Alumni Association

Dear Alum,

Since all alumni and students are now automatically lifelong members of the Alumni Association, it truly has never been easier to get involved! And the best part is there are no annual membership dues. This is a part of our Forever Buffs initiative, the Alumni Association’s effort to engage our 240,000 alumni and 30,000 students in every step of your lives.

I welcome your comments and suggestions. Marc Killinger, editor

If you’ve moved or changed e-mail addresses, let us know.

And don’t forget, you can always find the latest alumni happenings at cualum.org. Connect with other alums and access our Ask a Buff service at the online Forever Buffs Network.

Programs

Chapters support student volunteers

CU alumni chapters have been finding inspiring new ways to support students ever since the Alumni Association began the Forever Buffs initiative. The New York City and Atlanta chapters hosted dinners for some of the 130 CU students visiting their areas on Alternative Spring Break trip, students participating in volunteer programs. Visit here to find a variety of ways you can support students.

Save the weekend, CU vs. Cal

Join Buff alums and fans as we take on the Cal Bears at our big away football game of the year in beautiful Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 11. Hotel rooms are reserved for CU fans in downtown San Francisco. Game tickets are available for purchase with a pregame ticket. Rooms and game/pregame tickets will go quickly, so book early!

Attend a special awards ceremony

The annual Alumni Association Awards Ceremony is one of the longest standing traditions at CU, recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions by students, faculty, staff and alumni. 2010 award recipients will be recognized Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel with a reception following in the CU Heritage Center, 3rd floor of Old Main. The event is open to the public; please R.S.V.P. to Ryan Lecky at 303-492-0635. The award descriptions and both this and past year’s winners are here.

Get to Boulder for your 50th

Recall the magic and memories of 1956-60 by joining your former classmates for your 50-year reunion May 6-7. Those who graduated from CU in 1960 or before are also invited to the Golden Anniversary Luncheon on Friday, May 7 at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel. For all the information and to sign up online go here or contact Scott at 303-735-2893 or 800-492-7743.

Network New Yorkers!

CU Career Services invites New York area alums Thursday, April 22 for an open evening of networking with a brief presentation about CU-Boulder Career Services at 6:30 p.m. at the Conference Center, 157 Williams Street. Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. For more information and to R.S.V.P. contact Michael at 303-492-4123.

New York goes cruisin’

Join CU and alumni from other universities for an evening cruise aboard The Queen of Hearts on June 24. Board at 7 p.m., depart at 7:30, return to dock at 10:30 p.m. Party immediately following the cruise. Here’s all the information.

Alumni College to focus on recession

The 5th annual Alumni College takes place June 4-5 with the theme of The Great Recession of 2007-10: Causes, Consequences and Cures. You’re invited to join CU’s foremost experts to analyze this major issue. Go here or contact Becky at 303-492-2879.

Hello alums in the Research Triangle!

Raleigh-Durham area alums are invited to another hike with Amy Hambrick (Engl,EnvSt’06), this time in Eno River State Park in north Durham. Last month’s hike at Umstead Park was a lot of fun and there were 10 Buffs along. This month’s hike is Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m. Please R.S.V.P. to Amy. More information is here.

Blogs to help you navigate new media

The Alumni Association launched two blogs this year ― Geekspeak gives you the latest high-tech tips on evolving technologies, and Click & Drag is for Buffs who still feel like the Internet, e-mail and Skype are foreign.

Go out to the ballgame in Phoenix

June 5 at 5:10 p.m. is when Buff fans and Phoenix chapter members will meet at Chase Field for a baseball outing when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies. It’s a friends and family event and a great way to beat the heat. Please contact club leader Paul Fishback (Econ’06) at 323-574-8622 for more information and to sign up.

Volunteer in Boston

On May 16, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., the Boston alumni chapter will join other college and university alumni chapters to renew the park lands along the Charles River before enjoying lunch and an afternoon of recreation, field games and prizes. Here’s more information.

