Late one muggy August night in 2001, four grown men boarded a New Jersey roller coaster called the Dragon Wagon and buckled up for the ride. There was only one problem: The Dragon Wagon is a kiddie coaster and couldn’t pull the weight. So, two men got out and pushed. […]
It’s said that great minds think alike, so it’s clear that Colorado’s women and girls have a couple of great minds working on their behalf. At the same time that Dean Michele “Mike” Bloom was dreaming of a grander home for DU’s Women’s College, Merle Catherine Chambers, LLM ’84, was […]
After working in the Denver commercial art industry for more than 30 years, Gary Kaemmer, BFA ’57, packed his bags and moved to Hope, Idaho, where he’s spent the past decade drawing, painting and sculpting. Kaemmer had felt there was a lack of respect for artists in the advertising field. […]
Snow clings to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains like a white satin dress on a voluptuous woman. The region’s mining history and freezing temperatures are expressed in the orange, iron-stained ice formations lining the single highway winding through the landscape. It is here that Dolores LaChapelle, BA English ’47, has cultivated […]
Imagine: a naïve man from Texas running for president, threatening Middle Eastern countries interested in gaining power, independent third parties trying to get into the White House at any cost, and oil—along with “big money”—playing a key role through it all. Some may think this scenario describes the current state […]
Your husband dies of AIDS. You probably are infected, too. Alone, you will need to provide for your four children, but work isn’t available. You already live in poverty, and now you’ve been stripped of all property, including your tiny home made of sheet metal, plywood and other refuse. This […]
Few people know what it’s like to compete on live television. The studio lights are blinding, and millions of viewers watch your every move. In February, NBC Sports intern David Eichenstein, BA psychology ’04, tasted the limelight for himself when he starred in “The Intern,” a Today Show feature modeled […]
After teaching in Denver public schools for 20 years, Anne Pennington, BA ’59, thought it was time to start a new career. So, 40 years after graduating with a degree in theatre and education, she went back to school to get a master’s degree in ministry. It was “a time […]
Anyone who knows Scott Beard, JD ’93, knows about his passion for assisting crime victims. He’s been involved in victim services for more than 16 years, including working on national, state and local public policy issues affecting those who have been touched by crime. Beard worked for several national victim-related […]
Rugs can be much more than just floor coverings. Some, like those designed by Merry DeBoer, are true works of art. DeBoer, BA history ’69, has been designing artistic area rugs for 30 years. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, DeBoer worked as a dance and reading therapist at a school […]
When she completed her graduate studies, Jill Marquardt, MBA ’02, thought it was a great time to do what she always regretted not doing after her undergraduate studies—explore the world. After spending six months in Costa Rica, Marquardt had an opportunity to go to Senegal for three months as part […]
Traffic jams in Nairobi are par for the course. Matatus—small, overcrowded buses—dart in and out of traffic and even drive on the sidewalks. Incessantly honking cars crawl along Langata Road—a major city artery—through billows of exhaust. Traffic is unoma—Swahili slang that means “really bad.” And just think, when Langata was […]
Where others see a strife-torn, problem-plagued continent, Cindy Courville, MA ’80, PhD ’88, sees a cradle of potential. As a director at the National Security Council’s African Affairs office, Courville has her lens trained on Africa. And what she observes—a host of countries working hard on their problems—makes her optimistic […]
Tony Carroll, BA ’75, JD ’84, can picture the day when Africa no longer needs billions of dollars of humanitarian relief and development aid. Indeed, he’s devoted much of his career to hastening that day. With his undergraduate degree in economics and a background in securities law, Carroll is vice […]
Claudia Giannetti, MA geography ’92, immersed herself in a new culture when she came to the United States from Argentina as a student and a Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) staffer. Giannetti felt international encounters were important learning experiences, which is one reason why she stayed on at DU […]