Timothy S. Tomasik聽(Advert) was named a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. President-elect of the Illinois chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a member of the International Society of Barristers, he now serves on its board of governors. Away from work, he has served聽as board president for聽the foundation Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, which provides grants聽to mentorship programs for Chicago鈥檚 underprivileged youth. He resides in Western Springs, Ill, with wife Jennifer and their two daughters, McKenzie and Maeve.

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Todd Cason (Hist; Law'91) graduated from medical school in May 2018 from Midwestern University in Chicago. Next stop: A pediatrics residency in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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After 19 years of full-time family life, Michelle DuPuis Bradford (Soc), a former member of聽the CU 麻豆影院 Alumni Association staff, has聽joined Chick-fil-A in Atlanta as a senior supply chain administrator. Michelle and her husband,聽Reed Bradford (ArchEngr鈥86), have two sons and are celebrating 31 years of marriage.

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Tracie Olson Stephens聽(Mktg) writes she received a national rating as a USA Gymnastics judge. Outside of gymnastics, Tracie works as a contracts analyst for a government contractor.聽She previously spent more than 18 years as a buyer at various Colorado-based biotech companies and organizations, including the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and Seagate Technology.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Lisa M. Wolfe (Psych), a professor at Oklahoma City University, received the honors program鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Award and also the University Outstanding Faculty Award. Her Bible study DVDs, 鈥淯ppity Women of the Bible,鈥 and companion commentary, 鈥淩uth, Esther, Song of Songs and Judith,鈥 were published in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

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Herb IIisaurri Schroeder (PhDCivEngr) received the George Norlin聽Award from CU鈥檚 Alumni Association for his work as vice provost for the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The program, which he founded in 1995, works to eliminate biases against Alaska Native students and empower students to succeed in STEM disciplines.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

For the last four years, Philip Staehelin聽(Econ, IntlAf) has had his eyes on the prize. He鈥檚 been designing 3D printed eyeglasses to help the more than 1 billion people in developing countries who struggle with vision impairments. He is testing 50 prototype glasses this summer before moving them to manufacturing.

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Chris Calvert (BioChem) co-founded the cyber-security firm Respond Software, which utilizes automated intelligence on cybersecurity teams. After graduating from CU, Chris attended聽the Defense Language Institute, a United States Department of Defense educational and research institute in Monterey, Calif. After serving in the Army for 10 years, he became the head of IBM鈥檚 security operation center (SOC), among other positions, and helped build similar units for Walmart, Vodafone, Shell Oil, Sony and Apple.

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Keith Schroeder (Kines) and his family returned to their home in Rushville, Ill., in late April after completing a fifth month-long mission trip to Togo, Africa.聽Keith, who is a physical therapist, spent three weeks at the Hospital of Hope in Mango teaching anatomy and physiology for nursing students. His wife Jennifer, who is a physician, and their two daughters, Olivia and Emma, worked at Hospital Baptiste Biblique in Adeta, Toga. 鈥淲e always enjoy our trips to Togo, seeing old friends, making new friends, and working with the great people of Togo,鈥 said Keith.

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Lija Fisher聽(Thtr) published her first novel,聽The Cryptid Catcher. The children鈥檚 adventure story tells of a boy in search of the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. Lija, who was born in Istanbul, Turkey, became fascinated with cryptozoology after reading about well-organized hunting parties that tracked cryptids, or legendary creatures, in the wilderness. The next book in the series,聽The Cryptid Keeper, will be published in 2019.

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Tim Morshead (Arch) was聽named a partner for聽San Francisco-based architecture firm WRNS Studio. Tim鈥檚 portfolio includes an expansion聽of Microsoft鈥檚 Silicon Valley campus and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. The promotion marks a new era of leadership within the firm, known for architecture that values beauty and sustainability, Tim writes. WRNS serves clients out of offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu and New York.

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Jordan Lipp聽(Econ, PolSci) joined the law firm聽Childs McCune LLC as聽a managing member. He writes that he will continue his practice in outdoor recreation, ski law and commercial litigation聽and as an adjunct law professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is author of Product Liability Law & Procedure in Colorado, First Edition聽(CBA-CLE Books 2015).

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Andrew Cary (Bus, Hist) writes that he is now a partner at Select Sales聽Agency, which specializes in the sale of horses. He co-founded the firm聽in 2009. For the past 10 years, he has sold horses that have run in the Kentucky Derby and at Royal Ascot in England. The company鈥檚 most famous horse, Tepin, won the 2015 Breeders鈥 Cup Mile. 鈥淥ne day I hope to raise thoroughbreds in Colorado, where they can receive superior high-altitude training; it works for the U.S. Olympic team!鈥 he writes.

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Juli Rasmussen (Jour) and Aaron Clymer (MechEngr鈥12) won the software competition Go Code Colorado. They were the first team from the Western Slope to win in the competition鈥檚 five- year history. The team, which included two other members, won $15,000.

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Jennifer McNabb (PhDHist) was named chief reader for the Advanced Placement exam in European history. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from聽around the world gather to evaluate and score the exams鈥 free-response sections. Jennifer is responsible for overseeing the scoring of more than 100,000 tests. Additionally, she helps develop tasks and questions for future exams.

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Minnesota Lawyer聽Magazine听苍补尘别诲听Patrick Fenlon聽(Psych) an 鈥淯p聽& Coming Attorney.鈥 He specializes in business litigation, and聽was recognized for his 鈥減rofessional achievements, leadership and community involvement throughout his first聽10 years of practice,鈥 according to the magazine. In his spare time, Patrick serves on the board of directors of Neighborhood Roots,聽a Minneapolis-based organization supporting farmers markets and small businesses.

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This year,聽Adam Creapo聽(Jour; MEdu鈥13) completed his eighth year聽of teaching, the past three in Denver Public Schools. Adam is a senior team lead and English language development specialist.聽He spends half his time coaching teachers and half in the classroom. He lives in Denver with wife Amanda and their 5-year-old son, Colt.

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Amanda Menihan聽(MEdu) won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She聽also received a $10,000 NSF award. Amanda teaches seventh-grade math at Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., where she resides with her husband and two children.

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Natalie Koster聽(MAGerm) wants to bring the world聽to CU. The associate director of international recruitment and outreach at CU won the Robert聽L. Stearns Award from the CU 麻豆影院 Alumni Association for her聽work. She is also a tour leader for the Council聽of International Schools (CIS) and leads dozens of recruitment tours around the world.

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Carlin Karr (Comm) drinks wine for a living: She's wine director for the聽麻豆影院 restaurants Frasca Food and Wine and Pizzeria Locale聽and Denver restaurant Tavernetta. She was named one of this year鈥檚 鈥淪ommeliers of the Year鈥 by聽Food & Wine聽magazine, and was featured聽in an article titled 鈥淟iquid Diet: Sommelier Carlin Karr Crushes LaCroix and Tastes 50 Wines Before Dinner Service.鈥 Carlin lives in 麻豆影院 with her husband, Adam, and their dog, Coche.

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