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Martin Trotsky (Acct) turned 100 on April 3. His family planned a dancing-filled birthday celebration in May. He lives in Denver with his wife, Gloria (惭耻蝉贰诲鈥�43).

It seems nothing can slow down David Hall鈥檚 (A&S) golf game. David was featured in The Albuquerque Journal for using only a single zero-iron club to shoot below his age, an 84, at the Puerto del Sol Golf Course, despite a long list of ailments. He has a tournament named after him, the annual Dave Hall 3-club Tournament, which takes place every December.

Oscar and Grammy-winning composer, producer and jazz pianist Dave Grusin (Mus) is the subject of a forthcoming feature-length documentary, Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time. Dave has received eight Oscar nominations, 10 Grammys and another 28 nominations. The film, which is expected to be released later this year, will chronicle his career as a music director, composer, arranger, producer and pianist.听

Thomas J. O鈥橞rien (Bus) and Sharon O鈥橞rien (Jour鈥�58) celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 29. They met at CU 麻豆影院, married in California and have five sons. "How 鈥檅out them apples!?"聽said Thomas. The couple lives in Fontana, Wisc., on Lake Geneva, southwest of Milwaukee.听

On March 8, Peter C. Dietze (A&S; Law'62) received the William Lee Knous Award, Colorado Law鈥檚 highest alumni honor. Peter grew up in East Germany and came to the U.S. in 1955. He started his journey in Nebraska, then made his way to CU. He was city attorney in 麻豆影院 from 1965 to 1972 and served three terms (1977-1996) on CU鈥檚 Board of Regents, including two terms as chair. Peter resides in Eugene, Ore.

Frank Montera (Math) was inducted into the California Community College Football Coaches Hall of Fame in March. He completed his 54th consecutive year of coaching in 2017. Frank was a member of CU鈥檚 football team in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and a member of CU鈥檚 baseball team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. He and wife Kendel (Engl鈥�64) reside in La Palma, Calif.

Bonnie F. McCune (Psych) published her fifth book, Never Retreat, a novel that tells the story of a single mom who clashes with an ex-military corporate star at a business retreat in the Colorado mountains. Bonnie lives in Denver with her husband.

At 82 years old, Bruce Bartleson (PhDGeol) is still chasing 鈥渨ild鈥� ice. Bruce was featured on Colorado Public Radio in January for his adventures as a 鈥渉ardcore ice skater鈥� trekking into the wilderness to find untouched ice in some of the coldest parts of Colorado. He is an emeritus professor of geology at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, where he taught for 33 years. Read more about Bruce.听

Tom Baur (MAstroPhys) received the 2018 Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) G.G. Stokes Award for his 鈥渓ifetime of leadership in polarization optical components.鈥� Prior to founding Meadowlark Optics in 1979, Tom was a scientist for 13 years at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in 麻豆影院.

Gary E. Smith (Edu; MPubAd鈥�71) and Diane Yokel Smith (MEdu鈥�86) didn鈥檛 slow down after retirement. Gary published his second mystery novel, Two Miles High and Six Feet Under, written under the pen name G. Eldon Smith. Diane, after a career of teaching ESL at the university level, became a volunteer tutor in Littleton Public Schools. She also serves as Gary鈥檚 chief editor and first reader. The couple reside in Centennial, Colo.听

On Dec. 6, 2017, Mary-Lynne Pierce Bernald (PolSci) was elected mayor of Saratoga, Calif. Previously, she served on the Saratoga City Council and as a planning commissioner for the city.听

Nathan Coats (Econ; Law鈥�77) was named Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, effective June 30. He was appointed to the court in 2000, and had been chief appellate deputy district attorney for the Second Judicial District (Denver County) from 1986 to 2000. He will be the 46th member of the court to be named chief justice since Colorado became a state in 1876.

Kenneth R. Miller (PhDBio) was elected president of the board of the National Center for Science Education. He is a professor of cellular biology at Brown University and has published a new book, The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness and Free Will. In November 2017, he delivered the keynote address for the Colorado Science Teachers Association鈥檚 annual meeting in Denver. He will be back in Colorado in September 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. He will give a public lecture on the state of American science.

John B. Elstrott (PhDEcon) is board chairman for MicroBiome Therapeutics, a company focused on the microbiome and how it impacts human health. John, a former chairman of Whole Foods Market, recently retired from Tulane University鈥檚 A.B. Freeman School of Business after 30 years as a professor. He served as the first chief financial officer for Celestial Seasonings, the 麻豆影院-based tea company.

In May, Brian Cowan (Mktg), president and CEO of Cowan & Associates, a management consulting firm in Arlington, Va., rolled off of the CU 麻豆影院 Alumni Association鈥檚 board of advisors after eight years of service, including two as chair.

After working for the federal government for 32 years,聽Melissa Mansell Popp聽(IntlAf) retired in 2013. Since retiring, she has battled stage 3 breast cancer, become a court-appointed special advocate for children (CASA) and moved to Firestone, Colo., to be聽closer to her granddaughter.

惭补谤蝉丑补听笔颈肠肠辞苍别聽(Jour; Law鈥�85), partner of Rollin Braswell Fisher LLC (RBF Law), was named to聽5280鈥檚 Denver鈥檚 Top Lawyers list in 2018. Marsha is a trial and appellate lawyer and former Colorado Court of Appeals Judge.

Colorado Springs resident聽Steven Anderson聽(Econ) published his second book,聽Wandering Soul,聽in February 2018. The science fiction novel is the second book of his Reunification聽series and is a sequel to聽Wandering Star,聽which was published in September 2017. Both books are聽set during a time when members of Earth are attempting to bring the shattered remains of its once vast interstellar union back together.

Chris Conway聽(Engl) is the president of Spring Back Colorado, an organization that recycles mattresses and provides employment for individuals who face barriers to employment. The organization opened in 2012 and has locations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

For the past four decades, photographer and graphic artist聽Robert B. Decker聽(Comm) has been exploring and photographing America鈥檚 national parks toraise awareness for their continued protection and operation, and to inspire the next generation of national park supporters. He has been photographing national parks since he was 19, when he studied under Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park. This summer he鈥檒l photograph the Great Basin and Redwoods parks. Robert, who lives聽in Longmont, donates 10 percent of his annual profits to organizations supporting the parks.