Tweet for fun, scholarships

The Buffalo Bicycle Classic, the largest single source of student scholarships in the College of Arts and Sciences, invites you to get social with us. Follow us on Twitter, fan us on Facebook. We want to chat with you about possible changes in the event, get your feedback on new jerseys, offer training tips and give away a few tokens of our gratitude for joining the conversation.

Attention Directors Club members

The Annual Summer Meeting set for June 18-20 in Vail is shaping up to be another exciting event. Please go here to get the details, reserve a room and get in on the fun!

District of Columbia to be active this summer

The exciting new coalition of alumni chapters in the District of Columbia, the Capital Alumni Network, will be sponsoring soccer and football leagues that the D.C. Buffs will be participating in. Go here for information.

Colorado Daily staffers to reunite

In conjunction with the official reunion of the class of 1960, a second reunion of former Colorado Daily staff members during the period 1957-61 is being planned. This event will likely be held Wednesday, May 5 somewhere in the Denver area. Let Nancy Dixon Davidson (PolSci’60) know if you’re interested.

Contribute to CU

Make a difference for students

Make your annual gift today and support CU-Boulder students as they work to finish the spring semester strong. By making a gift to CU, you and other alums enhance the learning experience for students on campus. Go here and make a difference.

Finally, a new practice facility at Coors

Ground was broken on the new Coors Events Center practice facility in March and it is scheduled to open in August 2011. It will feature two basketball and/or volleyball courts, modern locker rooms, coaches’ offices and team meeting rooms for the women’s volleyball team. It’s the first big change to the Coors Events Center since it opened in 1979. Learn more and watch a video of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Athletics

Basketball coaches come and go

Linda Lappe (Mktg’02), a former women’s basketball player at CU, is the new head coach, replacing Kathy McConnell-Miller. She came from Metropolitan State College in Denver. Here’s the story and videos at CUBuffs.

Meanwhile, men’s basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik resigned his position and became men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest University. Here’s more.

Check out 50 random Colorado memories

In his last Plati-‘Tudes blog before he turns 50 later this month, associate athletic director David Plati (Jour’82) provides 50 random Colorado memories, discusses Man vs. Food’s Adam Richmond, who was in town recently and met Ralphie, and reprints a recent Denver Post Q&A with Dan Hawkins, among all things CU.

Get your football season tickets today

Season tickets are one of the best values around; they combine the Buff tradition with the unmatched atmosphere of Folsom Field. Purchase your football season tickets today and you’ll experience the Colorado State game at Invesco Field plus six exciting home games. Purchase by calling 303-49-BUFFS or visiting here.

A new kind of retirement community is coming soon to Boulder.

Buff Photos

Afghan trip revealing

Jim Navratil (Chem’70, MS’72, PhD’75) was in Afghanistan in March for an educational and humanitarian mission. He says, “Despite four bombings and one small earthquake, I was more concerned with carbon monoxide poisoning from the wood stoves in our Afghan for Tomorrow guest house–it got very cold at night in Kabul! I met some wonderful people in Afghanistan and it is indeed an incredibly beautiful, mountainous country.” After his trip Jim returned to his job at Hazen Research. He shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, when the International Atomic Energy Agency won. See the December 2006 Coloradan article.

The gang celebrates togetherness!

Leslie Euell (Span’01) convened a mini-class reunion for the 2009 Homecoming game. It was Halloween and the Buffs lost to Mizzou 36-17. “It was pretty ugly,” Leslie recalls. In the photo from left to right are Michael Lyons (Arch’00) of Broomfield, Colo.; Katie Ochowicz (Kines’00) of Chicago; Leslie Glassman Euell (Span’01) and Billy Euell (Soc’01), both of Los Angeles; Steve Hurd (Arch ’01) and Derek Moore (PolSci’05), both of Denver. Katie and Leslie were roommates every year and all the guys lived together on the Hill at 12th and College. Billy and Leslie got married in 1998 after meeting sophomore year. The photographer is Michelle Herrington (Mktg’04) who lives with Derek.

