Alumni in Focus
Aerospace engineering alumna Marsha Ivins, who has participated in five missions to space, has been selected as a 2024 inductee for the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in the industry.
CU Boulder alumnus Pawel Sawicki is exploring the barren landscape of Mars and testing out critical new technologies through a one-of-a-kind experience here on Earth.
Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and CU Boulder alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.
Jesse Stommel compiles two decades of eyebrow-raising in “Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop.”
Growing up, Kabby Hong was the only Asian American in his town, the son of South Korean immigrants. Like many first-generation Americans, he did not see his experiences reflected in school. Today, as Wisconsin’s first Asian American Teacher of the Year, the alumnus is fighting for more diverse, enriching curricula.
Anchor Carl Quintanilla is proud to feature his hometown metropolis in the CNBC’s “Cities of Success” and how CU Boulder shaped his career as a journalist.
For the alumni, parents and CU friends who have joined ForeverGold—a movement to engage with CU Boulder and each other through exclusive social, athletic and academic activities—it has delivered an integral and intimate connection with the campus.
Alumnus and professional photographer Chris Sessions explains how one of his first photo assignments 30 years ago in a CU Boulder class evolved into a cultural art exhibit.
Yuka Hasegawa is the vice chair of the alumni chapter in Japan, Forever Buffs Tokyo. For more than two decades the chapter has hosted alumni, students, faculty and staff from CU Boulder for events, internships and career opportunities.
Leaving the Denver media market was hard for Keely Walker. She promised herself—wherever she wound up—she’d still have her view of the mountains. Now in Seattle, the CU alum continues to producing award-winning and thought-provoking journalism.