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In December聽Margaret Sylvester Wehner鈥檚 (Edu) grandson,聽Zachary Wehner聽(MMechEngr鈥�14), became the fourth generation of their family to earn a degree from CU-麻豆影院. Zachary鈥檚 great-grandmother,聽Anna Mary DesBrisay(Btny, Edu1914), was the first, followed by Margaret, then by Zachary鈥檚 father,聽Russell Wehner聽(Econ鈥�83). 鈥淭hrough the years, the University of Colorado has been our stronghold and has served our family very well,鈥� Margaret says.

The passing of聽George Foster鈥檚 (Chem) wife,聽Mary Wiley Foster聽(A&S鈥�58), motivated George to get in shape. In June he swam in the Montana Senior Olympics, setting state records for the men鈥檚 75-79 age group in the 50 Fly, 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle. He writes that his 鈥淟iving Legend鈥� plaque has been hanging on his wall since CU awarded it in 2010. He lives in Helena, Mt.

The Life Story Library Foundation organized a workshop last fall featuring聽Nan Riethmayer Phifer聽(A&S), author ofMemoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide. A 麻豆影院 resident, Nan is an advisor to the Utah-based foundation.

The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., hired聽David Breneman聽(Phil) as president and chief executive officer in January. He previously worked 19 years at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., and in the early 1990s served as a visiting professor in Harvard University鈥檚 Graduate School of Education.

Bill McConnell聽(Hist) and聽Beth McLeran McConnell聽(Edu鈥�64) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last June. After graduating from Denver Seminary, Bill spent 40 years on the staff of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, 15 of them on loan to the Alian莽a B铆blica Universit谩ria in Brazil, where he started the organization鈥檚 publishing house, the ABU Editora. Beth taught school, both in the U.S. and Brazil. Bill retired in 2006, ending his career as assistant to the president of InterVarsity, and the couple moved to Denver, where their four children (two of them born in Brazil) and two grandchildren live.

At a luau at Hanalei Bay, Kauai, last fall 麻豆影院 couple聽John Meadows聽(A&S) and聽Lindalu Parker Meadows聽(Art) celebrated their 50th anniversary with their four children and six grandchildren. After working for Coors for 35 years, John took a job with the CU athletics department for five years. He is now an agent for college women鈥檚 basketball coaches. The couple continues to live in 麻豆影院.

Joby Jenkins Patterson聽(Psych, MArt鈥�70) has produced a book,聽Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonn茅 of the Block Prints and Serigraphs, the first comprehensive publication of printmaker Hall鈥檚 work. It reproduces more than 110 of her illustrations. Joby lives in Eugene, Ore.

The Health Mart Healthy Living Tour traveled to Pueblo, Colo., to honor聽Jim Sajbel聽(Phar) with the Health Mart Community Healthcare Excellence Award. Jim opened his pharmacy, the Prescription Shop, in 1969 and has placed emphasis on personalized care for his patients ever since. Jim also is on the board of directors for Rx Plus Pharmacies, where he advocates for legislation that will improve the pharmacy industry.

Columbia University appointed聽Tom Maniatis聽(A&S; MA鈥�67) director of its precision medicine initiative. He also serves as chair of the biochemistry and molecular biophysics department and on the board of directors for the New York Genome Center, which he co-founded. The center looks for clinical solutions to diseases based on genomic research. Tom lives in New York.

History Colorado awarded聽Clementine Washington Pigford聽(Spch) the Honorable Mention Miles Bancroft award for her 600-page book,聽Colorado African American Organizations 1899-1926: Before and after the Dance. It was her second award from the organization since 2012. The book contains information about clubs and events sponsored by various African American organizations for the betterment of their academic, civic, religious and social groups. Clementine lives in Centennial, Colo.

J. Blaine Griffith Jr. (IntlAf) of Sewickley, Penn., was awarded the War Service Medal by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He flew 299 combat missions as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, 138 of which were at night in Laos. He has willed his lifetime definitive collection of Japanese 鈥渦kiyo-e鈥� woodcuts to CU in memory of聽Muriel Sibell Wolle聽(MA&S鈥�30), who introduced him to the art.

