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Alumni

Achieving success, giving back, making us proud


Students at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus work through challenges and obstacles as they achieve their educational goals. Through these experiences, students form relationships that last long after their student years, and these bonds grow stronger as alumni engage in our extensive university network.

More than 80,000 alumni worldwide constitute a proud and loyal body that gives back through volunteering time, contributing gifts, coordinating events and forging relationships on the university's behalf with regional and state businesses and organizations. Our alumni have a real impact on our current students, who benefit from scholarships, grants, advanced technology, contemporary facilities and networking opportunities.

CU Foundation

You can make your tax-deductible gifts to the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus through the University of Colorado Foundation. Learn more about giving to the university.

Claudia Cardenas

Learning to Teach in Urban Schools

Claudia Cardenas' parents came to the United States from Mexico to seek a better life and education for their children. A graduate of the Urban Community Teacher Education program, Cardenas now teaches students with similar experiences to her own.

Read more about the Urban Community Teacher Education program.

Claudia Cardenas
Urban Teachers
Beverly Anderson

Happy 40th Anniversary

This year, the University of Colorado Denver celebrates 40 years of empowering students, like Beverly Anderson, to achieve their dreams.

Read more about CU Denver's 40th Anniversary.

Beverly Anderson
40th Anniversary
Alumnus Matthew Willis

Award-winning Educator

Almost everything you need to know about Matthew Willis, as a person and as an educator, you could learn from his plans for how to spend the $5,000 award he won as 2013 National Assistant Principal of the Year.

Read more about Willis.

Alumnus Matthew Willis
Educator
Alumnus Donald Bennallack

A Gift of Education

CU School of Medicine alumnus Donald Bennallack, MD, creates futures for med students through his generous contributions to the CU Foundation.

Read more about Bennallack and his legacy.

Alumnus Donald Bennallack, MD
Dr. Bennallack
Alumnus Denise Horton of Beautifuli.com

Success in Start-ups

For the first time in the history of the Business School's annual Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition, two winners were chosen: Beautifuli.com, founded by Denise Horton and AppIt Ventures, founded by Rob Carpenter and Jeff Macco.

Read more about the 2012 Bard Center Business Plan Competition winners.

Program: Bard Center for Entrepreneurship
School/College: Business School
Alumnus Denise Horton of Beautifuli.com
Entrepreneurs
David Tryba

History Colorado Center is David Tryba's latest success

As Tryba puts it, "Architecture is about capturing the natural and human energy of a place and transforming that into something uplifting and positive."

Read more about David Tryba

Program: Master of Architecture
School/College: Architecture and Planning
David Tryba
David Tryba
Mayor Michael Hancock
Michael Hancock
Steve Katsaros

Jun Xia

Starting with the solar-powered light bulb he designed in January 2010, Steve Katsaros has made it his business to address the lack of electricity in countries throughout the world. Read more about Jun Xia

Degree: Master of Architecture
School/College: Architecture and Planning
Bard Center
Architecture
Steve Katsaros

Steve Katsaros

Starting with the solar-powered light bulb he designed in January 2010, Steve Katsaros has made it his business to address the lack of electricity in countries throughout the world. Read more about Steve Katsaros

Degree: Graduate of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship
School/College: Business School
Bard Center
Bard Center
Michelle Thompson

Michelle Thompson

Michelle Thompson earned her master's degree in information learning technology in 2000. She built a learning and development department at Janus Capital Group, and now it is ranked No. 1 in the country by the American Society of Training and Development. Read more about Michelle Thompson

Degree: Masters in Information Learning Technology
School/College: School of Education and Human Development
ILT
ILT
Jason Regier

Jason Regier

Since 1996, Jason Regier earned a bachelor's and two master's degrees, entered the corporate world, became president of a fiercely competitive rugby team, won gold medals in international sporting events in Brazil and New Zealand, starred in and co-produced an award-winning movie, was featured in a book and still managed to find time to volunteer. Read more about Jason Regier

Degree: MBA in Business and MS in Marketing
School/College: Business School
MBA
MBA
Phoebe Coleman

Phoebe Coleman

Phoebe Coleman, graduate of the College of Arts & Media, wants to specialize in medical animation and aspires to start a nonprofit that benefits patients and doctors. Learn more about Phoebe Coleman

Degree: BA Digital Animation
School/College: College of Arts & Media
Digital Animation
Digital Animation
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