David Hallock (editor-in-chief, ‘91-’92) and his wife, Sarah (CLAS ‘89), joyfully announce the birth of their children, David Halsey Hallock, III, and Lillian Clare Hallock on Nov. 14, 2002. At birth, Halsey weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and Lilly weighed 5 pounds even. The family resides in Richmond, Va.

Former News Editor Marty Kady (‘93) now covers homeland security for Congressional Quarterly in Washington.

Jeff Kerper (advertising manager, ‘81-’82) has taken a new position as vice president of the financial recruitment practice with RJ Associates in White Plains, N.Y. Jeff lives with his wife, Barrie, and daughter, Alyssa, in Hartsdale, N.Y.

Former Operations Manager Monisha Kumar Longacre (’92), and her husband, Keith, are extremely excited to announce the birth of their son, Jayson Allen Longacre. The little guy was born Sept. 17, 2002, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., at the bright-and-early time of 8:11 a.m. Jayson weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Former CD Sports Editor Lacy Lusk (‘92) was married to Abigail Elizabeth Foerster on Oct. 26, 2002, in Stanardsville, Va. Jeff Carlton (sports editor, ‘90-’91) was in the wedding. Lacy is a sportswriter, and Abby is a United Methodist pastor. The couple resides in Alexandria, Va.

After four-and-a-half years of systems engineering support to National Missile Defense’s BMC3 element, Tim Mossman (photo editor, ‘89-’90) took another assignment within Booz-Allen. His new task will be at NASA-Goddard in Greenbelt, Md. In November, Tim completed finished his first (and perhaps last) marathon, the Montgomery County (Md.) Marathon in the Parks. His time was 3:49:56, which placed him 256th out of 838 finishers (and 42nd out of 95 finishers in the 30-34 men’s category).

From the website:
Matthew Branson wrote in June to say: “Hey y’all. I am scuffling along, armed with another diploma from U.Va. (a J.D.), and wading my way into the depths of the review class for the Virginia bar exam. A couple of more months left in C’ville, but not exactly a pleasant couple of months.
“Ah, what else? I’m engaged and am set up to get married on June 28, 2003. As of this September, I will be an associate in the Washington, DC, office of Alston & Bird LLP. ”

Christopher Dembitz wrote later that month: “After getting married in ‘98, I focused more on traveling as a comic, and had the pleasure of working in 20-some states. Unfortunately, being on the road all the time was not that fun, so I gave up traveling, tried my hand at radio, and eventually sold out and got a position with a great home building and property management firm in Virginia Beach, VA. It’s a great job that I really enjoy and it keeps me close to home, which I’m pretty sure my wife appreciates. No kids yet, and possibly not ever; the final decision has yet to be made.”

Robert Pauly wrote last November that he has earned a doctorate in International Studies from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. His dissertation, which was under review for publication, was entitled “The Impact of Muslim Communities on Society and Governance in Western Europe: Bridging the Gap Between Cooperation and Confrontation in Minority-Majority Relations.”