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础迟迟辞谤苍别测听Amy Hirter听(Hist鈥�80, Law鈥�86) was appointed vice chair of the American Bar Association鈥檚 International Law Section鈥檚 Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint-Ventures Committee for 2011-12. She joined the law firm Hutchinson Black and Cook in 2009 and lives in 麻豆影院.

Vice president and chief operating officer of ISOindustries听Matt Lipkin听(PolSci鈥�80) joined the board of the nonprofit Wounded Nature 鈥� Working Veterans. This year the organization has five 鈥淰ictory Vessels鈥濃�� each one representing a different branch of the military鈥� cleaning beaches, visiting military bases and attending port festivals. Matt lives in Virginia Beach, Va.

Following a national search, the CU Foundation named听Rick Lawrence听(Fin鈥�80) president and CEO after听Wayne Hutchens听(Mktg鈥�67) retired in March. The foundation is CU鈥檚 main fundraising arm, and Rick served as its chief operating officer and vice president for six years. Prior to working at the foundation, he was an executive with Vectra Bank and Bank One Corp. He lives in Lafayette.

Because of his outstanding contributions to the community and demonstrated excellence in the classroom, CU awarded听Thomas Huber听(PhDGeog鈥�80) a 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award. He is a professor of geography and environmental studies at CU鈥檚 Colorado Springs campus. He has worked on such projects as habitat mapping of the Prebles meadow jumping mouse in Colorado鈥檚 El Paso County, state vegetation mapping for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and mapping and analyzing elk habitats in the Pikes Peak region.

麻豆影院 residents听Beverly Tucker Fest听(MMus鈥�80) and husband听Bruce Fest(Law鈥�74) celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in May with trips to the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico and Maui, Hawaii. Beverly is a chaplain and coordinator of Pastoral Care for 麻豆影院 Community Hospital, and Bruce is an attorney. They have three children and one grandchild. The couple enjoys traveling, hiking, theater, concerts and Rockies and Nuggets games.

CEO of Al茅m International听Steven McCarthy*听(IntlAf鈥�80) recognized a need for the integration of all services and functions inherent to large events, including safety and security, training, marketing and media relations. As a result, Al茅m International has grown from organizing bicycle races to a broad-based global event, media and marketing company. Steven lives in Longmont, Colo.

*Directors club member

麻豆影院 resident听Audrey Nelson听(PhDComm鈥�80) announced in May the release of her third book,听The Gender Communication Handbook: Conquering Conversational Collisions by Men and Women听(Wiley & Sons). Visit her website at audreynelson.com.

Dedicated to the environment for years,听Anita Wilks听(EnvCon鈥�80) is editor and publisher of the听Highlander Monthly,听an environmental magazine that has been disseminating important printed information on issues both local and regional for more than 12 years. It serves 麻豆影院, Golden, Nederland and Central City. She researches and writes on local environmental and conservation issues, interviews candidates for local and state governments and supports animal and wildlife causes in her publication. The free magazine reaches about 30,000 readers every three months and is online at . Anita lives in Golden, Colo.

麻豆影院 educator听Terry Pinchuk Bradley* (Comm鈥�80) is stepping down as founding president of 麻豆影院 Valley Gifted and Talented after seven years and to be president-elect of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented. In August 2013, Terry will present at the 20th Biennial World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. She is the gifted/talented adviser at 麻豆影院鈥檚 Fairview High School, which she attended. She lives in 麻豆影院.

*Directors Club member

Working to support the university,听Rick Lawrence听(Fin鈥�80) is president and chief executive officer at University of Colorado Foundation. He played a fundamental role in the strategic planning process for the university鈥檚 $1.5 billion Creating Futures campaign and helped lead the Foundation to its five most successful fundraising years ever. Rick lives in Lafayette, Colo., with his wife听Barbara Lawrence(MComDisor鈥�96) and their two children. He also serves as president of the board of directors at Peak to Peak Charter School.

Pueblo Community College recognized听Irene Blea听(PhDSoc鈥�80) as its distinguished alumna in August. The award is for students who attended or graduated from the college or its predecessor institution, Southern Colorado State College. Irene is an accomplished scholar and author of textbooks and academic articles. She has held leadership positions in Pueblo, 麻豆影院 and Denver. Irene lives in Albuquerque and lectures throughout New Mexico for the New Mexico Humanities Council, a nonprofit civic organization.

In听Gina Meagher鈥檚 (MCDBio鈥�80) book听There Is Something about Gina 鈥� Flourishing with Diabetes and Celiac Disease, she shares her journey with two chronic conditions. She writes both have been challenging and frustrating but also educational and, over time, she has learned to flourish. Published last February, her book is the result of her desire to share her experiences for the benefit of others who may be struggling with diabetes, celiac disease or other conditions. She lives in Golden, Colo.

础迟迟辞谤苍别测听Janet Perlstein听(IntlAf鈥�80) joined Fox听Rothschild as partner. In July the company merged with established Denver law firm Lottner Rubin Fishman Saul. Janet represents institutional leaders, commercial property owners and developers and tenants in a variety of real estate matters. Her focus is in such areas as commercial loan transactions, foreclosure, actions, lease agreements and the ownership, sale and encumbrance of real property. Janet lives in Aurora, Colo.

The University of Memphis received听Greta Coger鈥檚 (PhDEngl鈥�80) science fiction and fantasy collection of about 9,000 hardbacks, paperbacks, magazines, fanzines, letters, essays, book reviews and more. The university is calling one of its conference rooms the Dal Coger Room and will hold a dedication most likely in spring. Greta lives in Memphis, Tenn.

A diplomatic correspondent for听The Jerusalem Post听for nearly 30 years,听Herb Keinon听(PolSci鈥�80) spoke at the University of Hartford last October about Israel and the media. Herb covers the prime minister and the foreign minister, often traveling with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abroad. He is author of the book听Lone Soldiers: Israel鈥檚 Defenders from Around the World. Herb lives in Ma鈥檃le Adumin, Israel.

What does a retired tenured sociology professor from California State University-Los Angeles do well?听Irene Blea(PhDSoc鈥�80) did not just write a series of classroom textbooks and novels that mostly focus on women鈥檚 issues. The New Mexico Humanities Council scholar also regularly reenacts the life of Dona Tules, the 鈥淟ady Gambler of Santa Fe鈥濃�� one of the state鈥檚 most controversial historical figures 鈥� on stages across New Mexico. Irene lives in Albuquerque.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College appointed听Barbara Kelberer McDonald听(Engl鈥�80) interim president. She will serve in the role until June 30, 2015. Barbara previously served as provost at Itasca Community College. She lives in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Former executive director of the CU-麻豆影院 Alumni Association听Kent Zimmerman听(Edu鈥�80, MPubAd鈥�90) left his job in 2008 after 14 years to travel with his wife,听Christine Lanier Zimmerman听(Ger鈥�80, MA鈥�90). One of their latest adventures took them to Sucre, Bolivia.

The Colorado Education Association named听Brad Bartels听(Engl鈥�80, EdD鈥�12) executive director. He previously served as the association鈥檚 general counsel. Brad was a classroom teacher before joining the CEA. He lives in Longmont, Colo.

Artist听Anne Connell鈥檚 (Art鈥�80) work was shown in London at the Stephen Ongpin Fine Art exhibit from Feb. 11 to March 7. The exhibition was her first in Europe. Anne lives in Portland, Ore.