Alumni in Focus

The Pac-12 Conference announced the 2022 class of the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, including Jenny Simpson, who was a member of the cross-country and track and field teams from 2005–09. She is one of the most decorated athletes in CU history.

Michael Lewis took an interdisciplinary education to the next level. After graduating with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and working at Boeing for a year, he discovered another way to help people—through medicine.

The new alumni are already starting their careers to help improve the world of health care—from designing diagnostic equipment to developing technology for disease treatment.

Recent alumna Carrie Proctor always knew she wanted to impact young lives by becoming a music educator. Discover her passion to inspire youth through a shared connection to music.

CU Boulder alumna Stephanie Saltis, a survivor of bullying, uses Shakespeare to help break the cycle of violence in Colorado schools.

Like many lifelong Coloradans, Chris Anthony knew a little bit about the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. Unlike others, however, he was uniquely positioned to tell the story of how the division fought in Italy and even captured Mussolini’s compound on Lake Garda during World War II.

Online image descriptions help people who are blind or have low vision easily access information. However, the important task of creating "alt text" is often neglected. It's a complex problem that Abigale Stangl has been working to untangle for years.

Kevin Martin's startup, Unspun, earned Time's best invention of 2021 accolade. The alumnus’ 3D-weaving machine can produce a seamless pair of jeans. The technology was first prototyped in a Department of Mechanical Engineering's senior design course.

Alumnus Juan Carlos Tiznado is the lead author on a new paper that helps engineers better understand and predict the “liquefaction” hazard during earthquakes and more reliably mitigate it.

Elle Sandifer is a 2020 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer with Sanergy to address urban sanitation challenges in Nairobi, Kenya.