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Commercial real estate appraiser Jim Presley (Econ) was named one of Tulsa Community College鈥檚 50 notable alumni.

While studying at Colorado Law, Ariel Diamond (Law) served as editor-in-chief of the Colorado Technology Law Journal and an active member of the Silicon Flatirons student group. Now, as an associate attorney at the global law firm DLA Piper, she advises telecommunications industry members on compliance issues. She also does pro bono work representing clients in immigration cases.

Chelsea Heveran (PhDMechEngr) and Juan Pablo Gevaudan (PhDArchEngr鈥�19) were selected as one of seven winners of the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Idea Machine competition. Their idea centers on durable, recyclable structures that could be used on Mars. The competition solicited 800 entries. Chelsea is an associate professor at Montana State, and Juan Pablo recently accepted a position at Penn State鈥檚 architectural engineering department.

Joey Azofeifa (PhDCompSci) was named to this year鈥檚 Forbes鈥� 30 Under 30 list. He is founder and CEO of Arpeggio Bio. Housed at CU鈥檚 BioFrontiers Institute, Arpeggio develops important RNA drug-screening processes, providing critical data and improving drug success.

Allison Hester (Law) joined Moye White law firm as an associate in the litigation department. She was previously a law clerk to Chief Justice Steven Bernard of the Colorado Court of Appeals.

John Cevaal (CivEngr) joined Ascent Engineering Group in Winter Park, Colo. He is an engineer-in-training working on designing residential and commercial structures.

Aspiring science writer Amanda Grennell (PhDChem) was awarded an AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. She will be writing in a newsroom for 10 weeks for PBS NewsHour. At CU, Amanda used ultrafast lasers to study biomimetic nanoparticle-enzyme systems that can turn sunlight into fuel. She was also聽the senior editor for the graduate student-run blog Science Buffs.

After graduation,聽Bryce Arai Mawhinney聽(Acct, Econ, Mktg) embarked on a one-month expedition聽to Nepal to work with the Katie Adamson Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that promotes endangered animal conservation initiatives. While in Nepal, Bryce transported camera equipment, supported sustainable honeybee projects and helped care for a rhino calf. Bryce currently works for Deloitte Consulting in Denver and writes that he hopes to merge his business and environmental interests in the future.

Comic artist聽贰尘尘补听翱辞蝉迟别谤丑辞耻蝉聽(Span) was聽awarded a Marshall聽Scholarship, which offers聽recipients a full ride to聽any university in the U.K.听Emma will work on a master鈥檚 degree in comics and聽graphic novels starting in聽September at the University of Dundee in Scotland.听She is creator of the web聽comic聽Alphabet Soup.听

罢别补肠丑别谤听Rawa聽Abu Alsamah聽(MEdu) writes that she is聽CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 first Saudi聽Arabian woman to earn聽a master鈥檚 degree with聽an emphasis in teaching聽English to culturally and聽linguistically diverse聽students. Rawa is a sixth聽grade special education聽teacher at Denver鈥檚聽STRIVE Prep-Kepner. 聽

In September, Rudy von Berg Jr. (Mktg) and his father, Rodolphe von Berg, competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was the first time that a pro (Rudy) and his father competed in the same 70.3 championship. Rudy placed 13th overall; Rodophe placed 2nd in the 60-64 age category.

On Dec. 6, Andreas and Allison Deptolla (MLing) welcomed a son, Benjamin Victor Deptolla. The couple also has a young daughter, Clara.

Katherine Hupp (MPubAd鈥�18) is an attorney at Lewis, Longman & Walker in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hupp practices environmental, natural resources and Native American law. Recently, Hupp co-authored a paper concerning Florida鈥檚 404 permitting program.听

Alejandro Brown (IntlAf鈥�18) is the founder of I-70 Things, a page on Instagram (@i70things) with more than 400,000 followers. Some of the account content serves as entertainment and some content is safety-oriented for those traveling the I-70 corridor through the Colorado mountains. 鈥淚 wanted to be able to provide an outlet for people to not only share what they鈥檝e seen but also check it out before they go to the mountains or before they come home,鈥� Alejandro told The Denver Post in January.

In 2021, inspired by a mushroom foraging trip in the Rocky Mountains, Nick Erokhin (CompSci鈥�18) founded Urth Naturals, a mushroom supplement company aimed at making mushrooms more accessible. Made from a powerful blend of 10 functional mushrooms, Urth Naturals鈥� gummies are designed to help people reach the fullest potential of their mind and body. The gummies are made in the U.S. and sourced with ingredients from local farmers.

This spring Kelsey Simpkins (MJour鈥�18) left her position as science writer in media relations at CU 麻豆影院 after more than three years. She joined Colorado鈥檚 Regional Air Quality Council, the lead agency for improving air quality in the Denver metro area, as its communications and programs coordinator. She lives in Broomfield, Colorado.

On Sept. 15,聽the poetry聽collection Gash Atlas聽by Jessica Lawson聽(MFA鈥�18) was published聽by Kore Press Institute,聽which also selected聽the book to receive its聽poetry prize. Jessica is聽a Pushcart-nominated聽writer, teacher and聽activist based in聽Denver. To learn more聽about Jessica, visit聽.

The book Activist Media: Documenting Movements and Networked Solidarity by Gino Canella (PhDComm鈥�18), published in May, details Gino鈥檚 documentary filmmaking with activist groups Black Lives Matter 5280 and Denver鈥檚 Service Employees International Union Local 105. Gino is an assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Boston鈥檚 Emerson College.

While at CU, voice performance graduate Mary Kettlewell (MMus) received a graduate certificate in arts administration, which she credits for helping her land her position as program administrator at the Texas Commission on the Arts, a state government commission in Austin that works to fund arts organizations in Texas.