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Jane Weil Romberg (Edu) was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Hazie Werner Award in Steamboat Springs for her service to the community over the last 55 years. The award is given each year to a Yampa Valley, Colorado, woman who represents the legendary Hazie Werner鈥檚 legacy of volunteer work, community commitment and support of local organizations. Jane moved to Steamboat from Denver in 1966.

When Bob Bruner (PolSci鈥�60; MBA鈥�63) was 10 years old, he met Dr. G.P. Kuiper and looked at Mars through the largest refracting telescope in the world. The experience hooked him, but a 鈥淒鈥� in physics lab at CU 麻豆影院 dashed his scientific hopes 鈥� until his later life. For three decades, he鈥檚 served as a volunteer in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science鈥檚 space sciences department, and has been a member of the Mars Society space advocacy group since 2001. Several years ago, Mars scientist Dr. Steve Benner invited him to contribute an exhibit to the Gordon, Texas, Origin of Life conference. Bob鈥檚 exhibit on meteorites and minerals associated with life鈥檚 beginnings was then shown to 650 scientists at the NASA International Mars Conference. 鈥淭hus began a comeback 57 years in the making,鈥� Bob said. As a result of his work, Bob was invited to the final landing site meetings for the NASA Mars 2020 rover in Pasadena, California, and the ESA Exomars 2020 rover in Leicester, United Kingdom. Bob鈥檚 name is listed on a paper about looking for life on Mars, slated for publication in the journal Astrobiology.

A month听after graduating from CU,听厂迟补苍听叠辞濒蝉别苍驳补听(Geol) began听a 30-year career as a听research glaciologist听studying ice and snow听in North American听territories. 鈥淚 had a听great career, including publishing over 80听scientific papers and听authoring or coauthoring four books, none听of which would have听been possible without听my CU background,鈥澨齢e wrote. He lives in听the Upper Peninsula听of Michigan, where he听worked for the Cold听Regions Research &听Engineering Laboratory,听Great Lakes Research听Center and the Great听Lakes Environmental听Research Laboratory.听He writes that he鈥檚 lost听track of his former CU听housemates and friends听and would love to hear听from them.

Former CU swimmer听George Foster (Chem)听competed at the 2019听National Senior Games,听held in June in Albuquerque, N.M. George听took first place in the听200-yard individual听medley and the 500-yard听freestyle in the 80 to 84听age group. The Broomfield, Colo., resident听writes that his wife,听Mary Wiley Foster (A&S鈥�58), died in 2014,听and that he meets with听other former CU athletes听weekly for coffee. A听biochemistry doctorate,听George worked in the听pharmaceutical industry听for 30 years.

Arthur White (MBaSci;听PhDEdu鈥�69) was born in听麻豆影院 and grew up on听a farm east of the Valmont power plant. In the听mid-1950s, he worked听as a wrangler for Columbine Lodge 鈥� near听the trail leading up to听Longs Peak 鈥� packing听supplies by horseback听for the CU Hiking Club听before they climbed听Longs Peak. While working on his doctorate, he听was coach of the CU听men鈥檚 gymnastics team,听leading it to a Big Eight听Conference title. Arthur听taught at Ohio State听University for 44 years听before retiring.

Louis DeLuca (Law) wrote: 鈥淚 went back East after graduation, clerked for a federal judge and then switched听planning, education and the arts in Connecticut and Kentucky. Retired, I live in Berea, Ky., and weave rugs for friends. Transferring to CU law was one of the best decisions I ever made.鈥�

Writer and听mediator听David Evans听(Phil)听wrote听a blog for听Psychology Today听called听鈥淐an鈥檛 We All Just Get听Along?鈥� He shared an听Emmy Award for his听contributions to the TV听show听The Monkees.听He also won the Los听Angeles Superior听Court鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding听Case of the Year Award鈥澨齣n 2000 and 2001 for听successful mediations.听His website is . David lives in听South Pasadena, Calif.

On June 1 Linda Rowland Christenson (Span) and Eric Christenson (Edu, Engl) participated in a seminar sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Paris for the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. The venue was the H么tel de Talleyrand, where the Louisiana Purchase had been negotiated and which housed the plan鈥檚 U.S. headquarters in Europe. Eric and Linda, co-executive producers of a 1997 PBS documentary on the Marshall Plan, were writers and researchers for occasional projects at the Talleyrand from 2003 to 2010. The couple lives near their two children in Southern Pines, N.C.

