Appalachian State University professor emeritus聽Larry Horine聽(PE鈥53, MA鈥57, EdD鈥66) wrote the fifth edition of his textbook聽Administration of Physical Education and Sport Programs聽(McGraw-Hill Humanities), also published in Chinese. Prior to retiring the Boone, N.C., resident served as the university鈥檚 director of international studies. He writes he placed first in five national championships in the shot put, discus and javelin in the 80-84 age group in the masters and Senior Olympic track and field season and has won nine gold medals.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

At the World Federation of Neurology World Congress in Morocco,聽Richard Johnson聽(PreMed鈥53, MD鈥56) received a medal for lifetime scientific achievement. He works part time as a distinguished professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has been a neurology professor at Johns Hopkins since the department鈥檚 founding in 1969, where he also served as director from 1988-1997. He lives in Baltimore, MD.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

础蝉迟谤辞苍补耻迟听Vance Brand聽(Fin鈥53, Aero鈥60) retired from NASA a little more than four years ago at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. He and his wife, Bev Brand, live in Tehachapi, Calif., in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains. They have six children and 12 grandchildren scattered around the country. He writes that he and his wife like to travel a lot.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

Kerrville, Texas, resident聽Thomas Alexander聽(PolSci鈥53) is co-author of聽Faded Glory: A Century of Forgotten Texas Military Sites, Then and Now(Texas A&M University Press). In this guide the authors recount the full story of 29 sites they visited, comparing historic sketches, paintings and period photographs with recent photos and highlighting the need for preservation for future generations. A retired executive vice president with Neiman Marcus, Thomas served as an officer in the Strategic Air Command and is author of four books on Texas military history.

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

Rex Simms聽(ElEngr鈥53) and his wife Joy were pleased to read the article about聽Virginia Wheeler Patterson聽(Jour鈥46) 鈥淎 Boulder Legend鈥 in the June 2013聽Coloradan. 鈥淕ingy鈥 was the matron of honor in their wedding in 1953. After graduating from CU, Rex was in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps until 1965 and has been living in Atlanta since 1957. He retired from consulting engineering in 2010. Rex and Joy have four married children, six grandchildren and one great grandson. They celebrated their 60th anniversary on June 3.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

奥谤颈迟别谤听Jeanne Wilkins Wilde聽(Engl鈥53, MEdu鈥56) published her third book, a children鈥檚 story about bullying. She and the book鈥檚 artist are enjoying speaking to book clubs and others about bullying. Jeanne and her husband live in Englewood, Colo.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Retired French聽teacher Jacqueline聽Huskey Hanford聽(DistSt鈥53) began studying聽French as a sophomore聽in 1949 and writes it was聽鈥渓ife-changing.鈥 In Sonoma聽County she wears her聽CU Buffaloes sweatshirt聽proudly. Jacqueline lives聽in Sebastopol, Calif.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Retired French teacher聽Jacqueline Huskey Hanford聽(DistSt鈥53) began studying French as a sophomore in 1949 and writes it was 鈥渓ife-changing.鈥 In Sonoma County she wears her CU Buffaloes sweatshirt proudly. Jacqueline lives in Sebastopol, Calif.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

In December聽Margaret Sylvester Wehner鈥檚 (Edu) grandson,聽Zachary Wehner聽(MMechEngr鈥14), became the fourth generation of their family to earn a degree from CU-Boulder. Zachary鈥檚 great-grandmother,聽Anna Mary DesBrisay(Btny, Edu1914), was the first, followed by Margaret, then by Zachary鈥檚 father,聽Russell Wehner聽(Econ鈥83). 鈥淭hrough the years, the University of Colorado has been our stronghold and has served our family very well,鈥 Margaret says.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Sandra Cortner (Ital) published her second book this fall, Crested Butte . . . Love at First Sight. The book is filled with Crested Butte tales of traditions, characters, old-timers, ranchers and the early days of the ski area. A companion to Crested Butte Stories . . . Through My Lens (Wild Rose Press, 2006), the book is illustrated with more than 100 of Sandra鈥檚 photographs taken during her 40-plus-year career as a photojournalist. The book is available at crestedbuttestories.com.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Menu for Murder is the seventh published book by Janet Go (Geo). It explores murders that take place during one week at Paradise Palms, a retirement community in Hawaii. Janet writes the book is part mystery, part 鈥渋rreverent social commentary鈥 and 鈥渇ascinating Hawaiiana.鈥 The narrator is Grace Hill, an 84-year-old resident of the Palm, who discovers the body of a man at the bottom of the swimming pool. Janet lives in Maui.

Posted Mar. 1, 2016

In 2018, after his wife鈥檚 passing, Thomas E. Alexander (PolSci) moved to Boulder to be near his daughter Ann Alexander Leggett (Advert鈥80) and her husband Scott Leggett (Acct鈥80). Tom was one of the first Air Force ROTC graduates at CU, and then served at Strategic Air Command and the Illinois Air National Guard. In the 鈥70s and 鈥80s he worked at Neiman Marcus, retiring as chief marketing officer. Tom became a West Texas cattle rancher and the vice-chairman of the Texas Historical Commission. He is also the author of 12 books.聽

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

Janet Go (Geog) of Kihei, Hawaii, enjoyed the Tulagi article in the Fall issue of the Coloradan. She wrote, 鈥淚 frequented it during my years at CU from 1947 to 1953 (minus some years to earn money to continue).鈥 She also wrote that she lived in the freshman girls鈥 dormitory Bigelow Hall, now Sewall Hall, from 1947 to 1948.聽

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

Jacqueline Huskey Harford (A&S) celebrated her 90th birthday this summer. She wrote that her CU classes in French and German determined her career as a foreign language teacher. In 1953, on the recommendation of her German professor, she applied for and received a Fulbright scholarship in Austria and eventually moved to the country. 鈥淭hat year in Austria began my lifelong love of travel,鈥 she wrote. Recently, one of her favorite pastimes has been sorting through her photo albums, 鈥渞emembering the adventures and people in my long life.鈥 Jacqueline lives in Sebastopol, California.聽

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

Nancy Pike聽Hause聽(Jour鈥53)聽is retired from the journalism faculty at Kansas聽State University (KSU).聽Last year, the university鈥檚聽College of Education聽published her illustrated聽book about the original聽KSU 500-pound school聽bell, which was relocated聽on campus in honor of聽her husband聽搁颈肠丑补谤诲听贬补耻蝉别 (EdD鈥67) when he聽retired from the faculty聽after 30 years of teaching. Nancy lives in Estes聽Park, Colorado.

Posted Nov. 6, 2023