The Pueblo County Chapter of the Colorado Teacher Awards honored Yvette Padilla Teschner (Jour, Mus) as a 2019 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Yvette has been an elementary music school teacher in Pueblo for 16 years.

Posted Sep. 30, 2019

Andy Rice (Bus) is parks and recreation director for Alamosa, Colo. He writes that Ture Nycum (Mktg’90) and Ken Sherbenou (Econ, PolSci’02; MPA’06) are also parks and recreation leaders, in Fruita and Grand Junction,Colo., respectively, and all three serve on the legislative affairs committee of the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association.

Posted Sep. 30, 2019

T. Jeffrey Fitzgerald (Math) was named to BTI Consulting Group’s 2019 Client Service All-Stars list. Jeffrey is recognized for his work as shareholder in the firm’s healthcare litigation and disputes practice in Denver.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Kent Holsinger (Psych) was named in the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Farm Bureau’s Who’s Who in Agriculture lists in 2019. He was also in the journal’s Who’s Who in Energy in 2019. Kent founded Denver-based Holsinger Law, LLC in 2006, which specializes in land, wildlife and water law.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Katherine Wegher Haney (Comm'93) is the public affairs director for North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. When she isn’t spending time with her husband, two daughters and miniature dachshund, she volunteers as vice president of the nonprofit charity CDH International, a global initiative to find the cause and cure for congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a birth defect that occurs in 1 in every 2,500 babies.

Posted Jun. 1, 2019

After losing his sight at age 36, Trevor Thomas (Econ’93) became a professional hiker. His guide dog, a black lab named Tenille, recently retired after seven years of service. Her successor is a golden lab named Lulu. Lulu is currently working on learning the items on Trevor’s shopping list and honing her backcountry navigation skills.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

EdwardBatchelor(Comm) is managingpartner for the global firm Hardman Batchelor International, headquartered in Austin, Texas. A world traveler for the past 25 years, Edward recruits CEOs, board members, senior executives and digital leaders for a range of technology and consumer companies around the world.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Gretchen Triplett(Jour) became digital editor of High Country News in August. “The magazine covers 12 Western states (including Colorado, of course) and is the leading source for news, analysis and commentary on the American West — an essential resource for those who care about this region,” she said. She resides in Gunnison, Colo., with husband Mike and 12-year-old son Riley.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Serial entrepreneur, inventorand search-and-rescuevolunteerSteve Jewett(Geog) is founder ofClean Trails, creator ofNational CleanUp Day.He is the U.S. host ofWorld CleanUp Day,which this year is Sept.15. Steve has climbedall of Colorado’s fourteeners, plus Denali andAconcagua. On Sept. 15,he encourages alumni tojoin 380 million others inremoving litter or trashin their neighborhood,park, trail, river, lake,open space or favoritemountain peak. “Our goalis elimination of trash/litter to enjoy clean spaces,rivers and oceans,” hewrites.

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

New Mexico native Michael L. Connor (Law), former deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior, joined Boston-based law firm WilmerHale. He focuses on environmental compliance, natural resources and Native American law. While not an enrolled member of the Taos Pueblo tribe that his grandfather was part of, Michael is considered the first person of American Indian ancestry to hold one of the Interior Department’s top two posts.

Posted Dec. 1, 2017

Nashvillebased Correct Care Solutions, a publichealthcare organization, named Juan Perez (Acct) chief financial officer.

Posted Sep. 1, 2017

Valerie Arnold (Engl; MA’97; Law’00), a broker with Windermere Real Estate in Fort Collins, Colo., was recently named a trustee of the Poudre River Public Library District and to the transportation board for the City of Fort Collins. Valerie also was selected for Leadership Fort Collins, a program that educates participants on the needs of the community and strengthens leadership skills.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Sara McCabe (Anth, Econ) produced the feature documentary3 Hikers, the story of three Americans imprisoned in Iran and their families’ fight to rescue them. The film involves scholar Noam Chomsky, political expert Gary Sick, boxer Muhammad Ali and actor Sean Penn. Sara and husband Eugenio live in California with their son, Ronan.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Brad Montgomery Anderson (Eur, Fren) and the University of Oklahoma Press won the Bloomfield Book Award for 2017 for Brad’s book Cherokee Reference Grammar. The book is the first major reference work on the Cherokee in more than 35 years.

Posted Mar. 1, 2017

Veteran TV producer Josh Bingham (Comm) will serve as senior vice president for Critical Labs, a new program that will give 10 millennial producers the resources to develop new unscripted projects for traditional media, digital and over-the-top platforms. Josh lives in greater Los Angeles.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

In 2014 Clint Folsom (Bus) was elected mayor of Superior, Colo., and has entered the second half of his four-year term. Clint owns Folsom & Company Real Estate and manages several rental properties in Boulder that are leased to CU students. During his time at CU, Clint was a member of the 1988 Presidents Leadership Class and is still an active supporter of the program. Clint and his wife, Leslie, have two children who attend schools in Superior.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Boulder County-based real estate brokerage, Blazer Real Estate, LLC, owned by broker Ken Wiseman(Mktg), calls itself Boulder’s first “dog-friendly” brokerage and will be donating 5 percent of all sales commissions to an animal charity of the customer’s choice. This is Ken’s third real estate brokerage. He recently moved back to Boulder with his wife, Shannon, and four dogs after spending five years in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Jason Wyrick (MechEngr) was promoted to senior vice president of digital platforms at American cable and satellite television network Starz. He lives in Englewood, Colo.

Posted Sep. 1, 2016

CommanderJohn Plumb(MPhys; PhDAeroEngr’03)is running for Congress inNew York’s 23rd district.He was commissioned asan officer in the U.S. Navyand spent more than sixyears on active duty, withalmost three years on thefast attack submarine USSSan Juan. He has sinceworked in the Senate, thePentagon and the WhiteHouse. John received theArctic Service Ribbon forspending more than 28days north of the ArcticCircle. John is still in theNavy reserves, serving ascommanding officer for theMaritime Operations Centerreserve detachment.

Posted Jun. 1, 2016

Lyn Schenbeck (DMus)is retiring after more than40 years as an educator. In2013, she was named theCoweta County Teacherof the Year. In addition toteaching, Lyn has performed as a singer andconductor throughoutthe U.S. and Europe. Shehas also been an activemember of the NationalAcademy of Recording Artsand Sciences, the organization known for the GrammyAwards, for 25 years.

Posted Jun. 1, 2016

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