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1970s
Kenneth Walczyk (B.S., ’72) taught high school in Nebraska and Colorado before transferring to truck driving for two years. Kenneth then worked in the mining industry as an engineering tech and retired from USPS after 34 years of serving as Faculty Maintenance Manager. He married his college sweetheart from Northeastern Junior College, Linda, and are going 54 years strong. They raised two children and have one grandchild.
1980s
Jill Carstens (B.A., ’87) recently published a book titled, Getting Over Vivian. This book validates the geo-biographies that dwell within the landscapes of anyone’s mind who has a connection to their physical surroundings. The narrative follows Carstens’ life from childhood through becoming an adult. It is a Colorado life story mixed with universal struggles involved in growing up. Jill is a freelance journalist and former teacher with a goal to highlight lesser known, but equally important, stories to inform and enlighten communities.
William (Bill) Morrow (B.S., ’88) has retired as a GS-14 Senior Safety Manager with the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, in December 2023. Bill has a total of 47 years of federal service, both active duty and civil service.
2000s
Audrey Ruple (B.S., ’02; DVM, ’08; M.S., ’11; Ph.D., ’14) has been inducted into two prestigious organizations honoring scientific advancement. Ruple, the Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics at Virginia Tech and an associate professor of quantitative epidemiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, was nominated and elected to membership in Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, and the Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health.
Mark Motichka (DVM, ’01) was named to Veterinary Practice Partners’ (VPP’S) esteemed Medical Advisory Board this February. As a part of his new role, using his CSU education and more than 20 years of professional service, Dr. Motichka will help promote veterinary care best practices and procedures through VPP’s nationwide network of clinics. Dr. Motichka is co-owner of Parker Center Animal Clinic in Parker, Colorado where he specializes in dentistry, medicine, and surgery. Dr. Motichka is a proud Ram Alumni and proud father of two current CSU students, Carter and Macy.
2010s
Tara Smith (M.A., ’14) has written a memoir essay collection; Sunflowers in Iraq: True Stories of Surviving & Thriving, which was published last month. On a recent visit back to Colorado, Tara was able to meet up with a former mentor Emeritus Professor John Calderazzo. John has continued to be a guide and friend to Tara long after her graduation from Colorado State, and his retirement from the College of Liberal Arts.
Dr. Paul Carringer (Ph.D., ’13) recently served as a judge for the Corpus Christi, Texas, chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY Awards competition. This annual excellence in advertising creativity award depends on judges with extensive experience in the field. A Gold ADDY is a recognition of the highest level of creative excellence. With over 40 years of experience, and a few Gold ADDYs himself, Dr. Carringer was asked to judge hundreds of entries which came from all spheres of the South Texas market area.
2020s
Joel E. Correia, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Dimension of Natural Resources, recently published a book that will be sold at the CSU Bookstore. The book titled, Disrupting the Patrón: Indigenous Land Rights and the Fight for Environmental Justice in Paraguay’s Chaco highlights the need for action to support Enxet and Sanapaná in reclaiming their ancestral lands from cattle ranches. The Indigenous communities at the heart of the story enact environmental justice and raise concerns about environmental racism.
In Memoriam
Faculty and Staff
Judith Croissant
Friends
David Ashley
William Cobb
Margaret Devlin
Scott Krenning
Milt Thomas, Ph.D.
William Wenger, Jr.
Nancy Westover
1940s
Eleanor Knapp, Ph.D. (B.S., ’46; M. HEC., ’72; Ph.D., ’80)
1950s
James Doud (B.S., ‘55)
Mary Kugler (B.S., ‘57)
Lloyd Spafford, Ph.D., CFP (B.S., ‘57)
1960s
John McCracken (B.S., ‘61)
James Frates (B.S., ‘63)
Royal Brooks, Ph.D. (M.S., ’60; Ph.D., ‘65)
Larry Novacek (B.S., ‘65)
Carol Duree (B.S., ’66; B.A., ‘67)
William Prout (B.S., ‘67)
Janet Rosencrans (B.S., ‘67)
1970s
Marilynn Baker (B.S., ’72)
Philip Mazur (B.S., ‘73)
Kathleen Carson (B.S., ’75; M.S., ‘85)
Patrick O’Toole (B.A., ‘75)
Robert Tillquist, II, D.V.M. (B.S., ’75; D.V.M., ‘79)
Martin Franklin (B.A., ‘79)
1980s
Theodore Bajorek (B.S., ’80; M.S., ‘86)
Sharon Bakke (B.S., ’80)
