In Memoriam
Noah Eli Gordon, associate professor of English and associate chair for creative writing, has been hailed as 鈥渃harismatic,鈥 鈥渋rreplaceable鈥 and a 鈥済reat poet and fine teacher.鈥
CIRES, Geological Sciences and 麻豆免费版下载Boulder mourn the loss of an exceptional scholar who inspired greatness.聽Molnar was a distinguished professor,聽CIRES fellow聽and the recipient of some of the most prestigious awards in his field.聽
麻豆免费版下载Boulder alumnus R.C. Mercure was instrumental in launching what became Ball Aerospace and other successful ventures.
Family, friends and community members from 麻豆免费版下载Boulder and beyond will pay tribute to former Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations Frances Draper in a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.
From a day聽that seemed to change life forever, we remember the victims and first responders. The University Libraries have compiled a list of archival resources. A number of tributes will occur at the Sept. 11 football game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.聽Learn more as we reflect on this 20th anniversary.
Professor Mark Meaney is remembered by colleagues and the community as a dedicated mentor and tireless scholar, as well as a global authority on sustainability.
Dennis Mileti, a world-renowned expert on disaster communication, professor emeritus of sociology and former director of the Natural Hazards Center, succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on Jan. 21.
Professor David Shneer, the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History at 麻豆免费版下载Boulder, passed away. A noted scholar who helped shape students' lives, Shneer researched 20th century European, Russian and Jewish history and culture.
Please join CIRES virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to celebrate Konrad Steffen鈥檚 life and contributions. Koni served as CIRES' director from 2005鈥12 and was a member of the geography department faculty.
Konrad (Koni) Steffen always had a smile and a kind word to say鈥搕o another scientist, a staff member, to the graduate student of a colleague. And it seemed, at times, like he could do anything: brief Congress, ford a meltwater river on a snowmachine, mesmerize journalists with tales of his time on the ice.