The Colorado College Bulletin - Winter 2023

Students participating in New Student Orientation hike at Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark on Aug. 24. The hike was part of the 2022 Priddy Local Day Experience.

Photo by Lonnie Timmons III

Bulletin | Winter

2023

General Series 613, Bulletin Series 519

A publication for alumni, parents, and friends.

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From the Editor Presidents Past

We received several letters asking about the Colorado College presidents on the last issue’s cover. Learn more about them at https://2cc.co/pastpresidents

I am writing both as a Colorado College alumnus and a staff member for five years. I was reading the recent edition of the Bulletin (Summer 2022) and found some things disturbing and not representative of the values of the college I have given nearly 10 years of my life to.

To begin, I find the placement of disgraced former-president William F. Slocum on the cover of the magazine to be disrespectful. Slocum was accused of sexually harassing and assaulting numerous members of the campus community during his tenure and was forced to resign. His name was removed from one of the first-year dormitories several years ago. To display his face on the cover of one of CC’s most widely distributed and read publications is frankly insulting to his victims, their families, and all survivors of sexual assault, including current CC students.

Bravo for your picture of the thoroughbred (on the back page). My wife owned a thoroughbred that was quite affectionate and extremely intelligent. Such horses, after their racing career is over, can be retrained for dressage and general riding.

MARK

BERGENDAHL

’75

I agree with Sharon Smith ’67, whose letter was published in the Summer 2022 issue. Apparently, you have forgotten who gives the college the most. So far, you seem to have stopped being all about sports (which were very minor in my day) — that is a good thing.

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Julia Fennell ’21

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Contributing Writers

Phil Apodaca

Jerry Cross ’91

Julia Fennell ’21

Brenda Gillen

Megan Koch ’22

Jennifer Kulier

Caryn Maconi

Doug McPherson

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The second issue I would like to raise is with a Letter to the Editor from Christopher Jones ’83, who essentially says the current president, Song Richardson, was an affirmative action hire and complains about “the college’s clearly preferential pursuit of BIPOC without backing it up with qualifications.” I am just utterly shocked that the Bulletin would willingly platform this kind of racist nonsense. Our standards should be higher than this.

I hope that you take these concerns seriously.

SAM STANSEL ’18 Coordinator, Office of Academic Programs Office of the Dean of the College

BTW, I stopped donating because I heard an ad on CPR saying CC offered scholarships to families making less than $250,000 a year. Seriously? That is ridiculous.

BONITA LAHEY ’69

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Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends,

We’ve learned that we are not immune from the national mental health crisis affecting communities around the country. We are experiencing it on our campus, in our community, and in our day-to-day lives.

In keeping with our history of taking bold and courageous actions, earlier this year, our students sounded a clarion call for systemic improvements to our mental health and wellness offerings on campus. As a direct result of their powerful and compassionate activism, we elevated mental health and wellness to one of our strategic lenses that, like antiracism and sustainability, inform everything we do.

During times of challenge and difficulty, we discover a community’s mettle. And what we learned is that CC may be just what the world needs today to address mental health and wellness.

For instance, two CC faculty members, Professor of Psychology Tomi-Ann Roberts and Associate Professor of Psychology and Asian Studies Jason Weaver, recently published with colleagues a report showing that a three-day social media fast improved pre-teen and teen girls’ body image, self-esteem, and self-compassion. (See story, page 6.)

As Roberts notes, Colorado College may inherently provide a solution: small classes for at least three hours a day, making eye contact in discussions with a professor and classmates, going on experiential field-study trips, and being immersed in in-person learning with others.

CC fosters agency, problem-solving, and relationship-building in even more ways:

• The ability to have a voice in student government and campus life, practice leadership, participate in athletics and student organizations, dive into community engagement, and work on campus

• The chance to create a project and pursue a Venture Grant, research with a faculty member, publish a paper, present at conferences, and create music, choreography, video, photography, art, theatre, and writing

• The opportunity to face unknowns and adventure through study abroad, field study, and outdoor education

• The opportunity for students to create their own major

• The encouragement to map one’s life path with the guidance of academic and career center advisors

As we do the hard work of listening, committing, and implementing change to bolster mental health and wellness, I am buoyed by this community’s ability to rally, face difficult truths, and take action.

Thank you to the students, staff, faculty, alumni, and parents who are offering their expertise and support and are contributing to the important work of co-creating a healthy, caring, and compassionate community for years and generations to come.

Sincerely,

L. Song Richardson President

Rochelle Dickey to Retire in Spring 2023

Rochelle T. Dickey ’83, P’19, dean of students and vice president for Student Life, will retire in Spring 2023, following the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year.

Dickey has served the Colorado College community since 1990, including as the senior associate dean of students, associate dean, director of minority student life, and director of minority and international students. Dickey garnered numerous awards for her work, including the following:

• Victor Nelson-Cisneros Award

• Gresham Riley Award

• CC Student Mentor Award

• Community Education Award

• Urban League Service Award

• Freedom Fund Award from the NAACP

Additionally, she received advising awards from the Colorado College Student Government Association and the Blue Key and Mortar Board National Honor Societies. The Butler Center created the Rochelle T. Dickey award for an Outstanding Event Contributing to the Empowerment of Communities of Color in honor of Dickey.

“I am grateful for Rochelle’s leadership, wisdom, and support during my time at CC. She has shared her understanding of students and their well-being, a wealth of institutional knowledge, and much insight into our community and our shared values,” says President L. Song Richardson.

During Homecoming and Family Weekend 2022, CC hosted a ribbon cutting of its first-ever multicultural student lounge: The Rochelle T. Dickey Student Lounge. The lounge was made possible through a collaboration between CCSGA and the Butler Center.

In addition to her work supporting the CC community, Dickey was deeply involved in outreach and partnership efforts to connect the college to the broader Colorado Springs community, including through the community-wide Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and serving on the African American Youth Leadership Conference Board of Directors.

Dickey, who grew up in Colorado Springs, was a first-generation student who majored in drama at Colorado College and graduated in 1983. She went on to earn a master’s in educational counseling and human services from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

“I have to borrow from Serena Williams here; I look at this retirement as more of an evolution to a new phase. In the meantime, I’m wholly committed to the work of the college during the remainder of my time here. It’s been an honor to serve,” says Dickey.

Rochelle T. Dickey ’83, P’19.

Photo by Zak Kroger

Photo by Stacey Rocero, Bella Photography

Primatology Class Utilizes Cheyenne Mountain Zoo for Research Projects

Nobel Prize Laureate Oliver Hart Visits Campus

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bout 20 Colorado College students had the opportunity to have lunch with Oliver Hart, Nobel Prize laureate, on Sept. 29.

In 2016, Hart, of Harvard University, was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Hart has developed theories on contracts, including the theory of incomplete contracts.

“The Carey Lectureship brings Nobel laureates in economics to the college, an opportunity unique among liberal arts colleges, making it possible for both students and faculty, as well as for members of the Colorado Springs community, to learn first-hand about fundamental issues of the day,” says Timothy Fuller, political science professor and former acting president of CC.

One topic that stood out to Elsa Alnebeck ’23, co-chair of the Political Science Student Advisory Committee, was when Hart spoke about the specific aspects of the private and public sectors that

lend themselves to addressing environmental concerns and the necessity for the private and public sectors to cooperate.

“Although he briefly reviewed his work on contract theory, and how ownership should be allocated, and when contracting is beneficial over ownership, the topic of corporate responsibility was more tangible. I also appreciated his positive outlook on the role corporations can have in the future,” says Alnebeck, who is a political science major and Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern studies minor.

Christina Rader, associate professor and chair of the Economics and Business Department, says Hart’s visit came at the right time, as students and community members are increasingly confronting what it means for businesses to be socially responsible.

Hart also gave a community talk about corporate social responsibility at Cornerstone Arts Center.

A Block 1 primatology class taught students how to put together formal research proposals, ensure accurate data collection, and appreciate non-human animals, all while traveling to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo almost 10 times. This six-person class allowed for an intimate class setting, where students not only learned the ins and outs of putting together formal research proposals but also had the chance to create one based on research questions they formed at the zoo.

Krista Fish ’97, associate professor and chair of the Anthropology Department, taught AN306 Primatology, which she took as a student at Colorado College.

During the first visits to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, students learned and practiced behavioral data collection methods. Students used their experience at the zoo and their readings to come up with potential research questions and hypotheses. Throughout the second week of the class, students traveled back to the zoo to pilot methods to investigate their research questions. Students were then taught how to put together a formal research proposal based on those hypotheses.

During third week, Fish and her students traveled to the zoo daily for data collection. Due to the Block Plan, the time collecting data is limited, as most behavioral data collection on wild primates takes place for months or years. Still, the students were able to experience the challenges of organizing and analyzing entire datasets, says Fish.

The Block Plan allowed the course to have an immersive field experience, which would not have been possible if students had been taking more than one class at a time.

Oliver Hart, Nobel Prize laureate, at Colorado College on Sept. 29, 2022. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III

Psychology Professors Show Benefits of Social Media Fast in Recently Published Article

Tomi-Ann Roberts, professor of psychology, and Jason Weaver, associate professor of psychology and Asian Studies, studied the benefits of a shortterm social media fast among pre-teen and teen dancers. Their resulting article, titled “‘Intermission!’ A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers,” was published in the Elsevier ScienceDirect Journal, Body Image.

They found that when girls took three days away from social media, their body image and self-compassion improved.

