On March 3, 2015,聽Shaun Flaherty聽(Thtr) and his wife聽Kyra Lewandowski聽(Thtr鈥07) welcomed a baby girl, Petal Jane Flaherty. They live in Chicago.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Urban planner聽Gunnar Hand聽(Plan, PolSci) was selected to participate in Next City鈥檚 Vanguard 2015, a gathering of top U.S. urban innovators under 40. He works for the architectural firm BNIM and is on the boards of the Kansas City Public Schools, Metropolitan Energy Center and Regional Transit Alliance, all in greater Kansas City. Gunnar also played a key role in the KC Streetcar Starter Line planning effort led by his firm.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Marketing agency Fingerpaint welcomed聽Nick McDowell聽(Engl) to its creative team last fall. Nick previously worked as a senior copywriter for Palio+Ignite and for Grey Healthcare Group.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Denison University in Granville, Ohio, granted tenure to聽Cheryl McFarren聽(PhdThtr), who has worked in the university鈥檚 theater department since 2009. She teaches acting, with an emphasis on the performance of heightened language. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association and has performed with the Creede Repertory Theatre in Colorado, the Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble in Vermont and Short North Stage in Ohio.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

This June聽Scott Pertel聽(Comm) joined Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, which provides financial services to the commercial real estate industry, as managing director in San Francisco. He concentrates on office and industrial transactions, including sale leasebacks and net lease sales. He also sits on the board of Boys Hope Girls Hope, CREATE San Francisco and the Stillwater Foundation.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Early this year Denver resident聽Nate Ragolia聽(Engl) published his first novella,聽There You Feel Free, which details the day-to-day lives of five Millennials. Nate heavily draws on T.S. Eliot鈥檚 poem 鈥淭he Wasteland鈥 for the book. It is available at blackhillpress.com.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

笔谤辞诲耻肠别谤听Heather Richardson聽(Soc) joined the Chicago-based editorial firm Cutters in January. For nine years, she worked for Cosmo Street Editorial in New York as a producer of high-profile commercials for clients that included ESPN, Verizon and Geico.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Rhodes College professor聽Chris Seaton聽(PhDMath) was awarded Rhodes College鈥檚 highest faculty honor for outstanding teaching and research. Chris is an associate professor in the college鈥檚 math and computer science department. He studies orbifolds that are formed when a surface gets folded on itself, particularly those with seven-dimensional surfaces in 10-dimensional space. Chris has had 20 manuscripts published or accepted since 2007 and has presented his work internationally.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Baby Buff Theodore William Bather was born April 3 to聽Lindsay Bather聽(Comm) and聽Adam Bather聽(Fin). The parents write, 鈥淭eddy will make his first official recruiting visit this fall.鈥

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Lindsey Corsi Cottone聽(Comm) works as the director of communications and marketing at Western Reserve Academy in Ohio. She also serves as a member of WRA鈥檚 executive committee. Previously, she worked as marketing and communication director for the real estate management and development company Forest City Enterprises in Cleveland.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

While he was a CU student,聽Brian Grabski聽(Mgmt) worked in cabinet shops, perfecting his woodworking skills before founding Designed & Made. At the Minneapolis shop, Brian handles commissions that include custom interiors, kitchen cabinets, office furniture, dining tables, bureaus and pool tables.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

While he was a CU student,聽Brian Grabski聽(Mgmt) worked in cabinet shops, perfecting his woodworking skills before founding Designed & Made. At the Minneapolis shop, Brian handles commissions that include custom interiors, kitchen cabinets, office furniture, dining tables, bureaus and pool tables.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Engineer and entrepreneur Adam Green (MBA) serves as president and principal engineer at the civil engineering firm Crosstown Engineering, which has offices in Texas and Florida. His firm specializes in foundation, civil and structural engineering reports and plans. Adam lives in Dallas.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Albertson & Davidson LLP named聽Gian Ducic-Montoya聽(PolSci) partner. Gian received her law degree from the University of La Verne. She represents clients with probate, trust and estate litigation issues in the firm鈥檚 office in Ontario, Calif.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

The Bryan Cave law firm in Boulder hired聽Christopher Achatz聽(Mgmt, Psych; Law鈥10).He advises clients on the licensing and transfer of intellectual property and high technology and provides legal services to businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

After abandoning her plans to become a lawyer,聽Jazmin Chavez聽(Ethnic) worked for the magazine Talentedly, then became the New York City Council鈥檚 social media and community manager. In an interview, Jazmin told Talentedly social media helps educate the masses, sustain movements and unify messaging.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Former CU Presidential Scholar聽Rania Elhelo聽(MJour) is a communications officer in Gaza for ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid), which was created to assist the homeless and impoverished victims from the Arab-Israeli War. Today it helps Palestinian families in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

The historical novel published by聽Adam Littleton听(滨苍迟濒础蹿),听American Baroque, features an aging Johnny Appleseed wandering the countryside to check the fruits of his early planting. Adam, currently living in Tokyo, says the book was inspired by his travels and his education at CU. Prior to moving to Japan, Adam taught English near Moscow. He says he does not know where he will end up next.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

The reality TV show The Sing-Off featured聽Richard Steighner鈥檚 (EnvDes, Psych) five-man vocal pop band, The Exchange. Formed in 2012, the band has traveled worldwide and has included a 32-city European stadium tour in spring 2014.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Associate professor of marketing at Virginia Tech聽Rajesh Bagchi聽(PhDBus) was named the Richard E. Sorensen Junior Faculty Fellow by the university鈥檚 Board of Visitors in recognition of his teaching and research excellence. It is a three-year appointment.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

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