60′s and earlier

A true CU love story, Velma Lee Ingram DelliQuadri* (A&S’38) and the late P. Frederick DelliQuadri (A&S’38) met in Italian class at CU and married in September 1939 in Boulder. Frederick received recognition from CU over the years, including the George Norlin Award, and served as dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work, the U.S. representative to UNICEF and head of the U.S. Children’s Bureau. Velma traveled all over the world with him and used her language skills in Spanish, Italian and French. The couple was married for 50 years and had three daughters, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Frederick passed away in 1989.Velma is in good health and celebrated her 100th birthday in August. She lives in Los Angeles.

After reading an article about dorm life being reinvented with CU’s Flagship 2030 plan, Clark Shimeall (Geol’43) wrote to say he was part of a similar program at the University of the Pacific from the 1960s to 1980s. He taught geology and was an academic counselor from 1968 to 1986. He says he wishes CU success and that the timing is better than when he worked at the University of the Pacific — the program did not continue there. He thinks the university might have been “too far out in front of the curve” at the time. Clark lives in Borrego Springs, Calif.

On Aug. 5, 2008, Frank Brown (MMusEd’53) and his wife celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They live in Omaha, Neb.

After reading the profile story of Frank Ellis (CivEngr’56) in the June issue of the Coloradan, Ralph Silkensen (Bus, ChemEngr’57, MBA’68) says Frank had some help painting the “U” on the Flatirons to form the “CU.” He says Rodney Weddell (ChemEngr’56) bought white paint in Loveland for the project, as he was afraid that a witch hunt might include canvassing paint stores in Boulder, and that he woke Ralph up the next morning to show off the freshly painted “CU.” Rod was an NROTC student and later entered the Navy. Ralph adds Rod had a successful engineering career with 3M Corp, which was cut short when he passed away from brain cancer in 1993.

William J. Moore (Aero’57) worked more than 20 years as a pilot for United Airlines. He lives in Henderson, Nev.

After reading the June issue of the Coloradan (page 18, “Boulder yard yields ancient tools”), Ernst Anton Kemper (ChemEngr’59) writes he remembers an incident back in 1948 when, while searching along the base of the not-yet-complete Cherry Creek Dam, he found a Folsom-era blade crafted from translucent chocolate-brown chalcedony. It won a blue ribbon at the Loveland Stone Age Fair. He lives in Lakewood, Colo.

Boulder resident E. Gregory Martin (Law’59) practices law with one of his sons in Denver.

Having taught physical education for two years and then reading and middle school English for 21 years, Betty Stroh Walker (PE’59) retired in 1999. She and her husband, Timothy Dean Walker (A&S’59, MA’67), volunteer for the Multiple Sclerosis Society as their youngest child has had the disease since 1988. They are part of Team Sugarbee, one of the largest bicycle teams in Colorado. The couple lives in Lakewood, Colo.

Chief executive officer for software company Vertical Management Systems and former Phi Kappa Tau fraternity member Roger “Bud” Loar (Acct’60) offers technical solutions to the largest financial and retirement services firms in the country. He and his wife lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 40 years before moving to Pasadena, Calif. They have two sons, one daughter and seven grandkids.

CEO and chairman of Denver-based structural engineering firm Richard Weingardt Consultations, Richard Weingardt (CivEngr’60, MS’64) writes in the July issue of Structural Engineer magazine that he and his wife rode the tallest Ferris wheel ever built — the Singapore Flyer — for their 50th anniversary. He writes he and his wife agreed the views from the wheel were unparalleled. In addition to unobstructed scenes of the back streets of Singapore, they could see Indonesia and Malaysia and across the South China Sea. He adds a single structure like the Flyer confirms the far-reaching importance of the work of structural engineers. He lives in Denver.

Retiree Martha “Marty” Nelson Hartmann (A&S’61) writes she and her husband, James Hartmann (MA’67), enjoy attending concerts and plays, traveling, visiting museums, contacting old friends and following their daughter and son-in-law’s activities. Jim teaches at the Academy for Lifelong Learning and Martha takes classes there. They live in Denver.

The Searcher (Xlibris), by Dan Culberson (Engl’63), is a dialogue on the profound themes that have occupied theologians and philosophers since the dawn of humankind. Dan recounts the fictional nighttime conversations of two highly introspective and inquisitive individuals and probes ideas that are seldom questioned by ordinary people. More information on the author and the book is at http://dan-culberson.com. He lives in Boulder.