Sixty-five girls between the ages of 10 and 19 rated measures of self-objectification, self-esteem, and self-compassion both prior to and following three days of abstaining from all social media. As part of the study, the girls participated in a group chat during the social media fast, where they reflected on their experiences. The messages showed that the girls had more positive mental states during the fast.

“For me, the most exciting part of the fi ndings is how little intervention it takes to get fairly large effects. We found that you don’t have to quit social media to have a big impact on your well-being,” says Weaver.

The article cited a 2019 study, which found that on average, adolescent girls in the United States spend over two hours and 15 minutes a day on social media. The study also stated that 63% of U.S. teens report checking social media sites every day.

“As the college begins to address the very real crisis in student mental health, I think it’s important to consider the negative impact of the hours young people spend engaging through their devices with social media. Let’s imagine creative ways here at CC to support and enable one another to take breaks from our screens and enjoy one another’s company,” says Roberts.

In fall 2022, CC welcomed seven new faculty members and two new Riley Scholars to our community. New faculty members at CC include:

Anbegwon Atuire

Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies

Atuire’s research lies at the intersection of Africana critical theory, Pan-African social movements, and indigenous Ghanaian Studies.

Celeste Diaz Ferraro

Economics and Business

Ferraro is a qualitative researcher in organization theory and entrepreneurship, with particular interest in the roles of power and agency in shaping the governance and social orientation of emergent fields and ecosystems.

Varsha Koushik

Mathematics and Computer Science

Koushik won the 3MT Thesis Competition at the University of Colorado Boulder this year, and the Hope Schultz Jozsa Award last year.

Cindy Hyman ’82 Hired as Associate Vice President for Engagement

By Caryn Maconi

Cindy Hyman ’82 joined the Colorado College Advancement staff in October as associate vice president for engagement. In her role, Hyman leads the Alumni and Family Relations, Annual Giving, and College Events teams, focusing on creating meaningful engagement with alumni, parents, families, and members of the wider CC community. Hyman spent her fi rst days on the job at Homecoming and Family Weekend, where she was celebrating her own CC reunion.

Hyman most recently served as director of alumni career and professional development at the University of Denver, having worked in advancement at DU for over a decade. She brings extensive experience in career services programming with a track record of actively engaging students and alumni, overseeing regional chapters, managing volunteers,

Dhanesh Krishnarao

Physics

Krishnarao was recently awarded a $66,902 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is a research arm of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As part of the grant, Krishnarao will be working with four other institutions on a three-year program titled “The LMC’s Galactic Wind through the Eyes of ULLYSES.”

Maria Sanchez

Political Science

Sanchez’s research explores the politics of how international institutions exert authority over national governments, with a focus on human rights and post-confl ict reconciliation.

Steven Schwartz

Anthropology

Schwartz focuses his research on how the global rise of renewable energy intersects with Indigenous peoples’ environmental relations, practices of resistance, and political and economic life in Latin America.

planning and implementing university-wide events, and working in an environment that integrates annual giving and alumni relations.

Hyman is a strong advocate for CC, speaking passionately about the positive impact her CC education and student experience have had on her life.

Hyman also holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School and spent her early career as a litigation associate before moving into law fi rm recruiting. Throughout her career, Cindy has been a leader in her professional circles. She was a member of the Colorado Bar Association’s Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee and served as its co-chair. She was the Alumni Career Services Network president and remains active with the group.

“I love working in higher education and seeing the impact we have on our students and alumni. It has always been my dream to return to Colorado College,” Hyman says. “I feel like I’m coming home, and I am delighted to join this incredible team.”

Leland Tabares

Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies

Tabares’ book project, Professionalizing Asian America: Race and Labor in the Twenty-First Century, examines how the increasing representation of Asian Americans in a range of contemporary industry professions enculturates new meanings of race, belonging, and solidarity.

Additionally, CC welcomed two new Riley Scholars in Residence:

Oscar Ulloa

Spanish and Portuguese

Ulloa is a Post-Doctoral Riley Scholar-inResidence and Visiting Instructor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at Colorado College.

Preston Waltrip

English

Waltrip’s research areas include biopolitical theory, historical fiction, and 21st century American literature. He has taught at the University of California, Riverside and Texas Christian University.

CC Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members, Two New Riley Scholars

BECAUSE OF

By Megan Koch ’22

Despite competing in athletics from a young age, I never realized how impactful my athlete identity was until my senior year of college, when I was tasked with advocating for 250,000 collegiate student-athletes. As a pre-med student at CC, I considered academics my top priority, but competing as an athlete in dual Division III-level sports allowed me to prioritize academics while still investing in a successful athletic career. By graduation, I was undeniably shaped by the lessons I learned as a collegiate runner and student-athlete advocate. From the mental toughness I refined during countless hours of training, to the personal and professional development I experienced during my athletic leadership journey, my student-athlete identity was central to my undergraduate experience.

I serve as the chair of the NCAA DIII National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). While I did not initially plan to take on this position, I wanted to get involved to maximize the inclusion of the student-athlete voice in decision-making at the campus, conference, and national levels. Beginning my second year, I strove to fill leadership roles on my team and within the

CC Athletics Department to continue the legacy of student-athlete voices producing positive change. As my involvement increased, each new position amplified my ability to respond to concerns from athletes.

By spearheading campus initiatives, facilitating volunteer service opportunities, and speaking up on issues important to the student-athlete community, my investment in the committee led to increased responsibility. I earned a nomination to the National SAAC and was selected to represent the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

In my first year, I participated in the NCAA convention and served as the sole DIII student-athlete representative on the Constitution Committee. My committee work included a critical review of the NCAA foundational document with the intention to write a new constitution centered on enhancing the student-athlete experience.

I faced imposter syndrome, power struggles focused more on money than student-athlete impact, and the NCAA membership doubting the committee’s work. Although I struggled to find my voice as the only

committee member still actively competing, I reminded myself that my role was to speak up for student-athletes who deserve to compete in a safe space dedicated to providing them with opportunities to refine and showcase their passion for their sport(s). When the new constitution was approved, my contributions helped expand the gender equity and mental and physical health provisions for student-athletes and increased the power of the student-athlete voice within the NCAA to an unprecedented level.

Every day, I want to utilize my platform to amplify the student-athlete voice and strive to improve the student-athlete experience. My term is dedicated to pushing the collegiate athletic community to prioritize athletes’ mental health and making athletics a more supportive space for people of all identities.

Although graduating from CC means the retirement of my student-athlete identity, I will forever use my experiences as motivation to fight to improve the experience for all future athletes.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CC ATHLETICS

Renowned Mountaineer, Extreme Skier, Devoted Mother Remembering

Hilaree Nelson ’95

By Caryn Maconi

Hilaree Nelson ’95, an accomplished mountaineer and avid adventure-seeker, died in a ski mountaineering accident while descending from the 26,781-foot Mount Manaslu in Nepal on Sept. 26. Nelson’s body was recovered by a search and rescue team led by her partner, Jim Morrison, on Sept. 28.

During her lifetime, Nelson embarked on more than 40 expeditions in 16 countries. She was the first woman to summit two 8,000-meter peaks, Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse, within 24 hours, and the first woman to descend from the summit of Lhotse on skis. Additionally, she was the first female captain of the North Face Athlete Team, a National Geographic Society grantee, and a 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award winner.

Nelson lived in Telluride, Colorado, and was a loving mother to two sons, Quinn and Grayden O’Neill. Morrison, her partner in life, was also her partner in adventure, accompanying her on many expeditions.

A biology major at CC, Nelson ran and climbed frequently at Garden of the Gods and skied as often as possible. Pikes Peak was a favorite backcountry destination. At CC she strengthened her love for the mountains, and upon graduation she moved to France’s Chamonix Valley to pursue big-mountain skiing.

As an alumna, Nelson served on the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Advisory Committee, providing guidance on program direction and allocation of funds to CC students to imagine, explore, challenge, and grow in their pursuit of outdoor adventure and education.

Nelson was known for her strength, resilience, and drive to push beyond her comfort zone, and also for her empathy, soulfulness, and love of learning. She lived an adventurous, inspiring, and meaningful life.

“What Hilaree stood for is seizing the moment and rejecting limitations in the pursuit of your dreams,” says Kishen Mangat ’96, former Colorado College Board of Trustees member, and a close friend of Nelson’s who served with her on the Ritt Kellogg Advisory Committee.

“She was gracious to all and stood tall, normally leading from the front,” Mangat says. “Hilaree’s greatness as a ski mountaineer transcends gender. We should not view her as the greatest female ski mountaineer, but simply an all-time great. She has opened the door for women in the male dominated world of mountaineering, which will be a big part of her legacy. For those of us who were lucky enough to climb, ski (and party — she was a hell of a good time) with Hilaree… she was taking advantage of her prodigious skill and potential, while being beautiful, goofy, loving, and humble.”

A memorial was held in Telluride Town Park on Oct. 15, with hundreds of friends, family, and fans in attendance who were inspired by her adventures.

PHOTO COURTESY THE NORTH FACE BY CLAYTON BOYD

PHOTO COURTESY THE NORTH FACE BY NICK KALISZ

MENTAL HEALTH at COLORADO COLLEGE

Mental health used to be a taboo subject. That’s changed, thankfully, but not quickly enough for our nation’s youth. Suicide was the third leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Rich, poor, urban, rural, in blue states and red — it’s a tragedy affecting people all over the U.S. and at Colorado College. CC students want to know, and rightly so, what college leadership is going to do about it.

