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Former University of Hawaii at Ma膩noa plant breeder and corn expert聽James Brewbaker聽(DistSt鈥�48) received the Crop Science Society of America Presidential Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service and research. James developed new varieties of crops for improved nutrition, yields and pest and disease resistance. He played a key role in developing the seed corn industry as the state鈥檚 most valuable agricultural crop. James lives in Kailua, Hawaii.

Art collector聽Henry Roath聽(Mktg鈥�50, Law鈥�53) gave 50 of his prized possessions of Western art to the Denver Art Museum. His gifts include 鈥淪unset, Green River Butte鈥� by Thomas Moran and 鈥淟andscape with Indian Camp鈥� by Ernest Blumenschein. His donation added nearly 10 percent to the museum鈥檚 Western art collection, increasing its importance. Henry is a retired lawyer and banker and lives in Greenwood Village, Colo.

Former CU football player聽Royal Shepherd聽(Geol鈥�54, MS鈥�68) and his wife celebrated their 60th anniversary on Aug. 16, 2013, at the Red Lion Inn in 麻豆影院 Canyon in the same room as their first anniversary dinner. Royal graduated from 麻豆影院 High School, played football on the first all-services football team for the Air Force, coached at Aurora Central High School and taught school for the 麻豆影院 Valley School District. He and his wife have four children and live in Longmont, Colo.

Last summer Johnson Books of 麻豆影院 released聽Ann Cornwall Westerberg鈥檚 (A&S鈥�57) book聽Colorado Ghost Tours. Ann and her husband live in Littleton, Colo., where she is a longtime court advocate and writer.

On Aug. 25, 2013,听Duane Coleman聽(ChemEngr鈥�58) and聽Justine Walker Coleman聽(Edu鈥�58) celebrated their 55th anniversary. They have lived in El Paso, Texas, since 1962 and own the largest travel agency there. They also own two travel agencies in Montana. The couple is active in civic and church activities and has three children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

础耻迟丑辞谤听Lewis 鈥淎l鈥� Bartlett聽(PE鈥�59, MA鈥�64) published his book聽MacCaulley鈥檚 Monster聽in October 2013. Al grew up on a farm in Deer Trail, Colo., before serving in the army during the Korean conflict and attending CU. After graduating he taught high school English, coached football and then returned to farming. His oldest brother was captured in Corregidor, Phillipines, which inspired Al to study World War II. Al is retired and lives in Gig Harbor, Wash., with his wife.

Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide听产测听Nan Riethmayer Phifer聽(A&S鈥�60) has received two awards. Reader Views gave it first place in the literary awards writing/publication category, and MyShelf.com named her book a top 10 read. The Oregon Writing Project at the University of Oregon made her a 鈥渞esident scholar.鈥� Nan鈥檚 website is memoirworkshops.com. She lives in Eugene, Ore.

Co-author of聽Big Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out On Higher Education,听Gerald Kauvar聽(A&S鈥�61, MA鈥�62) organizes, classifies and explains patterns of leadership failures and offers key advice on how institutions and their leaders can avoid them. Gerald is a research professor of public policy and public administration and special assistant to the president emeritus at George Washington University. He lives in Washington, D.C.

础濒耻尘苍补听Rebecca Loose Valette聽(PhDFren鈥�63) shared a photo with聽Coloradan聽staff taken in 1940 by 麻豆影院 photographer Charles Snow, featured in this edition of class notes. Rebecca鈥檚 father Gerhard Loose was a German professor at CU from 1939 to 1968, and the Snows were neighbors in the Geneva Park neighborhood until Rebecca鈥檚 family moved to Grant Place in 1947. She lives in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Educator, author and filmmaker聽Philip Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) has written several books, including聽Scholastic鈥檚 Flying Free: America鈥檚 First Black Aviators, and produced the 1987 PBS documentary聽Flyers in Search of a Dream, still available on PBS Home Video. Oxford University Press published his online photo essay titled 鈥淭he Invisible Eagles: Meet Ten of America鈥檚 First Black Pilots鈥� in November. Philip lives in Los Angeles. He is profiled in the the December 2013 issue.

