Helena, Calif., was nominated for The People’s Best
New Chef Award by CNN and Food & Wine magazine.
Sharp is the executive chef at Solbar, the restaurant
at Solage Calistoga in Napa Valley. ◆ Mark Joseph
Wilson (’97 AB) of Elmhurst, Ill., has won the Waste
Management Phoenix Open golf tournament. Wilson,
who won the Sony Open in January, has jumped
from 91st to 51st in the world ranking.
■ family additions
John Vincent Cattie Jr. (’97 AB) and Stephanie
Tucker Cattie of Charlotte: a son, Tucker Griffin
Cattie, on Feb. 2, 2011. ◆ Michael Phillip DeBerry
(’97 BSBA) and Jessica Messer DeBerry (’98 AB) of
Huntersville; a son, Davis Connor DeBerry, on Nov.
24, 2010. ◆ Jennifer Shepherd Harris (’97 BSPH)
and Christian Allen Harris of Seattle; a son, Nolan
Shepherd Harris, on March 2, 2011. ◆ Stacy
Hermelin Hartnett (’97 AB) and John Francis
Hartnett Jr. of Oconomowoc, Wis.; a son, Samuel
Corby Hartnett, on Feb. 9, 2011.
’98 Christopher Heald Hamner (’98 MA, ’04 PhD) of Arlington, Va., has pub- lished Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945, a look at how soldiers continue to fight despite their instinctual fear
and reluctance to kill other humans. Hamner is an
assistant professor of history at George Mason University and lead historian for two Teaching American
History programs for public school teachers in Virginia and Maryland. ◆ Mark Anthony Palmer (’98
MBA) of Greenwich, Conn., has been named managing director and high-yield and distressed-desk analyst for BTIG, an institutional trading broker.
■ marriages
Candice Sylvette Wooten (’98, ’97 AB; ’01 JD) and
Ivey Lee Brown Jr. (’06 JD) of Winston-Salem.
Wooten also has been named senior director,
human resources strategic partner, with RAI
Services Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American. ◆
Thomas Richard Yackley Jr. (’98 ABJM) and
Michelle Hardy of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
■ family additions
Jessica Messer DeBerry (’98 AB) and Michael
Phillip DeBerry (’97 BSBA) of Huntersville; a son,
Davis Connor DeBerry, on Nov. 24, 2010. ◆ Dr.
Leesha M. Ellis-Cox (’98 BSBIO, ’02 MD) and
Kenneth Cox Jr. (’99 AB) of Birmingham, Ala.; a
son, Evan Miles Cox, on Jan. 16, 2011. ◆ Heidi
Yates Hodges (’98 ABJM) and Darin Hodges of
Concord; a daughter, Addin Victoria Hodges, on
Feb. 17, 2011. ◆ Michel Caufman Kozuch (’98
AB) and James Raymond Kozuch Jr. of Mansfield,
Texas; a daughter, Anna Katherine Kozuch, on Feb.
8, 2011. ◆ Kristen Bowen Pickett (’98 AB) and
Peter Brown Pickett of Lexington, Ky.; a son, Mason
Charles Pickett, on July 29, 2010. ◆ Jennifer Floyd
Weaver (’98 AB) and Norm E. Weaver of Carrboro;
a son, Owen Barrett Weaver, on July 9, 2010.
’99 Jane Scales Borden (’99 AB) of New York has published a book, I Totally Meant to Do That, a comic memoir by a
Southern belle in New York. Borden, staff editor at
Time Out New York, is a stand-up comedian who has
written for Saturday Night Live and appeared as a
guest expert on things to do in New York on NBC
and Fox. ◆ Tyyawdi Monique Hands (’99 JD) of
Charlotte has been reappointed to the Mecklenburg County District Court. ◆ Janora Ann McDuffie
(’99 AB) of Los Angeles served as honorary chair of
the 17th annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival held in
Durham in February. McDuffie is an actress whose
recent projects include roles in the film To Save a
Life, a guest star appearance on the TV series
Eagleheart and roles in two films debuted at the
2011 Pan African Film Festival: The Lawyer, The Thug
& The Princess and DWB: Dating While Black. ◆
Marina Acosta Queen (’99 AB) of Cary has been
promoted to senior trainer at Quintiles Inc.
■ family additions
Cheryl Sunderhaus Briner (’99 AB, ’01 BSN) and
Bradford Blaise Briner (’99 AB) of Chapel Hill; a
son, Brandon Blaise Briner, on March 17, 2011. ◆
Jeremy Bernard Cohen (’99 AB) and Tracey Gerdon
Cohen (’00 ABJM) of Tallahassee, Fla.; a daughter,
Paige Nancy Cohen, on Dec. 22, 2010. ◆ Kenneth
Cox Jr. (’99 AB) and Dr. Leesha M. Ellis-Cox (’98
BSBIO, ’02 MD) of Birmingham, Ala.; a son, Evan
Miles Cox, on Jan. 16, 2011. ◆ Carl McKeel
Gaynor (’99 AB) and Katie Lehnert Gaynor of Oak
Ridge; a daughter, Emma Catherine Gaynor, on Feb.
14, 2011. ◆ Kelley Johnson Perkins (’99 AB) and
Patrick Scott Perkins (’99 AB) of New York; a son,
Miles Langan Perkins, on Dec. 21, 2010. ◆ Ashley
Clark Welker (’99 BSBA) and Brian Keith Welker of
Westport, Conn.; a son, Colby William Welker, on
Feb. 26, 2011.
