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In August 2015, Matt Jones married Juliann Boyles ’09 in Orange, Virginia. They currently reside Fredericksburg.

Aaron Byrd is working as a Financial and Legal Analyst as a contractor for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Prior to this position he worked as an Associate Attorney in the law offices of Elizabeth McMaster, PLC, in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Ashley Fariss Stewart and Craig Stewart welcomed their first son, Henry Colton Stewart, on June 23, 2015. He was born at 9:50 a.m. and weighed in at 8 lbs., 2 oz. and was 21 inches long. Ashley received her Master of Science in occupational therapy in December 2014 and her license as an occupational therapist in February 2015. Craig is in the process of completing his MBA at VCU.

This past June, 2015, alumna Kathleen Watson Keys graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with a Master of Science in Contract Management. Kathleen received the NPS Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for a Department of Defense Student, and the Army Acquisition Corps Award for Scholastic Achievement. Kathleen graduated with distinction, in the top 10 percent of her class. The commencement speaker—Deputy Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Robert O. Work—also presented Kathleen with a Commander’s coin.

Mike Ambrose and Stephanie Lefferts ’11 completed the 2014 Leadville Trail 100 Mile Run. Mike finished 16th overall out of 700 runners in a time of 20 hours and 41 minutes—second in his age group. Stephanie finished in 29 hours and 23 minutes—fourth in her age group.  Both Mike and Stephanie rowed for the UMW Rowing teams.

Navy Lieutenant James Martin transferred to Navy Intelligence after completing four years as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard USS Benfold (DDG 65), a guided missile destroyer homeported in San Diego, California.