Alumni in Focus

  • Savannah Sellers with teen activists and viewers of Stay Tuned at a march for climate change action in Brooklyn, New York.
    For Savannah Sellers (Jour’13), an eighth-grade visit to the Today show plaza led to a career title that didn't exist at the time—Snapchat news host. Today, as the host of NBC News' Stay Tuned, she is among those leading the way for news reporting on social media platforms.
  • Katy Fetters
    As an activist and recent graduate from CMCI’s Media and Public Engagement master’s program, Katy Fetters is harnessing the power of social media to redefine what it means to have a disability.
  • Jack and Jeannie Thompson
    Longtime College of Music supporters Jeannie and Jack Thompson's most recent gift to the college was given to name the dean’s office in the expanded Imig building in honor of Bruce and Marcy Benson.
  • Stock image of roses
    By the time Timothy William Stanton graduated from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ in 1883, he’d obviously made an impression upon the other six students in his class.
  • Claire Glover
    For Claire Glover—recipient of the Colorado Music Educator Association’s 2020 Young Music Educator Award—the mentorship she received at the College of Music is key to her success.
  • Tom Windham (photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
    As Tom Windham stood among the 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech galvanized the 19-year-old. The experience propelled him to a career of championing education. Read more from the September 2018 edition of Voices.
  • Michael Musick
    Among the founding members of the College of Music National Alumni Council, Michael Musick is a media artist, creative technologist, composer, performer and improviser who’s also keeping busy as an assistant professor at the University of Montana.
  • Larry Stoffel conducting a concert in front of those incarcerated in a state prison
    For Larry Stoffel, annual concerts for those incarcerated in state prisons are rooted in mercy, compassion and charity.
  • Chris Bell in his office
    Have you ever thought about the crossroads of children’s media and gender studies? For Christopher Bell, this concept is constantly on the brain, whether he's teaching at UCCS or consulting for Pixar. Read more from Bell, the upcoming Diversity and Inclusion Summit keynote speaker.
  • Chris Carlson and his chalk artwork of Iron Man
    People love to stand, sit, stomp and jump all over Chris Carlson’s work. A full-time professional artist based in Denver, this alumnus travels the world painting and drawing directly on sidewalks, plazas and pavement.
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