’00 Denise Andrea Davis (’00 DRPH) of Maplewood, N.J., has received a Presi- dential Citation from the American Dental Education Association for her promotion of interprofessional education and diversity in health care
education. Davis is a program officer with the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. ◆ Victoria Rose Ecken-rode (’00) of Wilmington has been named night local
news editor for the Wilmington StarNews.
■ family additions
Angela Carpenter (’00 BSMAT) and Kimmo Vuori of
Helsinki, Finland; a daughter, Lumi Rose Vuori, on
Feb. 3, 2011. ◆ Tracey Gerdon Cohen (’00 ABJM)
and Jeremy Bernard Cohen (’99 AB) of Tallahassee,
Fla.; a daughter, Paige Nancy Cohen, on Dec. 22,
2010. ◆ Dr. Jennifer Erin Crotty (’00 BSBIO) and
Christopher Justin Crotty (’00 BSBIO) of Winterville;
a daughter, Madeline Lucy Crotty, on Feb. 10, 2011.
◆ Kathleen Bones Milheim (’00 BSBA) and Aaron
Douglas Milheim (’00 BSBA, ’01 MAC) of Charlotte;
a daughter, Anna Grace Milheim, on Aug. 6, 2010. ◆
Cindy Kold Schuller (’00 BSBA, ’01 MAC) and Kevin
A. Schuller of Baltimore; a son, Kyle Matthew
Schuller, on Feb. 2, 2011. ◆ Dr. R. Chris Watson
(’00 DDS) and Sarah Arant Watson of Charlotte: a
daughter, Abigail Ruth Watson, on March 13, 2011.
’01 Brent T. Anthony (’01 AB) of Kernersville has been named an account executive at Life Systems International. ◆ Rye
M. Barcott (’01 AB) of Charlotte has published It
Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to
Peace, a memoir exploring the contrast between
community development in Africa and counterinsurgency strategies of the Marines that led Barcott to
found Carolina for Kibera. An exhibit of art created
by Kiberans, “Living Kibera,” is on exhibit at the
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC through July
15. Barcott, director of Carolina for Kibera, received
a Distinguished Young Alumni Award from the GAA in
2006. ◆ Brent Michael Cunningham (’01 MBA) of
New York has been promoted to managing director
at Sagent Advisors Inc. Cunningham serves as a
senior banker in the firm’s industrial practice, focusing in the packaging, capital goods and multi-industry
sectors. ◆ Joshua Wayne Ray (’01 AB) of Aztec,
N.M., has been recognized as a credentialed manager by the International City/County Management
Association. Ray is the city manager for Aztec, N.M.
◆ Jerry Lee Reid (’01) of Raleigh joined fellow UNC
alumni and local friends in the production of the
inaugural Murphey School Radio Show, a variety
show and fundraiser to benefit four nonprofits that
serve people dealing with mental health issues:
Club Nova, Freedom House Recovery Center, Mental
Health America of the Triangle and XDS Inc. ◆
Kristen Caroline Smith (’01, ’02 ABEd) of Chapel Hill
has been named member engagement coordinator
for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce.
■ marriages
Durward Everett “Ward” Martin (’01 AB) and
Charlotte Cordes McDowell of Raleigh. ◆ Emily
Elizabeth Stitsinger (’01 ABEd, ’06 MSLS) and
Gregory Allen Husketh of Graham.
■ family additions
Donna Evans Bullard (’01 AB) and Chad Edward
Bullard of Havelock; a daughter, Abby Marie Bullard,
on Jan. 6, 2011. ◆ Margaret Waresak LaPlante
(’01 AB) and Jason LaPlante of Port Orchard, Wash.;
a son, Gabriel Patrice LaPlante, on Feb. 23, 2011.
◆ Karin Lastowski Sandlin (’01 BSPH) and Michael
James Sandlin of Raleigh; a daughter, Lacey Judith
Sandlin, on July 5, 2010.
■ obituary
William Campbell Gray III (’01 AB), 31, of Charlotte;
Feb. 16, 2011. Gray worked for a security system
company. At UNC, he belonged to Chi Phi.
’02 John Walter “Jay” Cartwright III (’02 AB) of Durham joined fellow UNC alumni and local friends in the production of
the inaugural Murphey School Radio Show, a variety
show and fundraiser to benefit four nonprofits that
serve people dealing with mental health issues: Club
Nova, Freedom House Recovery Center, Mental Health
America of the Triangle and XDS Inc. ◆ Corinne Marguerite MacLaggan (’02 ABJM) of Austin, Texas, has
been named a national correspondent for Reuters
America Service. ◆ Endrina Hui Sim Tay (’02 MSLS)
of Charlottesville, Va., was featured in The New York
Times for her work as project manager for Thomas
Jefferson’s Libraries Project. Tay was recognized for
her role in locating missing books from Jefferson’s
original library. She is associate foundation librarian
for technical services at the Jefferson Library in
Monticello. ◆ Lauren Jacobs Thurmond (’02 AB) of
Charlotte has been named a shareholder of the
Rogers Townsend & Thomas law firm, practicing in
its default services department.
■ marriage
Sarah Katherine Ford (’02, ’04 PD) and Matthew
Stedman White (’04 AB) of Lexington, Ky.
■ family additions
Adam Michael Pomerantz (’02 AB, ’03 MAT, ’08 MBA)
