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1999 Heather Teressa Gehrke (BA ‘99) presented “From Second Grade to Second Act: Cybersecurity Promotes Gender Equality,” as a keynote speaker at the 2023 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women event in New York City. 2000 Amy Ruhl (JD ’00) has joined Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren as a real estate Victoria Klingensmith (BA ’00) was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis to the 18th Judicial District Court. 2001 Keely Buchanan (BA ‘01) was named one of the 2023 Cable TV Pioneers. Keely is director of event experience and internal communications for Charter Communications and has more than 20 years of cable industry experience. 2002 Bryan Walpert (PhD ’02) has published his eighth and ninth books: “Late Sonata” won the Australian Viva La Novella Award, and “Entanglement” was a finalist in New Zealand’s national book award. 2003 Jamie Edgin Swanson (MA ‘01, PhD ‘03) has been named chair of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech College of Science. attorney in the Denver office.

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recognized for 25 years of service at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Mike McQuillan (LLM ‘91) has been appointed to the board of directors for the Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation. Mike is the attorney for the City of Ogallala. 1994 Marianne Goodland (MS ‘94) was elected president of the Denver Press Club. She is the fourth woman to serve as the club’s president since its founding in 1867. Megan McMorrow (BSBA ‘91, MBA ‘94) and Barry Reicherter (MA ‘93) of

ED DWIGHT (MFA ‘77) received a 2023 Lifetime of Achievement Award from Gov. Jared Polis for “monumental artworks commemorating African American leadership and legacy that have left an indelible mark on Colorado and the nation.”

2004 Morgan Wood (JD ‘04) has been appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court. 2006 Sven Tustin (MS ’06) has been

Susannah Pedigo (MBA ‘06) has been named head of gov ernment and regulatory affairs for Vesper Energy in Texas. 2007 Karen Middleton (MA ‘07)

Arlington, Virginia, provided lunch for the DU men’s lacrosse team the day before they played Georgetown University. 1995 John Scott (JD ’95) was appointed Lake County Court Judge by Gov. Jared Polis.

has been con firmed to the Adams State University Board of Trust ees. Karen is

promoted to chief growth officer and Southwest market officer at Conor Commercial

president of Cobalt, a Colo rado-based organization that advances reproductive rights. Mary Kate Johnson (MA ‘07) was named executive vice president of human resources for the Denver Broncos. 2009 Todd Huffman (MT ‘09) was appointed chief financial officer for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, New Jersey.

Kori Novak (BA ‘95) has

been named the executive director of the Colorado Cancer Coalition.

Real Estate in Arizona.

Greg Grimm (MBA ‘06) received the Dis tinguished Engineering Service Award from the University of Kansas School of Engineering.

1997 Jennifer Stenman (JD ‘97) has joined Rein

hart Boerner Van Deuren as a real estate attorney in the Denver office.

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