Commercial real estate appraiser Jim Presley (Econ) was named one of Tulsa Community College’s 50 notable alumni.

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

While studying at Colorado Law, Ariel Diamond (Law) served as editor-in-chief of the Colorado Technology Law Journal and an active member of the Silicon Flatirons student group. Now, as an associate attorney at the global law firm DLA Piper, she advises telecommunications industry members on compliance issues. She also does pro bono work representing clients in immigration cases.

Posted Mar. 4, 2021

Chelsea Heveran (PhDMechEngr) and Juan Pablo Gevaudan (PhDArchEngr’19) were selected as one of seven winners of the National Science Foundation’s Idea Machine competition. Their idea centers on durable, recyclable structures that could be used on Mars. The competition solicited 800 entries. Chelsea is an associate professor at Montana State, and Juan Pablo recently accepted a position at Penn State’s architectural engineering department.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Joey Azofeifa (PhDCompSci) was named to this year’s Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. He is founder and CEO of Arpeggio Bio. Housed at CU’s BioFrontiers Institute, Arpeggio develops important RNA drug-screening processes, providing critical data and improving drug success.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Allison Hester (Law) joined Moye White law firm as an associate in the litigation department. She was previously a law clerk to Chief Justice Steven Bernard of the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Posted Feb. 1, 2020

John Cevaal (CivEngr) joined Ascent Engineering Group in Winter Park, Colo. He is an engineer-in-training working on designing residential and commercial structures.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

September was a big month for Rudy Von Berg (Mktg), who won the Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Elsinore, Denmark. One week later, he placed second at the Ironman 70.3 in Mont Tremblant, Canada. At CU, he won USA Triathlon Collegiate National titles in 2014 and 2015.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Aspiring science writer Amanda Grennell (PhDChem) was awarded an AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. She will be writing in a newsroom for 10 weeks for PBS NewsHour. At CU, Amanda used ultrafast lasers to study biomimetic nanoparticle-enzyme systems that can turn sunlight into fuel. She was also the senior editor for the graduate student-run blog Science Buffs.

Posted Jun. 1, 2018

After graduation, Bryce Arai Mawhinney (Acct, Econ, Mktg) embarked on a one-month expedition to Nepal to work with the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that promotes endangered animal conservation initiatives. While in Nepal, Bryce transported camera equipment, supported sustainable honeybee projects and helped care for a rhino calf. Bryce currently works for Deloitte Consulting in Denver and writes that he hopes to merge his business and environmental interests in the future.

Posted Jun. 1, 2018

Comic artist ·ˇłľłľ˛ąĚý°ż´Ç˛őłŮ±đ°ůłó´ÇłÜ˛ő (Span) was awarded a Marshall Scholarship, which offers recipients a full ride to any university in the U.K.ĚýEmma will work on a master’s degree in comics and graphic novels starting in September at the University of Dundee in Scotland.ĚýShe is creator of the web comic Alphabet Soup.Ěý

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

°Ő±đ˛ął¦łó±đ°ůĚýRawa Abu Alsamah (MEdu) writes that she is CU Boulder’s first Saudi Arabian woman to earn a master’s degree with an emphasis in teaching English to culturally and linguistically diverse students. Rawa is a sixth grade special education teacher at Denver’s STRIVE Prep-Kepner.  

Posted Mar. 1, 2018

In September, Rudy von Berg Jr. (Mktg) and his father, Rodolphe von Berg, competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was the first time that a pro (Rudy) and his father competed in the same 70.3 championship. Rudy placed 13th overall; Rodophe placed 2nd in the 60-64 age category.

Posted Dec. 1, 2017

On Dec. 6, Andreas and Allison Deptolla (MLing) welcomed a son, Benjamin Victor Deptolla. The couple also has a young daughter, Clara.

Posted Jun. 1, 2017

Katherine Hupp (MPubAd’18) is an attorney at Lewis, Longman & Walker in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hupp practices environmental, natural resources and Native American law. Recently, Hupp co-authored a paper concerning Florida’s 404 permitting program.Ěý

Posted Jul. 15, 2024

Alejandro Brown (IntlAf’18) is the founder of I-70 Things, a page on Instagram (@i70things) with more than 400,000 followers. Some of the account content serves as entertainment and some content is safety-oriented for those traveling the I-70 corridor through the Colorado mountains. “I wanted to be able to provide an outlet for people to not only share what they’ve seen but also check it out before they go to the mountains or before they come home,” Alejandro told The Denver Post in January.

Posted Mar. 4, 2024

In 2021, inspired by a mushroom foraging trip in the Rocky Mountains, Nick Erokhin (CompSci’18) founded Urth Naturals, a mushroom supplement company aimed at making mushrooms more accessible. Made from a powerful blend of 10 functional mushrooms, Urth Naturals’ gummies are designed to help people reach the fullest potential of their mind and body. The gummies are made in the U.S. and sourced with ingredients from local farmers.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

This spring Kelsey Simpkins (MJour’18) left her position as science writer in media relations at CU Boulder after more than three years. She joined Colorado’s Regional Air Quality Council, the lead agency for improving air quality in the Denver metro area, as its communications and programs coordinator. She lives in Broomfield, Colorado.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

On Sept. 15, the poetry collection Gash Atlas by Jessica Lawson (MFA’18) was published by Kore Press Institute, which also selected the book to receive its poetry prize. Jessica is a Pushcart-nominated writer, teacher and activist based in Denver. To learn more about Jessica, visit .

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

The book Activist Media: Documenting Movements and Networked Solidarity by Gino Canella (PhDComm’18), published in May, details Gino’s documentary filmmaking with activist groups Black Lives Matter 5280 and Denver’s Service Employees International Union Local 105. Gino is an assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Boston’s Emerson College.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

While at CU, voice performance graduate Mary Kettlewell (MMus) received a graduate certificate in arts administration, which she credits for helping her land her position as program administrator at the Texas Commission on the Arts, a state government commission in Austin that works to fund arts organizations in Texas.

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

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