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Phi Beta Kappa听David Litschel听(Art鈥�74) has been a photographer for over 30 years. He retired in 2010 from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., where he lives, after teaching photography and serving as provost. David continues photographing his travels and his work can be found on pages 66-67 in this issue and at .

The photography of听Patricia 鈥淭rish鈥� Wright听(Art鈥�74) was featured last year at the Ceres Gallery in Manhattan and at the Art in Architecture Gallery in Ottawa. Trish lives and teaches on Long Island and is working toward her doctorate in education at Columbia University. Her three sisters and one niece also are CU graduates:听Cheryl Wright Green(Art鈥�69) of New York, N.Y.,听Alanna Wright-Jones听(Art鈥�71) of Colorado Springs, Colo.,听Joanne Wright听(Fren鈥�76) of Sudbury, Mass., and her daughter听Tracy Wright Deshmuk听(Soc鈥�06) who works as an ESL instructor in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

The book听Path of Beauty听(St. Martin鈥檚 Press), written by Boulder resident听Chris Brown听(Art鈥�74) last year, has been well-received. It contains personal photos and essays of the Grand Canyon and was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition. The book received five stars from Goodreads.

While working at the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C.,听Lawrence 鈥淟arry鈥� Duran听(PolSci鈥�74) earned his law degree from Georgetown University. For 25 years, he served as an attorney for state and local governments in California, including the California Legislative Counsel鈥檚 Office, the Sacramento County Counsel鈥檚 Office and the Sacramento City Attorney鈥檚 Office. He serves as a federal administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration in Moreno Valley, Calif.

Even though听Jane Petrowicz Stahl听(MEdu鈥�74) retired from teaching English, she continues to be very active in her community of Boyertown, Penn., by working with several art galleries and studios. She and her husband began 鈥淏ear Fever,鈥� which has inspired artists to design and paint 59 bears on display throughout the area. She was named the Pennsylvania Art Education Association鈥檚 2011 Outstanding Friend to Art Education for her efforts.

贵颈濒尘尘补办别谤听Paul Hirschberger听(Mktg鈥�74) is working on a documentary about the Kraft-IFL, Israel鈥檚 American-style tackle football league that consists of 500 players on 10 teams in six different cities. His focus is the cooperation among Muslims, Jews and Christians when they are playing, and how sports can create possibilities for personal, social and political transformation. The Natick, Mass., resident expects the film to be completed in December.听

On May 18 there was a reception for听Christopher Brown鈥檚 (Art鈥�74) show with fabric artist Judith Trager at NCAR in Boulder. The show featured a dozen of his landscape photographs as well as quilts made by Judith that were based on the photographs. Christopher also is promoting his book听Path of Beauty: Photographic Adventures in the Grand Canyon听(St. Martin鈥檚 Press).听Learn more at .

At the annual meeting of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in College held in Raleigh, N.C.,听William Myers听(MMath鈥�74) received a distinguished service award. William has more than 20 years of service to the consortium. He worked seven years as membership secretary and as treasurer since 1997. He lives in Belmont, N.C.

The book听Caravan of Thieves听(Dutton) by听David Rich听(MEngl鈥�74) was published in August. The fast-paced thriller is an emotional father-son tale described as a cross between听Ocean鈥檚 Eleven听补苍诲听A Few Good Men. As a former screenwriter, this is David鈥檚 first novel. He lives in Ridgefield, Conn.

Bradford Morrow鈥檚听(贰苍驳濒鈥�74)听novel听The Diviner鈥檚 Tale听(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) was published in January 2011.听The Diviner鈥檚 Tale听is a journey of self-discovery, an unorthodox murder mystery and a look at the world of dowsing, the ancient act of using a forked branch or stick to locate underground water or minerals. Bradford is founder of the literary magazine听Conjunctions听and is a professor of literature at Bard University. He lives in New York, N.Y.

