PROGRAM The Trustees of the Class of 2012

Welcome Paul J. Michel Nancy J. Park, President Trustee, Class of 2012 Natalia Mercado Violand, Vice President

Presentation of Awards Charles S. Adams Aubrey E. Mignone Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards William M. Wilson Sasha A. Amini Christopher R. Mullen Ari C. Dimas Algernon Sydney Sullivan Revat Anandsongkit Courtney L. Nelson Madeline G. Tolmie Award Committee Kelsey B. Bowles Stephanie T. Nguyen P. Paxton Marshall Leilani R. Brower Nancy L. Norman Seven Society Awards Madeline K. Lewis Rebecca Bukele Dawn-Sherryl S. Nwaebube Louis A. Onesty Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award Trustee, Class of 2012 Dalia M. Deak Bill Palombi Nicholas F. Nelson Sarah L. Dibble Mary H. Perkins James Earle Sargeant Award Ari C. Dimas Emily N. Peters Latino Student Alliance Matthew R. Diton Daniel B. Powell IV

Courtenay M. Dobbins Jocelyn M. Quicho Class of 2012 Awards Valerie S. Shuping Katie J. Dodds Nitya G. Reddy Trustee, Class of 2012 Class Award for Community Service Dane G. Ferré Daniel H. Rice Samantha J. Chao John R. Fitzsimmons Benjamin G. Robbins Class Award for Cultural Fluency Allison L. Flicker Robert W. Schwieder Aashish M. Edakadampil Stephen J. Franks Cameron K. Shelton Class Award for the Unsung Hero Kerry D. Garikes Valerie S. Shuping Katherine V. Marsh Alejandro A. Garrido Perez Meredith E. Sloan Gordon F. Rainey, Jr. Award for Vigilance Sean K. Jenkins Amir Gassemi Denson G. Staples to the Student Experience Senior Assistant to the President Daniel T. Grimes Mary Kate Steinbeck VALEDICTORY Selamawit Hailu Matthew J. Sutton Yang S. He Alexis M. Tarbet EXERCISES Presentation of the Class Gift Dane G. Ferré and Courtenay M. Dobbins Grace O. Hobby Kelly C. Tarrant Class Giving Committee Co-Chairs, Class of 2012 Francis J. Imbriglia Erika C. Troia Acceptance of the Class Gift Teresa A. Sullivan Abebe Kebede Victoria N. Tucker President, University of Virginia Joseph M. Koes William H. Walsh Claudia D. Kraft Cindy Y. Wei Presentation of Special Appreciation Natalia Mercado Violand Madeline K. Lewis Keith O. Willner Vice President, Class of 2012 Henry P. Mauck IV Lisa Wu Karishma C. Mehta Jessica T. Yu 2012 Valedictory Address Introduced by Nitya G. Reddy Paul J. Michel Graduation Committee Chair, Class of 2012

