CU-«Ƶ Alumni Association board memberAllen Buckner(Mktg’91) finished his term in May. His corporate marketing experience was invaluable in both the marketing and communications and events and outreach committees. He helped offer guidance on how to better reach alumni. Allen lives in Loveland, Colo., with his wife and children.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

In DecemberKathleen Finnegan Chambard(Ger, CentEastEur’91) earned her master’s degree in strategic communications at Columbia University. She walked in the Columbia University commencement ceremony in May. In June Kathleen’s two children graduated from middle and elementary school and they held a triple-decker graduation party. Kathleen and her family live in Brooklyn.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

dzٳEric May(Art’91) andKyle May(EPOBio’93) are creators of CoKnown, a free collaborative online research tool that helps students conduct research and organize their notes more efficiently. Eric lives in «Ƶ and Kyle lives in Austin, Texas.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

Since graduating from CUAlbert DeSilver(Art’91) has survived a challenging run with alcohol, a dramatic cult experience in California and has become an internationally published poet, author, teacher, speaker and writing coach. He published a book describing his harrowing and inspirational adventures titledBreamish Boy: A Memoir(The Owl Press) about overcoming his zany, abusive childhood, struggles with alcohol and ultimately his redemption through art and poetry. Albert lives in Woodacre, Calif.

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

Denver’s CBS4 news directorTim Wieland(Jour’91) spoke at the journalism and mass communication Homecoming program “Hot News: Smart Tools,” sharing how his team uses digital technology for its storytelling. Tim oversaw his staff’s coverage of last summer’s news stories, including the state’s devastating wildfires and Aurora theater shooting. In 1999 Tim covered the Columbine High School shootings for CNN.

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

Steamboat Springs, Colo., residentJeff Weeden(Psych’91) earned his master’s degree in professional studies in law firm management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Jeff is a partner at Feldman Nagel and became vice president of the Northwest Colorado Bar Association in June.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

Co-owner of SewnKirsten Coplans(Art’91) appeared inTheDenver Postfeaturing her boutique. Kirsten is a recycler whose specialty is using old clothing to be newly fashionable. She has her own clothing line, Pearl, named after her dog. The store is located in Denver and contains vintage items as well as merchandise from local designers. Visit her website at .

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

Broadcast journalistChristine Mahoney Rubin(Jour’91) joined CU-«Ƶ’s journalism and mass communication program as the internship and career coordinator. She taught broadcast news courses for nine years at CU, worked as a TV news anchor and reporter in Denver, Sacramento, Calif., Las Vegas and Michigan and serves as the producer and media coach for Honk! Media.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

CU coupleJill Hunsaker Ryan(Psych, Soc’91) andTaylor Ryan(MechEngr’03) welcomed their first child, Daxton Taylor, on May 1. Taylor works as an engineer for Eagle County and Jill ran for county commissioner. The couple and their baby live in Edwards, Colo.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics selectedAshok Srivastava(ElEngr’91, PhD’96) as editor-in-chief of itsJournal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication. In his role Ashok is encouraging the submission of original, high-quality, theoretical and application-oriented papers that describe methods, tools and techniques that advance the state of the art in several disciplines. He lives in Mountain View, Calif.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

BlueCross BlueShield of western New York appointedJeffrey Martin(MBA’91) vice president of underwriting. He lives in Lake View, N.Y.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

Last winterAngela Reed(Psych, Thtr’91) performed in Denver in the world premiere of the dramaTheWhaleat the Ricketson Theatre. She also traveled for two years in the Broadway tour ofSpring Awakening, and she and her husband both appeared in the national Broadway tour ofWar Horsein April. They live in New York City.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors namedDavid Tegarden(Bus’91) the Darrel D. and Betty R. Martin Junior Faculty Fellow of Accounting and Information Systems. He received the three-year fellowship for his teaching and scholarly excellence. David is associate professor of accounting and information systems in Virginia Tech’s business college and has worked there since 1994. He lives in Blacksburg, Va.

Posted Mar. 1, 2012

Financial and motivational coachDarryl Wortham(MTeleComm’91) wrote a book calledTransforming from Consumer to Producer in 90 Days: $aving Money, Energy, and Time Equals More Money to INVEST(AuthorHouse Publishing). The book aims to save people money, energy and time that will generate more money to invest, creating real income. Darryl lives in San Francisco.

Posted Mar. 1, 2012

In January, Deloitte, an audit, consulting, tax and advisory service firm, named Melinda Yee (Acct’92) Houston managing partner. Melinda has worked at Deloitte for more than 30 years. Prior, she served as Deloitte’s central region risk and advisory leader and as its Houston risk and advisory leader. Melinda also serves as a board member for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, is a member of the energy transition committee for the Greater Houston Partnership and is audit committee chair, director and trustee at the CU Foundation. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Posted Mar. 4, 2024

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Working to Change the World, a softbound book written by NREL’s Ernie Tucker. The book, which can be downloaded online for free, tells the stories of NREL’s people and the technologies they’ve advanced to help confront the climate crisis. The book features several CU alumni including catalyst researcher Kim Magrini (PhDChem’88), hybrid electric vehicles researcher Rob Farrington (PhDMechEngr’92), battery system researcher Matt Keyser (MechEngr’91) and Olympic biathlete Tim Tetreault (MechEngr, MS’04).

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

Composer, sound practitioner, land artist and photographer Paul Rudy (MMus’92) was scheduled to participate in the Composing in the Wilderness program in Alaska in June. Paul and five other composers were selected to spend 10 days exploring Alaska’s backcountry. The composers will create new wind ensemble works inspired by the trip to premiere with top university ensembles in Nebraska, Michigan and Texas in 2024. Paul — a Guggenheim, Rome Prize and Fulbright fellow — has climbed all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. He is the Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Coordinator of Composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

Karl Gopsill (Geog) of Castle Pines, Colorado, has been promoted to director of IT shared services at Dish Network in Englewood, Colorado. In his new role, Karl brings his interests and expertise from CU «Ƶ and his MBA from Florida State University to implement strategies and solutions for Dish. He will have more than 100 IT professionals reporting to him.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

In March, the University of Notre Dame Press published Festive Enterprise: The Business of Drama in Medieval and Renaissance England by Jill P. Ingram (Engl). Jill is associate professor of English at Ohio University.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

Anesthesiologist Cyrus Mirshab (Econ; MD’98) went to the Los Angeles area in February 2021 to help Southern California Kaiser Permanente with its COVID-19 treatment efforts in ICU units. He spent a week working with Operation Helping Hand from the Colorado Permanente Medical Group.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

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