Stories
Dave & Christine Ayers: It All Began at CMC
I was one of Christine’s outdoor leaders on the Mountain O trip. She had just moved out from Connecticut to begin college at CMC. I am from the Roaring Fork Valley and was a “multi-year” student at CMC when we met. We both felt a friendship connection on that trip as we did with most…
Read MoreSue Daley: It Really was a ‘Community’ College
When Sue Daley started with Colorado Mountain College in the early 70’s, the college’s footprint in Summit County wasn’t more than a small studio condo. “I moved to Breckenridge where my brother and his friends were working as carpenters,” recalls Sue. “And I didn’t know what I was going to do.” But when she…
Read MoreTerry Glasenapp: A Whole New World
Vice President & Campus Dean of Roaring Fork Campus Heather Exby interviews Terry Glasenapp about his time and memories with Colorado Mountain College. Terry has worked for CMC in some capacity since the early 1980s. He has held a number of positions from bus driver to custodian and eventually went on to become the longtime…
Read MoreAnthony Hurd: Growing Up at CMC
I am one of only four people who can say they permanently lived on the Spring Valley campus grounds from the spring of 1969 until the fall of 1982. My mom and dad were two of the original staff members. My mom, Kathy, was one of the first ” lunch ladies.” She worked in the…
Read MoreMariana Velasquez-Schmahl and Yesenia Arreola: Supporting Our Students
In this episode of the Radio CMC Because of You Podcast, Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl recalls her involvement with the Advocate Safehouse Project, where she met the person who would soon give her the opportunity of a lifetime. She mentions meeting a “wonderful woman” who gave her the opportunity to spearhead the TRIO grant effort. From that one TRIO…
Read MoreAndy Corra: CMC Made My Life!
In 1979, working as a janitor after graduating from high school in Denver, I had an epiphany one day while eating lunch in my janitor’s closet: “I need college!” Having been a thoroughly disengaged student to that point, I hoped to find a school that could inspire, guide, and help me find my passions (as…
Read MoreRobert Sides: Yampa Valley College Pioneer Student
I am so very grateful to have had Lucile Bogue make a visit out to my high school in Los Angeles, leaving literature about her new college in Steamboat Springs. Going over things with the headmaster of my school, I made the decision to enroll at Yampa Valley College*. I remember well in the fall…
Read MoreWillie Samuelson: CMC is a Guiding Light
Chances are Willie Samuelson’s life would be much different had it not been for Colorado Mountain College. Willie, a longtime facilities employee at CMC Steamboat Springs, started at the college in 1983 as a student in the Electrical Technology program; he was later hired as the first night custodian for the campus. But after five…
Read MoreKris Combs: Grateful for the Excellent Start
I attended CMC in the 80’s. I am so grateful for the opportunities this education provided for my family and me. Olive Morton, Bud Romberg and Dan Schaffrick are the people I remember most. Olive was always so encouraging as I pursued my education while waitressing and becoming a new mom. Bud Romberg was my…
Read MoreAaron Brassard: X-Games & the Rio Olympics
Aaron Brassard’s “Road to Rio” started at the Isaacson School for New Media. The 2016 graduate says the program help him build a career in digital sports production by not only teaching him video production and graphics work, but because of hands-on experiences such as working at the Winter X-Games in Aspen. These real-world experiences…
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