NEWS AND PRESS

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2008 Scholar Sydney Bay

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2008 Hometown: Greeley College/Degree: University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A. Environmental Design, 2012; University of Colorado at Denver, M.A. Leadership for Educational Organizations, 2019 Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Ethan Greenberg

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: *Denver College/Degrees: Colorado College – B.A. in Political Science; Minor: Environmental Issues (expected 2020) What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? An abundance of post-grad options pique my interest, and I am grateful for that. I am strongly considering teacher licensure programs and...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2004 Scholar Caitlyn Taussig

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2004 Hometown: Kremmling, CO College/Degree: University of Colorado, B.A. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current occupation? I am currently working on and managing my family's cattle ranch...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Jessica Perea

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO College/Degree: University of Colorado Boulder, Ethnic Studies What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? Currently, I am interested in pursuing a “mob” position with Dutch Bros. Coffee. This position would allow me to travel all over the U.S. to...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2005 Scholar Nick Breitnauer

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2005 Hometown: Cedaredge College/Degree: University of Colorado at Boulder, MCDB/Psychology, 2009 Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current occupation? I am currently a primary care provider through Denver Health. I've been in...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2012 Scholar Laura Korell

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2012 Hometown: Limon College/Degree: University of Northern Colorado, B.A.: Elementary Education, 2016 Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current occupation? I am a fifth grade teacher at one of the public elementary...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Mari McCarville

Name: Mari McCarville Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: Crawford College/Degree: University of Denver, Music (BA) and Psychology (BA) and minor in leadership studies, 2020; Curriculum and Instruction (MA), 2021 What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? I will be starting my masters in elementary education at DU in...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 1959 Scholar Joyce Julia Walker

Name: Joyce Julia Walker Boettcher Scholar Year: 1959 Hometown: Windsor College/Degree: University of Northern Colorado, B.A., 1963; University of Colorado, M.P.A., 1965 Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current occupation? At 78, I'm finished with a...

David Von Drehle: Journalist, Boettcher Scholar and Bestselling Author

Imagine reaching an audience of one million people. Twice a week, David Von Drehle does exactly that. David, a 1979 Boettcher Scholar, is a columnist for The Washington Post who writes about national affairs, politics and mid-American life from his home in the Kansas City area. His...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Eric Paricio

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown:  Centennial University & Degrees: Colorado State University, B.A. in vocal music with minors in physics and mathematics, anticipated 2020. What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? During my senior year in high school, I student directed the men's choir and fell in...