After CC
We're not waiting for our lives to begin. We're not waiting for the future to happen. We're living it. Starting now.
CC has a diverse student body, but we all have one thing in common: we've got more going for us than flashy resumes and 4.0's. We're learning who we are and who we want to be — and we have the ability to make it happen.
Famous and Distinguished Alumni
- Former Colorado Senator, current Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar '77
- Head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Jane Lubchenco '69
- Deputy administrator of NASA, Lori Garver '83
- Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Marcia McNutt '74
- USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Harris Sherman '64
- Congressional Fellow, Aaron Gutierrez '08
- William J. Hybl '64, former president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee, and nominated delegate to the United Nations General Assembly
- Lynne Cheney '63, news commentator and wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney
- Tara Nott Cunningham '94, the United States' first Olympic gold medalist in women's weightlifting (2000 Games)
- Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming '70
- Olympic cyclist and World Mountain Bike Champion Alison Dunlap '91
- William "Bro" Adams '69, Colby College's 19th president and former president of Bucknell University
- Neal Baer '78 former executive producer and writer for "ER," former executive producer for "Law & Order SVU," and current executive producer for “A Gifted Man”
- Jay Engeln '74, 2000 National High School Principal of the Year and currently CC's director of alumni & parent relations
- U.S. Congresswoman Diana DeGette '79
- Glenna Goodacre '61, a sculptor who designed the image of Sacagawea on the golden U.S. dollar coin
- Peter Neupert '78, Microsoft executive and founder of Drugstore.com
- Up-and-coming Hollywood director Marc Webb '96 (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man)