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After 36 years聽Richard Rundell聽(PhDGer鈥�71) retired from New Mexico State University. Most recently, he was head of the languages and linguistics department. He lives in Las Cruces, N.M., and says it is hard to believe 40 years have passed since he finished his doctorate.

At the Wordharvest鈥檚 Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in Santa Fe, N.M.,聽Sherida Stewart鈥檚 (Edu鈥�71) story 鈥淭urquoise Remembrance鈥� won the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Contest and was published in the February issue of聽New Mexico Magazine. She became a writer after a few years of teaching elementary and preschool children. Her son聽Eric Stewart聽(Psych鈥�09) is executive director of the Health Outreach to Latin America Foundation in 麻豆影院. Sherida and her husband live in Farmington, N.M.

The United States Tennis Association named聽Richard Berman聽(Mktg鈥�71) recipient of the 2011 Arthur Ashe Award. He received the recognition for his contributions to the growth of tennis, specifically among students in wheelchairs, and for his involvement with the Colorado Wheelchair Foundation. The 麻豆影院 resident teaches tennis to people of all skill levels at Rich鈥檚 Tennis School.

Last year聽Anne Johnson Randolph聽(Art鈥�71) became vice president of the Tecumseh Land Trust, which covers two counties in Ohio and has preserved more than 20,000 acres of farmland, riparian areas and forest. She lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and writes that she fondly remembers all of her Kappa friends.

In 104 days beginning last May,聽Jon Turk聽(PhDChem鈥�71) completed, by kayak, foot and skis, the world鈥檚 first circumnavigation of Ellesmere, the northernmost island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The author and scientist completed the 1,500-mile adventure with a 26-year-old photographer, and the pair endured harsh weather conditions and long days of paddling. For their endeavor, they were nominated as adventurers of the year by聽National Geographic. Jon lives in Darby, Mont., and is a grandfather of six.

After graduating from CU聽Paul Perez聽(Bio鈥�71) attended the Harvard School of Dental Medicine until 1976. After 32 years of working with Veteran Affairs hospitals in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Albuquerque, N.M., Paul retired. He resides in Albuquerque. Contact him at champion4jc@gmail.com.

Duane Morris energy partner and chair of the firm鈥檚 Washington, D.C., office,聽Sheila Slocum Hollis聽(Jour鈥�71) was elected to be a 2012 Fellow of The American College of Environmental Lawyers. Sheila practices in the areas of energy transactional and regulatory law and international and administrative law before government agencies, Congress and other entities. She was named one of 50 Key Women in energy worldwide and received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement in energy in Platt鈥檚 Global Energy Awards. Sheila lives in Washington, D.C.

For her pioneering studies in Type 1 diabetes and health disparities聽Diane Wagener聽(ApMath鈥�71) was elected fellow of the American Associations for the Advancement of Science. She has conducted genetic epidemiologic studies and health policy in all three research venues 鈥� academia at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, government with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and private at RTI International. Diane lives in San Diego.

Duane Morris appointed partner聽Sheila Slocum Hollis聽(Jour鈥�71) to the board of advisers of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS). IAALS is a national, independent research center at the University of Denver dedicated to improving the process and culture of the civil justice system. Based in the Washington, D.C., office, Sheila works in energy transactional and regulatory law and international and administrative law before government agencies. She was named one of the 鈥�50 Key Women in Energy Worldwide鈥� and received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Energy in Platt鈥檚 Global Energy Awards.

Antero Resources Corp. appointed聽Richard Connor聽(Acct鈥�71) to its board of directors. He has been chosen to serve as chairman of the company鈥檚 audit committee. Previously Richard was an audit partner with KPMG serving publicly traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He is a member of the advisory board of the Leeds School of Business at CU-麻豆影院. Richard lives in Columbine Valley, Colo.

CU-麻豆影院 couple聽John Dow聽(PhDCivEngr鈥�71) and聽Carol Groves Dow聽(LatAmer鈥�69, MSpan鈥�71) celebrated their 40th anniversary. John is a CU professor emeritus in civil engineering and has written books on finite elements and error analysis. Carol is a retired master intercultural trainer and assessor and runs a mail-order aromatherapy business. She has written 15 books, including聽Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners聽that received a 2012 award for Best General Book-Length Nonfiction in the state聽
of Colorado.

Colorado Sen.聽Gail Schwartz*聽(Mktg鈥�71) appeared in the July 10 issue of聽The Denver Post. She is pictured in the outdoors section rafting through Hell鈥檚 Half Mile on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. She has lived in Pitkin County for more than 40 years and served as CU regent from 2000-06.

Colorado Sen.聽Gail Schwartz*聽(Mktg鈥�71) appeared in the July 10 issue of聽The Denver Post. She is pictured in the outdoors section rafting through Hell鈥檚 Half Mile on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. She has lived in Pitkin County for more than 40 years and served as CU regent from 2000-06.

Antero Resources named聽Richard Connor聽(Acct鈥�71) to its board of directors and chairman of the oil and natural gas company鈥檚 audit committee. Previously Richard was an audit partner with KPMG where he served publicly traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He serves on CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business advisory board. He lives in Columbine Valley, Colo.

More than 40 years ago,聽Kipp Downing聽(Mktg鈥�71) started his career in the restaurant business when he worked at the Lamp Post Restaurant and Bar in 麻豆影院. Back then, he was 22 years old. Today, Kipp manages three seafood restaurants in the Palm Springs area and San Diego where he lives.

After three years, Montrose, Colo., resident and architect聽John Eloe聽(Arch鈥�71) finished his term on the Alumni Association board. Joining him in completing their terms were 1970s graduates Jacksonville, Fla., resident聽Deborah Stapp聽(Art鈥�73), Naperville, Ill., resident聽Gordon Trafton聽(Transp, TrafMgmt鈥�77) and 麻豆影院 resident聽Kathy Rawls* (Soc鈥�78). Each brought tremendous energy and unique perspectives to their board work, helping staff shape programming to better serve the larger Forever Buffs family.

Tim Grove聽(Geol鈥�71) was elected to the American National Academy of Sciences. Tim studies the processes leading to the chemical differentiation of the Earth鈥檚 crust and mantle and the causes of the formation and evolution of the interiors of other planets. Tim has been a professor at MIT since 1979.

This year鈥檚 annual list of Washington, D.C., 鈥淪uper Lawyers鈥� included聽Sheila Hollis聽(Jour鈥�71).聽 She is the chair of the Washington office of the firm Duane Morris and is a member of its executive committee. Sheila was the first woman president of the Energy Bar Association.

麻豆影院 resident聽Dick Shahan聽(Engl鈥�71, MA鈥�78, PhD鈥�85) committed $75,000 to CU-麻豆影院, of which $50,000 has established the Dick Shahan CU-麻豆影院 Undergraduate Writing Competition. Each year $2,000 will be given to an undergraduate who writes the best prose piece about 麻豆影院. The remaining $25,000 will fund the Shahan Graduate Fellowships in the CU-麻豆影院 English department; a $1,000 research grant will be given to a graduate student annually.

In 2011聽Sheila Hollis聽(Jour) was the first attorney in private practice to receive the lifetime achievement in energy award in Platt鈥檚 Global Energy Awards. She established the office, policies and procedures for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served as its first director from 1977-80. She also taught energy law for 20 years to more than 600 students at George Washington University鈥檚 law school. She is the chair of the Washington, D.C. office of the firm Duane Morris.