Bulletin

One of the most important functions of the Colorado College Alumni Association Board is to recognizethe contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty members, and members of the CC community to the betterment of society and to the enhancement of the college and its mission. The Alumni Association Board acknowledges these alumni and staff members through four…

1967 Hundreds of Tom Zetterstrom’s photos (second from left) have been transferred to the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum as part of its “A Right to the City” exhibition, which highlights six community nonprofits that redefined Washington, D.C., neighborhoods in the late ’60s. At the time, Tom was serving as director of photography at the New…

Professor Emeritus of History Dennis Showalter has been named the recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The award — which includes a gold medallion, citation, and $100,000 honorarium — recognizes and honors the contributions of a living author for a body of work dedicated to…

WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS 2006 Michael Anthony Fowler ’06 and Sylvain Bruni, January 2017, in Sedalia, Colorado. 2011 Tara Reigle ’11 and Nicholas Taylor, April 22, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. BIRTHS & ADOPTIONS 2000 Sydney Stoner ’00 and Erik Kish-Trier, a girl, Charlotte Stoner Kish-Trier, Sept. 14in Salt Lake City. 2001 Stephanie Shaw Johnson and Kevin…

Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, in 1859, Katharine Lee Bates, author of the poem that became “America the Beautiful,” cannot have known that – 159 years on – her music, her words, her message would continue to resonate. The daughter of a pastor, she grew to be a prolific scholar and a creative, studying at Wellesley…

Ray Werner, professor emeritus of economics and a towering presence on campus for nearly four decades, passed away on March 17, surrounded by family in his Colorado Springs home. He was 95 years old. At CC, Ray co-founded the international political economy major, chaired the Economics and Business Department, and was inducted into the Athletics…

Elizabeth Akiya Chestnut ’66 B.A., Colorado College, history/political science M.A., Harvard University, history/anthropology M.A., University of New Mexico, intercultural communication Work: museum professional,1972-Present  University of New Mexico Fine Arts Photography/Tamarind Institute of Lithography Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Visual Anthropology, exhibits production Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, museum director Applied anthropology via visualcommunication/media Gallup, New Mexico, Pueblo…

Students wear cords and stoles that represent their years of interests and accomplishments. Here are a few. Photos by Jennifer Coombes

The Fine Arts Center at Colorado College is awash in recognition. It recently received 24 Henry Award nominations, a record for the Fine Arts Center. The productions of “Fun Home” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” tied as the most honored productions of the Colorado theatre year, with 11 nominations each. Additionally, earlier in the spring, the…

Plenty of writers have come out of CC, but not all of them have meant to become authors. For these three award-winning and best-selling alumni authors, writing led them each down a unique path of rich and rewarding lives whether they sought it out or not. Colorado College has many alumni, staff, and faculty authors,…