  Carlos Alonso-Niemeyer (MS CivEngr'93) was recently appointed international sales manager for Genlyte in Fall River, Mass. Genlyte is a publicly held company specializing in the sales and manufacture of lighting products. Erik Bollt (ApMath'95) has been promoted by the U.S. Naval Academy, where he has taught math since 1997. Prior to that, he taught at the U.S. Military Academy and planned and built a new laboratory for faculty and midshipmen research on chaos theory. Brett Bieghler (ElEngr'91) is a senior manager working for Nortel Networks and is responsible for the implementation of the fourth mobile telephone network in Italy. He and his wife, Samantha Brown, live in downtown Rome. James M. Brugger (MechEngr'85, ME EngrMgmt'96) received the Design News, Excellence in Design Award 2000, for the Vasca LifeSite Hemodialysis Access System. He also was promoted to vice president of Disposables Engineering for NxSTAGE Medical, Inc., a start-up company in Tewksbury, Mass., founded to develop renal replacement therapies. Brian Council (MS MechEngr'95) has moved to New York City, where he is pursuing an MBA degree from Columbia University. Prior to that, he was a mechanical design engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver, where he worked on the mechanical design for NASA's Genesis spacecraft. Robert Culp (ChemEngr'90) works for Shell Chemical Co. in Houston. He and his wife recently celebrated the birth of their daughter, Mariel Rose. The family lives in Katy, Texas. Col. Charlie Czarniecki (ChemEngr'74) serves in the U.S. Air Force Material Command Headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where he is deputy director of the acquisition reform office. Still an avid bicycle rider, he logged over 3,300 miles last year, including morning rides using the 27-year-old 10-speed he bought while attending CU. Jeffrey Enyart (CivEngr'72) received an Award of Merit from the American Society for Testing and Materials for advancing the standards for concrete pipe and for guiding committee programs and processes. The award, the highest ASTM award granted to an individual member, is accompanied by the title of Fellow. Jeffrey is vice president of ISG Resources in Houston.
Gary Jacobs (ElecEngr'70) received the CU-Boulder Engineering Dean's Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence in October, recognizing his remarkable success in guiding the Broomfield-based Corporate Express through a period of rapid growth. Jacobs serves as executive vice president of the $5 billion firm, which recently merged with Buhrmann N.V., a Netherlands based multi-national business services group. Paul Jarosz (ChemEngr'87) and his wife and two daughters are relocating with Dow Chemical Co. from Midland, Mich., to King's Lynn, England. He will be working on the coast just south of Scotland, as well as on the European mainland. Rear Admiral Michael R. Johnson (CivEngr'70) has been selected Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers for the U.S. Navy. The NFEC is headquartered in Washington, DC, and manages a global workforce of more than 16,000 employees with annual business in excess of $8 billion. Lt. Todd Marzano (AeroEngr'92), who is with Strike Fighter Squadron 94, served on board the U.S.S. Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Peter C. Parsons (ElecEngr/CompSci'84) is president of Pinpoint Solutions, Inc., the premier ASIC design services company in the Rocky Mountain region. PSI is located in Boulder and continues to grow rapidly. He and his wife, Jeanne, have two children. Randall W. Peterson (ChemEngr'56) of Baton Rouge, published a book, Giants on the River, A Story of Chemistry and the Industrial Development on the Lower Mississippi River Corridor (Homesite Co., 2000). David Shuter (Aero'59) was named vice president of Gannett Fleming, an international consulting engineering and construction management firm. He manages the firm's Los Angeles regional office and lives in Mission Viejo, Calif. George Sissel (ElecEngr'58) of Westminster, Colo., announced his plans to retire in January as chief executive officer of Ball Corporation, which makes food and beverage packaging and components for the space industry. He will continue to serve as chairman of the board. He also serves as vice-chair of the college's Engineering Advisory Council. Kathryn Tobey (ChemEngr'84, ME EngrMgmt'94) recently left Lockheed Martin Astronautics after 16 years as a chief system engineer to join General Dynamics Electronic Systems—Space and Surveillance as director of business development. There she is developing new opportunities in the growing field of measurement and signals intelligence. She also has been named chair of the Corporate Advisory Board for the college's Women in Engineering Program.
Astronaut James Voss (MAero'74) flew on a 10-day mission aboard NASA's space shuttle Atlantis in May. The Atlantis docked with the International Space Station, and Voss successfully completed a space walk to perform maintenance on the orbiting habitat. Voss will address CU engineering graduates at the college's December Recognition Ceremony. Former CU golfer Larry Webb (CivEngr'74) was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame. After playing at CU from 1967 to 1971, he joined the PGA Tour, won the Colorado Open in 1980 and claimed the National Club Pro Championship in 1983. He lives in Chandler, Ariz. Richard Weingardt (CivEngr'60, MS'64) was honored with the American Consulting Engineers Council's first-ever Visionary Thinker Trophy for defining the impact of engineers in society and for setting the standard for engineers as community leaders and role models for America's youth. He is chairman and CEO of Richard Weingardt Consultants in Denver and the author of six books.
David Weiss (Math'67, Telecom'89, XMBA'89) retired as president and CEO of Storage Technology Corp. in Louisville. He continues to serve on the college's Engineering Advisory Council. Vince White (MechEngr/Business'86) is employed by Nike In-House Manufacturing in Beaverton, Oregon. As a project engineer, he works to "put the Air in Nike Air." He and his wife are the proud parents of a 2-year-old son.
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