From left to right bottom row are award winners Lucinda McWilliams Sanders, James Copeland, Daniel Liston, Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, Dean Boal, Marni Spott and Tony Ortega. Middle row left to right are Brian Cabral, David Getches, Larissa Bernhardt Herda, Sue Duris-McMurdy and Bernard Amadei. Top row from left to right are Jason Burdick, Richard 鈥淭rey鈥� Lyons III, Justin Macauley and Dan Omasta. Ron Geschwer is not pictured.
The Alumni Association celebrated the 81st anniversary of its annual awards ceremony in early May by awarding 16 alumni, faculty, staff and students with six prestigious awards.
The George Norlin Award honors outstanding alumni for their careers and service to society. 听Recipients were听Boulder resident听Dean Boal听(Mus, MusEdu鈥�53, PhD鈥�59); Castle Rock, Colo., resident听Larissa Bernhardt Herda听(PolSci鈥�80); Denver resident听Anthony 鈥淭ony鈥� Ortega听(Span鈥�80, MFA鈥�95) and听Lucinda McWilliams Sanders听(MCompSci78) of Boulder.
Three professors and one football coach received the Robert L. Stearns Award in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the university: civil engineering professor Bernard Amadei, assistant football coach听Brian Cabral听(Rec鈥�79), law dean David Getches and education professor Daniel Liston.
Boulder resident听James D. Copeland听(PE鈥�62, Arch鈥�69) and New York City resident听Ron Geschwer听(Psych鈥�01) received the Alumni Recognition Award.
Sue Duris-McMurdy听(Econ鈥�84) of West Hollywood, Calif., received the Leanne Skupa-Lee Award as a faithful National Alumni Admissions Assistance Program volunteer for more than 20 years.
The Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award went to two alumni 鈥斕�Jason Burdick听(PhDChemEngr鈥�02) of Philadelphia and听Richard 鈥淭rey鈥� Lyons III听(PolSci鈥�00) of Arlington, Va.
Three students received the inaugural Forever Buffs Student Award:听Justin Macauley听(Bus鈥�11),听Dan Omasta听(EnvSt鈥�11) and听Marni Spott听(Ger, IntlAf鈥�12).
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