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In January law firm Wilson Elser announced that听Melissa Shisler听(Law鈥�96) joined the firm鈥檚 Denver office as counsel. She is a member of the firm鈥檚 national appellate, fidelity/surety, general liability and casualty and insurance and reinsurance coverage practices. While she attended CU law school, Melissa was a member and associate editor of the听University of Colorado Law Review.听She lives in Littleton, Colo.

Writer and historian听Andrew DeRoche听(PhDHist鈥�97) is planning a research trip to the museum in Las Animas, Colo., that houses the personal papers of former ambassador听Llewellyn 鈥淭ommy鈥� Thompson听(A&S鈥�28). Tommy worked closely with U.S. presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon. He also played a key role during the Cuban Missile Crisis by advising President Kennedy how to respond to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, with whom he had lived for a time. Andrew writes no historian has ever had access to the diplomat鈥檚 personal papers before, so he is excited to see what they have. Andrew has published two books and many academic and encyclopedia articles. He lives in Longmont, Colo.

South by Southwest featured听The Pool,听an interactive art installation in Republic Square Park near Austin, Texas, created by听Jen Lewin听(EvnDes鈥�97) of Jen Lewin Studio and her studio assistant, environmental design student听Daniel Nordson. Her piece consisted of large illuminated circles that, when stepped on, flashed from blue to pink.听奥颈谤别诲听featured Jen鈥檚 art in March. She lives in Boulder and has been creating large interactive pieces for the public for 15 years.

Apple recognized听Jordan Schugar听(Engl, Geog鈥�98) as one of the nation鈥檚 most notable and innovative teachers with its prestigious Apple Distinguished Educators Award. He is one of 90 U.S. educators selected for the award and will serve as an 鈥渁mbassador of innovation鈥� at education events around the world. Jordan is an instructor at West Chester University and specializes in teaching writing, composition, literacy and educational technology. He lives in West Chester, Pa., with his wife and two children.

On Dec. 21听Courtney Nowlin Opdyke听(Hist, PolSci鈥�98) and听Christopher Opdyke听(Econ鈥�99) welcomed their third son, Andrew Clement. The family lives in Park City, Utah.

Director, editor and producer of the film听Born & Raised,听Joshua Dragge听(Film鈥�99) received a certificate of merit at the Williamsburg International Film Festival. The film听Born & Raised听secured distribution with R Squared Films. It played at Logan Film Festival in Logan, Utah, and Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, Fla., in March. Joshua lives in Torrance, Calif.

Michael Diaz听(CompSci鈥�00) and听Lynne Bryant Diaz听(ApMath鈥�00, CivEngr鈥�06, MS鈥�08) had their third child, Callan Diaz, and moved to Castle Rock, Colo.

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that听Julie Koehler听(MCivEngr鈥�00) of Boulder received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Envision certification. She works in Denver and specializes in the water/wastewater industry.

Foreign Service Officer听Trey Lyons* (PolSci鈥�00) serves at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Ga., where he leads a unit focused on the country鈥檚 foreign policy and its conflicts with the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions. In April Trey was a panelist for CU鈥檚 65th Conference on World Affairs in Boulder. He received the 2011 Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award from the Alumni Association. Trey enjoys foreign languages, travel, cycling and hiking with his wife.

Davis Graham & Stubbs added lawyer听Nathalie Bleuz茅听(Law鈥�01) to its trial department where her practice focus is primarily on labor and employment issues. Nathalie has significant experience in employment discrimination and harassment, wage and hour rules and layoffs and terminations. She lives in Denver.

Gevurtz Menashe Larson & Howe added听Ryan C. Kaiser听(Span鈥�01) as an associate attorney. In 2010, 2011 and 2012听Super Lawyers Magazinerecognized Ryan as a 鈥淩ising Star.鈥� Gevurtz Menashe is one of the largest firms in the country with a practice limited to divorce and family law. Ryan will handle family law matters in Oregon.

Personal stylist and former Alumni Association student worker听Erin Edwards听(Engl, Jour鈥�02) works for Stella & Dot, a company that specializes in boutique-style jewelry and accessories sold through in-home trunk shows and online. Erin lives in Superior, Colo.

F-22 pilot Maj.听Brock Lange听(Geog, Astro鈥�02)听is stationed in Hampton, Va., where he flies the U.S. Air Force鈥檚 most sophisticated fighter. His wife Maj.听Rebecca Ernst Lange听(PolSci鈥�00) works as an air intelligence officer in the Air Force. In December Brock was part of a story run in听Airman Magazine,听the official magazine of the U.S. Air Force.

On Sept. 8,听Taylor Schierburg听(Bus, Comm鈥�02) married Ryan Surroz at the Denver Country Club. The couple resides in Washington Park in Denver with their yellow lab, Stryker.

In February structural engineer from Lakewood, Colo.,听Jerod Faris听(CivEngr, Math鈥�03, MCivEngr鈥�12) returned home from a project trip to Santa Mar铆a del Real, Olancho, Honduras. Jerod was part of team of architects and engineers from across North America who volunteered their time with Engineering Ministries International鈥檚 America Latina office in Costa Rica. The team spent weeks in Honduras developing the concepts and designs for Cl铆nica El Buen Pastor.

Associate professor听Ross Haenfler听(PhDSoc鈥�03) teaches sociology at the University of Mississippi. His interests focus on how people pursue social change in their daily lives as part of lifestyle movements such as slow food, voluntary simplicity and green living. As a graduate student at CU he co-authored听The Better World Handbook: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference.听In April he spoke at CU鈥檚 65th Conference on World Affairs. Ross lives in Oxford, Miss.

Writer, actor and producer of the film听Born & Raised听Nick Loritsch听(Film鈥�03) was named best actor and the film was rated 鈥渕ost undervalued鈥� byReel Georgia.听Born & Raised听has secured distribution with R Squared Films. The film played at Logan Film Festival in Logan, Utah, and Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, Fla., in March. Nick lives in Beverly Hills, Calif.

In April听Leah Buechley听(MCompSci鈥�03, PhD鈥�07) served as a panelist at CU鈥檚 65th Conference on World Affairs. She is an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab where she directs the High-Low Tech research group, exploring the integration of high and low technology from cultural, material and practical perspectives engaging diverse groups of people in creating their own technology. Leah has studied theater, dance, fine art and design at the college level. Her work has been featured in听The New York Times.

Chad Bennets听(Bus鈥�04) of Saint Cloud, Minn., married Hillary O鈥橦ara. The couple met while sitting next to each other in class while in the MBA program at Emory University. They graduated in 2011 and live in Atlanta, Ga. Chad is a senior associate at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers鈥� consulting groups.

Assistant professor at the University of Denver听Erica Chenoweth听(MPolSci鈥�04, PhD鈥�07) won the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Erica works in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and won the award for ideas set forth in the book she co-authored,听Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Non-Violent Conflict.听Through their research of uprisings involving more than 1,000 people from 1906 through 2006, the authors learned nonviolent campaigns succeeded twice as often as the violent ones and that governments where peaceful resistance took place were far more likely to become or remain stable democracies.