Class Notes – September 2022
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
Category: "Feature"
The Subtle Splendor of Things
The first passion of Blake Welch (B.F.A., '85) was drawing and painting, but it took a moment of clarity and the courage to walk away from a thriving business to return to his creative roots and begin teaching what he had learned along the way.
Class Notes – August 2022
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
What the Fling?
When Ken Pytluk (B.S., '98) found FlingGolf he was hooked. In just two short years he went from being a novice to the first FlingGolf world champion.
Campus in Full Bloom
With thousands of varieties of perennial and annual flowering plants, the CSU Trial Garden is one of the premiere public garden experiences in the Rocky Mountain Region. August 6 is the perfect time to visit the gardens. Not only because the flowers are peaking, but because the public can vote for their favorite.
Handmade Success
In March 2021, Maxine Cofino (B.A., ’10) and Desiree Munoz opened The Lemon Girls stand in San Antonio, Texas, offering fresh-squeezed beverages made from a host of locally grown produce. The business was an immediate success, but Cofino’s journey to that cool moment was as colorful as her luscious libations.
Class Notes – July 2022
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
Lagooners Rejoice – Lagoon Concert Series Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
After a two-year hiatus, the Lagoon Concert Series is back, and no one is as excited for the return of live music than Connie Hanrahan. For the past 25 years, her company, Mantooth Co., has been producing and promoting the beloved CSU summer tradition.
Strong Women and Championships: The Future of University Athletics as Told By Its Female Head Coaches
As institutions of higher education around the nation mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Colorado State University marked a significant milestone of its own: more women leading CSU athletics programs as head coaches than ever before.
Coach Derrick Stevens Finds His Flow
Derrick Stevens (B.A., ’04) knows a thing or two about CSU history. He lived it as point guard in the legendary basketball team that upset the University of Nevada with a magical 62-61 win in the 2003 Mountain West Tournament. Now, he’s creating history again by coaching former Rams in the national “TBT” basketball tournament.