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MBA student Rupert Jenkins goes from Myhren Gallery to head of Colorado Photographic Arts Center

MBA student Rupert Jenkins goes from Myhren Gallery to head of Colorado Photographic Arts Center

Defining the art of photography in an age where nearly everyone is armed with a high-quality cell phone camera is now a way of life for Rupert Jenkins (MBA ’07). As executive director of the Denver-based Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Jenkins helps organize shows like the upcoming “iWorld” — which […]

Tarr remembered as generous, amicable

Tarr remembered as generous, amicable

Terence Tarr was generous to his friends and displayed his gourmet cooking skills at dinner parties he co-hosted. He loved the opera, enjoyed gardening, rooted avidly for the Denver Broncos and helped breed five generations of Norwegian elk hounds. While certainly no penny pincher, Tarr was nonetheless rather frugal when […]

Motz achieved greatness on the field and in the classroom

Motz achieved greatness on the field and in the classroom

Early on the morning of Sept. 8, which happened to be his 82nd birthday, Herman Motz collapsed in the bathroom of his Denver home. He was unconscious when the paramedics arrived. They detected no pulse or blood pressure and thought he had suffered a heart attack. Motz was taken to […]

New website helps hungry pioneers find local grub

A late-night food craving has turned into a business for Curt Hokanson. A 2010 graduate of the University of Denver, Hokanson launched HungryPioneers.com in September 2011 to help students and DU community members find and order food from area restaurants. The site offers a listing of area restaurants and links […]

Alumna Michelle Kwan joins Figure Skating Hall of Fame ranks

University of Denver alumna Michelle Kwan (BA international studies ’09), the most decorated figure skater in American history, can add another item to her long list of accomplishments: She’s been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame class of 2012. “Throughout my competitive career, it was always important […]

When school is on break, the DU ski team gets to work

When school is on break, the DU ski team gets to work

For most students at the University of Denver, the holidays signal the end of the quarter and a much needed break from school. For the DU alpine and Nordic ski teams though, it means it’s time to kick into gear. Both teams stay in Colorado for most of the break, […]

Class of ’56 reunion brings back memories of DU in the ’50s

Class of ’56 reunion brings back memories of DU in the ’50s

A few years ago, a group of alumni from the tight-knit Class of 1956 decided the standard 10-year reunions weren’t cutting it. Now they reconvene every five. “We were having such a good time that we said, ‘We ought to get together more often. We’re getting older. We’d better step […]

Alumnus Mike Kaplan is Aspen Skiing Co.’s king of the hill

Alumnus Mike Kaplan is Aspen Skiing Co.’s king of the hill

A lifelong skier who learned the sport on a tiny ski hill in Wisconsin, Aspen Skiing Co. CEO and President Mike Kaplan (MBA ’93) now runs one of the world’s top ski complexes. Aspen has four resorts offering a wide range of terrain: the beginner’s paradise at Buttermilk; the steeps […]

For Olson, giving back to his alma mater is a matter of loyalty

For Olson, giving back to his alma mater is a matter of loyalty

It’s a brisk October day in 1955. Three young men in University of Denver football uniforms stand on a sideline, their coach hovering nearby. One of the players, a tall, buzz-cut lineman wearing No. 78 and a wide grin, holds the game ball. That moment almost six decades ago — […]

Orlopp champions diversity, inclusivity at Walmart

Orlopp champions diversity, inclusivity at Walmart

Sharon House Orlopp grew up knowing about hatred and intolerance. Her parents — who were from very different religious and socioeconomic backgrounds — faced animosity even within their own families. “Both sets of my grandparents were not happy that my parents married,” says the University of Denver alumna (BA ’81), […]

DU graduate’s work published in journal

It’s not often that undergraduate students get their work featured in peer-reviewed journals, but Jonathan Kim wasn’t an ordinary undergraduate student at DU. Kim, (BA ’10), pursued a double major in public policy and political science and was part of DU’s Honors Program. To graduate with honors in political science, […]

Alumnus tees up sustainability at local country club

Alumnus tees up sustainability at local country club

Mark Condon is focused on making putting greens even greener. Condon (MA ’84) is the general manager of Red Rocks Country Club,  a private golf club located in Morrison, Colo., near the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. During Condon’s tenure, the club has incorporated many innovations in sustainability. “It is a […]

Sporting Event of the Week: DU vs. Oregon in women’s basketball

Sporting Event of the Week: DU vs. Oregon in women’s basketball

Following a road game at the University of Colorado on Thursday night, the University of Denver women’s basketball team welcomes the Oregon Ducks to Magness Arena on Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. MT contest with the Pac-12 contenders. This will be the second overall meeting between the Ducks and the […]

Gallagher gives $1 million to DU for scholarships

Gallagher gives $1 million to DU for scholarships

When Marcia (Moritz) Gallagher (BA psychology ’73) received an offer for a full academic scholarship to the University of Denver, she accepted — even though she had never visited campus. Because she had no parental support for her DU education, the need-based academic scholarship gave Gallagher an educational opportunity that […]

The Bridge Project helps people adopt families in need

DU’s Bridge Project is hosting an Adopt-a-Family program to connect families in Denver’s public housing with resources they need this holiday season. Each year, the Adopt-a-Family program benefits one of the Bridge Project’s four public housing sites. This year, families in the South Lincoln community whose children are involved with […]