Those who shared their thoughts on the subject with the Bulletin say they don’t represent everyone’s voice or experience — just their own. And some were afraid to speak out unless they could do so anonymously, which is against our editorial policy. We’re sorry we couldn’t include them and are deeply grateful for those who shared their stories — and their names. Read more online at www.colorado college.edu/mentalhealthcommitments

FROM THE EDITOR

Students are at the center of the college’s action plan related to mental health, but their voices are missing from this issue’s narrative on mental health. The Bulletin team has been working to gather a representative group of student voices and we’ll continue the conversation in the Spring 2023 issue.

ON THE BLOCK PLAN, EMERGENCIES SNOWBALL QUICKLY How We Begin to Improve Mental Health

By Jennifer Kulier

A“culture of exhaustion,” “unwellness in isolation,” and “competition for perfection”: These are the troubling terms Colorado College faculty members use to describe the state of mental health on the CC campus.

The national mental health crisis is real and present at CC, and faculty, staff, and college leaders are all in a position to support and assist students.

But how bad is the problem? And how do we get to effective, lasting solutions?

Kristi Erdal is a professor in the Department of Psychology and chair of the Department of Human Biology and Kinesiology. A clinical psychologist, Erdal’s research interests include cross-cultural issues in depression and other mental illnesses.

Erdal believes CC has a “culture of exhaustion,” which has shown itself to be unsustainable. But she’s hopeful that Project 2024 may help to focus us on concrete solutions to, for instance, show students that overcommitment will not necessarily help them to achieve their goals.

CC faculty often have close relationships with students, says Erdal, and that is one of the special aspects of CC. Indeed, the faculty are typically on the front lines of noticing student disengagement.

“We have re-centered syllabi and course goals to explicitly include more flexibility, which is challenging on the Block Plan, for students undergoing a whole manner of life events, not just mental health problems. I have been very impressed by the creativity and compassion of our faculty, especially as illness and mental health issues affect our own families as well,” says Erdal.

But faculty can’t shoulder the responsibility alone. She says many problems brought into focus during the pandemic, such as CC work-study students being unable to attend afternoon classes or office hours, are as yet

unsolved. Erdal says it will take budgeted priorities to assist students financially or help faculty adjust curricula that will serve all students (e.g., no afternoon classes), “and that depends upon leadership.”

Chantal Figueroa has a similar take but comes from a different discipline. An assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Figueroa has been researching mental health through an educational lens.

“The silos of mental health and education need to be broken. In my mental health policy class, I walk students through using critical discourse analysis and understanding mental health policy to get to mental health values. Teaching students how to be critical about mental health values helps them understand their own mental health,” Figueroa says.

Figueroa says it’s hard to always see the burden of change for mental health support placed on teachers.

“Teaching is a craft and specialty you develop over years. So, I worry about this idea of responsibility. It must be a multisided approach involving the institution, staff, and faculty. Mental health support is an aspect of organizational culture that needs to be intentional and nurtured. As somebody who specializes in creating the strategies to have that shift, I know it can happen very quickly if the political will for institutional change exists.”

“If you can build a stadium in two years, you can nurture a culture of mental health.”

Figueroa says CC students have a hard time sharing their unwellness with one another and being in community while also being unwell.

“It really broke my heart to realize that students are unwell in isolation. Research shows we don’t need to work so long to be productive. We must encourage students to be vulnerable with one another and resist

the competition for perfection,” she says.

Tomi-Ann Roberts, a professor in the Department of Psychology, also shares suggestions for a positive change in the culture of CC.

Instead of putting the onus on students, faculty, and support staff to set boundaries, “say no,” or not answer emails, Roberts says that leadership should not send emails on the weekend and should institute “no-screen days.”

“Slow the nonstop flood of calendar events, new initiatives, and urgent requests for replies from us here in the trenches doing the daily work of teaching and learning. Flip the burden, in other words. Students, faculty, and staff need prompt responses from leadership to our urgent requests.”

“On the Block Plan, emergencies snowball quickly,” Roberts says.

Bill Dove ’75 is the associate director of the Counseling Center. A licensed clinical psychologist, he has worked at the Counseling Center for more than 25 years. He says the demand for mental health services at the college was increasing before COVID, and has continued to increase, especially among first-year students.

“We have been able to keep up with the demand for services and find an appointment for students within a few days of request. Our staff is very diverse, and we try to give students a choice of the counselor they see. We also give them the choice of being seen in person or by video conference. Our medical prescribers are booked out a little longer, and that is a national trend,” he says.

In December, the college announced the addition of 24/7 telehealth counseling and crisis-response services for students. Also, all faculty and staff are required to complete an online QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training by the end of Block 5.

FOUNDER OF GOOGLE’S EMPATHY LAB TO OFFER INSIGHTS FOR CC

CC was like a refuge for Danielle Krettek Cobb ’00 as a student.

But not every student has that experience or feeling, especially now.

Krettek Cobb hopes to help the college by parlaying her skills and experience “building heart — care and love — into technology.”

“Your ability to deeply learn and integrate is based on your emotional resilience and capacity. We need to acknowledge all the visible and invisible factors of being that play into our mental health and inherent sense of wholeness: at any given moment parts of us can feel like they’re vast, shining, rooted, and connected or diminished, lacking, lost, and outside of ourselves. How can you reorient and resource yourself to meet the moment, to shore up your beliefs, behaviors, inner life, and outer connection to step into more resilience and strength? We can work to increase peoples’ capacity; our challenges can become our resources,” she says.

She is the founder of Google’s Empathy Lab and will serve on CC’s Mental Health Task Force. Her lab’s mission is to inform Google’s most advanced technologies with empathy, resilience, and wisdom of the heart. She does this through contemplative practices and “design feeling” methods, the next iteration of “design thinking.”

THE HEALING POWER OF SONG

The Kyshona Trio advocated for healing through the power of song during a Colorado College performance on Nov. 6. The event took place in Celeste Theatre at the Cornerstone Arts Center and was free and open to the public. CC students also had the opportunity to participate in a therapeutic songwriting workshop with Kyshona during her campus visit.

Self-described as a “music therapist gone rogue,” Nashville-based Kyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the resolve of an activist, and the voice of a singer, Kyshona (pronounced Kuh-SHAUN-Uh) is unrelenting in her pursuit of the healing power of song. Her trio includes vocalists Maureen Murphy and Nickie Conley.

“Kyshona creates music that both inspires and invites us to listen more closely,” says Ryan Bañagale, associate professor and co-chair of the Colorado College Music Department. “As we continue to emerge from the challenges and traumas of the past few years, her songs ask us to really consider what we need, from ourselves and others to be well and to thrive.”

In 2021, Kyshona founded the charitable organization Your Song, which provides therapeutic songwriting sessions and other programming.

The Kyshona Trio performance was presented in partnership with the Music Department and Wellness Resource Center, with additional support from the Cultural Attractions Fund.

CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE

Colorado College is Taking Action to Improve Mental Health

By Brenda Gillen

Colorado College is committed to raising our focus on mental health on campus to the highest level. Only when all our students, staff, and faculty can learn, work, and live in an environment that fosters mental wellness can we provide students with outstanding liberal arts education experiences and the skills and habits to live healthy lives. Based on consolidated review of feedback from students, faculty, staff, and parents, CC developed a plan of action.

Our mental health and wellness work is divided into four areas:

1) working with external expertise to help guide the college; 2) new and existing resources for students, faculty, and staff; 3) addressing stressors unique to the Block Plan, and; 4) creating greater clarity and accessibility to resources in our communications and on our website.

Some of the actions the college is taking include the following:

• held a community conversation with the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Dec. 9

• joining the Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County

• developing guidance that includes absence for mental health as a part of the attendance and excused absences policy

• creating an anonymous reporting resource for a wide range of campus concerns

• working with community partners to explore peer-to-peer support services available to students

• connecting students with external mental health providers for in-person or 24/7 telehealth services

• addressing the rapidly changing compensation needs of our employees by increasing salaries, providing a one-time payment to staff hired prior to 2022, and raising campus minimum and occasional worker wages

• hiring an associate vice president for wellness who will be responsible for the

vision, strategy, execution, and management of Colorado College’s holistic wellness commitment

• developing, sharing, and training the campus on protocols related to on-campus emergencies

• creating a task force on mental health to include students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and outside experts with deep experience in this area

• conducting an external review of our mental health and wellness structures, programs, services, and practices

Over time, the college plans to take the following actions:

• working toward earning a “Healthy Minds” designation from the Colorado Department of Higher Education after a comprehensive review of programs and practices to address mental health across campus

• enhancing free on-campus emergency assistance training, applied suicide intervention skills, and informational meetings regarding grief

• improving and making our communication protocols more transparent, including communicating about our mental health commitment and work and using trigger warnings for sensitive communications

• reviewing wellness resources offered by CC’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• providing a required online QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training for faculty and staff

“Because we’re elevating wellness up to the same level as antiracism, we want to mirror the external review process that took place,” says Manya Whitaker, executive vice president and chief of staff. “People sometimes overlook or perhaps never know that antiracism is not just about race. It’s about power structures. When we think about changing the organizational structure around mental health, we’re talking about who has the power, the access, the opportunity to find support for wellness, including physical

Kyshona, a self-described “music therapist gone rogue,” performs with her trio in the Richard F. Celeste Theatre at Cornerstone Arts Center on Nov 6, 2022. Photo by Erin Mullins ‘24

fitness, sports, Outdoor Ed, counseling, private therapy, going to or finding a church community, and financial wellness.”

Whitaker says the changes the college will make are organizational and structural.

