Charlie Ladd (ElEng, Fin’81) developed a robot spine surgery table to help surgeons improve complicated cervical and lumbar spine surgeries that require special patient positioning. He is a co-author of the patent for the table and works for Mizuho OSI. Charlie lives in the Bay Area.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
The inspiration for Bobo’s Oat Bars came to founder Beryl Stafford (Hist’81) after her 14-year-old daughter began making delicious oat squares. Beryl says she tweaked the recipe so that it could be healthier and a great grab when on the go. Bobo’s Oat Bars are sold nationwide. The slogan reads, “Baked from the heart in Boulder, Colorado.”
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Author and educator Peggy Campbell-Rush (MEdu’82) has been named head of the lower school on the Ponte Vedre Beach Campus of the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. Her seventh book, Ready to Write, was published by Scholastic in June.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
An immigrant from Warsaw, Poland, Joanna Regulska (PhDGeog’82) found her calling as the vice president of international and global affairs for Rutgers University. She came to Boulder in 1978 and has worked at Rutgers since she graduated from CU. Joanna has been able to keep close ties to her home country by teaching and researching in Poland.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
We know him as detective Elliott Stabler from “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” but Christopher Meloni (Hist’83) is much more than that. He tries to ensure a stable and empowering environment for his two children, and he applied his parenting techniques while acting in the show “Surviving Jack,” which launched in the spring on Fox. He lives in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
“The Rowdy Mermaid” sounds like an interesting book or a funny nickname, but in reality it is a Boulder kombucha restaurant inspired by owner James Dunn’s (Geog’84) daughter. James opened the store after he saw a need for a caffeine-free kombucha drink that children, including his own, could drink. The store is one of the first kombucha taprooms worldwide, and CU-Boulder alumni receive a 15 percent discount.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Lake Oswego School District in Oregon received its first female superintendent after a unanimous vote in favor of Heather Beck (IntlAf’86). Heather previously held the position of chief academic officer of Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado.
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Rolf Weberg (PhDChem’86) accepted the position of director of the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Rolf previously worked at the chemical company DuPont USA. He lives in East Aurora, N.Y.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
UniPixel, a provider of electronic conductive film for electronic sensors in touch screens, hired Jeff Hawthorne (EngrPhys’87) as its president and chief executive officer. Jeff has 33 years of experience working with senior management and advanced technology product development.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Looking for a new house? Real estate agent Jeanette Meyer (MBA’87) was awarded the highest level of service achievement in the industry in April. The Quality Service Certified Platinum award, given to her by the Leading Research Corporation, recognizes her 100 percent client service satisfaction rating in 2013. It’s the ninth consecutive year she has received the award. Jeanette lives in Windsor, Colo.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Fracking is often in the news now. In an effort to shed more light on the subject, Debra Anderson (Art’87) produced a documentary film, “Split Estate,” that won her an Emmy.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Chipotle Mexican Grill founder and co-CEO Steve Ells (Art’88) teamed up with Boulder restaurateurs Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson to start a casual pizza restaurant called Pizzeria Locale. The restaurant is similar in style to Chipotle in that it serves up pizza in less than two minutes at an assembly line counter. Steve lives in New York.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Ellen Weihe Gorsevski (Hum’88), an associate professor at Bowling Green State University, has published a new book, Dangerous Women. It tells the stories of the 11 women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize to date and explores the persuasive communication strategies and tactics they used for building peace and social justice, offering a close study of their modes of non-violent rhetoric. Ellen lives in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
If you ask Coloradans to name their dream job, many might say something ski-related — if they could make money doing it. Chris Jarnot (Bus’89) has the best of both worlds as Vail Ski Resort’s chief operating officer. The resort comprises 10 mountains, 18 hotels, 106 restaurants, eight golf courses, 180 retail shops and around 22,000 employees. Chris lives in Edwards, Colo.
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Getting a new job in a new city does not have to be intimidating. Michael Karlan (Acct’89) developed a program called Professionals in the City to help with job transitions. His nationwide program holds events in major cities. Members can share business tips, meet friends or explore their new city. Find out more at .
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
“Just keep on pedaling” must be a useful mantra for cyclists riding up the Alpe d’Huez, the infamous course that is part of many Tour de France events. Carl Schloessman (Comm’89) called it an “epic climb” after he rode to the top proudly wearing his Buffs cycling jersey. Carl lives in Northridge, Calif.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
ESPN launched a website, FiveThirtyEight.com, that features content about politics, economics, science, life and sports. CU-Boulder professor Roger Pielke Jr. (Math’90, MPolSci’92, PhD’94) was hired as a contributing writer. Although the environmental studies professor specializes in climate topics, his writing covers many different subjects. Roger lives in Boulder.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
It wasn’t a real buffalo, but the 5-foot inflatable Ralphie given to Suzette Hazen Fitzgerald (EPOBio’93), her husband,Jeff Fitzgerald (Math’93) and their kids, Claire, Nathan and Daniel, was still exciting for them. The Denver family won the buffalo for sending in a photo showing their Buff pride to the CU-Boulder alumni Facebook page, Facebook.com/CUBoulderAlumni.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Can you imagine our world 50 years from now? Caren Gussoff (DistSt’96) did. Her new book, The Birthday Problem, depicts the year 2060 as pure chaos: A plague has destroyed most common cures for disease and only four Seattle survivors are left to fight. Caren lives in Seattle.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
Justin Hocking’s (Psych’96) book, The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld, was published in spring 2014 and made it to No. 3 on The Denver Post’s bestseller list. Justin teaches creative writing and is the executive director of a literary nonprofit organization in Portland, Ore., called the Independent Publishing Resource Center.
Posted Sep. 1, 2014
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