Homecoming
Warm weather and fall colors provided the backdrop for the homecoming weekend alumni reception in Boulder on Oct. 7. The event was held next door to the Armory in the living room and patio of the old Delta Tau Delta house, now the home of CU's Continuing Education department. Photos by Jacob Pritchard

Dean Paul Voakes welcomes, from left, George Gleason, Ruth Keesling (’53), Joan Sims (52) and Mary Gleason (’70, MA ’78).

Dean Paul Voakes hauls various gifts for attendees across the room.

Railli Mood Fillion (’93) talks with Beth Gaeddert, the School’s director of Career Services and External Affairs.

Anthony Martini (‘97), director of marketing communications for Datria Systems who also free-lances weather reports for KDVR-TV in Denver, speaks with other guests.

Fred Pruett, right, a member of the CU journalism faculty from 1946 to 1955, talks with Dean Paul Voakes. (Photo by Jacob Pritchard)

Dean Paul Voakes gives a hug to Ruth Keesling (’53) upon her arrival. (Photo by Jacob Pritchard)

Doug Looney (’63) talks to other attendees.

Mary Gleason (’70, MA ’78) listens as Dean Paul Voakes presents her with a gift.

Dean Paul Voakes speaks to attendees.

Assistant Dean Steve Jones talks to visitors.

Ruth Keesling (’52) talks with visitors.

Doug Looney (’63) and Dean Paul Voakes’ wife, Barbara Voakes, sit on the patio.

New York reception
The University Club in New York City was the setting for an evening reception on June 23. Photos by Beth Gaeddert.

Heather Burandt Moran (MA'94) gets the special door prize - a bottle opener that sings the CU fight song. Moran is client services director for Cierant Corp., an on-line marketing software company.

Jen Goffredi (’04) and Juan Reyes (’04). Reyes is an assistant account executive at McCann Erickson ad agency in New York City.

Lauren Berlamino (’02), an unidentified visitor, and Jocelyn Kinney (’02).

Rachael Shapiro (MA’04), a copy editor for at the New York Post’s Page Six, displays the publication.

Web development specialist Laura Porto (’92) with Dean Paul Voakes.

Tom Walek (‘79), president of Walek & Associates, and Sheila Mullen (’82) a senior bond correspondent at Market News International.

Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Weil (’91), left, and Dan Revitte (’94), a designer at Newsweek magazine.

Dean Paul Voakes chats with Matt Porio (MA’01) at the University Club in New York City in June.  Matt is a reporter for the Asbury Park Press.

Los Angeles reception
The historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was the location of an Oct. 20 alumni reception held during a national job opportunity conference. Seven journalism seniors attended the conference and met alumni and recruiters at the evening reception. Photos by Beth Gaeddert.

Judi Goodfriend (’75), the principal editor at UCLA Medical Center.

Robert Sheid (’01) teaches video editing when he’s not acting in commercials. He said he appears as a geeky health club patron in a new AARP commercial.

Broadcast news senior Angeeneh Adamian met Nonnie Lann (’48) at the reception. Adamian is the recipient of a scholarship funded by Lann.

Jordan Maness (’99) and Ryan Katz (’98) ham it up. Maness is a career counselor at UCLA. Katz is DVD author for Anthem Digital in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was a finalist in a recent KTLA-TV weathercaster audition.