Robert C. Harvey (A&S’59) received the Inkpot Award at the 49th annual Comic-Con International in July 2018 for his achievements in the comic arts. Past winners include Ray Bradbury, Milton Caniff, Chuck Jones, Jack Kirby, George Lucas, Stan Lee and Charles Schulz. “I’m in distinguished company,” Harvey said, “and I’m appropriately humbled as well as honored.” Since 1994, Harvey has written nine books about cartoonists and cartooning, and has edited or compiled five more. His work can be viewed at . As an undergraduate, he drew cartoons for the campus newspaper.
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After attending CU in the 1960s, Noble Milton (A&S’62) moved to New Jersey, where he worked in trucking and in ministry. An avid sketch artist, he once drew Martin Luther King Jr. at a speech in Jersey City in 1968. Noble has six children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He fondly recalls his time as a running back with the close-knit CU football teams of the early ’60s. During that time, the team protested racial segregation, refusing to play in the 1962 Orange Bowl unless all players could sleep at the same hotel. Noble lives in Newark, New Jersey. He would like to hear from former teammates and can be reached via daughter MiMi Milton at 732-447-8900.
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Lew Watters (Hist’62) writes that the Coloradan is “always devoured, and then shared with my six grandchildren.” Every fall, his family gleans apples at the Liberty Orchard in Brookfield, Vermont, to make apple cider using an old 19th-century wooden cider press. After reading a recent Coloradan article about Boulder County apple orchards, Lew wrote that his family hopes to continue the apple cider tradition into the next generation, perhaps even someday owning Liberty Orchard.Ěý
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“Sonny” W. Harold Flowers, Jr. (Engl’67; Law’71) writes that he received the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Soaring Eagle Award from the American Association for Justice at the organization’s annual convention in Denver in July 2018. The award was established in 1997 to recognize lawyers of color who have overcome obstacles as they travel the road to personal and professional success. The AAJ Minority Caucus presents the award annually to an attorney who, despite the challenges of his or her own journey, pursues excellence and has made outstanding efforts and contributions in paving the way for others.
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After graduating from CU, William “Bill” Wardwell (Econ’68) was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years, serving in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. He writes that he flew the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter jet all over the world from the Travis Air Force Base in California. One mission involved flying scientists and others to the U.S. McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. He retired in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel. He and wife Kathleen Perrin Wardwell (Engl’68) recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They live in San Mateo, Calif.Ěý
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Thomas D. Phillips (MMgmt’71) co-authored the book Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory. It recounts the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, which, until exceeded by the tragic events of Sept. 11, had the highest number of civilians killed on American soil. Thomas’ other books on military history include Boots and Saddles: Military Leaders of the American West, In the Shadows of Victory: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776-1876, and In the Shadows of Victory II: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, The Spanish-American War to World War II. He and wife Nita live in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he writes and teaches at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska.Ěý
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Jake Shepley (Econ’72) recently celebrated the birth of his third grandchild. He writes that he’s still active as a commercial real estate broker and has started playing paddle tennis. “Life is good!” he writes. Jake lives in St. Louis with wife Carole.
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For the past 28 years, Patricia L. Wright (Art’74) has taught art in NYC-area public schools. After CU, she lived in the San Francisco Bay area and served in the Peace Corps in Africa. Now retired, Trisha exhibits her black-and-white photography in galleries throughout greater New York, and credits her CU photo classes with Charles Roitz for introducing her to the alchemy and healing powers of photography. She is creating a photo series documenting her experiences as a breast cancer survivor. This summer she and fiancé David Lawton will marry. They plan to live in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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In 2017, Bob Magnant (MTeleComm’76) retired after 43 years of federal service, working in the information technology industry. He recently published the book We Are All Storytellers!, which promotes reading, writing and interaction among smartphone users. His free book series is meant to educate readers about negative impacts of smartphones, such as addiction, security and cyber terrorism. Jane Becwar Murphy (EnvCon’76) writes that she has been faithfully reading the Coloradan since she graduated from CU in the ’70s. She fondly remembers seeing Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones play at Folsom Field in 1974 or 1975. “Tickets were probably only about $5 or $10 at the time, as were many of the incredible concerts during the ’70s,” writes Jane, who lives in Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Susan Eastman (Jour’77) has begun a new career with Live West Realty in Boulder as a real estate agent specializing in residential sales. She writes that living in the Boulder Valley for many years and raising three children has given her a deeper understanding of Colorado’s neighborhoods, schools and lifestyle, and that her time as a journalist served her well in communicating and helping clients determine what they are looking for in a home.Ěý
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Bill Green (MechEngr’78), president of the Denver-based mechanical engineering company RMH Group, was named one of 20 industry leaders chosen as a 2018 inaugural class of Design-Build Institute of America Fellows. The fellowship is the highest level of DBIA certification and acknowledges the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished design-build professionals. Bill was inducted during a ceremony held on Nov. 8 in New Orleans.
