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Glenn Asakawa (Jour) returned to 麻豆影院 in 2008, after nearly 25 years working as a newspaper photojournalist in 麻豆影院, Los Angeles and Denver, to work for his alma mater as a staff photographer in its marketing and PR department. Asakawa was recently promoted to director of multimedia production. He was on the photo staff that was awarded the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for coverage of the Columbine shooting. A career high point happened when the Dalai Lama grabbed ahold of his hand while he was taking a selfie with His Holiness during a 2016 visit to CU 麻豆影院.

Ken McConnellogue (Jour) recently retired after 15 years as vice president for communication in CU鈥檚 Office of the President. He is busy relaxing, plowing through mysteries and furiously checking off projects on the home improvement list. He has a new appreciation for the saying, 鈥淢an die. House done.鈥�

Marcia Jarmel (Phil鈥�80; MJour) has produced and directed a slate of award-winning films for PatchWorks Films. The most recent, Los Hermanos/The Brothers,won the Best Documentary Award at its Woodstock Film Festival premiere and was the only independent film nominated in the competitive Best Music Documentary category by the International Documentary Association. It was previously featured in Carnegie Hall鈥檚 Voices of Hope festival and was shown at the麻豆影院 International Film Festival (BIFF)鈥撯�搕he annual event co-founded byRobin Beeck (Comm鈥�88).

Cindy (Cossid) Stern (Jour) recently celebrated 10 years with the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, where she serves as executive director. She spent the previous three decades at advertising and marketing agencies in Los Angeles and Chicago, including Frankel & Co./Arc Worldwide, J. Walter Thompson, Euro RSCG and Leo Burnett. During her career, she helped pair Starbucks and United Airlines and develop the USPS ReadyPost boxes. She lives in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

In 2021, Jim Gray (Advert) received CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 George Norlin Award, recognizing outstanding alumni who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their chosen field of endeavor and a devotion to the betterment of society and their community. It is the highest award bestowed by the university on CU 麻豆影院 alumni. In 2020, he released his book, Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard, in which he reflects on four decades of sports reporting from the perspective of one of the world鈥檚 most respected and skilled interviewers. It includes interviews with Tom Brady, Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and more. Always a loyal Buff, he followed the book鈥檚 release with a virtual reading and discussion for students in CMCI鈥檚 sports media minor. He was recently featured in the documentary series Mike Tyson: The Knockout and contributed to Fox Sports鈥� coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.

Michael Getto (Jour) lived and worked in 15 countries鈥撯�損rimarily in the former Soviet Union鈥撯�揻or over 16 years while working for the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Global Affairs Canada and UK Aid Direct. He now lives in California, where he works for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems鈥� Ukraine election support program. In his current role, he writes and edits IFES communications for the international diplomatic, donor and civil society communities.

G. Brown (Advert) launched his book series On Record. Each of the three volumes includes images, interviews and insights in music for the years 1978, 1984 and 1991. The series is published by Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit focusing on Colorado music history, of which Brown is the director.

Dave Curtin (Jour) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who retired from CU 麻豆影院 after 14 years in campus executive communications and 30 years as a Colorado journalist. Curtin鈥檚 son, A.J. Curtin (CritMed鈥�19), is a freelance media producer and audio engineer based in Denver.

John Anderson (Comm) is the owner and executive producer at Black Watch Productions, which is creating and producing a filmmaker attraction video for New Jersey. Black Watch Productions has interviewed over 20 subjects from all across the film industry, including Jersey native Danny DeVito.

Peter Lasser (Comm), is a producer and director at Lasser Productions in Atlanta. He has produced for 11 Olympic Games throughout his career in broadcast, including the Tokyo Olympics. He stays connected with the college and its students as a member of CMCI鈥檚 advisory board. In 2019, he joined a panel of sports media professionals during CMCI鈥檚 inaugural Sports Media Summit and returned to speak with broadcast journalism classes about his experiences in the field. Lasser is married to Cynthia Potter, who earned an Olympic bronze medal in 3-meter springboard diving in 1976 and frequently serves as an analyst for televised diving events, including during this year鈥檚 Summer Games.

