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Since her earliest role as a student employee, Sara McDonald has consistently been a reliable and irreplaceable leader at CU 麻豆影院.听

Fond of saying she grew up in the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education, she watched her mother, Patty McDonald, build an unassailable reputation as a trusted administrator in her 32 years with the school. Likewise, Sara knew from an early age that she also wanted to have a lasting influence at the university.听

In 2001, she graduated from CU with a degree in business management. She worked her way up to her current position as senior director of operations at the School of Education, a community she has lovingly served and played an essential role in leading for over 20 years.听

Described by colleagues as the 鈥渉eart and soul of the School of Education,鈥� Sara plans and runs many of the school鈥檚 events, including panel discussions, multi-day conferences, scholarship ceremonies and commencements. Using her master鈥檚 degree in information and learning technologies from CU Denver, she manages technology, IT and logistical needs for all School of Education spaces, students, faculty and staff. In 2020, she spearheaded and implemented the physical move of offices and classrooms for more than 200 faculty, staff and students 鈥� all in the midst of a global pandemic.

In addition to her logistical and managerial prowess, Sara has embraced CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 diversity, equity and inclusion commitments, making her a source of refuge for many students of color and LGBTQ+ leaders seeking a safe space. Recently, she started a Staff of Color Alliance, and she has also served on the School of Education鈥檚 Strategic Planning Committee and Equity and Justice Committee.

鈥淚 could write pages of how Sara has supported us,鈥� said Sara Staley and Bethy Leonardi, CU faculty and co-founders of A Queer Endeavor 鈥� a nationally recognized center for gender and sexual diversity in education 鈥� as well as past Alumni Award honorees. 鈥淪he donated time and effort to basically run the tech at the institutes, plan the meals, organize and more.

鈥淪ara McDonald is the steadiest, most humble behind-the-scenes force of so much magic that happens in our School of Education. Her leadership truly enriches our community.鈥�

With her institutional knowledge and drive to help others, Sara also serves as both a formal and informal mentor to many.听

鈥淪ara is quietly vital to grad student success at the School of Education,鈥� said Wagma Mommandi (PhDEdu鈥�23), one of the school鈥檚 doctoral students. 鈥淎s you advance through the program you realize more and more how important she is and how many official and unofficial hats she wears.鈥澨�

After earning his graduate degrees from CU 麻豆影院, Michael Gooseff excelled in his career as a polar science researcher and educator, always aspiring to return to CU 麻豆影院 as a faculty member. In 2015, the university hired him 鈥� and he impacted the campus and its students immediately.

CU 麻豆影院 recruited Gooseff to lead the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research project 鈥� a $6 million project supported by the National Science Foundation to understand the effects of climate change on the Antarctic ecosystem. He has since enthusiastically advanced his field 鈥� which often involves unexplored regions of the world 鈥� in ways that will remain relevant for years.听

鈥淒r. Michael Gooseff is exactly the type of colleague and professional that CU 麻豆影院 should be proud to call their own,鈥� praised colleague Holly Barnard, associate geography professor.听

Peers acclaim his unique teaching style, enthusiasm and student engagement. In addition to teaching five courses at CU, Gooseff has advised over 40 graduate and postdoctoral students throughout his career. His 鈥渟caffold and fade鈥� method of teaching 鈥� involving short videos about a topic augmented by supporting materials that fade as a student progresses into the topic鈥檚 problem sets 鈥� was recognized by the National Academy of Engineering at its Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium.听

鈥淗is effective graduate mentoring is demonstrated in the fact that he has co-authored with many of them and that several of them receive competitive grants and best paper awards at conferences,鈥� said Barnard.听

Gooseff has served as the co-director of the CU hydrologic sciences graduate program since 2015, and has chaired or taken on leadership roles in several committees within CU鈥檚 department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research.

Beyond CU, Gooseff chairs the Water Quality Control Commission for the State of Colorado and was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board on Water Body Connectivity for the Environmental Protection Agency and among other scientific boards and committees.听

As a researcher delving into how a changing climate affects ecosystems, Dr. Gooseff has published over 150 papers and been awarded over $30 million in funding.听

Said Barnard: 鈥淢ike truly puts his science into action for the greater public good.鈥�

A leader is integral to a team鈥檚 success. Good leaders identify a strong vision and support their teams to carry it out 鈥� while inspiring, motivating and celebrating them along the way. The best leaders bring joy to their work.

Deb Coffin was one such leader for CU 麻豆影院.

Coffin, who retired from the university in 2021, held a career in higher education for 39 years, including 19 years at CU 麻豆影院. She served the university in many capacities, including as vice chancellor for student affairs and as the 麻豆影院 campus鈥檚 inaugural vice chancellor for advancement.听

In student affairs, Coffin鈥檚 focus was on helping students succeed. She consistently advocated for students in the margins, created a seamless move-in process and supported Buffs families.

