buffet, kegs
have taken two trips to New Zealand and of beer and an open bar. Sunday afternoon
narrowed their choice to two cities there, both
on the water. Joe says New Zealand is the only
Amtrak took everyone back to New York.
Bob reports that he will be leaving June
’65
palce left that’s safe where you can still get “a 6 to go bicycling in Tuscany with Ciclismo Frank Ellet
bang for the buck.” Rita mentioned that they Classico. He says he has been training during Ron Wagoner is enjoying retirement and
also looked at New Mexico, but wisely she told the winter on spinning equipment at the staying busy with volunteer projects. He
me it’s Joe’s call. Westport YMCA and now with good weather on started studying Spanish last fall and now is
The Staats, Alan and Barbara (the his bike in the Pocono Mountains ...Foxfield was assisting Latino families with their finances
newlyweds), both have moved into their golden not necessarily part of the training and tax preparation. Chuck and Mary Mena
years with a tremendous amount of vigor. I was Koches visited with the Wagoners last fall as
lucky enough to sit with them Saturday night past of a 4,000 mile retirement tour around
for dinner at Darden and learned about both of
their careers; Alan moving oil tankers for Exxon ’64 the country. Chuck lives in Charleston, SC,
close to his immediate family.
and Barbara’s adventures in Europe. Dick Tatlow reports, “I am still working for Had Talbot is enjoying winters in
Even though John and Nancy Kennedy A.G. Edwards in Mesa, Arizona. However I Charleston also. He still has his main summer
could only stay for Friday night, they had to have reduced my schedule to two days a residence in Katonah, NY. He and Louise will
drive back to Florida, I found out they were still week. My wife, Pat, and I are enjoying living be going to Lake Como this summer where he
living in West Palm Beach. John is consulting at the Boulders in Carefree. The community spent eight summers right after Darden.
and Nancy working in her own import business. is terrific as all the folks are from different Hart Gary is a grandfather for the first
It certainly was wonderful for them to come all walks of life, come from different places, and time...grandson Alden was born the day before
this way for the day. were successful at a variety of careers. Along Easter.
We were also lucky to be able to have with the social activities, golf and tennis are Walter Witschey is retiring on June 30
Howard and Pat Lawrence for Friday night a mainstay. I think I’m getting better at golf; from the Science Museum of Virginia after
before having to go home that evening. now if I could just find the ball. fifteen years as executive director. July 1 he
Howard had seen Charlie and Mimi Mackall Pat and I will travel to New York tomorrow will join the faculty of Longwood University
(both well) lately. He also had dinner with Molly for my 50th high school reunion, and will as professor of anthropology and science
Munday and her new husband at a neighbor’s celebrate her birthday in the city with a New education. He and Joan are building their
house. York day including dinner and the show “Jersey retirement home in Farmville, VA, near
Troost and Kathy Parker also joined us Boys”. Along the way I will catch up with some Longwood and Hampden-Sydney. “I’m getting
for dinner on Friday before having to leave for clients. back into my archeology research on the
West Virginia on Saturday morning to spend the This past year was a busy one for our son, Mayan culture, including the ‘Atlas of Ancient
weekend in their new house. Chip. He passed all requirements for CFA, had Mayan Sites.’ Just finished teaching ‘the Maya
It was also great to see R. “Wheat” and a very successful business year, married a Collapse’ at Virginia Commonwealth University
Dale Wallenborn with us for the two days. Both great gal Jenifer, and bought a home in Marin as professor of life sciences. Daughter Anne just
looked great and I had a nice talk with Wheat County, California. Our daughter, Leslie, moved bought the newspaper she has managed for a
on how the City of Charlottesville had changed from Virginia to Denver with the two current decade—The Highland Recorder in Monterey,
since he grew up here. The conclusion we came grandchildren, Chapin (7) and Libby (almost VA. Our three oldest kids have given us ten
to was it has grown uncontrollably large since 5). All the kids are doing very well as parents grands.”
the ’40s and ’50s. would wish—life is good. Bill Mitchell is working a couple of days
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He ended with his plan to attend our 40th
Double ’Hoo Phil Stone (MBA ’68, Engi- Reunion next year; we’re looking forward to
neering ’66) channeled a passion so he could jumped seeing you there, John. In the meanwhile, we
off the treadmill and onto a spiritual path. can all maintain e-mail contact at: jrucker@
After a career that took him through the military ruckerco.com.
and a series of real estate corporations, Stone de- Bob Dearth writes of the beginnings of
cided to follow his dream while fulfilling a market retirement plans in Cincinnati. At this point
need. He created an online guide to spiritual retreats their plans focus on downsizing their home
and conference centers, with contact information for locally and spending more vacation time in
the people who run them. The international direc- their new “retirement” home in Cabo San Lucas.
tories draw tens of thousands of visitors a month, He still maintains active management of three
effectively turning Stone’s hobby into a thriving one- businesses: windows, equipment rental, and
restaurant food sales in Cincinnati, which he is
man business.
not ready to leave just yet, but he and Barbara
“In the late ’80s I started really developing an interest in spiritual retreats—find-
are active volunteers in The Over-The-Rhine
ing peace, serenity, finding truth, finding God, finding answers—whatever you’re
Foundation. The foundation is concerned with
looking for as an individual,” Stone said. “By the mid-1990s I thought maybe one of preservation and rejuvenation of an historic
these days I’m going to create a website to help people find retreats in their area.” district in Cincinnati recently recognized as a
Between the idea and the execution lay a wide expanse of technology to be mas- National Trust community.
tered. Stone re-honed his skills for a new direction. Bob also mentioned coming to our 40th “for
“My whole career had been spent as a manger of people and marketing and the first time ever.” That is beginning to sound
technology, but I had forgotten a lot of my technology skills,” he said. “So I bought like a pretty good event.
a PC, started learning how to create web pages. Finally I thought I’ll create this Finally, since no report would be complete
website, findthedivine.com. It took on a life of its own. It grew over the last six years without some mention of Googan Bunn, he
to the point where I have about 1,700 retreat centers. The way it’s listed is similar did write that Carter and Donna Yeatman
to the concept of the Yellow Pages. A basic listing is free, but more elaborate entries have moved to Batesville, AR, which Mr.
with graphics and links cost money.” Bunn describes as Carter’s “ancestral home.”
He started adding to the directory. First there were conference centers, “which I’m unclear whether this move represents a
retirement, but in any event best wishes on
have bigger budgets than little retreat centers,” he said. “Then I added a directory
your return home, Carter.
of people who run the retreats, and a calendar of upcoming events. An employment
So much for this edition. About this time
page. It was like building a house. I didn’t ever think it was going to get this big.”
next year we should be celebrating our 40th
So last year Stone created a new website, seekaretreat.com, which is specifically reunion. More news will follow, but please start
designed for people who have a lot of retreat events, directors and an active calendar. thinking about it now.
The site offers a place for them to advertise their skills to lead a retreat.
“What’s been really fun on this path is about two years ago I quit my day job,”
Stone said. “My whole career has been surrounded with real estate software—either
in finance or information systems, or I’ve been a consultant. So I’ve made this my ’69
day job and devote my full attention to this.” Bill Parham
Carrying an entire business in a computer case also has its benefits. wmparham@aol.com
“My business is my home office, on my laptop, so I just bring my business with George Youmans
me,” he said. “I’m going to Corolla, NC (along the Outer Banks), next week and I’ll Gyou1460@hotmail.com
sit at one of the Internet cafes and tend to this, then go back in the afternoon and Members of our class will remember the
beach it.” admonishment of our Darden professors to
Cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit, Stone says, has given him the opportunity write “paragraphs” in our assignments. We
to get back to the Darden basics he learned 40 years ago. challenged you to send in a few paragraphs
“I get to work in marketing, sales, technology, accounting; I had to set up an and were delighted with the response. On the
LLC,” he said. “So it gives me an opportunity to wear many hats like I’m back in the basis of this participation, we hope to hear
from even more members of the great class of
MBA program, whereas as a manger, you have other people doing it for you. As an
’69. So send us your paragraphs.
entré to retirement, this has been a wonderful opportunity.”
Bill Parham: Cissy and I live in Greensboro,
Stone also leads retreat groups. “My niche is contemplative retreats—silence, NC at 1604 St. Andrews Road 27408, 336-275-
meditation,” he said. “I lead centering prayer groups and I’m on the board of two 4120. This is after the last 10 years in New
retreat centers. so my whole life revolves around this spiritual quest, if you will, York at 304 E. 65th St. and several weekends
whether it’s the business, the retreats, or the board groups I’m on—they all have a a month in Greensboro while I worked for a
common denominator. Although my background is Catholic, I have learned to ap- jacquard weaving upholster company. We are
preciate a divine source that invites all to enjoy this life. There are no restrictions.” southerners who love the south but also love
Findthedivine.com is Phase I of his business plan. Phase II will be to develop an New York. This was a fun lifestyle which worked
interfaith retreat center, somewhere between Washington, Charlottesville, Fredericks- for us.
burg and Richmond. “I’m looking for something that will incorporate this vision, By far, our greatest news is the birth of our
not just on the web, but an actual place,” he said. So many people are overwhelmed first grandchild. McCarthy Moore Spencer is 11
by the hectic pace of life. The bigger path is a spiritual path that sits as an umbrella months old. She has just started walking, and
over all the religious paths. It doesn’t really matter which path you’re on. I just think as her grandmother says, she is the cutest child
it’s important to be on a path.” in North Carolina.
Life now is consulting for both of us. Cissy
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social entrepreneurs globally; Ecotrust, Division which included the Insurance, Capital and sales); Dallas (general management);
an environmental non-profit in the Pacific Markets and Treasury Services Businesses. Rogersville, TN, (plant management);
Northwest; and Mercy Corps, helping with Following retirement we moved to Cary, Greenville, SC (international operations and
Asian endeavors including North Korea. NC, to be near our daughter Emmalee and her sales); Heidelberg, Germany (general manager);
Shirley is great; working with a variety husband, Jim Noble. She is a homemaker and back to Greenville (marketing and international
of children’s organizations, Art Museum of Jim owns an oil recycling company. In addition sales); and finally Greer, SC (some consulting,
Portland, tennis and kicking my backside at to Emmalee, our youngest, we have two sons. but mostly retirement).
golf. Son, Dylan, and his wife Liz live close by Gray, our oldest, is a software engineer when Our older daughter, Laraine, who was born
which enables us to see our grandson, Lucas he works. At this time he and his wife Cindy in Charlottesville while we were at B-school,
(2), often. Ah, the joys of grandparenthood! are traveling and living aboard their sailboat now lives outside of Charlotte with husband
Daughter Gillian works in San Francisco and “Cindy’s Island.” Eric, our younger son, and his Christopher and three of our grandchildren
loves the Bay Area. wife Sharmila are both pediatricians and live (Alexander, Olivia, and Sarah). Our younger
In addition to civic and philanthropic in Charleston, WV. They have blessed us with daughter, Alethea, lives outside of Charleston
activities, we walk in the woods, travel, enjoy three wonderful grandsons, Nadeem (4), Rohen with husband Butch and our other two
the culture of Portland and, alas, my vice is (2) and Samir (9 months). grandchildren (Austin and Brady). We get to see
driving fast at Portland International Raceway We split our time between Cary and Bald our larger family often, and usually once a year
where I am an instructor. Head Island, NC, where we have a cottage. we all get together at the beach. That’s fun, but
Finally in the world-is-small category, Needless to say, we make frequent trips back to when the noise level gets too high, I usually
Spencer Beebe, who founded Ecotrust is a West Virginia to see our grandsons. find a quiet place to hide.
great friend of Dave Morine! Spencer and Hazen and Sara Burnet have a second Most of my time is now spent on volunteer
I are trying to get Dave out west for a bit of home near us in Cary. They attended church work for our church and our neighborhood,
recreation. with us last week and following the service working on my project car, woodworking,
Jim Perkins (perkinsjjr@aol.com) checks we saw Gordon Clayton and his wife in the gardening, honey-do lists and honey-don’t lists.
in: I’m happy to get the Cliff notes version of congregation. We had a quite a visit and caught I also enjoy reading on various subjects and
your last almost-40 years. I’ve kept up with up on the news since the 1999 reunion when playing on my computer (big surprise).
George and Anne over the years, as well as we were all six in attendance. We are blessed to have reached this point
Rhoads and Marcella, and Pat and Diane. We Our addresses are: in our lives. With fingers crossed and prayers,
have only rarely seen the Omohundros, even 115 Palace Green we look forward to the rest of the journey and
though they are in the Boston area. Cary, NC 27518 to see you all along the way.
I’ve been retired for 15 years, after (919) 327-2224 Here’s the news from Mike Haugh
spending 21 years at the Boston Consulting 6 Creeping Cucumber Court (CMHaugh@aol.com): Bonnie and I live
Group mostly as treasurer and chief financial Bald Head Island, NC in Pittsford, NY (outside Rochester) at 20
officer. We split our year between Naples, (910) 454-0455 Chesterbrook Lane 14534, 585-586-9696.
FL (October to May), and Dedham, MA, with Please give me a call if you are visiting After Darden, I moved to Richmond and
occasional trips thrown in. Our three children either place. joined The Bank of Virginia as a small business
are Elliott, a software engineer in Paso Robles, Now a few words from Pat Taylor management consultant. Over the next 10
CA, working for a very small company headed (pattaylorvmi64@aol.com): Our old study years, I moved through several staff positions
by his father-in-law. He is married, and they are group: Perkins, Youmans, Zimmerman and I at the bank, spent three years as CFO of a
parents of our one grandchild - Harvey, just have gotten together several times over the family-owned brick manufacturer and joined
6. Edie is a director of International Marketing years, but I have had little contact with others Mobil Chemical as a financial manager in
for Scholastic Publications in New York, and a in our class except Ernie Stephenson, who the Phosphorus Chemicals division. More
serious runner. She ran the New York Marathon lives here in Richmond. importantly, daughters Kimberley and Sarah
in 2:52, and was the 8th woman to finish. Right After leaving GSBA, I went to work for Rohm arrived during that period.
now she is out of action, because of a knee & Haas, who after training me in Philly for the In 1980, after expressing an interest in
problem. Alexander teaches sea kayaking and summer then sent me to Houston where I general management, I was transferred to
humanities at the Island School in Eleutera worked in sales. I worked for them for three Mobil’s Plastics division in Rochester and, in
in the Bahamas, and leads canoe trips in the years and then left to join American Filtrona 1982, took over the small Canadian Plastic
Canadian wilderness in the summer. The trips Corp in Richmond, where I worked in sales Packaging division—my first turnaround
cover 600-700 miles, and they see only one management for 33 years. I retired in 2005. experience. On the personal side, a divorce
other person - a pilot who flies in resupplies of I have two daughters, both of whom live in in 1980 was followed by remarriage in 1989
food. Richmond, and an 8-year-old grandson. and the acquisition of stepdaughter Jennifer.
We feel very lucky that our lives have My time now is spent mostly playing golf Professionally, I got bitten by the turnaround
turned out the way they have, and that we and racquetball and bird hunting in season. I bug, left Mobil in 1988 and spent the next 17
have lived in the present era. I suspect our do teach 4th grade math one afternoon a week years as a consultant and interim manager
children, and their children (child, for now) will as a volunteer at an inner city public school. for bankrupt and troubled companies—not
live in a more difficult era. My traveling is mainly hunting trips to Maine, terribly profitable, but lots of fun. In 2005, I
Larry Jones (laurancejonesnc@aol.com) Texas, South Dakota and North Carolina. joined High Tech Rochester as the director
tells us: Brenda and I returned to West Virginia I’ve been to all my VMI reunions and of the regional Manufacturing Extension
following graduation from Darden. I spent the find that I enjoy them more as I grow older. I Partnership Center, a partially federally-
next 36 years in various financial management have missed the recent Darden reunions, but I funded consulting organization focused on
positions with what is now BB&T Corporation. am looking forward to the 40th. helping small and mid-sized manufacturers.
