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A native of India,聽Frank Islam聽(Bus, MApMath鈥�73) spoke last April at the Conference on World Affairs. He coauthored聽Renewing the American Dream: A Citizen鈥檚 Guide聽(IMC Publishing), which offers suggestions on how to reverse the notion that the American dream is in peril. He is CEO of FI Investment Group, which focuses on providing growth capital to emerging companies and has endowed two scholarships at CU-麻豆影院 for mathematics students. Frank lives in Potomac, Md.

颁辞苍蝉耻濒迟补苍迟听John Poimiroo聽(MJour鈥�73) specializes in travel and tourism marketing communications with his virtual agency, Poimiroo & Partners. When updating his website, , John chose CU silver, gold and black, of course! He lives in Eldorado Hills, Calif.

The most visible program in CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement is the Peace Corps, although it has 10 other programs under its wing. Director聽Peter Simons聽(Psych鈥�73, MPubAd鈥�76) says the institute works closely with faculty to weave civic engagement into the entire curriculum. Peter lives in 麻豆影院 with his wife聽Gayle Lalich聽(Psych鈥�73, Law鈥�77).

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed聽Irene Ramos Griego聽(Edu鈥�73, EdD鈥�97) to CU鈥檚 board of regents after the resignation of Monisha Merchant. She is director of diversity and inclusion and interim community superintendent for Colorado鈥檚 largest school district, Jefferson County. She has 38 years of experience as an educator and lives in Lakewood, Colo.

CEO of FI Investment Group聽Frank Islam聽(Bus鈥�73, MApMathBus鈥�73) provides two scholarship opportunities for math students at CU. One scholarship is in honor of William Jones, one of Frank鈥檚 math teachers while at CU, and the other is in memory of Wolfgang Thron, a former CU math teacher who passed away in 2001. Frank told the Colorado聽Arts & Sciences聽magazine, 鈥淚 want to inspire others to have passion for philanthropy.鈥� He lives in Potomac, Md.

After working as a reporter for the聽Denver Post聽for nearly 35 years,聽Natalie Meisler聽(Jour鈥�73) retired. Her last assignment for the paper was covering the CU football game against University of Southern California in early November. When she joined the paper, she covered high school sports, which included writing about CU athletic director Mike Bohn when he led 麻豆影院 High School to the 1979 state title in basketball. She covered CU and Colorado State University sports and the Bolder 麻豆影院. She calls 麻豆影院 home.

Physics professor聽Christopher Sorensen聽(MPhys鈥�73, PhD鈥�76) received the Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching at Kansas State University. He received the award for his high-quality instruction, strong relationships with students and distinguished service to the university. He developed a new method of instruction for engineering physics to improve comprehension of concepts among students in large classes. He lives in Manhattan, Kan.

Peer evaluation and independent research led to the recognition of聽L. Judson Todhunter聽(PolSci鈥�73) on the IllinoisSuper Lawyers聽list. His area of practice encompasses bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. He lives in La Grange, Ill.

After serving as a 麻豆影院 County attorney for 25 years,聽Larry Hoyt* (PolSci鈥�73) retired and started his own part-time private practice in his hometown of Lafayette, Colo.

*Lifetime member

础耻迟丑辞谤听Lesley Kitchen Lababidi聽(Rec鈥�73) released her book聽Cairo: The Practical Guide聽(AUC Press). The book provides information on daily life in Cairo post-revolution. Lesley lives in Cairo but returns to 麻豆影院 every year in May for the annual Alumni Association鈥檚 Golden Anniversary Reunion Luncheon with her mother聽Pollyann Castle Baird聽(DistSt鈥�45). Lesley wrote a personal essay that appeared in the April edition of the聽Forever Buffs Insider听别-苍别飞蝉濒别迟迟别谤.

Vice chairman and chief executive officer of Saudi Basic Industries Corp.聽Mohamed Al-Mady聽(ChemEngr鈥�73) has held various positions, received awards and delivered many keynote speeches at various industrial and economic conferences. In 2011 the company was named Company of the Year (Chemicals) by the People鈥檚 Choice Stevie Award.

The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event, Third Edition聽(Bur Oak Books) co-authored by Marana, Ariz., resident聽Hugh Winebrenner聽(PhDPolSci鈥�73) shares the history of the first presidential nominating event in the nation: the 1972 Iowa precinct caucuses. The book covers how the caucuses began, how they changed and how they were manipulated by the mass media. Learn more about Hugh鈥檚 book at .

Bayfield, Colo., resident聽Bruce Ehlenbeck聽(Engl鈥�73) published his first novel,聽Some Time Till Knowing(CreateSpace). It was released through Amazon and is available at local bookstores in Colorado. The novel is set in 麻豆影院 and has the familiar Flatirons on its cover.

Denver resident聽George Gramer Jr.* (Span鈥�73, MA鈥�74) stays involved with CU in many ways, including serving as president of the Directors Club, a membership organization at CU-麻豆影院 that supports the Alumni Association, faculty, students, friends and the university community through educational and social activities that promote connections to CU. He also is an ex-officio member of the Alumni Association board, offering guidance and ideas.

*Directors Club member

L. Judson Todhunter聽(PolSci鈥�73) was named to the Illinois Super Lawyers in January. A lawyer at Howard & Howard, he was selected as a result of a survey by Law & Politics Media, which included peer evaluation and independent research. He works in the Chicago office as a bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights lawyer and lives in La Grange, Ill.

Last summer聽John Gottschall聽(MMus鈥�73, DMus鈥�83) published the book聽Bach Chorales Proclaiming the Gospel.聽It contains all of the four-part Bach chorales from his Cantatas and Passions. The chorales contain the German text and a vertical English text, along with keyboard format for congregations and ease of study for scholars. Johns lives in Corbin City, N.J.

Howard & Howard Attorneys announced that聽L. Judson Todhunter聽(PolSci鈥�73) was named to Chicago鈥檚 Top Rated Lawyers list for 2013. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbel collaborated with ALM media to provide a list of attorneys to help buyers of their legal services identify and select the top legal talents. L. Judson focuses on business and corporate law, commercial litigation and creditors rights. He lives in La Grange, Ill.

In May CU couple聽Dave Wolach聽(Acct鈥�73) and聽Sarah Hendrickson Wolach聽(Psych鈥�73) traveled to China. They spent time at the Shibaozhai Temple along the Yangtze River.

Retired astronaut聽Marsha Ivins聽(Aero鈥�73) spoke in September 2013 at the 42nd annual National Stearman Fly-In. Marsha got her pilot鈥檚 license at age 17, joined NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1974 and was assigned flight engineer on the Shuttle Train Aircraft and as a pilot on NASA administrative aircraft in 1980. Marsha became the 11th of 45 American women to fly in space and has flown five missions and spent a total of 55 days, 21 hours and 48 minutes in space. She continues to work as an independent engineering consultant and lives in Wallingford, Pa.

In January Pope Francis named Monsignor聽Stephen J. Berg聽(Mus鈥�73) the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo. Bishop Berg was ordained and installed in a Feb. 27, 2014, ceremony. Before his new appointment, he served in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from CU-麻豆影院 with a degree in piano performance.