In 2015, Chancellor Philip DiStefano tapped Coffin to lead a new 麻豆影院 Advancement team. After several tumultuous years for the university鈥檚 advancement units, he knew he needed a strong leader who could create community for CU 麻豆影院 staff and supporters alike 鈥� and Coffin fit the bill perfectly.

In addition to record-breaking fundraising years, Coffin spearheaded the creation of new teams in advancement leadership, human resources, principal gifts, marketing and communications, and industry and foundation relations. A loyal CU 麻豆影院 donor herself, she also led a strategic planning process that continues to provide a foundation for alumni engagement and fundraising today.

鈥淪he is a quiet ambassador who asks nothing more from others than she is willing to give or do herself,鈥� said Marty Coffin Evans (A&S鈥�64), a CU donor and past University of Colorado Foundation trustee.

In announcing Coffin鈥檚 retirement late in 2020, Chancellor DiStefano said, 鈥淚 can鈥檛 adequately share my deep gratitude to Deb for her many contributions to our university. 鈥� Deb has played a central role on my leadership team [and] is a true Forever Buff.鈥�

Coffin鈥檚 legacy is evident not only in the tangible impact she had on the CU 麻豆影院 campus, but in the communities of people whose lives she touched. As Coffin鈥檚 nominating committee put it, 鈥淭he care, joy, love and dedication she brought to her role as vice chancellor for advancement elevated the work of us all.鈥�

Since retiring, Coffin has been enjoying time with Randy, her husband of 44 years, as well as her adult children and their families.

Most people will forever remember where they were in March 2020 as the world began to shut down. For many at CU 麻豆影院, an incredible haul of work instantly followed. Like the COVID-19 virus, their tasks were new, momentous and immediate.

鈥淚 can think of no more difficult year than the one that began on March 13, 2020, and was dominated by COVID-19, its impact on our students, faculty and staff and our institutional response,鈥� said CU 麻豆影院 provost Russ Moore.

One group of faculty and staff 鈥� the CU 麻豆影院 Pandemic Scientific Steering Committee and Science Team, or 鈥淭he Team鈥� 鈥� was set on determining how the university could remain operational during a pandemic.

鈥淲ithout being asked, and in the true spirit of public service, the members of the Scientific Steering Committee and Science Team dropped what they were doing in order to develop the science and many of the associated operations that allowed our campus to successfully open and operate,鈥� said Moore.

The Team consisted of Kristen Bjorkman, Gloria Brisson, Jose Jimenez, Mark Kavanaugh, Daniel Larremore, Leslie Leinwand, Cresten Mansfeldt, Jennifer McDuffie, Matt McQueen, Shelly Miller, Roy Parker and Melanie Parra. Their priority was the safety of the CU 麻豆影院 community and beyond.

Their work was evident in every aspect of campus life.

They developed saliva- and wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 screening tests to find both individual infections and larger outbreaks on campus. They created a contact tracing program that involved eager students and became one of the most responsive in the state. They helped design the HVAC systems that were installed throughout campus to reduce airborne disease transmission. They guided physical distancing and masking protocols. Most importantly, their solutions were grounded in science.

Their ideas and implementations were constant 鈥� sometimes happening from the hours of 2 to 4 a.m. or on weekends. The work is not done. Much of The Team鈥檚 scientific work will be studied, reviewed and published to help future crisis response practices.

听In the words of the provost, speaking on behalf of thousands positively impacted by their work, 鈥淭he Team鈥檚 dedication serves as an inspiration to us all.鈥�

Team includes:

Kristen Bjorkman听(PhDBioChem鈥�07)听

Gloria Brisson

Jose Jimenez

Mark Kavanaugh

Daniel Larremore听(ApMath鈥�09; PhD鈥�12)

Leslie Leinwand

Cresten Mansfeldt

Jennifer McDuffie

Matt McQueen听(Psych鈥�96)

Shelly Miller

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Melanie Parra

Some educators might shy away from challenging discussions in their classrooms. Professor Rub茅n Donato leans into them.

Since 1993, Rub茅n has served the 麻豆影院 and the greater educational community with a commitment to equity and justice. Honored with a 鈥淏est Should Teach鈥� award, Marinus Smith Award, and Equity and Excellence Faculty Award, his teaching is widely hailed throughout the School of Education as both highly effective and demanding.

In particular, he regularly challenges his students 鈥� many of whom are white 鈥� to think critically about the role of race in the education system.

