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Proud to be a Buff,聽Pam Hale Anderson鈥檚 (Law鈥�87) CU family history goes way back. Her parents and grandparents attended CU and her great-grandfather was Horace Morrison Hale, the second president of the university for whom Hale Science is named. Pam writes she has enjoyed all the historical materials CU has given her. She lives in La Crescenta, Calif.

Traveling for three weeks in Europe,聽Mark Kuta Jr.聽(MBA鈥�87) advertised the university abroad by wearing a CU T-shirt every third or fourth day. Mark traveled to Germany, Austria and Italy along with his wife and their two kids. Mark writes he can vouch for the CU brand as around 10 people recognized the logo. Mark lives in Denver.

On May 27聽Lesley Gillis聽(MTeleCom 鈥�87) and her husband celebrated their 40th anniversary with a trip to Russia. Lesley worked at Qwest and Whole Foods. She is retired but volunteers at Community Food Share. The couple has three children and two grandchildren, and Lesley and her husband live in 麻豆官网.

Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund appointed Chicago attorney聽Jonathan Sherry聽(Fin鈥�87) to the board of directors. He owns and operates a law practice that focuses on residential and commercial real estate. He handles all aspects of more than 3,000 real estate and loan closings. Jonathan lives in Highland Park, Ill.

Fort Collins resident聽Jeanette Meyer聽(MBA鈥�87) of RE/MAX Alliance was granted the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Quality Service Certified Platinum. The award is in recognition of earning 100 percent client service satisfaction in 2011 as measured by Leading Research Corporation. She also contributed $750 to local and national charities in 2011 through her client-directed donations program, 鈥淢ake a Difference.鈥�

No stranger to literary success,聽Bruce Rogers聽(MEngl鈥�87) won for the second time the Micro Award, a literary prize for fiction not exceeding 1,000 words. His entry聽Divestiture聽finished first out of 421 eligible stories. Bruce also has won Nebula, Bram Stoker, Pushcart and World Fantasy awards. He lives in Eugene, Ore. Read his award-winning entry at shortshortshort.com.

Residential realtor聽Jeanette Meyer聽(MBA鈥�87) contributed $750 to local and national charities in 2011 through her client-directed donations program 鈥淢ake a Difference.鈥� Her clients choose from five selected charities, and she makes a donation on their behalf. Jeanette lives in Fort Collins, Colo.

Solatube International鈥檚聽Neall Digert聽(ArchEngr鈥�87, PhDCivEngr鈥�99) has been promoted to vice president of product enterprise. Solatube International manufactures 鈥淭ubular Daylighting Devices,鈥� energy-efficient natural daylighting systems. Neall focuses on new design and application tool protocols to support the company鈥檚 integration of optical daylighting products into commercial, industrial and residential buildings. He lives in Carlsbad, Calif.

In March, the 麻豆官网 International Film Festival (BIFF) celebrated its 19th year in operation. Sisters Kathy Beeck (Engl, PolSci鈥�86) and Robin Beeck (Comm鈥�88) founded the festival in 2004, and since that time, they鈥檝e grown it into one of the country鈥檚 most respected film festivals. It attracts more than 20,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry members annually. Named one of the 鈥�25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World鈥� by MovieMaker Magazine, BIFF brings films and filmmakers from around the world to 麻豆官网 for a four-day annual celebration.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Working to Change the World, a softbound book written by NREL鈥檚 Ernie Tucker. The book, which can be downloaded online for free, tells the stories of NREL鈥檚 people and the technologies they鈥檝e advanced to help confront the climate crisis. The book features several CU alumni including catalyst researcher Kim Magrini (PhDChem鈥�88), hybrid electric vehicles researcher Rob Farrington (PhDMechEngr鈥�92), battery system researcher Matt Keyser (MechEngr鈥�91) and Olympic biathlete Tim Tetreault (MechEngr, MS鈥�04).

The Maine聽Freedom of聽Information Coalition聽awarded Sue Hawes聽(Psych鈥�88) the 2022聽Sunshine Award for her聽work pursuing public records from the聽Cumberland County聽Sheriff鈥檚 Office. Her work聽exposed staffing issues聽at the county jail. She聽lives in Portland, Maine.

Wellness services聽company Restore聽Hyper Wellness, owned聽and operated by聽Shawn Johnson (Mktg,聽Rec鈥�88) and his partner聽Julie, opened a location聽in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Restore helps聽people looking to manage persistent pain,聽reduce signs of aging,聽boost athletic performance and increase聽natural defenses.

This year Rick Bushnell (IntlAf) received the Governor鈥檚 Award for Leadership Management from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Rick, real estate operations manager for the Department of Enterprise Services, was one of 20 to receive the award. By negotiating more favorable leases for state facilities, Rick saved Washington taxpayers $2.2 million in 2018.

After graduating from the CU ROTC program, Jon Safstrom (CivEngr) served 10 years on active duty in the Navy as a F-16 and F/A-18 pilot. He logged over 300 combat flight hours in support of multiple operations including Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon leaving active duty, Jon joined the Minnesota Air National Guard, where he attained the rank of brigadier general and now serves as the assistant adjutant general.

Ellen Weihe Gorsevski聽(Hum) was named chair of the communication department in Bowling Green State University鈥檚 School of Media and Communication. Ellen writes that she and her husband are celebrating the four-year anniversary of the international adoption of their two wonderful children.

Following the death of their son Corey Walgren at age 16, Doug Walgren聽(InfSys) and wife Maureen started a nonprofit in his honor. The mission of Corey鈥檚 Goal is to honor Corey and his love of hockey by supporting hockey programs through gifts and open dialogue about how disciplinary practices in schools can better support the emotional wellbeing of students.

While on a cruise around the British Isles, Suzy Colglazier Smith (IntlBus) ran into fellow alum Randy Kilgore (A&S鈥�68). Randy was wearing Buffs gear outside the Caernarfon Castle in North Wales, where they took a photo together. Suzy lives in Atlanta, and Randy lives in Colorado Springs.

After a 15- year career in television production and management with KCNC and CNN, Mark Baker (Jour) transitioned to a mortgage career in 2001. In 2016, for the fifth consecutive year, he was named a 鈥淭op 1% Mortgage Originator in the United States.鈥� He has been with SWBC Mortgage Corporation since 2010, originating loans in both Colorado and Georgia.

Money360, a commercial real estate marketplace-lending platform, hired John Calder聽(RealEst) as director of credit administration. John and wife Molly live in Newport Beach, Calif.