Profiles and News

  • Ben Funk

    Retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Ben Funk, a commanding officer in World War II...

  • Mary Pat Mueller

    Growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas, DU alumna Mary Pat Mueller (BA ’83) learned how to upholster a simple story...

  • Crimson and Gold

    Crimson and Gold team joins forces with Cruiser Ride for new Club 404...

  • Lauren Garan

    Former Pioneers gymnast returns to Denver to talk about fight with colitis...

  • Anna Boiardi

    You won’t find recipes for Beefaroni or canned lasagna in Anna Boiardi’s new cookbook, Delicious Memories...

  • Jonathan Kim

    It’s not often that undergraduate students get their work featured in peer-reviewed journals, but...

  • Marcia (Moritz) Gallagher

    When Marcia (Moritz) Gallagher (BA psychology ’73) received an offer for a full academic scholarship...

  • Mark Condon

    Mark Condon is focused on making putting greens even greener....

  • Wayne Guerra

    Fred Ricles was running errands last spring when the vision in one of his eyes became blurry....

  • Keenan Gates

    Keenan Gates (EMBA ’01) credits the degree he earned at DU’s Daniels College of Business with his success...

  • Martha Symko-Davies

    Martha Symko-Davies (PhD ’97) had a memorable May 20....

  • Suzanne Wilson and Ben Focht

    It’s not easy starting a business in one of the worst economies in history....

  • Carolyn Francis and Dean Dormady

    Carolyn Francis (MBA ’10) gained 60 pounds when she got pregnant with her first child. Dean Dormady...

  • Megan McDowell

    Megan McDowell’s life has never been the same since Sept. 11, 2001 — it has been transformed...

  • Ruth Purkaple

    Ruth Purkaple did not conform. She came of age possessed of a discerning mind and a wanderlust...

  • David Zimmerman

    David Zimmerman graduated from DU with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in June 2011 and he’s wasted no...

  • LoAn Vo

    LoAn Vo surveyed the scene of endless golf tournaments and saw no need for another. She...

  • Rob Jordan

    For a while there, Rob Jordan had a pretty cushy lifestyle. He was living in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked...

  • DU logo.gif Jason Barton

    If you were to meet Jason Barton at a party and ask what he did for a living, he’d probably..

  • Patrick P.J. Glavey

    It’s one of life’s ironies: Those who are able to tell the most riveting stories of personal experience are often...

  • alum-frosh-th.jpg Alan Frosh

    Alan Frosh (BA political science ’05) can’t remember a time when words like “philanthropy,” “service” and “community engagement” weren’t in...

  • alum-ahss_martin_th.jpg Fred J. Martin

    Fred J. Martin (BA, history, '54) returns to campus this May to dedicate a classroom in honor of his favorite DU professor, the late Allen D. Breck...

  • alum-ZakKadison-th.jpg Zak Kadison

    Most college graduates count themselves lucky if they land a job in their major field. Few find their dream job...

  • alum-jimenez-th.jpg Ignacio Jimenez and Tina Rice-Jimenez

    Ignacio Jimenez and Tina Rice-Jimenez launched their import business a little more than a year ago. Although the specific moment...

  • alumn-finley-th.jpg Mary Peace Finley

    Mary Peace Finley has milked a trout, traveled the Santa Fe Trail in a wagon and eaten buffalo cooked in...

  • donor-stolfus-th.jpg Bill and Ann Stolfus

    Bill Stolfus (BSBA 1956, MBA 1964) and Ann Richardson (BA 1956) met as members of DU's concert and marching band in the fall of 1952. Today they unite in a fanfare to the institution and the art form that brought them together.

  • donor-klein-th.jpg Roy and Ruth Klein

    Roy (BFA '52, MA '55) and Ruth (MA '55) Klein used their University of Denver educations to help others see the possibilities—he in oils and acrylics; she within the covers of books.

  • DU logo.gif Frederic and Jane Hamilton

    Frederic and Jane Hamilton have donated $250,000 to the University of Denver in order to strengthen the link between DU’s School of Art and Art History and the Denver Art Museum.

  • DU logo.gif Robert Roche '88

    A $3 million gift from the Roche Family Foundation and Robert Roche will establish the Roche Family International Business Transactions Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

  • donor-markusson-th.jpeg Dennis Erik Markusson '92

    Alumni bequest will help other students with special needs.

  • donor-kennedy-th.jpeg Jim Kennedy '70

    A conversation with Cox Enterprises Chair Jim Kennedy.

  • donor-st-john-th.jpg Mike St. John ’81

    In a way, Mike St. John’s work on behalf of the University of Denver mirrors his professional life.

  • donor-spector-lieff-th.jpg Ann Spector Lieff ’74

    Ann Spector Lieff (BA ’74) grew up the daughter of an entrepreneur. Her father, Martin Spector, owned Spec’s Music—record shops that were a staple in the Miami music scene.

  • donor-marsico-th.jpg Cydney and Tom Marsico

    Within Ruffatto Hall — the stunning new home of the Morgridge College of Education — there will be a new center dedicated to advancing the research and results of early childhood education.

  • donor-harrison-du.jpg Craig Harrison ’03

    Craig Harrison (BSBA ’03) sits in his Cherry Creek North corporate office, the window behind him offering a stunning view of the snow-frosted Rockies, discussing one of several companies he’s launched…

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