“Our external review will look not just at services, but at people’s lived experiences. It’s hard when you’re in it to assess it. We wanted to be sure the people coming in from the outside had the expertise and the personal cultural experiences to be able to assess what’s going on at Colorado College,” Whitaker says.

Since the issue of mental health is impacting colleges both regionally and nationally, CC representatives at the leadership level will learn from peer institutions. Some will meet with Denison University representatives in Ohio, and others will visit Pikes Peak State College, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and the University of Denver. Whitaker says joining efforts will increase effectiveness and efficiency.

While the conversation around mental health continues, help is available on campus now. Colorado College’s Wellness Resource Center helps students navigate a range of life challenges that can result in significant stress, mood changes, excessive worry, problems with eating or sleeping, and other symptoms of mental distress. The WRC offers direct support to students, referrals to other campus resources, and workshops and programs to help build coping skills and resiliency. Initiatives provided by the WRC focus on supporting students with mental health challenges, building resilience and coping skills, and educating the campus community about mental health literacy, culture change, and harm prevention.

Workshops and programs are designed for self-care and for supporting others. Students are encouraged to check out the Journaling or Self Care and Resilience Skill Building series. To learn about best practices in trauma-informed care and supporting others with men-tal health challenges, the WRC offers Mental Health First Aid and the How

to Help workshop series. The BADASS Active Bystander Intervention Program also covers how to respond to people in distress and intervene to prevent potentially harmful situations. Print and online resources on managing grief and choosing a therapist are also available.

Learn more: www.coloradocollege.edu/ wellness

COLORADO COLLEGE MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION FUND

CC is committed to providing comprehensive care and support to our community. We take a holistic approach to mental health and invite you to partner with us. Gifts to the Mental Health Promotion Fund support mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts on campus. Visit www.coloradocollege.edu/mentalhealthfund to give.

TOP: Yijia Wang ’22, a paraprof in the Psychology Department, is pictured on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III LEFT: Julieta Lechini ’22 holds the Student Initiative Award that student organization Aprender Mediante Amistad received in May 2022 from the CC Collaborative Community Engagement. Photo courtesy of Julieta Lechini. RIGHT: Students pose following the last session of Aprender Mediante Amistad at Mann Middle School, Colorado Springs, on May 2022. AMA is a CC student-led organization that supports high school and middle school students who speak English as a second language.

Photo by Kimberly Stone

Colorado College Students Helping to Make Positive Change for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

By Jennifer Kulier

When Yijia Wang ’22 came to the U.S. from China as an international student, she experienced culture shock, language barriers, and a sudden transition from being an ethno-racial majority to being a minority. This fueled her passion for helping immigrants, particularly asylum seekers.

At Colorado College, Wang found support to engage with matters of immigration. She received community engagement mini-grant funds to support pro se (acting as one’s own lawyer) asylum clinics that help Afghan evacuees facing uncertain legal status and financial adversity with their asylum applications.

The CC Career Center then made her aware of an internship opportunity. As a legal intern at Family Immigration Services of Catholic Charities, Wang offers pro-bono immigration support for Colorado Springs clients with asylum cases.

Since the Taliban imposed draconian restrictions and oppressions against Afghan women, former government affiliates, and ethnic and religious minorities, millions of Afghans have been persecuted, mistreated, and killed. Some Afghan evacuees successfully fled to the U.S., where they continue to face difficulties and stress due to language barriers, separation from their families, uncertain legal status, job insecurity, and financial challenges.

“There are many ways that people can legally immigrate to the U.S., and seeking asylum is perhaps one of the more difficult ways,” Wang says.

As part of the Afghan workshop team, Wang conducted extensive country conditions research, collected statements from clients, tailored evidence to support each client’s specific claim, and prepared immigration-related documents.

Wang says this work has meant a lot to her.

“My dream career is to become an immigration attorney and defend immigrants against injustice and systemic oppression. This work brings me closer to my dream,” she says.

Colorado College offers several other programs and opportunities for students to get involved in immigration matters.

Aprender Mediante Amistad — a student organization — assists children whose parents are unable to help their children with homework due to language barriers. AMA helps children improve their reading and homework skills.

CC Refugee Alliance connects students, faculty, and staff with refugees and asylum seekers in Colorado Springs. Members help refugees achieve self-sufficiency in the U.S. by tutoring them and supporting other community movements, such as the Colorado Springs Sanctuary Coalition.

Academic work at the college also engages immigration matters. Courses allow students to apply theory directly and engage in critical experiential learning.

Julieta Lechini ’22 got involved in immigration work at CC because, as a migrant

herself, she understood a lot of their struggles, while also recognizing the tools she had at her disposal to provide “at least a little bit of change,” she says. Lechini received a mini-grant from the Collaborative for Community Engagement and a CC Venture Grant to assist her research and work. The Anthropology Department supported her throughout this process and the academic work that preceded it, she says.

Lechini interned for Idas y Vueltas, a nonprofit organization that assists migrants in Uruguay. Her responsibilities included drafting policy recommendations and answering questions about migrants’ rights in access to housing. She started projects, including establishing an observatory for migration and housing that united research, institutional diagnosis, and evaluations, and followed up on individual cases — working alongside caseworkers and psychologists. Lechini also did ethnographic work for her thesis in Anthropology, titled “Derecho de Piso: Access to Home in the Path Towards Uruguayan Citizenship for Cuban Migrants.”

“I had an incredible opportunity to use my academic background and the resources of CC to try to make a change and do so through diverse projects and years of involvement,” says Lechini.

Campus Community Participates in Week of Action

The Colorado College Collaborative for Community Engagement held its Week of Action in October, when students, staff, and faculty participated in community-based projects.

“The goal is to offer a week of activities that aim to mobilize our campus community to engage with the Colorado Springs community and encourage ongoing engagement throughout the year,” says Sarah Elsey, the CCE student engagement coordinator.

Events included a cleanup of Monument Creek as part of Creek Week, building walking and biking trails with Concrete Couch, and planting garlic at the CC Farm.

“Even though garlic planting fell on a cold and rainy afternoon, we had enough people at the farm to plant all of our garlic for this season. We’re really excited to see how our work unfolds in the Spring,” says Hannah O’Leary ’23, a student farm field manager.

Concrete Couch, a CCE High Impact Initiative partner and community partner, was involved in several Week of Action

events. The campus community helped build biking and walking trails. Students also cared for trees at Concrete Coyote, a community park in Colorado Springs.

“Students helped us build trails at the community park, Concrete Coyote. They also helped with a tile mosaic project at John Adams Elementary,” says Steve Wood ’84, executive director of Concrete Couch. “No matter what the project is, CC students, alums, and staff rock!”

Concrete Couch works to connect people and build communities through its programs and projects. The organization hosts free programs for community members, including children and senior citizens. Additionally, Concrete Couch works with organizations, groups, and schools, to build parks, playgrounds, and gardens.

BreakOut hosted the trip to Concrete Couch. BreakOut is a group through the CCE that aims to break students out of the “CC bubble” through community engagement with local organizations, says Kylie Orf ’24, student director of BreakOut. BreakOut hosts

trips to community organizations every Saturday and during block breaks and other breaks. Students work in various positions at a local soup kitchen, building trails, community art, and farm work.

“It is a great way for students to get connected with Colorado Springs and can open doors for internships and other connections within these organizations,” says Orf. Students helped restore soil and build trails during the Week of Action’s Saturday trip.

There were positive collaborations on- and off-campus throughout the week, including eight community partners and nine campus collaborators, with engagement from students, staff, faculty, and CC family members, says Elsey.

“I loved that the week was centered on collaboration with local partners and helping them meet needs that already existed instead of coming up with a bunch of new programming,” says Maddi Schink ’23, the student director of community-engaged scholars.

By Julia Fennell ’21

Kai Matthiasson ’23 and Emily Newhall ’26 plant garlic at the Colorado College Farm on Oct. 7.

Photo by Katya Nicolayevsky ’24

FAC Exhibit Explores Histories, Ecologies, and Cultures of the Caribbean

By Doug McPherson

Colorado is about as landlocked as you can get. However, you can still appreciate an ocean and its salty breezes — and much more — thanks to “Breathe into the Past: Crosscurrents in the Caribbean,” a new exhibit at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College that ran through Jan. 29, 2023.

It features the work of 12 contemporary artists who have a link to various places in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and coastal Colombia.

Naomi Wood, chair and associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at CC, as well as the co-curator of the exhibition, says what stands out about the exhibit for her are the multiple types of media.

“We have saris made into a sculpture, sugar as part of painting, headphones with tracks from a new album, pottery, slideshow photos, flags, photography, a thorn-adorned coat, and multi-screen video installations,” Wood says. “We wanted to demonstrate the diversity in artistic expressive forms while also linking the artists through shared themes of coloniality, bodily memory, and links between past, present, and future.”

Katja Rivera, FAC’s curator of contemporary art, says planning for the exhibit began in 2021 when Wood brought together artists and a group of CC and University of Colorado Colorado Springs faculty whose research centers on the Caribbean. They brainstormed possibilities for connecting an exhibition with their scholarship.

Wood says Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ book, “Dub: Finding Ceremony,” helped inspire the exhibition (the exhibit’s title comes from a line in the book). Gumbs’ text is available for patrons to peruse while they are in the gallery, as is a reading list of critical texts for further study of antiracist Caribbean authors.

“The book channels ancestral knowledge toward understanding Caribbean histories and navigating Caribbean futures,” Rivera says. “We looked to artists who are exploring the histories, ecologies, and cultures of the Caribbean, broadly defined, to understand marginalized histories that have shaped the region and, more broadly, the Americas as we know them today.”

