Students in Focus

  • Aaron LaMaskin
    Graduating this semester summa cum laude with a degree in anthropology, LaMaskin compared old and new by focusing on the collaborative process the Santa Fe Museum of Indian Arts and Culture has with Southwest Native peoples.
  • Jeff Widenhofer playing acoustic guitar
    From Annapolis to Broadway: A ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ graduate student in music goes full circle with his latest gig, graduating this spring with a master’s in music with an emphasis in technology. 
  • Alex Fiel
    With projects that have attracted the attention of the national hacking/making community, Alex Fiel graduates magna cum laude in technology, arts and media, and is a recipient of the ATLAS Institute's Outstanding Undergraduate Award.
  • Meredith Nass
    Having grown up in Durango, in the rural southwest corner of Colorado, Meredith Nass sought a worldly perspective to bring to her work as a community organizer and coalition builder.
  • Jami Riley
    Jami Riley, named as Outstanding STEM Education Graduate, has her sights set on developing the tools and knowledge to further refine her teaching practice with research-based evidence.
  • Will Ostendorf
    Inspired by a long line of educators including his parents, Will Ostendorf will graduate with a master's in literacy studies and the honor of being named Outstanding Literacy Studies Graduate.
  • Andrés Martínez
    Andrés Martínez stood out since the first week of his master's degree studies, pushing his fellow students to reconsider assumptions about emerging bilingual students and students of color. He was named as the School of Education's Outstanding Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy Graduate.
  • Ally Collard
    A Colorado native graduating with a double major in chemistry and mathematics and teacher licensure in secondary science, Ally Collard hopes to have "the chance to help students see their potential as scientists, engineers and mathematicians."
  • Anne Fisher
    Anne Fisher started making concrete plans to become a history and education Buff when she was just a freshman in high school. Now, the Outstanding Graduate in Elementary Education plans to focus her future on teaching for equity.
  • Allison Murphy
    Named as the School of Education's Outstanding Secondary Humanities Graduate, Allison Murphy's love of archeology, culture and art inspired her future career as a social studies teacher.
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