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Colorado College “Givia”

(Giving Trivia!) Donors to Colorado College make it possible for current and future students to thrive on the Block Plan and access the immersive, experiential liberal arts education that defines CC. How much do you know about philanthropy at CC and how giving supports the college? Test your knowledge with this quiz — then find the answers at coloradocollege.edu/generosity 1. True or False: Gifts to the Annual Fund support some of the college’s greatest areas of impact, including scholarships and financial aid, faculty and department support, antiracism, sustainability, and Creativity & Innovation at CC programming. A — True B — False 2. Approximately how many donors (at every level) gave…

Issue: Spring 2022

The CC Questionnaire: Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin Executive Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College 2021 United States Artist Fellow What do you consider your greatest achievement? Cultivating a multi-faceted professional life in the arts, spanning production to publication across academic, commercial, and civic spaces. I have never had any other professional aspiration in my life…

Issue: Spring 2022

Natanya Ann Pulley Receives NEA Creative Writing Fellowship

Assistant Professor of English Natanya Ann Pulley received a 2022 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. More than 2,000 writers applied for 35 of the highly coveted NEA fellowships this year. Pulley, who is Diné, with her clans being Kinyaa’áani (Towering House) and Táchii’nii (Red Running into Water), teaches contemporary fiction and nonfiction. She authored “With Teeth,” winner of the 2018 Many Voices Project competition, has published stories in The Massachusetts Review, Phantom Drift, Split Lip, and The Offing, and essays in “Shapes of Native Nonfiction” and “The Diné Reader.” Pulley is founding editor of Hairstreak Butterfly Review.

Issue: Spring 2022

Four-Time NCAA Champion and U.S. National Team Player Keri Sanchez Named Women’s Soccer Coach

Vice President and Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine has named Keri Sanchez the eighth head coach in the history of the school’s Division I women’s soccer program. Sanchez, who won four NCAA National Championships as a player at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and has 13 caps with the United States Women’s National Team, brings 25 years of coaching experience that spans Division I and Division III. Sanchez is the winningest head coach in the history of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s soccer program with 148 career victories (2004-17). In 2021, she was the women’s soccer coach at Illinois Wesleyan University, leading the Titans to a 9-8-1 overall record and a…

Issue: Spring 2022

Gamelan Director Honored for Contributions

I Made Lasmawan, the artistic director of the CC Balinese Gamelan orchestra, was featured in the book “American Gamelan and the Ethnomusicological Imagination.” Now in his 29th year at CC, Lasmawan is considered one of the foremost experts in Gamelan performance and Indonesian music. He’s started Gamelan programs at the University of Colorado Boulder, Metropolitan…

Issue: Spring 2022

Milestones

1942 Barbara Thomas Ackard passed away Aug. 7, 2021, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Barbara finished her college education at CC, majoring in English, and was proud of her Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority affiliation. In addition to her love of travel and the arts, Barbara will be best remembered for her exceptional generosity and dedication to helping others, her sense of humor, and her lifelong love of chocolate. 1945 Marjorie Crews Hausman passed away Dec. 21, 2021, surrounded by her family, which included 11 children, 32 grandchildren, and 62 great-grandchildren. Marge belonged to the Delta Gamma Sorority at CC. After putting their own children through school, she and her…

Issue: Spring 2022

Class Notes

1969: Bonita “Bonnie” Lahey, left, and Dorothy “Do” Bradley, who were off-campus roommates in their senior year, reunited for a joyous time in Montana during the summer of 2021. “Still crazy after all these years!” the friends say. 1976: Robin Morris Collin was appointed as senior adviser to the administrator for environmental justice at the Environmental Protection Agency in February 2022. She will support efforts to advance environmental justice and civil rights in communities that suffer from disproportionately high pollution levels. Robin earned her bachelor’s in history and her juris doctor from Arizona State University; she was one of the first U.S. law professors to teach sustainability courses in a…

Issue: Spring 2022

Join Us Online

Social Media To stay in touch with Colorado College alumni, students, parents, and friends throughout the year, join us on social media! Follow “Colorado College Alumni” on Facebook and Instagram for the latest alumni news, opportunities, and events, and join the “Colorado College Alumni” LinkedIn Group to network with fellow alumni. Interested in connecting further? Join a LinkedIn special interest group to find alumni in your area or industry. Visit coloradocollege.edu/alumniconnect for more information and links to regional and special interest groups. All parents, guardians, families, and student supporters are invited to follow us on Instagram @ccparents and join the conversation in the Colorado College Parents private Facebook group. You…

Reunion volunteers gathered on campus in March to plan this year’s Homecoming Weekend activities. Photo by Erin Mullins ’24

Issue: Spring 2022

Get Ready for 2022 Homecoming and Family Weekend!

Save the date for Oct. 7-9, 2022. We can’t wait to welcome alumni, parents, and families back to the CC campus! The Office of Alumni and Family Relations is planning a full slate of in-person events. You’ll have the chance to reconnect with alumni, parents, families, and current students through social events, networking opportunities, faculty…

Issue: Spring 2022

Izzy Atkin ’22

I am a physics major and a professional skier hailing from Park City, Utah. I’m extremely proud of my achievements in my skiing career, which include two X Games silvers and an Olympic bronze. I’m also proud that I’ve been able to continue my academic career while training and competing in slopestyle and big air.…