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Nathan Coats (Econ; Law鈥�77) was named Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, effective June 30. He was appointed to the court in 2000, and had been chief appellate deputy district attorney for the Second Judicial District (Denver County) from 1986 to 2000. He will be the 46th member of the court to be named chief justice since Colorado became a state in 1876.

Tom Nelson聽(Pharm) and聽Linda McDermott Nelson (Mktg鈥�74) sold Pucci鈥檚 Leader Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., after 37 years of ownership. Tom writes that in their retirement years they hope to visit all 59 U.S. National Parks and spend time with their two grandchildren.

In 2012, Kam Kaminske鈥檚 (Jour) book, The Magician鈥檚 Secret, was published by Amazon. Kam began her writing career as the first woman in the press box at CU. She worked for more than 12 years in the public relations field and is now a freelance writer in Los Angeles.

In 2011 National Geographic nominated Jonathan Turk (PhDChem) and his 27-year-old partner as one of the 鈥淭op Ten Adventure Teams鈥� in the world. His fourth book, Crocodiles and Ice: A Journey into Deep Wild, was published in September. The book highlights Jon鈥檚 award-winning polar expedition circumnavigating Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic and details his path from a suburban Connecticut childhood into a life in Earth鈥檚 wild places.

Richard Van Scotter (EdD) has released his first novel, Thin Ice: Race, Sports, and Awakening in the 1950s. The story takes readers to a time and environment that nurtured much more than the 鈥淪ilent Generation.鈥� The era was a gateway to excesses in sports,聽commercialism and lifestyles. It also sowed the seeds for heightened social awareness, which he explores through teacher Sam Hartman and his students at 鈥淓lk Woods High鈥� in southern Wisconsin. Richard lives in Longmont, Colo.

In October Kathy Escamilla (Span) received the Robert L. Stearns Award at the CU 麻豆影院 Alumni Association鈥檚 87th Annual Awards Ceremony. A professor at CU 麻豆影院, Kathy has been researching and advocating for America鈥檚 bilingual students for three decades. Kathy and her husband, Manuel, live in Louisville, Colo.

Larry Stevens聽(Psych) has been a professor in the department of psychological sciences at Northern Arizona University for 30 years. His research on chocolate鈥檚 effects on the brain during a mid-afternoon slump has received national recognition, especially since he found that chocolate made with 60 percent cacao content has a positive stimulating effect. 鈥淚 owe my career in psychology to the influence of my many wonderful professors at CU in the late 鈥�60s,鈥� he writes.

In 2011聽Sheila Hollis聽(Jour) was the first attorney in private practice to receive the lifetime achievement in energy award in Platt鈥檚 Global Energy Awards. She established the office, policies and procedures for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served as its first director from 1977-80. She also taught energy law for 20 years to more than 600 students at George Washington University鈥檚 law school. She is the chair of the Washington, D.C. office of the firm Duane Morris.

Tim Grove聽(Geol鈥�71) was elected to the American National Academy of Sciences. Tim studies the processes leading to the chemical differentiation of the Earth鈥檚 crust and mantle and the causes of the formation and evolution of the interiors of other planets. Tim has been a professor at MIT since 1979.

This year鈥檚 annual list of Washington, D.C., 鈥淪uper Lawyers鈥� included聽Sheila Hollis聽(Jour鈥�71).聽 She is the chair of the Washington office of the firm Duane Morris and is a member of its executive committee. Sheila was the first woman president of the Energy Bar Association.

麻豆影院 resident聽Dick Shahan聽(Engl鈥�71, MA鈥�78, PhD鈥�85) committed $75,000 to CU-麻豆影院, of which $50,000 has established the Dick Shahan CU-麻豆影院 Undergraduate Writing Competition. Each year $2,000 will be given to an undergraduate who writes the best prose piece about 麻豆影院. The remaining $25,000 will fund the Shahan Graduate Fellowships in the CU-麻豆影院 English department; a $1,000 research grant will be given to a graduate student annually.

More than 40 years ago,聽Kipp Downing聽(Mktg鈥�71) started his career in the restaurant business when he worked at the Lamp Post Restaurant and Bar in 麻豆影院. Back then, he was 22 years old. Today, Kipp manages three seafood restaurants in the Palm Springs area and San Diego where he lives.

After three years, Montrose, Colo., resident and architect聽John Eloe聽(Arch鈥�71) finished his term on the Alumni Association board. Joining him in completing their terms were 1970s graduates Jacksonville, Fla., resident聽Deborah Stapp聽(Art鈥�73), Naperville, Ill., resident聽Gordon Trafton聽(Transp, TrafMgmt鈥�77) and 麻豆影院 resident聽Kathy Rawls* (Soc鈥�78). Each brought tremendous energy and unique perspectives to their board work, helping staff shape programming to better serve the larger Forever Buffs family.

Antero Resources named聽Richard Connor聽(Acct鈥�71) to its board of directors and chairman of the oil and natural gas company鈥檚 audit committee. Previously Richard was an audit partner with KPMG where he served publicly traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He serves on CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business advisory board. He lives in Columbine Valley, Colo.

Antero Resources Corp. appointed聽Richard Connor聽(Acct鈥�71) to its board of directors. He has been chosen to serve as chairman of the company鈥檚 audit committee. Previously Richard was an audit partner with KPMG serving publicly traded clients in the energy, mining, telecommunications and media industries for 38 years. He is a member of the advisory board of the Leeds School of Business at CU-麻豆影院. Richard lives in Columbine Valley, Colo.

CU-麻豆影院 couple聽John Dow聽(PhDCivEngr鈥�71) and聽Carol Groves Dow聽(LatAmer鈥�69, MSpan鈥�71) celebrated their 40th anniversary. John is a CU professor emeritus in civil engineering and has written books on finite elements and error analysis. Carol is a retired master intercultural trainer and assessor and runs a mail-order aromatherapy business. She has written 15 books, including聽Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners聽that received a 2012 award for Best General Book-Length Nonfiction in the state聽
of Colorado.

Colorado Sen.聽Gail Schwartz*聽(Mktg鈥�71) appeared in the July 10 issue of聽The Denver Post. She is pictured in the outdoors section rafting through Hell鈥檚 Half Mile on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. She has lived in Pitkin County for more than 40 years and served as CU regent from 2000-06.

Colorado Sen.聽Gail Schwartz*聽(Mktg鈥�71) appeared in the July 10 issue of聽The Denver Post. She is pictured in the outdoors section rafting through Hell鈥檚 Half Mile on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. She has lived in Pitkin County for more than 40 years and served as CU regent from 2000-06.

Duane Morris appointed partner聽Sheila Slocum Hollis聽(Jour鈥�71) to the board of advisers of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS). IAALS is a national, independent research center at the University of Denver dedicated to improving the process and culture of the civil justice system. Based in the Washington, D.C., office, Sheila works in energy transactional and regulatory law and international and administrative law before government agencies. She was named one of the 鈥�50 Key Women in Energy Worldwide鈥� and received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Energy in Platt鈥檚 Global Energy Awards.

For her pioneering studies in Type 1 diabetes and health disparities聽Diane Wagener聽(ApMath鈥�71) was elected fellow of the American Associations for the Advancement of Science. She has conducted genetic epidemiologic studies and health policy in all three research venues 鈥� academia at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, government with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and private at RTI International. Diane lives in San Diego.