In December 2020, Susan Stinson (Engl) released the 25th anniversary edition of her novel Martha Moody. The book was first published by Spinsters Ink and is now being sold by Small Beer Press.

Posted Mar. 4, 2021

Bill Kling (Econ) runs a law and policy practice in Chicago. He is also a professor at University of Illinois at Chicago and Kent College of Law, where he teaches students how to engage with policymakers to effectuate change. He has drafted and advocated legislation at the federal, state and local levels. He lives in Elmhurst, Illinois. 

Posted Nov. 11, 2020

George Solich (Bus; MMktg’91), of Denver, was able to attend ˛ĘĂń±¦µä with the Chick Evans Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship for golf caddies. After graduating, George began his career in the oil and gas industry. Now a successful CEO, he has given back to his alma mater in many ways, including his founding of the Solich Scholarship, a needs- and merit-based program for ˛ĘĂń±¦µä business students. George and his brother Geoff Solich (Bus’81), of Centennial, Colorado, also founded the Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, a Colorado Golf Association program that provides grants and training to young caddies.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Greg Berger (Econ; Law’86) of Denver has been named department head of the Corporate & Business Department of Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck Law Firm.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Julie Kaplan (MMusEdu) of Overland Park, Kansas, recapped her year as such: “I’d like to report a busy year of officially retiring, getting married and welcoming a grandson, Sage.” She has two sons. 

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

This year Anamaria Kazanis (MEcon) was appointed to the American Statistical Association Board of Directors. Anamaria, a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., joined the association as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. After years of conducting research studies, she founded ASKSTATS Consulting to work as a statistical consultant.

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

Alan F. Willenbrock (ChemEngr, Mktg) joined Morgan Stanley’s Alternative Investments Directors Program. A financial advisor in Tucson, Alan helps clients with retirement planning, alternative investments, financial planning and wealth management.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Since graduating from CU, Kathryn Hebert (EPOBio’83; MPA’86) writes that she has been on an “exciting non-stop local government journey,” starting her career as an assistant asset manager for the city and county of Denver. Next, she moved to Norwalk, Conn., to work as the city’s assistant budget director. She was later promoted to administrative services manager and then to director of the parking authority. In 2018, she was named president of the New England Parking Council, a nonprofit transportation and mobility organization that represents eight states in New England. She is now director of the Norwalk Department of Transportation Mobility and Parking. 

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

After graduating from CU, David C. Dill (MechEngr) spent five years in the U.S. Navy before becoming an energy and consulting engineer for 20 years in Vermont and New Hampshire. Currently, he works for the U.S. Coast Guard as a mechanical engineering designer and project manager. “It’s been a great run,” he writes. He resides in Middletown, R.I. 

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

John Hoover (PhDEdu) was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame of the College of Education at Illinois State University for his significant contributions to teaching and learning. He is an associate research professor in CU’s School of Education. Previously, he was director of research and evaluation for CU’s American Indian Science and Engineering Society. In 1996, he co-founded Electronic Pathways, which provides teachers of American Indian students with training in educational technology.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Colorado Springs resident Steven Anderson (Econ) published his second book, Wandering Soul, in February 2018. The science fiction novel is the second book of his Reunification series and is a sequel to Wandering Star, which was published in September 2017. Both books are set during a time when members of Earth are attempting to bring the shattered remains of its once vast interstellar union back together.

Posted Jun. 1, 2018

Chris Conway (Engl) is the president of Spring Back Colorado, an organization that recycles mattresses and provides employment for individuals who face barriers to employment. The organization opened in 2012 and has locations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

Posted Jun. 1, 2018

Nathan Kipnis (EnvDes) was named co-chairman of the American Institute of Architects’ National 2030 Commitment Working Group. Its aim is for architects to design all buildings and developments as carbon-neutral by 2030. Nathan and wife Fran live in a midcentury modern home on a ravine in Highland Park, Ill. — the closest thing to the Boulder terrain in the area, he writes.

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

In August, Carol Pope (Engl) of Petersburg, Ill., retired from the 4th District Appellate Court, to which she was named in 2008. Carol was a clerk to U.S. district judge J. Waldo Ackerman in Springfield, Ill., before becoming Menard County’s state attorney in 1984. She and husband Al have two sons and four grandsons.

Posted Dec. 1, 2017

Paul Nielsen (Econ, Russ) enjoyed reading the coverage of The Amazing Race contestants Floyd Pierce (ApMath, Econ’17) and Becca Droz (Anth ex’12) in the summer issue of the Coloradan. He also was involved in their season of the show. He has been an editor of The Amazing Race since 2002, and was one of the editors for the episode nominated for a picture editing Emmy Award this year. He writes that he uses the Russian he learned at ˛ĘĂń±¦µä when they take the contestants there. He lives in Los Angeles.

Posted Sep. 1, 2017

John Alsup (Math), professor of math education at Black Hills State University in South Dakota, has received the university’s Distinguished Faculty Award, the highest honor it bestows on faculty. John has taught math to middle, high school and college students. He’s also visited six continents in five years, after being inspired while teaching math in rural Tanzania. 

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Susan Fox-Wolfgramm (Bus) is a professor of management in the college of business at Hawaii Pacific University. The Organization Studies Research Network named one of her 2016 articles winner of the International Award for Excellence. The article, “Towards Strategically Sustaining Business Students’ Careers in a Globalized Workplace: The Importance of Being Responsible and Accountable,” appeared in the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change in Organizations.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Alan Willenbrock (ChemEngr, Mktg) has been elected by his peers to the board of directors of the Portfolio Management Institute. Alan was also selected to co-chair PMI’s 2018 annual forum, which brings together about 200 of the most successful Morgan Stanley financial advisors for three days of continuing education sessions. Alan and wife Peggy live in Tucson, Ariz.

Posted Mar. 1, 2017

In October Kimbirly Orr (Mktg), a past president of alumni chapters in metro Denver and Los Angeles, was named CU Advocate of the Year for exceptional advocacy on behalf of the university. Kimbirly regularly promotes events and works to advance the program via social media, marketing concepts and regular attendance at CU events. She lives in Centennial, Colo.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Dave Genova (Geol), general manager and CEO of the Denver metro Regional Transportation District, has been with RTD for more than 22 years and has led the organization since December. At ˛ĘĂń±¦µä, Dave was a member of the 1979 President’s Leadership Class.

Posted Sep. 1, 2016

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