services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources and reduce environmental footprints. Learn more at www. solitudelakemanagement.com. ✱ Jon Wehner and Millie “Mills” Perrine Wehner of Machipongo, Va., established Chatham Vineyards on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 1999. The couple constructed their award-winning winery in 2005, and they have three children. Learn more at www.chathamvineyards.net. Tom Croci has been 94 elected as supervisor of the Town of Islip, NY.
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Barbara Jane Brick95 man published her first academic manuscript, “New American Teenagers: The Lost Generation of Youth in 1970s Film.” Published by Continuum Press, the manuscript is the culmination of research for her doctoral dissertation. While their parents’ era defined the American teenager with the romantic male figure of James Dean, this generation of adolescents offered a dramatically altered picture of transformed gender dynamics, fluid and queered sexuality, and a chilling disregard for the authority of parent or, more spe-
My experience at JMu was wonderful, and second to becoming a father, JMU was one of the best things that happened to me. — K e V I n t u C K e r (’ 93)
(Right) Kevin Tucker (’93) and JMU Professor of Business Carol Hamilton speak to students in Hamilton’s Venture Creation course.
cifically, patriarchal culture. ✱ Hunton and Williams LLP partner Ryan Ketchum was named to Law360’s 2013 Rising Stars in its annual profile of lawyers under the age of 40 with notable accomplishments in their respective practice groups. Ketchum was one of five lawyers named for energy. Ketchum, based in London, represented the Government of Uganda on the development, construction and financing of the Bujagali hydroelectric facility on the River, which was awarded Project Finance magazine’s African Power Deal of the Year title in 2007. The Bujagali
Hydroelectric Project constitutes the largest-ever private sector investment in Uganda and the surrounding region. Ketchum is currently advising the governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on the development of the 145 MW Ruzizi III Regional Hydroelectric Project. Modern Healthcare 97 magazine named Jackie DeSouza one of the top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare. She is a graduate of the JMU Health Services Administration Program. Eric Washburn is an 01 associate attorney at Bennett and Zydron PC in Virginia
SCHOLARSHIP THANKS
Jean Wampler Cash Fund for the David Hallman Award for Excellence in the Study of Southern Literature
Beach. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia and North Carolina. He was previously an assistant Commonwealth attorney for the City of Danville, Va.
Dear Dr. Jean Wampler Cash:
Mike Vanderpool 03 launched Vision Studios and Valley Apps almost 10 years
Thank you for your generous donation in creating the Jean Wampler Cash Fund for the David Hallman Award for Excellence in the Study of Southern Literature. This scholarship will benefit my future education. I promise to use the money for books and for the benefit of my education. My parents had a wonderful time at the award ceremony, and they were very pleased with the professors in the JMU Department of English. You are one of my favorite teachers, and I hope you never retire! Have a wonderful summer, and I hope we can keep in touch. Thanks again for all you do. With sincere thanks! Vincent Castellano (’13) Virginia Beach, Va.
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thrilled to receive first place. “Winning the award was amazing, but it also demonstrated how having fun and being creative has a place in every business, not just the tech and marketing world. Letting your customers see a little about who you are gives them a comfort level that shows you are knowledgeable and approachable.”
ago. The company received an award at the most recent Google Enterprise Global Partner Summit. Vanderpool says, “Being asked to produce a video about what we do was like being given permission from the principal to have recess all day. Our team went to work in our think-tank and emerged with the Cloud Men.” The video was submitted and, while Vanderpool normally attends the Google Partner Summit once a quarter, he was
Ryan Reid is the 12th 06 member of the JMU baseball program to reach the Major Leagues. He hit the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 3 and lost 2–7 against the Atlanta Braves. Reid was a seventh-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006. The Right-hander had a successful spring with his first season in the Pirates’ organization. In 20 appearances for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, he went 6-1. In addition to becoming the 12th player in JMU program history to reach the Big Show, Reid is currently the only active Major Leaguer from JMU. Reid still has the best two-year strikeout total in JMU baseball program history with 200, ranking 10th on the all-time chart despite playing only two seasons. He is also second in JMU history with 10.25 strikeouts per nine innings. Kelly Berger of Balti07 more was selected as one of 18 members of the 2013 U.S. World Cup team. The head coach of women’s lacrosse at the University of Maryland at Baltimore has tried for the World Cup team for eight years. She is featured on the June 2013 cover of Lacrosse Magazine, in its 2013 World Cup Preview special edition. Berger told Lacrosse Magazine, “Whatever it takes for you to feel confident, do it for you.” After three knee surgeries and toiling away in the U.S. Women’s Nationals Lacrosse programs, Berger has finally made it to the World Cup team. Berger’s ascent included serving on the 2008 Prague Cup Touring Team and as a member of the U.S. National Teams in 2006–08 and 2009–11. She finished her JMU