Improving Communities and Opportunities
Juwon Melvin (B.A., ’08) has overcome a number of obstacles in his life. He not only credits those who have helped him do so but also has become a helping hand for others to find a path to a better life.
Category: "Feature"
Books and Beer
Of the eleven outstanding brewers who are participating in the upcoming fourth annual Denver Beer Pairing, perhaps the most unique company name and concept is that of Fiction Beer, which is owned by Ryan (B.S., ’03) and Christa Kilpatrick (B.A., ’03).
Class Notes - February 2022
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
Honoring a Fallen Hero of Flight 93 by Helping Young Aviators
On September 11, 2001, Jason Dahl was one of the pilots on United Flight 93, whose courageous passengers and crew thwarted a terrorist attack. The plane crashed outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all on board. National tragedies touch us all, and sometimes we discover people with intimate connections to those events close to home. Steve Jacques (B.S., ’74) is one of them.
Outfitted for Success
Camie Haskins (B.S., ’05) returned to the Colorado mountain community she grew up in after graduating from Colorado State University. There, she and her husband, Casey, built a quintessentially rugged Western business and life.
Preserving Presidential History
Where does one go to find information on President Herbert Hoover for a paper in history class or to learn the origins of a government program or agency from that era? An extraordinary number of people seeking similar information communicate with Lynn Smith, (M.A. , ’91), the audiovisual archivist at the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa.
Class Notes - January 2022
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
Make More Realistic Resolutions
The presence of Covid has created all sorts of challenges in our day to day lives. Because of this threat that is both local and global in scope, we are all at some level of the fight or flight response most of the time. In addition to the challenges, there have been some unique opportunities as we evaluate what our lives were like pre-pandemic compared to our present circumstances.
Launching the Next Generation
The best legacies offer their heirs roots and wings. That’s especially true for Dr. Corey Lyon (B.S., ‘96) whose family includes three generations of Rams.