The first thirty-one years were in West Virginia, This just in from E.C. (Angie) Orfanedes (If this sounds ironically similar to my first
then my bank One Valley Bancorp was acquired (ecorfanedes1@charter.net): Karol and I position out of Darden, it is!) Today, instead of
by BB&T and I spent the next five years in live at 104 Antigua Way, Greer, SC 29650, unproductively complaining about the state of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and retired two 864.286.9004. After school, our career path US manufacturing and the woes of the upstate
years ago as CFO of BB&T Financial Services took us to Petersburg, VA (manufacturing New York economy, I have become part of
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wheelchair and DART bus. Debbie continues to I’m very involved with chairing public
work as director of special events for the Dallas policy and thrift shop committees for a non-
Museum of Art. If you get a chance, give him a profit dealing with victims of crime in our
call at 214-691-5286. county… seeking key legislation for the former
After working 37 years in transportation, and new customers, donors, and volunteers
logistics, and distribution for Litton Industries, for the latter. Another focus is with an NGO
Westinghouse, St. Joe Minerals, GAF, Scott working with women’s and children’s issues in
Paper, Engelhard, BASF, and most recently developing countries—with 4.6 billion people
Formosa Plastics Corporation as director of in the developing world, there are plenty of
corporate logistics and distribution, Bob needs. Teaching ESL and the occasional golf
Erikson is retiring. Consulting may be a game round out most of my time.
possible avenue for him in the future, but Email (please send any update or change of
nothing definite at the moment. e-mail address; it really makes the Class Notes
Peter Guy (left) and Steve Hansel (both MBA ‘71)
He and Mary Jo are building a retirement easier and provides timely sharing of important
overlooking the Yarra River and downtown Mel- house in Aiken, SC, in the Woodside Plantation information) or call me with your news. I’ll do
bourne in November. community. The house overlooks the 10th my best to report it reasonably accurately…
green of one of three golf courses in the area. with only the occasional exaggeration! Have a
When completed in June, he will be traveling great summer.
some unusual things in our retirement!
between New Jersey and South Carolina, as
In 1990, Jack Cann returned to active duty
Mary Jo plans to continue working in New
with the Navy, flying humanitarian missions
Jersey for the immediate future.
in Saudi Arabia. While on active duty, he
earned an MA in National Security Studies at
I reached John Barbieri at Sanabel Island, ’71
FL, where he is helping his father recover after a
Georgetown University. Following detachment Doug Watson writes, “I joined Financial
recent hospital visit. John is technically “retired,”
in 1993, he went to Kings College in London to Security Assurance in 2001 after 23 years
but continues to run an on-line business,
earn a doctorate in war studies. Jack taught at at Moody’s Investors Service. The transition
Allapatah (Seminole Indian for alligator)
the Marine Corps Command and Staff College has been good; being able to utilize all that
Enterprises, dealing with car accessories, and
in Quantico for 10 years, then retired as a credit experience, and I now oversee the
car-care products for classic cars and motor
professor this past December. underwriting process for US asset-backed
bikes. Car shows take his time when he is not
He now works for two think tanks, the securities that we insure. Cindy and I still
playing with his 10-month old grandson in
Institute for Defense Analyses and the Potomac reside in New York City and would like to see
the Netherlands. Check out www.allapatah.
Institute for Policy Studies, analyzing the any of the illustrious members of the Class of
com. Visit him on the web or you may be able
problems of conflict in Africa and developing 1971 as you pass through our fair metropolis.
to visit him in Florida a few months of the year
solutions and courses of action. In a somewhat Steve Hansel writes, “Dana and I had a
following his wife’s retirement from teaching
interesting turn of events, he is returning to great visit (in Melbourne, Australia) with Peter
this year.
Charlottesville to accept an appointment with Guy, his wife, Sherene, and their family: two
Bobby and Ginny May recently returned
the History Department at the University. girls and a boy sandwiched in-between. The
from a 3 1/2 week safari to Rwanda, Botswana,
The Canns have two sons, one of whom is guys are approaching the theoretical empty
and South Africa. Plans for a fall wedding for
a graduate of Darden, and one grandson by the nest phase, but their kids clearly enjoyed being
daughter Shelton are underway in Chicago. Son
other son. close to mom and dad.
Andrew is married and lives north of Milwaukee
To say that Preston Tyree is extremely “Peter is an extremely successful money
where they have been blessed with the first
involved with biking would be an manager, specializing in Australian small-cap
grandchild, Nora. Ginny maintains her interest
understatement. He’s on the steering stocks. He is featured in a book called “The
in gardening and rug hooking; Bobby loves
committee, safety committee, and ride marshal Money Masters,” and having started a hedge
going to the office and will continue to do so
for the largest fund-raising bike ride in the fund with one of my sons in October 2001, I was
unless the opportunity for an exotic golf trip
nation, the BPMS150 ($12 million raised grateful for the chance to pick his brain.
beckons.
this year). As an officer and safety trainer “Peter and I hadn’t seen each other in more
Eric Chafin writes, “life as chief financial
of his local bike club, he sits on the bike/ than 35 years, and had a great reunion, further
officer at Woodberry Forest School (in Madison
pedestrian subcommittee of a local planning proof that time and distance can be overcome,
County, VA) seems to keep me fairly busy.” He
organization; and he is on the board of the and great people generally stay that way.”
also wants to barter: “Live in NYC? Would love
League of American Bicyclists and is chair of its Eric Chafin writes, “life as chief financial
to trade use of 3-bedroom 2-bath house on
education committee. He recently spent a day officer at Woodberry Forest School (in Madison
Route 231 in Cismont, VA, for use of small NYC
in Washington and a day in the state capitol in County, VA) seems to keep me fairly busy.” He
apartment. Timing quite flexible.” Interested
Texas lobbying for bicyclist-friendly legislation. also wants to barter:
parties can drop a note to Eric at P.O. Box 211,
In semi-retirement, Preston consults on “Live in NYC? Would love to trade use
Keswick, VA 22947.
transportation issues (Safe Routes to of 3-bedroom 2-bath house on Route 231 in
The Youngs added grandchildren numbers
School) with state departments of Cismont, VA, for use of small NYC apartment.
four and five last year—one in D.C., the other
transportation across the nation. He rides Timing quite flexible.” Interested parties can
in London. The christening of No. 4 near
almost every day, pedaling about 6,000 miles a drop a note to Eric at P.O. Box 211, Keswick, VA
Salisbury Plain in the U.K. was a grand event in
year. What a super biker! He is looking forward 22947.
the same church where Margaret was married.
to the birth of a sixth grandchild in early
Paula retired from her third career as a special
September,
ed substitute teacher but continues to sub
The news from the Stack household
when needed… and when she wants to (a BIG
in Dallas is quite positive and upbeat. Bob
difference). Instant gardening, voracious reading,
is walking with a walker now and handles
and grandchild activities keep her very busy.
his transportation needs independently via
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Kurt Wolfgruber and Blacksburg, and will soon be in Richmond. school districts do not do longitudinal research
Poss Echols is enjoying retirement and on their product after graduation.
(MBA ’74) was
reports that he is now working mostly as a Jim says their two daughters and two
named President
chauffeur for his twelve year old daughter. sons are now all married off, giving them four
of Oppen- Poss and his family live in Arlington where he grandsons so far. Their kids are in marketing,
heimerFunds in completed a career with the US Patent Office. finance and program management in the
March, adding Methodist Pastor Keith Lawder is in a IT industry with successful companies.
responsibility for totally different field from his years in banking. Unfortunately, Jim regrets that none of their
the company’s Keith was fortunate to be appointed to his companies make it easy to return to graduate
retail and wealth home church in Georgia, but is now subject to school, so he has not been able to coax anyone
management busi- reassignment as his bishop directs, so a move in the direction of Charlottesville.
ness units. He remains chief investment may be coming up. Keith explains that he loved Frank Genovese has sold all his operating
officer. banking for 36 years, but just lost interest. businesses and is officially “semi-retired.” Of
In December 2005, David Kympton graduated course he has been officially semi-retired since
He now oversees the work of approxi-
from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond 1987, but who is counting? Frank reports that
mately 1,000 investment professionals. with a Masters in Theological Studies. During the private equity buying frenzy is running
Wolfgruber says that more than 33 his studies at Union, he also taught classes in hot and heavy and suggests to all operating
years following his Darden experience the Religious Studies Department of Virginia company owners that now is the time to sell.
a key takeaway—the school’s general Commonwealth University. Frank is currently in the process of “re-creating”
management approach—remains just as In August of this year, David graduated himself into an active director on public or
valid today. from the Medical College of Virginia with a private equity portfolio companies. He sees
“It really ingrained in us a process Masters in Patient Counseling. He’s also been a this as a way to stay in the game and not get
of thinking and the consistent applica- Chaplain Resident at MCV. David hopes to again stale. Of course, another primary reason is that
tion of that process, not content,” he teach at VCU while he looks for a “real” job in Susan won’t let him stay home during the week.
Chaplaincy. He’s also a Postulant for Holy Orders He reports it is very hard to be quiet during
says. “Consistency and accountability
in his church and will be deciding in the near interviews.
are extremely important elements of
future whether to move ahead with ordination. Susan remains extremely busy (much more
our business. There are lots and lots of Mike Santoro continues as director of finance than Frank) as the vice president of Randolph
investment professionals but very few, and strategy at MeadWestvaco in Wilbraham, College’s Board during their transition to going
frankly, who can develop and apply a MA. Mead has recently moved its headquarters co-ed (i.e. formally Randolph Macon Woman’s
business management approach.” to Richmond and Mike has his fingers crossed College). She also serves on the boards of the
Wolfgruber also worked at the CFA Insti- for a move that would bring the Santoro Richmond Symphony and Richmond LISC
tute during his summers at Darden “so I family much closer together. Daughter Ann among others.
had some practical early exposure” in the (UVA 2002) has just graduated from George Frank and Susan’s three boys are all doing
workings of the institute’s standards of Mason Law School and will clerk for a Justice great. Michael is married, completing his Ph.D.
professional excellence. on the Virginia Supreme Court. Daughter Mary in English and living in South Philadelphia,
Catherine is working at the Virginia Museum Christopher remains in Nashville and Daniel
Wolfgruber has more than 30 years
of Natural History in Martinsville. Mike’s wife, will complete his Masters in Biomechanical
of investment management experience. Martha, is currently working on a degree in Engineering at UVA in August. Daniel wants to
He joined OFI in 2000 as Director of Library Science from Syracuse University. move back to Atlanta if anyone knows of any
Domestic Equities and was named Chief Richmond resident Brad Armstrong has opportunities in mechanical engineering near
Investment Officer in 2003. Previously returned to The Martin Agency to manage the that city.
he spent 26 years at JP Morgan Invest- Wal-Mart account. This will be old news by the Steve Zimmerly and wife Jenny write to
ment Management in a variety of posi- time you read this, but I thought I would pass it say that ZINC, their business, “has been great...
tions. along in case you hadn’t heard. Brad had been but crazy.” Their old office site was taken by
“Kurt has been a key contributor to with the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation. imminent domain (light rail station), and they
our success since he joined the firm in Richmond resident Brad Armstrong has have moved into a new facility with twice the
returned to The Martin Agency to manage the space. At the same time, ZINC landed several
2000,” said OppenheimerFunds Chair-
Wal-Mart account. This will be old news by the new clients. Makes for long hours at the digs.
man and CEO John Murphy. “He has
time you read this, but I thought I would pass it If you are visiting Dallas, please give Steve
helped build an award-winning invest- along in case you hadn’t heard. Brad had been a call at 214-904-8605 or via email at Steve.
ment management organization focused with the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation. Zimmerly@ZINCfirm.com.”
on producing investment excellence for Jim Noeldner reports that he has now spent James Glauser writes, “I sold my chemical
our shareholders and I am confident that more time working in secondary education company in Canada, and am now working for
with his additional responsibilities the than he did in broadcasting at less than half SRI Consulting, www.sriconsulting.com. Contact
growth of the firm will continue.” the income. As director of career and technical Jim at jglauser@sriconsulting.com, or (650)
Since the end of 2001, the company education in North Kitsap, WA, for the last 384-4316.
has doubled assets under management, decade, he’s been able to establish benchmarks Thanks to all of you who stay in touch. If
grown its flagship retail organization for the impact of school programs on what you haven’t emailed me in the last few years,
their graduates are doing six years after they now would be a good time.
by nearly tripling sales, and built two
graduate. Before he retires in a couple of years,
business lines to reach new customer seg- he hopes to be able to see the impact of their
ments with the goal of creating a diversi- systems improvements on kids in what they
fied asset management company. are doing six years out after graduation. Most
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’77 In other related news, a few months ago
I had the great pleasure of joining David Lee
of running in marathons with his wife. George
Edmunds, who has taken up triathlons, was
Paul Nelson and his new wife, Julia at a wonderful reception not able to join us because he was competing.
315 Oak Lane at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in their honor. We all Jay Conger and Charlie Scarlett shared stories
Richmond, VA 23226 know David so you know the music was great about their Dolly Sods camping trip that almost
Cell: 804-301-0783 and the beverages were cold! Both joined us ended in disaster. Snow in their tent was the
Work: 800-777-7663 ext.109 in the Reunion festivities and, believe it or not, first hint that they might have picked the
e-mail: lpaulnelson@mindspring.com or I think Julia is still talking to Dave! (Seriously wrong season for the adventure. We also got
pnelson@tallantinc.com … Congratulations Dave and Julia! It was great to renew friendships with professors, as John
Greetings to The Great Class of 1977! It’s hard seeing you again!) Colley, Alex Horniman, and Bill Sihler talked
to believe that about this time 30 years ago Other reunion-related notes of interest about their combined ‘120 years of Darden.’
we had just walked down The Lawn thru the include this from Bill Ketcham, “I’m still trying Their commitment to the school and to all of
center of Mr. Jefferson’s Academical Village to find out what Tom Whelan wants to do us—whether we deserved that commitment or
and then returned to The Darden School on about his surfboard! Was in C-ville on Sunday not!—was wonderful to hear.”
the North Grounds to receive our degrees for my son Saunders’s graduation...boy, did that It was also great to see Jay Wink at
from Dean Sheppard! After two unforgettable bring back memories. As I recall, we weren’t Reunion and he passes on the following
years we were done with case prep, cold drinking bloodies in the local bar at 6:30 am... thoughts,
calls and a few parties in between! Well we but his entire class has...amazing stamina.” “Reunion weekend was a blast, thank you
did make it and about 36 of your classmates (Thanks Bill …congratulations to Saunders …and and the entire reunion committee for your
returned to Charlottesville this spring to Hey Tom …come back for our 35th in 2012 … the hard work! I’ve spent a lot of time in C-Ville the
celebrate our 30th Reunion. With spouses, surf’s great and I think I know where you can find past few years, but until the last two weekends,
children and guests we totaled over 50 fun- a surfboard!) I’ve never ventured out of my car at Darden.
loving, story-swapping, reminiscing and Scott Harris writes to say, “Hi to all, I I have always maintained contact with Donn
current events up-dating crew. The weather made my first reunion ever and really enjoyed Hutchins and Teri Louden, but it was great
was perfect and the events were a blast! The catching up with classmates and professors. to reconnect with you and Mike, plus Sallye
Reunion Committee was chaired by Mike I’m sorry I missed previous ones but I will be Clark who lived in Greensboro with me the
DeCola, Joanne Miller, Sallye Zink and yours back for future ones. My second career as a first few years we were both out of school, also,
truly. Also assisting in the planning and fun headhunter (for fifth largest executive search Sue Gray, Joanna, Ted, Tom Haling, Don and
were David and Nancy (Shepherd) Webb, firm, DHR International) is now nine years! Carolyn Heim. Also some of the faculty … I was
Don and Carolyn Heim, Scott Harris, Don I’m currently serving a third term on the lucky to serve as a TEP aide during the summer
Hutchins, Jesse Crews, John Strangfeld, John Burroughs School board, a local coed between years one and two, and then during
Sue Gray Goller, Susan (Overholt) Ruth, independent school that I went to (as did Chris the second year. As such, I had the chance to
Bill Ketcham, Dabney Carr, Irving Groves, Gale!). I’m also a pack leader for a Cub Scout get to know Drs. Horniman, Landel, and Collie
Jay Conger, and Bringier McConnell. Other Pack of 60 boys. I want to encourage all the when their kimonos were loosened and it was
classmates who made the pilgrimage and guys in our class to track their PSAs annually. less of a student-teacher relationship, and it
shared in the festivities were Alex (Max) Mine went up this year and found out I have was great to reconnect. Tom Haling noted that
Chapman, Ray Doss, David Furrow, Ted very early prostate cancer. I had it removed in one of the real benefits of b-school was that it
Gary, Tom Haling, David Lee, Teri Louden, early May and have an outstanding prognosis provided more options and choices, and now
Dennis Malloy, June McCormack, John because it was diagnosed early. (Thanks Scott! that we’ve grown through the “I’m going to be
McNair, Mike Mischie, Charlie Scarlett, Paul Great reminder!) the king of the world phase,” we are able to
Tilley, Jay Zink, and Mike Vardell … many of And Mike Vardell reports that, “It was great really discuss items that are most important:
whom brought spouses, children and guests, to catch up with everyone but I’m disappointed family, career satisfaction, happiness, life
which made it all the more interesting and Scott Harris didn’t stay around—a real bait and choices, etc. I hope that with the success of this
enjoyable. What also made it so special was switch! He harassed me to come! But I definitely reunion, you’ve probably created several more
several of our favorite professors joined us for reconnected with the school and everyone that converts and the heavy lifting by the reunion
cocktails and dinner on Friday and Saturday attended. Of course, the big news for me was committee can be spread out among others
nights. This wonderful group included C. Ray founding Vardell Realty Investments almost and we can convince some of the holdouts to
Smith (MBA ’58), John Colley, Dick Brownlee two years ago (July)—about 20 years late show up in 2012. The contact book is great, I
(who started at Darden the same year as us!) compared to my Career Strategy paper timeline. plan to contact several that weren’t there, tell
Bill Sihler, Alec Horniman, Chris Gale, Bob I had to wait until I finished our beach house at them what we have made up for them during
Landel and Alan Beckenstein! And fortunately Rehoboth Beach, DE. And, of course, I was forced the next round of class notes unless they
(or sometimes not) … they remember many to start VRI because my wife sold her business choose to provide accurate information, and
funny stories and details about our two years and retired about the same time. This summer perhaps convince them to show up during
of classes, trouble and mischief! Special thanks I’m working on my golf game—so that people the next reunion. Again, thank you for all your
go out to Mike DeCola and David and Nancy can actually recognize it as golf!” efforts. Little to report in the Wink home except
Webb for hosting us and the professors at Susan (Overholt) Ruth writes that, “During our younger daughter Randall is attending
Farmington Country Club for what proved the ‘remember when’ conversations at the UVA in the fall so we have additional reasons to
to be a fantastic start to the weekend … class reunion, Ted Gary reminded me of the venture to C-Ville!”
with Friday night drinks and dinner. The only Southwest Airlines case study—and how I had Warning! Warning! Future author and
complaint I heard about the Reunion was suggested an alternative marketing approach possible biographer for our class, Mike
that there was not enough time to visit with that was quickly rejected by a certain classmate Mische writes, “Ann and I become D.I.N.K.s
everyone. And … as you’d expect … we talked from Texas! Renewing friendships with those (Dual Income, No Kids) in August, and I will
about you. Of course if you were not there to who shared the pain of the first semester was be relocating to our house in Nelson county
defend yourself … well … you’ll just have to particularly rewarding … catching up with Tom southwest of Charlottesville. I am looking to
come back in 2012 to set the record straight! Haling was great fun. Tom now shares the joy initiate a new career and have a couple of
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years since I moved to Cornerstone Research,
and it’s been great! Have been very busy on
’79 historic Spray Mercantile building, located on
the Smith River at the site of what was once
some very interesting patent infringement Bill Bunn the Spray Cotton Mills. www.danriver.org is our
cases in the Eastern District of Texas, currently a web site.
