Former CU-Boulder student body tri-executive Richard Murray (PolSci, Phil’04, Law’07) and his wife Elizabeth Janusz Murray (Psych’07) welcomed their son, Cayden Michael Murray, on Dec. 11. Richard made a lateral move to the law firm of Polsinelli Shugart in Denver, a large national firm with more than 600 lawyers, where he provides clients with general business counseling and assists in business, construction and commercial litigation matters. Richard also was elected as fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation and chairman of the University Club of Denver’s committee on admissions.

Posted Jun. 1, 2013

Virginia Tech engineer Chao Wang (PhDElEngr’04) received a three-year Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program grant of up to $510,000. He will develop methods and software tools that detect security vulnerabilities in concurrent software running on a modern multi-core computer. Chao is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. The dean of the engineering college named him the “Outstanding New Assistant Professor.” Chao lives in Blacksburg, Va.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

The American Political Science Association named Erica Chenoweth (MPolSci’04, PhD’07) winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award as the co-author of her book Why Civil Resistance Works. The award is given annually for the best book on government, politics or international affairs. The book examines factors that enable nonviolent resistance campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, fail. Erica is an assistant professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and an associate senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

After reaching out to all 32 NFL teams, Patrick Gleason (Comm’04) landed a job as public and media relations manager for the Baltimore Ravens, the 2013 Super Bowl Champions. He covered the team’s win at the Super Bowl in Louisiana and attributes his professional successes to the education he received at CU-Boulder and to his internship with CU’s sports information director Dave Plati (Jour’82).

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

CU-Boulder professor emeritus of civil, environmental and architectural engineering Kenneth Strzepek (MEcon’04) has spent 30 years as a researcher and practitioner of engineering, environmental and economic systems. His research primarily relates to water resource planning and management, river basin planning and modeling of water resources systems. Ken lives in Lexington, Mass., and serves as a research scientist in the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.

Posted Sep. 1, 2013

A September Coloradan classnote contained several errors in a blurb about Chad Bennetts (Bus’04). We apologize! Here is the correct information. Chad is engaged to Hillary Smith. The couple met while sitting next to each other in the MBA program at Emory University’s business school. They graduate in 2011. Chad works for PricewaterhouseCoopers. A wedding is planned for spring/summer 2014.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

Denihan Hospitality Group in New York, which owns and operates boutique hotels across the United States, promoted Patrick Chiappetta (Hist’04) to corporate director of restaurants and bars. Patrick began his career at Bloom Restaurant in Broomfield, Colo., and then worked at Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

The national law firm Quarles & Brady an- nounced that Jennifer M. Jackson (EPOBio’04) joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate in the corporate services practice group. Jennifer received her law degree from Marquette University.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

CU-Boulder couple Stephen Koelemay (Psych’04) and Megan Emmett (EnvSt’08) married on Sept. 28 in Longmont, Colo. Stephen is a post-doctoral fellow at CU-Boulder’s Counseling and Psychological Services. Megan is a digital marketing manager.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

On April 9 Stacey Carter Ogman (Hist’04) and her husband welcomed a daughter, Kira Eden Ogman. Kira weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. The family lives in Delray Beach, Fla.

Posted Dec. 1, 2013

At Lockheed Martin, Davin Anderson (MechEngr, MS’04) works as electrical test conductor for MAVEN, the $671-million mission to Mars that launched last November. He does planning, implementing, testing and documenting of the MAVEN subsystems and systems. He also solves hardware and software interface problems, defines input and output parameters and ensures integration of the entire MAVEN spacecraft. He lives in Colorado Springs and serves on the CU-Boulder Engineering Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD) board.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

In Orange County Nicholas Kiefer (Mgmt’04) works as director of business development for the sustainability consulting firm Healthy Buildings. The company focuses on sustainability and LEED certification for commercial real estate and corporations. While at CU-Boulder Nicholas studied abroad with Semester At Sea and now works on projects internationally in South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. He is involved in the professional mentorship program at the Leeds School of Business. Nicholas lives in Laguna Woods, Calif.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

Photographer Brian Peterson (EnvSt, Geol’04) co-created Photohoku to help disaster-plagued families restart their photo albums that were lost in the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. A Tokyo resident of 10 years, he and teams of professional photographers visited families who lost their photos in the tsunami-ravaged regions and helped them start new albums by making family portraits on instant film. After the tornadoes hit Oklahoma last spring, Brian started Photoklahoma. Brian lives in Tokyo with his wife and family.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

Last summer Kevin Reilly (MBA’04) launched a destination weight-loss organization in Denver called KoruCenter, which focuses on the holistic approach to an individual’s weight-loss journey. KoruCenter offers an all-inclusive and immersive environment to help clients achieve their fitness goals with nutrition, behavior management, clinical diagnostics and training. Learn more at www.korucenter.com. Kevin lives in Pueblo, Colo.

Posted Mar. 1, 2014

While sad to leave Boulder, Elliott Hood (Comm’04) and his wife Caroline Smith Hult (Hum’04) moved in March to Oklahoma City where Elliott got a job as federal clerk on the 10th circuit court of appeals. Caroline works for Teach For America and is featured in this issue.

Posted Jun. 1, 2014

Lawyer Jonathan Lucero (Fin’04, Law’07) was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association. He works for a criminal defense and immigration law practice, Hernandez & Associates, in Denver. Jonathan resides in Westminster, Colo.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Alec Schiffer (Mktg’04) was appointed managing director for the western division of Trammell Crow Residential, a company specializing in the development of multifamily rental and condominium communities nationwide. He is responsible for land acquisition and all phases of multifamily real estate development. He previously served as vice president of acquisitions at Strata Equity Group in San Diego.

Posted Sep. 1, 2014

Working as the “box girl” for the Standard Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood required Lilibet Snellings (Jour’04) to sit in a giant glass box behind the hotel’s concierge desk for up to seven hours at a time. She wrote a book about her experience, Box Girl: My Part-Time Job as an Art Installation. The book has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly, and made Harper’s Bazaar’s “Hot List.” While at CU-Boulder, Lilibet ran cross-country under coach Mark Wetmore.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

Mark Stockwell (Econ’04, Law’12) was appointed to the board of Denver’s Youth Opportunity Foundation to help raise awareness about the organization and provide strategic direction. The organization aims to raise funds to help provide mentoring, educational opportunities and life experiences to at-risk youth. Mark is an associate in Denver with the law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

Former student government tri-executive Richard M. Murray (Phil, PolSci; Law’07) was named by ColoradoBiz magazine as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado.” He was featured in Law Week Colorado and in Colorado Super Lawyers. He works in Denver for the firm Polsinelli, representing individuals and companies in business litigation. In July, he will serve as the first vice president of the Denver Bar Association. He and wife Elizabeth Murray (Psych’07) have a young son and newborn daughter.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

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