This year Rick Bushnell (IntlAf) received the Governor鈥檚 Award for Leadership Management from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Rick, real estate operations manager for the Department of Enterprise Services, was one of 20 to receive the award. By negotiating more favorable leases for state facilities, Rick saved Washington taxpayers $2.2 million in 2018.

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

The Maine聽Freedom of聽Information Coalition聽awarded Sue Hawes聽(Psych鈥88) the 2022聽Sunshine Award for her聽work pursuing public records from the聽Cumberland County聽Sheriff鈥檚 Office. Her work聽exposed staffing issues聽at the county jail. She聽lives in Portland, Maine.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

Wellness services聽company Restore聽Hyper Wellness, owned聽and operated by聽Shawn Johnson (Mktg,聽Rec鈥88) and his partner聽Julie, opened a location聽in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Restore helps聽people looking to manage persistent pain,聽reduce signs of aging,聽boost athletic performance and increase聽natural defenses.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

In March, the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) celebrated its 19th year in operation. Sisters Kathy Beeck (Engl, PolSci鈥86) and Robin Beeck (Comm鈥88) founded the festival in 2004, and since that time, they鈥檝e grown it into one of the country鈥檚 most respected film festivals. It attracts more than 20,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry members annually. Named one of the 鈥25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World鈥 by MovieMaker Magazine, BIFF brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day annual celebration.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Working to Change the World, a softbound book written by NREL鈥檚 Ernie Tucker. The book, which can be downloaded online for free, tells the stories of NREL鈥檚 people and the technologies they鈥檝e advanced to help confront the climate crisis. The book features several CU alumni including catalyst researcher Kim Magrini (PhDChem鈥88), hybrid electric vehicles researcher Rob Farrington (PhDMechEngr鈥92), battery system researcher Matt Keyser (MechEngr鈥91) and Olympic biathlete Tim Tetreault (MechEngr, MS鈥04).

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

Pages