Philippe de Laperouse was appointed
very busy venue for patent cases. “Life is very different here—but quite
director of the HighQuest Partners Global
Both of my stepdaughters are doing nice. I really appreciate the pace of life and
Food and Agribusiness Practice and new office
well—one working on a Ph.D. in history at Yale, friendly people, especially after the traffic and
in St. Louis, MO. Philippe had been a principal
the other heading to Berkeley this fall to study din of the Washington area. This region has
at Vanikoro Advisory where he advised clients
international public health. been hit hard by the loss of major industries.
on financial and global expansion strategies.
My husband and I had a wonderful golf trip But it’s only about 30 minutes to the sushi
“I am working with a wide range of clients
to the Reynolds Plantation in Georgia last fall, bars and running trails of Greensboro (about
on a global basis in the food and bioenergy
spent a wonderful week with some great snow the time it would take to drive two miles in
value chain on strategy development and
in Vail in February, and have another golfing Northern Virginia rush-hour traffic). And there
implementation projects,” he writes. “Have been
trip coming up this fall in Hawaii. It seems we are lots of real estate bargains around; you can
in touch recently with other Darden alums
don’t do museum type trips....” buy a mansion for less than a condo would
including Missey (Weigel) Ludlow who has an
Paul Rubin reports that he is still consulting cost in Northern Virginia! I am hoping that my
investment bank based in Cincinnati focused
on the QAD ERP package; however, he is work here will help re-build the local economy,
on the energy sector.”
working from home for a change on a project in to support sustainable economic growth and
Paul H. Sartori, Ph.D., writes, “Anne and I
Memphis. This gives him time to lead meetings nature tourism, something that cannot be
moved back to Charlottesville in November. In
for a fund-raising bicycle ride to help the Wolf outsourced to China!”
2005, I had taken a leave of absence from CHM
River Conservancy, a local environmental Timothy Leahy reports, “I’m planted still
Partners, a management consulting firm where
group. Paul is keeping fit as he trains for the in Annapolis, MD, now as director of the
I am a Partner, and served full-time as Global
Memphis In May Triathlon. consulting group for a small software company
VP—Organization Development for Focus
Charles de Mestral sends this update: in the CRM space. Our two daughters are off to
Diagnostics. We successfully sold that business
“Our oldest son Olivier (born in 1978 college, Siobhan at College of Charleston and
to Quest Diagnostics in 2006. Since then, I
in Charlottesville, godfather is Vernon Kathleen in the E-school at Virginia (Wahoo!).
have returned to management consulting
Himbauch), has been married to Stephanie Time certainly has passed quickly, and I am now
with CHM Partners primarily working with
for two years now. Both are bankers in Geneva, looking to early retirement and a second career
and advising pharma and diagnostics firms.
Switzerland (BNP Paribas for Stephanie and delivering sailboats, perhaps. Best to all of the
Additionally, I am on an Advisory Board for Tau
Union Bancaire Privée for Olivier). Our second class of ’79.”
Therapeutics, a Charlottesville start-up and
Son, Louis, is completing a master in Law
was elected Treasurer of the Curry School of
at University of Geneva, having obtained a
Education’s Foundation. Most importantly, our
bachelor degree at the same place.
“Our youngest son, Gabriel, has completed
granddaughter, Kennedy, lives in Harrisonburg ’80
only an hour from us now.”
a bachelor degree in economics at the Claire Terry
“I have joined a new global senior
Universities of Lausanne and St. Gallen (both Dear Classmates, My request for retirement
executive search firm as the head of their NYC
in Switzerland). He has found a temporary thoughts brought news of everything but
office effective Jan. 15,” writes Mike Wellman.
job at BNP Paribas also and plans to begin a retirement!
“We are the oldest/newest global search firm
master degree at the University of Milano (Italy) Mike Butler sent in this report after the
after our spin-out from EDS just over a year
next September with a specialty in the luxury last issue came out: “Last winter, after 25 years
ago.” Mike is with Edward W Kelley & Partners as
industry. with Gillette, I moved to an operations role
a managing director in the technology practice.
“My wife Francoise is now the vice with Boston Scientific, a medical device maker.
He also leads the firm’s New York office.
president of the so-called ‘Cercle du Grand It has been a nice change - but plenty to do in
“On the home front, my family and I
Théatre’ also in Geneva. This organization a relatively young company that has grown so
will be relocating back to Darien, CT, from
regroups individuals and corporations who are quickly. The classes with Profs Colley and Davis
Columbia, SC, this summer after my middle
amateurs and donors for the Geneva opera. still apply. Away from work I’ve been involved
son, Ben, graduates from Heathwood Hall
With her drive and enthusiasm, this has become in my home town of Dedham, MA, serving
Episcopal School here in Columbia,” Mike tells
a full-time job and in close cooperation with six years as an elected member of the school
us. “He will enter Syracuse University’s School
the staff of the opera, which makes it very board. All of those Darden discussions about
of Engineering in the fall. With my oldest son,
interesting also. I am very impressed: Francoise stakeholders and strategy proved invaluable.
Mike Jr., a rising senior at Davidson College, I
has been able to generate significant increases I also served as an examiner for the Baldrige
will have the distinct pleasure of two college
in donations to the opera. National Quality Award, awarded annually
tuitions to cover next year. My youngest, 13-
“I am the CEO of Winstar Resources, a by the National Institute for Standards and
year old Zachary, will give me a chance to catch
Canadian corporation, listed on the Toronto Technology. These days I serve on an advisory
my breath before he enters the college ranks.
Stock Exchange. We explore and produce oil council to the Massachusetts Department of
Bill Creason has joined Stites & Harbison, a
and natural gas in Tunisia, Hungary and Alberta Education focusing on parental involvement.
300-attorney, southeastern law firm with offices
(Canada). We have a market capitalization of For fun, we sail, ski, lay on a beach, etc. In
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Georgia and
approximately Cdn $150M. The company is October my wife and I spent a week in Ireland.
Virginia, as the executive director of marketing
doing well so far. We still leave near Geneva, I ran the Dublin Marathon with eight running
and client development. Working with 300
Switzerland.” buddies—a great course through the city’s
lawyers is a lot like “herding cats,” Bill writes.
Katherine Koelbel Mull writes, “I have moved neighborhoods and parks. The Guinness
to rural North Carolina, to live and work restored us.
in Eden as executive director of the Dan River Corky Clarke checked in with this update:”
Basin Association, which also has a Virginia I am still with the company that I started with
office in Collinsville. The NC office is now in the out of Darden (20 years as Champion, then six
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embarrassing) to mention, we came from studio in Sausalito that overlooks the San
behind in the 9th inning to stomp the younger Francisco Bay (keep eating). Check out her work
guys in a hard fought battle. (Okay, perhaps at www.ChrisAdessa.com. If you venture to
they let us win, but it felt good just the same.) Sausalito over Labor Day weekend, please stop
Kudos to designated pitcher David “Hanging by and say hello. She’ll be exhibiting there at
Curve” Hillman and catcher Duane “Out At The the city’s Art Festival...
Plate” Gelderloos, and a special Purple Heart to Mary K. Van Amburg, with IBM Global
Dief for the Barbero-like performance, suffering Small and Medium Business, is sending her
a hamstring pull in the outfield chasing a daughter to Swarthmore next year, and her son
towering fly ball (no, he wasn’t even close to will be spending his junior year in China (he’s at
Patrick Graney (MBA ‘81) with son Patrick (MBA catching it.), then driving in many runs as a Rice University).
‘07) at Darden’s graduation. one-legged pinch-hitter. Garrett Verdone, after 25 years at
The Slide Show. Catherine (Colavecchio) JPMorgan Chase, has joined Wachovia Bank in
don’t want to miss out on all the news on who’s Foster not only organized Friday’s dinner, NYC as Commercial Risk Director for New York
done what, and who’s who now! So please but she also put together a fantastic 430- and New England.
send me detailed updates on all my friends, and photo slide show set to “period” music that Reunion News Flash: Michelle Guinee
write me at jehanzeb_khan@ici.com. wowed everyone—including the four profs in gave us plenty of evidence that she hasn’t
As for me, I had gone West after graduating attendance, John Colley, Phil Pfeiffer, Brandt changed one bit since ’82 (come to think of it,
from Darden and worked with my family’s Allen, and Alec Horniman. Rumor has it that neither has John)! Good thing, too…
automotive workshop business in Los Angeles Alec was brought to tears by the show! (Or was Want to know how to write a heartfelt note
for a couple of years before returning to it the spicy appetizer?) We’re trying to make to your classmates? Just read this excerpt from
Pakistan, where I have been working since with DVDs available to all. a long note from George Shipp.
ICI Pakistan, a subsidiary of ICI PLC, a British Mike Diefenbach & John Reilly. Like the “Dang, we had one heckuva life-altering
MNC. Over the years I have been involved in Stones or the Eagles, these guys will never quit experience [at Darden], and the memories are
the pharmaceuticals, polyester fibre, and the touring, bringing us old favorites from 25+ vivid and I just really appreciate every single
chemicals business that I now head as general years ago (like “Darden School Blues.”) Their one of you. Sorry I haven’t said that to you over
manager based in Karachi. That’s enough about Friday performance at the class dinner was the years but now’s the time. I have been awed
work; I also got married to Kamila back in ‘86, first rate, and they even stepped up and sang by your accomplishments. I was still trying to
and now have three children ages 20 to 9. My with the band at the Saturday night gala! Their figure out the code to my building when some
eldest daughter is studying Art in London, and creativity and talent was only surpassed by of you were already retiring, or if you were
my son and youngest daughter are still in school. their bravado and engaging vocal and guitar more of a slacker, maybe just jetting around
If any of you travel to this part of the world, skills. Surely, these guys are OUR American with Steve Jobs, running Medtronic, or simply
please get in touch—I would love to meet up Idols! coining it in the VC or private equity worlds.
with any of you. The Saturday Night Party and Band—Class Anyway, kudos and again thanks for just letting
Act. The band rocked and the Class of ’82 me hang out with you for a couple of years, I
proved once again why we were voted Best absorbed what I could, and try to notice where
’82 Partying Class in school history, as we were the you are and what you are doing even today. I
only ones left standing at 1:30 a.m. love reading about your families, I have been
The “Pajama Party.” Names will not be saddened by a couple of tragedies and wish I
Mike Diefenbach
mentioned, but six of your classmates chatted it had done more at the time, and just want you
3701 Massachusetts Ave., NW #401
up until 3:15 a.m. The suitemate hosts provided to know that indeed you made and make a
Washington, DC 20016
a wonderful late night spread of brie & crackers, difference in my life.
mike.diefenbach@gmail.com
popcorn and champagne (!?), while the women “The “Disney version” of what I’ve been
Special Co-Columnist: David Graham
shared stunning stories about love and desire up to is: Married for three years to a sweet
They should have charged us more… at the half-century mark. ex-guidance counselor. We now are proud
Our reunion weekend was simply amazing. The Proposals to Reconnect More Often. I parents of 15-month-old Mary Turner, who of
We had 43 classmates return, and it was as if we don’t think there was a classmate in attendance course is incredibly cute and smart, just like
had never left. who didn’t really enjoy being together again. her daddy. My 18-year-old son Fitz just got
The Weather. Perfect. Charlottesville has Few classes since ours have built community back from spring break in China of all places,
never looked better than it did on a warm and like we did back then. Ideas are circulating and is headed to Paris for his “senior project” (kids
sunny weekend. “mini-reunions,” and unofficial events are being these days!) and is heading off this fall to U of
The North Grounds. We were 20 years too discussed. Be on the lookout for Darden ’82 Chicago rather than dear old UVA (much to my
early to have classes in such a stunning, world- trips to NYC, barge touring in France, and a chagrin). He’s a serious young man who also
class facility. As one classmate put it, “Think single malt and golf tour of Scotland! happens to have won the city-wide community
how much smarter and more successful we’d be A Few People Updates (sorry, but we service award (works with mentally challenged
if we schooled at THIS campus!” . forgot most of the live ones we heard). Duane adults) among other accomplishments. Fifteen-
Friday Night Dinner. A wonderful start Gelderloos is keeping busy at DoD’s Business year-old Alice is a volleyball beast, an opposite
to the weekend at the Boar’s Head. So many Transformation Agency developing their personality-wise who is “all-cell-phone, all-IM all
surprise guests arriving…so many stories, business enterprise architecture and trying to the time”—in other words, a typical teenager,
updates, laughs and hugs. What a love fest, bring some order to the large number of non- but growing up too fast, which I’m sure sounds
with no small part in it played by beloved sole integrated, duplicative business systems DoD familiar to many/most of you. Of course I am
prof guest Sherwood Frey. operates. This could take a while… proud of both of them, wish I could take some
The Softball Victory. We challenged the Chris Adessa sends her best from Marin credit but have simply been blessed.
Class of 1987, and despite a slew of injuries County, CA, where she’s a landscape painter “After beating my head against the wall for
and other maladies too numerous (and (eat your hearts out). She works out of her the better part of 17 years as an analyst trying
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the same places and times. (But, by the way, daughters’ lacrosse and soccer schedules. My still doing penance in the telecommunications
I’ll still be based here in Charlottesville so I eldest daughter Annelise (almost 15) plays attack industry for the excesses of the late ’90s. I am
hope anyone coming to grounds also checks for the JV lacrosse team at the Peddie School in senior vice president of corporate development
in!) P.S. The book, published by McGraw-Hill nearby Hightstown, NJ. Mia, 12, plays midfield for XO Communications in Reston, VA. The
in December 2006, has a chapter on Disney and Gennie, 10, is enjoying being “the keeper” kids are doing great and are continuing the
Imagineering and accordingly features Don (goalie) on the same club lacrosse team. Mia also Virginia tradition. Andrew (College ’05) is now
Goodman. Buy it on Amazon.com and learn plays travel soccer and is a sprinter for the school a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional
how a former CPA ‘orchestrates’ one of the most track team. Sports are good.” Campaign Committee. Class members may
creative organizations in the world!” As I struggle to juggle our family’s three remember Andrew toddling around at Darden
Ted Balph recently joined Tim in the baseball teams, two lacrosse teams, soccer functions. Kevin will realize a lifelong dream
hallowed halls of academia. Ted has moved team, track team, gymnastics, swim team and when he starts at Virginia this fall. Grace is
from California to Albuquerque, NM, to be chief co-ed company softball team (my husband finishing 7th grade and is very busy with all her
investment officer for Albuquerque Academy. I and both play, although I’ve threatened to middle school activities.
On March 1 he assumed management of the retire now that I’m at the half-century mark), “I see and talk with Tam Murray. We are
marketable securities portion of the academy I couldn’t agree more—but I need a little neighbors in Alexandria and share a common
endowment, reporting directly to the board stress relief from the logistics of our family’s joy in watching our kids play lacrosse.”
of trustees. Plans are for Ted to succeed the stress relief! ’Til next time, Debbie. P.S. please,
academy’s treasurer upon his retirement in please, please send me updates! This is my
June, 2008. Prior to joining the academy,
Ted was managing director—West Coast
shortest column ever and I have a reputation to
maintain, you know!
’86
for the Commonfund, managing in excess Gregory Yorke
of $4B in assets for more than 60 schools. darden86@yorkefamily.com
No doubt Ted will continue to pursue his
long distance running and triathlons at his
’85 In contrast to the last issue of the Alumni
magazine, where the 1986 class notes
new location. I encourage you to read the Gary Hatter spanned several pages, this time there’s not
article at www.aa.edu/alumni/news_detail. much to report.