Rivera says she hopes visitors can connect with the exhibit in a variety of ways.

“Perhaps they might learn about a new artist, understand how the Caribbean is inextricably connected to other parts of the globe, consider contemporary political issues and islands’ relationship to one another. They might think how migration — both voluntary and forced — has shaped the region or think about how human and non-human life is intertwined.”

TOP: Suchitra Mattai, Tethered, 2020, courtesy of K Contemporary, Denver. Photo by Wes Magyar BOTTOM: Hulda Guzmán, Uva de Playa 2, 2020, Alexander Berggruen, NY, and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.

Photo by Dario Lasagni

Connect with the CC Community

Celebrating Community at Homecoming and Family Weekend

More than 2,300 alumni, parents, families, and students gathered on the CC campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 7-9, 2022. It was a spirited weekend full of connection, reflection, celebration, and shared passion for this one-of-a-kind college. Festivities included class reunion events, Homecoming Convocation and the presentation of Alumni Association Awards, affinity group receptions, a CC Hockey pre-game tailgate, athletic events, Tiger Talks, music and arts showcases, and more. See more photos at https://2cc.co/2022hfwpix

TOP: Alumni and their families hang out at Earle Flagpole on a sunny morning during the Alumni Community Picnic. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III BELOW: The CC Hockey team took back-to-back wins against Alaska Anchorage at Ed Robson Arena over Homecoming weekend. Photo by Katya Nicolayevsky ’24

RIGHT: Aden Katz ’26 and parents Michael and Norma Katz enjoy time together at the Family Regional Connections event on Tava Quad.

Photo by Lonnie Timmons III

LEFT: Sofia Joucovsky ’26 slacklines with the help of her mother, Alison Joucovsky, during the Saturday morning Parent and Family Community Picnic. MIDDLE: Clara Klassen ’26 warms her hands during the Friday night Tiger Tailgate in Worner Quad. RIGHT: RoCCy entertains young attendees at the Friday night Tiger Tailgate on Worner Quad. Photos by Lonnie Timmons III

BELOW: Alumni of color gather for a reception with President L. Song Richardson in the Chapman Room at Ed Robson Arena. Events for various affinity groups were held throughout the weekend, including receptions for alumni of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as regional and academic department-specific gatherings. Photo

TOP: Alumni from the Class of 1972 were formally inducted into the Fifty Year Club during a ceremony at Shove Memorial Chapel, where Steve Trimble ’72 gave the address. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III MIDDLE: Sheldon Kerr ’07, recipient of the Alumni Association’s Spirit of Adventure Award, receives her medallion from President L. Song Richardson at the Homecoming Convocation ceremony. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III BOTTOM: The Alumni Awards panel during Homecoming Convocation. Pictured, from left: David Helms ’65 (Louis T. Benezet Award); Ted Coons ’51 and Sheldon Kerr ’07 (Spirit of Adventure Award); Ian Griffis ’85 (Lloyd E. Worner Award); and AAC President-Elect Jen Hoglin ’91 (moderator). (Brian Young, in memoriam, received the Gresham Riley Award.) Photo by Lonnie Timmons III

by Stacey Rocero

2022 HOMECOMING AND FAMILY WEEKEND

Alumni, families, and friends: Thank you for joining us for an incredible weekend of connection, courageous conversations, and CC spirit!

By The Numbers

2,300 REGISTERED ATTENDEES

1,068 ALUMNI AND GUESTS

1,002 PARENTS AND FAMILIES

300 CURRENT STUDENTS

60 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

13 CLASSES CELEBRATING REUNIONS

68 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1972 RECEIVED THEIR FIFTY YEAR CLUB MEDALLIONS

$2.9 million RAISED THROUGH REUNION CLASS GIVING

2,981 DONORS PARTICIPATED IN REUNION CLASS GIVING

Reunion class giving is counted through the end of each calendar year. Final numbers for 2022 reunion class projects were tallied after Dec. 31. Visit www.coloradocollege.edu/reunions to see the total impact!

Save the Date! Oct. 13-15, 2023

Mark your calendars now for this Fall’s festivities! Registration will open in Summer 2023.

The 2023 Reunion Classes Are:

55th: Classes of 1967, 1968, and 1969

50th: Class of 1973

45th: Class of 1978

40th: Class of 1983

35th: Class of 1988

30th: Class of 1993

25th: Class of 1998

20th: Class of 2003

15th: Class of 2008

10th: Class of 2013

5th: Class of 2018

Join Your Reunion Committee

Class reunions are one of the best ways to strengthen the connection between alumni and the college. The goal of a reunion committee is to promote class-wide enthusiasm for your reunion, help plan reunion activities, and encourage both reunion attendance and participation in the class gift project. As a reunion committee member, you’ll get to do the “fun stuff” — like choosing a venue and format for your class gathering and supporting a cause you care about for a class gift project — while the Office of Alumni & Family Relations handles the detailed event logistics and serves as a resource along the way. Interested in serving on a 2023 reunion committee? Email reunions@coloradocollege.edu to learn more.

Reunion Committee Responsibilities:

• If possible, attend Reunion Volunteer Weekend, held on the CC campus March 3-4. This event is the first opportunity for your committee to get together to plan reunion events and set goals for a commitment to the class gift.

• Contact classmates to encourage reunion attendance and support a class gift by leveraging your network within your class.

• Lead by example. Make an early gift to Colorado College and serve as a role model for classmates to follow.

• Share Colorado College news and reunion updates with classmates, along with information about the importance of giving back to CC. Share your own reasons for supporting the college.

• Participate in periodic conference calls and email discussions with committee members and CC staff to answer questions and update progress.

• Thank classmates for their giving as appropriate.

• Serve as a class ambassador at Homecoming, Oct. 13-15, 2023. Meet and greet as many classmates as possible. Most of all, HAVE FUN: It’s your CC class reunion!

CC Community Across the Country

President L. Song Richardson’s Inaugural Tour

The president has made several stops in her yearlong tour across the United States to meet with CC alumni, parents, families, and community members following her inauguration as the 14th president of Colorado College. Richardson met with nearly 100 CC members of the community in Denver on Oct. 20, followed by a stop in Chicago on Nov. 19, with more than 50 CC community members attending. Two additional tour stops were held in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City in January. Watch your email for tour stops in Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., in March, and others near you in the coming months.

Tigers in The Desert

Around 50 CC alumni, families, and friends got together at Devil’s Advocate Sports Grill in Tempe, Arizona, on Oct. 21, before cheering on the CC Tiger hockey team in a matchup against Arizona State University. We may not have gotten the win, but the Tiger spirit was high!

Parents and Families: CC In the Spotlight

Want to connect with the CC community and learn more about the resources and programs available to your students? Join a CC in the Spotlight virtual event! These informal presentations take place each block, and are designed specifically for parents, families, and supporters of current CC students. They are interactive and will include time for Q&A, conversation, and connection. Watch for information and registration in the Blockly Family Connections Newsletter, or online at www.coloradocollege.edu/parents

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Block 6

March 16, 5-6 p.m. (MT)

Featuring the CC Career Center

Block 7

April 13, 5-6 p.m. (MT)

Featuring the Collaborative for Community Engagement

Connect with Us

Visit www.coloradocollege.edu/alumnievents for a calendar of upcoming events for alumni, parents, and families on campus and across the country.

@coloradocollegealumni, @ccparents

Colorado College Alumni (public page), Colorado College Parents (private group)

Colorado College Official Alumni Group

Curious about becoming more involved with the CC alumni community? Want to ask a question or share feedback? Contact the Office of Alumni & Family Relations anytime at alumni@coloradocollege.edu, parents@coloradocollege.edu, or (719) 389-6775. We’d love to hear from you!

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Cross Country Teams Win SCAC Titles

By Jerry Cross ’91

The Colorado College women and men’s cross country teams swept the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships for the third time in four years on Oct. 29, in Georgetown, Texas.

Led by defending individual champion and SCAC Runner of the Year Elliot Singer ’25, the women’s team won its second consecutive SCAC crown and third in four years.

The Tigers captured the top nine spots in the race, the first time in SCAC history, to earn the first perfect score of 15 points since Trinity University in 2013. Trinity finished second with 50, followed by Texas Lutheran University in third with 95.

Singer finished the 6K race in 22 minutes, 55.2 seconds — nearly 23 seconds faster than teammate Clare Quinn ’23 . Singer is the first repeat winner since Leah Wessler ’17, who took the honors in 2015 and 2016.

Ella Fullerton ’26 finished third in 23:18.3 to earn SCAC Newcomer of the Year honors, while Jane Mallach ’24 was fourth (23:18.5), and Alison Mueller-Hickler ’26 fifth (23:19.5).

Na’ama Nevo ’23 (23:20.3) and Sydney Rankin ’25 (23:23.7) finished sixth and seventh respectively. Nevo won the league’s Elite 19 award, given to the all-conference performer with the highest grade-point average. She has a 3.92 g.p.a. and is majoring in mathematics.

Britt Helgaas ’25 (8th/23:27.2), Dafna Williams ’23 (9th/23:28.5), Liz S. White ’26 (11th/23:32.8), Brooktie Biruktawit Frogge ’26 (12th/23:35.0), and May Lamb ’25 (14th/23:35.9) also earned all-SCAC honors. Meanwhile, the men’s squad captured its fourth consecutive SCAC title, the first team to do so since 2006.

Led by individual champion James Settles ’24, the Tigers captured four of the top eight individual spots. Seven runners finished in the top 14 to earn all-conference honors.

