In July聽Patricia Chapman Meder鈥檚 (A&S鈥62) novel聽The True Story of Catch- 22,听The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller鈥檚 340th Bomb Group in World War II聽(Casemate) was published. The three-part book explores the real men and combat missions on which Joseph Heller鈥檚 bestselling novel聽Catch-22聽was based while blending history and facts with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos of the USAAF flyers. Patricia lives in Annandale, Va.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
History professor at the University of North Carolina聽Loren Schweninger聽(A&S鈥62, MA鈥66) continues his research and writing. His book聽Families in Crisis in the Old South聽(University of North Carolina Press) about pre-Civil War divorce among slaveholders was published in September. 鈥淪taying active is the best medicine,鈥 he says. He lives in Greensboro, N.C.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
In April聽Marvin Stein聽(Bus鈥62) received the annual Fort Carson Good Neighbor Award for being a civilian who enhanced the quality of life for soldiers and their families. He is retired owner/president of Stein Food and serves as president of the CSU-Pueblo Foundation and Monday Evening Club. He also serves on several boards in Pueblo, Colo. He is married to聽Sandra Fuchs Stein听(贰诲耻鈥64).
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
A criminal and civil law lawyer in Oklahoma for 32 years,听Donald W. Davis Sr.* (PolSci鈥62) received the Trailblazer of the Year award at the Oklahoma Bar Association鈥檚 annual meeting last year. He was the first African-American to be appointed as a municipal special judge in the Oklahoma City Municipal Court. During the civil rights movement, Donald represented the Ministers Alliance Organization, which included the majority of African-American churches in Oklahoma City. He also is a founding member of the J.J. Bruce Legal Society, an organization of black trial lawyers, and was a charter member of the Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyer鈥檚 Association.
*Lifetime member
Posted Mar. 1, 2012
Madame Bovary鈥檚 Daughter (Random House) by聽Linda Urbach Howard聽(A&S鈥62) hit the shelves in July. Linda writes she 鈥渙wes it all to the great teaching I got from the English department at Boulder.鈥 She lives in Bridgeport, Conn.
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
In June聽David Jamieson聽(A&S鈥62) received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto. He is executive vice president and corporate secretary at J.D. Irving.
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
Rebecca Valette (PhDFren鈥63) is a professor emerita of romance languages at Boston College and an internationally recognized expert in language methodology, testing and applied linguistics. She and her husband, Jean-Paul Valette, have curated several exhibitions of Navajo textiles and are co-authors of Weaving the Dance: Navajo Yeibichai Textiles (1910鈥1950) and Navajo Weavings with Ceremonial Themes: A Historical Overview of a Secular Art Form. In December Rebecca鈥檚 book Clitso Dedman, Navajo Carver: His Art and His World was published. It is the first biography of artist and master wood carver Clitso Dedman, one of the most important but overlooked Dine虂 (Navajo) artists of his generation. Rebecca lives in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Posted Mar. 4, 2024
Gerald 鈥淛erry鈥澛燤iller (Mgmt鈥63) is an amateur historian and writer. After retiring, he returned to his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado. He has contributed over 100 stories to the Pueblo Lore, a monthly journal, published by the Pueblo County Historical Society.
Posted Mar. 4, 2024
Paula D谩il鈥s聽(A&S鈥63)聽tenth book, ,听was released in June.聽Inspired by a true story,听the novel chronicles a聽Catholic nun鈥檚 fight for聽women鈥檚 reproductive聽rights within the largest,听most-powerful patriarchy聽in the world. Paula is an聽award-winning non-fiction writer and emerita聽research professor of聽social welfare and public聽policy at Iowa State聽University. She lives in聽the Great Lakes region of聽the Upper Midwest with聽her award-winning writer聽husband, their dog and聽other wildlife. Fearless is聽under consideration for聽five book awards, including the May Sarton award聽for women鈥檚 fiction.
Posted Nov. 7, 2022
Dorothy Chen Yuan (Zool鈥63), a professor in the pathology department at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, remembers her genetics professor Edwin Helwig and entomology professor Gordon Alexander fondly. 鈥淭hese were the inspiring teachers who started me on a path to a career in biology,鈥 she wrote. At CU, she and her husband helped establish a scholarship fund in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. This scholarship is in honor of three members of the Chen family who are CU alumni. Dorothy And her husband live in Bowie, Maryland.