Ed d’Agostino shares the sad news that Ed
asp?newsid=358733. If you didn’t receive an email from me in
VanTassel lost his battle with pancreatic
Another classmate who will be on the early April begging for contributions, please let
cancer Feb. 26. “Ed was one of the strongest
move this summer is Marty Curran. He was me know your current email address so I can
willed people that I have ever met,” Ed
recently elected senior vice president and bother you in six months for the next issue!
d’Agostino writes. “He did things his own
general manager of Corning Optical Fiber. Last fall Ellen Brittain Williams wrote
way and was never afraid to speak his mind.
He’ll be moving his wife Suzie and their two in for the first time. She and Curtis are in
His dry and sometimes caustic humor was
daughters (Cara, 15; Kaylyn, 10) to Corning, NY. Birmingham, of course, and busy: “Outside of
a constant source of entertainment both
Congratulations to you as well, Marty! work, school PTA, work with AIDS Alabama
at Darden and thereafter. Ed had a very
I received an update from another Richmonder, and church activities, Curtis and I are working
successful career in investment banking,
Lou Gary: “Still at Hamilton Beach/Proctor- on a new sport for us—fly fishing. He actually
most recently at CS First Boston. He is
Silex, but our company is about to be spun catches fish. I usually catch trees and bushes.”
survived by his 4-year-old son, Skylar.” The
off from our parent to become Hamilton Ellen is now the HR Director at the Birmingham
funeral was held March 5. Ed d’Agostino
Beach this summer. This is big news after our News; after 15 years at Protective Life, she
notes that if anyone in the class would like
attempted acquisition/merger of one of our recommends changing industries after 50
more information, to contact him at edags@
competitors last year fell through. No change to everyone. Their kids are both in high
eathlink.net or 610.348.3932.
in basic company structure will result, but we school; their daughter Britt is goalie on a state
Bill Pearce reports, “Continue to manage
will be poised to grow further and participate championship soccer team, and at 6’7,” son
emerging markets private equity investments,
in the industry consolidations. I am currently Jonas spends a lot of time under, around, and
now as an LP with OPIC in WDC. Family life is
managing the client services team in the possibly over basketball hoops.
fantastic, with my wife, Sarah, and our almost-
information services department. In this role Our Richmond correspondents—Scott
three-year-old, Natalie, who is effectively our
I have been involved in all the standard IT Cardozo, Bob Louthan, and Chip Bassett—all
24/7 single hobby these days!”
areas of concern: outsourcing, service level had comments on their children growing up.
Joyce Rothenberg writes, “I made a
management, customer service, vendor Scott Cardozo is running a firm that
career change in January. After 11 years as an
management and negotiations, IT governance, manufactures devices that diagnose sleep
independent marketing consultant, I closed
etc. On the personal front, I won the company apnea. “Yes,” he writes, “there are Darden grads
up shop and became the director of the
golf league in 2007, so my priorities are still that actually produce and sell a product.” He’s
Career Management Center at the Vanderbilt
straight and I continue to sharpen my saw!” sure they’re about to catch a big demographic
Owen Graduate School of Management.
Laurel (Schultz) Quinn wrote, “This past wave: “since sleep apnea is associated with
Everette Fortner at Darden was really helpful
winter I worked part-time in the admissions age and obesity, I think it’s a market that will
in providing insight into the position and the
office at Princeton University. I learned first be around.” He’s not looking forward to his two
challenges faced by people in this position. I am
hand what it takes for a high school senior to daughters becoming teenagers.
happy to report that with five months under
gain acceptance to this hallowed institution. I In response to my notion that recent
my belt I’m really enjoying my new career. It’s
had a lot of fun and met some intelligent and classes must text or IM their class notes, Bob
really fun to be interacting with students on
kind people. I am again ‘just a mom’ now that Louthan proposes that the class of 1986
a daily basis and to have the opportunity to
the peak admissions season is over. As I have show them all up with video podcasts. Left
sit in on classes that interest me, and I’ve had
always suffered from spring fever, this is a good unanswered is the demand-side problem: do I
the chance to guest lecture which has been
thing. Who wants to be in an office working really want Tom Fulcher on my iPod? Bob and
really fun! It’s all very rejuvenating—I’m feeling
when it is sunny outside?! That’s where I’m Katherine just celebrated their 20th anniversary
younger already!”
spending plenty of time this spring with my and they are looking forward to (dreading?)
William Garrahan sends this update: “I am
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the Dean’s talk, people were mulling about, graduation. Closest to home winners were Schools to help develop the capital plan for the
and there was someone from another class, Alyce McAllister Outlaw and Joel Mangham future of the local schools.
speaking with Sherwood Frey, who could have (the Crozet contingent). Ed loved North Carolina and the natural
been Bob Shanfield’s twin. Or perhaps his After the dinner, the music, dancing, and beauty of his home state. Whether he was
less-handsome, not so charming older brother. fireworks ensued. A number of us, including taking the family to the beach or the mountains
It was an odd sight, one captured on film by Paul Huddleston, positioned ourselves and or just hanging out at the farm, he enjoyed
the way. our eardrums at the bar farthest from the stage, his home state. More than anything, Ed was
The scholar-athletes in the class then intent upon actually hearing what each other happiest being at home with Beth and their
peeled off for the softball challenge versus the was saying. As hoped for, a one-song mini- children. Going to lacrosse games, basketball
oldsters from the Class of 1982. I was the first to reunion of Earl Black and the Whites took place, games, and anything to be with his family was
show up for our class, and for a while, I thought with Craig Zarider and John Haley onstage; Ed’s greatest joy.
I might have to take these senior citizens on all inexplicably, Mike Kender shunned the Ed is survived by his wife, Elizabeth
by myself. Fortunately, as I watched our aged limelight and chose to drink, dance, and watch Whitener “Beth” Goode, his daughter, Mary
opponents carbo-load with cans of Ensure, the with the rest of us. It was quite a sight on that Ellen Goode, his son, Edward Seddon “Eddie”
talent arrived: Craig Zarider, Rob Mitchell, dance floor, with our many classmates shaking Goode, Jr., his father and mother, Seddon
Mike Kender, and Mike Schwartzman. what they could—many incriminating pictures “Rusty” Goode, Jr. and Jane Nisbet Goode, his
Together, we worked our way out to a huge and videos were taken… possibly to be pulled sister and her husband, Elizabeth Goode “Beth”
lead, with powerful bats, good fielding, and out just prior to the next class fund raiser. Reigel and Ernest William “Ernie” Reigel, all of
the limited flexibility of the ancient team we The post-evening celebration included a Charlotte, and his sister and her husband, Mary
were playing. After a while, we felt sorry for rousing game of Block-head back at the Boar’s Jane Goode and Walter Curtis “Walt” Gramley of
the codgers—a few of them had even pulled Head bar, with Ken Shea, Chris Muller, Mark New York City. He is also survived by two nieces,
muscles and jammed fingers. So we let them Patterson, John Haley, and Bob Shanfield, three nephews, other relatives and many, many
back into the game, so as not to decimate along with pizza from the College Inn. Life in friends.
their team spirit. Well, they tricked us! The Charlottesville doesn’t get much better than A service to celebrate Ed’s life was held
Ensure must have kicked in, because they beat this. at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 22, at Myers Park
us by a couple of runs! We personified good I had the chance to talk about work, raising Presbyterian Church in Charlotte.
sportsmanship by presenting them with the kids, vacations, and all the other usual things Memorial funds may be made in Ed’s
Golden Ball trophy (purchased earlier at Target), people our age talk about, with most of our name for Davidson College, Davidson, NC and
and committed to a rematch five years hence. classmates during the weekend. I want to list Hospice & Palliative Care, 1420 East Seventh
I’m not sure what everyone did in the those I wish I had found more time to catch Street, Charlotte, NC 28204
afternoon: there was Darden Field Day and up with, including: John Hodgson, Landon In closing, thanks to everyone who
other events, there was golf at Birdwood, and Wilson, Margie Fibel, Glenn Minkoff, Eileen showed up—because it is all about showing
there was going down to the Corner to buy Circo, Reggie Lathan (who really worked up, participating, and staying in contact. In
stuff at Mincer’s. the west coast classmates to come), Michel the presence of my classmates, I don’t think
Saturday evening began with cocktails and Denarie, and Syd Dorsey. I laughed so hard and smiled so much in a
class pictures—everyone cleaned up real nice. Edward Seddon Goode, died April 19 in very long time. And thanks to the Reunion
At the cocktail party, I ran into Seth Barnes, Charlotte after a long battle with cancer. Ed Committee for enduring the conference calls,
who had written in his alumni questionnaire a was a great father, loving husband and friend and helping to contact classmates. A special
terrific personal accomplishment since Darden: to many. thanks to Dick Dahling, who did a stellar job as
“Creating a ministry that is changing tens of Born March 29, 1960 in Charlotte, Class Agent and general motivator; has anyone
thousands of lives.” I think mine was something where he lived most of his life, Ed graduated told him he’s on the hook for at least another
about running a half-marathon…. There was from Charlotte Latin School in 1978. He fives years?
a bit of jostling for position during the class then attended Davidson College where he And remember, only four and a half years
picture: Greg and Rebecca Silvestri ended was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon till our 25th!
up on different rows, Martha Lyle Gangemi fraternity. After graduating from Davidson
was behind Scott Gregory, Fred Stow, and in 1982 with a BA in Economics, Ed went to
Tad Smith (and, thus, effectively blocked).
Tad, Greg, and Rebecca are all nominated for
work for NCNB. After Darden he returned to
Charlotte where he married Elizabeth “Beth”
’88 Reunion
maximum reunion participation, along with Whitener in June of 1987 and then joined First Rob Hanckel
Ken Zoeller, Mike Kender, and Pat Schlegel, Charlotte Corporation. He went on to found robert.hanckel@wachovia.com
who all also attended the NY pre-reunion event. Carolinas Capital Investment Corporation, a Happy spring to all. As I write this note, it is 80
We were shoo-ed into the South Lounge of Charlotte-based venture capital fund focused in Charlotte with the azaleas blooming while it
Saunders Hall for our formal Class Dinner. After on companies in the Carolinas. Carolinas is snowing in Minneapolis….hmmm—glad I’m
a nice meal, I likely created some indigestion Capital invested in Digital Optics Corporation in the south. Little white golf balls don’t do well
with a Powerpoint summary of our Class where Ed became Chief Financial Officer in the snow. There were a number of classmates
twenty years later, starting with a quick recap and Vice Chairman of the Board. Ed served who answered my call for news, so on with the
of the Class Giving. I stepped in for Dick as a member of the North Carolina Railway show.
Dahling, who came down with pneumonia Advisory Commission and was the former Vice Allison (Cryor) DiNardo started her
earlier in the week, likely due to his tirelessly Chairman of the Governor’s Rail Task Force. He own wireless company a couple of years ago
working the phones to meet our giving goal. was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the and sent an update: “Life is good, but work is
I believe Brian McDonald won the farthest North Carolina Teachers’ and State Employees’ busy. Earlier this year (2006) the FCC granted
from Charlottesville award, having worked for Retirement System and served from 1995 to my company 16 licenses after winning them
International Paper in China. Vern Howard 2001 and again from 2005 until today. In 2006, in a PCS auction in 2005.In the past few days
received a sweatshirt in honor of his working he served on the School Building Solutions (September 2006), the FCC concluded its
for the same company (Bank of America) since Committee for the Charlotte Mecklenburg largest auction ever, the AWS auction, which
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Corp. better known for the brands under way to work as much as she wants to while still has overall responsibility for the company’s
their umbrella: Lee, Wrangler, Nautica, The running the show at home. Barbara is also a Internet, desktop, subscription, broadband
North Face, Vans, Reef, Jansport, Kipling and a member of the Darden School Alumni board. and mobile platforms. Joe and Frazer, (another
dozen or so others. Prior to VF we took about Keith Bachman continues to have a hard UVA Law grad) live in Atlanta with their sons
six years off from life in Asia getting our kids time holding onto a job. When I spoke to him Gardner and Harrison.
Nick and Kensi safely through high school and he was beginning a three month “time-out” Steve Hassett joined Joe at The Weather
into college. Nick is in the business program before going to work as an analyst for the Channel Interactive this year and is now
at UNC-CH and Kensi is working toward a Bank of Montreal. He says he is hoping to get VP- New Ventures with responsibility for new
bachelor’s in business from Meredith College reacquainted with his family after working business and acquisitions for the company.
in Raleigh. Chris is also now working on a Ph.D. too many hours during his stint with Bank of Steve and Anne have two daughters, Charlotte
in psychology. Three tuitions...good thing VF America, but the first time he tried to cook and Sarah.
came along. Scott mentioned that he has tried dinner he left the stove on and almost burned Alex Picou, has joined KeyBanc Capital
to get together with Tom Neir for coffee (I hope the house down. I’m sure Keith’s wife Ginny and Markets Consumer Markets Industry Group.
it’s free!), and I told him that David “Platinum” their children Avery, Natalie, and Landon are Alex will head the Gaming, Travel & Leisure
Gold was also in Hong Kong with Pfizer. Connie ready for dad to go back to the office. investment banking group and be based in
and I were in Hilton Head just before New Years Since 2002 Pat Frith has been managing New York City. Most importantly, Alex and
and ran into Dirk and Kelly Baker at breakfast. bond portfolios for Evergreen Investments in Deirdra are the proud parents of twin girls,
They looked great. Actually Kelly saw us first Charlotte. He and Barb (my wife Amy’s UVA law Alexandra and Ariel, born July 2005.
and when Dirk came over to speak I didn’t school roommate) have two girls and a boy, and Thanks to those of you who got in touch
recognize him—pretty embarrassing on my Pat says their big adventure this year was spring this quarter. To the rest of you, please take a
part. I need to chalk it up to lack of coffee. On break at Disney World. minute and send me a quick e-mail with an
the local front in Charlotte, Britt Byrne was Bill Cooper lives in Richmond but is update that I can share with our classmates.
just named managing director, in charge of working at UVA as the Director of Supplier Have a great summer, and my best to you and
the Carolinas retail development operation Diversity. He took the job after working as your families.
for Faison Enterprises. I have seen several of a consultant to the university helping them
our classmates including Mary Long, Steve to retool their supplier diversity programs.
Biggerstaff and Sylvia (Bray) Kinsey. Sylvia’s
son, Richard, got married to a great girl the
Bill closed his 10-year-old printing business
in 2003 and says the lessons learned from
’90
weekend before Easter in Spokane, WA.” the highs and lows of that experience have Heather McGrew
And last but not least, Mack Faulkner wrote served him well in his new position. He also
Happy spring! Tax day is a few days away as
that he and Mary Yvonne have a new baby owns two Dominic’s of New York franchises
I write this and I just got a note from Chris
Everett Powell Faulkner born January 23. which sell food from kiosks in Lowe’s parking
English in which he questions Darden’s
That’s all the news I have for this issue. lots. Bill’s nephew runs the businesses for him
support of alumni who pursue careers in
Remember our 20th reunion is not even a year but Bill does much of the office work and is
accounting. I have to say there is some
away. You will be hearing a lot about that from grateful for the opportunity to stay in touch
merit to his theory of a conspiracy against
school, Jack Oakes and me. with his entrepreneurial side. Bill’s son Eric is a
accountants. Reunion weekend tends to
All the best and I hope everyone has a safe member of Darden’s Class of 2008 and I think
fall right around tax day (although it is the
and healthy year. Bill must be the first member of our class to
weekend after taxes are due this year) as does
attend Parents’ Day as a parent. He says the
the spring deadline for our class notes. That
biggest event for him in the fast few years was
being said, we have no news on Chris English
’89 becoming a grandfather to Eric’s daughter
Emera.
other than he has been trying to send in an
update for the class notes since 2004 but
Larry Bernert Michael Alston was named president
simply hasn’t had the time to get it together
of Landmark Interactive, a new division of
Paula Dyjak Giles and her husband Joe have before the column deadline. Hopefully my call
Landmark Communications which focuses
lived in Devon, PA, for thirteen years. They for news in the fall will be well timed for Chris
on growth through acquisitions of Internet-
have four children, Caro, 12, Dana, 10, Molly, and the other accountants amongst us. Please
delivered B2B and B2C services. Landmark
7, and Max, 4. Paula is running the home front note that you don’t have to wait for me to ask
Interactive includes companies located in
after working for Arthur Andersen and Aetna you for news to send me news. My email box
Atlanta, Norfolk, Chicago and New Hampshire
real estate in the years after Darden, and she is open for business in the “off season,” so to
that serve lead-generation and niche
manages to keep up with Champe and Anne speak.
marketplaces. Michael is based in Norfolk.