Geologist Patrick Barosh (PhDGeol’64) works in Tibet with grants from the China Geological Survey and is finishing a book on the geology of Southern New England, focusing primarily on Boston. He lives in Bristol, R.I.

Los Altos, Calif., resident David Hoffman* (Acct’66) is CEO of Hoffman Associates. It has three divisions — cruise travel consulting and sales; executive benefits and compensation consulting; and real estate development and sales.

After leaving Colorado Vicky Gibson McGrew (Acct’66) spent 20 years with Panhandle Eastern in Kansas City as a programmer, system analyst and project manager. She worked primarily with payroll, personnel and employee benefits systems. She co-owns a business with her husband, as they are both certified financial planners. They conduct fee-only financial planning and individual income tax preparation. They live in Leawood, Kan.

John McLean* (Geog’66) retired from the U.S. government in February 2007 after more than 40 years of service. He lives in Millsboro, Del.

A radiologist at the Northport VA hospital in Long Island, N.Y., Margaret Johnstone (A&S’67, MD’71) was in Boulder last August for her son’s wedding. She lives in Northport but says she was very excited to be back in Boulder.

Denver resident Joseph Fanganelto (Law’68) writes he is in his 38th year of practicing law. He traveled to Hong Kong and Bali in January and February 2006.

Chief NetWeaver of The Enrichment Company and NetWeaving International, Bob Littell’s (PolSci’68) company has spread nationally and even to several countries around the world. While NetWeaving was initially used in sales and marketing as a client retention and business tool, it is now used in various sectors: human resources, nonprofit, service organization, job seeker and leadership groups, economic development and education. Bob serves on the board and co-chairs the steering committee of the Pay It Forward Foundation. He lives in Atlanta.

Author Gary Robertson (Engl’68) published his fifth book, Do I Hafta Grow Up? The Adult Guide to Unfinished Business of Childhood (HCAS), in which he says most of the problems we have as adults derive from early developmental challenges. One of his goals in writing the book was to present a model for discerning who are the true grownups in order to put them in charge, he says. He also developed a self-scoring test of “grownupness” at http://doihaftagrowup.com. When not writing, he heads a program called Growing Bones using the book as a model. He lives in Tahlequah, Okla.

CU couple William Wardwell (Econ’68) and Kathleen Perrin Wardwell (Engl’68) announced the birth of their fifth grandchild, Daphne Remington Rieson. The future Buff lives with her parents and brother in San Mateo, Calif., where the grandparents also live.

Heinz Buschang (DistSt’69, MBA’72) was appointed dean of the School of Management in Regis University’s College for Professional Studies in Denver.

Retired from the legal department of the Inter-American Development Bank, Jose De La Torre (MEcon’69) also served as a member of the Federal Bar Association, the InterAmerican Bar Association and charter member of the Beta chapter of the Colorado Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society in Economics. He is married with three children and four grandchildren and lives in Bethesda, Md.

Boulder historian Silvia Pettem (A&S’69), who has been researching a Jane Doe homicide case that took place in Boulder Canyon in April 1954, raised money to have Jane Doe’s body exhumed for DNA testing and facial reconstruction. However, in a stunning discovery, the woman who was thought to be the homicide victim was identified by a friend in Queensland, Australia, in August. Silvia is continuing with her research and lives in Ward, Colo.

70s

Writer Andrea Hollander Budy (MCommThtr’72) won a 2007 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in poetry. She also received the 2008 Subiaco Award for Excellence in the Writing and Teaching of poetry. Her most recent book is Woman in the Painting (Autumn House Press), which portrays the life of a woman in four stages. She has been the writer-in-residence at Lyon College since 1991 and lives in Mountain View, Ark. More information is available at her website www.andreahollanderbudy.com.

In March 2005 Peter George (Law’73, MBA’78) retired from Holman in Milwaukee, Ore., after 26 years. He has since established a consulting business to help fill in the transition to the golden years. He would like to hear from old friends at pete@pwgeorgeconsulting.com.

CU football aficionado Tom Gleason* (CommThtr’73) helped put together the Sept. 4 Denver Buff Club’s rally before the CU vs. CSU game that featured coach Dan Hawkins, athletic director Mike Bohn, President Bruce Benson (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04) and Chancellor Phil DiStefano. He lives in Denver.

Teacher Alison Brooks Arthur (Art’76) says she enjoys instructing yoga in Sutton’s Bay, Mich., at Interlocken Center for the Arts. A Michigan native, she adds she is delighted to be living in the north woods of Northport, Mich., on 20 acres with her husband, where they love growing their own vegetables. She hopes to instruct more “vegetable garden adventure” classes for children, in which she teaches how to harvest and cook in an outdoor kitchen.

