NEWS AND PRESS

2010 Boettcher Scholar Rachel Walters approaches nursing with a leadership lens

Rachel Walters always knew that she would enter a helping profession. Growing up with a police officer father, she appreciated the civic responsibility, unconventional shifts and poignant stories that her dad carried and shared with his family. When she won a Boettcher Scholarship in 2010,...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 1959 Scholar Margaret McFadden

Margaret (Maggie) McFadden Boettcher Scholar Year: 1959 Hometown: Monte Vista College/Degree: University of Denver, BA in humanities and English; Boston University, MA in English language and literature; Emory University, PhD from the Institute of the Liberal Arts. Tell us about your current work and how long you've been doing...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Jesús Bañuelos-Rivera

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: Fairplay University and Degrees: University of Colorado Boulder – BA in environmental design, sustainable planning and design; minor in leadership studies (May 2020) What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? After graduation, I'd like to work toward solving affordable housing and other...

Rebel with a Cause: 1965 Boettcher Scholar Jeff Bauer

“Constructive contrarian” – someone who questions the way things are and provides potential solutions – isn’t a common vocation. But that is how Jeff Bauer, 1965 Boettcher Scholar and Colorado College graduate, describes his diverse and ever-evolving career. Jeff, 72, is an accomplished health futurist with...

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2017 Scholar Hannah deKay

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2017 Hometown: Silverton College/Degree: Regis University – Majoring in biology (emphasis on pre-veterinary medicine), minor in art history What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? I would like to pursue a doctorate in veterinary medicine after graduating. I’m highly interested in the pharmaceutical aspects...