Fisher who also live in the Philadelphia area. Ken Ward has surfaced after many years
Landmark Interactive has a cluster of Darden
Rooney and Barbara (Swinton) Debutts of flying below the radar. After graduation,
grads—Karl Quist (MBA ’99), Chris Smythe (MBA
live in McLean, VA, and life is good for them and Ken was hired to write a business plan for a
’00), Hunter Stokes (MBA ’05), Lisa Evans (MBA
their three children Willie, 13, Forrest, 11, and start up company that didn’t start up. So soon
’07)—in addition to the many others spread
Elizabeth, 9. All three kids are playing lacrosse thereafter he moved onto another job as an
around Landmark. Michael and Nancy, and
among their many activities. Rooney called me analyst presumably looking at diversification
their children Molly and Peter, moved into a
back from the City of York pub in London where opportunities for Universal Corporation,
house just a couple of doors down the street
he was on “business.” He is still focused on a Fortune 500 company in Richmond. But
from my family this year. Molly, who was born
corporate strategy and Barbara is doing some soon after Ken showed up, they decided that
two weeks before we started Darden, is in her
part-time contract work now as well. After 10 instead of focusing on further diversification,
second year at UVA.
years of full-time focus on raising children she they would divest some of their non core
Speaking of Landmark Communications,
attended a Darden School seminar for women businesses. By 1993, Ken was in Baltimore,
Joe Fiveash is the senior vice president and
going back to work last year. That seminar and again to evaluate diversification opportunities,
general manager for The Weather Channel
Barbara were the subject of an article in Virginia this time for Constellation Energy, another
Interactive, which operates weather.com. He
Business magazine and Barbara has found a Fortune 500 energy company. Again, Ken
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Phil Clough at a lunch with Darden Dean of parenthood and jobs prevent them from
Robert Bruner. Larry has been in Baltimore with seeing each other very often. Mole’s baby boy,
T. Rowe since graduation and talks with Phil Wiley, is getting big and has learned recently
and Tim Krongard. He has also heard from to “squinch” across the floor on his bottom. I’ve
Rusty Saylor through a friend. heard a rumor that Wiley has already gone on
Nelson Patterson sent me an email from his first hunt. Unlike our friends in Japan, Mole
Seattle where he is the global director of did not write about the cherry blossoms in
customer marketing at SonoSite. Inexplicably, Virginia this year but did note that it will soon
I managed to erase most of his email so I can’t be time to break out the boat for flounder
include all the details. I do remember that he season. Frank has recently learned that one of
mentioned that he regularly sees Dan Philips, the joys of owning your own company is the joy
who is working for Goldman Sachs. Their of driving the company van to and from work
children attend the same school and they go to when your car is in the shop. His sons Kirby, 9,
the same church. and Matt, 7, thought the circa 2000 minivan
Dan Sorkowitz sent a note to say that he emblazoned with Entry Guard was the coolest
has been married one year and they are still thing ever. His wife, Mary Cay, however, was not
happy. On June 24, he and his wife are hosting too pleased.
their USA wedding party on the top of Mt. Tam Two other close
near San Francisco. All Wahoos are invited. Darden friends
Dan and his wife will be spending the last two who are practically
weeks of June in California before heading back neighbors in
The Hoagland and Bennet families
to Taiwan. Arlington, VA, but
George Cassiere and his family are in find life’s pressing
received an award for closest to the pin on
Indianapolis and are still basking in the glory of demands get in the
the 14th (seven inches short of a hole-in-
the Colt’s Super Bowl victory. George started his way of their social
one on a 198 yard uphill par 3) and Rob had
company, Pace Financial Group, in 2002 and in lives and their golf
won a Steelers football jersey by bidding an
the past five years they have completed more game, are Jim Hart
obscenely generous amount of money in the
than 60 transactions, the majority of which and Bob Cox. Jim
silent auction. At the time, I thought ‘No way.
have been ESOPs. George truly enjoys being and Lisa’s little boy, Jim and Jimmy Hart
That’s emerging markets Guru Rob Citrone from
a part of creating employee ownership at his Jimmy, whom I met
Darden.’ He must have been thinking the same
clients’ companies. when I stopped to see them back in November,
thing. ‘No way. That’s John Hackett from Darden.’
Gam Rose and his wife Kendall (MBA ’89) is really cute. At 10 months he is just starting to
Thankfully, he was good enough to come over
have three kids and live in Falls Church, VA. walk. Bob and Shawn’s little boy, John, is now
and end the uncertainty by congratulating me
Their youngest, daughter Hannah, was born last two and a half and in preschool.
on my fabulous shot.” John and his family are
Christmas. Gam is steeped in the drug control Two classmates who live in very close
in New York City where he lives with his wife
problem at DEA and says he is “Learning much, proximity and who we can safely assume do
Julia, three kids, one au pair and 20 cats. I’m
earning some, being blessed.” He attended see each other on a regular basis are Sue and
not so sure about the 20 cats business, given
the 120 Caper at the Army Navy Club in D.C. in Sean McGee. The McGees are still living in New
the size of your average New York apartment.
March for Professors Bill Sihler, Alec Horniman, Jersey. Sue continues to work part time at J&J
But that’s what he claims so that’s what I’m
and John Colley. Gam writes, “In like lions 40 (Ethicon) and Sean is still at Merrill Lynch and
reporting (also, I don’t know John well enough
years ago, out like lambs in March 2007. Colley’s quite happy. Their daughter Madeline is 11 and
to apply the appropriate Hackett to Reality
acknowledgements were priceless. Now I can in 6th grade and their son Owen is 6 and in 1st
conversion rate). John and a partner started a
accept my diploma.” grade.
new leasing brokerage firm two years ago. It
Tony Gabriele is still on the west coast One of our other Darden couples, Tim
is a two-man shop. His partner works mostly
where he reports that life is good. His wife just and Barbara (Meyer) Blair, will be heading to
out of Connecticut, so John has established a
had their third child, Allistair Dallas Gabriele. Kenya in June with their two children, Cassie
flexible nap and “take your cat to work” policy
They now have two boys and a girl, all under and Reilly. Tim is going to be running the
for the New York head office. If you find yourself
the age of three. marathon in Kenya, hitting continent number
in midtown Manhattan after 2 p.m. with time on
I got numerous emails from classmates five on his seven-continent goal. Yes indeed,
your hands, contact John (jhackett@gsfadvisors.
who claimed that they had no news to report Barb does think he is crazy but since this
com). He has hinted that you may just be able
but shared a few interesting tidbits. Both passion of his takes them to rather cool places,
to twist his arm and convince him to join you for
Hiroshi and Toyo wrote to tell me that while she isn’t fighting him on it.
an early happy hour.
they have no real news, the cherry blossom Reenst and I recently sent out a note to
Gina Galgano Hoagland’s family got
season in Tokyo is spectacular this year. As the class from our first Darden ’90 scholarship
together with the Michael Bennett family over
reported above, they both have seen Hans recipient, Noah Marks. If you didn’t receive
the Christmas holidays in Sacramento. Gina,
Horne in the past year. Toyo writes that they this note from me via email or from Reenst via
her husband Lee, and their three children,
also get together a few times a year with Rob snail mail and you would like to read up on
Simone, Nathan and Keith, visited Michael and
Garone. He also mentioned something about young Mr. Marks and the first year of his Darden
his partner Rich and their little boy Daniel. Gina
the three of them hanging out with all-male Experience, please shoot me an email and I’ll
writes that Michael’s bakery business is doing
gangs but I’ve decided that he was simply forward it along. Soon we will be announcing
well. He’s running a commercial operation
being coy about their “boys’ night out.” the second Darden ’90 scholarship recipient.
with no retail and is in the process of buying
I got separate emails from Dave On a very sad note, in January we lost one
a building. Gina’s consulting firm continues to
Mulholland, Frank Kollmansperger and of our classmates. On Jan. 18, Lito Quimbo,
grow. They are up to 12 people.
Richard Skeppstrom, who all live within who also went by Lee, passed away. Lito was
Larry Puglia reports that he recently saw
close proximity in Richmond but the demands out dancing and collapsed. He was rushed to
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difficult though it is to believe, really did have Mr. Carlos Tejera-Paris (shouldn’t that Laura O’Connor Mecagni writes a nice
the legend ‘Shifflett Towing’ sewn onto the kind of name include “the 3rd”?) jetted in note about how reading the recent class notes
breast pocket of his overalls), was heard to ask from Venezuela to preach his new found saved her from working on “the 7th version
a bystander “is she from New York?” All ended conversion to the Chavez revolution. While of the board paper I’m working on for an
amicably, however, when Mr. Shifflett decided Carlos has always been a die-hard capitalist investment in Lebanon.” True, but writing them
to exercise the $100 profit-sharing option (and officially the best-dressed of the class is sadly keeping me from hitting 70th level in
proposed by fellow passengers Ted Gillman, of 1992) he figured that if you can’t beat ’em, World of WarCraft.
Shin Furukawa and Richard Longstaff; and join ’em. Carlos is now Minister of Ministries Laura is now working in the IFC, the
released the car. in Venezuela, responsible for coming up with International Finance Corp., a group within the
Whew, my former Darden News Editor bails new government Ministries—and now insists World Bank—and I believe a division within
me out of a tough one (and Jan Erik too for that on being called by his revolutionary nom-de- SMERSH in the James Bond series. By the way
matter). Thank you, Richard, for helping me get guerre, “Comandante Uno.” Laura, any way to get hooked up with one of
over the 500 word-count hump so effortlessly. There were plenty more people at the those interest-free development loans? Santa
If only he’d been so much help in class. Well, reunion, and I’m only catching you up with a Monica should count as a struggling third-
it’s all downhill from here—both in terms of few of them. Special thanks to Craig Herron for world banana republic.
the time remaining to finish and the quality of leading the reunion committee and Greg and “I have been juggling career, motherhood
writing…. Tierney Fairchild for hosting the Friday night and wifedom with relative success: I still have
So let’s start with Richard, who is still class party. a job, the children are alive, and last check
working at Bearing Point in London, and still Outside of reunion updates, I did receive I am still married....but as all women (and
focusing on doing business in places that I emails from some classmates. Two of them enlightened men) know ....it is no cake walk,”
can’t pronounce. I got caught in the middle of a from the class notes equivalent of name, rank, Laura writes. (Hmmm, it’s not a cake walk? And
discussion between Richard and Judith Baker, and serial number came from Erin Ruane and what’s all this “enlightenment” stuff? I’d ponder
who is now living in Turkey and is also working Drew Gajan. Erin reports that she and Geoffrey this some more, but I’m too busy catching up
on putting together funding for projects Hale (JD. MBA ’93) are living in Manhattan on “24” while Ellen gives Oliver a bath.)
in developing countries. After 15 minutes Beach with their three kids, Nash, Tucker and “My children Camilla, 11, and Giacomo, 7,
of fascinating discussion on their favourite Annie. Erin and Geoffrey see a lot of Jordan are wonderful, silly and actually pretty funny....
pipeline projects in Kyrgyzstan I knew it was and Fiona Posell now that they’re in the L.A. my job is challenging and rewarding....at the
time to make an exit…graceful or otherwise…. area. Drew—a class notes virgin—sent in news moment working on private sector investment
Fortunately I was able to glom onto Asli that he and his wife Christina had their first in the Middle East, and trying to stay in the
Eksioglu who is also living in Turkey, but child, Andrew Charles Gajan this March, with post-conflict rather than in-conflict countries.”
focused on something I can relate to…mindless Drew a first time dad at the age of 42. Since (Wow; that must be a short list.)
entertainment. Asli left the advertising world Drew was the designated cook in our 2nd year Laura finishes her note, “I admit feeling
and formed a partnership named, ah, The house with Tom Abert and Steve Reiner we’re a pang of jealousy in your description of the
Partnership (apparently Asli wasn’t on the all hoping for Andrew’s sake that Christina has average types in and around Santa Monica.....
creative side of the ad biz). Her latest project taken over those responsibilities in the Gajan here instead we are awash with overly
was producing the Turkish version of The household! committed and super responsible types—
Apprentice, where she was required to cast the So Drew just had a kid 15 years out of working hard and then rushing home to family
man with the worst hair in Turkey. Darden, and meanwhile Willie Zantzinger is etc....so all the East Coast angst of doing good
Pascal Bouvier spent most of the reunion about to send his daughter to college. Yeah, keeps everyone running!”
parading around his new girlfriend, Eileen. that’s right the class of ’92 notes are going “Doing good?” “Super responsible?” I don’t
Clearly he has found his soul-mate since she to get increasingly depressing as they start think I’m getting any of this crazy World Bank
seemed to have an even more twisted sense of transitioning from baby announcements and lingo. All I know is I’m stressed from all of this
humor than Pascal and apparently understands weddings to tales of “we took our son/daughter class notes stuff, it’s 3 p.m. on a Wednesday,
more than 60 percent of what he’s talking on college tours this year.” One thing for sure, and it’s time for a nap.
about at any given time (although I would the Berger household endured enough stress
have thought the inverse was true, where
his soul-mate would understand only the
during the Preschool selection process. I’m
pretty confident we won’t survive college angst.
’93 Reunion
bare minimum of what he was saying). Pascal Willie reports that he and his wife Joan Rebecca Kilduff
meanwhile is now sporting mutton chops and are living in a Pennsylvania suburb called 414 Queen Street
looked like he was sending in his audition tape Chadds Ford, just outside of Wilmington Alexandria VA 22314
to the BBC for the newest Dr. Who. and Philadelphia. And is still with the same 703-549-3060
Carl Blake made a surprise appearance at investment firm called Gardner Lewis Asset rkilduff@madisonkilduff.com
the reunion, taking a break from the property Management that he joined out of school in
development and management business he 1992. Meredith (Moskow) Bolon
owns in D.C. Carl is focused on re-developing “My daughter Ellie, a toddler at Darden, is 106 Painted Turtle Lane
apartment buildings in some of the tougher heading off to Vanderbilt in the fall. Chapel Hill NC 27516
neighbourhoods in D.C. Carl has some good Woody, who was born during first year exams, 919-942-0610
stories to tell about the new business, like the is finishing his sophomore year of high school. meredith@bolons.com
time he got a call from Dick Cheney’s office We should have him out of the house in a
Here’s one big congratulations for all of the
inquiring into the possibility of selling the couple of years as well.”
following…
headquarters of the EPA for conversion into Willie cryptically adds “I think about Queuing
To Dave Helfgott, who recently accepted
luxury apartments. Carl prudently declined Theory a lot.” I presume because he’s clearly
a new position with Datapath as president
since he didn’t want to get involved with that thinking about how to line up his kids to get
and chief operating officer. “Datapath is
kind of dangerous crowd. them out of the house as efficiently as possible.
an exciting company, a global provider
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outdriving me). Yes, we were all Rob Lubin that Emily (Landrum) Brown and her family in Los ACT, plays classical piano and lead electric
day. Does anyone else have any meaningful Angeles. Her husband Bruce is a great guy and guitar (interesting mix) in his emerging garage
Rob Lubin 40th birthday party golf ball stories they have two beautiful young daughters. Has band, and finds opportunities to drive the
to share? Please, share your tale with us all. anyone heard from Hung Vu?” Meiling’s third car anywhere he can. How
Happy springtime, everyone! Hope to see you Christy (Brock) Miele, reported in the third things change in the 13 years since Darden
soon. person, “Christy and her husband just bought graduation.
Dave’s newsletter tip: you can unlock your a new house in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and Cliff Farrah checks in with this exciting
car (or trunk) over a cell phone. Hold your cell welcome visitors. Her daughter Kate, at 7 racing news, “Strategery III won the US National
phone about a foot from your car door and months old, is giving Christy employment in Amateur Championship title for Coursaire 28R
have the person at your home press the unlock her most rewarding job ever -- mother. Christy Trimirand Class at Key West this year, appeared
button (on a spare set of keys), holding it near promotes her books, DVDs and training for on ESPN but unfortunately no one else from
the mobile phone on their end. Your car will how to teach teenagers yoga from her website, Darden assisted this year.”