Colorado College finished with 31 points, followed by Trinity University with 35, and Southwestern University with 91. CC is the first team to win four straight team titles since DePauw University from 2003-06.

Settles covered the 8K course in 25 minutes, 23.6 seconds, 30 seconds ahead of runner-up Will Salony of Trinity. The SCAC Newcomer of the Year as a first-year student, Settles finished second last season. He was named this year’s recipient of the league’s Elite 19 award, which recognizes the all-conference performer with the best grade-point average. He has a 4.0 g.p.a. and is majoring in computer science.

Brett Kitazono ’24 placed fourth with a time of 26:06.9, while Devlin Swanson ’24 finished seventh in 26:24.2.

Theo A. Snowdon ’23 (8th/26:26.3) and Walt Zachar Jones ’25 (11th/26.43.7) rounded out the official scoring for the Tigers, while Joe Marcucci Salvatore Bullock ’26 earned SCAC Newcomer of the Year honors with a 12th-place result (26:44.7). Rabbit Larrabee Barnes ’26 (13th/26:46.9) also earned a spot on the all-SCAC team.

Cross country team members train near the Fine Arts Center on Oct. 18, 2022. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III

PHOTOS COURTESY THE SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

1971

Marshall Griffith, a philosophy major, reports a few modest publication successes in recent years. Aethlon, The Journal of Sports Literature, Volume XXXIV:1 includes his short story, “On Scent,” about a run and swim across Lake MacDonald in Glacier Park, Montana. The Almagre Review: Issue 6, Part 1, contains his nonfiction story, “The Wind Rivers,” about an emergency helicopter rescue during a National Outdoors Leadership School course in 1980. Aethlon Volume XXXVIII:2 includes his poem, “Meanings to My High Board Diving.” Marshall thanks CC for introducing him to Professor Glenn Gray, who became his adviser.

1972

Sally Jo Button has lived her life on her own terms — every day and in her unique way. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2022, she invited her longtime friends to a living wake in Denver on July 9, 2022. The invitation read: “Leave your tears and tissues at the door.” People from all chapters of her astonishing life joined this most remarkable woman. Her CC sisters embraced her while taking a page from her book on how to appreciate every moment of life.

From left: Tom Ann Casey ’72 (kneeling); Nancy Guild ’70, ’72; Tina Hittenberger ’71; Sue Brewington ’72; Sue Baskett-Lovely ’72 ; and Sally Jo Button ’72 (seated).

1974

Tim Davis ’74, ’76 was a high school math teacher in Colorado Springs for many years and is now a photographer. He lives in and has a studio in the

1978

Elizabeth L. Frank, Ph.D., received the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education in Clinical Chemistry. The award recognizes an individual who has devoted a major portion of his/her professional life to enhancing the practice and profession of clinical chemistry through education. Elizabeth also was awarded the 2021 Society of Young Clinical Laboratorians Mentorship Award, given annually to an AACC member who goes above the call of duty to support SYCL and the development of young scientists. In 2000, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by CC.

1985

Holly Ornstein Carter ’85, Beth Skelton ’88, Katy P. Link ’84, Brian K. Link ’88, and Melissa Brown Moore ’85 celebrated July 4, 2022, together at the Columbine Ranch outside Aspen, Colorado. Melissa and Holly are proud to have hiked to the top of Mount Sopris that same week and went on a few great area hikes with Katy. From left: Melissa Brown Moore ’85, Holly Ornstein Carter ’85, and Katy P. Link ’84.

1987

At the annual Colorado Judicial Conference in September 2022, Ed Jude Casias ’87 was able to corral some judicial officers who have a Colorado College connection. From left: Kelly Waidler ’05, Cory Jackson ’02, Sandy Henrietta Gardner ’85, Reed Owens ’03, Eric Bentley (spouse of Tamara Bentley, art professor), Eric Kuhn ’95, Tim Michael O’Shea ’91, Sueanna Johnson ’97, and Jenny Jean Ellison ’00. Not pictured: Kraig Ecton ’86, Sarah Law ’85, Lino Lipinsky P’16 (spouse of U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette ’79, honorary degree ’99, P’16), Lin Billings Vela ’87, Judith Goeke ’79, Jenny Lopez Filkins ’89, Erin Sokol (spouse of Henry Fricke, geology professor), and Kathy Rose Delgado ’79.

1989

Jenny Lopez Filkins has been appointed to the Larimer County Court in Colorado’s 8th Judicial District, effective Sept. 16, 2022. She has served as senior assistant city attorney for Fort Collins since 2014, focusing on municipal, employment, and constitutional law. Jenny earned her bachelor’s in political science from CC and her juris doctor from the University of Colorado Law School in 1992.

North End.

1995

1989

Alumni gathered for a reunion amid the autumn colors of Crested Butte, Colorado, in Fall 2022. From left: Tim Irl Metz ’89, Woody Stevens ’89, Pat Prendergast ’89, Craig Heacock ’89, Mike Ukro-pina ’89, Doug P. Sandok ’89, Phil Andrew Horwitz ’89, and Dave Lloyd Staver ’90.

W. Eric Kuhn was sworn in as a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals on July 22, 2022. Gov. Jared Polis appointed him in June 2021 and Eric has been handling appellate cases, but the pandemic delayed his formal investiture. After earning his bachelor’s in biology, Eric received his juris doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and worked in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office for more than a decade.

Dr. Jennifer (Harris) Shuford was named interim commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, effective Oct. 1. Jennifer has been the DSHS’s chief state epidemiologist, using medical data to make public health decisions. She earned a bachelor’s in chemistry at CC, a master’s in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health, and a medical degree from the University of Texas.

1996

that he would never get married. On June 25, 2022, Rob wed Buffy Stahl in Madison, Wisconsin. Several alumni in attendance were part of the small, unofficial CC “Greek” association, Zeta Omega Iota (Zany Outrageous Individuals). From left: Lee Vierling ’92, P’22, P’25, Kira Vierling ’25, Lisa Davenport ’90, Kerri (Tashiro) Vierling ’90, P’22, P’25, Laura (Hegerle) Montague ’92, Buffy Stahl and Rob Gard ’92, Tia Vierling ’22, Peter Frykholm ’92, P’24, Heather Capen Cox ’94, Quinn Capen ’92, Emma Capen, Noah Thovson, Amy Frykholm P’24, and Karen Capen. Eric Schwent ’92, and Andrea ’93 and JJ ’95 Christensen also attended the wedding.

Maria Moskver was named the new president of Cloudvirga, a digital mortgage provider, in July 2022. She will lead the company’s strategic growth through technology investments, new products, brand awareness, and enhancing customer experience. Maria earned her bachelor’s in economics at CC, then went on to the University of Denver, where she earned her juris doctor in 2000 and her master’s in business administration in 2001.

Rob Gard recently lost a $5 bet he made in 1990 with Susan Ashley, professor emerita of history,

2000 1997

Brooke Vick has been named the first chief diversity officer at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She has been the college’s associate provost for faculty and diversity initiatives since 2018. Brooke earned her bachelor’s in psychology with a minor in women’s studies at CC, and her master’s and doctorate in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002 and 2006.

Ben Joseph Harvey, founder of Summation Wealth Group (formerly Harvey Financial Group) in Colorado Springs, has been recognized in Forbes magazine as one of the top wealth advisers and top financial security professionals in Colorado. Benjamin also serves on the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College advisory board.

Tiffany Plate ’00, left, caught up with T. Carlis Roberts ’00, center, and Daisy Davis Simmons ’99 for a fun weekend in Boulder, Colorado, in September 2022.

2004

Alexander (Sandy) Pope is an assistant professor at Salisbury University in Maryland and co-directs the university’s Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement. He recently won the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Sandy says the impetus for this work, and for the work underpinning his Columbia University doctorate in social studies education, was the Pioneers Museum internship he held while at CC.

Brittany (Teksten) Kauffman was announced as the new chief executive officer of The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) at the University of Denver in August 2022. She had been serving as interim CEO since May 2022, and previously served as a senior director overseeing IAALS’ programmatic strategy, projects, and research. Brittany earned her bachelor’s in chemistry at CC and her juris doctor at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Dee Daniels Scriven is the director of the Office of New Americans, a new office under the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Its mission is to promote economic stability, and support economic, social, linguistic, and cultural integration by investing in immigrants’ success. Previously, Dee worked in the Office of Refugee Resettlement under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She earned her bachelor’s in international political economy and a juris doctor degree from the American University Washington College of Law.

Gena R. Goodman-Campbell ’06, center, and Megan Perkins ’98, third from right, are serving together on the Bend, Oregon, City Council. Gena became Bend’s mayor on May 18, 2022, after her fellow city councilors appointed her to serve out the remainder of the former mayor’s term. Gena and Megan enjoy working together on challenging issues such as homelessness and equity, and thwarting constant sabotage attempts by a fellow city councilor who is a DU alumna.

2008

Simon Cataldo won a contested Democratic primary for state representative for the 14th Middlesex District in Massachusetts. It encompasses four communities just outside of Boston, including his hometown of Concord. Simon’s priorities include climate and environmental health, infrastructure, education, governmental integrity, reproductive justice, and mental and behavioral health care.

2006

Jayash Paudel ’10, left, reunited with Mark G. Smith, professor of economics, recently in Boise, Idaho. Mark was Jayash’s academic adviser during his time at CC. Jayash is an assistant professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma.

