麻豆影院

Imagine this: A cookie sandwich stuffed with strawberry ice cream, a brownie and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. This heavenly creation can be found at the Baked Bear, an ice cream sandwich shop owned by聽Robby Robbins聽(Mktg鈥�09) and Shane Stager in San Diego.

The statistics on sex trafficking are shocking, yet many remain unaware the phenomenon exists.聽Maya Lea Osterman聽(Thtr鈥�09) is trying to change this. She is performing a one-woman show, 鈥淔or Sale,鈥� to increase awareness on the subject in theaters, schools and conferences across the country. The fictitious characters are based on several years of Maya鈥檚 research.

Avery Bang聽(MCivEngr鈥�09), CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, received an honorary doctorate of science degree from Clarkson University this spring. The award recognizes her commitment to engineering that benefits humanity. Since joining Bridges to Prosperity as a volunteer in 2006, Avery has worked to ensure safe, year-round access to markets and health clinics in rural developing communities. She was the featured speaker at this fall鈥檚 Back to 麻豆影院 Homecoming Weekend luncheon in the CU Rec Center and also received the Alumni Association鈥檚 Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation selected聽Jennifer Kling聽(MPhil鈥�09) as one of 22 Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows. The fellowship is the nation鈥檚 largest award for PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values. Jennifer is working on a doctorate in philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her dissertation project is titled 鈥淭he State Right of Self-Defense: A Claim in Need of Justification.鈥�

Bryan Cardwell聽(Chem), is head brewer at Chuckanut Brewery in Bellingham, Wash. The brewery opened in 2009 and has received numerous medals, including four at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival.

Last spring National Corporate Housing named聽Natalie Gregarek聽(Comm) chief talent officer. She lives in Littleton, Colo.

In October a Google executive performed a record-breaking near-space dive from a high altitude balloon at 136,000 feet.聽Jared Leidich聽(MechEngr) and聽Josh Hecht聽(AeroEngr鈥�11, MS鈥�12) were part of the StratEx team that made the dive possible, working on the design of the balloon, the life support system, system development and operations.

UC San Diego Extension hired聽Jennifer Newell聽(Jour) as the marketing representative for business programs. She says one reason her application was singled out was because her current supervisor saw that Jennifer had graduated from CU. The supervisor鈥檚 husband,聽Mark Zumberge聽(MPhys鈥�78, PhD鈥�81), also went to CU and the couple had lived in 麻豆影院.

Beecher Tuttle聽(Engl) is editor of eFinancialCareers鈥� North American site. Beecher previously worked at Fins.com, a career-focused editorial website formerly owned by the Wall Street Journal that was bought by eFinancialCareers.

Louisiana State University hired聽Fred Peterbark聽(MMus) as assistant dean for recruitment and diversity for its music and dramatic arts college. Additionally, he presented a duet recital with his sister, Audrey, for the Estes Park Music Festival. The recital included a performance of the aria 鈥淣ew York Lights鈥� from the opera 鈥淎 View from the Bridge.鈥�

After abruptly experiencing horrible pain in her teeth and gums almost 10 years ago, Lilit Gertner Brissette (Geog, Geol) was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. She is finally having relief after experimental brain surgery. She said the outpouring of love from her friends and family have made the recovery possible.

Eight days after graduating, Luke Geddie (Mgmt) left for Vietnam, where he planned a coconut oil business, Skinny and Co. Coconut Oil. It launched in Indianapolis in 2013 and now sells throughout the U.S. and in Canada.

This spring, Megan Richard (IntPhys, Span) received a medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. In July, she began work as a resident physician at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Megan was one of four students in her class selected to serve a yearlong pre-doctoral teaching fellowship in her second year and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2013.

On Aug. 1, 2015, Gregory Ryan (Acct) married Morgan Senzer Ryan (Jour鈥�09) in the company of many other Buffs, including Gregory鈥檚 older sister, Sara Hitt (Acct鈥�05), and her husband, Andrew Hitt (Bus, Comm鈥�05). The bridal party carried a CU flag up to the top of the mountain in Vail to show their CU pride.

The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation chose Dawn Yetter (惭补迟丑鈥�09), Meghan Mosher (MEdu鈥�14) and Christine Askham (MEdu鈥�15) as members of its 2015 cohort of Teaching Fellows.

Beecher Tuttle (Engl) is an editor for eFinancialCareers鈥� North American website and is based in New York. He previously worked for FINS.com, a career-focused editorial website formerly owned by the Wall Street Journal. He has covered technology, business and healthcare beats for many publications and also has worked as a recruiter.

The Butterfly Groove: A Mother鈥檚 Mystery, A Daughter鈥檚 Journey is marketing professional and writer Jessica Barraco鈥檚 (Jour) first book. The memoir catalogs the life of her mother after she passed away at an early age. Jessica lives in San Diego.

Jeff Popp (PolSci), co-founder of Denverbased backpack company CO.ALITION, was featured on the TV show Shark Tank. CO.ALITION, which developed the first backpacks integrated with smart mobile technology 鈥� including power for charging mobile devices and wireless hard drives for uploading files or streaming movies 鈥� was selected from 50,000 other business to pitch to the 鈥淪harks.鈥� The episode aired Jan. 29, 2016.

Steven Mokan聽(MBA) is the聽owner of 麻豆影院 County聽adventure travel company Chasing Epic. The聽company offers all-inclusive, guided mountain聽bike adventures to聽destinations in the western U.S., and includes聽custom trips, women-only trips and trips聽for experienced riders.聽Trip locations include聽Sedona, Crested Butte,聽Durango and Park City.

Patricia Krus (MClass) and Joshua Stanfield were married in May. The ceremony was held at the Sunrise Amphitheatre on Flagstaff Mountain above 麻豆影院 with a dinner and dance reception hosted at CU 麻豆影院. Josh and Patty honeymooned in Costa Rica, then traveled to Germany in September to continue the celebration. They live in 麻豆影院 with their Aussie kelpie, Tessa.