unlock. Distance is no object as long as you yogaminded.com. For those of you who are John Wehrenberg tell us, “All is well in
can call someone with the other remote. Please parents to teens, encourage your school PE Shanghai. I have been busy establishing a new
note: this does not work under water or while teacher to check it out.” operation for our Teleflex medical division to
moving. Asha (Walker) Barnes took pity and market and sell directly throughout China,
Doug Fletcher provided the most wrote the following: “Your mindless rambles which has been a great learning experience
interesting reply, with this slightly impersonal compelled me to answer your weak cries for a after so many years of manufacturing
response: “Hi. I will be out of the office the submission. I am alive and well in Toledo, with automotive parts. I am still doing my share
week of March 12-16. If you need immediate three children, ages, 10, 6, and 3. They keep of automotive work throughout the various
attention while I’m out of the office, please me busy. I have worked for HCR Manor Care for countries in Asia, but to have it mixed together
contact Doug Hammell, director of operations. 12 years and settled into a comfortable life in with medical and marine business has been a
Have a great day!” Apparently Doug has elected Toledo. My husband Mark made partner at his great learning experience and, frankly speaking,
to allow his computer to dictate his class law firm, Bugbee & Conkle, so we are here for a bit of good fun! I am spending a large portion
update. Way to grasp automation, Doug! the long haul. If anyone is in the neighborhood of my time in India which is exhilarating but
Damon DeVito wins the award for the or driving to Detroit or Chicago, give me a the flight commute is pretty ugly. Ying and I
most ironic news. I took my 6-year-old son call. I can’t guarantee an exciting nightlife, we have been taking advantage of the chance to
Cooper to the ER Sunday following a sports just have a plethora of restaurants. As far as combine business and pleasure travel, seeing
related injury....wait for it....at the golf course. Darden encounters, Bernadine Johnson emails a number of new destinations in the far-flung
Driver to the head on the follow-thru of a 5- me sometimes and I saw Jo Yvette Lacy in regions of China as well as the usual great
year-old on the practice range at Old Trail Golf November when I took a weekend sabbatical fun places in Thailand. We keep missing the
Club in Crozet, resulting in five stitches. The to Sarasota. Both are doing well. I spent time Dougherty Family who recently relocated to
2007 golf season has officially started here in with Cedric Steele (MBA ’95) and his family Beijing. They were in town here in Shanghai
Virginia. over Christmas in Atlanta. Cedric and I went to for Chinese New Year but we were away in
Mia Paterno reports, “I’m finishing up my high school together. Unfortunately, I haven’t Thailand. And my business trips to Beijing
first year in yet another master’s program, and been back to Darden since graduation but Mark have been too brief to catch up with Dan and
I’ll be doing my administrative residency at keeps pushing to take a trip to Charlottesville Tina. We have set a weekend this summer for
the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins for alumni weekend. It is just hard to find golf, though; since both our families will leave
Hospital starting in May. Conveniently, this someone who is sane enough to watch three us to sweat it out in the sticky summer so we
coincides with my starting to need reading kids for a long weekend. figured a guy’s long weekend for golf would
glasses.” Which makes us wonder what sort of In Kristina (Friberg) Mangelsdorf’s own be in order. Kate, 5, and Molly, 4, are fully in
employee discount Mia can negotiate. Mia also words, “I don’t think I have anything worth the swing of school, ice skating, and all kinds
reported that she “partied likes it’s yo’ birthday” reporting unless I neglected to mention that we of art projects. They are also using all of their
on Spring Break in forbidden New Orleans. had a second child? Eric is now 15 months, school breaks for travel with us whenever the
And moving on to our classmates in the Charlotte 3 1/2, both wonderful. I am still at chance presents itself. Send a note if you or
Nation of Texas, John Trevey has started a Pepsi, running our Diet Colas business and others are coming to Shanghai, there are a few
one-man Internet educational campaign: keeping absurdly busy launching Diet Pepsi Darden folks, mainly from recent classes, who
Texans Educating eX-classmates Against Spam MAX, with ginseng and more caffeine. I work get together from time to time but certainly not
Solicitations or, coincidentally, TEXASS. What alongside three of our classmates: Jeff Dubiel often enough.
else would you expect from a man who has just got promoted to VP of our premium non- Geraldo “Jerry” Martinez writes, “I
dedicated his professional life to helping those carbonated beverages (SoBe, Ben & Jerry’s, etc.), stepped down as president of Stewart Title
who cannot help themselves? Now he’s helping Tom Smallhorn is running our juice brands and Guaranty de Mexico due to an ethics conflict
the rest of us to eliminate unwanted spam. Way Cindy Seideman is out in Chicago working on with the chairman of the board (way to use that
to go, John, keep waving the flag. a big PepsiCo capabilities project. Darden ethics training, Jerry!) Since October
Giovanna Rahming Charles (happily John Meiling, his wife Pamela, and 2006 I have been looking for a job in a very
married to Andrew Howard-Charles (MBA their four children are in their sixth year stringent market — Corporate Mexico. The
‘93) sends in: “I live in Nassau, Bahamas with living in beautiful Wisconsin. John is still Darden Chapter here has been very supportive.
Andy and our two boys (ages 4 and 6). I have at GE Healthcare working as the General In the meantime, I have been consulting for
recently resigned from a bank job to start a Manager for the EKG business. Business travel STREAMNOVA a company I co-own with Juan
water bottling company that will sell under the takes him frequently to Asia and Europe. He José Ortíz (MBA ’01) and teaching some part-
label “Bahama Clear.” So, if anyone is visiting periodically sees classmate Ellen (Klee) van time MBA courses at a local program down
Nassau and feeling thirsty I’ll be happy to Oostenbrugge in the halls at their GE office. here. My 20 month-old baby girl is learning
bring them some water. First bottle is free! I John’s oldest son, James recently turned 16, how to pronounce a few words in English and
can also show them where Anna Nicole Smith hit 6’ 1” and 175 lbs—same size as his dad, my wife is doing superbly. I would be glad to
is buried. I had the pleasure of recently seeing and just a sophomore in high school, took the provide my resume if anyone is looking to do
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when we are not working. We are planning at Wachovia Securities—promoted to Chief all taking swimming lessons with Ken and Hiro
a trip to Hawaii for our 10-year wedding Operating Officer of Global Markets and taking tennis as well. Lately, we have been
anniversary this fall.” Investment Banking last year. Love Charlotte going bowling every weekend and make
Mark Bivona sent a graphic review of the and my 10-minute commute to work! Looking quite an impression on the reserved Japanese
movie 300, proving only that he is still alive. forward to meeting Joe Zuber, Dave Wise bowlers with Max trying his best to throw the
Mark joins the likes of David Richardson, who and Mike Burke for boys’ weekend in Fort ball as far down the lane as his little body will
offered proof of life with a teaser that he would Lauderdale in April. It is Wise’s first surfacing allow. Let us know if you will be in Japan!”
update us later on his life…and then left us in a few years! Michael Henshaw and I Sheryl Brown: “I am enjoying life as an
hanging. We’re still waiting, guys, but at least attended our annual father-daughter dance independent marketing consultant in Stamford,
we know you’re out there. in February—Michael does a mean shag (who CT, and love running my own business. My
Laura Riccio, co-winner of the shortest would have thought Elvis could shag?).” husband works for the City of New York Law
resume award, did some name dropping of her Ian Ratcliffe attended “a couple of Darden Department, so at least one of us gets paid
own: “I am still with PriceWaterhouseCoopers... gatherings involving Frank Sands. Carl when we go on vacation. I have always hated
the same firm I started with in July 1994 Peoples, Hunter Reichert, Graham Anthony, accounting (Bob Franzetta can confirm this),
right after Darden. Three years ago, I stopped Trip Davis and Alfonso de los Casares went but it is interesting that I find it so captivating
working in the litigation and bankruptcy skiing together in January Aspen. The skiing when I am managing my own books. I had
consulting area (the Enron Anderson debacle was fantastic especially with masses of snow. forgotten what a journal entry was for the
put a crimp in what services firms with audit The drive home from Aspen to Denver by car last 13 years! I enjoyed a great trip to Vail last
services can do) and started working internal (because they closed Aspen airport) by Carl, week where Marianne (Kender) Gatten joined
to PwC on strategy and innovation. I’m getting Graham and I was absolutely terrifying—a sheet me on the slopes for a day of spring skiing.
married in just about three weeks to Mike of ice from end to end, never again! Graham Marianne must hold the prize for a job held the
Augustin. He’s an agronomist (that’s fancy Anthony, Hunter Reichert, Damon DeVito, longest since Darden. She is still with a division
for golf course superintendent) and works at Rob Archer and Andy Colyer got together in of Emerson Electric, the company where she
Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, VA. Charlottesville on Friday March 2 at my house started work after graduation. She and her
We just moved a whopping two miles away and again on Saturday night March 3r with 100- husband Paul have two great kids, ages 4 and
from Old Town Alexandria to the Rosemont odd friends and family at Frank Sands’ house in 10 months.
neighborhood (also in Alexandria) 3 months McLean to celebrate Frank’s 40th birthday. The Mark Riser sent in his Top 10 events of
ago. Our new home is around the corner from Thievery Corporation entertained us at Frank’s Darden Alumni for 2007: 1) Graham Anthony is
Richard Elder (still at McKinsey), his wife Pam house—they were fantastic, what a weekend to eloping to the Dells of Wisconsin to get hitched
and their twin sons as well as Sarah (Wells) remember!” and will follow-up with a party this Fall in
Kocsis (now at Amgen) and her husband Atilla. Christian G. Balbontin writes, “I left November in Charlottesville; 2) Big Bob Amos
The lobbyists still outnumber the MBAs in these Corporate America to launch an adventure is getting hitched in this spring and went back
parts, but our critical mass is gaining ground travel company (www.highlandadventures. to work for IP after a stint with Cliff Ferrah’s
—at least in our neighborhood.” com). I am banking on all the rich baby consulting firm; this is Bob’s third stint with IP
Pat Periolat writes, “Yes, there is life boomers beginning to retire this year. You really or a derivation thereof; he’s a product guy …;
after Darden...only the pay isn’t so good! It is need to check this out! In terms of upcoming 3) Mark Dewey is teaching at the University of
amazing, though, how much of my Darden news, we are moving back to Key Biscayne, Texas; 4) Wilbur Ellis (ELM Capital) merged his
teachings I am using in preparing the UVA Florida this coming June. Also on the family firm — get details from him; 5) Gayle Schreier
Hospital Auxiliary (we celebrate our 100th front, my son Nicholas just reached No. 54 in is living in Charleston on the beach and doing
anniversary in 2008!) for the next century. tennis in Georgia for boys 10 and under. quite well it sounds like; 6) Doug Fletch is
Those OB, accounting, operations, finance, Overall, life is awesome and I am having lots of still living large in Bozeman when he’s not
negotiation, marketing, (maybe not QA!), ethics fun running my own small business...and yes, I spending a month in Aruba or the like learning
classes come into play more than one would do have more time to spend with the kids (per to sail; 7) Bryan Simms was seen partying with
think when leading a volunteer non-profit Jorge’s comment on the last issue).” The Dave Matthews Band last November in
organization. The only thing I could have used Chris Howe writes in to tell us, “In case Charlottesville, or at least he was in the same
more was a class in cajoling. On the other she is too modest to brag for herself, Elizabeth building anyway; 8) Mike McConnell is living
hand...keep your day job: they pay. Oh by the (Kirk) Weymouth made Crain’s ‘Top 40 under large, investing private equity in small public
way, we added our 20th grandchild last year.” 40’ list so that is definitely worth a mention.” companies; 9) so is Kent McCammon; and, 10)
Julie (Whang) Koh tells us, “I’m about to head F. Lee Crockett writes, “After three years in I Saw Chris P last November in Richmond and
to LA with my family for spring break, and I’m California, we returned to Tokyo, where we have she’s looking well and prosperous with her firm
getting together with Emily (Landrum) Brown been now for the past two years. Our move Snowbird Capital.
and Joanna Bressel and their little girls. I’ll also back to Japan was due to my taking a role as Kathryn (Welsh) Thompson: “I got a new
be visiting my sister, Suzanne Whang, host of head of marketing at Coleman Japan. So far it position within Springs. I now manage the
House Hunters on HGTV, and winner of ‘Hot Slut has been quite fun for me and my family since towel business. We make these in Brazil so
of the Day’ on www.dlisted.com. You can thank I get to work hard and play hard, often at the instead of flying to China I go to Brazil. No, it is
Mia Paterno for pointing out to me that my same time and occasionally with my family not an easier flight. In fact it takes me just as
sister was on that website. What Mia was doing in the great outdoors of Japan, 70 percent of long to get to where I am going and I have to
surfing on dlisted.com is another story. Other which is mountainous. My wife Yumi holds fly coach. I know those investment bankers do
than that, I’m still working at Sophia Wireless down the fort at home during the week by not even realize that coach exists but it does.
part time as CFO. We make kick-ass solid state trying to keep one step ahead of our three The Hinshaws and Thompsons went to Las
power amplifiers and block up converters for very active sons, Kentaro, 12, Hiroyuki, 10, and Vegas in September 2006 and had a great time.
satellite communications. I guarantee no one Maxwell, 3. I try to provide as much relief to her I hear it is a frequent place for Dardenites. You
will actually know what we do even if you print on the weekends as possible by acting as scout may want to survey the crowd. I am training for
it.” (Guess what, Julie…you’re right!) master and activities director for our family a sprint triathalon in June (1/2-mile swim, 17-
Dave Nielsen reports, “In my 9th year troop. At the moment, Ken, Hiro and Max are mile bike, 5K run) to raise money for Leukemia
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the Atlanta marathon at the end of March). rewards when family, friends, and supporters Martha Piper recently moved to Boston “so I
[Chris, you should get in touch with Erica Coles shop online for themselves. Troops can use the have seen her a lot and am glad she is in town.
Jacobsen, another fellow Darden-grad-turned- rewards to buy gear for themselves, flowers I see Josh Brand sometimes, though not as
marathoner!] I’ve used the extra time at home for a spouse, or toys for the kids. Why did we much now that he has moved to Lexington.”
to train Ava so that if she needs something create it? Our troops make sacrifices every day. She ended her update by commenting that she
(food, diaper change, etc.) she says “MaMaMa,” Whether it’s serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, on was enjoying winter since the snow had arrived.
and if she wants to play and have fun she says a military base or post in the United States, or She managed to leave out, however, that she
“DaDaDa.” Life is good! If you ever find yourself spending time away from families in a reserve likes to dress up as Jackie O…
in Atlanta, drop me a line and we can catch up.” unit, all service men and women deserve to John Ebner, on the other hand, made sure
Recently, Tim Heaps, also in Northern be recognized for their efforts. Now, folks who to mention that tidbit to us when he sent in the
Virginia, was kind enough to help out with want to give something back can do so by following update: “Last June, from the grounds
the summer internship search for a Class of doing their everyday online shopping through of a Georgetown home with sweeping views
2008 Darden MBA. By way of making that the MyTroops site and earn rewards for the of the Potomac, Martha Piper hosted a 1966-
student-alum connection, we received this individual troops.” All a supporter has to do themed costume party with many Dardenites
updated from Tim: “Work (at PRTM) is great is visit the website, select a troop to support in attendance: Josh Brand and his wife Cheryl
and family is great. Annemarie and I are both (you don’t even need to register), select a as a Yale-aged George W. Bush and girlfriend;
really busy. Jack is 9 years old (3rd grade, soccer, retailer, make a purchase and, ideally, repeat! the entire cast of Gilligan’s Island—John
hockey, lacrosse), Fiona is 6 (kindergarten, If you know someone in the military, they can Ebner as Gilligan, Kassie and Chris Repetto
gymnastics), and Phoebe is 3 (pre-K 2 days a register by visiting the website, then let family as Ginger and the Skipper, Alessandra and
week, gymnastics…sort of, Mommy’s helper and friends know to visit the site for their Clayton Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Thurston J.
whether she wants it or not).” Obviously, they shopping needs. For any questions or glitches Howell, III, and Susan and Mark Cox as Mary
have been busy! Thanks for the update, Tim! (the site was in beta version when they sent the Ann and The Professor; Maura Mahoney and
Oh, and he sent a quick note about his brother, message), email Emily@MyTroops.com. Keith White as Harper Lee and Truman Capote
also a Darden alum: “My brother is living and It was also nice to hear from Pablo Garcia straight from the black and white ball; Bill and
working in downtown DC at the Department of Barnetche in Argentina: “Hello my fellow Katita Strathmann as extremely convincing
Justice. He’s having a great time [Tim wrote this Dardenites. Just wanted to let you know that Sonny and Cher; Maryann Ford as Mama Cass
LONG before the attorney-firing scandal!]. I see we are doing great. I just returned from a very complete with half-eaten ham sandwich (an
him all the time.” exciting vacation at Tierra del Fuego (that’s urban legend); Margaret Lowance Rorick as
It was great to hear from Steven Soranno quite literally the end of the world) with the Jackie O.; Emma and Wallace Blankenbaker
in late 2006 after such a long time: “My wife family...No new kids to report [seems like in true vintage garb and Pam Silberman as a
Anna and I are expecting our second child on there were new kids to report for several years Baltimore Oriole. Finally, Dan Love flew in from
Christmas day. We have a 2-year old daughter, in a row there!]. Felipe is now 12 years old, a great distance and convincingly played the
who is expecting a younger brother to arrive Gaspar is 10, and little Fernan is 3. Gaby and role of a Canadian. Great fun was had by all
[nice Christmas gift, huh?!]. Strange Darden I are very busy trying to manage the kids (I with drinks, music and candy all straight from
story: I flew from New York to San Francisco for should probably write a case on negotiation the 60s. The highlight of the party had to be
a technology conference a few months ago. techniques given the constant quarrels among Martha’s dad dressed as Billy Jean King.” Sounds
As I wandered the streets looking for my hotel, the kids). We have pictures posted on http:// like fun!
who walks by but Jeff Turnbaugh! I don’t know garciabarnetche.spaces.live.com/photos/. And, apparently the Howells’ marriage
how he recognized me, but it was a good thing Business is good. I’m still at Agrositio.com (yes, was still going strong even after a long
he did because I was spacing in wander mode! there are still some ‘dot-coms’ in business). shipwreck, because Alessandra and Clayton
Well, that’s about it from here. Hope all is well. Earlier this year, I attended a reception with Rose announced the birth of their fourth child.
Cheers!” Dean Bruner here in Buenos Aires. I was very Alessandra wrote to her Darden classmates:
Erica Coles Jacobsen sent a great surprised with the number of prospective “Mary Berit Rose (we are calling her Berit)
update on her marathon adventures: “After students that attended. It’s good to see that the was born on Feb. 20, weighing 7 lbs. and 10
a year of trying and running four (yes, four) Darden brand is growing here. Let me know if ozs. She is adorable (of course, we are a little
marathons, I finally qualified for the 2007 BAA you have any travel plans to Argentina...Keep biased!) and we are delighted to have her. Her
(Boston) Marathon! Also, in the process and in touch.” big brothers, Harry, 9, and Charlie, 7, couldn’t
unintentionally, I qualified for the 2007 NYC You might remember that in the last issue be more pleased and we feel certain that she
Marathon, too. So, if you’re in Boston on April of the class notes, we finally were able to include is being specially watched over from above by
16th - come out and cheer me and 20,000 an update from Elizabeth O’Halloran. Soon her big sister, Maggie.” Congratulations to the
others on! (Jury is out on whether or not I’ll run after she sent me the update, I learned she was Rose family.
