Whether they’re creating pathways for future engineers or making schools safer for LGBTQ+ youth, CU women are working across the country to positively impact humanity. Get inspired to celebrate their work and achievements in this special collection of videos highlighting distinguished CU alumnae.

Kathryn Childers

In 1971, Kathryn Childers (Edu’69) made history as one of the first five female U.S. Secret Service special agents in history. As a special agent, she investigated counterfeit, worked undercover and protected the President and other world leaders. A master of reinvention, Kathryn accomplished additional career feats as a broadcast journalist for 18 years, an award-winning community advocate creating an organization that to date has given away more than 18,000 free mammograms to women in need, and an as author and publisher.

Hillary Potter

Dr. Hillary Potter (Soc’91; PhD’04) is an author and associate professor of ethnic studies and the associate dean of inclusive practice in the College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, gender and class as they relate to crime and violence. She is currently researching men’s use of violence, intimate partner abuse against women of Color and anti-violence activism in Black and Latinx communities.

Tanya Ennis

Tanya Ennis (PhDEdu’21) is the Director of CU Boulder’s BOLD Center. She believes that all students, regardless of their circumstances, are learners and have the creative capacity to achieve and exceed their goals and, especially, to become and thrive as engineers. Professor Ennis brings a wealth of knowledge from both her professional and educational experiences when she advises CU engineering students.

Bethy Leonardi and Sara Staley

Bethy Leonardi (MEdu’08; PhD’14) and Sara Staley (PhDEdu’14) are assistant professors at CU Boulder’s School of Education. In 2014 they co-founded A Queer Endeavor, a nationally-recognized center for gender and sexual diversity in education. Their research and community-based work are animated by deep commitments to teacher learning and to safer, more humanizing school cultures for LGBTQ+ youth, families and staff.

Anne Trujillo

Building upon her undergraduate education from University of Colorado Boulder, Anne Trujillo (Jour’11) began her career at Denver7 as a general assignment reporter. She worked her way up the ranks and is now an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist. Her reporting and anchoring skills have been recognized numerous times by the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, the Colorado Broadcasters Association, The Associated Press and Women in Communications. 

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