Valerie B. Ackerman The Lawn

Farewell Remarks Nancy J. Park May 19, 2012 President, Class of 2012 COVER DESIGN: Pen-and-ink illustration by Marianne F. Wells, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia Eleven o’clock The Class of 2012 would like to remember Benefactors* of the Class of 2012 the following members of our class: Charles S. Adams David G. Drewry III Joel M. Loeshelle Sarah M. Shanfield Anne E. Allen Patrick J. Duffy Mauricio Lopez Egan Wyer Hannah H. Shatzen John Chauncey Everhart (1989 – 2010) Revat Anandsongkit Caitlin E. Durham Natalie C. Lord Malcolm M. Shaw Mary C. Anderson Joseph W. Eldredge Yuen M. Lui Evan A. Shields Julia Fern Hardcastle (1990 – 2012) Suparerk Anusontarangkul Daniel S. Ellis Jacob H. Lyon Valerie S. Shuping Jonathan Adam Hukari (1978 – 2011) Anna D. Armistead Ellen F. Falci Jennifer E. Malapit Samantha L. Sisisky Jacob M. Bagwell Dane G. Ferré Katherine V. Marsh Meredith E. Sloan Joseph Andrew Roberts (1990 – 2010) Melissa E. Belardi Shea Fitzgerald Joseph M. Mathias II Logan S. Smith John R. Belk, Jr. John R. Fitzsimmons Christina M. Mattaliano Mary K. Steinbeck * * * Thomas G. Bell III Brittany A. Flippen Glynnis C. Maynard Ashley P. Stevenson Nuhad Bensouda Ian S. Forsyth Louis A. McCracken IV Samuel M. Strongin Valerie “Val” Ackerman Hillary S. Berndt Wintre N. Foxworth Jordan E. McDaniel Simon Y. Svirnovskiy Kathleen C. Best Neil A. Francis Patrick M. McGregor Reedy C. Swanson Val Ackerman served as the founding president of the Women’s National Katherine E. Beyer Hallie V. Freer Ann Marie McKenzie Alexis M. Tarbet Emilyn M. Blakey Andrew R. Furth Christina N. McLeod Ali K. Taylor Association from 1996 to 2005 and the first female president of USA Basketball Charlotte B. Bowden John W. Fust IV Natalia Mercado Violand Christina L. Theodore for the 2005-2008 term. In 2011, she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Elizabeth S. Bowles Madeleine L. Gardner Johannah K. Merrill Eric K. Thornton Mary B. Browning Cristen A. Garrett Aubrey E. Mignone Rebecca L. Thornton Hall of Fame. Katya A. Brozyna Lindsey J. Gore Cristina V. Mims Gregory D. Tilton, Jr. Jonathan M. Bryan Alessandra C. Grasso Christen L. Mizell Sushila A. Toulmin In addition to serving as an adjunct professor of Sports Management at Columbia Whitney N. Bullock Marjorie E. Greenhalgh Christopher R. Mullen Peter L. Townsend Alexandra D. Burnett Daniel T. Grimes James B. Muller Elizabeth A. Tullis University in , Ms. Ackerman is a consultant and a contributing Ryana A. Burrell Elizabeth H. Hadley Danielle S. Murashige Molly M. Tyeryar columnist to ESPNW. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Naismith Jonathan E. Butler Kathryn J. Hall Rebecca J. Nash Nicholas R. Vallorano Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Board of Directors for USA Basketball, and the Kirsti A. Campbell Thomas A. Hardy Mary H. Nesbitt Mary M. Van Meter Evan R. Cantor Elizabeth T. Harris Margaret B. Nexsen William M. Van Wazer National Board of Trustees for the March of Dimes. Ms. Ackerman is also a mem- Tyler R. Carlson Rose K. Hayes Eman F. Niazi Jaime A. Vejar Aguirre ber of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and serves as the U.S. Kalyn S. Carson Martha P. Heath Thomas E. Noonan, Jr. Maria A. Villadelgado Mary E. Cearley Kellen M. Hertz Nancy L. Norman Brandon B. Wade representative to the International Basketball Federation. Kristina A. Chapman William E. Hervey Daniel S. Novick Kaylie M. Wallace Kimberley K. Chong Grace O. Hobby Safiya M. O’Connor William H. Walsh A New Jersey native, Ms. Ackerman was one of U.Va.’s first female student-athlete Christian P. Cimmino Paul M. Hodskins Amanda G. O’Malley Kristen S. Waterfield Matthew L. Cofer Casey L. Holmes Leah D. Paisner Andrew J. Weitzman scholarship recipients. She was a four-year starter, three-time captain, and two- Amanda G. Coleman Christina M. Holowinsky Daniel H. Pariseau Ella R. Wheat time Academic All-American. She was a Lawn resident and a member of the Raven Forrest B. Compton Victoria F. Hu Ashley H. Parsley Christiana G. White Katherine M. Corradini Gregory M. Jacobs Sarah J. Peck Dana L. Whitman Society. Ms. Ackerman graduated in 1981 from the College of Arts & Sciences Bess C. Crimmins Matthew R. Jibilian Mary H. Perkins Emma E. Whittington with a degree in political and social thought. After graduation, she played profes- David W. Crouch Sylvie E. Jobes Matthew M. Pesesky John L. Wilkinson sional basketball in France for one season and then attended the University of Alice C. Dallstream Rajwinder Kaur Preston E. Pezzaro Graham H. Williams Leah M. Davis Matthew J. Kelly Jonathan D. Pfotenhauer Evan J. Wilson California, Los Angeles to earn a law degree in 1985. John T. Daye Steven M. Kern Christa L. Poindexter Robert T. Winslow Dalia M. Deak Ryan C. Knox Sarah M. Powell Lena M. Witek Ms. Ackerman continues to have strong ties to U.Va. She serves on the Women Jeffrey A. Dean Simon Kobayashi Graham H. Powers IV Benjamin E. Witman Wayne L. Dell Andrew N. Koch Alexander T. Radcliffe Cassidy A. Wolfe in Leadership and Philanthropy Committee, the executive committee of U.Va.’s Dylan R. Denslow Katherine A. Kraft Adarsh R. Ramakrishnan Matthew P. Wood Capital Campaign, and on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Athletics Foundation. Robert W. Deppe Ian V. Kraskoff Megan E. Raymond Paul A. Yoder Veni Dhir Robert B. Laverty, Jr. Daniel H. Rice Jada C. Zajur John M. DiGrazia, Jr. Alan D. Ledford Abigail D. Robertson Nancy P. Zakas Ms. Ackerman lives in New York City with her husband, Charles Rappaport, and Ari C. Dimas Caroline M. Lewis Olivia J. Rousso Rose Zu her two daughters, Emily and Sally. Courtenay M. Dobbins Allison M. Light Daniel A. Salmon Christa M. Doerwaldt Caroline A. Light Katherine A. Scialabba * Gave $120 or more toward the Class Gift