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Issue: August 2015

Homecoming Weekend 2015: Oct. 8-11

 Alumni: join us for Homecoming traditions such as Freedom and Authority, Homecoming Convocation, and the all-campus picnic under the tent. Help us to honor Professors Tim Fuller and Owen Cramer on their 50 years of teaching. We’ll also celebrate a new tradition, Alumapalooza, on Saturday evening following class reunion dinners. We are pleased to celebrate a special reunion for CC veterans during Homecoming Weekend. Class Reunions 1955 (60th Reunion) 1960 (55th Reunion) 1965 (50th Reunion) 1970 (45th Reunion) 1975 (40th Reunion) 1980 (35th Reunion) 1985 (30th Reunion) 1990 (25th Reunion) 1995 (20th Reunion) 2000 (15th Reunion) 2005 (10th Reunion) 2010 (5th Reunion) We are especially pleased to induct the Class…

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Issue: August 2015

Milestones

 Weddings & Celebrations 2001 JoAnn Lucero and Jeff Waldrop, March 28, 2015. They reside in Georgetown, Texas. 2008 Garrett Adams and Anne Brooks, December, 2014, in Portland, Maine. Births & Adoptions 2000 Jessica Packard and Evan Riles, a son, Whittaker Gray, March 10, 2015. 2004 Sabina and Joseph Mehta Scott, a son, Soren Neil, May 15, 2014. 2005 Ruthie and Greg Lestikow, a daughter, Evelyn Dana, March 18, 2015. John Robert and Eve Ardell Lanham ’06, a son, Nathan Schager Lanham, Nov. 12, 2014. Obituaries 1940 Isabel Pedersen Gordon, Feb. 10, in Westport, Connecticut, at age 98. A children’s book illustrator, Isabel was most known for “The Shadow Book,” published…

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Issue: August 2015

Introducing Eric Mellum ’90, Alumni Association Board President, 2015-17

 How did you find your way to Colorado College? My family used to take an annual ski trip from Minnesota to Colorado, and so I grew up with a real fondness for Colorado. When it came time to choose a college I was pleased to discover this hidden gem of an institution nestled at the foot of Pikes Peak, with strong academics, 300 days of sunshine a year, an energetic student body, and of course, the Block Plan. After meeting several of my to-be classmates at an admitted student weekend, I was sold! What was your major and what activities were you involved with while a student? I majored in…

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Issue: August 2015

Class Notes

 1958 1971 Kat Bradley-Bennett was the recipient of the Mountain and Plains Adult Education Association’s 2015 Award of Excellence for Colorado. The award was presented at the group’s conference in association with the Commission on Adult Basic Education and the Colorado Adult Education Professional Association. Mountain and Plains Adult Education Association is a coalition of nine western states that promotes education and life-long learning. Kat received her bachelor’s in music from CC and her master’s in adult education and training from Colorado State University in 2014. She lives in Longmont, Colorado. 1977 Lisa S. Thomason was elected president of the Colorado Chapter of the Division for Early Childhood in August…

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Issue: August 2015

Peak Profile: Will Gadd ’90

 Will Gadd discovered his future when, as a 14-year-old, he dipped his paddle in the swirling waters of the Athabasca River deep in the Canadian Wilderness. The adventure began that day and it continues for Gadd, a 1990 graduate who majored in political science. “I was going to be a lawyer, but other things called,”…

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Issue: August 2015

Portrait of the Artist as a Depressed Young Poet at CC

 Although I thoroughly enjoyed CC, one aspect of my experience there actually led me into depression. The reason was simple; I’d been writing poetry since grade school but couldn’t get any poems accepted for the college’s literary magazine. This may seem an odd way to start a piece in praise of the college, but in fact the whole thing revealed something essential about it. I’m now a widely published writer and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University here in Silicon Valley. I have 15 children’s books out with two on the way, my “Glad to Be Dad” won the Ben Franklin Digital Award, I’ve just had my third book of…

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