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2017 Haley (Ballard) Murphy

2018 Edwin Bustinza Lozada (JD ’18) has been included in The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Peru 2023 rankings. Edwin is head of compliance for Compania de Minas Buenaventura in Lima, Peru. This is his second consecutive year in the rankings. 2020 Josie Pigeon (MSW ’20)

2023 Andrew Baird (MBA ’23)

to the shelter. Josie is a social worker with a back ground in human-animal- environment interactions. 2022 Vernalyn Bearing (MSW ’22) created the Eastern Shoshone Children’s Lodge for the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The new lodge will serve as a safe place

has been hired by Forte Com mercial Real Estate in Denver to co-lead the re-launch of the company’s manufacturing practice and the expansion of the arts nonprofit and creative industries sector practices.

(BA ’17) celebrated her first piece of public art erected in downtown Parker in August. Haley and her husband Taylor Murphy (MSA ’18) met during freshman year and are proud parents to Ella and Emmy.

for tribal children experiencing out-of-home placement and adverse childhood experiences.

was hired by the Denver Animal Shelter to help address the number of animals surrendered

Countless lifelong connections got their start at DU. Whether you met your life partner, best friend, business associate or guiding mentor on DU’s campus, we want to celebrate your story. Select stories will be shared in future issues of the University of Denver Magazine. Photo: Kendra Anderson

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