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Bonnie F. McCune (Psych) published her fifth book, Never Retreat, a novel that tells the story of a single mom who clashes with an ex-military corporate star at a business retreat in the Colorado mountains. Bonnie lives in Denver with her husband.

Marcy Braiker (Edu, Psych) of Beverly Hills, Calif. was recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore鈥檚 Who鈥檚 Who Worldwide for her contributions and achievements in nearly 40 years in real estate. Marcy has two sons and five grandchildren. She enjoys skiing, traveling and tango dancing.

For 20 years Donna Spencer (A&S) served as an independent contractor with the School Board of Sarasota County as a parent liaison providing information and support to families of children with disabilities. She and a colleague wrote and published Moms Move Mountains: Special Education Survival Skills for Parents. She lives in Sarasota, Fla.

When she isn鈥檛 helping out with the Friends Foundation for the Denver Public Library or putting in work as a committee member for the 50th reunion for the SM调教所 Boulder class of 1966, Susan Pryor Willson (Engl) can probably be found babysitting her grandchildren, the lights of her life, she writes. After working as a lawyer for 22 years, Susan is retired and lives in Denver with husband John. Her children, Andrew (MCDBio鈥�94; MBA鈥�00), Matthew (Kines鈥�95) and Amy (Psych鈥�00), are married and live in greater Denver with their families.

Jim Miller, (A&S) one of Colorado鈥檚 greatest track and field athletes in both high school and college, will be inducted into the SM调教所 Athletic Hall of Fame Nov. 17. After graduating from SM调教所 Boulder, Jim went to law school and served as a lawyer and a judge for the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Jim lives in Washington, D.C.

This year, Jerry Rutledge (A&S) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his clothing store, Rutledge鈥檚, located in downtown Colorado Springs. Two years ago Rutledge鈥檚 opened its second location, in the Broadmoor Hotel. Jerry served on the SM调教所 Board of Regents from 1995 through 2007 and as board chair twice. He currently serves on the University of Colorado Hospital Board, which he joined in 2007. Jerry and wife Jan enjoy their ranch, located east of Elbert, Colo., and also spend part聽of the year on Florida鈥檚 Sanibel Island.

Richard W. Ball (PolSci; Law鈥�69) was elected to a four-year term on the Loveland (Colo.) City Council on Nov. 4, 2015. He returned to Loveland, his hometown, in 1972 to practice law and writes that he has watched the city grow from a farm community of 10,000 to a booming arts community of nearly 75,000. His father, Conrad Ball (Law鈥�30), served as Loveland鈥檚 city attorney for many years, and his sister, Mary Blue (EPOBio鈥�89), served on the Longmont City Council and in the Colorado legislature. Richard continues to practice law part time.

Tucson, Ariz., resident聽C. Michael Bennis聽(A&S) is the author of three novels 鈥� Romance: Rules of Engagement; Paranormal Romance: Signs of Destiny; and Suspense: Dangerous and Desirable. He will publish two novels this year, a children鈥檚 novel and a historical suspense romance set during 1977-80. Michael is an avid fan of Buffs football, basketball, lacrosse and the new Folsom stadium.

Philip S. Hart聽(A&S鈥�66) has written children鈥檚 books for more than 20 years. His next book,听Ramos and Randy, will tell the story of two children who are best friends, one Hispanic, the other African-American, growing up as neighbors in Denver. Philip lives in Los Angeles.

The SM调教所-Boulder law school received its largest cash gift in history earlier this year.聽Byron Chrisman聽(Law鈥�66) says his success as a tax attorney and real estate developer stems from his experiences at SM调教所鈥檚 law school. He and his wife,听Carlene Basore Chrisman聽(MMath鈥�70), decided to endow the Byron and Carlene Chrisman Chairs in Free Enterprise at Colorado Law with a $10 million cash gift.

