Archive for June, 2010

DU announces Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2010

DU announces Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Five individuals and the 1968–69 NCAA championship hockey team will be inducted to the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame’s class of 2010. Gordon Cooper, Lee Courkamp, Sara Fadenrecht, Carlene Petersen and Nancy Sampson join the 1968–69 DU hockey team, which was led by captains Keith Magnuson, Craig Patrick […]

Korbel alums find home in Denver-based international nonprofit

Korbel alums find home in Denver-based international nonprofit

Five DU alumni and a current student have found their niche at Water For People, a Denver-based nonprofit that supports the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities and hygiene education programs in developing countries.  And the world needs their help. The organization, which maintains staff in Honduras, […]

Class of 2010 told that ‘education will open many doors.’

Class of 2010 told that ‘education will open many doors.’

While a world-class education can open the doors to great opportunities, it also comes with great responsibilities to bring critical thinking into the world, said Patricia Gabow at the University of Denver’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony on June 5. The chief executive officer of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority spoke to […]

850 receive graduate degrees on June 4

850 receive graduate degrees on June 4

The University of Denver’s Magness Arena was filled with eager and proud friends and family as 850 students received their graduate degrees on June 4. The day’s speaker was Lewis Sharp, former director of the Denver Art Museum, who encouraged the graduates to pursue careers in nonprofits. “Education is the […]

Alums return after 50 years … and then some

Alums return after 50 years … and then some

Doris Finnie-Shade (BA ’41) remembered paying her tuition when she was a student at the University of Denver in the late 1930s — $75 per quarter.  “But that kind of money was just as hard to come by as $25,000 or whatever it is today,” said Finnie-Shade, one of about […]

For the bookshelf: And darkness was under his feet …

For the bookshelf: And darkness was under his feet …

And Darkness Was Under His Feet: Stories of a Family By Annie Dawid (PhD English ’89) BookSurge Publishing, 2009   Annie Dawid’s latest book traces her ancestral roots through a collection of short stories from the perspective of her paternal relatives. The collection begins in the early 20th century with […]

Pioneers Top 10 June 2010

Pioneers Top 10 June 2010

Dining etiquette tips   1. As a guest, don’t select the most expensive item on the menu. 2. Don’t be the only person at the table to order an appetizer. 3. If you must leave the table in the middle of the meal, put your napkin on the seat of […]

Senior class says thanks with peace pole

The DU class of 2010 wanted their gift to be completely different from that of any other senior class. Classes in the past have given the University stained glass windows, statues and even trees. But this year’s class wanted to give something that represented their ideals and celebrated the unity […]

Gymnast Kelley Hennigan overcame cancer and became a DU standout

Gymnast Kelley Hennigan overcame cancer and became a DU standout

When Kelley Hennigan was 12 years old she had a secret — one that, if kept, could have killed her. Hennigan’s story began when she was 5 years old, growing up near Houston. It was at that young age that she fell in love. “I loved gymnastics immediately. It stuck […]

Grad selected for national public policy fellowship

Grad selected for national public policy fellowship

Ben Bentley wants to make a career out of changing people’s lives. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Birmingham Southern College, Bentley worked as Americorps volunteer teaching reading to low-income students in Birmingham, Ala., Public Schools. Bentley, a master’s student in public policy, admits his work with Americorps was one […]

Attorney General candidates spar at DU law school

The two candidates vying to be the next attorney general of Colorado squared off June 2 in an appropriate place — the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. Facing an audience peppered with legal scholars, students and lawyers, Republican incumbent John Suthers and Democratic challenger Stan Garnett engaged in […]

2010 grads to experience slowly improving job market

  After graduation, the class of 2010 will find a job market that has improved slightly over 2009 numbers. According to the National Association of Colleges & Employers’ 2010 Student Survey, 24.4 percent of 2010 graduates who applied for a job actually have one waiting for them after graduation. In […]

Pioneers goalie scores on key goal

Pioneers goalie scores on key goal

Hockey goalies hate goals — with a passion. But there’s one goal Marc Cheverie has embraced and couldn’t be happier he let in … to his life — earning his bachelor’s degree. Cheverie, one of the best players to ever stand watch in front of the net for the University […]

Grad student’s research aims to end sex trafficking

Grad student’s research aims to end sex trafficking

When she graduates on June 4, Robynne Locke will have already made a huge contribution to aid policy makers who are working to eliminate sex trafficking. A master’s student in cultural anthropology with an ethnology concentration at the University of Denver, Locke has documented a cycle of trafficking, rehabilitation and […]

Artist poised to share ‘Ideal Woman’ with the world

Artist poised to share ‘Ideal Woman’ with the world

If anyone appears to be on the brink of something big, it’s Allie Pohl. Pohl, who graduates on June 4 with her master’s degree in electronic media arts and design, seems poised to share her Ideal Woman with the world. Ideal Woman is the name of a variety of artistic […]