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It鈥檚 one thing to walk the halls of CU as a woman today. But 70 years ago, in the wake of World War II, being a woman on a college campus was a whole different story. It鈥檚 a story that聽Timmye Berg Pollard聽(ArchEngr鈥�46) still likes to tell. She and her late husband,聽Theodore E. Pollard聽(ArchEngr鈥�49), who died last fall at age 90, met at CU, when Timmye was often the only woman in her classes. While she was waiting for her husband to graduate, she worked as an engineer and even assisted with the structural design of some of the buildings on campus. In May, Timmye, now 88, and her daughter, Evelyn McLane, visited CU.

Only a year after聽John Egan聽(Acct ex鈥�47) left CU-Boulder, he moved to Lombard Village, a suburb of Chicago. He still calls the place home 66 years later. And since earlier this year, Lombard residents officially call March 21 鈥淛ohn Egan Day,鈥� in recognition of his more than six decades of loyal service to the town. John, who celebrated his 90th birthday March 16, was also named Lombard Man of the Year in 1967.

Gordon D. Thayer聽(EngrPhys鈥�57) published a paper in聽Progress in Physics, a peer-reviewed journal, called 鈥淎 New Model of Black Hole Formation鈥� in October 2013. He also has three 2014 titles for sale as trade paperbacks on Amazon.com:聽The Mind of Christ, which was co-authored with his late wife;聽His Grandson鈥檚 Tales to Beelzebub; and The Nutter Chronicles. In 1968, Gordon authored a chapter on radar visual cases for the Condon Report, a CU-based study of evidence concerning UFOs. He lives in Sarasota, Fla.

There are few things in the tech world that currently create as much buzz as 3D printing.聽Charles 鈥淐huck鈥� Hull聽(Engr鈥�61) is the name behind it all. He invented stereolithography, better known as 3D printing. For that, he was inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May. Chuck lives in Canyon Country, Calif.

The March Coloradan featured actor聽Robert Redford聽(A&S ex鈥�58, HonDocHum鈥�87), prompting聽Charles Fetterhoff聽(MechEngr鈥�63) to write, as he found himself looking out of one of the story鈥檚 accompanying photos. In the decades since he graduated from CU, Charles pursued a career in sales and real estate. He sold mainframe computers with IBM and then co-owned a Denver real estate company for 18 years. Charles still loves the beauty of the Rockies and lives in Aurora, Colo.

A celebration of聽Karl Spence Richardson聽(A&S鈥�63) and聽Sharon Holtzinger Richardson鈥檚 (A&S鈥�63) 50th wedding anniversary in Greece turned into a small Buffalo reunion. The couple stayed with U.S. Ambassador聽Daniel Smith(Hist鈥�77) and his wife, Diane. Spence is a former Marine who spent 30 years in the Foreign Service. Sharon worked for the Peace Corps in Venezuela and several companies in South Korea. The couple lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ambassador Smith鈥檚 assignment is in Athens, Greece.

After playing center lineman for CU鈥檚 football team and being a part of the 1961 Big 8 Championship and 1962 Orange Bowl, C.聽Michael Bennis聽(A&S鈥�65) has found a new passion. He has two award-winning books,聽Romance: Rules of Engagement听补苍诲听Paranormal: Signs of Destiny. His newest novel,聽Dangerous and Desirable, is one of his best-sellers. He lives in Tucson, Ariz., with his wife and three dogs.

The CU-Boulder law school received its largest cash gift in history earlier this year.聽Byron Chrisman聽(Law鈥�66) says his success as a tax attorney and real estate developer stems from his experiences at CU鈥檚 law school. He and his wife,聽Carlene Basore Chrisman聽(MMath鈥�70), decided to endow the Byron and Carlene Chrisman Chairs in Free Enterprise at Colorado Law with a $10 million cash gift.

Did you ever wonder who determines who gets a star on Hollywood鈥檚 Walk of Fame? For the past six years,聽Philip S. Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) of Los Angeles was a member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, which receives and evaluates star recommendations from its Walk of Fame committee. Accomplished members of the Hollywood stratosphere can apply for a star. The application fee is $30,000. Philip writes that he is pleased to have helped increase the number of African-American Walk of Fame Star recipients.