In October, Nan Phifer (Engl) led a workshop titled 鈥淲rite to Fictionalize Your Life鈥� at the Waking the Dreamer Festival in Longmont, Colo. Nan鈥檚 book, Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide, has received two awards

William J. Veigele (PhDPhys) celebrated his 91st birthday in June and is preparing for the release of his 15th book. He served three years of active duty in WWII, taught as a professor at several universities and held positions in both environmental work and nuclear research.听William lives in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Author of听Memoirs of the听Soul: A Writing Guide,听Nan Riethmayer Phifer听(Engl) in March led听鈥淎 Lively Life-Review听Workshop: Joys and听Sorrows Reconciled鈥� for听the American Society听on Aging Conference in听Washington, D.C. Nan听may be contacted at听nanphifer@mac.com.

Former Miss America听Marilyn Van Derbur听(Engl) gave a keynote听address in April at Utah听Valley University, part of听an event hosted by 鈥淭he听Clothesline Project: Silent听Voices,鈥� a program for national violence awareness听and prevention. Crowned听Miss America in 1958, two听years before graduating听Phi Beta Kappa, Marilyn听has been a motivational听speaker focused on听sexual abuse prevention听and recovery. She is听the author of a memoir听about recovering from听sexual abuse, Miss听America By Day, and is听the founder of the Survivor United Network.

The passing of听George Foster鈥檚 (Chem) wife,听Mary Wiley Foster听(A&S鈥�58), motivated George to get in shape. In June he swam in the Montana Senior Olympics, setting state records for the men鈥檚 75-79 age group in the 50 Fly, 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle. He writes that his 鈥淟iving Legend鈥� plaque has been hanging on his wall since CU awarded it in 2010. He lives in Helena, Mt.

The Life Story Library Foundation organized a workshop last fall featuring听Nan Riethmayer Phifer听(A&S), author ofMemoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide. A 麻豆影院 resident, Nan is an advisor to the Utah-based foundation.

Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide听产测听Nan Riethmayer Phifer听(A&S鈥�60) has received two awards. Reader Views gave it first place in the literary awards writing/publication category, and MyShelf.com named her book a top 10 read. The Oregon Writing Project at the University of Oregon made her a 鈥渞esident scholar.鈥� Nan鈥檚 website is memoirworkshops.com. She lives in Eugene, Ore.

With a career in international development work听Craig Hafner听(A&S鈥�60, MGeog鈥�74) began as a Peace Corps volunteer in the first group of teachers going to Tanganyika, now Tanzania, in 1963. Afterwards he worked in Kenya with a medical missions group as a volunteer bush pilot. In 1975 Craig served as the associate Peace Corps director of rural development in Sierra Leone. Craig and his wife live in 麻豆影院 and periodically serve on the board of the nonprofit Friends of Tanzania, which his wife helped start.

Three years ago听Ann Kern Ehrenclou听(Mus鈥�60) retired as music coordinator for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Schools in California. She continues to be involved in many musical activities including presenting teacher workshops in elementary music education, playing flute/harpsichord or piano duos, performing in a five-member musical theater group to raise money for charity and serving as president of the Peninsula Committee for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She writes that the outstanding music education she received at CU has been the foundation of all her music endeavors.

In March听Nan Riethmayer Phifer听(A&S鈥�60) led a demonstration workshop, 鈥淪pontaneous, Compelling Memoirs for Life-Review,鈥� for the American Society on Aging Conference in Chicago. Her book,Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide,听has received a Reviewers鈥� Choice Award and made the list of 鈥淭op Ten Reads.鈥� Nan lives in Eugene, Ore.

Structural engineer听Rich Weingardt听(CivEngr鈥�60, MS鈥�64, HonDocSci鈥�11) was quoted in听The听New York Times Magazine听on April 7 in the 鈥淲ho Made That?鈥� article on the Ferris wheel. George Ferris 鈥減robably had more to do with the acceptance of structural steel than anybody alive at his time,鈥� Rich told Pagan Kennedy who wrote the article.听Rich wrote a biography on Ferris titled听Circles in the Sky, The Life and Times of George Ferris.听He lives in Denver.

Astronomy lover听Robert Bruner听(PolSci鈥�60, MBA鈥�63) writes he prepared the exhibit, 鈥淟ife on Mars in a Box鈥� for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and educated the public about the Mars Curiosity Rover. An amateur scientist, Robert has studied Mars for 60 years, given more than 230 astronomy talks and has volunteered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for 24 years.