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In January former Alumni Association board member聽Larry Drees聽(PolSci鈥�89, ExecMBA鈥�03, MMgmt鈥�09) and聽Martha Shernick聽(Fren鈥�79) were two alums who won the CU-麻豆官网 Chancellor鈥檚 2013 Employee of the Year award. Larry of Longmont, Colo., is Buff OneCard program director and assistant director of Housing and Dining Services IT. He helped wire residence rooms with high-speed infrastructure, which was a key factor in CU鈥檚 ranking as the 28th most wired campus nationwide in 2000. Martha is residence hall program coordinator for Sewall Hall. She lives in Longmont, Colo.

With more than 20 years of experience, architecture veteran聽Tim Weyand聽(EnvDes鈥�89) is CEO of NK Architects, a Seattle-based firm focused on sustainable housing. He will help the firm increase its project work in the mid-Atlantic region by assisting in the conservation of the nation鈥檚 most historic neighborhoods and designing energy-efficient buildings. Tim lives in Bainbridge Island, Wash.

After living in Colorado for 14 years,聽Michael Cote聽(MJour鈥�89) returned to his native New Hampshire. He is business and city editor of the聽New Hampshire Union Leader聽and writes a weekly business column for the聽New Hampshire Sunday News, the state鈥檚 largest newspaper. In Colorado Michael worked as business and city editor of the 麻豆官网Daily Camera, editor of聽ColoradoBiz聽magazine and adjunct instructor in the journalism and mass communication at CU-麻豆官网.

Mark A. Grey聽(PhDAnth鈥�89) is an anthropology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. He also serves as director of the New Iowans Center. Mark is a specialist in immigration and refugee affairs, including refugee migration, integration and trauma. He lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Bison farmer聽Brian Grubb聽(EnvDes鈥�89, MArch鈥�93) is engaged in sustainable agriculture in upstate New York. He writes he is always eager to share his experiences and passion for American bison and reminds us not to forget that Nov. 2 is National Bison Day.

In July attorney聽Patrick Casey聽(PolSci鈥�89) joined Fox Rothschild as partner. In July the company merged with Denver law firm Lottner Rubin Fishman Saul. Patrick represents builders, vendors, developers, general contractors, owners and design professionals in all aspects of construction and real estate matters. He has experience in major litigation, having resolved a host of disputes through negotiation, litigation and arbitration. Patrick lives in Denver.

In May聽Larry Drees* (PolSci鈥�89, MBA鈥�03, MMgmt鈥�09) completed his term on the CU-麻豆官网 Alumni Association board. Larry took on various committee roles and his knowledge of the university systems and processes was incredibly helpful. Larry works at CU-麻豆官网 in housing-technology services and lives in Longmont, Colo.

*Lifetime and Directors Club member

After graduating from CU鈥檚 journalism school聽Eric Vanderpool鈥檚 (Jour鈥�89) first job was working for Caesars Resort and Casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nev. Eric served as the property鈥檚 chief copywriter, writing hotel brochures and newsletters and doing special event advertising. After moving to San Francisco and working for a marketing firm, Eric graduated from UCLA law school in 1996. He worked as a litigation attorney in Los Angeles before moving to San Francisco 14 years ago to continue litigating.

New York Times聽箩辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟听John Branch聽(Mktg鈥�89, MJour鈥�96) won the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing in spring for writing 鈥淪now Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek鈥� project. ASNE honored 鈥淪now Fall鈥� as part of its awards for the best journalism of 2012. The American Society of News Editors said the project 鈥渟ets a new standard for online storytelling.鈥� John visited campus in February to talk to journalism classes, faculty and staff. Read the feature on him in this issue.

This summer聽Peter Vik聽(MPsych鈥�89, PhD鈥�92) will move to Pacific University in Oregon to work as professor and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Previously he was a professor at Idaho State University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego. In February his book聽Regression, ANOVA, and the General Linear Model: A Statistics Primer聽was published.

