After graduating,Mary Lou Wilkerson Unterburger(Engl’43) enlisted in the Navy and served for two and a half years instructing Naval air cadets in their first training in instrument flight and radio aids for navigation. She writes she enjoyed reading Clay Evan’s story on the WAVES, “WWII — Women at War,” in the December 2011 issue of theDZǰ岹.Mary Lou is retired and living in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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The Sink, Timber Tavern and Greensman’s Drug Store are establishments that remain vividly inGene W. Miller’s (CivEngr’46) memory when he recalls his CU-Boulder days. Along with living in the dorms, he lived in Vetsville. He fondly recalls professors Warren Raeder, Bill Thoman and Dean Eccles. Married 64 years, Gene retired from the steel industry. Some of his projects included Disneyland’s Matterhorn Mountain and Chicago’s State Street Bascule Bridge. He lives in Houston.

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Last springLoretta “Lee” Ford(Nurs’49, MS’51, EdD’61, HonDocSci’97) was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame for her work in the nursing profession. In 1965 Loretta began working with pediatrician Dr. Henry Silver at the CU Health Sciences Center to develop a pediatric nurse practitioner program, the first in the nation. Their program resulted in more than 140,000 nurse practitioners working in the U.S. today. Loretta resides with her husband in Wildwood, Fla. See the article, “Revolutionary nurse,” about her online in the September 2012Coloradan.

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One of five authors of100 Years Up High: Colorado Mountains and Mountaineers(Colorado Mountain Club Press)Janet Neuhoff Robertson(A&S’57) is a writer and photographer whose best-known book isMagnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies(University of Nebraska Press). In April she and her co-authors, includingJames Fell(MHist’72, PhD’75), gave a presentation and held a book signing at the Boulder Public Library. She lives in Boulder.

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The Iron Mountain Inn bed and breakfast run byVikki Viskniskki Woods(Comm’58) in Butler, Tenn., was named “Best Bed and Breakfast of Johnson County.” This is Vikki’s 15th year running the inn, which she designed and built. She also built Creekside Chalet, a secluded cabin in the woods for guests who want to bring dogs or children.

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“CU is considered an important part of my life,”Herb Lundin(MGeog’58) writes. Although CU did not have a doctoral program in geology at the time, he writes he was well prepared for the doctoral program at Syracuse University. “GO BUFFS!” he says. Herb lives in Waukesha, Wis.

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After reading “A call for courage” in the June 2012 issue of theDZǰ岹,Risto Marttinen(Hist’62) thanks Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “As men of iron and women of granite, we laud this recognition and praise,” Risto writes. Although he no longer climbs cliffs and limits his boxing to the bags at the local gym, Risto is the Kentucky gold medal holder in discus, javelin and shot in the 70-74 age group. He lives near his three grandchildren in Lexington, Ky.

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In JulyPatricia Chapman Meder’s (A&S’62) novelThe True Story of Catch- 22,The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller’s 340th Bomb Group in World War II(Casemate) was published. The three-part book explores the real men and combat missions on which Joseph Heller’s bestselling novelCatch-22was based while blending history and facts with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos of the USAAF flyers. Patricia lives in Annandale, Va.

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History professor at the University of North CarolinaLoren Schweninger(A&S’62, MA’66) continues his research and writing. His bookFamilies in Crisis in the Old South(University of North Carolina Press) about pre-Civil War divorce among slaveholders was published in September. “Staying active is the best medicine,” he says. He lives in Greensboro, N.C.

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A “Living Legend” of CU football,Mike Bolan(Acct’63) writes that the best part of the title is to be living. In law school he played rugby and served as a director of the United States Rugby Football Foundation for years. He practiced law, clerked for an Illinois Supreme Court judge and served as a circuit court judge in Chicago for 18 years before his retirement in 2001. Mike has five children, three stepchildren and 17 grandchildren. “I am very proud of my CU classmates and teammates, many of whom were outstanding students, genuine scholars and good men and women,” he writes. Mike lives in Glencoe, Ill.

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On June 10Joseph La Camera(MEdu’63, EdD’70) and his wife celebrated their 40th anniversary. After their retirement from the Thompson School District in Loveland, Colo., the couple worked in Monterrey, Mexico, for two years and two years in Kathmandu, Nepal. They have two children, two grandchildren and one great-grandson. Joseph and his wife live in Boulder.

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The Predator Ridge exhibit at the Denver Zoo was dedicated to CU PresidentBruce Benson* (Geol’64, HonDocSci’04) in May. He chaired the zoo’s board during three of its most active years, which included a capital campaign to build more exhibits. The ceremony was attended by about 200 guests, including his wife, three children and 10 grandchildren. The $27 million exhibit is called Bruce D. Benson Predator Ridge.

*Directors Club member

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For the past 20 years Boulder residentDave Carlson(PolSci’64, MA’69) has been a staff member of the Boulder County food bank, Community Food Share, where he is in charge of its various garden projects and fruit orchards. A consulting arborist, he has his own company, Carlson Tree. Dave writes he looks forward to a trek to Nepal in the spring with Friends of Nepal, a returned Peace Corps volunteer group.

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A lawyer in Steamboat Springs, Colo.,John Grassby(Phil, PolSci’64) practices law of business formation and capitalization, commercial transactions, oil and gas and commercial real estate. John taught U.S.-Mexico relations at CU Denver in the ‘90s and wrote many columns on related subjects. His first novel,Calcutta Sunrise(Nebbadoon Press), was published in June, and he expects the sequel,Mexico Sunrise, to be released in 2013.

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He has worked for large corporations, run his own businesses and taught business law at Southern Oregon University, yetDennis Powers(A&S’64) writes his prime interest is writing books. He has written help books, legal books, maritime books, fiction and nonfiction. Dennis’ last two books published are e-books:A World Within WorldsԻThe Deadly Seas.Dennis lives in Ashland, Ore.

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During his retirementCharles Wooten(MEdu’65) has focused on being a writer. His latest effort isSide By Side,a science-fiction novel and personal memoir using the pseudonym Jason Witherspoon. Charles lives in Broomfield, Colo.

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Matthew, Mark, Luke and Paul(Wipf and Stock Publishers) byDavid Smith(Psych’65) was published in July 2011. The book is a literary analysis of the synoptic gospels, concluding that the writers used the Epistles of Paul as a source for their stories of Jesus of Nazareth. David lives in Rogers, Ark.

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After serving 12 years as parish nurse and health ministries coordinator at her church in Golden, Colo.,Karen Anderson Setzer(Nurs’66) retired on May 31. Her work included setting up a comprehensive program that involved more than 500 volunteers. Karen started the Golden Family of Churches Health Ministries, a consortium of nine Christian churches that work together for the health of the Golden community, including paying for immunizations for children unable to afford them.

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Prior to his retirement on Jan. 1Roy Worthington(Psych, Soc’67) was a real estate attorney for 38 years. Before that he served four years in the United States Air Force. He and his wifeNancy Newhouse Worthington(Fren’67) reside in Lake Quivira, Kan.

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The Iliff School of Theology board of trustees appointedDonna Bates Boucher(Jour’70) as a member. She is active in the community, serving on the boards of the Mesa Verde Foundation, Samaritan Institute and the advisory board of the Colorado School of Public Health. Donna lives in Denver.

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