Bill Coburn* (CivEngr鈥49) and his wife听Carol Coburn*(Edu鈥60) are thrilled for their granddaughter,听Emma Coburn, a CU senior majoring in business, who won the women鈥檚 USA 3,000 meter steeplechase in June (covered in the September issue of the听Coloradan)听and who competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in September. The couple lives in Boulder.
*Directors Club member
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
The nurse practitioner movement was initiated in part by听Loretta Pfingstel Ford听(Nurs鈥49, MS鈥51, EdD鈥61, HonDocSci鈥97) as a way to give nurses more responsibility during doctor shortages. For her work she was inducted into the National Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame, which includes women such as Oprah Winfrey and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright. Loretta lives in Wildwood, Fla.
Posted Mar. 1, 2012
On May 24, 1962,听Scott Carpenter听(Aero鈥49, HonDocSci鈥00) lifted off from Earth in NASA鈥檚听Aurora 7听space capsule mounted atop a Mercury-Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., climbing to roughly 165 miles in altitude. Scott was the fourth American astronaut to fly in space and the second to achieve orbit of Earth. Last May Scott participated in a two-day event in New York City in honor of the 50th anniversary of NASA鈥檚听Aurora 7听flight. He lives in Vail. See the feature on Scott in this magazine.
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
Masks and Totems: A Northwest Coast Odyssey听颈蝉听Edward Malin鈥檚听(Anth鈥49, MA鈥61) fourth published book. It describes Indian tribes living on the northwest coast of British Columbia and southeast Alaska and Edward鈥檚 observations of their cultures. He lives in Lake Oswego, Ore., and says this will be his last book as he is 89. It鈥檚 available at . Edward writes he is thankful for his glorious years at CU, noting his very best and most influential professor was Earl Swisher.
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
Last spring听Loretta 鈥淟ee鈥 Ford听(Nurs鈥49, MS鈥51, EdD鈥61, HonDocSci鈥97) was inducted into the Colorado Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame for her work in the nursing profession. In 1965 Loretta began working with pediatrician Dr. Henry Silver at the CU Health Sciences Center to develop a pediatric nurse practitioner program, the first in the nation. Their program resulted in more than 140,000 nurse practitioners working in the U.S. today. Loretta resides with her husband in Wildwood, Fla. See the article, 鈥淩evolutionary nurse,鈥 about her online in the September 2012听Coloradan.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
Jim听Friedlander听(PolSci) of Portland,听Maine, is writing several books: A memoir,听a novel, a collection听of short stories and a听cookbook. Originally from听Manhattan, Jim graduated from high school at听16. His memoir explores听his experience running听a bed-and-breakfast听in Freeport, Maine, for听more than 20 years with听his late wife Glynrose听Friedlander.
Posted Oct. 1, 2019