University of Denver Spring 2024

Like sisters Molly Smith (BFA ’74), Sukie Hawks (BA ’74), Leslie Erb (BA ’74) and I were all residents of Centennial Halls. We’ve attended weddings, celebrated divorces and re-marriages and become godmothers and aunties to

40 years and still skiing strong Cathy and I met during a ski weekend in ’82, when Cathy was a guest of my brother, Glenn Springman (BS

’84) , at the family cabin in Vail. We reconnected at a fraternity party the following spring, discovering a mutual love of swing dancing. We married in ’85 with brother Glenn and bestie Lynne Roberts (BS ’85) in the wedding party. We moved to New York City, where I earned an MBA from NYU. Cathy began her career on Madison Avenue in sports marketing and worked

Molly Smith, Sukie Hawks, Leslie Erb and Sarah Taylor are like sisters.

closely with another DU grad, Mary Ellen Wolfe Brown (BA ’86) . In 2021, we moved to a 10-acre ranch outside of Bend, Oregon, named Silver Springs Ranch for our silver years, where we enjoy horseback riding, cycling and, of course, skiing. – Cathy England (BA ’85) and Kurt Springman (BS ’83)

each other’s kids. We kept in touch and managed to travel together at least once a year for over 50 years. At our 40th DU reunion, we reconnected with a bunch of hooligans we called “the Race Street Gang” and had a blast. I love these women like sisters. – Sarah Taylor (BFA ’74)

It started on the stage We were both involved in the theatre department. The last play we were in was a two-person play, so we got to know each other pretty well! We started dating in ’10 and got married in ’14. We had our first baby in ’22, and we’re expecting a second in ’24. We live in my home state of Texas, but we visit Billy’s family in Denver every year. We love coming to campus on each trip—now with little one(s) in tow! – Billy Reynolds (BA ’09) and Kelly (Diehl) Reynolds (BA ’11)

Finding meaning after loss My husband Ian (BSBA ’09 ) and I met in the JMAC dorms. It was love at first sight. After dating throughout college, we separated to pursue our careers—me at Carnegie Mellon for arts management, and Ian at the Raffles Hotel in Beijing for hotel management. Ian’s cancer

started my own company: moveTHRU. What started out as an intention-based workshop to cope with grief turned into a full-blow movement. This past March, I published “Love and Grief” to help others heal following loss. – Emily Bingham (BSBA ’08)

Love sets sail

Our love story began when we met on a sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands during a class

diagnosis brought us back together. He was only 23. When we found out he had cancer, we evaluated what mattered. It wasn’t about climbing the corporate ladder anymore; it was about surviving and making the most of the time that we had left. So, we got married and started a family. Unfortunately, his cancer metastasized in 2017 shortly after we found out that I was pregnant with our second child. We fought for about 15 months, then on March 26, 2019, Ian passed away. His death left me as a young widow at 32, with two kids and a blank slate of a future. Jaded by my loss, I took a risk and

called Leadership, Teams and Values in graduate school. Since meeting in BVI, my wife Jennifer (CRTG ’16) and I have traveled the world together and been pretty much inseparable. – Adam Bollinger (MBA ’12)

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