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San Francisco was an enjoyable vacation spot for聽William Kieffer聽(PolSci鈥�63) last fall. During his weeks visiting the Bay Area he wrote, 鈥淚 used to live here in the 鈥�60s. Now that was a time!鈥� He calls Rock Hill, S.C., home.

Women and Poverty in 21st Century America聽(McFarland Publishing) by聽Paula Dail聽(Edu鈥�63) was nominated for the 2012 Council of Wisconsin Writers Kenneth Kingery/August Derleth Award for nonfiction books. She also has written two novels and co-authored a self-help book. She was tenured at Virginia Tech and Iowa State University and received emeritus status as a research professor. She then enjoyed an eight-year career as a journalist writing editorials, columns and feature stories. She lives in Spring Green, Wis., with her husband and dog, Ernest Hemingway.

The Lifetime Achievement Pacesetter Award was given to聽Alan Cass* (A&S ex鈥�63, HonDocHum鈥�99) by the 麻豆影院Camera. He was recognized in February for his achievements on campus and in the community. Alan and his wife, Sue Cass, live in Longmont, Colo., and their son Casey Cass is a university photographer at CU-麻豆影院 whose work appears in the聽Coloradan.

*Directors club member

Composer, producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist and CU-麻豆影院 instructor聽Don Grusin聽(Soc鈥�63, MEcon鈥�67) has recorded and produced many albums, including Ernie Watts鈥� Grammy award-winning CD,聽惭耻蝉颈肠颈补苍.听Don tours internationally and traveled to Germany and Japan this summer. A 2006 George Norlin Award winner, he lives in 麻豆影院.

A 鈥淟iving Legend鈥� of CU football,聽Mike Bolan聽(Acct鈥�63) writes that the best part of the title is to be living. In law school he played rugby and served as a director of the United States Rugby Football Foundation for years. He practiced law, clerked for an Illinois Supreme Court judge and served as a circuit court judge in Chicago for 18 years before his retirement in 2001. Mike has five children, three stepchildren and 17 grandchildren. 鈥淚 am very proud of my CU classmates and teammates, many of whom were outstanding students, genuine scholars and good men and women,鈥� he writes. Mike lives in Glencoe, Ill.

On June 10聽Joseph La Camera聽(MEdu鈥�63, EdD鈥�70) and his wife celebrated their 40th anniversary. After their retirement from the Thompson School District in Loveland, Colo., the couple worked in Monterrey, Mexico, for two years and two years in Kathmandu, Nepal. They have two children, two grandchildren and one great-grandson. Joseph and his wife live in 麻豆影院.

Architectural historian聽Richard Wilson聽(Hist鈥�63) reveals Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton鈥檚 effect on design in his book聽Edith Wharton at Home: Life at The Mount聽(The Monacelli Press). Richard is a professor at the University of Virginia鈥檚 School of Architecture with focus on American design and art of the 18th to 20th centuries. He resides in Charlottesville, Va.

Michael A. Berniger*聽(IntlAf鈥�63) is president elect of the CU-麻豆影院 Directors Club.聽Michael is a founder and past president of the University Club at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs established in 1981 to serve as a liaison between the university and the business and professional community.聽 He is a board of directors member of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation and is legal counsel and a board of directors member of the Esperanza Education Foundation and El Cinco de Mayo. He is a founder of the law firm of Berniger, Berg & Diver established in 1977.

*Directors Club member

Composer, producer, arranger and pianist聽Don Grusin聽(Soc鈥�63, MEcon鈥�67) has recorded and produced scores of Grammy Award-winning albums. In April Don participated in the 65th Conference on World Affairs. He is recipient of the CU-麻豆影院 Alumni Association鈥檚 George Norlin Award for distinguished lifetime achievement. He tours internationally, records and teaches. Don lives in Los Angeles.

The International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry honored聽Laurel Richardson聽(PhDSoc鈥�63) with the Lifetime Achievement Award in qualitative research. In April Laurel announced the publication of her book聽After a Fall: A Sociomedical Sojourn聽that addresses key issues of health delivery through a personal narrative of her experience in a rehabilitation facility. Laurel lives in Worthington, Ohio.

