World War II veteranNorman Jaramillo(IntlAf’50) and his wife Florence Jaramillo write that their two grandchildren are avid chess players who played in national chess tournaments in Nashville, Tenn., in April. Norman and Florence look forward to celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 6, 2013. The couple lives in Valley Stream, N.Y.
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Frequent Conference on World Affairs participantDave Grusin(Mus’56) returned to the university in April for the conference. His brother,Don Grusin(Soc’63, MEcon’67), joined him from Los Angeles. Having spent most of his professional life writing film scores, arranging and producing jazz albums and recording, Dave has recently spent more time performing and traveling as a keyboardist, mostly with Lee Ritenour, an old friend and studio mate. He lives in Santa Fe, N.M., with his wife, Nancy Newton.
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Former CU regentPete Steinhauer* (A&S’58) wrote a bookRemembering Vietnam 1966-67for those who have been in the military. Active Boulder residents Pete and his wifeJulianne Mattingly Steinhauer(Mus ex’60) have been to Vietnam 24 times since 1989 for volunteer work.
*Directors Club member
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Three years agoAnn Kern Ehrenclou(Mus’60) retired as music coordinator for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Schools in California. She continues to be involved in many musical activities including presenting teacher workshops in elementary music education, playing flute/harpsichord or piano duos, performing in a five-member musical theater group to raise money for charity and serving as president of the Peninsula Committee for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She writes that the outstanding music education she received at CU has been the foundation of all her music endeavors.
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In MarchNan Riethmayer Phifer(A&S’60) led a demonstration workshop, “Spontaneous, Compelling Memoirs for Life-Review,” for the American Society on Aging Conference in Chicago. Her book,Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide,has received a Reviewers’ Choice Award and made the list of “Top Ten Reads.” Nan lives in Eugene, Ore.
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Structural engineerRich Weingardt(CivEngr’60, MS’64, HonDocSci’11) was quoted inTheNew York Times Magazineon April 7 in the “Who Made That?” article on the Ferris wheel. George Ferris “probably had more to do with the acceptance of structural steel than anybody alive at his time,” Rich told Pagan Kennedy who wrote the article.Rich wrote a biography on Ferris titledCircles in the Sky, The Life and Times of George Ferris.He lives in Denver.
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In JulyRisto Marttinen(Hist’62) will compete in the National Senior Games in Cleveland. He will be hurling the discus, shot and javelin. “The ancient Greeks considered the greatest athlete to be the discus thrower. I’ll try to do my best!” he writes. Risto lives in Lexington, Ky.
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Composer, producer, arranger and pianistDon Grusin(Soc’63, MEcon’67) has recorded and produced scores of Grammy Award-winning albums. In April Don participated in the 65th Conference on World Affairs. He is recipient of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s George Norlin Award for distinguished lifetime achievement. He tours internationally, records and teaches. Don lives in Los Angeles.
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Michael A. Berniger*(IntlAf’63) is president elect of the CU-Boulder Directors Club.Michael is a founder and past president of the University Club at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs established in 1981 to serve as a liaison between the university and the business and professional community. He is a board of directors member of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation and is legal counsel and a board of directors member of the Esperanza Education Foundation and El Cinco de Mayo. He is a founder of the law firm of Berniger, Berg & Diver established in 1977.
*Directors Club member
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Marty Coffin Evans* (Engl’64) stays active in the CU-Boulder community. She does freelance writing for theColoradanmagazine, covering alumni across the country. She also serves on the College of Music Advisory Board. She and husbandRobert Trembly II(Fin’70) live in Boulder.
*Directors Club member
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Jeannie Doepper Thompson* (Zool’64) andJack Thompson* (Hist’64, MA’70) built $1.6 million in combined gifts to trigger a new $2 million jazz studies program endowment in March. To recognize and honor them the program will be renamed the Thompson Jazz Studies Program. The couple serves as Boulder campus chairs of the CU Creating Futures fundraising campaign. Jeannie also serves on the College of Music Advisory Board and as an ex-officio member of the Alumni Association board, offering insight and guidance. The couple lives in Boulder.
*Lifetime and Directors Club member
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AuthorPhilip Hart(Soc’66) is working on publishing the second edition of his 2007 bookAfrican Americans and the Future of New Orleans.It will be published to coincide with the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Philip is adviser to the Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum and its permanent and traveling “Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” exhibits since 1982. This spring the exhibit traveled to Spartanburg, S.C., Canton, Ohio, and Fort Worth, Texas. Philip lives in Los Angeles.
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After owning Signature Bank for 18 yearsHugh Scheurer* (A&S’66) sold the company and retired. He has been living in Dallas as a banker since he graduated. He spends time writing and being with his grandchildren, as well as fishing and hiking, much of it in Colorado. He writes that his daughter and her children live in Parker, Colo., so Hugh always has a reason to visit.
*Lifetime member
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Boulder residentNorris Hermsmeyer* (Acct, Bus’67) serves as treasurer on the Board of Directors of Sister International. Locally he is chair of the Boulder-Mante (Mexico) Sister City relationship. Norris serves on the planning committee for the 60th anniversary celebration of the University Memorial Center at CU-Boulder.
*Directors Club member
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Former Alumni Association staffer and writerNancy Smith Rasmussen(Engl’67) retired in May from her position as associate director of alumni relations at University of Pennsylvania law school. She looks forward to part-time and contractual work in various fields. In November she had an article published in thePenn Law Journal.Nancy lives in Philadelphia.
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While teaching CU medical students and working as a hospitalist at the Medical Center of Aurora, Colo.,Gordon Herrald(DistSt’69) received the Professor of the Year Award in 2011. In October 2012 he joined the full-time faculty at CU’s University Hospital as assistant professor and OBGYN hospitalist. Gordon and his wifeAnne Rutherford Herrald(Psych’69) have two children and welcomed their first grandchild.
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Richardson, Texas, residentJohn Mecom(PhDZool’69) published his second novel,Luca’s Run.Much of the story takes place in Boulder. The book is available at Amazon.
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Gary E. Smith(Edu’69, MPubAd’71) andDiane Yokel Smith(MEdu’86) have entered second careers. Diane, after a career of teaching ESL at the university level, is a part-time administrative assistant at their church and a volunteer tutor in Littleton Public Schools. Gary has written a historical murder mystery,Murder in the Rockies, under the pen name G. Eldon Smith. The novel is set in Denver of the 1890s and will be published in October 2013. The couple lives in Centennial, Colo.
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For her pioneering studies in Type 1 diabetes and health disparitiesDiane Wagener(ApMath’71) was elected fellow of the American Associations for the Advancement of Science. She has conducted genetic epidemiologic studies and health policy in all three research venues — academia at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, government with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and private at RTI International. Diane lives in San Diego.
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Trial lawyer and community leaderFrances Koncilja(Law’72) announced the launch of Alphabet Lawyers, a free online legal directory that includes contact information for more than 19,000 Colorado lawyers, judges and court personnel. Frances, its president and CEO, invested close to two years developing the site, researching, collecting and validating data as well as creating the search functions. She lives in Littleton, Colo.
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