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To honor聽John Egan聽(Acct ex鈥�47) for more than 65 years of loyal service to the village of Lombard in Illinois, the village鈥檚 board of trustees proclaimed March 21, 2014, 鈥淛ohn Egan Day.鈥� John was instrumental in the Jaycees, the Lombard Park District, the Lombard Historical Society and was named Lombard Man of the Year in 1967. He celebrated his 90th birthday on March 16. He writes, 鈥淎s a grad of the business school in 1947, I thought you might like to hear about the results of your education.鈥� John and his wife moved to Lombard in July 1947 where they raised five children.

During the decades, the Anderson family has grown to become its own small herd of Buffaloes.聽Jack Kent Anderson聽(PolSci鈥�52, Law鈥�54) is a retired attorney. His grandson,听Kyle Anderson Slavin聽(Comm鈥�13) is working on another degree while playing his final year as a tight end for the Buffs鈥� football team. Other Forever Buffs includes his mother,Amy Anderson Slavin聽(Bus鈥�82), and three aunts,听Jennifer Anderson听(笔贰鈥�85),听Susan Anderson Heap聽(Jour鈥�85) andKrista Anderson Gordon听(闯辞耻谤鈥�79).

Living in Hawaii,听Tom Kurth聽(A&S鈥�58) says he learned the gift of curiosity from his days at SM调教所, which led to several fruitful careers. He says his work resulted in the removal of two known carcinogens from the food-smoking process. He also took up marine biology, spending 20 years scouring the ocean floor for sponges, which are potential sources for the development of new drugs like Penicilin-G. Remembering his days at SM调教所, Tom says, 鈥淚 wish I could have those days all over again. It was a heck of a good time.鈥�

In November 2013聽Charles Wooten聽(MEdu鈥�65) celebrated his 84th birthday. He still enjoys skiing and mountaineering in his beloved Colorado and cheering on the Buffs. Charles鈥� daughter,听Cynthia Wooten聽(Mus鈥�82), also is a SM调教所 graduate. Charles lives in Broomfield, Colo.

A Life in the Air is the story of聽Bruce Comstock聽(Econ鈥�66) and his high-flying passion for hot-air balloons. Bruce uses his book to take readers through decades of adventures like round-the-world flight attempts and inventing the autopilot that ultimately made the journey possible. Bruce is a member of the International Ballooning Hall of Fame and a compelling writer. He is based in Ashland, Ore.

Long before Apple threw its iPad on the market, tech-pioneer聽Alan Kay聽(Bio, Math鈥�66) had already come up with the idea of a portable computing device. In a 1972 paper, Alan wrote about the 鈥淒ynabook鈥� to create a more creative learning environment for children of all ages. Alan lives in Los Angeles. Read more about him in聽Paul Danish鈥檚 (Hist鈥�65) column in the Spring 2014聽Coloradan.

In his photo essay,听Early African American Aviators,听Philip Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) once again lends his authoritative voice to 10 African-American men and women who were aviation pioneers in the early 20th century. He included extensive biographies of those outstanding individuals in his essay published by the Oxford University Press African American Studies Center. Philip and his wife live in Hollywood, Calif.

罢丑别听Daily Camera听丑辞苍辞谤别诲听Stephen Christopher聽(Mus鈥�67, MA鈥�73) as the 2013 Arts & Entertainment Pacesetter. Stephen is a jazz educator at the Center for Musical Arts and a freelance musician in the Denver area. Retired, he taught students in the Boulder Valley School District beginning in 1967. Stephen was the Boulder Valley School District Jazz Educator of the Year in 1991. He lives in Erie, Colo.

Looking for assistance with estate planning? Get advice from a Buff!聽Dave Gaw聽(A&S鈥�67) is senior and managing partner as well as co-founder of Gaw Van Male, a firm with 22 attorneys, that specializes in estate planning, probate and trust law. Dave lives in Napa Valley where he advises high-net-worth families and individuals in all aspects of estate planning.

For the last 54 years,听Bill Marolt聽(Bus鈥�67) has been one of the most memorable faces of U.S. skiing. The 1964 Olympian was a racer, coach, SM调教所-Boulder athletic director, chief executive of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and vice president of the International Ski Federation. In Sochi, Russia, venue of this year鈥檚 Winter Olympics, Bill oversaw his last Olympics before retiring. He and his wife live in Utah鈥檚 winter sports mecca, Park City but has plans to move to Boulder in early summer.

奥丑别苍听Kent Gunnufson聽(Mgmt鈥�69) was a SM调教所 student, he was part of the golden age of ski bumming, even the streets on The Hill. More than 40 years later, Kent has gathered video material from four decades of skiing culture in Colorado and put it all into one feature documentary film.聽Bumming Colorado Ski Country聽won 鈥淏est Documentary鈥� at the 2013 Mountainfilm Awards in Telluride, Colo., and was shown at the 2013 Breckenridge Festival of Film. Kent lives in Colorado.

More than 40 years ago,听Kipp Downing聽(Mktg鈥�71) started his career in the restaurant business when he worked at the Lamp Post Restaurant and Bar in Boulder. 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 Boulder 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.

After 12 months of searching for a new president, the Missouri Historical Society and commissioners of the Missouri History Museum Subdistrict appointed聽Frances Levine聽(Anth鈥�72) to the position on April 15. Frances moved to Missouri from the New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors where she served as the director since 2002.

In January Pope Francis named Monsignor聽Stephen J. Berg聽(Mus鈥�73) the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo. Bishop Berg was ordained and installed in a Feb. 27, 2014, ceremony. Before his new appointment, he served in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from SM调教所-Boulder with a degree in piano performance.

A survey by magazine publisher Law & Politics Media bore good news for聽L. Judson Todhunter聽(PolSci鈥�73). He was named one of the 鈥淚llinois Super Lawyers 2014,鈥� a list on which only 5 percent of lawyers in the state manage to get their name. Judson works in the Chicago office of Howard & Howard Attorneys and lives in La Grange, Ill.

The 2013 Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 24-27, was a very special one for聽Christy Conroy Yonz(PE鈥�73). The former cheerleader, who moved to Mansfield, Texas, in 1996, not only visited her alma mater, but she also ran behind Ralphie before the Homecoming football game. Her first return to campus after many years was certainly a memorable one, and she wrote, 鈥淲hat a thrill it was to be back in Boulder for the first time in many years!鈥�

Since retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel聽Steve Mongelluzzo聽(Hist鈥�74) has been anything but inactive. Not only has Steve been doing national and international community service projects as a member of Rotary International, but he and his wife travel extensively. They most recently visited Australia, New Zealand, South America and India. The next trip will take them to Africa. But their favorite destination is much closer 鈥� Folsom Field during a Buffs game. The couple lives in Portland, Ore.

In January the American Board of Pathology selected聽Dr. Edward Ashwood聽(ChemEngr鈥�75, MD鈥�79), a pathology professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine, as one of its trustees. Edward also is president and CEO of ARUP Laboratories, a national reference laboratory and nonprofit in the University of Utah鈥檚 pathology department. He lives in Park City, Utah.

For 30 years,听Jane L. Peterson聽(PhDMCDBio鈥�75) has served in an array of positions at the National Institutes of Health, as well as played an integral role in the Human Genome Project managing the mapping and sequencing centers of the project. In April she took on a new task, joining the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology as the nonprofit educational organization鈥檚 president and CEO. Throughout her career, Peterson has promoted the role of women in science and chaired the American Society for Cell Biology鈥檚 Women in Cell Biology Committee.