NYC, too.) Happy New Year!” Erica, we’re sorry also expecting. Since that was months ago, Barbara also reminds us that Conan
this update won’t come out until after you’ve we’re happy to report today that Margaret Blake Owen and his wife Suzanne relocated to
finished the Boston marathon, but we’re looking O’Halloran was born Jan. 3 at 11:58 p.m. Little Charlottesville at the end of 2005. “They have
forward to hearing the results! Good luck! Meg weighed in at 7 pounds, 4 ozs., and both expanded their virtual spa empire to include
Mitch and Emily Wander have wasted Elizabeth and father Kevin were doing great! a bricks & mortar location called Neroli Spa &
no time since Mitch’s return from Iraq several Congrats, Elizabeth, and welcome to Meg! Apothecary in the North Wing of the Barracks
months ago. Having landed in Valencia, Spain, Margaret (Lowance) Rorick lives in Road shopping center.” You can check out their
they recently created a new online business Cambridge, MA, with her husband Mike and wares at www.neroli-spa.com. Supriya recently
called MyTroops.com where individual her 2-year-old son, Jack. She wrote in: “I am in tried them out and gives them a definite
troops—active/reserve, all specialties, deployed my fifth year working in marketing at Fidelity thumbs-up! Barbara also couldn’t help but
or stateside, and enlisted or officer—can Investments and really like the company. I am note that “Conan’s handicap has not moved
register for free to earn rewards that can be working in the stock plan services business, despite being just 15 minutes from the first tee
used at participating online retailers. Here’s building the executive services offering.” In the at Birdwood and Farmington!” That’s all folks…
the low-down from the Wanders: “Troops earn latest from Beantown, Margaret reported that have a great summer and keep in touch!
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website. The company’s values include being at a Swedish think tank in Malmö and ultimately Diego without children. It was a great break
socially and environmentally conscious, and to left in 2005 as the firm was crumbling. Deciding and they enjoyed the time off.
that end, they employ indigenous people who that enough was enough, she started her Tom Lacy, finally self-reporting, versus
are upholding their weaving traditions, as well own company providing analytical and policy everyone else sending in details of what he is
as senior citizens who serve as seamstresses. advisory services to government agencies and doing, described great fun. He is a managing
Great work and keep up the tradition— ministries. Primarily focused on the Baltic Sea director at middle market investment bank
everyone should visit the site and consider a Region, the business has proven a success. All Robert W. Baird & Co. Based primarily in
small purchase! the fun encouraged her to begin working on Milwaukee, he spent a year in London,
Dargan Coggeshall reports a second a PhD. which she continues to pursue while England. He and Steven Saunders worked
child, those of you at the reunion met the entire trying to maintain a business and family. She together on a complex Morris Trust merger
Coggeshall brood—interestingly enough, this reports that Ylva Magnusson Bengtsson transaction (which won Middle Market Deal of
last addition was born on Halloween 2006. and Joakim Karlsson and her see each other the Year in 2005). He also worked with Kevin
Always involved, Dargan and Henry Topping frequently and that Joakim’s wife and Ylva have Kaeppler (MBA ’98) in a recent M&A transaction.
led the planning for the reunion. One special started a small business together. Thanks for Jim Brady, like a bad coin, keeps turning
note of thanks to Dargan for helping to the notes Emily and keep them coming. up as well in his new LBO role with
coordinate the cocktail party the first night of Josh Harrison missed the reunion due to Relativity Partners. In a string of (perhaps?)
the reunion at the Charlottesville Downtown a family commitment but reports continued coincidences, Derrick Williams joined Baird
Mall. This was a great site and enjoyed by all entrepreneurial success. He is now in his second last year, Reaves Wimbish is married to a Baird
ages. year of a 40 percent ownership stake in five senior banker in Chicago, and John Lanza (MBA
Rob Coury was able to attend the reunion Burger Kings in Salt Lake City. He reports the ’98) is part of the Baird Milwaukee team. Tom
and reports to be a partial Sasquatch as he still day-to-day needs are exciting in a way that and wife Jane report seven years of marriage
retains a financial and ownership interest in the corporate life just can’t match. Accounting that have produced a 2-year-old daughter,
firm he started with out of Darden. He also lives 101, finance 101, HR 101, are all the basic Catherine. As reported in our last notes, Tom
in beautiful Portland, OR. requirements, and to let off steam, he will attended Jose Maria Cazal-Ribeiro’s birthday
Jennifer Creel attended the reunion with participate in his 14th marathon in Boston in bash in Lisbon and reports that “What happens
both her 2-year-old daughter and a 2-month- April. Rob Hays reports he could not attend in Portugal, stays in Portugal.”
old. the reunion in part due to a new role at work Myra Lee with Bernie in tow attended the
Also in attendance at the reunion was Eric requiring that he be in New York City. We miss reunion. They now have two children. Bernie
Dzwonczyk who squeezed in a round of golf at him and hope to see him at the next reunion. and Gee McVey win the award in my opinion for
Birdwood. He lives in the Philly area and works Gibboney Huske, unable to attend the least changed. Both look like they just walked
at Campbell Soup Co. reunion, reports frequent travel and the honor out of the chili cookoff before we were banned
Rod Gibson attended the reunion from of having her home selected as an open house from running it on grounds!
the UK and reports a recent marriage and during Garden Week. She still lives in Annapolis, A.T. Masterson and husband Eric report that
one son. His wife is from Ireland and naturally MD, and works for Legg Mason Capital they still live in Decatur, GA (a small town inside
birthed their 11-pound son. She must be quite Management as a technology sector analyst. the perimeter of Atlanta). with children Sarah, 4,
a woman, as Rod attested to. She reports frequent attendance at UVA and Matthew, 18 months. She is still working for
Virginia Hewitt Gilbert missed the football, basketball, and lacrosse games. Unique World Wines selling wine to retail and
reunion due to a family conflict but still Amy Joseph was unable to attend the restaurant accounts. She switched careers “after
reported in with notes. She now lives is Chapel reunion but says hello. Living in Vienna, VA, she moving back to Atlanta from California and
Hill, NC (just down the road from Mark Bridgers inventories the following: “one husband who having my first child, with great interest and
and very close to Susie and Andy Green), spends a lot of time on the road, four kids (8, 6 passion for fine wine vs. banking/consulting.”
from Louisville, KY, and before that from San and 5 year-old boys and a 2-year-old girl), three We should all be so lucky!
Francisco. In Louisville, she was working for lizards (one bearded dragon and two geckos Deirdre McCaffery served on the reunion
an advertising agency as a VP of account that are filling the tank that the bearded dragon committee and reports in from Baltimore,
management for advertising for Mikasa & Yum! grew out of), one fish (won at the local fair, not where she works for Constellation Energy.
brands. Currently running the family, she and expected to last the weekend, and still with Brian McCracken reports that he could
her husband have two little girls, Ella & Eva, us two years later) and one very noisy African not attend the reunion but sent his best wishes.
ages 3 and 1. Both are loving North Carolina. Grey parrot that “wintered” with us when the His wife Laura had their first child, a daughter,
Torrance Houlihan and his wife Christine grandparents went to Florida and somehow Alana Vivian McCracken, on Dec. 14, and
attended the reunion with family in tow. never left.” The work-life balance as a traveling everyone is doing well adapting to the change.
Christine is a researching physician work at the consultant was not balanced, and she shuttles Steve Mendelsohn was unable to attend the
UVA hospital that helps keep them both in and the crew above to various social engagements reunion due to family obligations. He is now
around Charlottesville a lot. and sports events and tries to fill the paid work living in Barcelona with a new house and his
Ron Green added to his family last year, void by over-volunteering at the kids’ school. wife Marta is running the show.
which I believe went unreported. Their adopted Some recent disruption in the family is due to Chris Murphy, still Information Week
son, Ronald William Green was a fantastic the fact that their wonderful part-time nanny executive editor, attended the reunion and
addition. As if parenthood was not enough, he has finally finished her bachelor’s degree after looked as good as ever. He reports no great
has also left Northrop Grumman and started six years and just made the decision to move excitement other than the prospects of getting
with a small defense contractor, Gryphon back to France. She lives a couple of blocks back to Charlottesville and seeing everyone
Technologies. from Sarah (Bernard) Helmicki and they again.
Emily Wise Hansson attended the reunion periodically discuss what business endeavor Dan Newhall, sporting four children and
and reports great gobs of information to catch they will undertake once their children are a wife along with a fantastic home along the
up since 2003: “Where do I begin? Change in all in school. “It may never happen, but the Main Line outside of Philly, reports all is well.
job, change in husband, change in extended discussions help keep us sane!” she reports. Attending the reunion, he had a great time
family, how much change can one person Nate Kredich and wife Sherri attended seeing everyone and even convinced Mark
take?” After leaving Accenture, she first worked from all the way across the country in San Bridgers he may attend the 10th Annual Crab
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a big change from making sandwiches. I Andy and Robin (Whaley) Grapkowski
have finally come to grips that after all the had their second child on March 15. Andrew
mean things I said in business school, I am Ryan joined big sister Katie in the Grapkowski
working for a consulting firm—albeit I’m the household.
business guy and not an actual consultant. On On March 19, Vadim Kapustin and his
the home front, I have officially transitioned wife Blanche (MBA ’00) had their first born,
into having kids rather than babies as I am Alexander Vadimovich. As are all the new
the assistant coach of the Tough Turtles, my parents, Vadim and Blanche are learning how to
4-year-old daughter Liza’s soccer team and get by on minimal sleep.
diehard spectator for 6-year-old Davis’ soccer Nicholas James joined dad Jim Cecil, wife Laura
and lacrosse teams. Word to the wise, don’t let and big sister Natalie on March 21. The Cecil
your friends convince you that two sports in family is growing! Congratulations to all the
one season is a good idea. After a family trip moms and dads!
to Disney World and an upcoming anniversary Jenny (Pocalyko) Latz sent me a
trip to Greece, Sabra and I are looking forward wonderful update. (Thanks, Jenny!) Jenny and
Philip Askew (MBA ‘00) and kids
to the summer and once again will roll out her husband have two children (3-year-old
the welcome mat to anyone that would like to Alex and 1-year-old Sophie) who provide them
and Jiggy Santillan also made appearances
come down to the beach. great joy and happiness. As far as career, Jenny
over the last year. Carlos remarked, “That makes
Until next time, keep the news coming and continues with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
me really happy because I never anticipated
don’t forget to mark those calendars for April and now focuses on the real estate sector.
having so many of my classmates come visit,
’08. Jenny was able to spend time with Sonia
let alone come live here like Carolyn did.” Carlos
(LaRosa) Hounsell when Sonia visited Atlanta
wrote that note on the way out the door, for
last fall. Sonia and her husband Patrick
vacation in “Cartagen, a beautiful town in the
’99 Hounsell are busy parents juggling careers and
twins (Grant and Justine). Jenny reports that
Colombian Caribbean.” Jiggy met up with a
number of Darden folks all over the world in
Robert Loria Nicole (Farkas) Crocker and her husband Tom
the last quarter of 2006. In Bogotá, “Carolyn
have moved to my hometown of Boston. You’re
“I just flew in from California. And boy, are Cooley took great care of me by taking me
going to love it, Nicole!
my arms tired!” I love that joke! Chris Briggs, shopping and sightseeing. Naturally, we met
Kristen Desmond is busy training for
check all the past columns to see if I’ve used up with Carlos Zuleta who ensured that I took
marathons and working as an independent
that one before and let me know. home an excellent selection of Colombian
consultant. Finally, Jenny reports that Vera
Actually, I did recently return from music. Tried to meet up with Darden folks in
(Liapunov) Fernholz continues to work at
California. I was out there for the wedding of Miami on the way home and ended up seeing
Prudential Capital and has an adorable 4-year-
Seth Webber and the former Jill Boltz. It was a Arturo Neto (MBA ’01) while I was there. In
old daughter, Kathryn. Thank you again Jenny
fun-filled weekend. The wedding took place at December, Kristen Stevens and Niru Raghavan
for the great update!
a lovely sea-side resort in Pacific Palisades. The (MBA ’99) came over to the Philippines for
That’s all for now. Please keep the updates
wedding occurred at sunset, so you couldn’t the wedding of a Wal-Mart friend. Even if it
coming. Drop me a quick email or give me a
have asked for a more picturesque setting. was Manila’s craziest weekend of the year (the
shout at anytime. Go Darden!
Others able to make it out for the wedding weekend before Christmas), we managed to
included Nick Walzer and his wife, Chrissie; spend a fun weekend sightseeing, eating and
Rob Steinberger, Kevin Dwyer and his pearl-shopping. I’m hoping Kristen’s beach
girlfriend Carolyn; and Hector Arcaya and his ’00 pictures will inspire more visits to the country.”
wife Denise. Hector and Denise brought their When she’s not traveling, Jiggy is still working
Laura (Lanigan) Lauder
baby boy, Diego. Diego is a very handsome with CEMEX (the Mexican cement company)
boy. He looks just like Hector, minus the goatee. Wow, the Class of 2000 continues to get in Manila, and recently shifted functions from
After Seth and Jill’s honeymoon, they will be around! So many of our classmates have treasury to strategic planning.
headed back east to Seth’s homestate of Maine written from exotic and distant lands…all of Philip Askew wrote, “It is with a hint of
where Seth has accepted a new position. them quite a bit warmer than a very arctic sadness that KJ, Sidney, Aiden and myself are
Congratulations, Seth and Jill! Canada where I have worked on a consulting leaving Bangkok, my beloved home since
Moving from weddings to babies (as I project through the heart of winter (whose arriving in 1996. It has been quite a ride since
usually do) here is the “Baby Report.” Casey bright idea was that?). this time and one that I would not trade for
Crowell Eidson came into this world on Nov. One of our smarter and warmer classmates, anything. Starting at Shell, over to Darden, back
20. Sam Eison and his wife Michelle are doing Susan Camp wrote of a mini-Darden gathering to BCG based out of Bangkok (but not there
great and love their new role as parents. in Bogotá, Columbia in March. She visited much) and now Carrier. I love this city and
(Sammy, I will be out there this year. Just have Carolyn Cooley who is living there, working for country, its people, rich culture, great beaches/
to figure out a good weekend!) the US Embassy. As a bonus, they were able to mountains and hot…lovely…spicy food! I am
On Feb. 22, Julio Cassels and his wife catch up with Carlos Zuleta and his girlfriend, excited and a little nervous about moving back
Graciella welcomed twins into this world. Carolina, for a great lunch at a Bogota hotspot, to Australia and will take a role with Carrier.
