°Âłó±đ˛ÔĚýZachary Wehner (MMechEngr) graduated in December, he was the fourth generation of his family to earn a degree from CU-Boulder. His great-grandmother Anna Mary DesBrisay (Btny, Edu1914) was part of the first class to use Macky Auditorium. His grandmother, Margaret Sylvester Wehner (Edu’53), was next to graduate, followed by his father, Russell Wehner (Econ’83). “Through the years, the University of Colorado has been our stronghold and has served our family very well,” Margaret says.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Audiologist, Kenzie Phillips Reichert (SLHSci’15) gave a TEDx Talk in September 2023 on the subject of hearing loss and dementia and the relationship between the two conditions. Kenzie founded an online accessible audiology practice, Hear Lab Clinic, which empowers individuals to put their hearing first.Ěý

Posted Mar. 4, 2024

¸é˛ął¦łó±đ±ôĚý±ő°ů´Ç˛Ô˛ő (EnvSt, EPOBio’15) is co-founder of Nude Foods Market, a Boulder grocery store that opened in 2020 and eschews single-use containers by selling food and body care items in bulk, which are then packaged in reusable containers. Customers return the containers to be used again. Rachel and her team are opening another store at 44th and Lowell in Denver this fall.Ěý

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

In 2019, former SpaceX engineer Zeke Brechtel (MAeroEngr’15) co-founded the technology company Prewitt Ridge. Zeke now serves as CTO of the company, which announced this fall it had closed on $4.1 million in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its digital engineering platform, Verve. Verve, which Zeke helped build, helps product-building teams move faster and collaborate more efficiently across tools, and improve data connectivity while accelerating the time to build a model from months to hours.Ěý

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

Colorado Glass Works is Boulder’s only stained glass studio teaching the traditional art of stained glass. The studio is owned by Meggy Wilm (IntPhys’15) and opened its doors on Pearl Street in August 2022. The studio specializes in custom work, selling supplies and materials to other artists and teaching stained glass classes for various experience levels. Ten percent of all profits from the studio are donated to a collection of environmental groups.

Posted Mar. 6, 2023

Bre’Anna Brooks (EnvSt’15) is a program officer for the Mississippi River initiative of the Walton Family Foundation’s environment program. In this role, she helps explore and curate environmental projects and coastal restoration efforts that reach along the Louisiana Coast and follow the Mississippi River. She also manages a portfolio focused on community engagement. Bre’Anna is currently pursuing a master’s degree in environmental science and policy with a concentration in equity from John Hopkins University.

Posted Mar. 6, 2023

¸é˛ął¦łó±đ±ôĚý±ő°ů´Ç˛Ô˛ő (EnvSt, EPBio’15) is co-founder of Nude Foods Market, a zero-waste grocery store located off Walnut Street in Boulder. The market opened in 2021 and sources food and body care items in bulk that are packaged in reusable containers. Customers simply return their containers when they’re done, and Nude Foods Market washes and refills them. The market also sources locally as much as possible and has extremely high health and sustainability standards for its food.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

While working to complete a master’s degree in engineering from Colorado State University, Michael Castillo (CivEngr) works as a civil engineer for Northern Engineering in Greeley, Colorado. Michael brings expertise in the fields of water and wastewater infrastructure to the municipal services team and is driven by his passion for environmental sustainability.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

Lars Gesing (MJour) started his own fine art photography business. He writes that after moving to the U.S. from Germany, he found “a home and purpose in the landscapes of the American West.” His collection was released March 10.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

In December 2020 David Varel’s (PhDHist) article “Those We Honor, and Those We Don’t: The Case for Renaming an OAH Book Award,” was published in The American Historian. The article resulted in the removal of Avery O. Craven’s name from a book award due to his promotion of the “Lost Cause” version of Civil War history, which defends the Confederate war effort. The OAH renamed the award for Lawrence Reddick, a Black scholar whose work undermined the “Lost Cause” narrative. David also has a book out, The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick’s Crusade for Black History and Black Power.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

David Varel (PhDHist), affiliate faculty at Metropolitan State University in Denver, published a biography titled The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick's Crusade for Black History and Black Power.Ěý

Posted Nov. 11, 2020

Last year Melissa Lillaney (Mktg) and her partner Nick Hickman (Mgmt’18) launched their app Abuzz. A community platform exclusive to CU students, Abuzz aims to promote campus groups and events, both academic and social.Ěý

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

Mike Lotto (AeroEngr, MS) was awarded the 2019 Neil Armstrong Graduate Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mike is continuing his studies at CU Boulder.Ěý

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

Longmont, Colo., resident Taylor Raven (MMus) was selected as a Filene Artist by the Wolf Trap Opera (WTO), which enabled her to participate in a competitive summer training residency program for emerging professional singers.Through a rigorous annual audition tour, WTO selects its artists from among the best classical vocalists in the country. The residency program took place in Vienna, Va.

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

In December 2018, Kate Brady (Engl ex’15) released her first single, “August.” In 2015, she won the Guitar Center Singer Songwriter Competition, which was judged by Ariel Rechtshaid, producer of bands and artists such as Adele, Haim and Vampire Weekend. The award gave her the opportunity to record a four-song EP with Rechtshaid, a songwriting session with band City and Colour, a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, $25,000 for new gear and a feature article in the magazine American Songwriter.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Nicole Chan (Chin, IntlAf), Spencer Lahrs (IntlAf'17) and Amber Spawn (Mgmt’17) were awarded an Anna Sobol Levy Fellowship, which supports graduate studies in counterterrorism or diplomacy at the Raphael Recanati International School at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. In addition to class instruction, fellows attend various security trips around Israel and take part in special lectures with leaders in the Israeli and U.S. military and other organizations, such as the FBI and NATO.

Posted Jun. 1, 2018

Maria LeFebre (Anth) and Charlie Barkmeier (Econ) were engaged Dec. 15.ĚýThe couple plans to marry in Boulder in 2019. They live in Cleveland, Ohio.  

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

In April, Elizabeth Hernandez (Jour) returned to Boulder to report on the university that taught her a thing or two about reporting. Prior to landing the Boulder Daily Camera’s higher education job, Elizabeth dug deep as a fellow at the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative newsroom in Washington, D.C. Before that, she called the Denver Post home for two years, first as an intern and then as a staff reporter covering breaking news and education. When she’s not filling her reporter’s notebook, she enjoys reading and writing but detests arithmetic.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Alexandra Alonso (Span) has been named executive director of the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy and Research Organization. At 28, Alexandra will be the youngest executive director of the nonprofit organization since it was founded in 1964. Before joining CLLARO in 2015, she worked as an editorial assistant at the Denver Post.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Former Norlin Scholar Alex Dudley (DistSt) spent the last year working to save rhinos in Tanzania. He was inspired to return to the country after discovering a passion for conservation during a CU study abroad trip. Rhinos have fascinated Alex since a visit to the Denver Zoo when he was two. Alex concluded his trip in August but will continue to work on behalf of the rhinos and the African communities that host them.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

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