Edward J. Knight’s (Phys’90) newest novel, Gunslinger: The Dragon of Yellowstone, was published by WordFire Press in April 2021. Set in mythicized Golden City, ֱ, the book tells the story of a 16-year-old hotel chambermaids quest to save the western world from giants, trolls and a dragon. Outside of writing, Edward worked on Landsat 9, a satellite launched by NASA on September 27, 2021. Edward served as the chief engineer on the Operational Land Imager 2, which is taking images of the Earth’s surface and continues Landsat’s 50-year legacy of supporting environmental science.

Posted Mar. 11, 2022

Filmmaker and professional skier Chris Anthony (Kines) produced a documentary film, Mission Mt. Mangart, about the legendary WWII 10th Mountain Division, which consisted of the most talented international skiers and mountaineers of the day. The world premiere will be in Denver on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. He hopes to bring the film to the ֱ Boulder campus in early 2022.  

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

After living in Telluride post-graduation, Jennifer Burman (Psych) earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a therapist in a private practice for many years, specializing in children, adolescents and couples. Now, she is raising two teenage girls on her own and has published her first book, A Widow’s Walk, which speaks to the challenges of marriage and betrayal. She will soon launch her next memoir about single motherhood, dating, relationships, sex and addiction. In her free time, besides writing, Jennifer practices yoga, travels, gardens and bakes.

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

Linda Pelaez Hattenbach (Psych) of Lakewood, ֱ, is beginning a new venture designing collegiate jewelry — starting with her alma mater. She invites you to visit revelrydesigns.com for her ֱ- and Rocky Mountain-inspired jewelry. 

Posted Mar. 4, 2021

Markos Scheer (Pol Sci) opened the United States’ largest kelp farm off Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. Kelp can be used in products like ice cream, salad dressing and pet food. For 20 years, Markos was an attorney at Williams Kastner & Gibbs, a Pacific Northwest law firm based in Seattle, Washington. His story was featured in the ֱ Arts & Sciences Magazine last year.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Montbello, California, resident Keith Knox (PolSci) was appointed Los Angeles County treasurer and tax collector by the County Board of Supervisors in December 2019. Keith has spent the last 29 years working for Los Angeles County, including working for the Employee Retirement Association.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

After graduation, Franck Van der Hooft (PolSci, Thtr) returned to Amsterdam and became an executive producer at Cirque du Soleil. Four years ago, Franck and his husband, Rupert, emigrated to France, where they opened Les Mas & Le Mazet, five-star holiday homes in the idyllic French countryside. Franck is offering a 10 percent discount to any ֱ alumni who stay in 2020. Visit to learn more.

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

“Being a Chi Omega sister created bonds for life,” wrote Kirsten Helm Hanna (Real) of Chapel Hill, N.C., after taking a trip to Costa Rica this winter with several of her sorority sisters. “It was like we were right back where we left off ... listening to ’80s music from bands we heard at Tulagi’s, Potters and Pearls!” Laurel Andrew Dale (ChemEngr; MBA’99) of Littleton, Colo., Kari Larson Johnson (MechEngr) of Superior, Colo., Terri Miles Schmier (AeroEngr) of San Mateo, Calif., Cathy Corbin Gay (Mktg) of Overland Park, Kan., Julie Johnson Sexson (Fin) of St. Paul, Minn., and Paula Beehler Adkison (Acct) of Lewisville, Texas, were all in attendance.

Posted Sep. 30, 2019

This year, Rick Case (Real) celebrated 30 years with his Boulder-based company Nite Ize. In 1989, Rick dropped his flashlight during some night fishing, so he created a head-mounted flashlight after his family loaned him $1,500. Since then the company has grown to sell over 500 products worldwide.

Posted Sep. 30, 2019

The Weight of Water, the latest production from documentary filmmaker Michael Brown (Geog), tells the story of blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer’s kayaking trip through the Grand Canyon. The film received several awards, including the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Denver Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the 2019 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. Michael lives in Boulder. 

Posted Sep. 30, 2019

Elizabeth Slater Jasper (Econ, Phil) was named chief legal officer for the Denver-based community health program Nurse-Family Partnership Service, where she has been a part of the executive team for more than five years. Elizabeth lives in Denver with her husband, David, and son, Francis.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

In 2016, David Steinmann (Phys) discovered a new species of daddy long-leg spider while exploring Mallory Cave in Boulder. These spiders, named Sclerobunus steinmanni, after David, moved into caves over 10 million years ago. David, a research associate with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, has discovered many new invertebrate species in ֱ caves, including an unusual new worm from a cave in Steamboat Springs. His daddy long-leg discovery was documented by National Geographic.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Editor Gregory Foley (Engl) of the Idaho Mountain Express traveled to Norfolk, Va., Sept. 29 to accept the General Excellence Award from the National Newspaper Association. There were 1,405 entries for the award from across the nation, according to the NNA. In 2003, Gregory published a novel, The Clarity of Light, about a French-American artist who travels to reunite with her ailing grandmother. He lives in Sun Valley.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Michele Heller (Jour’90) was hired as the media relations and communications manager for the Peterson Institute for International Economics. She came to the Washington, D.C.-based think tank after serving eight years as an Obama administration appointee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where she was the senior communications adviser involved in strategic messaging, media relations, and speech and op-ed development for members of the FDIC. Before starting her new job, Michele traveled with her middle-schoolaged children throughout Europe and Asia, primarily in the mountains and remote villages of southwestern China. Michelle has held various editing and reporting jobs in Washington, D.C., Beijing and Hong Kong, including at the Washington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, and the Hong Kong Standard. She lives in Washington with her husband, their two sons and their dog.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Chris Anthony (Kines) has been on skis since he was 18 months old. He was inducted into the ֱ Snowsports Hall of Fame for his contributions to the sport and industry of skiing and snowboarding. He is executive director and founder of the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project, which works to improve quality of life for youth by introducing them to educational enrichment opportunities in arts, sports and academics.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Lisa M. Wolfe (Psych), a professor at Oklahoma City University, received the honors program’s Distinguished Faculty Award and also the University Outstanding Faculty Award. Her Bible study DVDs, “Uppity Women of the Bible,” and companion commentary, “Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs and Judith,” were published in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Bill Young (Econ), an international pilot, stays in a lot of hotel rooms. To document the interesting carpet patterns he sees all over the world, he started an Instagram account called @MyHotelCarpet. In November his daughter, Jill, posted the account to her own Instagram page and called for it to have more followers. Her request went viral, and within a few days, 536,000 people followed his page. The story was covered by several major news outlets, including ABC News and Buzzfeed. Bill lives in Dallas with his family.

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

In January the American Classical League, an organization that aims to promote classical studies to the general public, announced Sherwin Little (MClass) as its first executive director. Previously, Sherwin taught Latin and Greek for 30 years in the Indian Hill School district in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Posted Mar. 1, 2017

Boulder resident Cam Low (Advert) was named ֱ Advocate Cheerleader of the Year. A member of the Boulder Alumni chapter’s board, Cam frequently volunteers at ֱ events and uses social media, graphic design and photography to promote them.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

David Novotny (ElEngr; MS’96) received a Department of Commerce Silver Medal for his work as part of a National Institute of Standards and Technology team. The team designed and implemented a new type of high-frequency antenna measurement system based on accurately controlling an industrial robot with a laser tracker.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

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