´ˇłÜłŮłó´Ç°ůĚýLesley Kitchen Lababidi (Rec’73) released her book Cairo: The Practical Guide (AUC Press). The book provides information on daily life in Cairo post-revolution. Lesley lives in Cairo but returns to Boulder every year in May for the annual Alumni Association’s Golden Anniversary Reunion Luncheon with her mother Pollyann Castle Baird (DistSt’45). Lesley wrote a personal essay that appeared in the April edition of the Forever Buffs InsiderĚý±đ-˛Ô±đ·É˛ő±ô±đłŮłŮ±đ°ů.

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Peer evaluation and independent research led to the recognition of L. Judson Todhunter (PolSci’73) on the IllinoisSuper Lawyers list. His area of practice encompasses bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. He lives in La Grange, Ill.

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ąóľ±±ôłľłľ˛ą°ě±đ°ůĚýPaul Hirschberger (Mktg’74) is working on a documentary about the Kraft-IFL, Israel’s American-style tackle football league that consists of 500 players on 10 teams in six different cities. His focus is the cooperation among Muslims, Jews and Christians when they are playing, and how sports can create possibilities for personal, social and political transformation. The Natick, Mass., resident expects the film to be completed in December. 

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The American Association for Clinical Chemistry recognized Edward Ashwood (ChemEngr’75, MD’79) for his contributions to education. He is a professor of pathology at the University of Utah and is president and CEO of ARUP Laboratories. He has mentored more than 100 University of Utah pathology residents and fellows who have twice honored him with the outstanding teaching award. His research in fetal lung maturity tests and standardization in clinical chemistry has resulted in more than 150 publications. Edward lives in Park City, Utah.

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A celebration of 50 years of marriage took place for Mary Agnes “Aggie” Ruh Madden (MEdu’75) and her husband in Boulder surrounded by their four children and eight grandchildren. The couple also took an anniversary trip to New Zealand. Mary is an avid traveler, watercolor painter and senior auditor of classes at CU.

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Former Broncos player and high school football coach Dave Logan (A&S’76) has achieved 201-43 coaching record in 19 years of coaching high school football, including six state championships in Colorado. He coaches at Cherry Creek High School in Denver, is a host on a daily radio talk show on KOA-850 AM and does Broncos broadcasts. He lives in Greenwood Village, Colo.

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A five-year federal grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine will help Dale Hales (MCDBio’77, PhDBioChem’83) test the effectiveness of a flaxseed enriched diet on suppressing ovarian cancer. He is a professor of physiology and gynecology/obstetrics at Southern Illinois University where he also chairs the physiology department and serves as a member of the Simmons Cancer Institute.

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Williston, Vt., resident Stephen Mease (Jour’77) is director of public information and news at Champlain College in Burlington. He has served as the college’s co-chair of the annual United Way of Chittenden County Community Campaign for two years.

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In addition to serving on the Alumni Association board of directors, offering guidance and support,ĚýGordon Trafton II* (Bus’77) donated $500,000 to the business school’s professional mentoring program. While at CU, Gordon was mentored by professor Jerry Foster who gave him connections and career advice, helping him land a job. He lives in Naperville, Ill.

*Directors club member

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ł˘˛ą·É˛â±đ°ůĚýStephen Gulotta Jr. (Math’78) was named 2012 Client Service All-Star by the law firm survey group BTI Consulting. He represents clients in a range of industries and serves as a managing member of the Mintz Levin law firm in New York and head of its corporate and securities section. He lives in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

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President Obama appointed Judith Kimble (PhDMCDBio’78) as a member of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. She is a biochemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She discovered the first stem cell niche that controls stem cell maintenance. She has served on several boards and committees and has been president of the Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Judith lives in Madison, Wis.

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Following a national search, the CU Foundation named Rick Lawrence (Fin’80) president and CEO after Wayne Hutchens (Mktg’67) retired in March. The foundation is CU’s main fundraising arm, and Rick served as its chief operating officer and vice president for six years. Prior to working at the foundation, he was an executive with Vectra Bank and Bank One Corp. He lives in Lafayette.

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Because of his outstanding contributions to the community and demonstrated excellence in the classroom, CU awarded Thomas Huber (PhDGeog’80) a 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award. He is a professor of geography and environmental studies at CU’s Colorado Springs campus. He has worked on such projects as habitat mapping of the Prebles meadow jumping mouse in Colorado’s El Paso County, state vegetation mapping for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and mapping and analyzing elk habitats in the Pikes Peak region.

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As CU-Boulder’s vice chancellor for diversity, equity and community involvement,ĚýRobert “Bob” Boswell (PhDMCDBio’81) oversees the campus’ diversity recruitment and retention of students and faculty, campus climate issues and develops practices to promote diversity within the university. A Boulder resident, Bob has been a molecular, cellular and developmental biology professor at CU since 1991 and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.

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Eugene Rosenquest (Jour’81) works as an account executive, advertising copywriter and broadcaster/traffic coordinator for the WEUS AM Radio “TheBig810am” in Orlando, Fla. While at CU, he was president of the journalism school’s Society of Professional Journalists-Sigma Delta Chi student chapter.

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Director’s Guild of America member Matt Marshall (Comm, PolSci’82) completed The Amazing Spiderman in Los Angeles to be released this summer. He also has found success on Malcolm in the Middle,ĚýBaywatch,ĚýPerry Mason Returns,ĚýDiagnosis Murder,ĚýAir Force OneĚý˛ą˛Ô»ĺĚýOctober Sky.

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With the departure of Regis Philbin from the show Live With Regis and Kelly, executive producer Michael Gelman (Jour’83) has the task of searching for a new host. He intends to test a variety of celebrities with the remaining host Kelly Ripa, eventually settling on the perfect pick. Michael lives in New York City.

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Financial adviser Alan Willenbrock (ChemEngr, Mktg’83) was named to the Pacesetter’s Club at the global financial services firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for his professional standards and client service since 2007. He lives with his wife in Tuscon, Ariz.

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With a career in education publishing spanning 20 years,ĚýJohn Ade (Thtr’85) has joined publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as vice president of marketing management for literacy and language. Throughout his career he has focused on elementary and secondary reading, language arts, English language learning and foreign languages. He writes he still manages to put his CU degree to good use by performing in local community theaters. He lives in New York City with his partner of 21 years.

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After working in a range of industries,ĚýCarrie Crane Dickie (Jour’85) has found her niche. She is one of the leading distributers of nutrition-based pharmaceutical products for LifeVantage Corp. She lives with her husband and two sons in San Clemente, Calif.

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