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Michael Bishof聽(MPhys; PhD鈥�14) and Cynthia Pekron recently welcomed their third son, Ignatius 鈥淚ndy鈥� Charles Bishof. Indy was born in August in Elmhurst, Ill. He joins big brothers Casimir Patrick and Ronan Thomas.

Ellen Koenig (Neuro ex), a relation of CU 麻豆影院 benefactor Samuel Koenig (ElEngr1913), namesake of Koenig Alumni Center, stopped by campus in May to snap a picture with his portrait. Ellen鈥檚 great grandfather, Rudolph Koenig, was Sam Koenig鈥檚 brother and mayor of Golden, Colo. A prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney鈥檚 office, Ellen previously served as a law clerk for Judge John G. Koeltl of U.S. District Court for the Southern聽District of New York. She and her husband live in Manhattan.

Last August Brett Miller (AeroEngr) and Megan Foster married at the Omni golf resort in Broomfield, Colo. Brett designs military jets for Boeing-Phantom Works. The couple lives in St. Louis, Mo.

Chelsea Thomas (Psych) has worked for Colorado credit unions since graduation. She handles everything from graphic design to switching online banking systems.

Maji Safi Group, co-founded in 2013 by 麻豆影院 native Bruce Maj Pelz (EnvSt), empowers local community health workers in Tanzania to fight waterborne diseases by teaching lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene practices. Bruce works with the 麻豆影院 community and CU at a variety of levels to promote awareness of the global water sanitation crisis and social responsibility.

High Altitude Observatory scientist Nicholas Pedatella (PhDAeroEngr) is this year鈥檚 recipient of the SCOSTEP Distinguished Young Scientist Award for his groundbreaking contributions to understanding the influence of atmospheric waves. The award ceremony was held June 6-10 in Bulgaria. Nicholas lately has focused on the development of data techniques for an atmospheric climate model. He lives in 麻豆影院.

麻豆影院 native Kirsten Suddath (Math, Phil; MBA鈥�16) joined聽millennial ad-buying platform flytedesk as director of finance and operations. In her role, she manages finance, human resources, corporate development and marketing. Throughout her career Kirsten has worked for start-ups in the clean technology and local-foods space.

Jacob Elyachar (Jour), chief content producer and writer for jakes-take.com, received the top designation in the national 2015 Small Business Influencer Awards. Jakes-take.com uses an investigative approach to covering pop culture. Jacob was nominated in the journalist category for his achievements and community support. He is also a columnist for Examiner.com and SciFi4Me.com.

Chris Hoyd (Law) is the founder and CEO of RightRaise, a free crowdfunding platform focused on legal, social and civic matters. For its first campaign, RightRaise partnered with PowerCorps PHL, a Philadelphia-based affiliate program of Ameri Corps focused on youth violence prevention and workforce. Fellow alum Gabriel Kuettel (IntlAf鈥�14) works as a community strategist for RightRaise.

CU Anschutz medical school student Paige Bennett (IntPhys) was selected as one of six to receive the 2015 Pisacano Scholarship from the Pisacano Leadership Foundation. These awards are given to students attending U.S. medical schools who demonstrate a strong commitment to the specialty of family medicine.

Using her Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, Ari M. Beser (PolSci) traveled throughout Japan and produced photo essays, videos and articles to give voices to those affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago and the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown five years ago.

While a student Bryant Mason (Econ, EnvSt) founded CU Going Local, a sustainable food group. In 2010, he founded the Urban Farm Company of Colorado, which gives individuals the knowledge to start growing food in their own backyards.

A story in The Ark newspaper of Tiburon, Calif., by聽Matthew Davis聽(Jour) won second place for best sports story from the California newspaper Publishers Association. A freelancer, Matthew has also written for the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Adobe and other companies. He lives in San Francisco.

The Integer Group announced the hiring of聽Jennifer Jelsma聽(Mktg) as digital producer,聽Adam Sponnick聽(Comm鈥�08) as client financial accountant and聽Katie Walker聽(Advert鈥�04) as account supervisor and the promotion of聽Pete Curtis(Advert鈥�01) to senior copywriter. The group is based in Lakewood, Colo.

Selected from a pool of more than 180 applicants,聽Eric Rasmussen聽(EBio, MEdu鈥�14) and聽Rosemary Wulf聽(Phys, MS鈥�14) received five-year teaching fellowships from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. Eric teaches at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colo., and Rosemary teaches at Thornton High School in Thornton, Colo.

Matthew Davis聽(Jour) of San Francisco received second place for the 2013 best sports story from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for his article titled 鈥淵oung Guns鈥� in聽The Ark聽newspaper of Tiburon, Calif. He writes as a freelancer for the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Adobe and various other companies.

Friends聽Christian Nitu聽(Mktg) and聽Cory Finney聽(Fin鈥�12) sold their outdoor ski locker system to Best Lockers, a 46-year-old Maryland firm. The pair started their concept, a high-tech kiosk that networks with an app, after a friend鈥檚 skis were stolen. In February 2013, 71 of their lockers were installed at Winter Park Ski Resort. 鈥淔or us, it was a validation that we could build a product while we were in school that means something in the real world,鈥� Christian told The Denver Post.

Alumni Association advisory board member聽Kate Spencer聽(IntlAf, Jour鈥�11) and聽Matt Wessels聽(Jour鈥�09) met at CU-麻豆影院 and were engaged this fall. The couple was sure to get an engagement photo taken outside of the Armory building on campus, which houses the journalism department.

Torey deRozario聽(Fin鈥�11) proves that with perseverance, one person can make a difference. She serves as executive director for Hope for Life Ministries, a home for street boys in Rwanda. After December she hopes to start a new international business.

Colorado native聽Danielle Kreutter鈥檚 (Jour鈥�11) career has taken her all over the state. She has spent two years reporting in Grand Junction and some time in Aurora, where she helped cover the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting. Last September she joined KKTV 11 News in Colorado Springs.