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1950s
Joyce Newell Chesnut (B.S., ’51) graduated from Colorado A & M College 68 years ago. Joyce married her college sweetheart, Gene McMurtry (B.S., ’54) and had three sons and two daughters. During her life, Chesnut has been a school teacher, national park ranger, Girl Scout executive staffer, and financial planner. She visited all seven continents and has swum in all five oceans. Chesnut recently celebrated her 90th birthday.
1970s
Mary (Taylor) Young (B.S., ’77) was inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame Sept. 14 in Denver. The Hall honors outstanding Colorado-associated authors including Stephen King, Madeline Albright, and Clive Cussler. An author of 18 books, Young has written about the landscape of Colorado and the West for more than 30 years. She was the spring 2016 commencement speaker for CSU College of Natural Sciences and the 2016 Frank Waters Award honoree for lifetime achievement.
1980s
Brad Hoopes (B.S., ’84) launched a magazine for U.S. military veterans in Northern Colorado. The free monthly Remember and Honor publication made its debut in March and features veterans’ stories, as well as information about events, organizations, and services for Northern Colorado veterans. The magazine can be accessed at https://rememberandhonormagazine.com.
Jodi Peterson (B.A. ’86; M.A. ’89) was recently hired as the news and public affairs director for KVNF, a community radio station serving Colorado’s Western Slope, located in Paonia. Before moving to KVNF, Peterson was an editor at High Country News, also based in Paonia, for 14 years.
Carol Stormer (B.S., ’86) currently sits on the Washington Occupational Therapy Association Board. Stormer was recognized in 2014 by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the field of occupational therapy for her role as a lead occupational therapist at Pacific Care Center.
Maureen (Pernick) Huber (M.Ed, ’89) accepted new position as associate director of the Career Development Center at SUNY Buffalo State College in Buffalo, NY.
2000s
Jamie Fowler-Fiske (B.S., ’05) owns a stand-up paddle board business in Marble, Colo., called SUP Marble. The business rents out inflatable boards. Fowler-Fiske also teachers professional stand up paddle board lessons and SUP yoga. In the fall, winter, and spring, she will be teaching at Marble Charter School.
Stacey Zynen (B.A., ’08) has joined Iconique Real Estate as operations director. Zynen is focused on creating a next-level customer service experience for the company’s luxury real estate clients in Denver.
2010s
Chad Wickham (B.S., ’11) studied saving golden lion tamarins in Brazil during summer 2019. Wickham, a biological science technician at USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center, lives in Fort Collins, Colo., and is a graduate student in Miami University’s Global Field Program.
Ashley Acuff (B.S., ’14) is now the Colorado Technology Student Association state advisor and the STEM, Arts, and IT assistant program director for Colorado Career and Technical Education. Although Acuff will miss the classroom, she is excited to continue to work in education, guide student leaders, and advocate for CTE.
Lauren Augustino (B.S., ’16) is an online boutique owner, based out of Cheyenne, Wyo., running promotions, trend research, marketing, buying, and networking within the industry. After completing her degree in apparel merchandising, Augustino was hired as an hourly manager at Dillard’s, where she had formerly interned. She has been promoted twice since then and currently serves as the men’s area sales manager.
Charlotte Wood (B.S., ’17) is currently working as a community health and HIV/AIDS volunteer in Ohangwena Region, Namibia.
Angela Wilson (MBA, ’18) recently started a marketing consulting business, Wissen Consulting, LLC.
In Memoriam
*CSU Alumni Association member
1940s
Virginia Goetz (B.S., ’45)
Joyce Littlejohn Parry (B.S., ’46)
1950s
Bill Gossett (B.S., ’51)
Shirley Reynolds Christiansen (B.S., ’53)
*Harold Felte (B.S., ’54)
Jo Nash (B.S., ’54)
*John Pemberton, Ph.D. (B.S., ’56)
James Skillings (B.S., ’56)
Dr. Ned Jefferies (B.S., ’58)
John Lambousy (M. Ed., ’58)
Sonja Siders (B.S., ’58)
Allie Roney (CERT. ’59)
1960s
John Knox (M. Ed., ’61)
*Alan Fitzgerald (B.S., ’62; CERT. ’62)
Standish Broome (B.S. ’63)
Kenneth Jacobs (M. Ed., ’63)
Dr. Lawrence Rudel (B.S., ’63)
Sally Hanneman (B.S., ’64)
Robert Fassett (B.S., ’66)
Brenda Stewart (B.S., ’68)
1970s
Donald Fetters (B.S., ’70)
Cecil Waldrip (B.A., ’70; CERT. ’70)
*Dr. Frederick Muehlhausen (B.S., ’71; M.S., ’79)
Jane Fisher (B.S., ’72)
Susan Doherty (B.A., ’74)
*Phillip Smith (B.S., ’74)
Gerald Westesen, Ph.D (Ph. D., ’75)
Mary Southworth (B.S., ’79)
1980s
Christine Murphree (B.S., ’84)
Amy Mitterer (B.A., ’88)
Kelly Morand, D.V.M. (D.V.M., ’88)
Beverly Rahorst (M.S., ’89)
1990s
Matthew Bryan (B.A., ’99)
2000s
Joan Williams (B.S., ’03; M.S., ’09)
Friend
Harold Asmus
Patricia AuMiller
Norma Biedenharn
Laurien Christoffersen
Richard Clarke
June Cringan
Merf Evans
Mary Field
Verne Haruf
Robert Lee
Elizabeth Thornton
Attended
TJ Avery
Vincent Braud
Allen Church
Vaughn Walker
Faculty and Staff
Dr. Kenneth Nobe
Dr. Robert Theodoratus