Jimmy Calano (Mktg’78) is chair of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s board of directors. He lives in Boulder, and when the snow starts falling, he heads to Vail every chance he gets to go skiing.

The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Miami chapter awarded Gregory Prebish (PolSci’78), along with a trial team of court-appointed lawyers, its prestigious Rodney Thaxton Against All Odds Award in May at its annual dinner in Miami. Greg defended one of seven alleged terrorists charged with providing material support to Al Quaeda and conspiring to wage war against the United States. He and his wife moved from Miami to Jackson, Wyo., in 2007, and Greg commuted to Miami for the two three-month trials in 2007 and 2008.

Former vice president of software development at Partsearch Technologies in New York City, James Barry (Econ’79) is chief information officer of the company. He lives in Mendham, N.J.

Ob-gyn physician Peter Earl (MCDBio’79, MD’84) has lived in Abingdon, Va., for about three years with his wife and daughter. He practices in Abingdon and Bristol, Tenn., and teaches at Virginia Tech and East Tennessee State Universities. He writes that although not the Rockies, the Blue Ridge Mountains have their own special beauty. He sends greetings to friends from his CU days.

In July Linda Stetson (Geog’79) began her tenure as director of the Morse Institute Library in Natick, Mass. She received her master’s of library science from Indiana University and writes that while living in Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1994, she ran for the Wyoming House of Representatives against the incumbent and almost won. She lives in Millis, Mass.

80s

Denverite Thomas Bonbright (Chem, MCDBio’80) writes he has two beautiful daughters adopted from China. He completed his residency at NYU in dental implantology and bone grafting and practices in Denver.

Fairfield and Woods, P.C. announced Daniel Minzer (Fin’80) joined the company’s real estate department. The Littleton, Colo., resident has been involved with real estate development projects for over 25 years. He was a principal in a number of complex urban in-fill projects in Denver, such as the redevelopment of the Lowenstein Theatre on East Colfax, the conversion of Officer’s Row duplexes at Lowry into 10 luxury single-family residences and the final phase of redevelopment of the Benjamin Moore paint factory in the Ballpark neighborhood.

CU football aficionado Larry Muse* (Bus’80) works with Tom Gleason (CommThtr’73) and others to create Buff pride by sending out e-mail messages to Buff fans and holding rallies to get pumped for games. He helped put together the Denver Buff Club’s rally before the CU vs. CSU game that featured coach Dan Hawkins, athletic director Mike Bohn, President Bruce Benson (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04) and Chancellor Phil DiStefano. He lives in Littleton, Colo.

Entering his 25th year in the fire service and his 10th year as battalion chief, Jeffrey Christ (EnvCon’81) is stationed with the Littleton Fire Department. He writes his daughter is in competitive cheerleading and track at Highlands Ranch High School and that she hopes to compete at CU. He lives in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

A member of the award-winning New York Daily News sports investigative team, Michael O’Keeffe (Jour’82) and three of his colleagues are authors of American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America’s Pastime (Knopf), which was released in May. The Daily News I-Team took first place in the Associated Press Sports Editors’ investigative category last year for their coverage of Clemens in the wake of the Mitchell Report on baseball and steroids. Michael lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Musician and writer Geary Larrick (PhDMus’84) was included in an Ohio State University publication and in the CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s Buffalum Notes e-newsletter, in addition to a publication of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. Last summer he played drum in the Grenadiers Band and timpani in the Stevens Point City Band. He lives in Stevens Point, Wis.

Perella Weinberg Partners announced in July that Chris Bittman* (Jour’85), the former chief investment officer for the CU Foundation, was hired to oversee part of its growing asset management business, which includes CU’s portfolio. He is the chief investment officer of the firm’s Agility Funds business, a multimanager fund-of-funds platform focused on earning returns comparable to those of large endowments. It manages $1.2 billion. He lives in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., with his family.

In July Riley Purcell was born to former Alumni Association board member Kieran Purcell* (Mktg’85) and his wife. Already an independent girl at 35 weeks, Riley couldn’t wait for her August due date and decided to join her parents early, Kieran writes. After 10 days in the hospital, she responded well to treatment and was able to go home healthy. Kieran adds that Riley looks “a lot more like her beautiful mama than me,” and that both the baby and the mom are being very patient while he learns to be a dad. The family lives in San Diego.