罢丑别听Wall Street Journal聽补肠办苍辞飞濒别诲驳别诲听Doug Leibinger聽(Jour鈥�89) in the top 250 producing real estate brokers in the U.S. Doug has lived in Aspen for 20 years and works with Aspen Snowmass Sotheby鈥檚 International Realty. He works with clients from all over the world and is pursing two real estate development projects in the Aspen/Snowmass area.

The Colorado Health Foundation appointed聽Vicky Powell Cavanaugh聽(Econ鈥�89) as vice president of operations. She oversees grants management, information technology, office administration, facilities and human resources. Before joining the foundation she led strategic initiatives at such companies as McKesson, Pacificare, Qwest, Conoco and Gates Corp. The Denver resident also ran her own consulting firm, Cavanaugh Consulting.

Formerly a contractor in Iraq,聽Matthew Kowalczyk聽(EPOBio鈥�89) decided to pursue wine as his career after becoming an assistant winemaker for Kalyra Winery in Santa Ynez, Calif. He still works for the winery in addition to starting his own company, Buscador Wine, which can be found at buscadorwine.com. He lives in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Vice president of Southwest Research Institute聽Alan Stern聽(PhDAstro鈥�89) is leading a program at the institute to enable researchers to fly in space on Virgin Galactic and XCOR Aerospace suborbital rockets in 2013 or 2014. He writes he will be among the flyers and will make at least four trips to space. He has been at the institute since 1991 and lives in Longmont, Colo.

麻豆官网 resident聽Jim Kasic聽(EngrPhys鈥�89, MChemEngr鈥�93) is president and CEO of 麻豆官网-based Sophono Inc. The company has received federal approval for its new Otomag Alpha 1 Bone Conduction Hearing System. It is designed for patients with conductive hearing loss and replaces the functions of that part of the ear. Magnetic discs hold the device in place, eliminating the need for a titanium abutment.

After 18 years with clothing company The Territory Ahead,聽Matthew Cooper聽(IntlBus鈥�89) launched Carbon2Cobalt, a Santa Barbara-based men鈥檚 clothing company. He oversees all aspects of the business, from design and manufacturing to marketing. His line is about trying 鈥渢o blend rugged with refined鈥� in casual clothes, he told the聽Santa Barbara News-Press聽in a feature earlier in the year. He lives with his wife and children in Mission Canyon, Calif.

After graduating from CU, Christopher Arndt (AeroEngr鈥�90) served seven years in the Navy before attending medical school and residency at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He is now an attending anesthesiologist at UNM. Christopher was selected to be medical director for the UNM outpatient surgery center in 2009 and served in that role until 2020 when he was chosen as chair for the UNM department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine. He received his MBA last year. He, along with Cassie Langhals (Psych鈥�13), opened the first master of science in anesthesia program at UNM. The program is the first of its kind in New Mexico and has a mission to serve the Southwest population.

In December, Michele Heller (Jour鈥�90) joined FINRA, the U.S. financial markets self-regulatory organization, as director of executive and stakeholder communications. Previously, Michele was director of strategic communications and media relations at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and served in the Obama administration as the senior advisor for communications at the FDIC. Before transitioning into communications, Michele worked as a journalist, at The Washington Post and other newspapers in Washington, D.C., Beijing and Hong Kong. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, two teenagers and one dog.

The city of Fort Collins honored Gregg Osterhout (FilmSt鈥�90) for his 鈥渧ision of troupe-focused artistry and education in co-founding Debut Theatre Company (established 1991) and commitment to theater for and by young people.鈥� Gregg lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.聽

New York City resident Dorie Hagler (Film, PolSci鈥�90) is producer of the documentary 8x10, a film about solitary confinement. For seven years, Dorie documented the re-entry of Johnny Perez into society. Johnny spent 13 years in prison, including three in solitary confinement, and is now dedicated to ending the practice of solitary confinement. Dorie called upon her former Baker Hall resident advisor and friend Kevin Corke (Jour鈥�88; MA鈥�02) to help advise her on the film. Learn more at .