Award-winning author听Caitlin Friree听(Thtr鈥95) published her first novel,听Lightning in my Wires听(Create Space), a tale of metamorphosis that examines what it takes to make good choices on the path toward self-respect. A Massachusetts native, she writes she and her husband returned 鈥渉ome鈥 to Boston to raise their son.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

Author听Jake Shannon听(Engl鈥95) reports his book about wrestling,听Say Uncle听(ECW Press), reached fifth place in sales on Amazon in its category. He also released a book,听Hypnotist: Healer, Head-Hacker, & Headliner听(CreateSpace), describing the many facets of hypnosis deriving from his time spent as a hypnotist in Utah. Jake lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and two children.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

贰苍迟谤别辫谤别苍别耻谤听Henry Schloss听(Comm鈥95) created the 鈥淓nergy House鈥 in Denver as a space that allows people of different career backgrounds to share work space by buying memberships for the house. He told听The Denver Post听his hope is entrepreneurs will be able to feed off of each others鈥 ideas to start successful businesses. The 7,000-square-foot-building at 15th and Delgany streets includes Internet access, a kitchen and a conference room. Henry鈥檚 plan is to open 100 co-working locations nationwide. He lives in Boulder.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

Former Alumni Association staffer and doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia听Leasa Weimer听(Comm, Psych鈥95) received a Fulbright grant and an American-Scandinavian Foundation grant in support of her dissertation research on international student fees. The grant allows her to spend the 2011-12 academic year in Finland.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

Cultural anthropologist Laura DeLuca (MAnth鈥96; PhD鈥02), founder of impact travel venture Discover with DeLuca, has collaborated with fellow alum Brian Ash (Econ鈥13), co-founder of African eco-lodge Bomanoma, to plan and lead a 鈥渢ravel like an anthropologist鈥 safari through Narok, Kenya, and Maasai Mara this summer. The trip will be an immersive cultural experience to support the surrounding communities and to teach about Maasai culture, for an overall safari venture centered on fun, global fluency and making a difference.

Posted Jul. 15, 2024

Last fall, astrophysicist Will Kinney (PhDPhys鈥96) released the book , which delves into the origins of the universe through a theory called cosmic inflation. Will is a professor of physics at the University of Buffalo, SUNY.

Posted Mar. 4, 2024

In May,听David听Collins听(Mktg鈥96) took the听role of chief marketing听officer for Store Space,听a corporation that听operates self-storage听facilities across the nation. Prior, David served听as vice president and听head of marketing for听Public Storage.听

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

Julia DeSimone Campbell (Jour) was selected as one of Adweek鈥檚 2021 Creative 100 along with the likes of Dwayne 鈥淭he Rock鈥 Johnson, Amanda Gorman and Bryce Dallas Howard. She has recently built and led the Branded Content Project, an industry resource for local media companies that helps them create new revenue streams through content marketing.

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

After graduating summa cum laude, Michael Kester (Phil) went to Harvard Law School, worked as a Wall Street financial analyst and was co-president of a leadership consulting firm. Last year, he launched Lead Belay, an affordable 鈥減eer-based leadership experience鈥 for millennials. With Lead Belay, Michael hopes to help young workers recognize and develop their own personal leadership styles.听

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

Nicole Kingham (CommDisor) was selected to join the 2021 board of directors of the American Academy of Audiology. Nicole earned her master鈥檚 degree in audiology at the University of Washington. She currently works with practice development groups to help implement audiology assistants or technicians into private practice audiology and medical ear, nose and throat clinics. Nicole has developed an audiology assistant training program that is used in many clinics around the United States.

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

Dawn Davis Loring (MDance) has co-written a textbook titled Dance Appreciation that was published by Human Kinetics in January 2021.

Posted Mar. 4, 2021

Currently the longest-tenured college president in the state of Wisconsin, Patrick T. Ferry (PhDHist) will retire as president of Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor in June 2021. When he retires, Patrick will have served 24 years as president of the Mequon-based school, with seven of those also at the helm of the Ann Arbor campus.

Posted Mar. 4, 2021

Architecture and design firm Perkins and Will named Robin Ault (Arch) its Denver design director. Robin has designed several buildings, including the Humanities Gateway building at the University of California, Irvine, which won a LEED Platinum Award.

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

Melissa Glick (Advert鈥96), CEO of information technology firm Think Network Technologies, received the Morley Ballantine Award on Jan. 18 at the Durango Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 annual award ceremony at Fort Lewis College. The award honors women for their work in business and philanthropy. In 2014, Glick co-founded the Professional Women鈥檚 Network of Durango to connect women in the Four Corners area by providing a community in which they could mentor, guide and support each other through professional development, social events and volunteering.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Owner and CEO of Durango-based IT solution provider Think Network Technologies Melissa Glick (Advert) writes the company was named one of three technology finalists in ColoradoBiz magazine鈥檚 2018 Top Company List. The firm specializes in managed services, enterprise solutions, cloud solutions and IT consulting.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Lija Fisher听(Thtr) published her first novel,听The Cryptid Catcher. The children鈥檚 adventure story tells of a boy in search of the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. Lija, who was born in Istanbul, Turkey, became fascinated with cryptozoology after reading about well-organized hunting parties that tracked cryptids, or legendary creatures, in the wilderness. The next book in the series,听The Cryptid Keeper, will be published in 2019.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

For just over 18 years, John Augenblick (MechEngr) has been with energy technology company Qnergy. John redesigned an engine that has been used in conjunction with solar dishes and is being redesigned to provide power in remote locations. The generator is being used in Europe, Asia and America. In his spare time he coaches youth hockey and lacrosse. He and wife Xaviara live in Utah.

Posted Dec. 1, 2017

Henry Throop (MAstroPhys; PhD鈥00) was awarded the Avis Bohlen Award for Exemplary Performance by the American Foreign Service Association in a ceremony held at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. Henry is a senior scientist with the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz. He works remotely from his postings in Mumbai, Pretoria, Mexico City and D.C. with his wife, Heidi Hattenbach, a foreign service officer, and their three children.

Posted Sep. 1, 2017

In March, the president of Colombia appointed C茅sar Ocampo (PhDAeroEngr) director of the nation鈥檚 Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation. He has previously worked for NASA and as a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Think Network Technologies, a small Durango, Colo., company run by CEO Melissa Glick (Advert), provides information technology solutions. It has been named a Colorado Company to Watch 2016. Melissa joined Think in 2009 and previously worked as a broker for Century 21. She lives in Durango.

Posted Sep. 1, 2016

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