Castle Rock, Colo., resident Kevin Schmeits* (Fin’86) runs sales and distribution for Victory Capital Management, a $50 billion investment management company that offers mutual funds and private accounts for individuals and institutions. He writes he is fortunate that his best friends other than his wife are all CU grads whom he sees on a regular basis for football games and dinner parties. He and his wife have five children.

Founder and principal of Q3Capital Tom Virostek (Acct’86) opened an office in Sewickly, Pa., to provide clients with a progressive strategy to their wealth management portfolios. His website is www.q3capital.net. Tom lives in Gibsonia, Pa., with his wife and four children.

Associate professor of history Lynn Petsche Sharp (Hist’87) received the Robert Y. Fluno Award for Distinguished Teaching in Social Sciences from Whitman College. At the award ceremony in May, the college’s president noted students who had nominated Lynn said that after four years of courses at Whitman, Lynn is “hands down the best professor” at leading class discussions, and that she is one of “the most animated lecturers” with a high level of energy and intensity class after class. Lynn joined the Whitman faculty in 1999. She lives in Walla Walla, Wash.

Louis G. Ceci (MSCompSci’88) completed his first novel, Comfort Me (Prizm Books). Written under his pen name, Louis Flint Ceci, the book takes place in a small town in south-central Oklahoma in the late 1960s. Prizm Books specializes in young adult novels, especially those of interest to gay and lesbian youth. Comfort Me is the first book in a planned series.

Scotland’s first UNESCO chair was established at Perth College in recognition of its work of global importance to safeguard the world’s mountains and their communities. Professor Martin Price (PhDGeog’88), who is director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at the college, leads the newly established chair in sustainable mountain development. He collaborates with international partners and promotes research, education and information for the world’s environmentally fragile mountain ecosystems and their communities. He lives in Perth, Scotland.

Washington, D.C., resident Gary Shiffman* (Psych’88) has lived on the East Coast since 1993 and writes he visited Colorado with his family last summer. He met up with CU friends Steve Swoboda (Acct’86) of Denver, John Dapper (Fin’87) of Denver, Roberta Monteith Coyle (Psych’88) of Peoria, Ariz., Matt Geraghty (Hist’88) of Boulder and others during his visit to Boulder and Granby. He accepted a position as a visiting professor at Georgetown University teaching homeland security in the Graduate School of Foreign Service.

90s

Author Amy Sampson’s (Jour’90, MPubAd’99) book, Mamma Mania: Managing the Craze of 0-5 Year-Olds (Tate Publishing) hit bookstores in June. She says she wrote the book because there was very little in the marketplace for career women and mothers of multiples who needed advice on how to care for very young children who are close in age. In addition to her book, she reaches out to young mothers through her website at www.mammamania.org and connects with mothers through speaking engagements and workshops. She lives in Denver.

James Dietrich (Econ’91, MBA’94) was named president of CP Company, an online clothing source, in 2004. He lives in Boulder.

Last summer Jeff Weeden (Psych’91) was named a partner in the Denver branch of Feldmann, Nagel and Associates. His family shares time living in Steamboat Springs and Denver, and Jeff writes his daughter, Modestina Weeden, is a sophomore at CU studying psychology.

In February Dianne Goodwin Lawlor (Soc’94) and husband Patrick Lawlor welcomed future Buff Erin Delaney Lawlor. The family lives in San Diego.

Associate director of product communications at Cephalon Inc., Jenifer Meyer Antonacci (Jour’95) and her husband welcomed their first child, a baby girl. The family lives in West Chester, Pa.

CU couple Reese Crawford (Mktg’95) and Joanna Conley Crawford (Geog, Soc’96) had their first baby, Casey Conley Crawford, in April. Joanna writes they are huge Buffs fans, and that the couple’s first date was at the Alamo Bowl. They also were the first couple to have their wedding reception at the then new Folsom Stadium Club. The family lives in Longmont.

Known around the country as “the rappin’ mathematician,” 2009 California Teacher of the Year Alex Kajitani (Soc’95) provides teachers, parents and students of all ages with rap songs about core math concepts and living a positive life. More information is at www.mathraps.com. He lives in Carlsbad, Calif., and enjoys surfing and spending time with his wife and two children.

Lani Kwon Meilgaard (MEngl’95) and her husband welcomed baby boy Noa Christian Meilgaard in June. The family lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Since being ordained in 2000, Bruce Pratt (PolSci’95) has been a pastor at Flower Mound Community Church in Flower Mound, Texas. His wife, Robyn Krause (Fin’95), is the marketing manager for Neighborhood Credit Union in Dallas. They live in Flower Mound with their two children.