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Rebecca Shockley (PhD’80), professor emerita of piano pedagogy at the University of Minnesota School of Music, recently published a revised and expanded edition of her mother’s memoir, Is There a Piano in the House?ĚýHer mother, Dorothy Stolzenbach Payne, was a well-known pianist and teacher in Cincinnati for many years. Originally published in 1985 by the Keyboard Club (which she founded in 1935), the book includes new photos, letters, programs and stories
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Since graduating from CU, Tammy Kaitz (Thtr’80) has worked as an actress and producer based in Los Angeles. She writes that she married childhood sweetheart Steve Crane (Psych’77; Law’80), who works for the LA law firm Crane Robinson & Seal, which he co-founded in 2001.
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Laurie Cantillo (Jour’80) is deputy director of communication and education at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Previously, she worked at NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., for three years as a lead communication specialist in the planetary science division. During her time in D.C., she created and produced NASA’s first podcast, Gravity Assist.Ěý
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Peggy Campbell Rush (MEdu’81) was named a Fulbright specialist by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The appointment, which runs from 2018 to 2021, matches specialists with foreign host institutions from over 150 countries to share expertise, strengthen international collaboration and learn about other cultures. Peggy writes that her love of travel was sparked while attending CU, where she sailed around the world twice as the assistant executive dean for the Semester at Sea program. She lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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In January, Peter Doody (Engl’81) received the Defense Lawyer of the Year Award from the San Diego Defense Lawyers organization. In February, he became president of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, the largest regional civil litigation defense organization in the nation, with 1,200 attorney members from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Peter specializes in cases brought against product manufacturers, transportation companies and property owners. While at CU, he was captain of the rugby team.
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Deborah L. Napier (PolSci’82) writes that in January 2019 she met her distant cousins Sadie Young (EnvDes’81) and Maree Young (Comm’87) in Durango for the first time. Sadie and Maree were born in Craig, Colo., while Deborah grew up in Fairfax County, Va. “We are related through [our] shared Luttrell ancestors: Our Virginia great, great grandparents,” writes Deborah, who recently returned to Colorado after spending four years in Washington, D.CĚý
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Andrea Robbins (Comm’82) and her team at Studio Six Branding in Longmont, Colo., recently rebranded six Colorado transit systems in Winter Park, Boulder, Telluride and Trinidad. For the past 15 years, Andrea has coached and trained young athletes in alpine skiing in Winter Park.
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Since graduating from CU, Kathryn Hebert (EPOBio’83; MPA’86) writes that she has been on an “exciting non-stop local government journey,” starting her career as an assistant asset manager for the city and county of Denver. Next, she moved to Norwalk, Conn., to work as the city’s assistant budget director. She was later promoted to administrative services manager and then to director of the parking authority. In 2018, she was named president of the New England Parking Council, a nonprofit transportation and mobility organization that represents eight states in New England. She is now director of the Norwalk Department of Transportation Mobility and Parking.Ěý
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Michele Heller (Jour’90) was hired as the media relations and communications manager for the Peterson Institute for International Economics. She came to the Washington, D.C.-based think tank after serving eight years as an Obama administration appointee at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where she was the senior communications adviser involved in strategic messaging, media relations, and speech and op-ed development for members of the FDIC. Before starting her new job, Michele traveled with her middle-schoolaged children throughout Europe and Asia, primarily in the mountains and remote villages of southwestern China. Michelle has held various editing and reporting jobs in Washington, D.C., Beijing and Hong Kong, including at the Washington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, and the Hong Kong Standard. She lives in Washington with herĚýhusband, their two sons and their dog.
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