鈥淚ssues of race, class and gender 鈥� must be confronted if future teachers are going to be able to respond to the needs, and recognize the talents, of an increasingly diverse K-12 student population,鈥� said Joseph L. Polman, associate dean for research at the School of Education.听

鈥淪tudents in Professor Donato鈥檚 classes praise his abilities to lead respectful discussions, while challenging students who believe that racism and white privilege are located in the past.鈥�

A fellow with the American Educational Research Association 鈥� the education field鈥檚 premier professional society 鈥� and recently elected into the National Academy of Education, Rub茅n studies the history of Mexican Americans in public schools. His work examines the often-overlooked fight for school desegregation in Mexican-American communities. He has also published a comprehensive study of a landmark school desegregation case led by Mexican Americans (Hispanos) in Colorado.

鈥淧rofessor Donato is clearly the leading historian of Mexican-American education in the world,鈥� said Julie Reuben, the Charles Warren Professor of the History of American Education at Harvard University. 鈥淗is research is unique and essential to our knowledge of our history.鈥�

Rub茅n has served CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 School of Education as the chair of Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice, as well as faculty chair. As a faculty leader, he regularly organizes discussions around pedagogy, class assignments, university policies and student issues.

He also consistently advocates for junior scholars and offers support to many assistant professors of color in the School of Education.听

鈥淗is wisdom is invaluable and has an important impact on [these professors鈥橾 scholarly choices and lives, as well as the university鈥檚 goal to support and retain outstanding faculty of color,鈥� said Polman.听

Amid a busy schedule of teaching, research and administrative duties, Rub茅n takes time to mentor graduate students in deeply meaningful ways. Especially for those studying education history, he has offered both professional and personal support.

鈥淲hat really stands out in my memory is Rub茅n transmitting his deep interest and commitment to historical research directly to me through his critical reflection and interest in my own work,鈥� said Brad Bartels, executive director of the Utah Education Association and one of Rub茅n鈥檚 former mentees.

Brad also recalled Rub茅n鈥檚 commitment to social justice activism and desire to influence those 鈥渙n the front lines鈥� of this work:听听

鈥淚 am often on those front lines leading educators, and his teaching and scholarship have been an inspiration. No one has been more influential as a teacher and mentor in my life.鈥�

In CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 first-ever virtual commencement, after the usual pomp and circumstance in an unusual format, Bud Coleman began his address as commencement marshall: 鈥淐lass of 2020, you certainly are unique.鈥� Despite the lack of a stage and thousands of people in Folsom Field, he was as dynamic as ever.听

Bud has spent nearly 30 years as a professor in the CU 麻豆影院 Department of Theatre & Dance, but also has been deeply involved in the campus beyond the theater. Commencement marshall is just one of the many hats he鈥檚 worn.听

鈥淭he number of college task forces, committees and searches Bud has participated in is beyond listing,鈥� said Todd Gleeson, professor of physiology and 2019 Robert L. Stearns award winner.

After graduating from the University of Texas with a PhD in theatre history, Bud came to CU as an assistant professor in 1993. Ten years later, he was named chair of the department, a position he held until 2017. Currently, he serves as the inaugural Roe Green Endowed chair in theatre and divisional dean of the arts and humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences.听

As an artist, he has directed, choreographed or produced nearly 50 plays and musicals, of which over 20 have been with CU. When he鈥檚 not on campus, Bud teaches theater and directs plays all over the world, including directing Stephen Sondheim鈥檚 Company in Russia, directing the Thai premiere of听Fiddler on the Roof听in Bangkok and teaching American musical theatre as a Fulbright lecturer in Japan.听

鈥淎merican musicals are very, very popular in Japan,鈥� Bud told听CU Connections听in 2017. 鈥淥ne thing that was a happy surprise for me when I was teaching in both Thailand and Japan is that the students already have a great deal of knowledge of musical theater.鈥�

Over the years, Bud also has made numerous contributions to CU鈥檚 LGBTQ community. He鈥檚 been a member of the chancellor鈥檚 standing gender and sexuality committee concerning gay, lesbian and bisexual issues since 1994. He鈥檚 been the faculty advisor to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center and was a foundational advisor for CU鈥檚 undergraduate certificate in LGBTQ studies.听听

鈥淏ud has saved the lives of many an LGBTQ student,鈥� said Karen Raforth, former director of counseling and psychological services and dean of students at CU.

Bud is equally busy in the classroom. Students lucky enough to have him for 鈥淎merican Musical Theater鈥� might notice his name on the textbook,听Back Stage Pass: A Survey of American Musical Theatre. He鈥檚 the director of the BFA in musical theatre program, has served as a graduate advisor and has supervised nearly 50 dissertations and theses.