Marc Wilson (Jour), chairman emeritus of TownNews, the digital services company he co-founded in 1989, was elected president of the Inland Press Foundation in 2020. During his career, he worked as a journalist for three daily newspapers, five bureaus of The Associated Press, and was editor/publisher of the Bigfork Eagle in Kalispell, Montana, for 14 years. He is author of two published books, and he and his wife, Virginia (Jour鈥�69), live in Loveland.

John Poimiroo (MJour) was named Writer of the Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of California. He was recognized for his many achievements, including four first-place awards: Best Outdoor Feature Photograph, Best Outdoor Photographic Series, Best Outdoor Video and Best Outdoor Internet Site.

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Larry Duthie (Jour) retired in 2009 as publisher of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin after 40 years in community journalism. He and his wife, Rosalind (Edu), met at CU. Together, they co-published a series of newspapers, beginning with the purchase of the Silverton Standard & the Miner in Silverton in 1972. Duthie recently released Return to Saigon, a memoir dealing with his long association with Vietnam, beginning with high school in Saigon and his return as a naval aviator where he flew 137 combat missions.1973John Poimiroo (MJour) was named Writer of the Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of California. He was recognized for his many achievements, including four first-place awards: Best Outdoor Feature Photograph, Best Outdoor Photographic Series, Best Outdoor Video and Best Outdoor Internet Site. Marc Wilson (Jour), chairman emeritus of TownNews, the digital services company he co-founded in 1989, was elected president of the Inland Press Foundation in 2020. During his career, he worked as a journalist for three daily newspapers, five bureaus of The Associated Press, and was editor/publisher of the Bigfork Eagle in Kalispell, Montana, for 14 years. He is author of two published books, and he and his wife, Virginia (Jour鈥�69), live in Loveland.1976Peter Lasser (Comm) is a producer and director at Lasser Productions in Atlanta. He has produced for 11 Olympic Games throughout his career in broadcast,

Rick Taylor (Jour) and his wife, Patti Jordan Taylor (Engl), live in Olympia, Washington. After graduating from CU 麻豆影院, he served 27 years in the U.S. Army as both a signal and public affairs officer. Later, he produced and wrote films, videos, and radio and TV stories before retiring to teach high school students. He then freelanced for regional and international boating magazines and wrote a column for the local paper. His first novel came out last fall.

John Branch (MJour鈥�96) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. He is renowned for covering offbeat stories in the sporting world, from alligator hunting to wingsuit flying. He is the bestselling author of two books that have been featured multiple times in Best American Sports Writing and his most recent book will be released on June 1, 2021. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Megan Bundy (Advert'01) has worked in advertising for the last 20 years in the New York City area and is currently the senior vice president at FCB New York. She lives in Connecticut with her family and is a proud mother to two beautiful girls. She misses 麻豆影院 and hopes to visit for a football game soon!

Kristin Patturelli (Advert'98) has come full circle to land back in journalism after a 20-year career in digital media. Working in sales at Muck Rack, she resides in Westchester, New York, with her husband, 7-year-old daughter and rat terrier and chihuahua mix, Don Vito. After 15 years in New York, she spends her free time counting down the days until she returns to the West Coast.

Larry Duthie (Jour'71) retired in 2009 as publisher of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin after 40 years in community journalism. He and his wife, Rosalind (Edu'71), met at CU. Together they co-published a series of newspapers, beginning with purchase of the Silverton Standard & the Miner in Silverton in 1972. Duthie recently released Return to Saigon, a memoir dealing with his long association with Vietnam, beginning with high school in Saigon and his return as a naval aviator where he flew 137 combat missions.

Cindy (Cossid) Stern (Jour'79) recently celebrated 10 years with the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, where she serves as executive director. She spent the previous three decades at advertising and marketing agencies in Los Angeles and Chicago, including Frankel & Co./Arc Worldwide, J. Walter Thompson, Euro RSCG and Leo Burnett. During her career, she helped pair Starbucks and United Airlines and develop the USPS ReadyPost boxes. She lives in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

While working at IBM,听Jennifer Hatfield听(Advert) submitted many patent disclosures for the IBM Call for Code Embrace initiative, which seeks to support racial justice by calling on Congress for change. Jennifer writes that it was very rewarding to connect with others and use technology to make the world a better place.