Last spring National Corporate Housing namedĚýNatalie GregarekĚý(Comm) chief talent officer. She lives in Littleton, Colo.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

In October a Google executive performed a record-breaking near-space dive from a high altitude balloon at 136,000 feet.ĚýJared LeidichĚý(MechEngr) andĚýJosh HechtĚý(AeroEngr’11, MS’12) were part of the StratEx team that made the dive possible, working on the design of the balloon, the life support system, system development and operations.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

UC San Diego Extension hiredĚýJennifer NewellĚý(Jour) as the marketing representative for business programs. She says one reason her application was singled out was because her current supervisor saw that Jennifer had graduated from CU. The supervisor’s husband,ĚýMark ZumbergeĚý(MPhys’78, PhD’81), also went to CU and the couple had lived in Boulder.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

Beecher TuttleĚý(Engl) is editor of eFinancialCareers’ North American site. Beecher previously worked at Fins.com, a career-focused editorial website formerly owned by the Wall Street Journal that was bought by eFinancialCareers.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

Avery BangĚý(MCivEngr’09), CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, received an honorary doctorate of science degree from Clarkson University this spring. The award recognizes her commitment to engineering that benefits humanity. Since joining Bridges to Prosperity as a volunteer in 2006, Avery has worked to ensure safe, year-round access to markets and health clinics in rural developing communities. She was the featured speaker at this fall’s Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend luncheon in the CU Rec Center and also received the Alumni Association’s Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation selectedĚýJennifer KlingĚý(MPhil’09) as one of 22 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows. The fellowship is the nation’s largest award for PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values. Jennifer is working on a doctorate in philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her dissertation project is titled “The State Right of Self-Defense: A Claim in Need of Justification.”

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

The statistics on sex trafficking are shocking, yet many remain unaware the phenomenon exists.ĚýMaya Lea OstermanĚý(Thtr’09) is trying to change this. She is performing a one-woman show, “For Sale,” to increase awareness on the subject in theaters, schools and conferences across the country. The fictitious characters are based on several years of Maya’s research.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Imagine this: A cookie sandwich stuffed with strawberry ice cream, a brownie and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. This heavenly creation can be found at the Baked Bear, an ice cream sandwich shop owned byĚýRobby RobbinsĚý(Mktg’09) and Shane Stager in San Diego.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Hoping for some extra tanning for the summer in California? In 2010ĚýCourtney ClaghornĚý(Bus’09) andĚýSamuel OffitĚý(Econ ex’09) founded the boutique salon chain BRONZED in Santa Monica, Calif. Colleen Ryan (Fin’78) completes the trio as the franchise’s regional owner for its Orange County locations.ĚýBRONZEDĚýoffers a 10-percent discount to all CU alumni.

Posted Jun. 1, 2014

The Chicago-based national commercial real estate firm American Street Capital hiredĚýAlexander F. RekĚý(Econ’09) as assistant vice president in January. Alexander came to American Street Capital from his job as director of marketing at the residential mortgage bank Chicago Financial Services. He is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois and lives in Chicago.

Posted Jun. 1, 2014

Zehnder Communications hiredĚýShoni DavidsonĚý(Jour’09) as its digital producer. She manages interactive projects for such national clients as Sazerac Co. and Farmers Insurance. Shoni formerly worked as senior interactive producer for the Los Angeles firm 72andSunny. She lives in Playa Vista, Calif.Ěý

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Former U.S. pro-cyclistĚýTyler HamiltonĚý(A&S ex’09) rode for the U.S. Postal Service team and wroteĚýThe Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France. He runs the Tyler Hamilton Training program where he works with others as their personal cycling coach. He divides his time between Boulder and Missoula, Mont.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Two years agoĚýJeffrey LandĚý(Hist’09) and a few friends started South Mouth Wings in Boulder on Broadway and Arapahoe. Jeffrey is in his third year of law school at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Fla.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

USA Track & Field namedĚýJenny Barringer SimpsonĚý(PolSci’09) Athlete of the Week on July 24. That week Jenny won the 1500-meter race in 4:00.48 at the Monaco Herculis Diamond League. In August, Jenny placed second in the women’s 1,500 at the world championships in Moscow.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Four years agoĚýKirk WilliamsĚý(Soc’09) flew over the handlebars of his mountain bike at Hall Ranch near Lyons, Colo., and damaged three vertebrae and his spinal cord. Last summer he attended the No Barriers Summit in Telluride. The summit has clinics and workshops for adaptive rock climbing, paddle sports, yoga, hiking cycling and more. Kirk lives in Boulder and plans to launch his business Bird Eye Optics, which uses a flying camera to film and photograph different events. He directs the flying camera from his wheelchair.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Colorado nativeĚýNatalie WoodĚý(Comm’09) produces and anchors 10/11 Central Nebraska News at 5:30 and 9 p.m. on KSNB. Natalie landed her first anchor job in Williston, N.D., with an NBC affiliate. She enjoys running, biking and spending time with her dog.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

NBA playerĚýChris CopelandĚý(Psych’09) reached a career-high of 33 points playing for the Knicks against the Atlanta Hawks in April. He then started in his first NBA playoff game against the Boston Celtics in Madison Square Garden. “I think it’s every basketball player’s dream to play here,” Chris toldĚýCUBuffs.com.Ěý“It’s the Garden; it’s the Mecca of basketball. It is such a blessing to be here.” Chris played for the Buffs from 2002-06 and is No. 34 on the all-time Colorado scoring list.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

Because of his clean water reserve system invention, Boulder residentĚýTom RachlinĚý(MechEngr’09) was one of five finalists with a shot at the $100,000 prize in a national entrepreneurship competition sponsored by Ketel One Vodka andĚýGQ Magazine. The contest took place at .

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awardedĚýIan SorokaĚý(Film, Phil’09) a scholarship to Slovenia in film studies. He is one of more than 1,700 U.S. citizens to travel abroad with a student Fulbright for the 2012-13 academic year. Ian’s research focuses on Slovene/Yugoslav film history and his project is titledCinema and Memory: Cultural Preservation through National Cinema Slovenia.

Posted Mar. 1, 2013

Former Alumni Association student workerĚýDavid BrennanĚý(Int Af, Hist’09) has been living and working in Brussels, Belgium, since graduating from CU-Boulder. In August David was happy to write he saw the CU men’s basketball team during their European tour. David writes he had an overwhelmingly positive experience seeing and meeting the team and wrote a blog about it. It can be read at .

Posted Dec. 1, 2012

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