Despite his full schedule, Bud continues to act. In 2013, he played Robin Starveling in听A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream听at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Frosch in the CU Eklund Opera production of听Die Fledermaus听in 2016 and the role of in Actor in听Celebration, Florida听for square product theatre in 2018.听

In 2015, Bud was named the inaugural Roe Green Endowed Chair after Green donated $2 million to the Department of Theatre & Dance. It was the first endowed chairship for any arts discipline in CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.

鈥淲hat makes us human are the arts,鈥� donor Roe Green said, 鈥渁nd Bud continues to fuel our humanity daily.鈥澨�

The Latin phrase non sibi means 鈥渘ot for self.鈥� David J. Aragon exemplifies it: His work elevates others.

As CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 assistant vice chancellor for diversity, learning and student success, Dave helps students achieve their goal of obtaining a college education successfully. His work focuses on supporting students who come from historically underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students.

Dave鈥檚 humility and mild manner mask his determination to broaden access to the transformative experience of a CU 麻豆影院 education.

He鈥檚 been at it since his own student days, when he served as CU student body president collaborating with groups across campus to promote inclusive ideas.

After graduation, he worked in admissions, then became associate director (and later director) of the engineering college鈥檚 Multicultural Engineering Program. It evolved into the nationally esteemed BOLD Center.

Over decades, Dave has developed a variety of programs for underserved youth, attracted financial support for them and fostered appreciation for the social and practical barriers some students face.

Admirers praise his 鈥渁we-inspiring ability to build bridges and connect people and groups with integrity鈥� and his 鈥渁uthentic and lasting relationships with students.鈥�

He鈥檚 published academic papers, advised DACA students and nurtured alliances with the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program and other groups invested in the belief that diversity is a strength.

鈥淒ave takes on the very human work of listening to students and then putting them in a position to be successful,鈥� said a former student, 鈥渁nd there is no way to do what Dave does just through projects and programming."

Sona Dimidjian is a real life superwoman. Channeling psychology as her superpower, she fights for global wellness and a better tomorrow 鈥� accomplishing more than seems humanly possible for one person.

In 13 years at CU 麻豆影院, Sona has served as a professor, lab director, faculty fellow, and member and chair of numerous committees. She has received a multitude of accolades for her valuable research and work in clinical psychology, including faculty service, teaching and research awards from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Sona鈥檚 service extends beyond CU and improves communities across Colorado and the world. From rural India to urban Colorado, she works with communities to enhance mental health support and wellness. Her internationally recognized body of rigorous scholarship and innovative approach to mental health interventions have established her as a world-renowned clinical psychologist.

To young scholars, Sona exemplifies a balance between academia and activism 鈥� proving that it鈥檚 possible to be both a researcher and an advocate.

鈥淚n Dr. Dimidjian, they see a mentor who is bridging the worlds of research and practice in transformative ways,鈥� said a faculty peer. 听

While some may puzzle over where Sona finds the time and energy for all her professional accomplishments 鈥� and wonder if she maybe is Superwoman 鈥� at least one colleague thinks he knows the source of her superpowers.

鈥淚 think the answer is that all of her activities are driven by an incredible passion for her work,鈥� said the colleague, 鈥渁nd by the belief that she can make a difference in every realm of her life.鈥�

Todd Gleeson is the MVP 鈥� the teammate people hope for and the leader they look up to. And luckily for Buffs, his home team is CU 麻豆影院.

An academic jack-of-all-trades, Todd鈥檚 vast number of positions within the College of Arts and Sciences, including professor and dean, has benefitted from his dizzying array and diversity of skills 鈥� intellectual, social and practical. From leading CU鈥檚 largest college to setting up fundraising tents at dawn, no task is ever too awesome or too modest for him.

In 38 years at CU, Todd has also served as associate vice chancellor for faculty affairs, director of the Health Professions Residential Academic Program and mentor for legions. His impressive fundraising work for the college includes the establishment of the Buffalo Bicycle Classic, which has raised over $3.9 million for student scholarships, the construction of the $63 million Visual Arts Complex and a partnership with CU Engineering on the joint $170 Biotechnology Building. 听

He also helped establish new programming in Arts and Sciences 鈥� in the midst of the Great Recession 鈥� in several areas including Jewish studies, neurosciences, Asian languages and ethnic studies.

Todd has built lasting enterprises and won universal respect among colleagues because he leads by example 鈥� sharing in the workload and exuding respect for and commitment to others.

鈥淭odd had come to embody the college,鈥� a faculty peer said of Todd鈥檚 years as dean. 鈥淗e was the college, in many ways.鈥澨�

More than one colleague praised his talents as the shepherd everyone craved and needed.

