Class Notes

Timothy S. Tomasik (Advert) was named a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. President-elect of the Illinois chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a member of the International Society of Barristers, he now serves on its board of governors. Away from work, he has served as board president for the foundation Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, which provides grants to mentorship programs for Chicago’s underprivileged youth. He resides in Western Springs, Ill, with wife Jennifer and their two daughters, McKenzie and Maeve.

Todd Cason (Hist; Law'91) graduated from medical school in May 2018 from Midwestern University in Chicago. Next stop: A pediatrics residency in Brooklyn, N.Y.

After 19 years of full-time family life, Michelle DuPuis Bradford (Soc), a former member of the CU Boulder Alumni Association staff, has joined Chick-fil-A in Atlanta as a senior supply chain administrator. Michelle and her husband, Reed Bradford (ArchEngr’86), have two sons and are celebrating 31 years of marriage.

Tracie Olson Stephens (Mktg) writes she received a national rating as a USA Gymnastics judge. Outside of gymnastics, Tracie works as a contracts analyst for a government contractor. She previously spent more than 18 years as a buyer at various Colorado-based biotech companies and organizations, including the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and Seagate Technology.

Lisa M. Wolfe (Psych), a professor at Oklahoma City University, received the honors program’s Distinguished Faculty Award and also the University Outstanding Faculty Award. Her Bible study DVDs, “Uppity Women of the Bible,” and companion commentary, “Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs and Judith,” were published in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Herb IIisaurri Schroeder (PhDCivEngr) received the George Norlin Award from CU’s Alumni Association for his work as vice provost for the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The program, which he founded in 1995, works to eliminate biases against Alaska Native students and empower students to succeed in STEM disciplines.

For the last four years, Philip Staehelin (Econ, IntlAf) has had his eyes on the prize. He’s been designing 3D printed eyeglasses to help the more than 1 billion people in developing countries who struggle with vision impairments. He is testing 50 prototype glasses this summer before moving them to manufacturing.

Chris Calvert (BioChem) co-founded the cyber-security firm Respond Software, which utilizes automated intelligence on cybersecurity teams. After graduating from CU, Chris attended the Defense Language Institute, a United States Department of Defense educational and research institute in Monterey, Calif. After serving in the Army for 10 years, he became the head of IBM’s security operation center (SOC), among other positions, and helped build similar units for Walmart, Vodafone, Shell Oil, Sony and Apple.

Keith Schroeder (Kines) and his family returned to their home in Rushville, Ill., in late April after completing a fifth month-long mission trip to Togo, Africa. Keith, who is a physical therapist, spent three weeks at the Hospital of Hope in Mango teaching anatomy and physiology for nursing students. His wife Jennifer, who is a physician, and their two daughters, Olivia and Emma, worked at Hospital Baptiste Biblique in Adeta, Toga. “We always enjoy our trips to Togo, seeing old friends, making new friends, and working with the great people of Togo,” said Keith.

Tim Morshead (Arch) was named a partner for San Francisco-based architecture firm WRNS Studio. Tim’s portfolio includes an expansion of Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. The promotion marks a new era of leadership within the firm, known for architecture that values beauty and sustainability, Tim writes. WRNS serves clients out of offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu and New York.

Jordan Lipp (Econ, PolSci) joined the law firm Childs McCune LLC as a managing member. He writes that he will continue his practice in outdoor recreation, ski law and commercial litigation and as an adjunct law professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is author of Product Liability Law & Procedure in Colorado, First Edition (CBA-CLE Books 2015).

Andrew Cary (Bus, Hist) writes that he is now a partner at Select Sales Agency, which specializes in the sale of horses. He co-founded the firm in 2009. For the past 10 years, he has sold horses that have run in the Kentucky Derby and at Royal Ascot in England. The company’s most famous horse, Tepin, won the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Mile. “One day I hope to raise thoroughbreds in Colorado, where they can receive superior high-altitude training; it works for the U.S. Olympic team!” he writes.

Juli Rasmussen (Jour) and Aaron Clymer (MechEngr’12) won the software competition Go Code Colorado. They were the first team from the Western Slope to win in the competition’s five- year history. The team, which included two other members, won $15,000.

Jennifer McNabb (PhDHist) was named chief reader for the Advanced Placement exam in European history. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather to evaluate and score the exams’ free-response sections. Jennifer is responsible for overseeing the scoring of more than 100,000 tests. Additionally, she helps develop tasks and questions for future exams.

Minnesota Lawyer Magazine named Patrick Fenlon (Psych) an “Up & Coming Attorney.” He specializes in business litigation, and was recognized for his “professional achievements, leadership and community involvement throughout his first 10 years of practice,” according to the magazine. In his spare time, Patrick serves on the board of directors of Neighborhood Roots, a Minneapolis-based organization supporting farmers markets and small businesses.

Amanda Menihan (MEdu) won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She also received a $10,000 NSF award. Amanda teaches seventh-grade math at Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., where she resides with her husband and two children.