Former pilot and photographer听Charles Clark Jr.听(A&S鈥55) was elected a Member National in the Explorer鈥檚 Club headquartered in New York City. As a pilot and photographer in the 1960s, Charles was one of the first foreigners to meet indigenous tribes in the Amazon River Basin. His photographic work is some of the best documentation of their traditions and cultures. He lives with his wife of 55 years,听Jeanne Jones Clark听(A&S鈥56), in Overgaard, Ariz.

Posted Mar. 1, 2012

This year听Bob Jeangerard听(Mgmt鈥55) was inducted into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame. He averaged 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds a game during his CU career and helped take his team to the national semifinals in 1955, when the team won a record 19 games. (CU fell to eventual champion San Francisco.) Bob was the NCAA Tournament鈥檚 Regional Most Outstanding Player.

Posted Dec. 1, 2014

Since retiring as a director and board-designated financial expert for Whiting Petroleum Corporation and Allied Motion Technologies,听Dee Hubbard听(Acct) is renewing his first love, creative writing. Charlie鈥檚 Pride, his debut novel, is the story of a modern-day Last Mohican and was published last May. His first book, Slim to None, was a Denver Post bestseller and Colorado Book of the Year nominee. Nearing completion, his second novel is At the Altars of Money. In old-age denial since turning 65, he and his wife, artist Bonnie McGee, have seen Colorado from 29 of its highest places, the 14ers. He claims to have one more left in him鈥ongs Peak, if Wayne Hutchins will short-rope him up the Homestretch.

Posted Jun. 1, 2015

In January听Elaine Mullenax Long听(Edu) of Buena Vista, Colo., turned 80. After graduating from CU, she taught in Portland, Ore., Denver and on a U.S. Strategic Air Command base near Oxford, England. She then began a writing career, and several of her short stories have been published in magazines and in anthologies. Her three novels were followed by a nonfiction book, The Caregiver鈥檚 Choice, which chronicled the 14 years she spent taking care of her husband, who died of cancer in 2003, and her mother, who died of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in 2007. She also produced three CDs of music. Her website is听.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

In January听Elaine Mullenax Long听(Edu) of Buena Vista, Colo., turned 80. After graduating from CU, she taught in Portland, Ore., Denver and on a U.S. Strategic Air Command base near Oxford, England. She then began a writing career, and several of her short stories have been published in magazines and in anthologies. Her three novels were followed by a nonfiction book, The Caregiver鈥檚 Choice, which chronicled the 14 years she spent taking care of her husband, who died of cancer in 2003, and her mother, who died of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in 2007. She also produced three CDs of music. Her website is听.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Eighty-four-year-old Sue Humel Viders (Art) created an alter ego of herself named Meg, a character with a strong personality and the star of a series of mystery books available at dbhumel.com and Amazon. Sue also is author of numerous nonfiction books, articles and columns for artists and writers. A book she co-authored, The Complete Writer鈥檚 Guide to Heroes and Heroines, is used by writers worldwide.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Graydon "Dee" Hubbard's (Acct) novel At the Altars of Money听was the No. 1 best seller on Amazon related to wealth management.听The book captures the American ethos about money, and scripts the financial meltdown of 2008. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 gotta听be a first for an expat 30-year Colorado CPA gone rogue and turned novelist,鈥 he writes. Dee and wife Bonnie live in St. George, Utah.

Posted Sep. 1, 2018

Dee (Graydon) Hubbard鈥檚听(Acct) book about the financial meltdown of 2008, At the Altars of Money, won the 2018 Gold EVVY Award in the category of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. 鈥淢ostly because of the book鈥檚 satirical edge, I did not expect this award, and I鈥檓 thrilled with the honor,鈥 Dee writes.

Posted Nov. 30, 2018

Ken Johnson (Mktg) worked听as a journalist at the听Grand Junction Daily听Sentinelbefore becoming the owner in 1970.听He continued to put听his degree to work, as听owner of the听Cleveland听Press and Redstone听Castle, a luxury hotel听west of Aspen. Ken听later moved to California听to raise Arabian听horses. Currently in听Massachusetts, Ken听has begun writing a听biography of Walter听and Preston Walker,听the father and son duo听who owned the听Sentinel before he did.

Posted Oct. 1, 2019