40-50-60 | 70-80 | 90 | 2000

’70
35th Cluster Reunion, Oct. 8-10, 2004!

’71
After 28 years in Alaska, Richard and Patricia Nickel Brown have retired to their property near Kiowa, Colo., with their dogs and horses. • John and Debbie Hingston ’73 Dolson have relocated to London after living in Cairo, Egypt, for “eight sunny years with no rain.” John is an advisor for BP in worldwide exploration and Debbie is a teacher at The American International School in Switzerland (TASIS), located in Surrey. They own a home stateside and continue to live in it part of the year. • Heather Harris is spending a year in Gunnison, Colo., where she is writing a book about a cashmere goat ranch. • John Krauss was elected to serve as a vice president on the board of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. • Rosemary McCandless is a technical editor for the Journal of Biological Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

’72
Iain Sherwood completed his first CD of bagpipe music, “Armed and Dangerous,” with fellow piper John Eric Partanen. Iain owns Cuillinn Craft in San Leandro, Calif.
Class Secretary:
Jesse Sokolow
2 Spaulding Lane
Riverdale, NY 10471-3212
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’73
Barb Rogers Diehl designed the poster for the 2003 Colorado Shakespeare Festival at the University of Colorado–Boulder. It was selected for inclusion in the PRINT magazine regional design issue which came out in the fall. Barb is the senior graphic designer at CU’s publications and creative services department, where she has been on staff since 1974. • Ken Watson is a librarian at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore. He reports that at an advanced age of over 50, he has built a marimba and joined a marimba band.

’74

30th Cluster Reunion, Oct. 8-10, 2004!

Richard Byess retired in June after a 23-year, “richly rewarding career” with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is now the director of new business for World Vision, a Christian humanitarian relief and development organization with operations in nearly 100 countries. • Jeff Chism was named a “2003 Super Lawyer” by Washington Law and Politics magazine, along with two other CC graduates, Bruce Edwards ’76 and Peter Offenbecher ’76. • Tom Hiester reports that he has worked his way “back into wind energy.” He is a regional project developer with Invenergy L.L.C., in Sammamish, Wash. • Nancy Pattee Malitz and family moved to Portland, Ore., four years ago, where she and her family enjoy skiing, camping, hiking, and going to the beach. Nancy teaches a third/fourth grade class at St. Paul Lutheran School.

’75
30th Cluster Reunion, Oct. 8-10, 2004!
Andrew Gulliford is the author of “Boomtown Blues,” a chronicle of the social, environmental, and financial havoc created by the oil shale industry in Colorado. Andrew lives in Durango, Colo., where he is the director of the Center for Southwest Studies and professor of Southwest studies and history at Fort Lewis College. • After 22 years in Tempe, Ariz., Scottie Brown Jones and her husband Greg moved to a 40-acre farm in the rural community of Alsea, Ore. • Fraser McAlpine joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., as the chair of the labor and employment law section in their Houston, Texas, office.

’76
Bruce Edwards was named a “2003 Super Lawyer” by Washington Law and Politics magazine, along with two other CC graduates, Jeff Chism ’74 and Peter Offenbecher. • John Howe is professor of finance at the University of Missouri-Columbia and was recently appointed Missouri Bankers Chair in the College of Business. • Eric Sondermann reports that his Denver-based firm, Sondermann/E-Squared, has become something of a CC magnet, through no real intent or design. Edie Dulacki ’86 is affiliated as a project partner, Melanie Thielen ’98 is building a consulting practice in institutional and nonprofit fundraising and development, and Cody Carter ’02 is an associate.

Sara Augustine '78 and Isolde Finsterer '77 reminisced while dining at Le Café de Paris, in Quebec City, Canada, where they were both visiting. Sara lives in Princeton, N.J., and Isolde lives in Dresden, Germany, where she teaches foreign languages as a freelancer. Isolde would love to get in touch with former classmates and can be reached at isolde.finsterer@gmx.de

’77
Robert Zimmerman presented a paper at the 62nd annual conference on Mass Properties Engineering in New Haven, Conn., and received the award for best technical paper. The paper was described as “a real pleasure to read due to its crisp preciseness and grammatical clarity.” Robert lives in Conifer, Colo., where he is a staff engineer with Lockheed Martin Space Systems. He credits CC with making him an anomaly – an engineering scientist with the ability to write.

’78
Neal Baer was honored at Lupus L.A.’s Evening of Love, Light, and Laughter on Oct. 1 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. He received the Loop Award for his commitment to raising awareness of lupus. • Bruce Marcus upgraded his career by joining UBS Financial Services as a senior vice president. He lives in the Bucktown area of Chicago with his wife Jeanne and their son, Andrew. • John Monteiro was a visiting professor in the history department of Harvard University for the fall term, where he taught courses on colonial Latin America and slavery in Brazil. • Bob Moog is chairman and president of University Games in Burlingame, Calif. One of their all-time best-selling games is Murder Mystery Party.

’79
25th Reunion – Oct. 8-10, 2004!

John Caron was named executive vice president of marketing for Olive Garden. • Liz Paul and family have moved to San Francisco, where she accepted a position in strategic planning for Amazon Advertising. Fellow CC alumna Millie Olson ’68 is the president of Amazon Advertising and occasionally comes to campus to teach in Professor Larry Stimpert’s marketing class. • Mark Saiki lives in Berthoud, Colo., and is a graduate student in history at the University of Northern Colorado–Greeley. • Timothy Tymkovich was sworn in as a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for Colorado at a ceremony in June. Timothy lives in Broomfield with his wife Suzanne Lyon. • Patty Ungar-Linssen has lived in San Diego, Calif., for 19 years. She and her husband Philip have three children: a 10-year-old daughter and five-year-old twin boys. Patty works part time in her own veterinary practice, doing conventional and holistic medicine.

