Last year,聽Bill Shutts聽(MechEngr; MAeroEngr鈥47) celebrated his 100th birthday. He began his teaching career in the 1930s in a one-room schoolhouse in Osborne, Mo. Later in his career, he worked at San Diego State University and also at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his doctorate degree in aeronautical engineering. He was featured in a story in the U-T San Diego in May 2014. He lives in Vista, Calif.
Posted Jun. 1, 2015
Life has been full of diverse achievements for聽William Judd聽(Geol鈥41). He retired from Purdue University in 1987 where he served as head of the geotechnical area of the civil engineering department for 12 years. He founded the university鈥檚 research and teaching program in rock mechanics and rock engineering, which was one of the first in the nation. He earned six national and international awards, including the prestigious Hans Cloos Medal from the International Association of Engineering Geologists in 1993. At CU, he was president of the hiking club and was inducted into the Colorado Ski Museum鈥檚 Hall of Fame in 1983 for his work as national director of the National Ski Patrol. William lives in West Lafayette, Ind., and has five daughters.
Posted Mar. 1, 2012
础耻迟丑辞谤听Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Suddath*聽(Econ鈥41) published his second book,聽颅Ohio is Purple, written for elementary school students learning geography. His first book,聽A Simple Thread, is based on his father鈥檚 family history in the South before and during the Civil War and was published in 2003. Dick was owner and president of Suddath Van Lines until his retirement in 1989. He and his wife聽Barbara Anne Johnson* (A&S鈥44) live in Jacksonville, Fla.
*Directors Club
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
As part of the field artillery of the 90th infantry division in World War II,聽Clyde Kennedy聽(Acct鈥41) landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, and writes he looks forward to the 31st Army reunion in Minneapolis, Minn. For their 65th wedding anniversary, Clyde and his wife flew to Wolverhampton, England, the town where they were wed. Their two children, along with 44 other guests, attended the couple鈥檚 celebration dinner. He lives in Granada, Colo., and his parting message is 鈥渇orget that someday there will be no tomorrow.鈥
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
Martin Trotsky (Acct) turned 100 on April 3. His family planned a dancing-filled birthday celebration in May. He lives in Denver with his wife, Gloria (惭耻蝉贰诲鈥43).
Posted Jun. 1, 2018
Phyllis Gates Fenger聽(Fren) finished writing American Red Cross Nurse Beulah Feely 1917-1918. The book is based on a diary of her cousin, Beulah Feely, a CU Anschutz College of Nursing graduate who was a Red Cross nurse in France during World War I. Phyllis donated the book to the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. In July, Phyllis celebrated her 95th birthday at her home in Carpinteria, Calif.
Posted Dec. 1, 2017
Denver chapter member聽Lula Weeden Jacobs聽(A&S鈥42) of The Links 鈥 a nonprofit dedicated to the enrichment and sustainment of African-American culture and economic survival by women of color 鈥 appeared in聽The Denver Post聽with her daughter Yolanda Jacobs when they attended The Links luncheon celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Links chapter provides service to youth, health and human services and the arts. Lula lives in Denver.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Last fall at Coors Events Center聽Leason McCloud聽(A&S鈥42) was inducted into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame. Leason was a first-team All-American, the third in CU basketball history and sixth in any sport at the time. He was the Buffs鈥 leading scorer on the 1941-42 team that reached the Final Four and a member of the 1939-40 team that won the NIT and was invited to the first NCAA tournament. Leason resides in Newton, Kan.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
After graduating,聽Mary Lou Wilkerson Unterburger聽(Engl鈥43) enlisted in the Navy and served for two and a half years instructing Naval air cadets in their first training in instrument flight and radio aids for navigation. She writes she enjoyed reading Clay Evan鈥檚 story on the WAVES, 鈥淲WII 鈥 Women at War,鈥 in the December 2011 issue of the聽颁辞濒辞谤补诲补苍.听Mary Lou is retired and living in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
Last fall聽Gerald Hodge聽(Art鈥43) was one of the main speakers at the Johns Hopkins Medical School for its 100th anniversary of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine. He also gave a half-day workshop in silver point drawing, a technique used by artists during the Renaissance. He did his graduate work at Johns Hopkins from 1946 to 1949. Gerald lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Posted Mar. 1, 2012
Professor emeritus of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan聽Minor 鈥淛ud鈥 Coon聽(Chem鈥43) was honored by a symposium with lectures by his former students. He was recognized for his research on the enzyme cytochrome P450, which helped establish its biomedical importance in steroid synthesis, chemical carcinogenesis and drug metabolism. He also was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and awarded an honorary medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He writes he has fond memories of chemistry professor Gustavson who was an inspiring professor.