Max Wycisk聽(MEngl鈥�68, PhD鈥�72) has been with Colorado Public Radio鈥檚 flagship station KCFS since 1974. He has worked as an announcer, program director and, since 1978, president. Max has served on the board of National Public Radio and of the Station Resource Group. In 1996 Max received the William H. Kling Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Public Radio International. He lives in Littleton, Colo.

After 39 years,听Tom F. Armstrong* (Hist鈥�69, MA鈥�70), a history professor and college administrator, retired. He worked in Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and overseas. His last position was as commissioner and associate director of the Commission for Academic Accreditation at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates. Tom and his wife divide their time between Davidson and Maggie Valley, N.C.

Antero Resources named聽Richard Connor聽(Acct鈥�71) to its board of directors and chairman of the oil and natural gas company鈥檚 audit committee. Previously Richard was an audit partner with KPMG where he served publicly traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He serves on CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business advisory board. He lives in Columbine Valley, Colo.

闯辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟听Steve Hallock聽(Jour鈥�72) has spent nearly 25 years in newspaper journalism working as a reporter, jazz critic, editorial writer, columnist, features editor and editor. He earned his doctorate in journalism from Ohio University in 2005 and is director of the school of communication at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Steve has published three scholarly books of media criticism and history and has written commentary on op-ed pages in聽The New York Times,听Denver Post,听Pittsburgh Post-Gazette听补苍诲听Philadelphia Inquirer. His most recent book,听In Cheesman Park, is available on Amazon. Steve lives in Mingo Junction, Ohio.

Windsor, Colo., resident聽Phyllis Nakagawa聽(Edu鈥�72) writes she still attends all of the CU football games and is a member of the Buff Belles.

Retired astronaut聽Marsha Ivins聽(Aero鈥�73) spoke in September 2013 at the 42nd annual National Stearman Fly-In. Marsha got her pilot鈥檚 license at age 17, joined NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1974 and was assigned flight engineer on the Shuttle Train Aircraft and as a pilot on NASA administrative aircraft in 1980. Marsha became the 11th of 45 American women to fly in space and has flown five missions and spent a total of 55 days, 21 hours and 48 minutes in space. She continues to work as an independent engineering consultant and lives in Wallingford, Pa.

Denver resident聽Ron Binz聽(MMath鈥�77) was President Obama鈥檚 nominee for chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) before he withdrew from consideration in October. FERC is an independent commission of five members who regulate the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil and electricity. Members handle proposals to build natural gas pipelines and licensing for hydropower projects. Ron has directed Colorado鈥檚 Office of Consumer Counsel, served as president of the nonprofit Competition Policy Institute and worked as chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

President Obama announced聽Daniel Smith聽(Hist鈥�77) as nominee for assistant secretary for intelligence and research for the Department of State. Previously Daniel served as executive secretary of the state department from 2007-2010 and the U.S. ambassador to Greece from 2010 to 2013. His overseas service includes tours in Bern, Istanbul, Ottawa and Stockholm. Daniel taught political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Denver鈥檚 Spark Gallery hosted sculptor聽Barbara Baer聽(MFA鈥�78) and her installation 鈥淧leasure Ground鈥� in August. The installation filled half the main gallery space and is inspired by memories of historic gardens Barbara has visited, including Versailles. Barbara has created large abstract public art installations across the nation and in Europe and Japan. She lives in Denver.

In January聽Sandy Husk聽(MEdu鈥�79, EdD鈥�89) became CEO of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). AVID is a nonprofit kindergarten-through-higher-education system that prepares students for four-year college eligibility. Sandy has served as a superintendent of various school districts for almost 18 years with a broad and deep experience helping underserved students from challenging backgrounds succeed academically. She lives in Salem, Ore.