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John Christian Siewers II ’59 is President of Siewers Lumber & Millwork, in Richmond, Va., which received honorable mention distinction in the 2002 Better Business Bureaus’ Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. Says Ken Hunter, President and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, “The Better Business Bureau system established the Torch Award in 1996 to promote ethical business practices and to heighten public appreciation for the many fine businesses that serve our marketplace. The significance of those two goals is more evident today than ever before. With corporate integrity under the spotlight and with so many people questioning the motives and methods of business leaders, it’s easy to focus on the negative examples. Our award highlights the positives, bringing recognition to businesses that adhere to high standards of behavior in good times and bad; that do well by doing right; and that serve their customers, employees, investors, competitors, and the communities in which they do business with integrity.”

Al Groh ’67, second-year coach for the U.Va. football team, was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in November 2002. He was named on 49 ballots, easily outdistancing Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen, second among the five coaches who received votes, with 16. Groh is the fourth U.Va. coach to be named ACC football coach of the year, joining immediate predecessor and four-time honoree George Welsh, named for the last time in 1995; George Blackburn (1968); and Bill Elias (1965).

Robert Harman ’72, a member of the McIntire School Foundation Board of Trustees, recently joined Adjoined Consulting as the firm’s Managing Officer, North Region. Adjoined Consulting is a full-service management consulting firm delivering innovation and business value to a Global 2000 client base. Adjoined deploys industry-specific process optimization skills in conjunction with leading-edge technology integration and outsourcing expertise to drive uniquely complete client solutions. 

Andrew Rudin ’79 started Outside Technologies Inc., a sales and services organization specializing in automated data collection technologies, including bar coding, mobile computing, and radio frequency identification. Outside Technologies is a software consulting partner of Intermec Technologies and focuses on providing solutions for manufacturers, distributors, and field service organizations.

Peter Dunne ’80 shares photos of his son, Christopher, at http://members.telocity.com/pdunne/chris.html.

Amy Gillen Hagemeyer ’86 was recently named Senior Vice President and Area Manager of Commercial Banking for Union Planters Bank, in Knoxville, Tenn. Amy lives in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with her husband, Derek Hagemeyer (Engineering ’87), a Project Manager with Science Applications International Corp., and their children Peter, 9, and Mary Grace, 2. 

Richard S. Coughlan ’89, an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Richmond (Richmond, Va.) who teaches ethics, was featured Oct. 29, 2002, on the front page of the business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in a story headlined “A Guide through Ethics; UR Professor Challenges His Students.”

Jeff Davis ’90 and his wife, Natalie, celebrated the birth of their baby boy, Fletcher Jackson Davis, born Aug. 5, 2002.

Joe Lazewski ’90 moved to Chicago in September 1999 to join Inforte Corporation as an Account Manager. He was promoted to Client Service Director in July 2001. On June 8, 2002, Joe married Kristin Leigh Haar in Chicago, and the couple lives in downtown Chicago with their vizsla, Dan Ryan. They enjoy biking and running along Lake Michigan in the summer and playing tennis year-round.

Zachary James Vessey (right) and his brother.

Bob Vessey ’90 and his wife, Kara, had their second child and son, Zachary James, Feb. 1, 2002. Mr. Vessey is the Managing Director of the London office of Pace Global Energy Services. 

Andrea (Scherer) Peterson ’91 recently earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Sean Eagle ’93 and his wife, Susan (Yearsley) Eagle ’93, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Marie Eagle, and son, Andrew Yearsley Eagle, who arrived into the world at 3:50 a.m. and 3:51 a.m., respectively, Sept. 30, 2002. Says Sean, “All are doing well, and we are quickly learning to adjust to the sleepless nights, the anxieties, and most important, the joy of being new parents!” Visit the twins’ Web sites at http://www.mizweb.com/eaglebabies/eagle_babygirl.asp and http://www.mizweb.com/eaglebabies/eagle_babyboy.asp.  

Katherine Marion Moser.

Drew Moser ’93 and his wife, Sheree Strawbridge Moser ’95, celebrated the birth of their first child and daughter, Katherine Marion Moser, born Oct. 17, 2002. She weighed in at 8 pounds, 14 ounces. The family lives in Covington, Va., where Drew works at MeadWestvaco Corp. as an Analyst at the company’s paper mill and Sheree is a full-time mom after seven years as a CPA.  

Bryan Van Vranken ’97 will intern with GBS Finanzas, an investment banking company in Madrid, Spain, from April through August of 2003.

Marc A. Verdi ’97 (Master’s in Accounting ’98) is an Audit Senior in the Richmond, Va., office of Ernst & Young LLP. Verdi worked in the E&Y Richmond office as an Audit Staff for almost two years (October 1998 to July 2000) before moving to Insmed, in Glen Allen, Va., and serving as the company’s Assistant Controller (July 2000 to August 2002). In August 2002, Verdi returned to the E&Y Richmond office. Verdi also nominated Bill Crutchfield ’65, of Crutchfield Corp., for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Crutchfield was one of six business leaders who received top honors at the 1999 Virginia Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program and was a national finalist. He married Joselyn Wilhelm Sept. 1, 2001, and the couple resides in Richmond.

Alexis Marie Heckman.

Chris Heckman ’98 and Christine Heckman announce the birth of their daughter, Alexis Marie Heckman, born June 23, 2002. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. Alexis made her first visit to U.Va. in September 2002 for Homecoming. Says Chris, “Alexis is a true football fan and loves to get dressed up in her U.Va. outfit on Saturdays to cheer on the Cavaliers with Dad.” Chris, Christine, and Alexis live in the Philadelphia area, where Chris works as an Associate for Wachovia Securities.

Brian Vahaly ’01, professional tennis player, is ranked the 10th best American in the world in tennis and is the only college graduate in the top 100 in the world. Check out his Web site at http://www.brianvahaly.com/.