After a decade working in television news as a reporter, host and writer, Naomi Binkley (Jour’96) left Fox 31 News in Denver in 2006 to launch a video production company called Fireside Production. The company, which specializes in creating compelling corporate and promotional events videos, is in its fourth year of business and was named a finalist for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business of the Year. The company produces “Fireside Features” on issues such as the Democratic National Convention, foreclosure prevention and environmentalism. Naomi lives in Denver.

New York City artist David Miller (IntlAf’96) works with “information as art,” he writes. His work is twofold, using photography and interviews. He says the photography is more important to him, as his photos are candid with minimal editing. He releases his images with creative commons licenses at the highest resolution possible, and many are used in Wikipedia’s articles.

Chiropractor Michael Hartman (Kines’97) has owned Eagle Bend Chiropractic in Aurora, Colo., for five years. He planned to be married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in November.

In June senior research supervisor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Sheila Hayter (MMechEngr’97) became vice president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers at its annual conference. As the society’s vice president, she is a member of the board of directors and the executive committee and serves as vice chair of the publishing and education council. She lives in Golden.

Executive director of the World Cup Dreams Foundation, Jennifer Vance (Geol’98, MBA’03) says the foundation is a nonprofit organization created to raise funding for elite alpine skiers at the national team level and above. With the foundation’s assistance, she says the athletes can focus on their training and competition instead of worrying whether they have the financial resources to complete their season. Jennifer lives in Vail.

Proud mom Jennifer Bitsie (Engl’99) and her husband welcomed baby boy Aaden Natannii Salisbury last June. Jennifer says she took the June issue of the Coloradan with her to the hospital to read while in labor but ended up using it more for a fan.The family lives in Albuquerque.

CU couple Jessica Gleason Laszlo (EPOBio’99, MPsych’03) and Ted Laszlo (CivEngr’99) had their fourth child, Andrew Laszlo. Jessica writes the family is doing well and lives in Broomfield.

Celebrating a new future Buff, Gaffney Peglar Barnett (Humn’99) and her husband Dirk Barnett welcomed their first child, Bodhi Alexander Barnett, in July. The couple lives in New York City.

00s

Last January Donald Anderson (PhDComm’02) published Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change (Sage Publications). He lives in Westminster, Colo.

CU couple Tim Edstrom (PolSci’02) and Christina Zigler Edstrom (DistSt’03, MComm’06) welcomed their first child, Violette Catherine Edstrom, in May. They say that they have high hopes that she will be a Buffalo and live in Farrand Hall where her parents met in 1999. The family lives in Longmont.

Entrepreneur and Directors Club member Todd Henley* (Phil’02) started an internet business selling what he calls beach cruiser bikes at www.makaibikes.com. He lives in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Boulder’s Pete Devlin (Comm’03) was accepted to the CSU counseling program and started taking classes last summer. He writes he is excited and nervous to get back into school but thinks that it will be a great road ahead.

Suzanne Karlqvist (Psych’03) graduated from Southern California College of Optometry and practices at Brookridge Eyecare in Englewood, Colo. She lives in Parker.

Historian Jennifer McNabb (PhDHist’03) was promoted to associate history professor at Western Illinois University after four years at the school. She also received the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching, and the student organization for which she serves as adviser, the Associated Students of History, received the college’s Outstanding Student Organization Award. She visited Boulder in March during her spring break and reports that “it was lovely to be back.” She lives in Macomb, Ill.

Boulder’s Tee & Cakes pastry shop co-owner Brian Wood (Jour’03) offers unique items on his menu such as the bacon cupcake, a maple cupcake topped with chocolate ganache and crispy strips of bacon. The cupcake was featured on a Food Network show devoted to bacon. He has hosted cupcake chowdowns for local and professional competitive eaters and lives in Boulder.

To prove “life can still be amazing after college,” Peter Barnecut (Hist’02) writes that his brother, Chris Barnecut (Anth’04), has kept the CU spirit alive and is traveling around the world on a BMW motorcycle and flying his paraglider at all opportunities. His weblog, http://thelongestfriday.com, gets 3,000 hits a day. Chris served as second lieutenant in Korea and on a combat tour in Iraq, becoming a captain with a Bronze Star. When not on his bike, Chris lives in Simsonville, S.C., and Peter lives in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

Linfield College assistant sociology professor Rob Gardner (PhDSoc’04) was one of three faculty members honored for scholarly achievement, contributions to the life of the college beyond regular duties and excellence in the classroom. He received the Samuel H. Graf Achievement Award in recognition of his strong commitment to teaching, research, service learning and the academic success of students. He lives in Portland, Ore.

