Daniel McCormick (ChemEngr鈥01; Law鈥10) was elected partner at Kilpatrick Townsend. He is a member of the electronics and software team in the firm鈥檚 Denver office.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

In September, a group of five CU alums hiked the 鈥淗aute Route鈥 in Switzerland 鈥 a 12-day, 112-mile hike from the Chamoix Valley in France to Switzerland鈥檚 Zermatt Mountain Resort. The hike included a stop on the Euroweng, the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, to unfurl the CU flag they had carried for 100 miles. 鈥淐oincidentally, we even bumped into another Buff alum on the route,鈥 writes Michael Ton (CompSci鈥12; MS鈥13). Bruce Deakyne (惭贰苍驳谤鈥12), Max Bohning (ApMath鈥12, MEngrMgmt鈥15), Hannah Steketee (MechEngr鈥17), and Alex Kessock (Mgmt鈥15) also participated.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Wei Wu (MMus鈥13) won a Grammy Award in February for his work in the Mason Bates opera 鈥淭he (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.鈥 Wu played the role of Jobs鈥 spiritual adviser, Kobun Chino Otogawa, and took the prize for Best Opera Recording. The opera premiered in Santa Fe last year. Wu聽was also a nominee in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition category. Last March, he appeared in the Eklund Opera Program production of 鈥淪weeney Todd.鈥 His upcoming performances include 鈥淚l Barbiere di Siviglia鈥 with Washington National Opera and Verdi鈥檚 鈥淩equiem鈥 with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

In December 2018, Kate Brady (Engl ex鈥15) released her first single, 鈥淎ugust.鈥 In 2015, she won the Guitar Center Singer Songwriter Competition, which was judged by Ariel Rechtshaid, producer of bands and artists such as Adele, Haim and Vampire Weekend. The award gave her the opportunity to record a four-song EP with Rechtshaid, a songwriting session with band City and Colour, a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, $25,000 for new gear and a feature article in the magazine American Songwriter.

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Karyn Kesselring (Law鈥18) recently joined the law firm Erise IP as an associate in its Denver office.聽

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Ishani Shrestha (Mgmt鈥18) graduated from CU鈥檚 Leeds School of Business in December. Ishani was crowned Miss Nepal 2013 in Bali, Indonesia, where she won the prestigious Beauty with a Purpose title for her work to educate rural communities in Nepal about the importance of oral hygiene.聽

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

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