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础耻迟丑辞谤听Philip Hart听(Soc鈥�66) is working on publishing the second edition of his 2007 book听African Americans and the Future of New Orleans.听It will be published to coincide with the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Philip is adviser to the Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum and its permanent and traveling 鈥淏lack Wings: American Dreams of Flight鈥� exhibits since 1982. This spring the exhibit traveled to Spartanburg, S.C., Canton, Ohio, and Fort Worth, Texas. Philip lives in Los Angeles.

After owning Signature Bank for 18 years听Hugh Scheurer* (A&S鈥�66) sold the company and retired. He has been living in Dallas as a banker since he graduated. He spends time writing and being with his grandchildren, as well as fishing and hiking, much of it in Colorado. He writes that his daughter and her children live in Parker, Colo., so Hugh always has a reason to visit.

*Lifetime member

After serving 12 years as parish nurse and health ministries coordinator at her church in Golden, Colo.,听Karen Anderson Setzer听(Nurs鈥�66) retired on May 31. Her work included setting up a comprehensive program that involved more than 500 volunteers. Karen started the Golden Family of Churches Health Ministries, a consortium of nine Christian churches that work together for the health of the Golden community, including paying for immunizations for children unable to afford them.

The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors awarded the Diversity in Media award to听Philip Hart听(Soc鈥�66) and his wife at their annual awards dinner in Beverly Hills. His film听Flyers in Search of a Dream听was reviewed in the听New York Times听movie section in December. He appeared on the Smithsonian Channel鈥檚听Black Wings听in February. He and his wife live in Los Angeles.

For more than a year听Morgan Smith听(Law鈥�66) has been making monthly trips to the Mexican border to visit and photograph many humanitarian programs while also giving them supplies. He writes that his intent is to show the public that there is a different side to the common perception that the border is solely grounded in violence. He plans to write a book about his time spent volunteering at an insane asylum near Juarez where he says, 鈥淭he patients really take care of each other to an extent that you would never see in the U.S.鈥� Morgan lives in Santa Fe, N.M.

On Feb. 5, 2022, Denver County Court senior judge Gary Jackson (PolSci鈥�67) became the seventh African American judge to be inducted into the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame. For the eight years prior to his retirement in 2020, Gary served as a Denver County Court judge. He was a practicing lawyer for 43 years before working with the Denver County Court. 鈥淚鈥檓 humbled because I know that I walked on the path paved by those before me and grateful to those who supported me on my journey to forge greater opportunities within the legal field,鈥� said Gary. After his retirement, he joined his wife, Regina, at Action Jackson Realty, becoming the company鈥檚 vice president of marketing. He lives in Denver.

A resident of Boulder County since 1965, Bonnie Carol (Psych) has been a valued member of Colorado鈥檚 musical community for decades. She is one of only a half-dozen female dulcimer builders in the U.S., having won or placed in most dulcimer contests since she started in 1971. Bonnie鈥檚 dulcimers are now on display at the Smithsonian鈥檚 National Museum of American Art exhibit and Museum of Musical Instruments in Phoenix, Arizona.听

Doug Rutledge (CivEngr) received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction for his work as a founding member of KL&A, a structural engineering and steel construction firm. Doug and his wife, Sheila (Edu鈥�68), live in Loveland, Colorado, and are parents to Aaron (EPOBio鈥�98) and Sean (尝补飞鈥�01).

In March 2019, Marilyn Amelia Moore (PE) was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame for her 30 years of teaching and coaching at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo.

鈥淪onny鈥� W. Harold Flowers, Jr. (Engl鈥�67; Law鈥�71) writes that he received the Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Soaring Eagle Award from the American Association for Justice at the organization鈥檚 annual convention in Denver in July 2018. The award was established in 1997 to recognize lawyers of color who have overcome obstacles as they travel the road to personal and professional success. The AAJ Minority Caucus presents the award annually to an attorney who, despite the challenges of his or her own journey, pursues excellence and has made outstanding efforts and contributions in paving the way for others.

