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Let’s be clear: 2016 was spectacular for Buffs football. Besides winning lots of games, the Buffs won a division title, played in a conference final and, for the first time since 2007, appeared in a bowl.
Because she had hip surgery during winter break, CU Boulder student Annie Miller could not physically attend class in the beginning weeks of spring semester. A robot and some teamwork ensured she could attend remotely.
Stephanie and Sarah Meyers, who will graduate from CU Boulder in May with degrees in international affairs, have established the Meyers Family Foundation Scholarship Fund to support one or two first-year students with financial need annually.
Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorado’s first Nobel prize winner, has been awarded the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.
