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Colorado College’s Balinese Gamelan ensemble made its debut more than 20 years ago, in the spring of 1993, after Professor of Ethnomusicology Victoria Levine imported instruments from Bali and recruited Balinese master drummer I Made Lasmawan to direct the group. Today Gamelan performs twice a year on campus, alongside the CC Balinese dancers (and sometimes…

Issue: Winter 2016

A Very Public Intellectual: Can Bro Adams persuade the public that the humanities matter?

William “Bro” Adams ’72, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, took the leadership position there two years ago, on the eve of the NEH’s 50th anniversary. One of his goals is to promote the humanities as resources for daily life, and he has taken a two-pronged approach to the task. First, he has…

Issue: Winter 2016

Alumni Office Reorganizes to Expand Focus

In an effort to keep parents and alumni connected to the CC experience, the Advancement Division has reorganized several positions. As of October, the Office of Alumni Relations became the Office of Alumni and Family Relations. This transition integrates parent programs into the broad spectrum of work conducted by the Advancement Division, where the strategic emphasis is on lifelong relationship-building beyond the four years parents are affiliated with the college through their students. Debra Zarecky, director of parent and family relations, now has her office in Tutt Alumni House as part of the Advancement team. The college strives to craft specialized programming that serves both parents and alumni. This shift…

Issue: Winter 2016

Obituaries

1942 Bettijo Evans Bucklin, June 10, in Salem, Oregon. She was 95. A native Coloradan, Bettijo met and married Floyd “Buck” Bucklin ’39 M.A.T. ’40 while attending CC. She was active in many organizations throughout her life. Buck predeceased her. Bettijo is survived by children Floyd Bucklin Jr., Molly Fitzsimmons, and John Bucklin, as well as by one granddaughter. 1943 Frank James Wright, July 3, at age 95. A five-sport letterman in high school, Frank attended CC and the University of California, Berkeley, before becoming a decorated U.S. Marine Corps fighter and dive-bomber pilot for two tours in World War II’s Pacific theater. He married Alice Virginia Mascara in 1943,…

Issue: Winter 2016

In Memoriam: Dirk Baay

Dirk Baay, Aug. 12, at age 92. Dirk was professor emeritus of German at CC, where he taught for nearly a quarter-century. Growing up in the Netherlands, Dirk learned to speak several languages. Soon after high school, he was sent by Nazi occupiers to work in Germany, where his fluency made him suited for an…

Issue: Winter 2016

From the Archives

In the early 1950s, national championships and national renown drew famous faces to CC Tiger hockey. Here entertainment superstars Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell share a joke with the late Ron Hartwell ’52 (see obituary page 11) at the Broadmoor World Arena in 1951. Photo courtesy of Charles “Chuck” MacNab ’54 with identifying information provided…

Issue: Winter 2016

Births & Adoptions

2006 Scott Ladley and Heidi Ludwick, a girl, Matilda Marie, on April 25 in Toronto. Christopher Lyons (formerly Hamp-Lyons) and Betsy Burkett Lyons ’07, a girl, Lanigan Noelle, on April 20, 2015, in Philadelphia. 2008 Melissa Pollack Jones M.A.T. ’10 and Phillip Jones, a girl, Riley Rose, on Aug. 9 in Arlington, Virginia.

Issue: Winter 2016

Wedding & Celebrations

WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS 2000 Sydney Stoner and Erik Kish-Trier, on April 22, in Moab, Utah. 2012 Alex Ammons and Nathan Lee ’13, on Aug. 6, in Fountain, Colorado.

Issue: Winter 2016

Class Notes

1967 In what they considered “a Panhellenic gathering at Lake Tahoe,” four friends — all former Ticknor Hall freshmen who joined sororities — reunited for the 2016 Reno Balloon Races and a trip to Emerald Bay. Pictured from left to right: Linda Lennartz Beaven (Delta Gamma); event host Cathy Jones Priest (Kappa Kappa Gamma); Linda Bjelland (Gamma Phi Beta); and Kathy Morris Olney (Kappa Kappa Gamma). 1969 Nicki Steel was among the residents of Wilmington, Vermont, who were interviewed by Yankee Magazine to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene. The story appeared in Yankee’s July issue. 1971 When not running his company, DSP Geosciences, or teaching petroleum geology…

Issue: Winter 2016

A Message From Your Alumni Board

Hello Fellow Alumni, I must admit, I’m jealous. Jealous of the current and future CC students. Don’t get me wrong — I loved my CC experience. It’s just that, have you seen what’s happening on our campus lately? With projects underway for a new library — the first one designed for the Block Plan, and…