Posted Mar. 11, 2022
In addition聽to hosting聽鈥淲onderful Words of聽Life鈥 on KAAM-AM radio聽770 in Dallas,听狈别濒濒补听笔丑颈濒濒颈辫蝉 (A&S) hosts聽鈥淢oments with Nella鈥 on聽YouTube. The one-minute videos provide a聽moment of inspiration聽for viewers.
Posted Oct. 1, 2019
In June,听搁颈肠丑补谤诲听奥颈濒蝉辞苍 (Hist) retired聽from the University聽of Virginia, where he聽taught architectural聽history for 43 years. He聽will continue teaching a聽summer course in Newport, R.I., and on the聽lecture circuit. Richard聽also is writing a book聽on Thomas Jefferson鈥檚聽Monticello. He writes,听鈥淭here is still plenty聽to do!鈥
Posted Oct. 1, 2019
Larry Kilham (EngrPhys) launched a tour for his book The Digital Rabbit Hole. During his career, Larry traveled extensively overseas for 20 years and worked for several large international companies. He and wife Betsy live in Santa Fe, N.M.
Posted Sep. 1, 2017
In February, Irv Bailey聽(Fren) was elected to Save the Children鈥檚 board of trustees. Irv has 40 years of business management experience and currently serves as a senior advisor for Chrysalis Ventures, a private equity and venture capital firm. He and wife Cathy, the former U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, live in Louisville, Ky.
Posted Jun. 1, 2017
Paula D谩il (Edu) published Mother Nature鈥檚 Daughters: 21st Century Women Farmers in November. It tells the stories of eight women farmers changing the face of American agriculture in remarkable and enduring ways. Paula taught at both Virginia Tech and Iowa State universities. She and her husband, Bill聽Ladewig, live in the lower Wisconsin River valley in southwest Wisconsin.
Posted Mar. 1, 2017
Douglas Looney (Jour) and Mary Ann Winter Looney (Edu) met in a freshmen English class at CU and have been happily married since shortly after college. Mary Ann, a retired teacher, is a member of CU鈥檚 Women Investing in the School of Education board. Doug, a retired journalist, worked at the National Observer and Sports Illustrated.
Posted Dec. 1, 2016
Laurel Walum Richardson (PhDSoc) has been triply honored in the last聽year. The International Disciplinary Impact of Laurel Richardson鈥檚 Work, a book written by Julie White, contains more than 50 contributions from scholars, activists and educators in 12 different disciplines and 10 countries. Laurel was elected into the inaugural class of the Emeritus Academy of The Ohio State University in recognition of her creative work and academic scholarship. And her book, Seven Minutes from Home: An American Daughter鈥檚 Story, was published in 2015 to pre-release critical acclaim.
Posted Sep. 1, 2016
Nella Pitts聽Phillips (A&S)聽is one of three women聽featured in a national聽cable TV spot for Medical聽Alert. She also does a聽one-minute inspirational聽segment, 鈥淲onderful聽Words of Life,鈥 every聽weekday morning on聽KAAM radio in Dallas聽at 8:25 a.m. CST. This聽moment can be accessed聽online at kaamradio.com.聽Nella is a professional聽book reviewer, performer聽and entertainer, as well as聽an alto in the Park Cities聽Presbyterian Church choir聽in Dallas. She writes, 鈥淎ny聽news of former Farrand聽Hall-ites and/or Tri Delts聽around 鈥60-鈥63 would be聽most welcome!鈥
Posted Jun. 1, 2016
After teaching at CU鈥檚 ATLAS Institute for the past few years, jazz musician聽Don Grusin聽(Soc; MEcon鈥67) is focusing on his music full time in Los Angeles. He spent time this year performing in the UK and Germany and organizing for new master-class music clinics. He is working on his latest album, DEATHBEAT, a celebration and reminiscence of friends and colleagues. Don has recorded more than 20 solo albums and has won three Grammys in jazz and world music genres.
Posted Sep. 1, 2015
Jo Harrington Calkins聽(A&S), who has more than 50 years of experience in biochemistry and virology, was recognized by Continental Who鈥檚 Who as a 鈥淧innacle Professional鈥 in research and development. Jo worked as research director with Palmetto Health, the teaching hospital for the University of South Carolina鈥檚 medicine school. She established the clinical research program for medical investigators and collected patient samples of chronic infectious diseases for use by investigators. Now retired, she enjoys traveling, networking, reading and spending time with her family.
Posted Jun. 1, 2015
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