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CU-Boulder Alumni Association to honor nine during Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend

The Annual Alumni AssociationÌýAwards Ceremony is one of CU-Boulder’s oldest and strongest traditions. Since the creation of the George Norlin Award in 1930, it has formally recognized some of the university’s finest alumni, students, faculty and staff.

This year’s nine winners will be honored Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Hotel Boulderado. In addition to a ceremony emceed by 9News reporterÌýChris VanderveenÌý(Jour’96), there will be opportunities to mingle with the winners over wine, heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert. To register for this special evening, please visit . The cost is $20.

This year’s honorees are Forever Buffs Student Award winner Chip Bollendonk; Leanne Skupa-Lee Award winner Thomas Selnau; Alumni Recognition Award winnerÌýKarin RutsteinÌý(IntlBus’87); Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award winnerÌýAvery BangÌý(MCivEngr’09); Robert L. Stearns Award winners Leonard Baca, Paul Mintken and Bruce Jakosky; and George Norlin Award winnersÌýEd SteinbrecherÌý(EdD’73) andÌýPhilip Howard KarshÌý(Jour’57).

The ceremony is the kickoff event for Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend.Ìý