麻豆影院

础耻迟丑辞谤听Richard 鈥淒ick鈥� Suddath*聽(Econ鈥�41) published his second book,聽颅Ohio is Purple, written for elementary school students learning geography. His first book,聽A Simple Thread, is based on his father鈥檚 family history in the South before and during the Civil War and was published in 2003. Dick was owner and president of Suddath Van Lines until his retirement in 1989. He and his wife聽Barbara Anne Johnson* (A&S鈥�44) live in Jacksonville, Fla.

*Directors Club

As part of the field artillery of the 90th infantry division in World War II,聽Clyde Kennedy聽(Acct鈥�41) landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, France, and writes he looks forward to the 31st Army reunion in Minneapolis, Minn. For their 65th wedding anniversary, Clyde and his wife flew to Wolverhampton, England, the town where they were wed. Their two children, along with 44 other guests, attended the couple鈥檚 celebration dinner. He lives in Granada, Colo., and his parting message is 鈥渇orget that someday there will be no tomorrow.鈥�

Professor emeritus of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan聽Minor 鈥淛ud鈥� Coon聽(Chem鈥�43) was honored by a symposium with lectures by his former students. He was recognized for his research on the enzyme cytochrome P450, which helped establish its biomedical importance in steroid synthesis, chemical carcinogenesis and drug metabolism. He also was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and awarded an honorary medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He writes he has fond memories of chemistry professor Gustavson who was an inspiring professor.

For more than 65 years聽Ruth Law O鈥橬eal聽(Mus鈥�45) has taught piano, voice and piano pedagogy. She was an adjunct professor for 30 years at CU Denver. She remains an active musician, teaching piano bi-weekly to advanced pianists and music appreciation to about 50 residents of the Vi at Highlands Ranch retirement community. She lives in Littleton, Colo.

Bill Coburn* (CivEngr鈥�49) and his wife聽Carol Coburn*(Edu鈥�60) are thrilled for their granddaughter,聽Emma Coburn, a CU senior majoring in business, who won the women鈥檚 USA 3,000 meter steeplechase in June (covered in the September issue of the聽Coloradan)聽and who competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in September. The couple lives in 麻豆影院.

*Directors Club member

Longtime supporter of the Leeds School of Business聽Richard 鈥淒ick鈥� Burridge Sr.* (Fin鈥�51) made a $2.5 million gift to establish the Burridge Chair in Finance. In 1997 Dick helped establish the Burridge Center for Securities Analysis and Valuation at the school. He serves as the chair of the investment policy committee for the CU Foundation. He lives in Burr Ridge, Ill.

*Directors Club member聽

After several years of active duty in the U.S. Navy, including time spent as a quarter master on a Landing Craft Infantry in the Pacific,聽Jack Fowler聽(CivEngr鈥�51) returned to CU to earn his degree. He retired from Public Service Co. of Colorado after 37 years and lives in Fort Collins with his wife of 62 years. He has two daughters and four grandchildren.

For the last six years,聽Roger C. Allen聽(A&S鈥�52) developed and organized the Tucson, Ariz.,-based group The Desert Readers. The volunteer performers tell humorous jokes, inspirational short stories and memorable poetry to seniors in nursing homes, assisted-living and independent-living residences. The group has performed more than 365 times since July 2005. Roger lives in Tucson.

In the spring聽Robert Byrne聽(CivEngr鈥�54) will publish his 24th book,聽The 2,548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said聽(Simon & Schuster). While at CU he was editor of the humor magazine聽The Flatiron聽and played pool, snooker and billiards. One of his books,聽Byrne鈥檚 Standard Book of Pool and Billiards聽(Marnier Books), has sold more than 500,000 copies and helped him get inducted into the Billiards Congress of America鈥檚 Hall of Fame in 2001. He also became a full-time freelance writer after 20 years as editor of an engineering magazine based in San Francisco. Robert lives in Dubuque, Iowa.

A flight test engineer and test pilot for 46 years,聽James Patton Jr.聽(Aero鈥�56) retired from NASA in 1987 [see the online September 2011聽Coloradanprofiles to read the article on him]. He earned numerous aviation awards, including NASA鈥檚 Exceptional Service Medal, the FAA Master Pilot Award and an induction into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame. He lives in Crystal River, Fla.

After retiring from 30 years of teaching social studies in 1982,聽Harry Stokes聽(MEdu鈥�56) has remained extremely busy. He moved to Tennessee and became an archivist at the Tennessee State Library and Archives where he processed manuscript collections and governor鈥檚 papers until 2005. During his retirement years, he and his wife have enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad. Harry lives in Old Hickory, Tenn.

Denver resident聽Pat Hill Pascoe聽(Engl鈥�57) served in the Colorado Senate for 12 years. She published a biography of the first woman state senator in Colorado, Helen Ring Robinson: Colorado Senator and Suffragist聽(University Press of Colorado) in November. For more information see patpascoe.com.

After 11 years聽Ron Moore聽(Mgmt鈥�59) writes to say he has retired from his position on the board and executive committee of the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, an executive MBA program in the Chicago area. He will continue to be a member of the Business Advisory Council. He also serves as director of the Chicago Crime Commission, a citizens oversight committee, and as a trustee on the CU Foundation board. Ron lives in Lake Forest, Ill.

Early this year聽Frank Reno鈥檚 (Engl鈥�60, MA鈥�67) third book was published.聽Arthurian Figures of History and Legend: A Biographical Dictionary(McFarland) covers more than 400 legendary and historic people from the Arthurian era. Frank lives in Lafayette, Colo.

When she is not traveling聽Elizabeth Shellabarger Bayne聽(Mus鈥�61, MA鈥�66) teaches weekly private voice lessons. She has sung with the Cathedral Choir at St. John鈥檚 Cathedral of Albuquerque for more than 30 years. She also is a member of POLYPHONY: Voices of New Mexico, a professional choral ensemble, and CANTAT, a semi-professional Santa Fe group. She lives in Albuquerque.

Sequim, Wash., resident聽Bruce Busch聽(Bus鈥�61) married Pamela Gates last June at his home. On their honeymoon they visited several states in the U.S. The couple met while serving on various committees of the Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, Wash.

Madame Bovary鈥檚 Daughter (Random House) by聽Linda Urbach Howard聽(A&S鈥�62) hit the shelves in July. Linda writes she 鈥渙wes it all to the great teaching I got from the English department at 麻豆影院.鈥� She lives in Bridgeport, Conn.

In June聽David Jamieson聽(A&S鈥�62) received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto. He is executive vice president and corporate secretary at J.D. Irving.

After serving as a public school teacher and administrator for over 25 years,聽Charles Wooten聽(MEdu鈥�65) taught English in China in 1990. His experience there sparked the idea for his novel聽Letters From a Chinese Angel: Heavenly Messenger聽(Xlibris Corp.), which can be purchased on Amazon.com. Charles completed his third novel in the unpublished AngelTeam trilogy series,聽Journey to Jerusalem (A Disappearance at Damascus.)聽He lives in Broomfield, Colo.

Senior consultant聽Jacqueline 鈥淏eau鈥� Sweney Rezendes聽(Psych鈥�68, MEdu鈥�69, PhD鈥�76) is a board member of the Grillo Health Information Center in 麻豆影院. She has experience in corporate, academic and public sector work and was a founding member and director of education and training for the National Hospice Organization. Beau lives in 麻豆影院.