The five-time award-winning feature film Born & Raised written and co-produced by Nick Loritsch (Film’03) played in Los Angeles in April at the United Film Festival. Nick also stars in the film and lives in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Posted Sep. 1, 2013
In April Leah Buechley (MCompSci’03, PhD’07) served as a panelist at CU’s 65th Conference on World Affairs. She is an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab where she directs the High-Low Tech research group, exploring the integration of high and low technology from cultural, material and practical perspectives engaging diverse groups of people in creating their own technology. Leah has studied theater, dance, fine art and design at the college level. Her work has been featured in The New York Times.
Posted Jun. 1, 2013
In February structural engineer from Lakewood, Colo., Jerod Faris (CivEngr, Math’03, MCivEngr’12) returned home from a project trip to Santa MarĂa del Real, Olancho, Honduras. Jerod was part of team of architects and engineers from across North America who volunteered their time with Engineering Ministries International’s America Latina office in Costa Rica. The team spent weeks in Honduras developing the concepts and designs for ClĂnica El Buen Pastor.
Posted Jun. 1, 2013
Associate professor Ross Haenfler (PhDSoc’03) teaches sociology at the University of Mississippi. His interests focus on how people pursue social change in their daily lives as part of lifestyle movements such as slow food, voluntary simplicity and green living. As a graduate student at CU he co-authored The Better World Handbook: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference.ĚýIn April he spoke at CU’s 65th Conference on World Affairs. Ross lives in Oxford, Miss.
Posted Jun. 1, 2013
Writer, actor and producer of the film Born & Raised Nick Loritsch (Film’03) was named best actor and the film was rated “most undervalued” byReel Georgia.ĚýBorn & Raised has secured distribution with R Squared Films. The film played at Logan Film Festival in Logan, Utah, and Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, Fla., in March. Nick lives in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Posted Jun. 1, 2013
´ˇłÜłŮłó´Ç°ůĚýCharles Blackstone (MEngl’03) sold his second novel and appeared in the December issue of Publishers Marketplace. His novel Vintage Attraction (Pegasus Books) features a young English teacher who falls in love with a famous sommelier. The two embark on a journey from Chicago to Greece and navigate the mysteries of wine and the heart. Charles was named one of ±·±đ·Éł¦ľ±łŮ˛â’sĚý“Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago.”
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Physician’s assistant Rebekah Kaskubar (MCDBio’03) was on Semester at Sea during fall 2001. She said she had a terrific experience and the best debriefing was a returnee workshop to let the students who had been abroad during 9/11 discuss the tragedy with one another. She and her husband go to Uganda once a year to help support a school for AIDS orphans. Rebekah lives in Denver.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Reminger attorney Brian C. Lee (Hist’03) was selected to serve a one-year term on the Young Lawyers Steering Committee and the Young Lawyers Substantive Liaison for the Defense Research Institute Law Practice Management Committee. Brian practices civil defense litigation as well as complex commercial and business litigation, personal injury and defends professional malpractice claims against accountants, lawyers and real estate professionals. He was named “Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star” in 2012. Brian lives in Copley, Ohio.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Forever Buffs stood shoulder to shoulder to increase suicide awareness by honoring former football player Gabe Oderberg (Comm’03) who committed suicide. Two former CU football players, Derek McCoy (Mktg’03) of Thornton, Colo., and Bobby Pesavento (Comm’07) of Denver, spoke at “A Day for Grace,” an eTown Hall show in November to honor the former Buff.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Technology innovators Dave Morin (Econ’03) and his wife Brit ranked No. 6 of the “10 Most Powerful Couples in Tech” by . Dave worked at Apple and Facebook before co-founding the mobile startup Path. Path is a social network that connects close friends and family. Brit was a product marketing manager at Google. The couple married in July 2011 and lives in San Francisco.
Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Lisa Klein (Law’03) was appointed administrative law judge for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. She lives with her husband and daughter in Lafayette, Colo.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
Associate professor of political science José Marichal (PhDPolSci’03) is author of a book that examines the impact of Facebook on democracy.Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life (Ashgate Press) looks at how the Facebook revolution is transforming democratic citizens. José addresses the potential problems associated with the social network as they relate to political discourse. He lives in Thousand
Oaks, Calif.
Posted Dec. 1, 2012
Award-winning teacher Ross Haenfler (PhDSoc’03) is associate professor of sociology at the University of Mississippi. His courses include social movements, deviance and youth subcultures, men and masculinities and political sociology. At this year’s Conference on World Affairs Ross spoke at such panels as “Modern Media and the Teenage Mind.” He lives in Oxford, Miss., with his partner, Jennifer, and daughter.
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
Los Angeles resident Nick Loritsch (Film’03) is writer, co-producer and actor in the filmBorn & Raised.ĚýThe independent feature is about a young man in a small seaside town who learns a thing or two about love, luck and life from his well-traveled outlaw grandfather.ĚýBorn & Raised was shown at this year’s Breckenridge Festival of Film on June 9. To view the trailer visit bornandraised.com. Read a profile on him on page 57.
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
Couple Cortney Bass and Timothy Shadel (MCDBio, BioChem’03) were married in March in San Francisco. Timothy is a lab manager. The two celebrated with a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They live in Forest City, Calif.
Posted Sep. 1, 2012
Last May Mark Hanson* (MHist’03) and his wife had twins, one of which was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The family is trying to raise money and awareness of the disease. To learn more about their story visit . The family lives near Greensboro, N.C.
*Directors club member
Posted Jun. 1, 2012
The Fender Musical Instruments Corp. recruited Jason Merz (Mktg’03) to work in the marketing division at their corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. He worked at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago prior. He landed the marketing position after many years of hard work in pursuing his greatest passion, music.
Posted Jun. 1, 2012
ąóľ±±ôłľłľ˛ą°ě±đ°ůĚýTodd Nims (Comm’03) is involved in producing PUSH Tunisia, a skateboard “artivism” film project featuring a multinational group of skateboarders, street artists and volunteers on a trip to Tunisia, 11 months after the revolution. The project was covered by The Guardian newspaper and Rolling Stone (Middle East Edition). Todd lives in El Centro, Calif.
Posted Jun. 1, 2012
Business reporter for the Boulder Camera Alicia Wallace (Jour’03) won an award from the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters in the investigative and business story categories. The story “An Eye on CEO Pay” surveyed the salaries of several CEOs in Boulder and Broomfield counties. Alicia lives in Boulder.
Posted Jun. 1, 2012
CU couple Sarah Mercer Anderson (BioChem’03, PhDPharm’07) and Shaun Anderson (ChemEngr’03) welcomed a son, Cole Patrick Anderson, on Nov. 18. The family lives in Denver and says they are doing great.
Posted Jun. 1, 2012
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