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Erie, Colo., resident Nancy Blackwell-Grieder (Psych) competed in the inaugural World Figures Championship in Lake Placid, N.Y., Aug. 28-29, finishing in eighth place among a strong field of former national champions and Olympians. As one of the inaugural competitors, she was inducted into the World Figures Hall of Fame and ranked eighth in the world. Figures skating, once a compulsory part of national, international and Olympic skating, involves carving specific patterns into the ice. Figures are seeing a resurgent interest in figure skaters worldwide. Nancy teaches figure skating at two ice rinks.

In 2005 Victor Pearn (MEngl) established the book publishing company Pearn and Associates, Inc. It has two publishing imprints: Burning Daylight, for prose, and Indian Paintbrush Poets, for poetry. The prose titles are also available as Kindle editions. Last year, Victor published two books: Ever After, a novel by Anita Sullivan, who previously won the Western States Nonfiction Award in 1986, and The Aloe of Evening, a book of poetry by John Knoepfle, professor emeritus of literature at the University of Illinois-Springfield. Victor plans to publish three or four new titles in 2016.

After receiving a fellowship at Hawthornden Castle in Scotland, novelist Susan Stinson (Engl) spent the month of January with five other writers in a 17th-century house attached to a 15th-century castle. She spent the time working on an historical novel.

Editor and聽writing coach聽Susan Stinson (Engl)聽was awarded the 2016聽William Randolph Hearst聽Fellowship for Creative聽and Performing Artists and聽Writers for her novel in聽progress. The April fellowship was at the American聽Antiquarian Society, a聽national research library聽and learned society of聽American history and culture in Worcester,聽Mass.

Dave Genova (Geol), general manager and CEO of the Denver metro Regional Transportation District, has been with RTD for more than 22 years and has led the organization since December. At CU 麻豆影院, Dave was a member of the 1979 President鈥檚 Leadership Class.

In October聽Kimbirly Orr聽(Mktg), a past president of alumni chapters in metro Denver and Los Angeles, was named CU Advocate of the Year for exceptional advocacy on behalf of the university. Kimbirly regularly promotes events and works to advance the program聽via social media, marketing concepts and regular attendance at CU events. She lives in Centennial, Colo.

Alan Willenbrock (ChemEngr, Mktg) has been elected by his聽peers to the board of directors of the Portfolio Management Institute. Alan was also selected to co-chair PMI鈥檚 2018 annual forum, which brings together about 200 of the most successful Morgan Stanley financial advisors for three days of continuing education sessions. Alan and wife Peggy live in Tucson, Ariz.

John Alsup (Math), professor of math education at Black Hills State University in South Dakota, has received the university鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Award, the highest honor it bestows on faculty. John has聽taught math to middle, high school and college students. He鈥檚 also visited six continents in five years, after being inspired while teaching math in rural Tanzania.聽

Susan Fox-Wolfgramm (Bus) is a professor of management in the college of business at Hawaii Pacific University. The Organization Studies Research Network named one of her 2016 articles winner of the International Award for Excellence. The article, 鈥淭owards Strategically Sustaining Business Students鈥� Careers in a Globalized Workplace: The Importance of Being Responsible and Accountable,鈥� appeared in the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change in Organizations.

Paul Nielsen (Econ, Russ) enjoyed reading the coverage of The Amazing Race contestants Floyd Pierce (ApMath, Econ鈥�17) and Becca Droz (Anth ex鈥�12) in the summer issue of the Coloradan. He also was involved in their season of the show. He has been an editor of The Amazing Race since 2002, and was one of the editors for the episode nominated for a picture editing Emmy Award this year. He writes that he uses the Russian he learned at CU 麻豆影院 when they take the contestants there. He lives in Los Angeles.

In August, Carol Pope (Engl) of Petersburg, Ill., retired from the 4th District Appellate Court, to which she was named in 2008. Carol was a clerk to U.S. district judge J. Waldo Ackerman in Springfield, Ill., before becoming Menard County鈥檚 state attorney in 1984. She and husband Al have two sons and four grandsons.

Nathan Kipnis聽(EnvDes) was聽named co-chairman of聽the American Institute of聽Architects鈥� National 2030聽Commitment Working聽Group. Its aim is for聽architects to design all聽buildings and developments as carbon-neutral聽by 2030. Nathan and wife聽Fran live in a midcentury聽modern home on a ravine聽in Highland Park, Ill. 鈥斅爐he closest thing to the聽麻豆影院 terrain in the area,聽he writes.

Colorado Springs resident聽Steven Anderson聽(Econ) published his second book,聽Wandering Soul,聽in February 2018. The science fiction novel is the second book of his Reunification聽series and is a sequel to聽Wandering Star,聽which was published in September 2017. Both books are聽set during a time when members of Earth are attempting to bring the shattered remains of its once vast interstellar union back together.

Chris Conway聽(Engl) is the president of Spring Back Colorado, an organization that recycles mattresses and provides employment for individuals who face barriers to employment. The organization opened in 2012 and has locations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

Since graduating from CU, Kathryn Hebert (EPOBio鈥�83; MPA鈥�86) writes that she has been on an 鈥渆xciting non-stop local government journey,鈥� starting her career as an assistant asset manager for the city and county of Denver. Next, she moved to Norwalk, Conn., to work as the city鈥檚 assistant budget director. She was later promoted to administrative services manager and then to director of the parking authority. In 2018, she was named president of the New England Parking Council, a nonprofit transportation and mobility organization that represents eight states in New England. She is now director of the Norwalk Department of Transportation Mobility and Parking.聽

Alan F. Willenbrock (ChemEngr, Mktg) joined Morgan Stanley鈥檚 Alternative Investments Directors Program. A financial advisor in Tucson, Alan helps clients with retirement planning, alternative investments, financial planning and wealth management.

This year Anamaria Kazanis (MEcon) was appointed to the American Statistical Association Board of Directors. Anamaria, a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., joined the association as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. After years of conducting research studies, she founded ASKSTATS Consulting to work as a statistical consultant.

Julie Kaplan (MMusEdu) of Overland Park, Kansas, recapped her year as such: 鈥淚鈥檇 like to report a busy year of officially retiring, getting married and welcoming a grandson, Sage.鈥� She has two sons.聽