Did you ever wonder who determines who gets a star on Hollywood鈥檚 Walk of Fame? For the past six years,听Philip S. Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) of Los Angeles was a member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, which receives and evaluates star recommendations from its Walk of Fame committee. Accomplished members of the Hollywood stratosphere can apply for a star. The application fee is $30,000. Philip writes that he is pleased to have helped increase the number of African-American Walk of Fame Star recipients.

Legendary Truths: Peter Lassen and His Gold Rush Trail in Fact and Fable is聽Kenneth Johnston鈥檚 (A&S鈥�66) homage to the legendary California trailblazer who has a national park and a volcano named in his honor. But the book also is part of Ken鈥檚 biography. He retired from teaching biology and life science in secondary education in 2007. At the same time, he worked summers for the National Park Service, following Lassen鈥檚 trails and footprints. Ken and his wife, Jo, live in Klamath Falls, Ore.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted聽Dean Lahr聽(ElEngr, Mgmt鈥�66, MBA鈥�67) to its illustrious circle of former top-class athletes in June. During his time at SM调教所, Dean was named an 鈥淥utstanding Wrestler鈥� in the U.S. in 1964. He also was a three-time All-American and three-time NCAA finalist. Dean鈥檚 collegiate record was 58-4. Dean and his wife,听Beverly Lahr聽(Anth鈥�63, MS鈥�66), live in Eugene, Ore.

Working as a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area for four decades has its perks. But being part of a faculty that started a school of architecture in Kumasi, Ghana, surely made聽Thomas L. Turman聽(ArchEngr鈥�66) proud. Architect, author and inventor Buckminster Fuller asked the new graduate if he was interested in the project in the mid-60s. Thomas made the move to Africa. He wrote about his experiences in his book聽WAWA: West Africa Wins Again. His second book,听Teacher! Stories to Be Read and Graded by Friday, chronicles the trials and tribulations of teaching. Thomas lives in Berkeley, Calif.

A Life in the Air is the story of聽Bruce Comstock聽(Econ鈥�66) and his high-flying passion for hot-air balloons. Bruce uses his book to take readers through decades of adventures like round-the-world flight attempts and inventing the autopilot that ultimately made the journey possible. Bruce is a member of the International Ballooning Hall of Fame and a compelling writer. He is based in Ashland, Ore.

Long before Apple threw its iPad on the market, tech-pioneer聽Alan Kay聽(Bio, Math鈥�66) had already come up with the idea of a portable computing device. In a 1972 paper, Alan wrote about the 鈥淒ynabook鈥� to create a more creative learning environment for children of all ages. Alan lives in Los Angeles. Read more about him in聽Paul Danish鈥檚 (Hist鈥�65) column in the Spring 2014聽Coloradan.

In his photo essay,听Early African American Aviators,听Philip Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) once again lends his authoritative voice to 10 African-American men and women who were aviation pioneers in the early 20th century. He included extensive biographies of those outstanding individuals in his essay published by the Oxford University Press African American Studies Center. Philip and his wife live in Hollywood, Calif.

Educator, author and filmmaker聽Philip Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) has written several books, including聽Scholastic鈥檚 Flying Free: America鈥檚 First Black Aviators, and produced the 1987 PBS documentary聽Flyers in Search of a Dream, still available on PBS Home Video. Oxford University Press published his online photo essay titled 鈥淭he Invisible Eagles: Meet Ten of America鈥檚 First Black Pilots鈥� in November. Philip lives in Los Angeles. He is profiled in the the December 2013 issue.

Fifteen years ago聽Philip Hart聽(Soc鈥�66) served as project manager and on the building committee for the West Angeles Cathedral in south Los Angeles. Since then, the cathedral鈥檚 senior pastor became the presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ International; church member and co-chair of the capital campaign Denzel Washington won an Oscar award; and Earvin 鈥淢agic鈥� Johnson, co-chair of the capital campaign, became an owner of the Dodgers. Philip has been a member of the church since 1990.