University of Denver Autumn 2024

CLASS NOTES

1979 Bruce Deadman (JD ’79) has received the Distinguished Conservationist Award from the Boy Scouts of America’s National Conservation Awards Committee. This is the organization’s highest conservation award for adult scouts and scouting volunteers. Bruce is an Eagle Scout, the father of an Eagle Scout, and a Silver Beaver award recipient, and he has been a scouting volunteer for more than 20 years. Michael Hettich (MA ’79) has

published a new book, “The Halo of Bees: New and Selected Poems, 1990-2022.” This is Michael’s 20th book.

1981 After more than 40 years, a large cohort of Johnson-McFarlane Hall (J-Mac) resident assistants recently gathered in Denver for a reunion. Most had graduated in 1981 or 1982 and hadn’t seen each other since. The group of 26 included RAs, J-Mac residents and spouses. Pictured in front of J-Mac are Matt Stone , Becky McCall , Joanne (Rose) Layshock , Lois (Mills) Chianese , Kevin Lindahl , Bruce Ostrowsky and Pam (Van Dyke) Seaholm .

Kevin McGrew (BA ’79) sold his registered investment advisor firm, Wealth Management Advisors, Inc., to St. Louis-based CPA firm RubinBrown, one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional consulting firms. 80s 1981 Dwight M. Walsh (MS ’81) has published the third

Dwight provides the mathematical equations that solve the Navier Stokes Millennium Problem and shares the challenges he encountered while attempting to have the solution published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 1982 David Brackett (BSBA ’82) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Petra Funds

Group. David has more than 25 years of experience as a private funds executive. Don Sicard (BSBA ’82) has been named a finalist in the 2024 Captives Power Brokers: Risk & Insurance category. Don is the managing director of Aon’s Strategic Solutions and Innovations team in Denver.

edition of “The Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem: An Unwelcome Solution.” In the book,

1981 Pat Hamill (BS ’81), co-founder and CEO of Oakwood Homes, transitioned to a strategic advisor role in June. In this new position, Pat will focus his efforts on the BuildStrong Education Foundation as well as other community endeavors that support education and workforce development.

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