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Jeffrey Nadel has been selected as one of 15 White House Fellows placed with the Department of Veterans Affairs for 2022–23. Jeff is a resident neurosurgeon at the University of Utah and is committed to combating health disparities around the world. He has worked in Costa Rica and Uganda, and has published more than 36 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and press articles. Jeff was a Boettcher Scholar at CC, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s in neuroscience. Jeff also earned his master’s in clinical research and his medical degree from the University of Michigan.

2017

Anna Squires has joined the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a science writer. A political science major at CC with an independently designed minor in multimedia communications, she will write for the sustainable transportation research team at NREL, which is focused on decarbonizing the airline, automotive, and trucking industries.

2013

Sara Bodner ’13 married Ryan Hedges ’13 on Sept. 10, 2022, in Lyme, New Hampshire, in the presence of many Tigers.

Back row, from left: Tyler Allen ’14, Ginna Oates ’13, Anna Crosby ’13, Alex Woolford ’13, Henry Reohr ’13, Chris Mayo-Smith ’14, Ryan Hedges ’13 and Sara Bodner ’13, Amanda Scott ’13, Gabe Glenn Kaminsky ’13, Anu Atre ’13, Laura Blackett ’13, Kate McManus ’13, Eric Syrjala ’13, David Scott ’13, and Burr Tweedy ’13. Front row, from left: Keith Drury ’13, Kelly Varian ’13, Will Allenbach ’13, Jordan Wilson ’13, Tyler Snover ’13, and Will Thomsen ’13. Not pictured: Sarah Hutcherson ’13.

Jared Dunham Bell and Patty Atkinson, both ’18, were married July 2, 2022, in Harwich Port, Massachusetts. Many of their CC friends joined them for the happy occasion.

First row, from left: Chelo Barton ’18, Margot F. Lederer ’18, Jared Dunham Bell ’18 and Patty Atkinson ’18, Luke Wingate Lawton Cree ’18, ’21, and Mariel Hope Wilson ’18. Second row: Stefani Messick ’17, Leah Wessler ’17, Brian Thomas Rubin ’18, Alana Aamodt ’18, Valerie Hanna ’18, Duranya Nadika Freeman ’18, Kate Lois Matlin ’19, Allie Hope Crimmins ’17, Amelia Smith ’18, Katie Larsen ’18, Montana Weyler Bass ’18, Hunter Brian Henninger ’18, and Nick Zuschneid ’18. Third row: Austin Hammer ’18, Jamyoung Dorji ’19, ’21, Connor Jacob Rademacher ’18, Grayson Slater Kristoff ’18, Shin Olsan ’18, Theo Hooker ’18, Will Alexander Swift ’18, and Jackson Liam Kaplan ’18. Not pictured: Nick Pearson ’18, ’20 and Katie Lee Sandfort ’17.

2019

Meg Tomhave has not slowed down after her many accomplishments while studying neuroscience at CC. She enrolled in the physician assistant program at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and worked in emergency rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meg joined Physician Assistant Students for Leadership, Equity, AntiRacism, and Diversity, which seeks solutions to racial inequalities, and joined its board of directors. After graduation, she will move to California to work as a P.A. in psychiatry and research.

2018

Obituaries

Pete Chase Tyree passed away Sept. 12, 2022, in Colorado Springs. Pete earned his bachelor’s in engineering and later established the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. Among his many interests: singing with a barbershop quartet, running marathons, scuba diving, mountain biking, and supporting the Denver Broncos. Pete was predeceased by his wife, Patricia (Sabin) Tyree ’53; survivors include three children and three grandchildren.

She married Julian Winters in 1953 and they followed their dreams to California, where Jane was active in civil rights activities and sold real estate. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son. Jane is survived by two children; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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Edmund Dunham Cook III passed away July 7, 2022, in Salt Lake City. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he enrolled at CC and received his bachelor’s in political science. While in Colorado, Ed reveled in skiing, hiking, and exploring in his 1930 Pierce-Arrow car. He worked in real estate around the country. Ed is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons and one daughter; four grandchildren; and five stepchildren.

Jacqueline (Holl) Nagel passed away July 12, 2022, in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated with a bachelor’s in English from CC, where she met her future husband, Elwyn Nagel ’50, 51. Jacqueline was a principal in the oil and gas company her father founded and a joyful woman with a wonderful soprano voice. Her husband preceded her in death in 2003. Survivors include two daughters.

David Oatman died Nov. 8, 2021, in Dundee, Illinois. While pursuing his bachelor’s in zoology at CC, he was class president and a standout football player. Dave served five years as an Air Force pilot and married Janet Adams ’53. After a three-year stint in Japan, Dave helped operate a dairy recycling operation before founding his own company, Sugar Tree Products. He is survived by his wife; children including Dottie Oatman ’78 and Annie OatmanGardner ’80; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Peter Oatman ’78.

Jane (Little) Winters died of complications from dementia on April 23, 2022. She earned her bachelor’s in religious studies at CC. In 1952, Jane bought a one-way ticket on a steamer to Europe and began working for the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

James A. Hill “popped off the twig” July 2, 2022, in Colorado Springs. After serving in the Marine Corps in Asia, he enrolled at CC. He captained the tennis team, played on CC’s first soccer team, and was president of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Armed with a bachelor’s in business administration, Jim embarked on a long career with investment firms before retiring to Colorado Springs. Survivors include Sue, his wife, two sons, and five grandchildren.

Charles William Kurth passed away Aug. 14, 2022 of natural causes in Stuart, Florida. Bill was a Phi Delta Theta at CC, where he earned a bachelor’s in business administration. He loved the Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Badgers football teams and traveling with family and friends. Bill was fun-loving, optimistic, persistent, and resilient, and a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Dean) Kurth ’54; sons Dean ’78 and Steven; and four grandchildren.

John “Misto” Woodruff Stewart died Aug. 4, 2022, in Towson, Maryland. John earned his bachelor’s in history at CC, where he lettered in basketball, baseball, and football. He served in the Coast Guard 1952-56. Later, he was an alumni trustee voter for eight years and was inducted into CC’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. John was a retired longtime Baltimore Sun sports reporter. His former colleagues praised his expertise in and passion for sports writing, especially about golf. He is survived by a daughter and a son, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Kenneth Austin Cush passed away on July 30, 2022. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, and was awarded a hockey scholarship to CC. He is still the youngest-ever participant in the NCAA college hockey championship. Post-CC, he graduated from the University of Alberta with a law degree. Ken was appointed a

provincial court judge in 1969 and served until retiring in 2003. He was predeceased by his wife, Mona; and is survived by their four daughters and six grandchildren.

Richard Dabney Taylor passed on Aug. 22, 2022, in Castle Rock, Colorado. At CC, Dick pledged Phi Delta Theta and received a bachelor’s in business and banking. He worked for companies including McDonnell Douglas and taught high school. Dick loved being with family and engineering gadgets to solve any household need. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joan, and his second wife, Cyndy; and is survived by five children and 13 grandchildren.

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Alfred Richard Conroy passed away Aug. 5, 2022, at home in McCammon, Idaho. He earned a bachelor’s in geology at CC and a master’s, also in geology, from the University of Colorado Boulder. Dick worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, the Colorado School of Mines Research Institute, and FMC Corp., and was the author of two U.S. patents. He also served in the U.S. Army. Dick is survived by his wife, Lonna; three daughters; and six grandchildren.

Pamela Merrill-Meyers died peacefully on July 3, 2022, in Denver. Soon after earning her bachelor’s in English, she rewarded herself by sailing to Europe and met her future husband, Charlie Meyers, while strolling on deck. Charlie died in 1988 and, in 2001, Pam married Nathaniel Merrill, who died in 2008. She was an avid reader, patron of the arts, and world traveler. Survivors include two children and three grandchildren.

Joseph ’56, ’57 and Carole (Carlson) Daley ’59, who were married in 1959, died eight months apart. Joe passed on July 24, 2022, and Carole on Nov. 16, 2021. They met during high school in Illinois, then attended CC together. Joe played football on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry, then a bachelor’s in civil engineering. Carole earned a bachelor’s in botany and later was an alumni trustee voter for nine years. Joe was a civil and chemical engineer and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and golfing; Carole loved Louisiana history and spent 40 years sharing that love as a

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tour guide. Survivors include their daughter, Jennifer Daley Johnson ’89, ’90; and three grandchildren.

John Ernest Ludlow died Aug. 4, 2022, in Colorado Springs. Jack earned his bachelor’s in zoology and played baseball at CC, then earned a master’s in teaching from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado, in 1971. Later, he became a respected teacher and coach at his alma mater, Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado. He then joined the Colorado Department of Corrections as director of education. Jack is survived by his wife, Margie; three children; and four grandchildren.

Doug Harding Mitchell died July 20, 2022. The Calgary native won a hockey scholarship to CC, where he earned his bachelor’s in business administration. After receiving his Bachelor of Law degree at the University of British Columbia, Doug’s love for the law and for sports helped him serve his community and Canada for decades. His accomplishments as a Canadian Football League player and commissioner earned him a place in the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Survivors include his wife, Lois; and four children.