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
In August聽Clara Straight聽(MFA) joined the centenarian club. Clara, an聽artist in Kirksville, Mo.,聽selected her favorite聽works from her private聽collection to be exhibited in the Kirksville Arts聽Association this summer. Clara still paints,聽drives and lives on her聽family farm.
Posted Oct. 1, 2019
At age 91, wind energy pioneer Palmer Carlin (ElEngr; MS鈥52; PhD鈥55) can be found at the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 National Wind Technology Center in Golden, Colo., three days a week answering questions from the public about renewable energy. While working at CU as an electrical engineering professor, he built an early wind turbine prototype and discovered his calling. He鈥檚 been with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ever since. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to keep the planet鈥檚 temperature down,鈥 Palmer says. 鈥淲ind is one way to do that.鈥
Posted Dec. 1, 2015
For more than 65 years聽Ruth Law O鈥橬eal聽(Mus鈥45) has taught piano, voice and piano pedagogy. She was an adjunct professor for 30 years at CU Denver. She remains an active musician, teaching piano bi-weekly to advanced pianists and music appreciation to about 50 residents of the Vi at Highlands Ranch retirement community. She lives in Littleton, Colo.
Posted Dec. 1, 2011
In March聽Loy Ledbetter聽(MechEngr鈥46) and聽Peggy Cushman Ledbetter聽(DistSt鈥47) celebrated 66 years of marriage. They live in St. Louis, Mo.
Posted Dec. 1, 2014
It鈥檚 one thing to walk the halls of CU as a woman today. But 70 years ago, in the wake of World War II, being a woman on a college campus was a whole different story. It鈥檚 a story that聽Timmye Berg Pollard聽(ArchEngr鈥46) still likes to tell. She and her late husband,聽Theodore E. Pollard聽(ArchEngr鈥49), who died last fall at age 90, met at CU, when Timmye was often the only woman in her classes. While she was waiting for her husband to graduate, she worked as an engineer and even assisted with the structural design of some of the buildings on campus. In May, Timmye, now 88, and her daughter, Evelyn McLane, visited CU.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
At the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society鈥檚 national conference in July聽Virginia Wheeler Patterson聽(Jour鈥46) received the Distinguished Lifetime Membership Award. This annual award is presented to alumni who demonstrate a lifelong devotion to Mortar Board鈥檚 ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. After returning from being a guest editor of聽惭补诲别尘辞颈蝉别濒濒别听in New York, Virginia served as president of the Boulder Valley School board for seven years. She helped create the Pearl Street Mall and found the Downtown Boulder Association.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
The Sink, Timber Tavern and Greensman鈥檚 Drug Store are establishments that remain vividly in聽Gene W. Miller鈥檚 (CivEngr鈥46) memory when he recalls his CU-Boulder days. Along with living in the dorms, he lived in Vetsville. He fondly recalls professors Warren Raeder, Bill Thoman and Dean Eccles. Married 64 years, Gene retired from the steel industry. Some of his projects included Disneyland鈥檚 Matterhorn Mountain and Chicago鈥檚 State Street Bascule Bridge. He lives in Houston.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
Mary Grills Broadhurst (Engl) has written a number of short stories and reminiscences. One of her recent stories was featured in the book World Wars - Memories and Reflections of Boca Grande Families, which was published by the Boca Grande Community Center in Florida. Mary lives in Denver.
Posted Jun. 1, 2017
Only a year after聽John Egan聽(Acct ex鈥47) left CU-Boulder, he moved to Lombard Village, a suburb of Chicago. He still calls the place home 66 years later. And since earlier this year, Lombard residents officially call March 21 鈥淛ohn Egan Day,鈥 in recognition of his more than six decades of loyal service to the town. John, who celebrated his 90th birthday March 16, was also named Lombard Man of the Year in 1967.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
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