Veronica “Ronnie” Caropreso, BBA ’92, earned a business degree at the Women’s College because, she says, she was a technology geek who wanted the vocabulary to “translate tech.” Since graduating, her ability to talk tech in the boardroom has earned Caropreso increasingly challenging and rewarding positions. Yet, it was Caropreso’s […]
When Tom Marsico, MBA ’79, was 15, he visited eight European cities, including Berlin. “It gave me an appreciation for the freedoms and opportunities we have in the United States,” he says. “I was fortunate at that young age to understand what it means to live in a democracy.” Marsico […]
Nicholas Pohlit, BS ’49, took on a fight against pollution during a time when few around him understood its toll on human health and the environment. By taking advantage of opportunities and working hard, he earned a “plum job” as executive director of the National Environmental Health Association. Pohlit, who […]
When Louise “Nan” (Smith) Speer graduated from DU in 1943, she and five friends who had lived together in Schuler Hall decided that no matter where they went, they’d stay in touch. They’d already endured one separation: In their senior year they had to leave the dorm and move in […]
Being the namesake for a correctional facility may be an uncomfortable tribute for some, but for Betty Marler, MSW ’81, it feels right. In recognition of Marler’s extensive work in youth corrections, her name adorns a locked correctional facility for juvenile girls — the Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center, […]
Her lyrics may sound silly, but for alumna Katherine Dines, making children’s music is a serious pursuit.
It’s rare for a DU alumnus to gain a fan club in his first job, but Nat Borchers did. With dual accounting degrees, Borchers, BSAcc and MA ’04, would probably have to produce some sizable tax returns to land a fan club. But Borchers isn’t putting numbers on paper. He’s […]
Steve Smith has a serious job negotiating new country franchise agreements for real estate giant ReMax International and assisting with the corporation’s development in Australia, Guam, Singapore and New Zealand. But at lunchtime, Smith exchanges his buttoned-up attire for shorts and a T-shirt. A helmet, kneepads and elbow pads complete […]
Writers and painters typically work in isolation. So when poet Kathryn (Stitt) Bass and painter Kimberly Graham decided to collaborate, they had to leave their comfort zones. In the end, their risk brought personal peace and critical acclaim. Their exhibit “Within/Without: A Conversation in Poetry and Painting” contains 14 painting/poem […]
It was a wedding that introduced Walter Sorrentino, BSBA ’80, to his lifelong love of music. “When I was in the second grade I was seated next to the drummer at my cousin’s wedding. I thought that was the coolest thing to play those drums.” Forty years later, the Denver […]
Investing can be a risky business, but portfolio manager Janna Sampson reduces uncertainty by selecting slow, steady, even “stodgy” stocks. Sampson, BA economics and political science ’79, studied industrial economics in the 1980s, learning to examine firms’ long-term economics to forecast how they might weather downturns. Now as director of […]
A life can best be defined by not what one says, but by what one does. For Emilie Bender, BA education ’67, her life’s work speaks volumes. Since January, Bender has worked as the outreach program director for obesity prevention and community nutrition, a new initiative at the Indiana State […]
Jeannette (McGrath) Albersheim’s weekly 15-mile pilgrimage from her Silver Spring, Md., home to the Washington National Cathedral isn’t for worship service. Albersheim, BA political science ’39, volunteers at the cathedral—and has for 29 years. Attracting 700,000 visitors annually, the cathedral (officially the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) […]
It’s been nearly 30 years since they lived together in DU’s Johnson-McFarlane Hall, but a dozen alumni remain close despite distance and the demands of families and careers. These “Numb Alums” stay in touch by phone and e-mail and reunite regularly to reminisce about old times and make new memories. […]
The light outside the studio door glows red, illuminating the words ON AIR. Inside the darkened room, a headphoned young man deftly pulls the microphone forward and announces, “Good morning Colorado, and welcome to the Troubleshooter Sunday Show. My name is Chris Kane, and I am your Sunday Troubleshooter.” Eighteen […]