Paul Thompson (MBA) opened the Red Rocks Beer Garden in downtown Morrison, Colo. He writes that his philosophy on running a beer garden is simple: Good beer, fast service and easy access. He is eager to host CU watch parties for alums in the area.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

In June,Stu Gillespie(Law)became the second person to summit Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colo., in a sport called “stand up spike” (SUS), which combines cross-country skiing and endurancelong boarding. Stu isa staff attorney for the environmental advocacy organization EarthJustice, where he specializes in protecting public lands and wildlife. Stu was formerly a professional cyclist in Girona, Spain, from 2004 to 2006.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

³Curt Hammerly(EnvDes) isn’t working as technology manager for CU’s environmental design program, he’s making art, usually ceramics.Curt makes mugs, pots, planters and accessories, as well as posters. He sells his work on Etsy. He started making art after he broke his neck and needed a creative outlet. Read more about him in the Summer 2018 Forever Buffs Q&A.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Molly McShea (Fin) and her sister founded LivalitTravel in 2017. The firmhelps businesses design custom travel experiences — from hikes in Sri Lanka to cheese tours in Holland and Belgium — as a way of building community among their customers.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Mark Simmons(Econ) and brother Chris are embarking on a six-month road trip to the southern tip of Argentina to raise money and awarenessfor the Range of Motion Project (ROMP), a Denver-based organization that provides prosthetics for amputees from underserved populations in the U.S. and Latin America. Through their clinics, ROMP delivers a prosthetic for just over $1,000.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Sarah Danser (EPOBio) participated in her second survival challenge on Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid XL.” She was dropped in South Africa’s Selati River Basin, near Kruger National Park. The show premiered May 6 and ran for 12 weeks. For her first challenge, she successfully survived 21 days on a desert island after being dropped 12 miles from the shoreline on a life raft.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Michelle Newhart(PhDSoc) and her husband have published a book titledThe Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience. Michelle teaches sociology and works as an instructional designer at Mt. San Antonio College in California.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Sara Staley(PhDEdu’14) andBethy Leonardi (PhDEdu’14) won theKalpana Chawla Award from the CU Boulder Alumni Association for their work around topics of gender and sexual diversity in schools. The two research associates and instructors in CU’s School of Education founded A Queer Endeavor, an initiative providing educators with guidance, vocabulary and tools for developing school cultures that are safe, supportive and accepting of LGBTQ youth.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

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