Bulletin

Weddings and Celebrations 1992    Randy Benzel and Kathy Duran were married June 21, 2014, at Mueller State Park near Divide, Colo. Randy is an independent data warehouse development consultant, and they live in Castle Rock, Colo. 2001 Hadiya Strasberg married Kevin Horne June 7, 2014, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hadiya is an architectural designer and contractor…

George L. Merkert Jr. George L. Merkert Jr., the team doctor for CC’s sports teams for more than 30 years, died July 12, 2014, at age 89. “Dr. Merkert was a most competent and caring physician, who had an uncanny ability to install confidence and trust in his patients,” said Horst Richardson, CC men’s soccer…

Not so long ago, nearing completion of my master’s degree at Dartmouth College, I found myself presenting research from my dissertation to a room filled with suited and booted professors, classmates, and college community members. I had practiced the night before, and felt confident. My research was strong, the paper well-written, and the audience was…

On June 22, 2012, Iain Hyde ’06 was offered a new job. A mitigation specialist with Colorado’s Office of Emergency Management for almost three years, he was promoted to the state’s interim recovery manager position. On June 23, the Waldo Canyon Fire hit just a few miles from Colorado College — evacuating more than 30,000…

This summer, 55 first-year students started their intellectual adventure at CC with the Bridge Scholars Program — a yearlong college transition program based on the most recent research in education and psychology. The program started with two weeks of intense coursework, followed by collaborative programming by the Dean’s Office, The Butler Center, and student mentors.…

Marty Kemmer-Contreras ’85 believes education is a social justice issue. So much so, this combined political science and history major has spent the last decade trying to level the playing field in early childhood education. As director of community relations for Colorado Springs’ Community Partnership for Child Development (CPCD), the local grantee for Head Start,…

Joe E. Mattys ’67 has seen Colorado College from both sides: as a student hungry for the Next Big Question and a teacher eager to pose it. “My first teaching job after my M.A. and a stint in the Army was back at CC,” says Joe, who taught theater from 1972 to 1977. “It was…

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, It was my junior year in college and summer was rapidly approaching. Like many college students, I was eager for a break, but also wanted to have a meaningful summer experience. After considering my options, I spent the summer teaching math at a boarding school. It was…

Colorado College presented its first State of Sustainability report to the CC community this fall. The report, which uses the nationally recognized Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) as a guide, benchmarks the school’s performance across broad sustainability metrics and provides a road map for future improvements and priorities. The report addresses the integration…

The CC Facilities crew ensures that historic campus buildings are preserved and also prepared for the future needs of the campus.