鈥淗e brought a spirit of collegiality and community to a college faculty that is far more difficult to lead,鈥� said a peer, 鈥渢han it would be to herd an equivalent number of cats.鈥�

Dennis Eckart鈥檚 CU students 鈥� thousands of them 鈥� thrived on his lively classroom presentations. Lecture after lecture, the political science professor, now retired, captivated students, speaking without notes while brandishing rolled-up papers amid his oration. He paced 鈥� 鈥減ractically on tiptoe,鈥� a former student recalls 鈥� stopping periodically to rest his foot on a chair and gaze into students鈥� eyes. 鈥淪ometimes it felt like he could peer right into our souls,鈥� another former student said.

Dennis, who taught a variety of courses, such as urban politics and public policy, strongly encouraged critical thinking, a nurturing environment and positive dialogue. Some of his phrases 鈥� known as 鈥淓ckartisms鈥� 鈥� remain with former students to this day, including, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not the space that makes the place, it鈥檚 the people that make the place鈥� and 鈥淎sk the next logical question.鈥� 鈥淭he joyful way in which he engaged with his students contributed to my eventual decision to go into teaching myself,鈥� said another fan. Many of his colleagues seek him out for advice on how to improve their own teaching methods. Over the years, beginning in 1977, Dennis won a number of campus teaching awards. He cared deeply about students鈥� successes long after their graduation from CU and has remained in touch with many of them over the years. He retired from CU 麻豆影院 in 2005 after 35 years of teaching. In 2016, an office in Ketchum was named in his honor. Said a former graduate student, now a UC Davis professor: 鈥淒ennis Eckart was the most dedicated teacher I have known in my 40 years of teaching."

As CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 associate director of international recruitment and outreach, Natalie Koster brings the world to CU. When she started working in the CU 麻豆影院 Office of Admissions in 2010, the university was home to just over 1,200 international students. Thanks to her leadership and initiative, that number has increased to above 3,000 students from over 100 countries.

A fierce advocate for increasing the diversity and representation of international students on campus, Natalie works to promote global student mobility and access to higher education. She works alongside her team to provide equitable access and policies to international students who apply for study at CU. 鈥淥n a daily basis, Natalie鈥檚 considerable vision, leadership and management contribute to CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 international reputation as a world-class university,鈥� said a CU colleague. 鈥淗er contributions to campus-wide diversity awareness and promoting internationalization will undoubtedly have a long-lasting impact on our community, and are even more important and significant today than when she first stepped into her role years ago.鈥� Natalie serves on the Council of International School鈥檚 Higher Education Committee and within that volunteer role directs and leads highly visible university recruitment tours around Europe and the Middle East 鈥� trips that connect her with students who she supports with their desire to internationalize their academic endeavors at CU 麻豆影院. 鈥淭he relationships that Natalie has cultivated and the practices she has developed have positioned CU 麻豆影院 as an exemplar institution among public universities involved in international student engagement,鈥� said another colleague. 鈥淗er collaborative spirit and commitment to service inspires similar qualities in others.鈥�

Rob Davis is an engineer, and engineers like numbers. Here are five: 14, 20, 32, 74 鈥� and 74 million.听In 14 years as dean of CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Engineering & Applied Science, Rob led it to a new, sparkling prominence.

The college now ranks among the nation鈥檚 top 20 public engineering programs, its loftiest perch yet.

He oversaw a doubling of the percentage of underrepresented minorities among CU engineering students, to 20 percent, and nearly doubled the percentage of women, to 32 percent 鈥� while growing total enrollment by 74 percent and raising admissions standards.

Meanwhile, Rob, who stepped down at the end of last year, led the once cash-strapped college to financial security and enabled both an expansion of research activity and a doubling of annual research funding, to $74 million.

As one colleague put it, Rob 鈥渃hanged the very nature and trajectory of our college.鈥�

Other numbers testify to his extraordinary service. Here鈥檚 one more: 220. That鈥檚 the number of student researchers, from undergraduates through postdocs, that Rob has personally mentored 鈥� a practice he continued while running CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 second biggest college.

But numbers tell only aspects of Rob鈥檚 35-year CU story, still unfolding following his return to the full-time chemical engineering faculty.

鈥淗e鈥檚 the only dean I know,鈥� said another colleague, 鈥渨ho鈥檚 offered to babysit while working in his office.鈥�

Kathy Escamilla has dedicated three decades to studying, educating and advocating for America鈥檚 bilingual students, and today ranks among the nation鈥檚 foremost scholars of bilingual education.

鈥淗er work has led to shifts in the way teachers view the potential of their students and the value of knowing how to read and write in two languages,鈥� said a school principal familiar with her work.

A CU professor of education since 1998, Kathy is especially interested in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy in the early elementary grades for Spanish-speaking minority populations in U.S. schools.

Eschewing traditional reading approaches for bilingual students, she focuses on the cultural and linguistic resources available to each child and evaluates them on their progress in both languages to better help them develop reading and writing skills in each.

