The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society听awarded听Stuart Parsons听(Psych鈥48) the 2011 Arnold M. Small President鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award at an annual meeting in Las Vegas. He is a retired engineering manager from Lockheed Martin, taught at six universities and served as a consultant for the power industry and numerous law firms. He lives in Saratoga, Calif.
Posted Mar. 1, 2012
After graduating from CU, rocket scientist听Bob Waldo听(Aero鈥48, MS鈥49) worked on F86s at North American Aviation in Englewood, Calif. He then worked at Aerojet, an aerospace company in Los Angeles. Bob has a doctorate and two master鈥檚 degrees in economics and business. He served as dean at the business school at the University of Puget Sound for 29 years. Bob last designed a boat, SES100A, for the Navy and tested it in Puget Sound. He and his wife live in Tacoma, Wash.
Posted Sep. 1, 2013
Former University of Hawaii at Ma膩noa plant breeder and corn expert听James Brewbaker听(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.
Posted Mar. 1, 2014
Four kids and 11 grandkids joined听James Brewbaker听(DistSt) for a family reunion on their ranch north of 麻豆影院 in July. James retired July 1, 2015, after more than 53 years at the University of Hawaii. He plans to continue to write research as an emeritus professor. James was the founder of Hawaii鈥檚 seed industry in the 1960s, which is now Hawaii鈥檚 biggest agriculture industry.
Posted Sep. 1, 2015
This year听Dorothy Doll听Jorgens (A&S) was听honored by the mayor of听Thousand Oaks, Calif.,听in recognition of her听90th birthday. Dorothy听has spent many years听in service,听including听providing childcare for听her three grandchildren,听volunteering in charitable听gift shops and lunchrooms听and serving as a teacher鈥檚听aide. In May 2009, she听was a contestant in the听Ms. Senior Conejo Valley听pageant and shared some of her crafts and paintings.听Dorothy is an active听member of her church听and has served as a deacon. She enjoys playing听bridge Friday mornings听with friends at the local听community center.
Posted Jun. 1, 2016
Bonnie Forsberg Bentson (IntDes) wrote a collection of her memories called My Life Story. Bonnie lived in London for 15 years from 1954 to 1969 and adopted four children with her then husband. When she returned to Denver, Bonnie worked for a nationwide travel club. Bonnie has lived in Grand Junction, Colo., for about 25 years.
Posted Sep. 1, 2017
CU Regent Emeritus Hugh Fowler (Mgmt) received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award in Advocacy from the Colorado League of Charter Schools. Hugh, 93, writes that most of his classmates and Navy shipmates have passed away. In the 鈥60s and 鈥70s, Hugh hosted three CU Navy alumni reunions with his late twin brother and 鈥渃omputer science wizard鈥 Parker Fowler (Mgmt; MS鈥55).
Posted Jun. 3, 2019
M. Ben Harris听(Acct鈥48)听celebrated his 100th听birthday on July 8.听After graduating from听Montrose High School,听Harris served more than听three years in World听War II before returning听home to earn a degree听at CU, where he was听a collegiate swimmer.听Afterwards, he began his听career as a banker. He听and Jerry Hyink married听in 1952 and celebrated听53 years together before听her death in 2006. They听have two children, four听grandchildren and six听great-grandchildren.听Today, Ben lives independently in Montrose,听Colorado.
Posted Nov. 7, 2022