Legendary Truths: Peter Lassen and His Gold Rush Trail in Fact and Fable is聽Kenneth Johnston鈥檚 (A&S鈥�66) homage to the legendary California trailblazer who has a national park and a volcano named in his honor. But the book also is part of Ken鈥檚 biography. He retired from teaching biology and life science in secondary education in 2007. At the same time, he worked summers for the National Park Service, following Lassen鈥檚 trails and footprints. Ken and his wife, Jo, live in Klamath Falls, Ore.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted聽Dean Lahr聽(ElEngr, Mgmt鈥�66, MBA鈥�67) to its illustrious circle of former top-class athletes in June. During his time at CU, Dean was named an 鈥淥utstanding Wrestler鈥� in the U.S. in 1964. He also was a three-time All-American and three-time NCAA finalist. Dean鈥檚 collegiate record was 58-4. Dean and his wife,聽Beverly Lahr聽(Anth鈥�63, MS鈥�66), live in Eugene, Ore.

Working as a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area for four decades has its perks. But being part of a faculty that started a school of architecture in Kumasi, Ghana, surely made聽Thomas L. Turman聽(ArchEngr鈥�66) proud. Architect, author and inventor Buckminster Fuller asked the new graduate if he was interested in the project in the mid-60s. Thomas made the move to Africa. He wrote about his experiences in his book聽WAWA: West Africa Wins Again. His second book,聽Teacher! Stories to Be Read and Graded by Friday, chronicles the trials and tribulations of teaching. Thomas lives in Berkeley, Calif.

It has been about a year since聽Nancy Smith Rasmussen聽(Engl鈥�67) retired. Since then, she鈥檚 enjoyed the time to read and volunteer. But she also spends more time in Minneapolis at her new job 鈥� grandma to her son Ben鈥檚 two young boys, ages 2 and 4. Nancy lives in Philadelphia.

The Imogene Pass Run is an institution in Colorado. Back in the early 70鈥檚,聽Richard Trujillo聽(Geol鈥�70) was the first man to run what would become the annual race from Ouray to Telluride over Imogene Pass. He is a member of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame and was an All-American cross country runner during his time at CU-Boulder. He lives in Ouray, Colo.

Professional photographer聽Stephen Collector鈥檚 (Engl鈥�73) clients include The New York Times, Forbes Magazine and United Airlines. Stephen is based in Boulder and has been on the job for the past 30 years. 鈥淲orking with light is my love, both in color and in black and white,鈥� he writes. 鈥淚 am excited by the variety of subject matter in the world.鈥� See his work at stephencollector.com.

Running with Ralphie at the start of a football game is a staple at the University of Colorado.聽Christy Conroy Yonz聽(PE鈥�73), a former CU cheerleader, had the privilege of running behind Ralphie during last year鈥檚 homecoming football game during Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend. Christy resides in Mansfield, Texas.

Last fall聽Alvin Rivera聽(EdD鈥�76) was awarded 鈥淎dvocate of the Year鈥� by the CU President鈥檚 office. During his career, he worked in Washington, D.C., for two presidential administrations and at the National Research Council鈥檚 National Academy of Sciences. Alvin lives in Pueblo, Colo.

District court judge聽Morris Hoffman聽(Math鈥�74, Law鈥�77) recently published a book,聽The Punisher鈥檚 Brain, which discusses the science behind why people punish and forgive each other. Morris was appointed to the Denver District Court in December 1990. He also is an adjunct faculty member for CU-Boulder鈥檚 law school. Morris lives in Denver with his wife,聽Kate Knickrehm听(尝补飞鈥�82).

Minnesota West Community and Technical College appointed聽Barbara Kelberer McDonald聽(Engl鈥�80) interim president. She will serve in the role until June 30, 2015. Barbara previously served as provost at Itasca Community College. She lives in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Former executive director of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association聽Kent Zimmerman聽(Edu鈥�80, MPubAd鈥�90) left his job in 2008 after 14 years to travel with his wife,聽Christine Lanier Zimmerman聽(Ger鈥�80, MA鈥�90). One of their latest adventures took them to Sucre, Bolivia.