Marathoner Tera Moody (Jour’04), a member of Team USA at the 31st annual Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day, was the top female American finisher, placing 14th. She lives in Colorado Springs.

Partnering with the international organization Survivor Corps, Gretchen Murphy (Engl’04) is working in Vietnam as a 2009 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow. She works to help communities and individuals rebuild their lives after war, a mission that combines human rights advocacy, community building and peer support. Prior, she interned at International Crisis Group in Washington, D.C., and worked with Amnesty International’s International Justice and Accountability Program. She also has worked with International Service for Peace in Chiapas, Mexico, while researching the impact of international organizations on indigenous nonviolence movements.

Arvada, Colo., native Joseph Borden (EPOBio’05) was among 118 students awarded the Doctor of Optometry in May at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. He was a member of the Gold Key honorary optometric society and received the College of Optometrists in Vision Development Excellence in Vision Therapy award for distinction in pediatrics and vision therapy.

Housemates while undergrads at CU, Kur Anyieth Kur (IntlAf’06) and Ian Dunham (Geog’05) are neighbors of sorts again, as they both work in Washington, D.C. Kur is in the office of U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, and Ian works across the atrium of the Hart Senate Building in U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s office. The staff from both Colorado senators’ offices teamed up with New Mexico’s U.S. Sen. Tom Udall’s office to form a congressional softball team called the “Primos.”

A cross country and track runner who was on two national championship teams during his time at CU, Matt McCue (Engl’05) is author of An Honorable Run (Book Surge Press). He moved to New York after graduating from CU and worked for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair before venturing into book writing.

Mark Reinholz (Law’05) launched a medieval trading card game called Conquest of Arthenia, in which players select three of eight alignments that consist of four elements and four ideologies. Each alignment has its own strengths and weaknesses, and each interacts with the others in unique ways. More information is at www.conquestofarthenia.com. He lives in Windsor, Colo.

Leaving her post at the CU Heritage Center where she has worked for three years, Sarah Ashley Miller (Art, Mgmt’06) moved to Washington, D.C., to attend the Corcoran College of Art and Design to study exhibition design for her master’s degree.

CU couple Kristopher Hodges (Astro’07) and Jennifer Boyle (Engl’07) married in San Francisco last January. They met in astronomy class in 2005 and started dating soon after. Kristopher is in pilot training with the U.S. Navy in Oklahoma, and Jennifer works for search engine http://oneriot.com.

CollegeWeekends.com, created by Gordon Sutton (MBA’09), connects travelers with short-term and vacation rental properties in college towns. The site enables college-town property owners to earn extra income while providing alumni, parents of students and travelers’ accommodations. Gordon lives in Boulder.

Golfer Derek Tolan (Soc’09) won the Colorado Open held at Green Valley Ranch last July. His three-day total of 198 was a tournament record. In late June, he won the San Juan Open in New Mexico. He lives in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Faculty, staff & students

Geology professor Gifford Miller (Geol’70, PhD’75) was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, an international organization of about 45,000 member scientists from more than 130 countries. A fellow at CU’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, he was honored for his pioneering work in dating methods as well as his insights into the Quaternary climates and the role of humans in ecological change.

Ten students from CU’s chapter of Global Medical Brigades went on a weeklong trip to rural villages outside the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, last summer. The club’s president, senior integrative physiology major Connor Botkin, says the trip focused on creating sustainable health care solutions by setting up temporary clinics and teaching best health care practices. Students worked with local doctors and brought 120 pounds of medicine and supplies.

After nearly 22 years of university service, Mary Gregory retired from the political science department.

Lawrence M. Levine assumed the role of CU-Boulder’s chief information officer for Information Technology Services Nov. 1.  Prior Levine served as associate dean for information technology and chief information officer for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

A senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and an adjoint CU chemistry professor, Arthur Nozik won the 2009 Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization Award for Science and Technology, an award that recognizes innovation in solar energy research.

Three CU scholars — Alexander Barker, Abby Watrous and Nicole Nejad (Env
St’07) — were named Fulbright scholars last summer. Alexander, a doctoral degree candidate in mechanical engineering and bioengineering, is based in Freiburg, Germany, to study MRI techniques for blood flow in an effort to develop tools that will improve right-heart function and health. Abby, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering, will teach third, fourth and fifth graders in Beijing and Boulder about international renewable energy. Nicole is in Asunción, Paraguay, to examine the serious health problems caused by genetically modified soy, which is produced on about 90 percent of Paraguay’s land. She is focusing on malformation in newborns.