Kathy is no ivory-tower dreamer: She takes pains to help apply her academic research findings in the real world. In 2004, she helped conceive the Literacy Squared initiative for advancing biliteracy programs for emerging bilingual students in U.S. schools, for example. She鈥檚 also advised the Colorado Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights.

Kathy鈥檚 students at CU applaud her for fostering a sense of community in classes and addressing topics that are relevant, significant and sometimes controversial.

Said a peer:

鈥淚 will consider myself to be a successful scholar, friend, mentor and human being if I can live up to even half of what Dr. Escamilla has meant to her students, colleagues, friends and family.鈥�

Jim White is a trailblazing research scientist who couples deep expertise with broad interests and further distinguishes himself as an amiable colleague, first-rate administrator, generous mentor and gifted teacher 鈥� a serious man of science who leavens his lectures with humor, promotes discussion and listens as well as enlightens.

As director of the Institute of Artic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and professor of geological sciences and environmental studies, Jim is a hugely prominent figure in the study of Earth and its environment. His scholarship has (for example) deepened our understanding of the global carbon cycle, reconstructed ancient environments and illuminated the degree to which plants can absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide.

A solid citizen of CU 麻豆影院, he launched the Environmental Studies Program, has guided faculty searches inside the sciences and out and earned a reputation for sound judgment and cool-headedness. He also led development of the campus鈥� new Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex.

鈥淗e is the faculty member we should all aspire to be,鈥� one colleague said.

Despite Jim鈥檚 exalted stature among researchers, he routinely teaches undergraduate courses, including 鈥淚ntroduction to Environmental Studies,鈥� and speaks at middle and high schools, public libraries and retirement homes.

听鈥淚n the midst of the hard work and sobering science of climate change research,鈥� said a former student, 鈥渉is positive attitude and easy laugh reminded me that it is also fun to be able to learn something new about the natural world.鈥�

Jim believes some questions may lie beyond the grasp of science. He鈥檚 active in his church and in the Lutheran Campus Ministry 鈥� an 鈥渆ncouraging,鈥� 鈥渁pproachable鈥� and 鈥渉umane鈥� person who happens to be 鈥渙ne of the brightest researchers around.鈥�

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• 2005:听Gary J. Rottman
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• 2004:听Richard J. Castro (MPE鈥�73)
• 2004:听Robert Spillman
• 2004:听Ronald Stump
  听
• 2003:听Ceal Barry
• 2003:听Robert A. Pois
• 2003:听Robert E. Sievers
  听
• 2002:听Alphonse Keasley Jr. (PhDSpch鈥�01)
• 2002:听Laurence D. Nelson (Acct鈥�69)
• 2002:听William Wei
  听
• 2001:听Jean E. Delaney (Hist鈥�70, MA鈥�72)
• 2001:听Dennis C. Jackson
• 2001:听Richard Jessor
  听
• 2000:听John Cooper
• 2000:听Robert L. Hohlfelder
• 2000:听Kevin J. McCarthy

• 1999:听Susan K. Avery
• 1999: Larry D. Singell
  听
• 1998:听Judson G. Hurd
• 1998:听James W. Palmer
  听
• 1997:听John J. DeBell (Psych鈥�83)
• 1997:听William R. Deno (Arch鈥�72, MS鈥�73)
  听
• 1996:听Kris C. McCandless (Soc鈥�72, MPubAf鈥�78)
• 1996:听Charles R. Middleton
• 1996:听James E. Schafer (Bus鈥�67, MBA鈥�71)
  听
• 1995:听Bruce R. Ekstrand
• 1995:听Marjorie Keniston McIntosh
  听
• 1994:听James N. Corbridge Jr.
• 1994:听Evelyn M. Krohn (MedTech鈥�45)
  听
• 1993:听Robert R. Fink
• 1993:听Lanny Pinchuk
  听
• 1992:听Charles N. Fasanero
• 1992:听Gladeane Goode Lefferdink (Mus鈥�57)
• 1992:听Patricia H. Magette
  听
• 1991:听John G. 鈥淧ete鈥� Copeland
• 1991:听Ronald A. James (A&S鈥�59, MJour鈥�67)
• 1990:听Gordon Johnson (MBA鈥�82)

