Carroll Christman

A&S gets new development lead

Dec. 1, 2009

Carroll B. Christman鈥檚 landing in the world of donor development was 鈥渃ompletely accidental,鈥 she says. It鈥檚 become a happy accident. This fall, Christman was named senior director of development for the University of Colorado Foundation, the nonprofit fund-raising arm of CU. In her new role, Christman will oversee donor-development efforts...

Mildred "Mims" Buck

Centenarian still sowing seeds of scholarship

Dec. 1, 2009

When Mildred Buck came to the University of Colorado, the roaring 鈥20s were yet to crash. A 鈥渒indly professor of Greek,鈥 George Norlin, was president, and his words were yet to be carved into the fa莽ade of the then-unbuilt library that now bears his name. Since then, pivotal events of...

Roe Green and Bud Coleman share a laugh next to a statue of Robert Frost on the CU-Boulder campus.

Orange juice from Roe Green enlivens CU stage

Oct. 1, 2009

Roe Green and Bud Coleman share a laugh next to a statue of Robert Frost on the CU-Boulder campus. Roe Green frames it this way: She has five oranges. She eats one. She saves one. She gives three away. The fruits of her kindness nourish the arts and more. Green鈥檚...

Richard and Eileen Greenberg made a significant donation through their family foundation, the Bender Family Foundation, to help ensure that CU's Jewish Studies program remains excellent.

Jewish studies grows with aid of 鈥榤odel donors鈥

Oct. 1, 2009

Richard and Eileen Greenberg believe a major research university should maintain an excellent program in Jewish studies. So does David Shneer, an associate professor of history who runs the University of Colorado鈥檚 new Jewish Studies Program. When the economy collapsed last year, CU鈥檚 fledgling Jewish Studies Program could have suffered...

Jamie and Alan Redmond

First dance-degree recipient, CU in grand pas de deux

Oct. 1, 2009

In fall of 1960, Jamie Kellam arrived on the University of Colorado campus to study dance. As in other universities of that time, dance was part of the Women鈥檚 Physical Education program, so dancers, women only, could get a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in dance. Students in...

James Balog

Watching glacial melt shift into overdrive

June 1, 2009

James Balog vividly illustrates the rapid retreat of ice sheets and glaciers on Earth. His work, which has appeared on the cover of National Geographic and on PBS, turns climate-change skeptics into believers, he says. Balog鈥檚 time-lapse photography compresses months of ice retreat into a few minutes of dramatic footage,...

Ken and Ruth Wright look over Ruth's copy of the complete works of Shakespeare.

Act I, Scene I: Enter stage Wright

June 1, 2009

Ruth and Ken Wright have a long history of professional success. The pair also has an abiding passion for the poetry of Shakespeare. Their work and personal interests are as complementary as they are to each other. Ruth is an attorney who spent years as a state legislator and environmental...

Bryan Long

Visiting sim city

June 1, 2009

Educational simulations developed at CU spread expert knowledge, understanding Bryan Long says he is dedicated to pushing forward, to making the world a better and more enduring place. Long, who graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics from the University of Colorado and later an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute...

Jane Butcher (center) works with students and staff to prepare for the 61st annual Conference on World Affairs. The conference begins April 6th, and is comprised of more than 200 sessions.

The world comes to Boulder

March 1, 2009

With a lot of help from Jane Butcher and many others Jane Butcher (center) works with students and staff to prepare for the 61st annual Conference on World Affairs. The conference begins April 6th, and is comprised of more than 200 sessions. In 1963, a young Jane Butcher attended a...

Nicole Gibson with dogs

Young scholar lends a helping hand

March 1, 2009

Nicole Gibson鈥檚 grandparents set aside money for her college. She鈥檚 keenly aware of her good fortune. Now she鈥檚 paying it forward. Gibson is a 2004 environmental-studies graduate of the University of Colorado who began funding a scholarship in 2005. The $1,000 Donald and Marjorie Gibson Scholarship is open to full-time...

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