Geological sciences professor James Syvitski received the Royal Society of Canada’s A.G. Huntsman Medal, one of the top honors in oceanography. The award recognizes his contributions to marine geoscience, and was presented during a ceremony at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography on Nov. 12. Syvitski’s scientific interests include fjords, rivers, deltas, estuaries, particle dynamics, simulation of sediment transport and stratigraphy, continental margin sedimentation, gravity flows, and animal-sediment interactions.

Associate professor of law Nestor Davidson accepted an appointment as principal deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which works with communities across the country to promote homeownership, affordable rental housing and community development. He previously served as special counsel to the secretary of HUD and practiced affordable housing development and finance law at the firm Latham & Watkins. He is on leave from CU while in Washington, D.C.

In June a chicken coop designed by CU environmental design students was installed at Boulder’s Shawnee Gardens Assisted Living Residence, so facility residents and their neighbors at Blossom Preschool can care for the eight hens that occupy the coop. Professor William van Vliet, who directs CU’s Children, Youth and Environmental Center, says “some of the residents grew up raising chickens, so they’ll be able to share their knowledge about caring for chickens and instill in the children a sense of environmental stewardship.”

Former Rocky Mountain News writer B.G. Brooks joined CU’s athletic department as a contributing editor for CUBuffs.com. Prior to coming to CU, B.G. covered CU athletics, most notably football and men’s and women’s basketball, since 1987. The veteran reporter provides analytical game coverage and some commentary for football and basketball and writes feature stories and work on special projects.

An analysis of ancient Greenland ice suggests a spike in the greenhouse gas methane about 11,600 years ago that originated from wetlands rather than the ocean floor or from permafrost, according to Vasilii Petrenko, a postdoctoral fellow and lead author of the study. Methane bound up in ocean sediments and permafrost has been a concern to scientists because of its huge volume, greenhouse gas potency and potential for release during periods of warming, Vasilii says. The 2009 Greenland ice study was funded by the National Science Foundation, the American Chemical Society and several other agencies.

CU engineers and scientists were among those honored with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Partners in Conservation Award” last May for their role in the adoption of innovative, new operational guidelines for managing the Colorado River in drought years. Edie Zagona, director of the Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems, Balaji Rajagopalan, associate professor of civil engineering, and Brad Udall, director of Western Water Assessment, accepted the award.

Interim provost Stein Sture (CivEngr’71, MS’73, PhD’76) named Russell Moore as interim vice chancellor for research and John Stevenson as interim dean of the Graduate School last June. Russell had served as associate vice chancellor for research since 2006 and is a professor in the integrative physiology department. John is an English professor and has been associate dean of the Graduate School and associate vice chancellor for graduate education since 2005.

Anthropology professor James Terence McCabe is recipient of a Humboldt Research Award, conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. As part of the honor, he was invited to carry out research projects of his choice in cooperation with colleagues in Germany.

Associate sociology professor Leslie Irvine is author of Filling the Ark: Animal Welfare in Disasters (Temple University Press). She studies how natural disasters, such as oil spills, fires and other calamities, affect animals. She urges better treatment of animals in disasters.

