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

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

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 June,聽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,聽鈥淭here is still plenty聽to do!鈥

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

In addition聽to hosting聽鈥淲onderful Words of聽Life鈥 on KAAM-AM radio聽770 in Dallas,聽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

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

Paula D谩il鈥s聽(A&S鈥63)聽tenth book, ,聽was released in June.聽Inspired by a true story,聽the novel chronicles a聽Catholic nun鈥檚 fight for聽women鈥檚 reproductive聽rights within the largest,聽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

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

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