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Winter 2017
Alumni Block Breaks Away: Solar Eclipse, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … solar eclipse!Read more
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Winter 2017
On the Bookshelf
Silver Rails: The Railroads of Leadville, Colorado By Christopher James ’71 The book chronicles the trials of four railways, the Denver & Rio Grande, the Santa Fe, the Denver South Park & Pacific, and the Colorado Midland, as they fight the terrain, weather, financial climate, and each other to reach the mineral wealth of Leadville in the late 19th century. Against all odds — fires, strikes, blizzards, financial ruin, murder — the railroads served Leadville until the economics of railroading, mining, and the 20th century brought about their demise. Yet even today, the Leadville Colorado & Southern, a piece of one of the original lines, still carries passengers through the…Read more
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Winter 2017
Scholarships: the “Right and Proper Thing to Do”
In 2015 William S. Smith ’74 established the Colorado College Endowed Scholarship Challenge through an estate commitment that supports scholarships. Whenever other donors make estate commitments and outright gifts of $100,00 or more toward endowed scholarships, Smith directs $100,000 toward endowed CC scholarships. The result of the challenge, when successfully completed, will be at least $20 million for additional scholarship support and 101 new or enhanced scholarships. Originally Smith’s gift was anonymous, but when the college publicly launched Building on Originality: the Campaign for Colorado College, he decided the time was right to step forward and rally fellow alumni and friends of the college by encouraging them to participate in…Read more
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Winter 2017
Committing to Socioeconomic Diversity — Kyle Samuel ’92
When Kyle Samuel was considering colleges, his list included Colorado College, the University of Texas, the University of Colorado, and Dartmouth College. He chose CC in part because the T. Roosevelt Collins Memorial Scholarship helped to ease the burden of the cost of college for his family. Although he still had to work throughout his…Read more
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Winter 2017
Gateway to an Education and an Adventure — Alana Aamodt ’18
A physics major and studio art minor at Colorado College, Alana Aamodt is from Minnesota. She came to CC for a good education and for an exciting adventure. She’s found both. In her first physics class, she and her classmates played hockey every Thursday, something she describes as “one of those things you can only…Read more
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Winter 2017
Keep On Going On — Ed Benton ’50
In 1946, attending college was not in Ed Benton’s sights. “At 17 months I became an orphan, and I was handed over to my father’s mother. She was 55 years of age, in poor health, illiterate, and she had no money,” says Benton. “When rent went up from $5 per month to $8 per month,…Read more
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Winter 2017
Honoring A Legacy
A year after suffering a tragedy, the Kellogg family found some solace in helping Colorado College students enjoy life-changing outdoor experiences. In 1993, they started the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund, which enables CC students to develop and lead a responsible, unsupervised wilderness expedition in Canada and the United States. It’s a unique college program that…Read more
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Winter 2017
Rebecca Barnes Part of NSF Grant to Advance Women in Science
Rebecca Barnes, assistant professor in CC’s Environmental Program, is one of six co-principal investigators on a four-year, $1.1 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation that aims to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers. The project, “From the Classroom to the Field: Improving the Workplace in the Geosciences,” includes a team of earth and space scientists; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education experts; and leaders of geoscience societies.Read more