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1971 Marshall Griffith, a philosophy major, reports a few modest publication successes in recent years. Aethlon, The Journal of Sports Literature, Volume XXXIV:1 includes his short story, “On
Scent,” about a run and swim across Lake MacDonald in Glacier Park, Montana. The Almagre Review: Issue 6, Part 1, contains his nonfiction story, “The Wind Rivers,” about…

Liz Cheney ’88 used the critical thinking skills she learned as a political science major in her role as vice chairwoman of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. For that, she received a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The Republican…

1965   1972 Jim Fergus received the 2022 Frank Waters Award from the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado Springs on June 18, 2022. Jim is an international best-selling author whose books include “One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd,” which won the 1999 Fiction of the Year Award from…

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…

1976 Lynn Morris has been inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame after being honored Sept. 30, 2021, at the annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lynn, a banjo virtuoso, is the first person to twice win the coveted National Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas. She began performing in…

1959 Douglas “Doug” Harding Mitchell will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, 2021, in Hamilton, Ontario. Although Doug went to CC on a hockey scholarship, he ended up playing football as well. He also played with the B.C. Lions before joining the legal profession. He served as Canadian Football…

1971 William “Bill” Oman and his husband, Larry Crummer, are staying healthy during the pandemic by sheltering in place. They were in the middle of another world cruise in late March 2020 when the cruise was abruptly terminated in Western Australia. They had to scramble to make their own arrangements to get home. Fortunately, their…

1975 Mark Johnstone recently relocated to Trinidad, Colorado, and sits on the Corazon de Trinidad Creative District board. He spent the last 16 years in Hailey and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, working at the local and state levels with Arts Idaho. He was also public art adviser for the entire state, 2012-13. Prior to that, Mark…

1971 David Dwyer recently retired from civil engineering after 45 years in the profession and 25 years as principal of Dwyer Engineering in Las Vegas, Nevada. David earned his engineering degree from Columbia University in New York City in 1974. He returned to Colorado Springs and worked in the construction field for a short time. In 1977,…

CC CONNECTIONS Left to Right: Melissa Walker ’72 on a bird walk; Priscilla Walker Engeln ’73 (sister of Melissa) snow shoveling in April; Jay Engeln ’74 (husband of Priscilla) hiking with their dog Molly in May; Valerie Hanna ’18 hiking at Palmer Park in Colorado Springs in April.   When the Coronavirus pandemic prevented Melissa Walker ’72 from…