In April, a documentary film about distinguished film and television composer Dave Grusin (Mus鈥56; HonDocMus鈥89) played at the Boedecker Theater in Boulder. The film, Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time, was created by Barbara Bentree (MusEdu鈥80) and has been screened at several film and music festivals. Dave 鈥 who has a filmography of nearly 100 titles 鈥 is co-founder of jazz record label GRP Records. He has won 10 Grammys out of 38 nominations and one Academy Award out of eight nominations. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Beginning in May, 78 collages of artist Jean Conner (MFA鈥57) were featured at the San Jos茅 Museum of Art in her first solo show, 鈥淛ean Conner: Collage.鈥 The exhibition opened one week before her 89th birthday. The collages date from 1967 to 2021 and will be on display through the end of September. Jean lives in San Francisco.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Former campus cartoonist Robert (Bob) Harvey (Edu鈥59) wrote that The Sink is his favorite place in Boulder. 鈥淭he thing about The Sink that intrigued me as a cartoonist were the walls, which were decorated with cartoony drawings of people doing all sorts of cartoony things,鈥 he said. 鈥淪ome things, I鈥檓 happy to say, don鈥檛 change 鈥 and don鈥檛 deserve to.鈥 Bob resides in Commerce City, Colorado.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

On Feb. 5, 2022, Denver County Court senior judge Gary Jackson (PolSci鈥67) became the seventh African American judge to be inducted into the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame. For the eight years prior to his retirement in 2020, Gary served as a Denver County Court judge. He was a practicing lawyer for 43 years before working with the Denver County Court. 鈥淚鈥檓 humbled because I know that I walked on the path paved by those before me and grateful to those who supported me on my journey to forge greater opportunities within the legal field,鈥 said Gary. After his retirement, he joined his wife, Regina, at Action Jackson Realty, becoming the company鈥檚 vice president of marketing. He lives in Denver.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

When Frank Webb (PolSci鈥68) was drafted to the Vietnam War in 1968, he was unable to attend his commencement ceremony. More than 50 years later, he was recognized during the Spring 2022 commencement, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 25,000 in Folsom Field. During the war, Frank worked as editor of a military newspaper in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Once he left the army, Frank worked in System Engineering at GTE and later AT&T Mobility. 鈥淢any brilliant people and great instructors at CU gave profound meaning to my experience of a college education,鈥 said Webb. 鈥淎nd I was always deeply involved in the fine thinking 鈥 and debate 鈥 of my peers. I never missed a single CU football home game at Folsom Stadium,鈥 he said. He lives near Snohomish, Washington.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Max Ernst Riedlsperger (PhDHist鈥69) participated in the Spring 2022 Commencement ceremony alongside his two grandchildren Ben Lemiere (Econ鈥21) and Emily Lemiere (Comm鈥22). After defending his dissertation in August 1969, he missed his official graduation ceremony in June 1970 as he was already working as an assistant professor at Cal Poly. His grandson Ben鈥檚 in-person CU ceremony was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, so the trio decided to attend together this spring. Max is retired and lives with his wife in San Luis Obispo, California.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

The Eye of the Leopard, written by Brian Hayden (Anth鈥69), was published in February. The novel, written for young readers, draws upon Brian鈥檚 archeology and anthropology expertise to tell the story of Sev, a young boy living during the Upper Paleolithic Age. Throughout his career, Brian has researched on four continents, striving to understand hunting-and-gathering cultures. Brian is a professor emeritus of archaeology at Simon Fraser University and honorary research associate of the anthropology department at the University of British Columbia. He was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his articles, books and research. Brian resides on Cortes Island in British Columbia.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Kerry Feldman (MAnth鈥70; PhD鈥73) of Anchorage, Alaska, has been a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage since 2010. His book Alice鈥檚 Trading Post: A Novel of the West was published in January 2022. The novel took him 30 years to research and write. His Buff daughter, Brie Anderson-Feldman (Anth鈥01), is a successful therapist, mother and wife.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Artist Barbara Takenaga (Art鈥72; MFA鈥78) creates swirling, kaleidoscopic abstract paintings through use of acrylic paint. Barbara received a 2020 Guggenheim fellowship and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an honors society that promotes excellence in the arts. Both her independent and group work has been exhibited throughout the country, including in New York, Colorado, California and Maine. Her work was last exhibited at the Robischon Gallery in lower downtown Denver. She lives in New York City.听

