University of Denver Spring 2024

Class Notes

1978 Christopher De Santis

year advertising career and now enjoys writing in his retirement. 1971 Thomas “T.F.” Long (BA ’71) 1981

has pub lished a novel, “The Moon and the Gry

phon.” The multi-gen erational thriller melds action, history and mythology.

(MBA ’78) has published his first book, “Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work.” 1987 Sharon Greenleaf La Pierre (PhD ’87) co-wrote

PAT HAMILL (BS ’81) was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in February. Pat founded Oakwood Homes, one of the largest homebuilding companies in the Denver area. With a passion for supporting the community, Pat helped launch On2Homes in 2021, a modular product that provides housing at 40 percent of the area’s median housing price.

Michael Gerosa (BA ’71)

1964

Thank You for Life—An 80+ Year Perspective,” that includes his time at DU in the late ’60s. Joseph retired after a long career at the University of Utah and has written several books. 1970 Harry MacLean (JD ’67, MA ’70) recently published “Stark

retired from General Electric in 2017 after 40 years and is enjoying drawing and acrylic painting classes as well as shredding black diamond Sierra slopes. 1976 Tom Cryer (BSBA ’76)

a book chapter entitled “Reflective Conversations Between Two Experienced Women Art Educators and Their Life-Long Involvement Through Civic Engagement,” which details her life of civic engagement and its effect on her creative artistic work. 1988 Paul Suter (BA ’88)

These former DU students reconnected after 59 years in San Mateo, California, on Nov. 11, 2023. From left: Dennis Wilson and his wife Marianne, John Cutler, and Ellen “Kippy” Sutow Williams (BA ’64). Dennis and John were Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity brothers who both attended DU in the ’60s. 1969 Joseph Andrade (PhD ’69) has

weather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed

America.” Harry is a New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award winner who writes true crime books. Fran Scannell (MA ’70) published a short story entitled, “Ho Ho Ho,” in the holiday story anthology, “Particular Passages: Decked Halls.” Fran had a 40

travelled 3,800 miles north from DU to reach the Arctic Ocean via Land Rover. He made it to the Canadian Village of Tuktoyaktuk. “I encourage vehicle assisted travel,” Tom said. “You meet the most interesting people!”

written a memoir, “Obrigado Pela Vida!

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