• 1989:听Emily M. Calhoun
• 1989:听F. Wayne Scott
• 1989:听John R. Taylor
• 1989:听Shirley Youngren
  听
• 1988:听John R. Carnes
• 1988:听Ward Churchill
• 1988:听J. Beverly Hathaway
• 1988:听Kaye Howe
• 1988:听Richard K. Knaub
• 1988:听Eugene H. Smith
  听
• 1987:听Peter J. Barden (MBA鈥�70)
• 1987:听Vincent W. Beach
• 1987:听Julius London
• 1987:听Edward W. Murrow (Acct鈥�59)
  听
• 1986:听David Breternitz
• 1986:听Homer Clark
• 1986:听Jenny Kate Collins
• 1986:听George Maler (ElecEngr鈥�45, MS鈥�56)
• 1986:听Charles Nilon
• 1986:听N. Mildred Nilon
• 1986:听William Weber
  听
• 1985:听Wendell Burchett
• 1985:听Lillian Pohorilak
• 1985:听Kenneth A. Reed (MBA鈥�49)
• 1985:听Aladeen Smith
  听
• 1984:听C.F. Alan Cass (A&S鈥�63)
• 1984:听Jackson F. Fuller (ElecEngr鈥�44)
• 1984:听C. Dean Graves (PE鈥�51, MPubAd鈥�56)
• 1984:听David Hawkins
• 1984:听Neil Hartley Sadler
• 1984:听Theo. Volsky Jr.
  听
• 1983:听Charles A. Byers (MMus鈥�52)
• 1983:听Helen B. Duhon (Jour鈥�38)
• 1983:听J.K. Emery (Jour鈥�48)
• 1983:听Richard L. Harpel (MPubSer鈥�63, EdD鈥�70)
• 1983:听Wallace Leiper
• 1983:听David A. Lind
• 1983:听Wyn Owen
  听
• 1982:听Robert Athearn
• 1982:听Clifford Calhoun
• 1982:听Rosetta H. Clark
• 1982:听John W. Marr
• 1982:听David Prescott
• 1982:听Robert B. Rhode
• 1982:听Joe Ben Wheat
  听
• 1981:听Wilmar F. Bernthal
• 1981:听Frank Prentup
• 1981:听Jeannette Royer
• 1981:听Hobart Smith
• 1981:听Klaus Timmerhaus
• 1981:听Harold Walton
  听
• 1980:听H.H. 鈥淏ud鈥� Arnold (Econ鈥�52, Law鈥�55)
• 1980:听Joanne Easley Arnold (A&S鈥�52, MJour鈥�65, PhD鈥�71)
• 1980:听Frank S. Barnes
• 1980:听William E. Briggs (MMath鈥�49, PhD鈥�53)
• 1980:听M. John Loeffler (A&S鈥�46, MGeog鈥�48)
• 1980:听Olwen O. William (A&S鈥�51)
• 1980:听C. Marie Wood

• 1979:听Peter Albersheim
• 1979:听Charles A. Barth
• 1979:听D. Wilson Crumpacker
• 1979:听Courtland H. Peterson (A&S鈥�51, Law鈥�53)
• 1979:听Dan Stavely
  听
• 1978:听C. Michael Baier (Acct鈥�42, MBA鈥�63)
• 1978:听Cal A. Briggs
• 1978:听Fred Casotti (Jour鈥�49)
• 1978:听Ivar Pearson
• 1978:听Max S. Peters
• 1978:听Ruth Purkaple
• 1978:听E. James Quigley (MPubSer鈥�57)
• 1978:听Leo C. Reithmayer
  听
• 1977:听Edwin P. Banks (MPolSci鈥�52)
• 1977:听DeVon M. Carlson (ArchEngr鈥�47)
• 1977:听Berton Coffin
• 1977:听Mildred Coffin
• 1977:听Virginia A. Fassler
• 1977:听John E. Moreland (Bus鈥�43, MFin鈥�55)
• 1977:听Robert S. Wasley (MAcct鈥�41)
  听
• 1976:听F. Kendrick Bangs (MPubSer鈥�46)
• 1976:听Eloise V. Braidwood
• 1976:听Roderick L. Downing (CivEngr鈥�14)
• 1976:听Mabel M. Irwin
• 1976:听Benjamin H. Spurlock (MMechEngr鈥�50)
• 1976:听Thomas E. Starzl
  听
• 1975:听Roland E. 鈥淒oc鈥� Balch
• 1975:听Willa E. Green
• 1975:听Barbara Schindler Jones (MComm鈥�59, PhD鈥�68)
• 1975:听Gordon Meiklejohn
• 1975:听Omer C. Stewart
• 1975:听Howard B. Waltz
  听
• 1974:听Albert A. Bartlett
• 1974:听William H. Baughn
• 1974:听Bertha Black
• 1974:听Donald E. Carline
• 1974:听A. Dwight Grotewold (MPubSer鈥�64)
• 1974:听George S. Lesser (Bus鈥�33)
• 1974:听Reuben Zubrow
  听
• 1973:听Willard B. Cook (Bus鈥�33, MBA鈥�51)
• 1973:听Harold C. Heim (Phar鈥�32)
• 1973:听Howard H. Higman (Art鈥�37, SocSci鈥�42)
• 1973:听Charlotte York Irey (MThtr鈥�65)
• 1973:听Pauline A. Parish
• 1973:听Keith R. Porter
  听
• 1972:听Peggy Tague Earnest
• 1972:听John N. Hough
• 1972:听Calvin Grieder
  听
• 1971:听Gordon H. Barker
• 1971:听Stanley J. Cristol
• 1971:听Thorrel B. Fest
• 1971:听Burton W. Jones
• 1971:听Tim K. Kelley
• 1971:听William B. Markward
  听
• 1970:听Sam J. Akins
• 1970:听Alice Clyncke
• 1970:听John J. Conger
• 1970:听Lawrence D. Coolidge
• 1970:听Stephen A. Romine (MEdu鈥�40, EdD鈥�47)
• 1970:听Homer P. Rainey

