Kathie Novak
1980 CU Boulder Scholar
Kathie Novak is a 1980 Boettcher Scholar from Northglenn High School. She is a full teaching professor for the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, where she also serves as the faculty champion for student success and career readiness for management majors. Outside of the University, she is the institute director for the Colorado Municipal Clerks Institute and has a small consulting practice working with local governments.
Kathie has almost 19 years of elected public service, 11 as a member of the Northglenn City Council, and an additional 8 years as Mayor. She was term-limited in 2010. During her time in public office, she served as president of the National League of Cities in 2009 and held numerous other leadership positions.
Kathie earned her master of science in management from the University of Colorado at Denver and has an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned her “Public Leadership Credential” from the Harvard Kennedy School. She has been teaching management at the graduate and undergraduate level since 1991, and at the University of Denver since 2012.
Favorite Boettcher Memory: Trying to purchase my books at the CU bookstore, with only my Boettcher card! I have also loved Boettcher events like TEDex Mile High.