In memoriam

Donald B. Moses (Law’34)
Doug Morrison (Fin’35)
Bettye Moan Mullen (A&S ex’35)
Marguerite Walsh Goldsworthy (HomeEcon’36)
Elvera Thomas Curless (A&S ex’37)
Lewis A. Hayden (MechEngr’38)
Evelyn Anne Alps Romans (A&S ex’38)
James Troy Robison (MHist’39, PhD’48)
William D. Wing (Econ’39)
Janet Smith West (A&S ex’40)
James B. Day (Law’41)
Betty Lou Austin Knous (A&S’41)
Harold Punches (Hist’41)
Mary Erickson Hogsett (Nurs’42)
Geraldine “Jerry” Sallen Serafini (HomeEcon’42)
Charles W. Putman (A&S ex’43)
Harriet Miller Seibel (A&S ex’43)
James D. Ahrendt (CivEngr’45)
Suzanne Harl Stockmar (Jour ex’45)
Isabel Gore Harpel (A&S ex’46)
Janet Damon Watrous (Psych’47)
Robert D. Callard (CivEngr’48)
Charles F. Inglehart (MGeol’48)
Reese S. Kern (ChemEngr’48)
Robert James Ridenour (MD’49)
James Peter Boratgis (A&S’50)
Richard Brackenberry (MusEd’50)
Wardner B. Crockett (Mgmt’50)
R. Barry Hoag (ChemEngr’50)
Gene Stuart Peterson (ArchEngr’50)
Morris Schulman (MechEngr’50)
John F. Delander (Acct’51)
Albert L. Fullerton (MPhys’51)
William W. Graham (Fin, Mech Engr’51)
Eugene L. Keenan (ElecEngr, Mgmt’51)
Ronald H. “Ron” Rhode (Acct’51)
Patricia Jane Smith Simpkin (A&S ex’51)
Boyd M. Ferguson (Art’52)
Maurine Kilzer Gaddy (Mus’52)
Robert W. Parker (A&S’52)
Charles Leroy Pearson (A&S’52, MD’57)
Bevian C. St. Martin (Geol ex’52)
Floyd J. Mlady (Mktg’53)
Harvey C. Gerhard (Aero’55)
Joanie Sills Bashor Garber (A&S ex’56)
John Da Costa Meyer Jr. (Phys’56)
Margaret A. Pieper (MBusEdu’56)
R. B. McQuigg (MA’57, EdD’62)
Donald L. Keller (Acct’58)
Roger Burns LeFant (Mgmt’58)
Frank C. Wilcox (Geol’58)
Robert John Koerber (Anth’59)
Joan Whalen McQuigg (A&S’59)
Landis Laurelle Parsons (Mgmt’59)
Marian Evans Yount (MedTech’59)
James Gene Gamble (CivEngr’60)
Carolyn C. Johnson Hansen (A&S ex’60)
Doyle W. Bishop (A&S ex’61)
Burnis H. Burton (MMus’61)
Charles Edward Aull (PhDMath’62)
John A. Eddy (PhDAstro’62)
Sanford S. Jacobs (PhDChem’62)
Jamie Alex Tonkinson (ElecEngr, Mgmt’62)
Mark Edward Trucksess (A&S’62, MD’66)
Donald F. Clifford (Law’63)
Allen Travis Compton (Law’63)
Glenn Presser (MSIntPhys’63)
Lawrence Christiansen (Edu ex’64)
Philip Goldhammer (A&S’65, MD’69)
Tapan Kumar Dutta (MEngr ex’66)
John Robert Oliver (ElecEngr’67)
Kevin Brent Kirby (Bus ex’69)
Donald C. Kirkpatrick (MBA’69, PhD’76)
Michael James Romero (Edu’72)
Gregory Esser Franta (Arch’73)
Howard L. Setzer Jr. (MTeleCom’73)
John Lorin Anderson (ElecEngr’74, MS’76)
Paul Lucero (Mktg’76, MBA’81)
Brent D. Stiffler (Mktg’78)
Peter Alan Davenport (Geol’86)
Marcus Louis Martin (Art’87)
Mary Kathryn Ferguson (PolSci’89)
David Meredith Dodrill (MBA’95)
Vern Joseph Ostdiek (PhDAstro’95)
Catherine Elizabeth Nesbitt (Psych’98)
Paul Nicholas Lemmon (ElecEngr’03)
Conor Padraic McMahon (Mgmt’07)
Thomas W. Skinner (PolSci ex’10)
Ethan Townsend (PhDPhys ex’10)
Michael C. Tuthill (CompSci ex’10)
Jing Yin (PhDPhys ex’10)
Robert “Bobby” Charles Niebauer (Astro ex’11)

Faculty, staff & friends

Boulos Ayad Ayad, Anthropology
Carol Marie Scott Brockish, Wardenburg Student Health Center
John Holen Brody, Friend
Donna Lee Bussard, Greek Life
David M. Fagerstrom, Science Library
C. William “Bill” Fischer, Budget and Finance
Florence M. Grieder, University of Colorado Women’s Club
Leon Bernard Hupke, Facilities Management
Colleen Q. Kamprath (MD’67), Wardenburg Student Health Center
Casey Najera, Friend
Hugh Stewart, CU Festival Chorus
Carol Ann Watson, Administration, Environmental Studies
David Russell (A&S ex’04), Office of the Registrar
Eileen “Bette” Marie Shepherd, Staff

Correction: Lew Dymond Jr. (Econ’69) wrote to share that the December 2009 Coloradan reported he had died. He noted he is very much alive, living in Frisco, Colo., and in excellent health. In fact, he rides his bike about 2,000 miles a year, including 70 miles the week he received the aforementioned issue of the Coloradan. The Coloradan staff sincerely regrets this error and apologizes profusely.

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