Mariko Tatsumoto Layton (Psych; Law’77) was the first Asian woman attorney admitted to the ֱ Bar. While practicing law, she dreamed of writing books. In 2015 she wrote Ayumi’s Violin, which was the winner of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Award. The novel for middle schoolers is a multicultural fiction that takes place in California and Japan in 1959.

Posted Mar. 1, 2016

Former NBA and Buffs basketball player Scott Wedman (RelEst) was inducted into the ֱ Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. He played at ֱ from 1971-74 and is ranked 19th all-time for scoring, with 1,251 career points. Scott was the sixth overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft for the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. He won two titles with the Boston Celtics, in 1984 and 1986, the first former Buff to earn an NBA title.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Rocket scientist Kevin McNeil (Math) spoke about the exploration of Mars during a lecture series for children at the Cortez Cultural Center Plaza in Cortez, Colo. He worked for Marietta/Lockheed Martin for 28 years, 25 of which he spent developing spacecraft for NASA missions, including missions to Jupiter, Venus, Mars and comets. He retired in 2007 and moved with his wife to Ridgway, Colo.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Since retiring as provost at California’s Brooks Institute in 2010,David Litschel(Art) has built houses in Guatemala, Paraguay and Bolivia with his wife through Habitat for Humanity. The couple also helps immigrants and foreign visitors with their English-language skills. David enjoys photography and sells his work through the UK-based stock photography agency Alamy. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum, the Toledo Museum of Art, the University of Michigan and the Quincy Art Center. See his work at davidlitschel.com.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Academy Award-winnerJohn Melanson(ElEngrCompSci) has received 278 U.S. patents, and has another 91 patent applications pending. His work has contributed to breakthroughs in the fields of audio- and mixed-signal processing and LED controller technologies. The part-time Boulder resident has worked for 15 years at Cirrus Logic in Austin, Texas, and he serves as the company’s senior technical fellow. He won an Academy Award in 2004 for digital audio editing in film. He also has received the Outstanding Inventor Award from the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

In MayKenneth Miller(PhDBio), a biology professor at Brown University, was awarded the Laetare Medal at Notre Dame University’s commencement ceremonies. It is described as the “oldest and most prestigious award” given to American Catholics. Notre Dame’s president said his work “illustrates how science and faith can mutually flourish.” A cell biologist, Kenneth is co-author of the nation’s most widely used high school biology textbook and has received numerous other honors, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for advancing the public’s understanding of science.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Chambers USA԰Michael B. Van Sicklen(Engl) of Dodgeville, Wis., as a top attorney in 2014. Michael is a retired partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner’s Madison, Wis., office. He represented clients in civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and more.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey presentedDudley Chelton(Phys’74) the 2013 William T. Pecora Award for achievement in Earth remote sensing. He has been a pioneer in the oceanographic use of satellite data to explore the role of the ocean in Earth’s climate system. Dudley is a professor of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

Since retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonelSteve Mongelluzzo(Hist’74) has been anything but inactive. Not only has Steve been doing national and international community service projects as a member of Rotary International, but he and his wife travel extensively. They most recently visited Australia, New Zealand, South America and India. The next trip will take them to Africa. But their favorite destination is much closer — Folsom Field during a Buffs game. The couple lives in Portland, Ore.

Posted Jun. 1, 2014

During the spring 2013 semester,Jerry Gorman(PolSci’74) taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law. His course, “Real Estate Transactions,” was offered to second- and third-year law students. He is senior vice president of downstate operations for Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund. “Teaching is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m thrilled to be part of such a noted law school as Illinois,” Jerry said. He lives in Champaign, Ill.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

Last summer the Boulder Book Store presented a night withGerald Meehl(Indiv’74, MGeog’78, PhD’87), the author ofOne Marine’s War. This novel describes the experiences of a Marine language officer who tried to prevent needless Japanese civilian and soldier casualties on the islands of Saipan and Tinian. Gerald lives in Boulder.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

After a 38-year career as a structural engineerBill Sherman(CivEngr’74) retired from CH2M Hill. He previously worked for Stone & Webster Engineering and for Camp Dresser & McKee. He remains chair of American Concrete Institute Committee 350, Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures. Bill and his wife were married on Flagstaff Mountain in 1971 and plan to retire to the beachfront in Costa Rica. He writes they “will miss the beauty of ֱ but look forward to new adventures in Costa Rica.”

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

As three-time, first-team All-American, former ֱ skierVidar Nilsgard(CivEngr’74, MS’76) was the 1971 and 1973 NCAA jumping champion. He was a three-time Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association champion and a four-time member of the All-RMISA Jumping Team. He earned eight consecutive national titles in the 1970s. Vidar was part of the 2012 ֱ Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class and received recognition, along with 11 others, at the ceremony last fall. He lives in Hamar, Norway.

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

At the Leeds School of Business Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Ceremony in NovemberDee Engdahl Perry* (Span’74, MAcct’81) received recognition for service to the school and exceptional achievements in business. Dee lives in Boulder.

*Directors Club member

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

Bradford Morrow’s(Բ’74)novelThe Diviner’s Tale(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) was published in January 2011.The Diviner’s Taleis a journey of self-discovery, an unorthodox murder mystery and a look at the world of dowsing, the ancient act of using a forked branch or stick to locate underground water or minerals. Bradford is founder of the literary magazineConjunctionsand is a professor of literature at Bard University. He lives in New York, N.Y.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

At the annual meeting of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in College held in Raleigh, N.C.,William Myers(MMath’74) received a distinguished service award. William has more than 20 years of service to the consortium. He worked seven years as membership secretary and as treasurer since 1997. He lives in Belmont, N.C.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

The bookCaravan of Thieves(Dutton) byDavid Rich(MEngl’74) was published in August. The fast-paced thriller is an emotional father-son tale described as a cross betweenOcean’s ElevenandA Few Good Men. As a former screenwriter, this is David’s first novel. He lives in Ridgefield, Conn.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

On May 18 there was a reception forChristopher Brown’s (Art’74) show with fabric artist Judith Trager at NCAR in Boulder. The show featured a dozen of his landscape photographs as well as quilts made by Judith that were based on the photographs. Christopher also is promoting his bookPath of Beauty: Photographic Adventures in the Grand Canyon(St. Martin’s Press).Learn more at .

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

FilmmakerPaul Hirschberger(Mktg’74) is working on a documentary about the Kraft-IFL, ֱ’s American-style tackle football league that consists of 500 players on 10 teams in six different cities. His focus is the cooperation among Muslims, Jews and Christians when they are playing, and how sports can create possibilities for personal, social and political transformation. The Natick, Mass., resident expects the film to be completed in December.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

The bookPath of Beauty(St. Martin’s Press), written by Boulder residentChris Brown(Art’74) last year, has been well-received. It contains personal photos and essays of the Grand Canyon and was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition. The book received five stars from Goodreads.

Posted Mar. 1, 2012

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