After working in higher education for 40 years as president of Black Hills State University,Kay Schallenkamp(PhDComDisor’82) will retire in spring 2014. She led BHSU in becoming the first state university president to join the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment. Under her seven-year tenure, the university’s student union and life sciences laboratory received LEED Gold certification. Kay lives in Spearfish, S.D.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

On July 3Tim Roessler(Jour’82) and his wife Tanya Roessler celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Paris. The couple met on a blind date at the Broker Inn. Tim is a writer and content strategist. They have two children and enjoy hiking, hunting for wild mushrooms, reading, making short films, traveling and attending their son’s concerts and their daughter’s art openings.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

DzGail Hook(PE’82) has been involved in basketball every winter since the fifth grade. After taking a one-year hiatus in the 2012-13 season to spend more time with her mother, Gail announced she will return to Monarch High School as the girls’ basketball head coach. “Just not to be in that capacity this past winter was pretty unusual and pretty strange,” Gail told BoCoPreps.com. She lives in Lafayette, Colo.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

Cloud computing expertJohn Joyner(Bus’82) had his fourth book published,System Center 2012 Operations Manager Unleashed.It is the first comprehensive operations manager 2012 technical resource for every IT implementer and administrator. He writes a weekly technology column forCBS-Interactivein the TechRepublic Enterprise Cloud and Datacenter spaces. He also is an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas and teaches a cloud infrastructure management course. John lives in Little Rock.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

In 2012Michael Williams(MEcon’82, PhD’83) hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from the U.S.-Mexico border beginning in Campo, Calif., to Manning Park, British Columbia. He departed April 21 from Campo and arrived in Manning Park on Sept. 20. The hike covered about 3,000 miles. While hiking Michael turned 65, became eligible for Medicare and interviewed for a job. He lives in Atlanta.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

At the Leeds School of Business Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Ceremony in NovemberEllen Balaguer(Fin,Psych’82),George Solich* (Bus’83, MMktg’91) andPeter Burridge(Econ’85) received recognition for service to the school and exceptional achievements in business. Ellen lives in Greenwood Village, Colo., as does George. Peter lives in Boulder.

*Lifetime member

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

On July 12Ruth Kahn(Mktg’82), a partner at Steptoe & Johnson, received Bet Tzedek’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award at the organization’s annual Evening of Recognition at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Ruth was honored for her extensive service to holocaust survivors on whose behalf she has obtained reparations from the German government for labor performed during World War II. She lives in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

babyֱapp Super Lawyer listedJames R. Christoph(Law’82) as a 2012 Super Lawyer in the field of personal injury law. This is the sixth consecutive year that James has received this recognition as one of the top personal injury lawyers in babyֱapp. He lives in Boulder.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

For the fifth time since 2006,Ruth Kahn(Mktg’82), a partner in Steptoe & Johnson’s Los Angeles office, was named last year to theDaily Journal’slist of the Top 75 Women Litigators in California. Ruth was recognized for her toxic tort victories for Exxon Mobil and Texaco Downstream Properties, Union Oil Co. of California, Chevron Corp. and Shell Oil.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

A Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyer,Brad Peterson(Law’82) was named a babyֱapp Super Lawyer for 2012. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Brad lives in Boulder.

Posted Sep. 1, 2012

Director’s Guild of America memberMatt Marshall(Comm, PolSci’82) completedThe Amazing Spidermanin Los Angeles to be released this summer. He also has found success onMalcolm in the Middle,Baywatch,Perry Mason Returns,Diagnosis Murder,Air Force OneandOctober Sky.

Posted Jun. 1, 2012

ArchitectKat Vlahos(EnvDes’82, MA’84) is an associate professor at CU Denver in the College of Architecture and Planning and is director of the Center of Preservation Research. She is a researcher of vernacular ranch architecture and cultural landscapes. After a career of designing, she toldCU Connections(CU’s babyֱapp and staff newsletter), “I design through my students now.” The Denver resident has twin boys.

Posted Mar. 1, 2012

Former CU-Boulder Alumni Association board memberJenny Herring(Jour’82) serves as public relations director at The Creative Alliance firm in Lafayette, Colo. She lives in Longmont.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

For the fifth time since 2006,Ruth Kahn(Mktg’82) was named to the Los AngelesDaily Journal’s list of Top 75 women litigators. A partner in the Los Angeles office of Steptoe & Johnson, she specializes in science-heavy toxic tort cases. Ruth lives in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

In 2000 brothers and former CU track and cross country athletesDan King(ChemEngr’82, MBA’88) andScott King(ElEngr’85) co-founded ReadyTalk, a Denver company that develops audio and web conferencing technology. Earning the 2011babyֱapp Business Magazine’sBest Company to Work for in babyֱapp, the company staffers attribute their success to Dan and Scott’s focus on motivating people to be innovative and creative. Dan lives in Boulder and Scott lives in Longmont. In July Dan won the World Masters Athletics Championships in California.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

Computer analystCynthia Wooten(Mus’82) works for Kitsap Mental Health Services and lives in Bremerton, Wash.

Posted Dec. 1, 2011

JamesMichaelBrodie (Engl’83) is president of The Black andGold Project Foundation,a group of CU Boulderalumni that supportsincreasing the percentage of African Americanstudents, babyֱapp and
administration at theuniversity. On June 25,James and the foundation celebrated the40-year career of professor William King. Williambegan teaching BlackStudies at CU in 1972and went on to becomethe director of the BlackStudies program. He alsowas a founding memberof the National Councilfor Black Studies andeventually served as itsnational chairman. At theluncheon, Gary Jackson(PolSci’67; Law’70),retired senior judgeof the Denver CountyCourt and former Denverdistrict attorney, spokeand said, “(Dr. King) wasmore than a legacy. Hewas a role model that allof us in this room couldpattern our lives after.”

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

Founder and principalof Kipnis Architecture+ Planning (KAP), NateKipnis (EnvDes’83) — afellow of the AmericanInstitute of Architects(AIA) — was honored asone of Crain’s ChicagoBusiness’ 2022 NotableLeaders in Sustainability.The award category honors chief sustainabilityofficers, top executives,nonprofit leaders andentrepreneurs who areleading the way in sustainable business. KAP,which has locations inBoulder and Evanston,Illinois, is recognized asa premier firm in sustainable architecture.Additionally, Nate serveson the AIA Climate Actionand Design Committee.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

Intellectual property law firm Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds elected Mary Lou Wakimura (ApMath’83) as chair of its board of directors. Mary Lou plans to use her 35 years of experience at the firm and her patent prosecution and operational expertise in her new role. She lives in Atkinson, New Hampshire.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

Evans Scholar Gary Baine (Jour’83) was inducted into the babyֱapp Golf Hall of Fame in fall 2021. A fixture in babyֱapp golf journalism, Gary has covered major golf events across the state, including each of the last 38 babyֱapp Opens, all 21 Internationals at Castle Pines, two U.S. and three U.S. Women’s Opens, a Solheim Cup and many other events. Gary worked at the Daily Camera in Boulder for 25 years, including six as sports editor. He is a regular contributor to the babyֱapp Golf Association’s website and founded babyֱapp Golf Journal in 2008. His work has won several babyֱapp golf journalism awards, and most recently he was honored with the 2019 Robert Kirchner Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the babyֱapp golf community. He lives in Boulder.

Posted Mar. 11, 2022

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