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麻豆影院 resident聽Jim Kasic聽(EngrPhys鈥�89, MChemEngr鈥�93) is president and CEO of 麻豆影院-based Sophono Inc. The company has received federal approval for its new Otomag Alpha 1 Bone Conduction Hearing System. It is designed for patients with conductive hearing loss and replaces the functions of that part of the ear. Magnetic discs hold the device in place, eliminating the need for a titanium abutment.

After 18 years with clothing company The Territory Ahead,聽Matthew Cooper聽(IntlBus鈥�89) launched Carbon2Cobalt, a Santa Barbara-based men鈥檚 clothing company. He oversees all aspects of the business, from design and manufacturing to marketing. His line is about trying 鈥渢o blend rugged with refined鈥� in casual clothes, he told the聽Santa Barbara News-Press聽in a feature earlier in the year. He lives with his wife and children in Mission Canyon, Calif.

The Colorado Health Foundation appointed聽Vicky Powell Cavanaugh聽(Econ鈥�89) as vice president of operations. She oversees grants management, information technology, office administration, facilities and human resources. Before joining the foundation she led strategic initiatives at such companies as McKesson, Pacificare, Qwest, Conoco and Gates Corp. The Denver resident also ran her own consulting firm, Cavanaugh Consulting.

Formerly a contractor in Iraq,聽Matthew Kowalczyk聽(EPOBio鈥�89) decided to pursue wine as his career after becoming an assistant winemaker for Kalyra Winery in Santa Ynez, Calif. He still works for the winery in addition to starting his own company, Buscador Wine, which can be found at buscadorwine.com. He lives in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Vice president of Southwest Research Institute聽Alan Stern聽(PhDAstro鈥�89) is leading a program at the institute to enable researchers to fly in space on Virgin Galactic and XCOR Aerospace suborbital rockets in 2013 or 2014. He writes he will be among the flyers and will make at least four trips to space. He has been at the institute since 1991 and lives in Longmont, Colo.

罢丑别听Wall Street Journal聽补肠办苍辞飞濒别诲驳别诲听Doug Leibinger聽(Jour鈥�89) in the top 250 producing real estate brokers in the U.S. Doug has lived in Aspen for 20 years and works with Aspen Snowmass Sotheby鈥檚 International Realty. He works with clients from all over the world and is pursing two real estate development projects in the Aspen/Snowmass area.

New York Times聽箩辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟听John Branch聽(Mktg鈥�89, MJour鈥�96) won the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing in spring for writing 鈥淪now Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek鈥� project. ASNE honored 鈥淪now Fall鈥� as part of its awards for the best journalism of 2012. The American Society of News Editors said the project 鈥渟ets a new standard for online storytelling.鈥� John visited campus in February to talk to journalism classes, faculty and staff. Read the feature on him in this issue.

This summer聽Peter Vik聽(MPsych鈥�89, PhD鈥�92) will move to Pacific University in Oregon to work as professor and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Previously he was a professor at Idaho State University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego. In February his book聽Regression, ANOVA, and the General Linear Model: A Statistics Primer聽was published.

In May聽Larry Drees* (PolSci鈥�89, MBA鈥�03, MMgmt鈥�09) completed his term on the CU-麻豆影院 Alumni Association board. Larry took on various committee roles and his knowledge of the university systems and processes was incredibly helpful. Larry works at CU-麻豆影院 in housing-technology services and lives in Longmont, Colo.

*Lifetime and Directors Club member

After graduating from CU鈥檚 journalism school聽Eric Vanderpool鈥檚 (Jour鈥�89) first job was working for Caesars Resort and Casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nev. Eric served as the property鈥檚 chief copywriter, writing hotel brochures and newsletters and doing special event advertising. After moving to San Francisco and working for a marketing firm, Eric graduated from UCLA law school in 1996. He worked as a litigation attorney in Los Angeles before moving to San Francisco 14 years ago to continue litigating.

In July attorney聽Patrick Casey聽(PolSci鈥�89) joined Fox Rothschild as partner. In July the company merged with Denver law firm Lottner Rubin Fishman Saul. Patrick represents builders, vendors, developers, general contractors, owners and design professionals in all aspects of construction and real estate matters. He has experience in major litigation, having resolved a host of disputes through negotiation, litigation and arbitration. Patrick lives in Denver.

After living in Colorado for 14 years,聽Michael Cote聽(MJour鈥�89) returned to his native New Hampshire. He is business and city editor of the聽New Hampshire Union Leader聽and writes a weekly business column for the聽New Hampshire Sunday News, the state鈥檚 largest newspaper. In Colorado Michael worked as business and city editor of the 麻豆影院Daily Camera, editor of聽ColoradoBiz聽magazine and adjunct instructor in the journalism and mass communication at CU-麻豆影院.

Mark A. Grey聽(PhDAnth鈥�89) is an anthropology professor at the University of Northern Iowa. He also serves as director of the New Iowans Center. Mark is a specialist in immigration and refugee affairs, including refugee migration, integration and trauma. He lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Bison farmer聽Brian Grubb聽(EnvDes鈥�89, MArch鈥�93) is engaged in sustainable agriculture in upstate New York. He writes he is always eager to share his experiences and passion for American bison and reminds us not to forget that Nov. 2 is National Bison Day.

In January former Alumni Association board member聽Larry Drees聽(PolSci鈥�89, ExecMBA鈥�03, MMgmt鈥�09) and聽Martha Shernick聽(Fren鈥�79) were two alums who won the CU-麻豆影院 Chancellor鈥檚 2013 Employee of the Year award. Larry of Longmont, Colo., is Buff OneCard program director and assistant director of Housing and Dining Services IT. He helped wire residence rooms with high-speed infrastructure, which was a key factor in CU鈥檚 ranking as the 28th most wired campus nationwide in 2000. Martha is residence hall program coordinator for Sewall Hall. She lives in Longmont, Colo.

With more than 20 years of experience, architecture veteran聽Tim Weyand聽(EnvDes鈥�89) is CEO of NK Architects, a Seattle-based firm focused on sustainable housing. He will help the firm increase its project work in the mid-Atlantic region by assisting in the conservation of the nation鈥檚 most historic neighborhoods and designing energy-efficient buildings. Tim lives in Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Getting a new job in a new city does not have to be intimidating.聽Michael Karlan聽(Acct鈥�89) developed a program called Professionals in the City to help with job transitions. His nationwide program holds events in major cities. Members can share business tips, meet friends or explore their new city. Find out more at聽.

鈥淛ust keep on pedaling鈥� must be a useful mantra for cyclists riding up the Alpe d鈥橦uez, the infamous course that is part of many Tour de France events.聽Carl Schloessman聽(Comm鈥�89) called it an 鈥渆pic climb鈥� after he rode to the top proudly wearing his Buffs cycling jersey. Carl lives in Northridge, Calif.

If you ask Coloradans to name their dream job, many might say something ski-related 鈥� if they could make money doing it.聽Chris Jarnot聽(Bus鈥�89) has the best of both worlds as Vail Ski Resort鈥檚 chief operating officer. The resort comprises 10 mountains, 18 hotels, 106 restaurants, eight golf courses, 180 retail shops and around 22,000 employees. Chris lives in Edwards, Colo.

After serving as chief counselor and director general of investment at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency,聽Khalid Alsweilem聽(PhDEcon鈥�89) was appointed a non-resident fellow at Harvard Kennedy School鈥檚 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He will focus on the study of sovereign wealth funds, in particular Saudi Arabia鈥檚 reserve sovereign funds. Khalid lives in Houston.