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Wounded Workers: Tales from a Working Man鈥檚 Shrink, the first book written by Bob Larsen (MCDBio鈥73), received the Nonfiction Authors Association鈥檚 gold award. Through stories, this book details the physical and mental effects many American workers experience as a result of doing their jobs. Bob is a clinician and forensic psychiatrist who specializes in assisting cops, bank tellers, firefighters, farm workers and executives deal with traumatic events. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Librettist Mark Campbell鈥檚 (Thtr鈥75) work continues to be exhibited across the country. Performed so far this year are the oratorio 鈥淪anctuary Road鈥 and operas 鈥淎pproaching Ali,鈥 鈥淭he (R)evolution of Steve Jobs鈥 and 鈥淭he Shining.鈥 Mark has received numerous awards for his work including a Pulitzer Prize in music for 鈥淪ilent Night鈥 and a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for 鈥淭he (R)evolution of Steve Jobs鈥 He has created 40 opera librettos and the lyrics for seven musicals. He lives in New York, New York.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

The documentary Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time, created by Barbara Bentree (MusEdu鈥80), was screened April 5 at the Boedecker Theater in Boulder. The film honors Dave Grusin (Mus鈥56; HonDocMus鈥89), a distinguished film and television composer who co-founded GRP Records, a jazz record label. This film has been screened at various film and music festivals, and won the best documentary award at the Rome Independent Film Festival in Italy. Barbara lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

In February, legal services firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati opened an office in downtown Boulder. Vern Norviel (ChemEngr鈥81) and Tony Jeffries (Fin鈥89), partners with the firm, are leading the team at the new location. Wilson Sonsini provides legal counsel regarding life sciences, technology and growth enterprises. Vern works in Wilson Sonsini鈥檚 patent and innovation group, and Tony works in the firm鈥檚 corporate practice group.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

In October 2021, Seth A. Darst (ChemEngr鈥82) received the Gregori Aminoff Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy. He was recognized with Elena Conti and Patrick Cramer for their investigations into cellular systems for the production, transport and quality control of RNA. This award recognizes individuals within the field of crystallography, the study of atomic structures in solid materials. Seth is a professor at Rockefeller University and resides in New York City.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Intellectual property law firm Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds elected Mary Lou Wakimura (ApMath鈥83) as chair of its board of directors. Mary Lou plans to use her 35 years of experience at the firm and her patent prosecution and operational expertise in her new role. She lives in Atkinson, New Hampshire.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

In December 2021, Jenny Glidden Guberman (Fren鈥84) published her first book, Chattahoochee Cats, which was edited by Sydney Chinowsky (Engl鈥16). Inspired by her grandchildren and her rescue cats, this chapter book for second graders teaches readers about other countries and self-reliance. Jenny hopes to inspire people to accomplish their goals regardless of their age. Her sister, Susannah Glidden Lusk (Psych鈥72), and brother Jocelyn Cheney Glidden (Phil鈥68) attended 精品SM在线影片 as well. Jenny lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

The 2022 Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award was awarded to David Theobald (Geog鈥86; PhD鈥95) by the North American Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. David works as a research scientist in Fort Collins at Conservation Planning Technologies, a company he founded in 2013 to address challenges in conservation planning through use of spatial analysis and earth systems data and design. He focuses on land-use trends in the U.S.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

After serving as executive vice president at Colliers International, Steven Kohn (Fin鈥87) accepted a position as principal at Avison Young in Chicago. Steven focuses on lease negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions and landlord and tenant representation. He was also named to the USA Maccabi Masters Hockey team for the second time, where he will be one of 1,100 Jewish athletes representing the U.S. Maccabi USA connects the Jewish community and builds pride through sports. Steven resides in Glencoe, Illinois.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Fox Rothschild nationwide construction practice named Patrick Casey (PolSci鈥89) co-chair. Patrick is a trial attorney, the managing partner at the firm鈥檚 Denver office and is a member of the firm鈥檚 executive committee. He deals with cases involving construction, insurance, real estate and litigation. Patrick was recognized by Chambers USA for construction in 2021 and was named to the Colorado Super Lawyers list by Construction Litigation from 2019 to 2022.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

In February, legal services firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati opened an office in downtown Boulder. Vern Norviel (ChemEngr鈥81) and Tony Jeffries (Fin鈥89), partners with the firm, are leading the team at the new location. Wilson Sonsini provides legal counsel regarding life sciences, technology and growth enterprises. Vern works in Wilson Sonsini鈥檚 patent and innovation group, and Tony works in the firm鈥檚 corporate practice group.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

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