University of听the Pacific听distinguished law听professor听Stephen听McCaffrey听(A&S) is a听leading world authority听on international water听rights. He won the 2017听Stockholm Water Prize for his exemplary work听in the field. He focuses听on the sustainable and听peaceful management听of shared waters and听works with scholars,听legal practitioners and听policy-makers. Stephen听came to SM调教所 on a football scholarship in 1963.

After a 42-year-long career in the oil and gas industry, Svein Hasund (MechEngr) dedicates much of his time in retirement to volunteering for SM调教所 Boulder. Svein received the Alumni Association鈥檚 2017 Leanne Skupa-Lee Award over Homecoming Weekend. The award recognizes passionate volunteers who serve SM调教所 and the Alumni Association. He and wife Pauline have been married for听more than 50 years.

Marilyn Amelia Moore (MPE) was inducted into the Lebanon, Mo., Sports Hall of Fame. She competed in six sports from 1958-62 at Southwest Missouri State [now Missouri State University]. Marilyn was a pioneer in establishing girls sports programs in the public schools of Springfield. She taught physical education and coached for 30 years at Hillcrest High School. Marilyn writes that retirement has brought time for RV travels throughout the U.S., working out at the gym, golfing and volunteering at church. She enjoys life in the Ozarks.

John E. Popovich Jr.听(A&S; Law鈥�71) retired after 31 years as a district court judge in the Seventeenth Judicial District in Colorado. In October, he received an award for judicial excellence from the Colorado Judicial Institute. John lives with his wife, Nancy, in Westminster, Colo.

Laura Border (Fren; MA鈥�71; PhD鈥�92) retired in September as director of the SM调教所 Boulder Graduate Teacher听Program (GTP). The Colorado native taught French as an instructor for several years and in 1985 became coordinator of the GTP. When the program moved to the graduate school in 1988 she became founding director. Over 30-plus years she helped train more than 15,000 graduate students.

In October W. Harold 鈥淪onny鈥� Flowers Jr. (Engl; Law鈥�71) received the George Norlin Award at the SM调教所 Boulder Alumni Association鈥檚 87th Annual Awards Ceremony. Sonny, a lawyer, helped establish the Black Alumni Association and create an endowed scholarship for students of color at both Colorado Law and the University of Denver. Sonny and his wife, Pamela, live in Boulder.

Coinciding听with the 2016听Masters Golf Tournament听in April, Hale Irwin (Mktg)听debuted a new Sirius XM听radio show. At age 70,听the former star SM调教所 golfer听and football player is still听one of the most renowned听senior level golfers in听history. He is in both the听SM调教所 Athletics Hall of Fame听and the Colorado Sports听Hall of Fame.

After his graduation from SM调教所, artist Anthony Szabo (MArt鈥�67) worked as director of arts programs in Roswell, N.M., a position created under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. He then worked as an instructor with the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. Anthony has retired and published a science-fiction novel, Terrascension: A Quiet Cacophony.

In October the William N. Rom Environmental Lung Disease Laboratory opened at Bellevue Hospital. Bill Rom (PolSci) served 25 years as the director of the New York City hospital鈥檚 chest service and also worked for the pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine division at New York University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award by the American Thoracic Society and also delivered a 2010 presentation at SM调教所 on the early detection of lung cancer using biological markers. He teaches climate change and environmental policy at NYU鈥檚 College of Global Public Health. Bill enjoys skiing in Aspen, canoeing from his cabin in Ely, Minn., and living and working in New York City.

The Hopi Tribe Economic Development Corporation in Flagstaff, Ariz., appointed听Charles Thompson Sr.听(Mktg) as its CEO. The corporation operates seven businesses throughout Northern Arizona. Charles spent 35 years in the luxury consumer products industry in China. He lives with his wife,听Judy Brett Thompson听(Mktg鈥�65), in Mesa, Ariz. In April they celebrated their 50th anniversary. They have three children, all of whom are SM调教所 graduates:听Charles Thompson Jr.听(Bus鈥�91),听Stacey Thompson Rogers听(Acct鈥�93) and听Kim Thompson Welk听(Mktg鈥�96). They also have seven grandchildren.