’80
Richard Director is president and C.O.O. of Wynkoop Brewing Co. in Denver. • Stephanie Liston is a telecom and corporate partner in the London office of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. • Gina Zadravec White supervises apparel, housewares, and domestics at the Northeast regional buying office for Costco Wholesale. She lives in Sterling, Va., and would enjoy hearing from former classmates. • In September, Lennard Zinn, president of Zinn Cycles in Lafayette, Colo., was the guest of honor at a bike ride and brunch sponsored by the Boulder and Denver alumni groups.

’81
Amy Bass and James Luke were married June 28. • Jim Bowman was furloughed from United Airlines and is now serving as an academic faculty member and instructor pilot at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. • Robert and Anne Fernald Cross have moved to Tulsa, Okla., with their children, Natalie and Andrew. • Joel van Diver lives in Montecito, Calif., with his wife Wendy and their five children. Joel is the co-founder and senior managing director of Lugano Partners L.L.C.

Friends gathered for a mini-reunion at the home of Clarice Strang Watkins '81 in Islamorada in the Florida Keys in May. From left, Clarice, Trish Riordan Torrey '82, Veronica Scharf-Garcia '82, Carlos Nascimento '82, and Veronique La Font, former head resident of the French house.

’82
Barbara Thompson (MAT) and William Book were married Aug. 9 in Starlight, Ind. Barbara is an associate professor at Indiana University in New Albany.

’83
Kathleen Lynch Neveu teaches math at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs. Fellow alumnus John Krakauer ’85 is also a teacher there. • Karl Rysted is a staff attorney with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. He lives in Moore with his wife Sharon and their children, Kirsten and Kevin.

’84
20th Reunion – Oct. 8-10, 2004!
David Atkins is a filmmaker in New York City. • Patrick Martin lives in Denver, where he is a chiropractor. • Whitney Randolph attends the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo. He will be doing a fellowship in the anatomy department working for another CC graduate, Lex Towns ’67.

’85
Todd Bohle is a hydrologist with Seattle Public Utilities at the Cedar River Watershed in North Bend, Wash. • Kristi Parker Celico and her husband Frank live in Keystone, Colo., with their children, Samuel and Sasha. Kristi continues to work as a mediator on environmental and health public policy issues. • Linda Ellis Cummings lives in Bangkok, Thailand, where she is the chorus master of the Bangkok Opera and the Orpheus Choir, and recently sang the role of first lady in their production of “The Magic Flute.” • Buck Laukitis is “still catching lots of salmon, halibut, and black cod in Alaska.” Classmate Dan Leonardi comes up from California every fall to crew for halibut fishing. They have fun exploring the Aleutians when they aren’t working. Buck is on the board of the Alaska Marine Conservation Council and is the president of the North Pacific Fisheries Association in Homer, Alaska. Buck, his wife Shelly, and their daughters, Claire and Teal, will spend the winter in France. • Michael Szyliowicz visited Perpignan, France, in July, where he had spent several months as part of a CC program in 1984. He spent time with his host family, with whom he has kept in touch. “To see them again and to revisit Perpignan after all this time was a wonderful experience and brought back many fond memories!” Michael is a chocolatier in Denver.

’86
Allison Grimm Basili teaches elementary school in St. Augustine, Fla., where she lives with her husband Gianfranco and their children, Alexandra and Benjamin. • Michael Conti is the founder of the Colorado Chapter of Group101 Films, whose members make a short film per month regardless of time, funds, etc. He lives in Longmont, Colo., with his wife Amanda and their two young children. • Walt Enterline works in the technology solutions group at Washington Mutual in Seattle, Wash., where he also spends a lot of time chasing his four-year old twins. • Lee Sessions lives in Portland, Ore., where he is a human resources manager with Intel Corp.

’87
After living in Milan, Italy, for five years, Courtney Scott Chiasson has relocated to Denver. “It has taken a while, but I’m more or less over the ‘reverse culture shock’ of returning to the States.” • David Kice is an FBI agent assigned to the Los Angeles field office, where he is the leader of the crime scene investigation team. • Matt and Jean Stephens ’86 Lehman live in Seattle, Wash., with their sons, Sam and Ian. • Peter Loach lives in San Salvador, El Salvador, where he is country director for CHF International. • Bret McClanahan is an executive at the world corporate headquarters for El Rey Stucco Co in Albuquerque, N.M. Bret volunteered on the Habitat for Humanity project in Albuquerque, where El Rey Stucco donated stucco materials.

’88
After 10 years living and working in the Greater China region, Brian Grossman is back in the States. He is living in Breckenridge, Colo., and enjoying some quality time off. • Kim Race teaches mathematics at Littleton High School in Littleton, Colo. Last summer she traveled through England with Maryrose Kohan and Lori Johnson ’89. • Kristin Wolf is an emergency physician at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y.

’89
Wendy Burch and Chris Shima were married Feb. 22. Alumna Christine Carsten ’88 was in attendance. They live in Torrance, Calif., where they are both in elementary education and teach dance and movement workshops for educators on the side. • Colin Chisholm lives in Missoula, Mont., where he is a writer. • Meg Shaw and William Skidmore were married June 27 in Pueblo, Colo. They live in Charlotte, N.C., where Meg is an associate pastor of Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church.

40-50-60 | 70-80 | 90 | 2000