Life coach, speaker and author聽Jenn McRobbie聽(Comm) wrote the book聽Why Is She Acting So Weird? A Guide to Cultivating Closeness When a Friend Is in Crisis.聽The book was born of her experiences interacting with friends after her diagnosis with breast cancer. It was an Amazon best seller in three categories and the 鈥#1Hot New Release鈥 in the friendship category. Jenn also was selected as a finalist for the 2015 International Book Awards in the relationships self-help category. The book is available in paperback and digital format on Amazon.com. Jenn lives in Fairfax, Va.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Sarah Kauss聽(Acct), the inventor of a popular, sleek, stainless-steel water bottle in 2010, was named to Forbes鈥 鈥40 Under 40鈥 list. Sarah has sold millions of the bottles, available through J. Crew, Starbucks and other retailers. She even received a nod of approval from Ellen DeGeneres.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

Last October聽Joy Roberts聽(Soc) was awarded the 2014 Specialized Prosecutions Attorney of the Year Award from the Association of Deputy District Attorneys. Joy is a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County district attorney鈥檚 office.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

Former English teacher聽Melinda MacInnis鈥檚 (MEngl) trip to Swaziland seven years ago led her to take an eye-opening trip around the globe to film聽The Price聽a documentary about rhino poaching and the issues that arise from it. She was honored as one of聽National Geographic鈥檚 2014 Travelers of the Year for her efforts. Melinda lives in Boulder.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Harper鈥檚 Magazine鈥檚 art director,聽Stacey Clarkson聽(A&S鈥97), and photojournalist Tomas van Houtryve (Phil鈥99) spoke last spring at CU-Boulder about technology, society and privacy. The event was part of the recurring ATLAS Speaker Series.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

This summer聽Matthew Larsen聽(PhDGeog鈥97) was appointed director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which aims to determine the importance of tropical nature on human welfare. In his role, Matthew oversees 300 employees, a budget of $23 million and the institute鈥檚 research facilities in Panama and field sites in 14 countries.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

Being a part of America鈥檚 oldest general-interest magazine, Harper鈥檚 Magazine, is an honor. The magazine first began printing in 1850.聽Stacey Clarkson聽(A&S鈥97) is the magazine鈥檚 art director. She has helped lead Harper鈥檚 to numerous art awards and has received awards for her work as picture editor. She lives in New York.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

As Facebook鈥檚 director of sales and account management,聽Kelly Keaveney Graziadei聽(Jour鈥97) has seen technology and the Internet鈥檚 impact on lives. In October 2013 she led a panel at CU-Boulder about Facebook鈥檚 influence on innovation and team leadership. Read more about her in this issue.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Professional chefs鈥 attention to detail as they chop or season the meal inspires admiration in amateurs. 鈥淭op Chef鈥 season five winner聽Hosea Rosenberg聽(EngPhys鈥97) awed judges on the show and has continued to gain respect in the Denver/Boulder area with his catering business, Blackbelly Catering, Events, and Farm.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Mexican American writer聽Luis Alberto Urrea聽(Engl鈥97) received a Canadian award from the Blue Metropolis Foundation for his novel聽Queen of America. This book is a sequel to his bestseller,聽The Hummingbird鈥檚 Daughter, and tells the story of a young woman moving to America. Luis lives in Naperville, Ill., and is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Director of global marketing solutions at Facebook Kelly聽Keaveney Graziadei聽(Jour鈥97) spoke at the CU-Boulder journalism and mass communication Cultural Caffeine series in October. Kelly discussed the culture at Facebook and the impact it has had on innovation and team leadership. She is responsible for North American sales and account management. Previously she worked as the global account director at Yahoo! Kelly lives in San Francisco.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

On June 4, 2013,聽Julie Bartsch Riley聽(ApMath, Geol鈥97) and聽David Riley聽(Aero鈥97) welcomed a baby boy, Cooper Jackson Riley, who joins his big sister, Avery. The family lives in Arlington, Va.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

The U.S. Forest Service promoted聽Scott Tangenberg聽(Geol鈥97) from San Bernardino National Forest mountaintop district ranger to deputy forest supervisor for the Stanislaus National Forest in northern California. Scott鈥檚 accomplishments include extensive fuels reduction, replanting projects, renovated roads and receiving state off-highway vehicle grants to help maintain roads in the forest. Scott lives in Big Bear City, Calif.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

The Denver Post聽featured Boulder resident聽Allen Lim聽(MKines鈥97, PhDIntPhys鈥04) in the August article about athletes and their diets.聽 鈥淎 lot of the stuff athletes put in their bodies while training and in a race is stuff that wouldn鈥檛 be serviceable to eat at home,鈥 he told聽The Post. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not food.鈥 Allen says this is why so many athletes suffer from cramps, bloating nausea and more. He is a nutrition expert and founded Boulder-based Skratch Labs, a company that provides food and drink products made from real ingredients that optimize performance.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

New York-based vocalist聽Keith Miller聽(Art ex鈥97) performed in a concert with the Longmont Symphony Orchestra. The concert, 鈥淎n Evening on Broadway,鈥 took place in May at the Vance Brand Civic auditorium. Keith lives in New York City with his wife and sings at the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

Writer and historian聽Andrew DeRoche聽(PhDHist鈥97) is planning a research trip to the museum in Las Animas, Colo., that houses the personal papers of former ambassador聽Llewellyn 鈥淭ommy鈥 Thompson聽(A&S鈥28). Tommy worked closely with U.S. presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon. He also played a key role during the Cuban Missile Crisis by advising President Kennedy how to respond to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, with whom he had lived for a time. Andrew writes no historian has ever had access to the diplomat鈥檚 personal papers before, so he is excited to see what they have. Andrew has published two books and many academic and encyclopedia articles. He lives in Longmont, Colo.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

South by Southwest featured聽The Pool,聽an interactive art installation in Republic Square Park near Austin, Texas, created by聽Jen Lewin聽(EvnDes鈥97) of Jen Lewin Studio and her studio assistant, environmental design student聽Daniel Nordson. Her piece consisted of large illuminated circles that, when stepped on, flashed from blue to pink.听奥颈谤别诲听featured Jen鈥檚 art in March. She lives in Boulder and has been creating large interactive pieces for the public for 15 years.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

CEO and co-founder of Quick Left聽Ingrid Alongi聽(Phil, WomSt鈥97) appeared in the聽Daily Camera聽speaking about her firm and Boulder鈥檚 startup and technology scenes. Quick Left is a web engineering firm. 鈥淭he biggest thing we do with our customers is help them with their product strategy,鈥 Ingrid told the聽颁补尘别谤补.听She lives in Boulder.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

Design Concepts added聽Carter Marshall聽(Anth鈥97, MArch鈥09) to its team as a landscape designer and he is working on municipal park projects in Colorado, including the redesign of Wulf Park in Evergreen and a recreation area master plan for Nederland. He also is working on such school landscape projects as the historic Mapleton School in Boulder. Previously, Carter worked for Belt Collins West in Boulder as a park planner for such federal agencies as the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

On March 31聽John Sieg* (MechEngr鈥97) and Elisha DeLong-Sieg welcomed their daughter Brooklyn Hope. They say her big sister Caitlyn is very excited and is already teaching Brooklyn the CU fight song. The family lives in Parker, Colo.

*Lifetime member

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

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