Greeley, Colo., KUNC radio station promoted Jaclyn Fortier (Jour’13) to a full-time position. She is the All Things Considered host and producer, which is the second highest-rated show after Morning Edition. Jaclyn airs Wednesday through Friday from 2-7 p.m. She lives in Windsor, Colo.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

Distance runner Emma Coburn (Mktg’13) ended her collegiate running career with her second NCAA steeplechase title in June. Her race time was the fifth-best in NCAA history. Within hours of winning the title, she signed a professional contract with shoe company New Balance. As she begins her professional career, Emma will remain at CU as a volunteer assistant coach.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

At the Boulder Sprint Triathlon in June Flora Duffy (Soc’13) finished first of the women with a time of 1:08:36. The race took place at the Boulder Reservoir. Flora is a two-time Olympian for Bermuda and graduated from CU in May. “This is the first triathlon I’ve done since November,” Flora told the Daily Camera.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

Basketball standout Sabatino Chen (Math’13) plays for the professional team Yulon Dinos in Mucha, Taipei, Taiwan. He says he is excited to see where this next step takes him.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Golfer Derek Fribbs (A&S’13) shot a 17-under-par 193, taking the victory at Twin Peaks Golf Course in the 31st and final Colorado Golf Association Public Links Championship last summer. Derek lives in Castle Rock, Colo.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

SparkBoulder is a student co-working space and entrepreneurial laboratory where Ben Buie (MBA’13) and other students and alumni work. The nonprofit organization is designed to connect student entrepreneurs, local businesses and community leaders in a collaborative environment to spur idea sharing, creativity, sustainability and innovation.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Denver resident Renata Garbowski (Psych’13) is a representative for City Year Denver, an AmeriCorps organization made up of 2,000 members ages 17 to 24 from diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds for a year of full-time service. Members serve throughout Denver and 24 other national sites developing after-school programs and tutoring students.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

After graduating in May Brian Ash (Econ’13) moved to rural western Kenya where Arrive, the nonprofit organization he founded, is based. Arrive staff work with abandoned and impoverished children by giving them a place to live at Keumbu Rehema Children’s Home. At CU-Boulder Brian worked for the Environmental Center as a bike mechanic at the campus bike shop.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

When Kohlman Verheyen (Econ’13) and Taylor McSunas (Comm’13) witnessed Buffs consistently munching on cookies that “Boulder Baked” delivered to CU dorms, the duo figured they could do that, too. After graduating they invested more than $160,000 and countless hours to start their own business, “Drive Me Cookie,” in Newport Beach, Calif., where they grew up. The two remodeled a Mercedes Sprinter van into a bakery on wheels. They deliver their fresh-baked goods to local residents’ door at home, school or work. Visit them at drivemecookie.com.

Posted Jun. 1, 2014

Three former CU triathlon team members represented Team USA at this spring’s International University Sports Federation’s 12th World University Triathlon Championships in Brazil. Chris Braden (Fin’13), Michelle Mehnert (MCivEngr’13) and Ryan Bice, a University of Colorado Colorado Springs graduate, participated and took home 3rd, 9th and 11th.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

The Wayfaring Band, co-founded by Pavel Reppo (Spch), provides adults with special needs with social opportunities, such as group road trips. The group also designs leadership workshops for executives and emerging thought leaders.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Polar Bottle and Cenote hydration system brands hired Elisa Schauer (Jour) of Boulder as a marketing and public relations associate. While at CU, Elisa helped the triathlon team win a national championship and interned in the marketing department at American Rec.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

After a vacation in Kenya, Brian Ash (Econ) realized the country’s extreme need to rescue homeless children in desperate situations. He founded the nonprofit Arrive and helped build an orphanage for impoverished children. Find out more at arrivekenya.org.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

The Ultimate Guide to College is a guidebook that provides incoming and current college students with practical advice and helpful information to navigate college. Written by David Westreich (Engl) and Scott Sharp Armstrong (Rec’87), the book gives step-by-step plans to help students get the most out of their college experience.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

Anne Davis (Art) was hired by Bodin Realty International in Boulder as a broker associate in February 2015. She is listed as a referred realtor on Ralphie’s List and is a part of similar programs at surrounding institutions. At CU Anne was the president of Boulder Freeride, CU’s ski and snowboard club.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

The Denver office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber hired Dietrich Hoefner (Law) as an associate in the firm’s government and regulatory affairs practice. He focuses his practice on environmental and natural resources law.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Last summer Richard Hunt (PhDBus) joined Virginia Tech’s business college as assistant professor in the management department. His CU dissertation, which focused on the entry and survival strategies of entrepreneurial firms, won the 2014 Academy of Management NFIB Outstanding Dissertation Award. He was recognized twice by CU for teaching excellence.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Known as the name “Ballroom Cancer” to the music world, Jake Sheppard (Bio) is creating electronic music in L.A. He was mentioned on Entertainment Weekly’s website, which described his single “Misinterest” as “fascinatingly strange.” Jake started making music at CU. The video for “Misinterest” is the work of classmate Aric Van Halen (Film’13), whose father, Alex, is a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen.

Posted Mar. 1, 2016

Two years ago Tim Jenkins (Econ, PolSci) founded Seattle Food Rescue, which redistributes food that would be thrown away by businesses to people who can benefit from it. Recently, the organization partnered with Capitol Hill Housing to distribute food directly to three residential apartment complexes in need. Tim brought the food rescue concept to Seattle after working with Boulder Food Rescue while he was a student at CU. At Seattle Food Rescue, nearly 85 percent of his volunteers are students, many from the University of Seattle. Tim hopes to expand to incorporate graduate students from the University of Washington on a geographical information systems project to map donors and recipients and determine the best bike routes.

Posted Jun. 1, 2016

Only six months into her biathlon skiing career, a sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, Joanne Reid (Math; MS’16) participated in the biathlon World Cup in the 15-kilometer individual. It was only her eighth biathlon race ever. Before becoming a biathlete, she led CU’s NCAA Nordic championship team in 2013. After graduating from CU, she took a year off from skiing, but returned to training in 2014 while working toward a master’s degree. From there, she earned a spot on the U.S. Ski Team’s squad for the Under-23 World Championships. She was the top American skier in the 10-kilometer skate and the 15-kilometer skiathlon.

Posted Jun. 1, 2016

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