The '80s

Bill Scanlon ('80), a reporter at the Rocky Mountain News, won the First Amendment Award at the Society of Professional Journalists' 25th annual Colorado competition for stories about questionable practices of a Denver doctor. The award recognizes the efforts to preserve and strengthen the freedom of the press.

Kaye Bache-Snyder (MA '81) wrote a collection of poetry about Colorado, “Pinnacles and Plains,” which was published by Finishing Line Press. She was a reporter for The Denver Post and an editor for the Longmont Daily Times-Call. She now teaches workshops at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and continues to write. Howard.Snyder@colorado.edu

Jim Gray ('81) left NBC and joined ESPN in November. He covers the NBA.

Pamela Robillard Mackey ('81) is a member of the Denver law firm Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey & Foreman, P.C.

Cliff Grassmick ('82), a photographer for the Boulder Daily Camera, received a third place for feature photography and a third place for sports photography at the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awards in May.

Shannon Luthy Lukens ('82) a columnist and editor for the Mountain News Corp. and daily columnist for www.onthesnow.com, won honorable mention in competition for the Harold Hirsch Award from the North American Snowsport Journalists Association. She lives in Steamboat Springs. shannonll@earthlink.net

Julie Zafiratos ('82) is a production coordinator for ESPN in Hollywood. She worked on promotions in fall 2003 for ABC Sports Monday Night Football and taped segments for the 2004 ESPN Awards. Julie.a.zafiratos@espn.com

John O'Laughlin ('83) works in Denver as the national director of marketing for Metro Networks. Before beginning that job, he was the creative services director for WB2. He has also launched a local Web site that provides a simple way for distributing public relations information to the local media: www.johnolaughlin.com. pr@johnolaughlin.com

Kate Maddox ('83) is a senior reporter for B to B magazine. Prior to joining B to B, Maddox served as conference chair at @d:tech, a conference series on Internet marketing. From 1997 to 1999, she was editor of interactive media and marketing at Advertising Age. She is the author of “Web Commerce: Building a Digital Business.” She has two children, ages 11 and 8, and lives in Westlake Village, Calif.

Dan Keeney ('84) is the president of DPK Public Relations. He is also the 2004 president for the Houston chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Dan@keeneypr.com

Alison Kelemen ('85) lives in Garden Grove, Calif.

Clint Talbott ('85), an editorial writer for the Boulder Daily Camera, won first place for his news columns and second place for his editorials at the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest in February.

Glenn Asakawa ('86), a photographer for The Denver Post, won first place for news photography and third place for feature photography at the Society of Professional Journalists' 25th annual Colorado competition in May. Asakawa received second place for best photo essay at the Colorado Press Association awards in February and also received three awards at the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest in February: first place and honorable mention in photo illustration, and honorable mention in general news photo.

Charles Ashby ('86), a reporter for The Durango Herald, received honorable mention for his environmental story, “Interest in Water Bank Grows,” at the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest in February.

Gary Gleason ('86) is the president of Communique USA Inc. and vice president of communications for News Corps International. He lives in Aspen. Gary.Gleason@NewsCorps.com

Linda Kravets ('86) is the project manager for MPL Media in Nashville, Tenn. Information about the company is available at www.mplmedia.com. linda_k@rocketmail.com

Sheilah Rogers DiLorenzo ('88), formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in the violent-crimes division in New Mexico, now stays at home with her 1-year-old daughter. DiLorenzo and her husband are expecting a second child in June. She is also pursuing a master's degree in biblical studies at Trinity Southwest University in Albuquerque. Sheilahbo@comcast.net

Lisa Greim Everitt (MA '88) is the business editor for The Natural Foods Merchandiser in Boulder. Leveritt@newhope.com

Susan Glairon ('88), a reporter for the Boulder Daily Camera, won first place in the “reader” category at the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awards in May for her story, “The Living Fields.”

Mike Cote (MA '89), business editor of the Boulder Daily Camera, won first place for his business columns at the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awards in May, second place for his news columns at the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest in February, and first place for best serious column writing at the Colorado Press Association awards in February.