Bulletin

1905-1988: The College Seal For more than 80 years, the college seal was the primary identity mark of the college. It first appeared on the 1905 college course catalog cover, but other information about its origin remains a mystery. It was common, however, for colleges and universities to adopt similarly designed seals in the early…

Arriving at Colorado College in the fall of 1934, Edward Joseph Pelz ’38 must have had no idea what lay in store for his future. Pelz arrived at a Colorado College on the upswing. The presidency of Thurston J. Davies (1934-48) had seen the college acquire new property, upgrade student housing, and hire new faculty…

WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS 1987 Kathy French and Judy De Groot, July 10, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1996 Dana Menzel Hall and Matt Hall, July 26, 2014, near Tabernash, Colorado. 2006 Victoria Murray and Andrew Flanagan, April 18, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2008 Emily Zinn and Devin Jamroz, July 11, in Allenspark, Colorado. Kaitlyn Hyser and Jesse…

By Eric Mellum ’90, Alumni Association Board President Ah, Homecoming. How wonderful it was to reunite with classmates and other fellow alumni, and to walk across our beautiful campus nestled at the foot of Pikes Peak. I always leave campus inspired, impressed, and re-energized after connecting and engaging in stimulating conversation. CC grads really distinguish…

1960 Colorado College members of Phi Delta Theta held a reunion, complete with old photographs 
and yearbooks, in June on Cape Cod. 1962 Janet Fry Rogers, an artist represented by Susan Calloway Fine Arts in Washington, D.C., recently was featured in a Washington Post story about gardening and the visual arts. 1967 Linda Seger recently…

Now and Then Old Worlds Unfurl by Mary Elizabeth Bradley ’61 Jones and co-author Emily Calhoun ask if parallel lives can intersect — then enumerate the ways theirs have: family lives, professional interests, commitment to a public ethic, and love of nature. “We have recognized over the 15 years we have been meeting as friends…

In June, the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation committed $2 million to Colorado College in support of the expansion and renovation of Tutt Library. This ambitious project will provide a world-class academic center designed around the intense study and collaboration derived from the Block Plan. The Johnson Foundation gift makes possible a new…

Dear Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, This edition of the Bulletin celebrates the contributions of our dedicated faculty. During Homecoming weekend we honored Professor Tim Fuller and Professor Owen Cramer for 50 years of service to Colorado College. Their careers embody what it means to be a teacher-scholar. They have taught and…

Thank you for writing such a thoughtful tribute to Bob Steck, true to his activism and political engagement. I will always be grateful for our time spent with him in the classroom – what a wonderful professor and friend. A true champion of philosophy and liberal arts education, he also made the best fettuccine 
carbonara…

More than 125 members of the Colorado College community gathered for the dedication of the Kathryn Mohrman Theatre in Armstrong Hall in early November. Mohrman served as the 11th president of Colorado College — and the first woman to hold that position — from 1993 to 2002. Speaking at the ceremony were Trustee Ryan Haygood…