础濒耻尘苍补听Rebecca Loose Valette聽(PhDFren鈥�63) shared a photo with聽Coloradan聽staff taken in 1940 by 麻豆影院 photographer Charles Snow, featured in this edition of class notes. Rebecca鈥檚 father Gerhard Loose was a German professor at CU from 1939 to 1968, and the Snows were neighbors in the Geneva Park neighborhood until Rebecca鈥檚 family moved to Grant Place in 1947. She lives in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

The March Coloradan featured actor聽Robert Redford聽(A&S ex鈥�58, HonDocHum鈥�87), prompting聽Charles Fetterhoff聽(MechEngr鈥�63) to write, as he found himself looking out of one of the story鈥檚 accompanying photos. In the decades since he graduated from CU, Charles pursued a career in sales and real estate. He sold mainframe computers with IBM and then co-owned a Denver real estate company for 18 years. Charles still loves the beauty of the Rockies and lives in Aurora, Colo.

A celebration of聽Karl Spence Richardson聽(A&S鈥�63) and聽Sharon Holtzinger Richardson鈥檚 (A&S鈥�63) 50th wedding anniversary in Greece turned into a small Buffalo reunion. The couple stayed with U.S. Ambassador聽Daniel Smith(Hist鈥�77) and his wife, Diane. Spence is a former Marine who spent 30 years in the Foreign Service. Sharon worked for the Peace Corps in Venezuela and several companies in South Korea. The couple lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ambassador Smith鈥檚 assignment is in Athens, Greece.

The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., hired聽David Breneman聽(Phil) as president and chief executive officer in January. He previously worked 19 years at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., and in the early 1990s served as a visiting professor in Harvard University鈥檚 Graduate School of Education.

Bill McConnell聽(Hist) and聽Beth McLeran McConnell聽(Edu鈥�64) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last June. After graduating from Denver Seminary, Bill spent 40 years on the staff of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, 15 of them on loan to the Alian莽a B铆blica Universit谩ria in Brazil, where he started the organization鈥檚 publishing house, the ABU Editora. Beth taught school, both in the U.S. and Brazil. Bill retired in 2006, ending his career as assistant to the president of InterVarsity, and the couple moved to Denver, where their four children (two of them born in Brazil) and two grandchildren live.

Jo Harrington Calkins聽(A&S), who has more than 50 years of experience in biochemistry and virology, was recognized by Continental Who鈥檚 Who as a 鈥淧innacle Professional鈥� in research and development. Jo worked as research director with Palmetto Health, the teaching hospital for the University of South Carolina鈥檚 medicine school. She established the clinical research program for medical investigators and collected patient samples of chronic infectious diseases for use by investigators. Now retired, she enjoys traveling, networking, reading and spending time with her family.

After teaching at CU鈥檚 ATLAS Institute for the past few years, jazz musician聽Don Grusin聽(Soc; MEcon鈥�67) is focusing on his music full time in Los Angeles. He spent time this year performing in the UK and Germany and organizing for new master-class music clinics. He is working on his latest album, DEATHBEAT, a celebration and reminiscence of friends and colleagues. Don has recorded more than 20 solo albums and has won three Grammys in jazz and world music genres.

Nella Pitts聽Phillips (A&S)聽is one of three women聽featured in a national聽cable TV spot for Medical聽Alert. She also does a聽one-minute inspirational聽segment, 鈥淲onderful聽Words of Life,鈥� every聽weekday morning on聽KAAM radio in Dallas聽at 8:25 a.m. CST. This聽moment can be accessed聽online at kaamradio.com.聽Nella is a professional聽book reviewer, performer聽and entertainer, as well as聽an alto in the Park Cities聽Presbyterian Church choir聽in Dallas. She writes, 鈥淎ny聽news of former Farrand聽Hall-ites and/or Tri Delts聽around 鈥�60-鈥�63 would be聽most welcome!鈥�

Laurel Walum Richardson (PhDSoc) has been triply honored in the last聽year. The International Disciplinary Impact of Laurel Richardson鈥檚 Work, a book written by Julie White, contains more than 50 contributions from scholars, activists and educators in 12 different disciplines and 10 countries. Laurel was elected into the inaugural class of the Emeritus Academy of The Ohio State University in recognition of her creative work and academic scholarship. And her book, Seven Minutes from Home: An American Daughter鈥檚 Story, was published in 2015 to pre-release critical acclaim.

Douglas Looney (Jour) and Mary Ann Winter Looney (Edu) met in a freshmen English class at CU and have been happily married since shortly after college. Mary Ann, a retired teacher, is a member of CU鈥檚 Women Investing in the School of Education board. Doug, a retired journalist, worked at the National Observer and Sports Illustrated.