Nile River exploits

An “incredibly interesting expedition to explore the Nile River” led to this photo of Jane Kokernot Beard (Hist’63) showing her Buff spirit at the Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia. The trip ranged from the Blue and White Nile’s sources in Uganda and Ethiopia to their confluence at Khartoum, Sudan, and their mouth in the Egyptian delta. The Nile overall is the longest river in the world, unless it’s the Amazon. Jane lives in Dallas.

Serving in Senegal

As the CEO of Counterpart International, a nonprofit working in international development, Virginian Stephanie Wagor Meeks (Engl’87) visited Counterpart’s project sites in Senegal. The organization works to alleviate food insecurity and provide agricultural opportunities for local villages. She was joined on site by CU Economics Institute graduate Moustapha Gaye (the organization’s country director, center in photo) and Charles Eddy (A&S’63), who is a board member’s husband, as they toured the area and met many beneficiaries of Counterpart’s work.

Send your photos and descriptions for this section to Marc Killinger.

My next four-year education

By Court Rye (Mktg’06)

The year was 2006, and had just finished my marketing degree at the Leeds School of Business and was getting ready to set out into the “real world.” Like many of my friends, I was eager to live the dream and go somewhere completely new. I had a strong drive to head west and work in high tech, and my passion for surfing sealed the deal. Read more.

Career Services is here for you!

• Want to hire a CU-Boulder student or alum? Let Career Services help.
• “Using Social Networking in Your Job Search workshop,” April 15, 5:30-7 p.m., Hale 270. Find out how to incorporate Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter into your job search process.
• Attend the All Colorado Alumni Career Fair June 17, 1-6 p.m., Ramada Inn Northglenn, Colo.
• For information or to R.S.V.P. for these last two items contact Lea at 303-492-6541.

Here are links to your CU, school and college e-mail newsletters

• President Benson’s (Geol’64,HonDocHum’04) e-newsletter
• Chancellor DiStefano’s e-newsletter
• Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine – to subscribe e-mail here
• School of Education
• Engineering Alumni News – to subscribe e-mail here
• CUEngineering magazine 2010
• Journalism Bylines
• LawPoints – Go here and scroll to publications; subscribe or update your info here
• Leeds School of Business – e-mail here to receive the e-mail newsletter. Leeds’ magazine Portfolio is here.

As a member of the CU-Boulder Alumni Association you receive special discounts and pricing at Colorado National Golf Club.

Alumni Travel

Relax at Family Camp

Load up the gang and head into the beautiful Rocky Mountains for a week at CU Family Camp July 5-11! Family Camp includes three meals a day and modern private rooms with private baths. It’s located high in the Rockies bordering Rocky Mountain National Park. For more information contact Ryan at 303-492-0635 or check it out here. Reserve your spaces now.

You’ll see stars on this trip

Join us Aug. 13-15 on a canoe trip that the whole family will remember for years to come! Paddle your canoe into Dominguez Canyon, Colorado’s newest wilderness area, and sleep under the stars. CU astronomer Tito Salas will help us identify the canopy of stars we’ll be under. Space is limited to 20 paddlers so don’t wait to reserve. Here’s more information.

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Get your CU gear

How about a white Colorado cap with Ralphie ($14.95)?

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Get the news first!

Have you found out about Really Simple Syndication (RSS) yet? Buffalum Notes is part of the CU alumni syndicated ‘feed.’ If you’re using a newsreader like FeedDemon (for the PC) or NetNewsWire (for the Macintosh), you’ll get the latest edition the moment it’s posted. Also, you can follow CU alumni events with news feeds so you don’t miss a thing. The best part of using a newsreader is that you can follow more sites yet spend less time looking for the latest updates.

Contest Corner

The winner this month will receive a Forever Buffs t-shirt.

How many buildings on campus meet the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification to one degree or another? A. 4; B. 6; C. 10. See CU-Boulder’s Just the Facts for help

Last month’s winner is Bruce Manchon (Geol’79) of Houston, who was among the many of you who knew that last year CU’s participation in the Peace Corps placed second in the nation. He says, “As I look back in my life, I regret I turned down my Peace Corps volunteer assignment and instead took a job as a geologist working offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.”

Photo Galleries

Visit the Alumni Association photo galleries.