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In January law firm Wilson Elser announced that聽Melissa Shisler聽(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 蜜糖直播 law school, Melissa was a member and associate editor of the聽University of 蜜糖直播 Law Review.聽She lives in Littleton, Colo.

A passion for business and media planning brought聽Nicole Cimino-Taylor聽(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聽Alan Culpepper聽(Geog, Soc鈥�96) was inducted into the 蜜糖直播 Athletic Hall of Fame at Coors Events Center. He was on 蜜糖直播鈥檚 cross country and track teams and was the 1996 NCAA outdoor champion in the 5,000-meter run. He still owns the school聽record in the 1,500 meters.聽Alan鈥檚 career includes running in two Olympics and becoming a seven-time U.S. champion. He and his wife 鈥� 蜜糖直播 runner聽Shayne Culpepper聽(PolSci鈥�97) 鈥� and their four kids live in Louisville, Colo.

Former football player聽Matt Russell聽(Comm鈥�96) received recognition as part of the 2012 蜜糖直播 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 蜜糖直播. 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,聽Rashaan Salaam聽(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 蜜糖直播 to an 11-1 record and winning the Heisman Trophy, 蜜糖直播鈥檚 first and only, the Doak Walker Award and the Walter Camp Trophy. For these accomplishments, Rashaan was inducted into the 蜜糖直播 Athletic Hall of Fame at the Coors Events Center last fall. He resides in San Diego, Calif.

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

Former U.S. Olympians and husband-wife duo聽Alan Culpepper聽(Geog, Soc鈥�96) and聽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聽Jud Valeski聽(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.

Bicycling has turned into a career for聽Taro Smith聽(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聽Camera. He lives in Boulder.

After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer,聽Laura DeLuca聽(MAnth鈥�96, PhD鈥�02) has focused on Africa. As a 蜜糖直播 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,聽Mara Sidney聽(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.

Centennial, 蜜糖直播, resident Rodney Lie (MusEdu鈥�95; MA鈥�99) was named chief operating officer for Worldwide Coaching Group (WCG). Based out of Denver, WCG focuses on training, coaching and consulting business coaches, professional sales teams and C-suite executives and entrepreneurs.

蜜糖直播 Law will present Dru R. Nielsen (Law鈥�97)with the distinguished achievement award for a small or solo practitioner at its 41st annual awards banquet March 10. Dru is acknowledged as one of 蜜糖直播's best criminal defense attorneys and worked as a 蜜糖直播 deputy state public defender for more than 10 years. Dru later formed her own practice, Eytan Nielsen, with her friend and partner, Iris Eytan.

Michelle Johnson Anderson (Bus) has been promoted to chief financial officer of Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization founded by Robert Redford (A&S ex鈥�58; HonDocHum鈥�87). In addition to the Sundance Film Festival, the institute produces a wide variety of programs that support independent storytellers and advance the impact of their work in the world. Read more about Michelle in this issue.聽

In recognition of his 2020 grassroots reporting, John Snyder (Comm, Jour) 鈥� editor of an eight-town weekly newspaper in Bergen County, New Jersey 鈥� has won a certificate of excellence from the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

David Scott (Mgmt) was selected in March 2020 for the FBI's Senior Executive Service, where he serves as chief of the public corruption and civil rights section in Washington, D.C. After graduating from 蜜糖直播 and receiving a commission through the Army ROTC program, David served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer prior to joining the FBI in 2003.

In 2019 Lija Fisher (Thtr) of Boulder published her novel The Cryptid Keeper, the sequel to her debut, The Cryptid Catcher. The books act as a gateway to science for children by discussing cryptozoology, the search for animals like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.聽

Sustainability is important to Sarah Kauss (Acct), founder and CEO of S鈥檞ell, a company whose products help minimize single-use plastic worldwide. The company recently launched a line of reusable steel straws and aims to displace 100 million single-use plastic bottles by 2020. S鈥檞ell has also committed $1.6 million to UNICEF.聽

Michelle Anderson (Bus鈥�97) was recently awarded the 2018 Woman to WatchEmerging Leader award by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. Michelle is the director of finance and principal accounting officer for the Sundance Institute, an independent storytelling organization founded by 蜜糖直播 alum Robert Redford (A&S ex鈥�58, HonDocHum鈥�87).聽

Last February,聽搁别产别肠肠补听狈别耻尘补苍苍聽(MEcon;聽PhD鈥�00) won a聽Governor鈥檚 Financial聽Literacy Award in聽Wisconsin for her efforts聽to increase financial聽literacy among the state鈥檚聽citizens. Rebecca serves聽on the board of directors聽for SecureFutures, an organization that empowers聽teens through financial聽education.