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After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer,听Laura DeLuca听(MAnth鈥�96, PhD鈥�02) has focused on Africa. As a CU anthropology lecturer, she teaches several Africa-related classes and has published many articles on African issues, including the crisis in Darfur, education in Kenya and refugees. She has conducted conservation-related research in Kenya and Tanzania and is co-editing a book emphasizing peace building by communities in Africa.

Associate professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark,听Mara Sidney听(MPolSci鈥�96, PhD鈥�00) received a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair Award to conduct research in Canada. Since January she has been comparing the United States鈥� and Canada鈥檚 national and local immigration policies, linking them to the work of nongovernmental organizations. She also is examining how immigrants鈥� interactions with nongovernmental organizations affect their process of making a home in a new country. Her project is called 鈥淢aking a Home, Feeling at Home: The Role of NGOs in Immigrant Integration.鈥� She lives in New York, N.Y.

Bicycling has turned into a career for听Taro Smith听(Kines鈥�96, MS鈥�98, PhD鈥�04). He is co-owner of Boulder Cycle Sport, which has two locations in Boulder. 鈥淐ycling is a core of the city,鈥� he told the Boulder听Camera. He lives in Boulder.

After 14 years of working with the University of Colorado Foundation and the Alumni Association,听Lianna Bodzin听(Film鈥�96) will be taking on a new challenge as assistant director of Advancement Services at Colorado School of Mines. She lives in Boulder.

Former U.S. Olympians and husband-wife duo听Alan Culpepper听(Geog, Soc鈥�96) and听Shayne Wille Culpepper(PolSci鈥�97) lead an after-school running program at Boulder鈥檚 Douglass Elementary School. The volunteers helped prepare more than 200 children from kindergarten to fifth grade for the 8th annual Douglass Jog-a-thon and the Bolder Boulder in the spring.

Under the leadership of CEO听Jud Valeski听(CompSciAp鈥�96), Boulder-based Gnip specializes in gathering data from public social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. With this data the company provides real-time content to a variety of firms in industries such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government and finance. Jud lives in Boulder.

A passion for business and media planning brought听Nicole Cimino-Taylor听(Mktg鈥�96) to INLINE MEDIA, the largest media specialty firm in the Rocky Mountain region, as senior media associate. INLINE MEDIA is a full-service media agency specializing in creative solutions for restaurant, sports, entertainment and technology industries. Nicole lives in Parker, Colo.

Last fall听Alan Culpepper听(Geog, Soc鈥�96) was inducted into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame at Coors Events Center. He was on CU鈥檚 cross country and track teams and was the 1996 NCAA outdoor champion in the 5,000-meter run. He still owns the school听record in the 1,500 meters.听Alan鈥檚 career includes running in two Olympics and becoming a seven-time U.S. champion. He and his wife 鈥� CU runner听Shayne Culpepper听(PolSci鈥�97) 鈥� and their four kids live in Louisville, Colo.

Former football player听Matt Russell听(Comm鈥�96) received recognition as part of the 2012 Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class at the ceremony in November. Matt won the Butkus Award as the nation鈥檚 top linebacker his senior year and finished his career as the second all-time leading tackler in Colorado. In 2009 he joined the Denver Broncos as their director of college scouting and was named director of player personnel in 2012.

The fourth player in college football history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season,听Rashaan Salaam听(Soc鈥�96) did so in an 11-game campaign in 1994 that included six ranked opponents. He led the nation in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards, leading CU to an 11-1 record and winning the Heisman Trophy, CU鈥檚 first and only, the Doak Walker Award and the Walter Camp Trophy. For these accomplishments, Rashaan was inducted into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame at the Coors Events Center last fall. He resides in San Diego, Calif.

Associate professor听Scott Elliott听(MEngl鈥�96) teaches creative writing and English at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. His second novel,Temple Grove,听was published in May. The novel is about a clash between a father who is in the timber industry and his son who becomes an environmental activist, set against the backdrop of Washington State鈥檚 Olympic National Park. Scott鈥檚 first novel,听Coiled in the Heart, was a Booksense 76 and One Book One Community selection.听

After graduation听Jason Ross听(MechEngr鈥�96) moved to Boston to work in the Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine that is part of the Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He applied to medical school and was accepted to the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Jason received a fellowship to fund his project while he completes his medical education.

In January law firm Wilson Elser announced that听Melissa Shisler听(Law鈥�96) joined the firm鈥檚 Denver office as counsel. She is a member of the firm鈥檚 national appellate, fidelity/surety, general liability and casualty and insurance and reinsurance coverage practices. While she attended CU law school, Melissa was a member and associate editor of the听University of Colorado Law Review.听She lives in Littleton, Colo.

On May 6,听Dan Roth听(Comm鈥�96) and his wife welcomed their fourth child, Decker Cole. Roth works as a bond trader for Charles Schwab & Co. in the Denver Tech Center. He writes the family looks forward to attending many football games this fall as a family of six.

Metropolitan opera bass-baritone听Keith Miller听(Art ex鈥�96) starred in听Home Soiree 鈥� Opera Gala听at the Crested Butte Music Festival last summer.听Home Soiree听was a collection of arias and ensembles from famous operas led by Keith and performed by the principals of the main stage opera.

As a senior at CU-Boulder,听Jules Bruff听(Thtr鈥�96) received the Best Actress Scholarship. Since moving to Hollywood she has acted in theater, TV, film and more than 40 national commercials. Her first break came when she landed the pivotal role of Catherine Allen in David Fincher鈥檚 2007 film Zodiac. Jules co-wrote, produced and starred in the indie sleeper hit movie听Part Time Fabulous. The film received eight awards, two of which were best actress for Jules鈥� portrayal of the lead character. She lives in Los Angeles.

Last fall the anthropology department invited听Chad Spitler听(MAnth鈥�96) to share his experiences applying anthropology to corporations. A corporate anthropologist, he has worked with such major global financial services providers as Blackrock and Barclays. Chad lives in Covert, Mich.

The Integer Group is among the world鈥檚 largest promotional, retail and shopper marketing agencies. In January the Lakewood, Colo.-based company, hired听Sharon Gury听(Hum鈥�96, MBA鈥�10) as director of insight and strategy. Sharon lives in Longmont, Colo.

Call that an exciting trip back to Colorado!听Toni Momberger听(Ling鈥�96) wanted to guest teach a CU journalism class on the morning of Sept. 12, 2013, and visit her son who is a student at CU-Boulder. However, the floods hit town that week. Toni, editor of听Redlands Daily Facts听in Redlands, Calif., where she lives, went to Denver in the afternoon as planned. At a ceremony at听The Denver Post, she was named Journalist of the Year for Small Dailies.

There aren鈥檛 too many chances to attend the annual meeting of the Tokyo chapter of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association. But听Danielle Rocheleau Salaz听(Jap鈥�96, MA鈥�00) made it happen last June. The assistant director of the CU Center for Asian Studies traveled to the Japanese capital and Kyoto as part of a goodwill delegation spearheaded by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock to celebrate the inauguration of United鈥檚 direct flight service between Denver and Tokyo. Danielle lives in Westminster, Colo.