Sebastian and Alexandra are keeping Julio and Andrés Carne de Res. According to Susan, “It We will be based in Melbourne and the doors
Graciella very busy! was quite the scene and a real experience but to our home will be open, so please come and
Seth Hurwitz and his wife “Fenny” the best part was being able to spend time with visit.”
welcomed their first-born, Caleb Jie, on March my Darden friends.” Susan has moved back to James Grimes was recalled to active duty
13. Caleb is named in memory of Seth’s later Washington, DC, her hometown, and is working in the US Navy to work on the Multi-National
father, Carlyle. Caleb’s middle name Jie means for a BDC/private equity firm. Force Iraq Staff, providing logistics planning
“Prominent” and “Outstanding” in Chinese. Seth Apparently, Colombia is quite the place and policy support. He says he has been
and Fenny could not be happier! to go for Darden ’00 grads, as Heitor Carrera “enjoying the seasonal weather in Iraq since
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married a Limerick Lass, lives in a small part of In relocation news, Andres Waldraff he sold this year. In addition to real estate, Clay
NYC, Jackson Heights, which seems like South has moved back to Colombia, where he took also plays the drums at their church. If anyone
America, and last fall was trying to open a over as CEO of La Plazoleta, one of the most is ever in the area, they would love to get
lounge bar in Manhattan -- always something important flower growers in the industry. together!
new. I catch up with him most times that I get He and his wife had a baby girl, Emma, in Jim and Elizabeth (Wells) Shumadine
to our Cincinnati Flavor site.” December 2006. continue to live in Norfolk, where they recently
2007 has also been an eventful year for After five years with P&G, Armando Garza celebrated their son Sam’s first birthday with
Matthew Kirsch, who had open-heart surgery moved to Frito-Lay as a marketing director a party with family and lots of little kids. They
at the UVA Medical Center in February. He went in shopper marketing. He is responsible for enjoyed a quick trip to San Diego this winter,
to the doctor one day, she heard a murmur, he all the in-store marketing for emerging and and are tackling their last major project to
was diagnosed with a very leaky heart valve, convenience customers (Costco, Target, Dollar complete their home renovation.
and it all went downhill from there. He was back and Drug Channels, and convenience stores), Joe (MBA ’00) and Coleen (Sullivan)
at work after only a month, and the problem regional marketing, and creating the future Curry are settling into their new home in the
has been completely fixed. In other news, consumer preferred shopping experience for Dunwoody area of Atlanta. Daughter Caroline,
his son Eli is finishing up his first year at UVA, Frito-Lay’s products. The Garzas have been 2, keeps them on their toes and laughing a lot.
presumably making the Kirshes the first Darden living in Plano, TX (Khary Scott’s old stomping Joe recently left SunTrust to join a new firm in a
’01 parents to send a kid to UVA…hopefully the ground), since the summer of 2006. Armando, sales and trading role.
first of many! Shannon, Hayden, 5, and Olivia, 3, all love it in Tracy and Greg Turk are keeping busy
Last summer David Shrank closed Texas (probably because it’s not 110 degrees with their boys Graham, Will, and Lleyton. Greg
PupCups, his pet product startup, and yet). continues to work with the public pension
decided to go back to his true love—strategy In January, Shannon attended a girls’ fund as director of investments. As a pension
consulting. He is now very happy in Deloitte weekend with several other Darden wives, fund investor he usually comes across a Darden
Consulting’s Strategy and Operations practice including Maggie Tapp, Emily Feary, Julie graduate each month as we look for new
focusing on the Media and Entertainment Daugherty, Kristin Cloonan, Abbie Shore, investments for the fund; he’s finding lots of
Industry in New York City. He also got engaged Suzanne Morris, and Lisa Gatewood. Darden grads in private equity.
last summer to his beautiful fiancée, Jeannie In October, Armando ran into Section A- One such 2001 grad is Peggy (Donnelly)
Sung. The couple recently moved in together mates Khary Scott and Diego Mahecha, who Roberts, who continues to work as director of
into a great place on Manhattan’s Upper East were all at Darden recruiting. Armando wrote, organizational development at The Riverside
Side with their two little Chihuahuas, Zulu and “Khary and I had a great time catching up over Company, a private equity firm. The firm
Caesar. They are getting married on July 8, with dinner but, in typical Diego fashion, he stood is growing by leaps and bounds and the
Darden friends Charles Rosenblatt and Matt me up when I called him later that night to go excitement of building a stronger, global
Kosanke as members of the wedding party. out for a drink. Guess those banker guys don’t platform is keeping her busy. She and Justin are
Speaking of weddings, Matthew Aujla appreciate hanging with us ‘marketing types!’” having a lot of fun watching Molly, 2, grow up,
and Tee Towon were married in Bangkok Jami and Brian Lacey and their children learn words, and also learn how to challenge
in December, and Kevin Clark joined the Mary, 5, and Hamilton, 3, moved to Valdosta, her parents. She and other Darden 2001 ladies
celebration. GA, two years ago to be closer to family. Brian still found time for their annual reunion and she
Michael Kropf was married this spring to is currently running two companies there and welcomes our classmates to please drop a note
Majlinda (Maya) Pilavi-Kropf. The couple met is making plans to get his doctorate in the near to say hi or stop by if you are ever in Cleveland!
in Switzerland, and Maya is finishing her LLM future. Greg and Lisa (DeJong) Ellis are still
in Montreal this year. Michael is continuing Suneel Garg wrote in from Los Angeles, living in lower Manhattan with their 14-month-
to enjoy his work and living in North America and he has been able to see many classmates old daughter, Erin. Greg is still working at JP
again. recently. He reported that Blair and Soledad Morgan and Lisa is working at McKinsey. They
(Haro) Boyle and their two sons have relocated see fellow New Yorkers Dave Yoon, Greg
from Austin to Los Angeles, where Blair has Nersessian, Ted Husveth, and Chris Lown
taken a job at Disney. Suneel continues to see occasionally, as well as section B-mates Diego
Porter White frequently in LA, as well as Jen Mahecha and Chad Joplin. They are excited to
Faenza and Tim Anderson when he visits San hear that another section B-mate, Brian Green,
Francisco. has taken a job at JPMC and is moving to the
Stan Manoukian also reported from area.
sunny LA, where he is still involved in the world In other job-change news, Chad
of distressed securities and his 15-year old Rynbrandt recently left BCG after a great five-
daughter Yana is enjoying her freshman year year run and is working for a former client,
in high school! The family is doing great, and CSM (a Dutch food company), doing internal
stays in touch with the Nikitchyuks, although consulting/business development. Chad and
they have not seen anyone else from our class Mindy’s family is now six strong, and they
in a long time. Stan wrote, “Anyone visiting LA, welcomed a fourth child, Abe, to the family in
please welcome to our cozy house!” May 2006. Abe joined Sadie, 6, Mia, 6, and Ella, 3.
Clay and Hunter Mathews are still living Melanie and Thomas Grant are proud to
in Hilton Head with their boys Payne, 4 1/2, announce that Jackie, 3, is now the proud big
and Levi, 3. Hunter is home schooling the boys sister of Luke William, born Jan. 28. Thomas is
and loving it. She is also finishing her master’s working as director of business development
degree in Christian counseling and is beginning for the law firm Morgan Lewis, which he joined
to counsel women in the area. Clay now has his in 2005 after he wound up Searchlight. He
own real estate company, following a venture reported that Topher Feary left Brandywine
Matthew Aujla and Tee Towon both MBA ‘01 starting a local real estate TV channel, which Global a few months ago to join a startup.
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Todd Whiting (MBA ’04) knows what it’s report yet, but life and business are both
going very well. Bre continues to advance in
like to slide down an ice chute at 60 mph.
the nonprofit realm, working with homeless
Last year the Darden alum joined the U.S. National youth and my company just went through a
Skeleton Development Team. Skeleton is a winter racing major rebranding. The new company name is
sport in which participants blast along an ice chute on a iLoyalty, (www.theloyalclient.com), and our
sled, face-down. After a 52-year hiatus, the sport returned business model has evolved to focus on helping
to the Winter Olympics in 2002. our clients improve loyalty and retention of
Whiting was fascinated by what he saw and vowed to give it a try. Whiting calls customers and employees. So far the model is
himself an accidental slider, as he just slipped into the sport of Skeleton. working, with the system actively protecting
“I’ve always been an adrenaline junkie,” he admits. Whiting signed up for a more than $240M in client accounts.”
March 2006 adventure camp in Lake Placid, NY where he spent four days learning Laura and Charles Leddy made the
move to Seattle, where Laura is starting her
the sport of Skeleton. “They started us at the bottom of the track where you reach
residency after finishing medical school at UVA.
speeds of up to 25 mph and we worked our way up to the normal start and went
Charles has also moved to the Seattle office of
down the whole track at the end of the weekend,” he says. “I reached speeds of McKinsey.
about 60 mph and it was one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever done. Your face Sebastian Brea tells us “after living over
is two inches from the ice and you’re going around these turns pulling three or four a year in Brazil after Darden, I moved back to
Gs. Often you’ll hear helmets scraping along the ice when they’re going around these Buenos Aires and have continued working in
turns.” the telecom industry. The family has grown
Whiting is a director of cable sales at NBC Universal in New York City. Because since Darden, first came Lucas, now 3, who was
NBC broadcasts the Olympics and is owned by corporate parent General Electric born in Brazil (which is something I will have
— a worldwide Olympics sponsor — Whiting had an advantage when he needed time to deal with when watching worldcup football
matches between Argentina and Brazil!), and
off from work.
over a year ago beautiful Emma showed up.
Last August he attended an advanced Skeleton clinic. “Now, I’m five to 10 years
Family and work have taken their toll sports-
older than anyone they’ve ever put on a team before. I’m also 6-foot-4, which is wise, no football and less golf, so I definitely
about five inches taller than most of their athletes. So they said ‘we’re willing to let look forward to the 2008 reunion to relive the
you try this if you’re willing to be our guinea pig.’” He completed all the physical Birdwood days with some of the guys!”
tests like sprinting and jumping and pushing the Skeleton sled. His performance Sanmitra Deo tells us that she “recently
earned him an invitation back for Skeleton driving school and a return trip to Lake took a new job within GE Healthcare as the US
Placid last November. Sales Operations Integration Leader for the GE
“You stay at the Olympic training center and eat in the same cafeteria as all the acquisition of the diagnostics businesses of
athletes,” he says. This was a week-long course on driving the sled down the track. Abbott Labs (Abbott Diagnostics Division and
“And then at the end of the week they invited six or seven of us out of 10-12 to be Point of Care). As part of the new job, I expect
to be traveling a lot more around the US and
part of the US Olympic Skeleton development team. I had a real decision to make,
hope to see many of you during my voyages…
because this was something I never expected. I figured out this was something I could
on one recent trip, I got to see Lindsay and Jose
not pass up; it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.” in Princeton. As an added bonus…I am the new
So he worked out an arrangement to go on the 10-week session for half of each campus recruiting lead for MBAs from UVA, a
week, training Thursday through Saturday and coming home on Sundays. He trained recent addition to GE’s executive schools, so I
part-time from late January through the beginning of March. “The problem was, look forward to competing with y’all for great
everyone else was training full-time,” Whiting says. “It was an amazing experience; talent!”
no regrets whatsoever, but it just wasn’t going to work unless I could train for it full- Tadd Wilson writes “In January 2007, I
time. I decided to end it in March and come back to work.” added that delicious phrase ‘former consultant’
He’s looking forward to the occasional recreational race as Skeleton slowly gains to my bio, moving from IBM Strategy and
Change into IBM Retail Store Solutions. I
in popularity in the states.
focus primarily on go-to-market strategy and
“Now I’m moving from a competitive athlete to an avid fan,” the Iceman says.
business development for our top 16 countries,
Read about Whiting’s adventures and look at some of his photographs by visiting targeting $1B in revenue for 2007. I managed to
www.theaccidentalslider.blogspot.com. sneak out to the 120 Club event in Washington,
DC, where I saw Mike and Elizabeth Riordan.”
Tadd and Sumit Kumar also got together
recently when Tadd was in NYC for the National
Retail Federation conference.
Jen and Chris Blythe made a trip to see
Pam and Todd Schanel in their home in Palm
Beach Gardens, FL. Both the Blythes and the
Schanels are proud parents of twins—Gavin
and Peyton Blythe and Michael and Grace
Schanel.
Rossana (Llerena) Stevenson gives us the
shortest update I can recall. “I have an update:
I switched jobs, had a baby and moved to a
new house...” No more details than that—but
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that he’s now logged more flying hours as a position with Microsoft. Lindsay Wilber hosted
civilian than in his Top Gun days—in his own her first brunch in Boston: Jill Lewandosky and
admission, that’s pretty scary. Diane, Anna, and Marlene Friesen were there to support the
Trey are all doing very well. Let’s quote Dave hostess. Jill reported that Marlene is thriving in
for a bit: “Anna is the definition of precocious Boston—she’s at TJX and focusing on jewelry.
and is clearly ready for (Professor) Sherwood We anticipate Marlene’s inbox being full of
(Frey’s) B&N (in fact, given her style, she may discount-related queries as soon as we go to
have already taken the class). Trey has bright press.
red hair (and yes, it runs in my family), and Jose Salinas is continuing to learn more
seems to have not figured out that he comes about the culture of the Southern USA while
from short and slow stock, because all he wants living in Greensboro, NC. Most of it has been
to do is play B-Ball as he says (basketball). great fun: rooting for the ’Hoos at ACC games,
Darden ‘05 ‘Southern Belles’: Alyssa Franklin,
Diane is adjusting well to the culture shock eating barbeque, etc. Some of it has been
Sheyna Horowitz , Cherbury Hunt, and Katie
of Connecticut versus southwest Virginia, not-so-great-fun, i.e., rooting for the Panthers Cunningham
and to make sure to keep it interesting, we’re and figuring out how to avoid the regular
expecting number three this August. No idea invitations to NASCAR races. Antonoaldo (MBA ’04) and Luis Moraes (MBA
yet whether it’s a baby brother or sister, but Dennis Ortiz ran into Kraft colleague ’06). The honeymoon cruise stopped in the
obviously, time will tell.” Thanks to Dave for all Glen Schutzman recently. Apparently, Glen’s Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Costa Rica and
the entertaining news and best wishes to the competitive spirit thrives well after Darden. Belize. Carol has moved to Dallas and is trying
Banyards as they await their new arrival. We are told that Glen was in a weight loss to understand what country music and line
Shantel Moses moved to Chicago a while competition with some colleagues from work. dancing are all about.
ago to manage the Mini Babybel business Losers had to shave their head. Let’s just say Gabriel Lazarus and Raquel Leon
for Bel Brands USA. She requests Darden Glen goes by ‘Yul’ these days. Apart from the happily announce the birth of their beautiful
classmates to keep this in mind while prowling tonsure, Glen is doing fine—he’s working on baby daughter, Sofia Lazarus. Sofia arrived
the dairy aisles of their local supermarket. the Tassimo brand at Kraft and is doing well Jan. 16, weighing 6 lbs 9 oz. and 19.5 inches
Shantel has been in touch with Bridgette with his wife and new baby in Westchester. in length. The first few months were great,
Wuabu (booting posterior at Merrill Lynch) Dennis had a lot more news for us: he ran a although lots of work. They are still located in
and James Jordan (loving life back in the half marathon with Rebecca Gordon and Kate Santa Rosa, California, where Gabe is launching
Bay Area). She also reported seeing Kaylan Duggan, met Jeff St. Denis (who is still with a new product for Medtronic CardioVascular,
Bartholomew, Tim Witcher and Jenn Hill at SNL in San Francisco) for dinner in the West working as an international marketing
the National Black MBA Conference in Atlanta Village and continues his reign as Cookie Caliph manager. Raquel is currently on leave from
with the after party being hosted by Willard with Chips Ahoy! and Nutter Butter. Dennis, Medtronic, where she worked in the company’s
McCloud at his Four Seasons suite. along with Rebecca, Todd Whiting and Billy Clinical Research group.
We were very happy to hear from Jin Bey met up with Villi Iltchev for dinner and Enis Oksan will be completing his military
NamKoong who also surfaced with an update drinks recently. Villi was in New York en route service obligation for the Turkish Army during
for the first time since graduation. After stops to Europe for work, and is loving life in San the month of July…“Strength and honor.”
in Bentonville and Boston, the NamKoongs are Francisco along with wife Jen Faenza (MBA’01). Howard Jenkins and wife Gin had their
happily settled in Dallas where Jin is working Prashant (‘Herbie’ to his fellow class first child Luther Howard Jenkins on April 30.
for i2 Technologies, a supply management secretaries) Prasad got married to Nishtha He weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. and “is the best thing
solutions company. The NamKoongs are looking Aiyar in a traditional Tamil Brahmin Hindu ever.”
forward to their first summer in Texas and report ceremony on Jan. 25. Several Darden Sean Harrington and his wife are proud
that their two daughters are looking forward to classmates made the trip down to Mumbai to announce the birth of their first child, Keara
making new friends after all the moving. for the wedding: former room-mates James Leigh Harrington. Keara was born April 27 and
Elizabeth Yanero is still in the DC area and Pilachowski and Gurpreet Malik (who, a few was 6 lbs. 11oz. and 20 inches.
is currently on maternity leave from Booz Allen weeks later, passed on the happy news of his Joel Selzer, king of class news and
Hamilton. Elizabeth and Tony had their second engagement to Komal Bhasin), Travis Massey, updates reports the following marriages and
child, Andrew Joseph, in October (to his sister Maria and Pedro Libano Monteiro, Dennis engagements: Jack Garside will be getting
Anna’s disappointment, he can’t be returned) Ortiz, Katherine Neebe and Rebecca Gordon. married in C-ville in July, Sean Spiegel is
and report, quite rightly, that Darden was a Prashant and Nishtha honeymooned in New getting married in Nags Head in August, Walt
breeze compared to parenting. Anna is now in Zealand and Australia and are looking forward Leddy is getting married in Texas in July, Matt
her “terrible twos” and negotiates everything to trips to Italy in May and to the US in August Hasson is recently engaged and will be married
(especially bedtime). For some additional for Gurpreet’s wedding. in New York in January, Anurag Chandra and
challenges, Tony deployed from the Pentagon Jasmine Khambatta were recently engaged,
in January and will be in Qatar supporting the as were Brian Kolle and Emily Michaels. As
Army for another four months. Upon his return,
the Yaneros will be moving to Atlanta late
’05 for Joel, he left Medical Funding Services in
February to formally launch Ozmosis.
summer—Elizabeth shared some disappointing John Lake Kenneth Kim is now Deputy General
news with us: former room-mates Peter Conn ToTran Nguyen Manager of the IPO Department in the
and Elizabeth Moody made it clear that the Fabiano Lopes and Carol were married Investment Banking Division of newly re-
Yaneros are not moving in with them. last December in Sao Paulo. The wedding named Samsung Securities. He also was
Erstwhile Brasilieros Vikas Chawla and cake featured an illustration of the Darden married on April 28th to Mi Jeong, a patent
Noelle Mendez-Villamil are back in the building. Several Darden alumni were in attorney specializing in chemistry.
US. Vikas recently left BCG to pursue new attendance including Guilherme Silva, Lynn Manthy and husband Mark had a
opportunities and will be relocating to Seattle Scott McPherson, Ricardo Campanario, baby boy, William, on March 26. He is “growing
where Noelle has accepted an exciting new Alex Zimath, Mila Leite, Heather Baldwin, like a weed and we are enjoying getting to
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