As three-time, first-team All-American, former CU skier听Vidar Nilsgard听(CivEngr鈥�74, MS鈥�76) was the 1971 and 1973 NCAA jumping champion. He was a three-time Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association champion and a four-time member of the All-RMISA Jumping Team. He earned eight consecutive national titles in the 1970s. Vidar was part of the 2012 Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class and received recognition, along with 11 others, at the ceremony last fall. He lives in Hamar, Norway.

At the Leeds School of Business Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Ceremony in November听Dee Engdahl Perry* (Span鈥�74, MAcct鈥�81) received recognition for service to the school and exceptional achievements in business. Dee lives in Boulder.

*Directors Club member

After a 38-year career as a structural engineer听Bill Sherman听(CivEngr鈥�74) retired from CH2M Hill. He previously worked for Stone & Webster Engineering and for Camp Dresser & McKee. He remains chair of American Concrete Institute Committee 350, Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures. Bill and his wife were married on Flagstaff Mountain in 1971 and plan to retire to the beachfront in Costa Rica. He writes they 鈥渨ill miss the beauty of Colorado but look forward to new adventures in Costa Rica.鈥�

During the spring 2013 semester,听Jerry Gorman听(PolSci鈥�74) taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law. His course, 鈥淩eal Estate Transactions,鈥� was offered to second- and third-year law students. He is senior vice president of downstate operations for Attorneys鈥� Title Guaranty Fund. 鈥淭eaching is something I鈥檝e always wanted to do, and I鈥檓 thrilled to be part of such a noted law school as Illinois,鈥� Jerry said. He lives in Champaign, Ill.

Last summer the Boulder Book Store presented a night with听Gerald Meehl听(Indiv鈥�74, MGeog鈥�78, PhD鈥�87), the author of听One Marine鈥檚 War. This novel describes the experiences of a Marine language officer who tried to prevent needless Japanese civilian and soldier casualties on the islands of Saipan and Tinian. Gerald lives in Boulder.

Since retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel听Steve Mongelluzzo听(Hist鈥�74) has been anything but inactive. Not only has Steve been doing national and international community service projects as a member of Rotary International, but he and his wife travel extensively. They most recently visited Australia, New Zealand, South America and India. The next trip will take them to Africa. But their favorite destination is much closer 鈥� Folsom Field during a Buffs game. The couple lives in Portland, Ore.

NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey presented听Dudley Chelton听(Phys鈥�74) the 2013 William T. Pecora Award for achievement in Earth remote sensing. He has been a pioneer in the oceanographic use of satellite data to explore the role of the ocean in Earth鈥檚 climate system. Dudley is a professor of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.

Since retiring as provost at California鈥檚 Brooks Institute in 2010,听David Litschel听(Art) has built houses in Guatemala, Paraguay and Bolivia with his wife through Habitat for Humanity. The couple also helps immigrants and foreign visitors with their English-language skills. David enjoys photography and sells his work through the UK-based stock photography agency Alamy. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum, the Toledo Museum of Art, the University of Michigan and the Quincy Art Center. See his work at davidlitschel.com.

Academy Award-winner听John Melanson听(ElEngrCompSci) has received 278 U.S. patents, and has another 91 patent applications pending. His work has contributed to breakthroughs in the fields of audio- and mixed-signal processing and LED controller technologies. The part-time Boulder resident has worked for 15 years at Cirrus Logic in Austin, Texas, and he serves as the company鈥檚 senior technical fellow. He won an Academy Award in 2004 for digital audio editing in film. He also has received the Outstanding Inventor Award from the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association.

In May听Kenneth Miller听(PhDBio), a biology professor at Brown University, was awarded the Laetare Medal at Notre Dame University鈥檚 commencement ceremonies. It is described as the 鈥渙ldest and most prestigious award鈥� given to American Catholics. Notre Dame鈥檚 president said his work 鈥渋llustrates how science and faith can mutually flourish.鈥� A cell biologist, Kenneth is co-author of the nation鈥檚 most widely used high school biology textbook and has received numerous other honors, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for advancing the public鈥檚 understanding of science.