Carol (Orvis) Olsen passed away Aug. 17, 2022, in the Washington, D.C., area. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s in education, thanks to a Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. She went on to earn a master’s in measurement and statistics at the University of Maryland. Carol loved traveling, socializing, playing piano, and singing in church choirs. Survivors include Kenneth, her husband of 60 years; two daughters; and three grandchildren.

bachelor’s in education at CC, then a master’s in business administration at the University of West Florida in 1972. Russell served in the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife, Leona, had three children and fostered more than 28 children in 10 years. The Penningtons then adopted three of their foster children and were blessed with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Dr. Al R. Loosli passed away July 15, 2022, in Walnut Creek, California, from a brain tumor. At CC, he majored in chemistry and lettered in basketball and football. Al earned his medical degree at the University of California San Francisco and served as an Army flight surgeon 1969-1972. Al’s optimism inspired his patients — including Olympic and professional athletes — on their path to healing. He is survived by his wife, Connie (Clay) ’66; three children; five grandchildren; and his twin brother, Ed.

Tony Placzek died July 24, 2022, after battling leukemia. His parents fled Czechoslovakia in 1938; his widowed mother raised him in England before they moved to California when he was 10. Tony served in the Army, then completed his bachelor’s in sociology at CC. He worked in real estate financing and investing, but his true loves were having adventures with his family and learning about his ancestors’ roots and accomplishments, Tony is survived by his wife, Elena; three children; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

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has left its mark on CC and the community for more than a century. Carl’s survivors include two daughters; two grandchildren; six sisters; four brothers; and his stepfather.

Paul J. Davidson, private investigator and International Man of Mystery, passed away Sept. 9, 2022, in Charleston, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s in political science and played rugby at CC. Paul is survived by many friends and his loving family, including his sister, Julia Davidson Cirbo ’88.

Martha Putnam-Simons was more than 100 years old when she died July 28, 2022, at her Colorado Springs home. After majoring in English at Western Illinois State Normal College, she earned her Master of Arts in teaching at CC. Martha taught in Colorado Springs high schools until retiring in 1982. Afterward, she and her second husband, Bob Simons, loved travel, theater, the symphony, and entertaining family and friends. Martha is survived by two children; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

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Edward Heath died Oct. 5, 2022, in Arizona. While studying political science at CC, he spent his junior year in Vienna, where he learned German. Ed then earned a master’s in business administration at the University of Denver. While pursuing career opportunities, he and his family lived in Lebanon, Belgium, Colombia (where his fluency in Spanish came in handy) and Brazil. Ed’s survivors include his wife, Jane; two sons; and four granddaughters.

Don Thomson Wallace passed away July 22, 2022, in Massachusetts. He earned his bachelor’s in economics at CC, where he pledged Beta Theta Pi. He served in the National Guard and owned the Craftmount Co. in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Donald treasured fishing trips all over the world with his father, sailing with his children, and spoiling his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Susan; two children; and three grandchildren.

Barbara (Walsh) Schneiter passed away peacefully Sept. 19, 2022, in Colorado Springs after battling dementia. After deciding to become an elementary school teacher, she began pursuing her master’s in education at CC. She loved teaching math and science and made learning fun during her 21-year career in Colorado Springs schools. Survivors include James, her husband of 52 years; two children; and two grandchildren.

Rena Maez passed away Nov. 29, 2020, in Denver. While at CC, Rena participated in The Catalyst and the Adopt-a-Student program. Survivors include her mother, Theresa Maez; siblings Emily and Philip Maez; and her grandparents, Tony and Dolores Medina.

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Ennis Russell Pennington Jr. died Dec. 20, 2021. He earned his

Carl Joseph Bourgeois passed away July 17, 2022, in Colorado Springs. After studying at CC, he worked as a commercial real estate developer. Carl’s passion was restoring neglected properties, including his childhood home on Colorado Springs’ west side. Through his mother, Bobbie, he was a member of the illustrious Stroud family, which

Michael Vennard died Aug. 12, 2022, in Kansas City, Kansas, from complications of diabetes. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history and political science at CC. Michael was program manager at Sleepyhead Beds, which takes gently used donated beds and bedding, and distributes them to Kansas City-area children and families in need. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jessie (Milne) Freeman died peacefully at her family home in Springfield, New Hampshire, on June 11, 2022, after battling melanoma. She was surrounded by family and other loved ones. Jessie attended CC before graduating from Antioch College with a bachelor’s in human development. She is survived by her husband, Michael; their son, Michael; her parents; and three brothers.

Sara (Snyder) Katz passed away June 10, 2022, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, after battling cancer. Originally in the Class of 1990, she left CC without graduating to seek her place in the world. Sara eventually completed her CC course requirements as an English major and returned to graduate. Among her jobs: an ESL teacher in Thailand. Sara’s survivors include her son, her parents, and her sister. At CC, Sara was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She loved CC and the many friends she made there. And they loved her.

Miguel Mendez Villalpando died in an accident July 16, 2022, on Lake Dillon, Colorado. He received his bachelor’s degree in sociology, with a focus on immigration and an emphasis on economics. Miguel was a paralegal in Denver and hoped to pursue a law degree so he could fight for social justice. He worked to improve life on campus and beyond and shared his hope and determination with everyone who knew him. Survivors include his brother, Saul Mendez Villalpando ’22.

William Perkins Moseley died on campus Sept. 26, 2022. His family will cherish memories of hearing him sing in the shower and play bawdy songs on the ukulele, watching him drawing Zentangles, and folding paper cranes. He was an old soul, curious, sweet, kind, smart, and funny. His family members love and miss him beyond words and pray he has found peace.

Barbara Ann (Berg) Lewis died peacefully July 7, 2022, at the University of Vermont Medical Center from chronic medical conditions. In 1994, she and her husband moved to Colorado for a decade-and-a-half and she taught chemistry at CC. Barbara is survived by her husband, John Lewis; two daughters; and four grandchildren. She will be remembered for her incredible courage, determination, and never-ending love and support for her family and friends.

Nancy (Corrigan) Woodrow ’68 passed away June 9, 2022, after fighting a terminal brain disease. Her husband and their sons were by her side. Nancy was a member of CC’s Board of Trustees for more than 20 years and was honored as a life trustee.

Nancy was born in 1946 in Duluth, Minnesota, to Fritz and Mary Corrigan.

As a political science major, Nancy served as a congressional aide in Washington, D.C. She subsequently turned her attention to sales and founded Woodrow and Free Sales, a manufacturers’ representative firm, but still found time to serve CC. Nancy was an active participant in CC activities, a generous donor, and a devoted member of the 1874 Society, the President’s Circle, and the Barnes Legacy Society.

The Woodrows established the Ken and Nancy Corrigan Woodrow Scholarship, an endowed scholarship, to support deserving and capable students at CC.

JoAnn Orsborn passed away Aug. 29, 2022, in Colorado Springs. She managed the CC bookstore from 1977 to 1997 and created a culture of belonging and support among students, faculty, and staff. JoAnn was a lover of books, ideas, and people, an ardent feminist, and a dedicated advocate for a stronger and better Colorado Springs. Survivors include her husband, John; and children Sally and John.

Nancy was competitive, athletic, and adventuresome. Although golf was not initially her favorite sport, she excelled at it, earning more than 40 awards from events and tournaments around the nation. She also was a licensed pilot.

Nancy is survived by her husband, Ken Woodrow; sons Casey ’11 and Charlie; her brother, Fritz; and her many longtime friends from CC.

The CC Questionnaire

Phil Apodaca

Phil Apodaca is the registrar at Colorado College. His responsibilities include student registration and enrollment; certifying student academic requirements and graduation; serving as the clearinghouse for enrollment files and errors; posting student personal leaves and withdrawals; handling student academic petitions; evaluating transfer credit, IB, and advanced standing credit; managing programs and classroom assignments; and supervising registrar’s office staff.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? BEING A GOOD FATHER.

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE CC DOES BEST? TEACHES YOU TO FOCUS AND WORK HARD.

IF THERE WAS ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT CC, WHAT WOULD IT BE? MORE ACCESS TO LOCAL STUDENTS.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? SPIDERS. HAHAHA.

WHICH PERSON, LIVING OR DEAD, DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? MY MOTHER.

WHO WOULD YOU INVITE TO YOUR DREAM DINNER PARTY? PEYTON MANNING AND BARACK OBAMA.

WHERE DO YOU MOST WANT TO VISIT? THE MEDITERRANEAN.

IF YOU COULD HANG OUT IN ONE SPOT ON CAMPUS, WHERE WOULD IT BE? EL POMAR SPORTS CENTER.

WHAT MEMORY ABOUT CC REALLY STICKS IN YOUR HEAD? THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS THAT I MADE.

IF YOU DIDN’T WORK IN YOUR CURRENT PROFESSION, WHAT OTHER JOB WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE? NURSE/DOCTOR.

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU DO A “HAPPY DANCE?” WHEN I MAKE A BIRDIE.

WHAT IS A TALENT YOU HAVE THAT VERY FEW KNOW ABOUT? I’M A GOOD COOK.

WHAT IS THE LAST LINE IN YOUR BIOGRAPHY?

“IT’S NOT HOW LONG YOUR LIFE IS, IT’S HOW YOU LIVE IT!”

… the Block Plan, which enables students to dive deeply into their subject matter, take risks, learn from failure, and adapt quickly;

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… our setting at the base of the Rocky Mountains and our rich tradition of eld study and community engagement in our local and regional surroundings;

… the diversity of thought, background, and lived experience among our student body today, and our commitment to expanding access and opportunity for future generations;

… our focus on the holistic health, well-being, and safety of the entire CC community grounded in commitments to mental health and antiracism;

… and so much more.

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The Annual Fund provides resources each year to support scholarships and access initiatives, faculty and student research, innovative academic and cocurricular programming, student health and well-being services, and Colorado College’s daily operations.

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Center, AiLi Pigott ’22 celebrates with friends after the 2022 Winter Commencement ceremony on Dec. 18. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III