• 1969:听Charles L. Evans
• 1969:听Dorothy L. Greenman (Edu鈥�32)
• 1969:听Otis Lipstreau
• 1969:听Hugh McMillan
• 1969:听Karl H. Stahl
  听
• 1968:听C. Henry Kempe
• 1968:听Evelyn M. Mitchell (A&S鈥�28)
• 1968:听Jack D. Ogilvy (A&S ex鈥�25)
• 1968:听A. Gayle Waldrop
• 1968:听Norman F. Witt (MChem鈥�28, PhD鈥�37)
  听
• 1967:听Norma Mitchell
• 1967:听Margaret Robb
• 1967:听Don W. Sears
• 1967:听Russell 鈥淪ox鈥� Walseth (PE鈥�48, MEdu鈥�53)
  听
• 1966:听John W. Bartram (Chem鈥�41)
• 1966:听Joseph W. Cohen
• 1966:听Austin W. Scott Jr.
• 1966:听Muriel Sibell Wolle (MA鈥�30)
  听
• 1965:听M. Helen Carpenter (Engl ex鈥�22)
• 1965:听Roland C. Rautenstraus (CivEngr鈥�46, MS鈥�49)
• 1965:听Martin F. Schmidt (Bus鈥�34, MBA鈥�34)
• 1965:听Eugene Wilson
  听
• 1964:听James W. Broxon
• 1964:听Clifford Houston (A&S鈥�27, MEdu鈥�28, EdD鈥�33)
• 1964:听Warner L. Imig (MMus鈥�42)
• 1964:听Aubrey J. Kempner
• 1964:听S. Harrison Thomson
  听
• 1963:听Frank Eastom (ElecEngr鈥�21)
• 1963:听John R. Little (EdD鈥�48)
• 1963:听Louise McAllister (Bus鈥�37)
• 1963:听Lawrence A. Warner
  听
• 1962:听Leo V. Aspinwall (MBA鈥�32)
• 1962:听D. Mack Easton
• 1962:听Dorothy R. Martin (Psych鈥�34, MA鈥�36, PhD鈥�47)
  听
• 1961:听W. Otto Birk
• 1961:听Harold A. Hoffmeister (A&S鈥�25)
• 1961:听Charles G. Vavra (A&S鈥�25)
  听
• 1960:听Mary Ethel Ball (A&S鈥�14)
• 1960:听W. Stuart Cuthbertson (MA鈥�24)
• 1960:听Frederic P. Storke (Law鈥�17)
• 1960:听Warren O. Thompson (A&S鈥�22)

• 1959:听Charles A. Hutchinson (A&S鈥�22)
• 1959:听Edward C. King
• 1959:听Henrietta A. Loughran
• 1959:听Theordore T. Puck
  听
• 1958:听W.F. Dyde
• 1958:听Clarence L. Eckel (CivEngr鈥�13, MS鈥�21)
• 1958:听Jacob Van Ek
  听
• 1957:听Earl C. Crockett
• 1957:听William B. Draper
• 1957:听Claribel Kendall (A&S鈥�12)
• 1957:听Walter Orr Roberts
  听
• 1956:听Waldo E. Brockway (CivEngr鈥�17)
• 1956:听Elizabeth Fay Selleck (A&S鈥�14)
• 1956:听Clare Hebard Small
• 1956:听Frank C. Potts
  听
• 1955:听Bly Ewalt Curtis (A&S鈥�39)
• 1955:听Ruth T. Colestock (Nurs鈥�20)
• 1955:听Walter B. Franklin (A&S鈥�22, Law鈥�25)
  听
• 1954:听Benjamin S. Galland (Law鈥�19)
• 1954:听Francis Wolle (MA鈥�16)
  听
• 1953:听Harry G. Carlson
• 1953:听Colin B. Goodykoontz