University of Denver Spring 2024

We met at DU INBOX

We invited readers to tell us how they met friends, colleagues and romantic partners at DU—and we got in return some wonderful stories that highlight life’s unexpected twists and turns. Below is a selection of submissions, which were edited for clarity.

Bart Marshall (BSBA ’65; Lambda Chi) and Robbie Harris (BA ’65; Alpha Gamma Delta) met at a Greek event in ’61.

Three generations My husband Jack (BSBA ’18; Theta Chi) and I are the third generation of couples in my family to meet at DU. While I was abroad in Ireland, Jack joined a mental health advocacy organization I started and when I got home, he went abroad to Nepal, so we missed each other for a year before meeting in 2016. We immediately hit it off! We’ve been married for five years and live in Denver, where Jack is a real estate

got married in ’93 and moved to northern Colorado to take over the family dairy farm, where I was raised. My

dad has now retired from farming, and my mom is an elementary school health tech. My grandparents, Bart Marshall (BSBA ’65; Lambda Chi) and Robbie Harris (BA ’65; Alpha Gamma Delta) , also met at a Greek event in ’61. Greek life was important to all of

developer, and I’m an adjunct faculty member at DU. My parents, J.R. Pennington (BSBA ’93; Chi Phi) and Dawn Marshall (BA ’92; Delta Gamma) , met outside of Chi Phi during Rush Week in ’91. They

Jack Rohr and Amanda (Pennington) Rohr.

us! They got married in Evans Chapel on campus in ’65 and moved to Colorado Springs, where my mom was raised. My grandparents are no longer with us, but I couldn’t be more grateful that they both decided to go to DU one fateful day in the ’60s. – Amanda (Pennington) Rohr (BS ’16 MS ’22; Chi Omega)

J.R. Pennington and Dawn Marshall met outside of Chi Phi during Rush Week in ’91.

A serendipitous snow drift My car was stuck in a snow drift, and a very cute guy in a DU letter jacket stopped to help push it out. In the following days, I kept running into him. His name was Ignacio Jimenez (BSE ’88) . He was from Venezuela, and he was on the swim team and was majoring in engineering. We started dating in ’87 and got married in ’90 at the Evans Chapel. We will celebrate our 34th anniversary this summer! DU will always have a special place in our hearts and lives. – Tina Rice-Jimenez (MA ’88)

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