Michael H. Logan聽(Anth) of Knoxville, Tenn., retired in June after a 38-year career as an anthropology professor at the University of Tennessee. He is now professor emeritus. Last spring he served as curator of 鈥淏rightly Beaded: North American Glass Beadwork,鈥� his third exhibit at the university鈥檚 Frank H. McClung Museum to feature 19th-century American Indian art. His departmental colleagues created an annual graduate student teaching award in his name. He and wife聽Beth Brown Logan聽(Soc鈥�68) travel widely in the U.S. and abroad. Mike鈥檚 career was sparked in the basement classrooms at Hellems at CU-麻豆影院, where he studied under Omer C. Stewart, David Breternitz and others.

Steve Hatchell聽(Jour) of Dallas completed 10 years as president and chief executive officer of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. In August, the NFF completed construction of a new, $68 million College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Steve, who was at CU for 10 years as student and then employee, describes the new hall of fame as a 鈥渧ery modern showpiece for all of college football.鈥� In its lobby is a three-story display of helmets from 768 college football teams.

Former Denver Post journalist聽Kristine Robbins McGovern聽(Phil) was co-winner of the 2014 T.F. Evans Award presented by the Shaw Society of the United Kingdom. The prize recognizes 鈥渨riting that reflects the wit and wisdom of George Bernard Shaw.鈥� Kristine writes the award is 鈥減roof that there is life after a philosophy degree!鈥� After leavingThe Post, she wrote short plays that were performed nationwide. In her spare time, she paints and is rehabbing her Florence, Colo., home, which was built in 1903.

In May聽Kenneth Miller聽(PhDBio), a biology professor at Brown University, was awarded the Laetare Medal at Notre Dame University鈥檚 commencement ceremonies. It is described as the 鈥渙ldest and most prestigious award鈥� given to American Catholics. Notre Dame鈥檚 president said his work 鈥渋llustrates how science and faith can mutually flourish.鈥� A cell biologist, Kenneth is co-author of the nation鈥檚 most widely used high school biology textbook and has received numerous other honors, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for advancing the public鈥檚 understanding of science.

Chambers USA听谤补苍办别诲听Michael B. Van Sicklen聽(Engl) of Dodgeville, Wis., as a top attorney in 2014. Michael is a retired partner and litigation lawyer with Foley & Lardner鈥檚 Madison, Wis., office. He represented clients in civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and more.

Since retiring as provost at California鈥檚 Brooks Institute in 2010,聽David Litschel聽(Art) has built houses in Guatemala, Paraguay and Bolivia with his wife through Habitat for Humanity. The couple also helps immigrants and foreign visitors with their English-language skills. David enjoys photography and sells his work through the UK-based stock photography agency Alamy. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum, the Toledo Museum of Art, the University of Michigan and the Quincy Art Center. See his work at davidlitschel.com.

Academy Award-winner聽John Melanson聽(ElEngrCompSci) has received 278 U.S. patents, and has another 91 patent applications pending. His work has contributed to breakthroughs in the fields of audio- and mixed-signal processing and LED controller technologies. The part-time 麻豆影院 resident has worked for 15 years at Cirrus Logic in Austin, Texas, and he serves as the company鈥檚 senior technical fellow. He won an Academy Award in 2004 for digital audio editing in film. He also has received the Outstanding Inventor Award from the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association.

After 39 years in the mining industry,聽Clyde Borrell聽(CivEngr) retired and moved to Venice, Fla., with wife Sarah. He spent the last 17 years working for Murray Energy Corporation (MEC), the largest privately held coal company in the U.S. He worked primarily in business planning and development as part of MEC鈥檚 acquisition team. In December 2014 the team finalized the purchase of five large underground coal mines in West Virginia from CONSOL Energy for $3.5 billion. Clyde and Sarah鈥檚 son, Stanford, is a sophomore at Stetson University and has already put CU on his list of potential graduate schools.

Jamie Forbes鈥� (Phil) collection of short stories,聽The Widow Smalls and Other Stories, was published by Pronghorn Press in 2014. Her first book,聽Unbroken, won the 2011 WILLA literary award for outstanding contemporary fiction. Jamie lives and practices law in Greensboro, N.C.
Ellen McCormick聽(MCDBio; MD鈥�81) retired from her medical practice after nearly 20 years. She closed Pediatric Associates of Ca帽on City last May. She and her husband are planning a move to Denver to be closer to family.